NCR Ranger (Fallout New Vegas) with a Canadian Twist

[KokiriHero]

Hey there guys and gals! I'm new to the site and RPF forums, but I have been cosplaying for a few years now with my girlfriend under our cosplay name ChrisTeganCosplay. Just wanted to to introduce myself before I start talking about the newest project I have been working on.

I love all of the work I've seen around the forums, it's so inspiring to see so much talent all in one place. I wanted to get some input on my work so far and see what you all thought. Anyways, on to the interesting stuff

Beginning stages of creating the main face plate using a craft foam and super glue. Peperuka files were provided to be from a fellow cosplayer who goes by the name of MNC Props. He edited it for use with foam.



So much super glue, agh my finger tips! Here's the main face area complete and the general shape is coming together.



Adding the eye areas.



After finishing the main face plate I wasn't happy with the thickness of the face and how flimsy it was. I currently live with my girlfriend and I really did not want to mess around with toxic resins or anything of that sort. I'm attempting to work mainly with foam, eva foam and craft mainly, so my solution was to resize and use extra layers. It really started looking like I wanted it to at this point. Also added the size piece to give it some flair and an area for the nozzle to attach through.



In order to make it wearable I added a back strap and used two very strong magnets embedded into the foam on both sides to make it easy to take off and on. At this point I started using filler to hide the imperfections and sealed the mask using Modge Podge.



Added the front mouth pieces!



I also wanted to include the progress on my Ranger Armor as well! I'm actually incredibly happy with how it's turned out thus far! The piece took forever to dremel down to shape and get it properly fitted to me. Added some battle damage using a wood burning tool and put down some gashes then opened them up with a heat gun. After all of that was done I put on the strapping and used plastidip to give it a metal texture that will be easy to paint!








Hope you ladies and gents like all of the progress so far and feel free to link to me to any of your work on Fallout related cosplays . Thanks again for taking the time to look at my cosplay progress.

 

[zapwizard]

Looks great. What the "Canadian Twist"? (Also Captian 'murica shirt on a Canadian)

Since you are doing multi-layer foam, you could stiffen up the foam by gluing in a layer of thin metal mesh.

 

[KokiriHero]

Thanks so much for the kind words and interest! Haha do not worry, the irony isn't lost on me!

The Canadian twist will adapting some of the logos and stuff to be along the lines of a New Canadian Republic Ranger. While not entirely lore accurate, I thought it would be great to add something different to mine to make it feel original.

I ended up using so much modge podge and plastidip that I actually don't think it'll need any hardening, but I've yet to figure out a perfect way to keep the helmet back attached to the helmet piece as I'm using a real Canadian Military helmet liner. Future updates will most likely explore that progress. Thank you for the suggestions

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

So for the chest armor you used a thicker piece of foam and carved it down to that? That looks pretty good!

Hopefully we will eventually see Canada in a Fallout game since it was mentioned by Randall Dean Clark in the Honest Hearts add on. Well I mean we know it's there, but he actually mentions going there.

 

[KokiriHero]

Yessir! I used EVA floor mats for the outer armor pieces that I dremeled to my desired shape and appearance. After that I cut the main backing for the chest piece out of the thinner rolled EVA floor mat "Shock Athletic Microban Rolled Floor Mat" and attached the outer piece using hot glue. I attached the strapping by adding two extra piece of foam to the sides and cutting holes for flat elastic and buckles to go through. I'm happy with how it turned out but I may end up remaking it as I don't think the hot glue will last long before showing damage from conventions and photo shoots. If I do remake it I'll be using Contact Cement!

Thanks man that really means a lot! It's been one of my more extensive cosplays to date. I'm really hoping for even a DLC or something that will explore the annexation of Canada and how that played out!

 

[LoneWanderer]

Love it man great job so far!

 

[KokiriHero]

Thanks so much LoneWanderer

 

[darthskotos]

Looks awesome! Where did you get the helmet, and what kind is it?

 

[CloudStryfe]

Loving the detail you achieved on the mask with foam. I've done two builds myself. First was solely craft foam and the second was primarily with polystyrene and some foam(mostly on the inner portions and the space between the mask and helmet).

 

[Yeexsters]

I love it!
I'm making a ranger armor myself, and this is just awesome. The entire build. Keep it up!

 

[Dspongberg]

Great build so far! I am also a fellow Canadian building a Veteran Ranger armor. I'm just about done the vest just need to get some harness material and start painting. I'm now stuck on how the helmet should go together, Helmet strap then put mask on, or mask on and place helmet over top, decisions decisions.

 

[WonderKindMan]

Great build so far! I am also a fellow Canadian building a Veteran Ranger armor. I'm just about done the vest just need to get some harness material and start painting. I'm now stuck on how the helmet should go together, Helmet strap then put mask on, or mask on and place helmet over top, decisions decisions.
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Just curious, cause I've been umming an arrring on doing my own Ranger armour, what do you use to attach your armor pieces on? Do you use another sheet of a EVA foam? Yoga Mats?

 

[Dspongberg]

Yeah so I'm using 1/4 eva foam as a base layer because it is fairly flexable. I am re-enforcing it with harness material. (old trampoline material) I'll post some more photos when I pick up my Fabric and such this weekend.

 

[Dspongberg]

Thought I would share a little bit of my Ranger costume so far. I really dived into it after reading the Kommissar's post about his NCR ranger get up.
I used paper to make the mask and vest then transfered them both to 22 gauge metal and Eva foam. I used tin snips to cut the metal and a little vice and a cresent wrench to bend them. I am going to make some adjustments to the helmet before I weld it together. Vest needs straps yet and My Duster fabric just arived today, so that has to get started too.