General Anubis
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Alright, so I've been lurking on these forums for probably about 4 years, eyeballing the awesome costumes and wishing I had the skill/time to do one myself. The time has finally come when I have a very small window to work on one of my own and (possibly) the skills necessary.
My friend and I have decided to attempt Scorpion and Sub Zero. Since they are nearly identical builds, we should be able to help each other out without much divergence from our own course.
All that being said, I come here asking for advice and a little help since I know that the people on this forum are awesome and way more skilled than either of us.
My reference shot that I'm focusing on making my costume match is this one:
I plan on doing the Pep mask by Vagabond, and I wasn't sure if I should try making it out of foam or the standard cardstock route? It seems like it might be too intricate to make out of foam, so I'm not sure if that's the way to go.
I've found a pretty good hood that matches Sub Zero's there almost exactly (with a little cutting to the face area of it perhaps)
Our goal is to have these ready by October, and I hope that's realistic.
Where I needed some advice was: What material would be best for those accents on his outfit (the piece at the bottom of the tunic, the boot/shin guard/arm guard/belt details, etc.) I was thinking of carving it out of EVA foam, since that's probably the one thing I've had a decent amount of experience with before this.
I wasn't sure also which wrist guards/shin guards/bicep guards?? to start with as a base, with whatever route I set for adding detail to be added on top of.
Also, would a weight-lifting belt work well for the belt? I've looked around at some "championship belts" but I think anything that's already got something on it is going to look stupid, so that's where I was thinking weight-lifting belt.
I plan on making the Lin Kuei symbol details on the chest out of a cast from the bottom of a coke can + some detail work.
Anyway, that's where I'm at so far, which is to say I've barely started, lol. But, the sooner I posted this thread the faster I can get the "expert advice" from you guys, so any help is greatly appreciated for my first build here!
My friend and I have decided to attempt Scorpion and Sub Zero. Since they are nearly identical builds, we should be able to help each other out without much divergence from our own course.
All that being said, I come here asking for advice and a little help since I know that the people on this forum are awesome and way more skilled than either of us.
My reference shot that I'm focusing on making my costume match is this one:
I plan on doing the Pep mask by Vagabond, and I wasn't sure if I should try making it out of foam or the standard cardstock route? It seems like it might be too intricate to make out of foam, so I'm not sure if that's the way to go.
I've found a pretty good hood that matches Sub Zero's there almost exactly (with a little cutting to the face area of it perhaps)
Our goal is to have these ready by October, and I hope that's realistic.
Where I needed some advice was: What material would be best for those accents on his outfit (the piece at the bottom of the tunic, the boot/shin guard/arm guard/belt details, etc.) I was thinking of carving it out of EVA foam, since that's probably the one thing I've had a decent amount of experience with before this.
I wasn't sure also which wrist guards/shin guards/bicep guards?? to start with as a base, with whatever route I set for adding detail to be added on top of.
Also, would a weight-lifting belt work well for the belt? I've looked around at some "championship belts" but I think anything that's already got something on it is going to look stupid, so that's where I was thinking weight-lifting belt.
I plan on making the Lin Kuei symbol details on the chest out of a cast from the bottom of a coke can + some detail work.
Anyway, that's where I'm at so far, which is to say I've barely started, lol. But, the sooner I posted this thread the faster I can get the "expert advice" from you guys, so any help is greatly appreciated for my first build here!
