Lotor Supply Cost (Scratch vs My Actual)

Scratch: If I did not already have any supplies on hand. (Also excluding tools such as a dremel, drill, paint brushes, scissors, sewing machine, Hot glue gun, heat gun, respirator and such.)

Actual: With the things I had to repurchase due to fuck ups and excluding supplies I had on hand from previous cosplay.

Scratch list

Skintone, Ears, Hair

  • Mehron Paradise Purple/TAG Lilac
  • Primer
  • Setting Powder
  • Barrier Spray
  • Eye Shadow (dark purple, white, lilac, pink)
  • Wedge Sponges
  • Blender sponge
  • White eyeliner
  • Black eye liner. 
  • Clear gluestick 
  • Latex Elf Ears
  • Spirit gum
  • Liquid Latex
  • Lace front wig
  • Long weft
  • Fabric glue
  • Spiking gel
  • Hair spray
  • Silicon Lubricant spray
  • Barber Scissors
  • Felt
  • Armature wire
  • Flat Elastic (white)
(~$245)

Clothing Portion

  • Denim colored spandex 2 yd
  • Black spandex 3 yd
  • Burnt Orange spandex 1.5 yd
  • Orange spandex .5 yd 
  • Grey charcoal leggings x2
  • Interfacing .5 yard
  • Clear elastic
  • Snaps
  • Thread
  • Leotard Pattern
  • Shoe Pattern
  • Skirt Pattern
  • Synthetic Material Fabric Paint: Blue, Orange, black
  • Stencil paper
  • Stretch Fabric Glue/Head and bond strips for stretch fabrics
  • Velcro strips and squares
(~$190)

Under Armor/Shoulder Pads

  • Girdle
  • Craft Foam/EVA foam 6mm
  • Flat Elastic
  • Worbla/Thermal Plastic *in hindsight this would only be necessary if you made the shoulder pads from craft foam like I did. If using EVA foam, this is not necessary. 
  • Hot glue
  • Jacket sized shoulder pads
(~$65)

Armor

  • EVA Foam (6mm - 10 mm)
  • Craft Foam
  • Contact Cement
  • Plastidip/Hexflex Paint
  • Primer + Paint: Black, Grey
  • Craft Paints: Blue, Orange, Silver
  • Masking Tape
  • Saran Wrap
  • Plaster (buck)
  • Paper mache wire (buck)
  • Alt: Polymer clay (buck)
  • LED kit (pink)
  • Friendly Plastic or diffuser bulbs
  • Sandpaper
  • Varnish
  • nylon webbing
  • clips
  • D-rings
  • velcro strips
(~$190)

Rough Estimate from Scratch: $690 - $700

My Actual List

Skintone, Ears, Hair

$ - indicates I had to purchase this supply new and didn't have it on hand from a previous costume. 

  • Mehron Paradise Purple $ 
  • Primer $
  • Setting Powder
  • Barrier Spray $
  • Eye Shadow (dark purple, white, lilac, pink)
  • Wedge Sponges
  • Blender sponge
  • White eyeliner $
  • Black eye liner. $ (my old ones were dry. :( ) 
  • Clear gluestick $
  • Latex Elf Ears
  • Spirit gum 
  • Liquid Latex $
  • Lace front wig $
  • Long weft $
  • Fabric glue
  • Spiking gel $
  • Hair spray $
  • Silicon Lubricant spray $
  • Barber Scissors $
  • Felt
  • Armature wire
  • Flat Elastic (white)
(Rough Estimate: $175)

Clothing Portion

  • Denim colored spandex 2 yd $
  • Navy Spandex 2 yd $ (BTW...this was the WRONG COLOR. I didn't use it in the final build. But I did buy it.)
  • Black spandex 3 yd + 2 yd $ (I had to repurchase because of a fuck up)
  • Burnt Orange spandex 2 yd + 1.5 yd $ (Again, had to repurchase. FML)
  • Orange spandex 1 yd $ (could only purchase in 1 yard quantities)
  • Grey charcoal leggings x2 $
  • Interfacing .5 yard 
  • Clear elastic $
  • Snaps $
  • Thread $
  • Leotard Pattern $
  • Shoe Pattern $
  • Skirt Pattern $ *(I could have made my own pattern but I was struggling with it. So I bought one instead.)
  • Synthetic Material Fabric Paint: Blue, Orange, black $
  • Stencil paper $
  • Stretch Fabric Glue/Head and bond strips for stretch fabrics $
  • Velcro strips and squares $ (Used so much velcro on this. 
  • Earth Magnets $ (actually this didn't work so I didn't use this in the end.)
(Estimate: $252)

Under Armor/Shoulder Pads

  • Girdle
  • Craft Foam $
  • Flat Elastic
  • Worbla/Thermal Plastic 
  • Hot glue
  • Jacket sized shoulder pads $
Estimate: $25

Armor

  • Floor Mat EVA 1/4" 
  • EVA Foam (6mm) $ 
  • Contact Cement $
  • Plastidip/Hexflex Paint $
  • Primer + Paint: Black, Grey $
  • Craft Paints: Blue, Orange, Silver $
  • Masking Tape $
  • Saran Wrap
  • Plaster (buck)
  • Paper mache wire (buck)
  • LED kit (pink) $
  • Friendly Plastic or diffuser bulbs $
  • Sandpaper $
  • Varnish
  • nylon webbing $
  • clips $
  • D-rings $
  • velcro strips $
Estimate: $157

My Total: $610
Please note these are super rough estimates about how much each supply was. I do have receipts but I don't want to bother. But this does sit where I thought it would.

Here's my pinterest board with the supplies and tutorials I used.

https://pin.it/yf3eltvwqcs6k4

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