Monday, August 11, 2014

Cosplay Update 2 - Akali

So over the weekend, I worked on cosplay like a beast and . . .

PAX TICKETS ARRIVED!!!!!!!

Ok, now that that's out of my system, I just stopped working on cosplay for the day and thought it was time for some progress photos :-)

First up, raw cut pieces of armor (sorry it's dark!) -


These will soon be sanded, bent, scored (for battle-worn-ness), and painted.  I'm using PVC Foam board, I believe it 1/4 of an inch thick.  It will be heated with a heat gun (gives me more control).

Second up, the dress (it's somewhat janky here, but just keep reading)


This was so hard to sew.  At first I tried just using a second dress as lining.  Made the mistake of NOT taking the second dress a part, just tried to work around it.  Yeah, sewed the whole thing, realized it was wrong, took everything a part.

Third, the jacket!


Spandex was not as hard to sew as I thought it would be.  I tried reading up and got all these great tips, but, for what I was doing, a lot of stuff just wasn't necessary.  I used black polyester thread with a zigzag stitch with the machine set to stretch.  Worked like a charm!

And now, the partially finished look!


Put it all together and so far so good I think.  Now for the fabricating!  I don't typically do armor so wish me luck!

Also, who else is going to PAX?  Anyone want to talk some cosplay shop?


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