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I've been conducting research on various ways to give foam a hardened finish. Originally, I was going to go with Styrospray, but it's $30 a pop and I'm thinking there's got to be an easier/cheaper way. Here's some things I found as suggestions. Bedliner - for trucks. Durhams Water Putty* Wood glue Foam Coating I managed to find the water putty at Home Depot today for like $2. Compared to the 30 dollar option it seems awesome. But this is also based on my "needs" for the costume. It doesn't need to be "battle ready" and I don't intend to play act in it. Just pose. ;) Also, I've never used the stuff before so it's a cheaper experiment really. I've also sort of started experimenting of the chest piece for Alistair. ...It is trickier than I first anticipated. Also you'd think using a box cutter to cut boxes would be...I don't know...less of a hassle? Ah wells. I still intend to cut the heck out of the boxes that

I don't know why I cosplay series many years after they have their hay-day but that just so happens to be WHEN my interest in a series really gets sparked. Soooo...one of the projects I've put on my radar (as it is so far back on the back burner I need radar to find it) is a Turian from Mass Effect...probably female. I've been having fun looking at Mask options. Here's what I've found so far if you are curious. Red Nebula Studios ) - Resin Mask @$250 Foam Mask Paper Mask Foam is most likely going to be MY option and depending on how well the Styrospray works on my armor.

Progress report. I've finished the paper patterns for the armor pieces of Alistair's armor. Arm Bracer Elbow Piece Chest and back (may need some altering. Should be wider at top.) Everything else: Boot, knee, thigh, shoulder For this pattern it's important to measure out the "strips" that make up the armor pieces as well as the shape. For this style of armor both elements are important. All pieces will have a "base" which takes the shape of the piece. All pieces will also have what look like strips. There are a few ways I could approach this. The method I decided on was to make a thin base in the shape of the armor piece and then cut the strips and lay them over the base. Each strip will be covered in vinyl pleather.

Alistair's Armor This is my current shopping list for Alistair's armor. It's subject to change and I will update it as needed. UnderArmor yoga pants - owned Boots - owned Black/brown longsleeved shirt - owned? Coat Wefts of Yak hair / mohair undyed Brown microsuede / flannel 2 yards Armor pieces Cardboard - owned Foamies - owned EVA foam - owned flannel fabric / cotton - 1.5 yards? (owned?) brown Pleather - 2 yards brass studs Cording Suede (boot covers, mantle) - 1 yard Accessories Belt - owned? Leather Pouch - buy at ren faire knife - owned sword - owned Gold cord - buy Gold domed buttons?/Resin/gold - buy/make

So it begins. I have finally gathered enough supplies to get things started. I will post a vlog about things once I get my camera (which should be any day now). But the armor piece patterns have (mostly) been made. The helmet is giving me some difficulty. Here is an image of most of my pattern pieces. (I forgot the collar and breast plate. But I shall post them soon! Here's how I went about making the patterns. 1. Measurements. For me I used a rather estimated method of measuring for the various pieces. First, I opened up my reference images and found the piece I wanted to measure, for example the breastplate. Using masking tape, I taped over my clothes the width and height of the armor piece based on the image and relative to my body. Alternatively, I could have used measuring tape and wrote these things down, but there's a reason I wanted to try the tape. 2. I peel off the tape in one piece and lay it down on my pattern paper. Alternatively I could have used

Grey Warden Warrior Armor I've been doing a lot more research on materials lately for my grey warden armor and have been starting on pattern making for various parts. I'm going to list what I will be using as materials. Please note that these materials are attempting to also be a budgeted version of the armor. Seriously, I just saw someone else's cosplay and they made the scale-maille tabard. (Seeing that makes me want to give up because mine is INFERIOR!) Anyway, intimidation aside...they did say that the costume took 2 months and cost over $1000. -____- I do NOT have those funds on hand nor will I in the near future. I also have a lot less time in the day to work on such a project so it'll take more than two months I think. BUT, the person is a nice resource. This is my "shopping" list currently. It is subject to change. Also I'm not necessarily purchasing the item I'm linking to, it could be just an example. I try to find things local