Sooooo, i have a bit time and i thought i explain some of the methods i used to make the Costume so far.
All of the Metal-Stuff on the Coat is actually made of Latex mixed with differend Acrylic paints.
First i made a Positive out of craftingfoam, made a siliconemold of it and than used liquid latex in it.
I brushed the first layer in the mold to avoid airbubbles and get in all the details.
The mix was about half latex half acrylic paint. I dicovered the same method worked with "metal" acrylic paint, so i used it on some of the parts for the bag i did not get somewhere.
I didn´t get these parts so i decided to make them by my own. First i bought a small chain with links in a size that matched the parts.
Made a "Half-Mold" of them and brusheda mix of latex and brass acrylic paint in them.
It pretty much matched the color of the brass parts. ^^
The embossing on the coat was made with a very primitive vacuum former.
I cut out the shapes i needed out of crafiting foam, used glue on them and the faux lether, glued them and put them on my primitive vacuum form board.
heated the faux lether with my heatgun the same time my vacuum was sucking the air under it out.
I think you can use fabric between the faux leather and the vacuum form plate, the holes in the plate can show up on the material.
The armorparts on the shoulder and forearm were hold in place with press-studs (i never know if this is the right word ^^).
I sewed them on the Coat, for the armor i sewed them in a strong and flat fabric and gueld that into the armor parts.
The shoulderarmor is completly made of crafting foam, i melted holes and irregularities with a soldering iron on to it. The Cord/String/whatever/Stuff on it is just electrical cord from an old grey charger i had laying around.
The forearm armor was a bit more tricky. I used some kind of Foamboard Plastic i got in the DIY market (i dont think this is the correct word XD) for the lower part.
I formed it with the heatgun, drilled and cut holes and stuff in it and glued brown faux leather on it.
The upper part is made from crafting foam and different silver acrylic paint.
Yeah...i think thats it.
If anyone has some questinons dont be afraid to ask them.
I can not promise that i awnser them directly but i will as good as i can. ^^
(by the way, if the grammar is wrong in any way. I am ****ing drunk als hell at the moment! So please forgive me. ^^)