fuzzystrawberry
New Member
My wife and I attended a sci fi convention here in Texas and used purchased costumes. I got the inspiration to craft my own for the next local con. I have been working on a batman arkham origins costume. My progress so far...
Gauntlets assembled and plastic dipped.
Gloves purchased
Pants purchased
Shin assembly almost ready for plastic dip
Bicep and tricep armor assembled and plastic dipped
I will post some pictures later. My shins and gauntlets came from the foam cave and the shins were HEAVILY modified. Before I finish up and dip the shins I have some questions:
Do you battle damage prior to dipping?
Do you spray paint on top of the dip to get a dull finish and then dry brush the edges a slightly ligher black/gray to enhance detail?
Do you glue the 4 pieces of the shins together or use elastic straps/foam straps to allow them to move?
I am thinking about strapping the knee guard to the two middle pieces that are glued together.
I wasn't planning on making a back piece to the shins. Did you guys just use straps?..if so how many and where?
If I don't have time to make a cowl what cheap one do you guys recommend that I can modify for this build for the first run?
Reznor9 and Bigbat23 have been a great inspiration. I even thumbed through Bigbats photobucket to see all his batman and cosplay pics. My kids enjoyed dressing up at the last con as well. If was fun to see another family enjoying it.
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Gauntlets assembled and plastic dipped.
Gloves purchased
Pants purchased
Shin assembly almost ready for plastic dip
Bicep and tricep armor assembled and plastic dipped
I will post some pictures later. My shins and gauntlets came from the foam cave and the shins were HEAVILY modified. Before I finish up and dip the shins I have some questions:
Do you battle damage prior to dipping?
Do you spray paint on top of the dip to get a dull finish and then dry brush the edges a slightly ligher black/gray to enhance detail?
Do you glue the 4 pieces of the shins together or use elastic straps/foam straps to allow them to move?
I am thinking about strapping the knee guard to the two middle pieces that are glued together.
I wasn't planning on making a back piece to the shins. Did you guys just use straps?..if so how many and where?
If I don't have time to make a cowl what cheap one do you guys recommend that I can modify for this build for the first run?
Reznor9 and Bigbat23 have been a great inspiration. I even thumbed through Bigbats photobucket to see all his batman and cosplay pics. My kids enjoyed dressing up at the last con as well. If was fun to see another family enjoying it.
[URL="http://s661.photobucket.com/user/lakllakl/media/20151017_180228_zpsk6awqgfn.jpg.html"]