DeadlyNinja18
New Member
So im new to this forum, and seeing all the wonderful things here i wanted to post a cosplay i did few weeks back (since i had to wait a long time to get approved :c)
So this is my first eva foam build. Im new to cosplaying, mostly because various materials are hard to find in my country (one being eva foam which i found after atleast of few months searching) but that didnt stop me. I was inspired by all the costume and prop makers using eva foam for their armors so i decided to try my hand at it..
It took me about a week, of non stop working, little sleep to make this costume from scratch to finish, since i was making it for a annual masquerade in my city (sadly we dont have conventions in serbia)
for eva ive used templates created by http://www.therpf.com/f24/n7-armour-templates-patterns-prop-codex-142610/, half of them to be exact, since i ended up merging me2 and me3 armor in progress of building (Liking how more detailed the me3 armor was) although i have to replace the pauldrons to fit the me3 style.
For the breather helmet ive winged most of it, doing it by hand and eying the parts from 3d models since i couldnt find a decent file. I did manage to get the schematics from http://www.therpf.com/f24/axiomultras-mass-effect-project-146406/ by the end, so the back part of it is credited to him.
Everything is done by my hand, ive used dremmel and heat gun to shape and carve the foam, hot glue to merge them and nylon straps and buckles for it to hold to my body.
As for the finish, ive used white glue diluted with water for the base, acrylic black spray for the primary coat, and my acrylic paints for the details and weathering.
and for the detail shots of the parts themself.
I havent done a decent photoshoot yet (these were taken in the subway, where we played arcade games before the masquerade so they arent quite adequate..
Im working on my m8 rifle at this moment, and its in its final stages, you can visit my blog for the progress build
and since its finished here's the images
also there are few more on pg2
So this is my first eva foam build. Im new to cosplaying, mostly because various materials are hard to find in my country (one being eva foam which i found after atleast of few months searching) but that didnt stop me. I was inspired by all the costume and prop makers using eva foam for their armors so i decided to try my hand at it..
It took me about a week, of non stop working, little sleep to make this costume from scratch to finish, since i was making it for a annual masquerade in my city (sadly we dont have conventions in serbia)
for eva ive used templates created by http://www.therpf.com/f24/n7-armour-templates-patterns-prop-codex-142610/, half of them to be exact, since i ended up merging me2 and me3 armor in progress of building (Liking how more detailed the me3 armor was) although i have to replace the pauldrons to fit the me3 style.
For the breather helmet ive winged most of it, doing it by hand and eying the parts from 3d models since i couldnt find a decent file. I did manage to get the schematics from http://www.therpf.com/f24/axiomultras-mass-effect-project-146406/ by the end, so the back part of it is credited to him.
Everything is done by my hand, ive used dremmel and heat gun to shape and carve the foam, hot glue to merge them and nylon straps and buckles for it to hold to my body.
As for the finish, ive used white glue diluted with water for the base, acrylic black spray for the primary coat, and my acrylic paints for the details and weathering.
and for the detail shots of the parts themself.
I havent done a decent photoshoot yet (these were taken in the subway, where we played arcade games before the masquerade so they arent quite adequate..
Im working on my m8 rifle at this moment, and its in its final stages, you can visit my blog for the progress build
and since its finished here's the images
also there are few more on pg2