Hey all!
I started cosplaying last year and only recently started to do some more complex cosplays over the last few months, the first of which was Tron Legacy!
First of all though, I have to unfortunately say that I actually
failed in making the costume.
There were many reasons for this, least of all is down to my experience and lack of planning of...well basically everything.
Because of the tight-fitting look of the suit, I opted to base mine on a wetsuit.
I cut out many panels of neoprene off-cuts which I had bought for VERY cheap, which I then glued onto a cheap wetsuit I found according to the 'armour' look based on the various screens and videos of the movie currently out at the time.
It actually turned out ok, though only if you see it from afar. If you looked at it up close, it really looked quite....****.
It didn't phase me too much at the time though, because the EL wire I ordered had arrived!
The lack of planning of the wiring was a major contributing factor in the downfall of the suit.
I tried my best not to run any wire such that it would interfere with my bending over, etc.
Needless to say, when I put it on, it was a disaster.
The suit stretched in all the wrong places, which wasn't at all helped by the non-stretch of the EL wire. In fact, it tore a bit in some places.
Here's some pics of the suit:
As you can see, the wiring is pretty ugly. While I wish I used EL tape, it's a LOT more expensive, and you can't exactly cut it up in the same style lines of the Legacy suit.
It looks HEAPS awesome in the dark!
Here's the back.
Mind you, this was made in the space of about a week, and it was a very last minute costume.
Because it didn't work out as well as I planned, of course I couldn't wear it to the convention.
I've come to realise that my inspiration came from the wrong place.
I should have based it on a motorcycle racing suit.
In light of this, I've already started planning on the costume again, and it will hopefully be ready in time for the premiere of the movie in December!