KatanaBtzPaper
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So I started the first half of my build for RTX for a casual Tucker, just leg armor, sword and helmet!
I used EVA foam of varying thickness, and freehanded my templates for my armor. It was pretty difficult, but fun to work on and had to work with some fiddling to get some bits just right.
After priming with modpodge, I used plastidip, and painted with acrylic spray paint. Hand painting the black details. Last minute addition was to add, reflective tape for the "light up" areas.
The helmet was just the Halo 3 Legendary collection helmet, and by luck I was able to get it to fit. It's a bit tight, but it works out. For NYCC, I decided to work on the rest of the armor, and spent alot of planning and templating.
After working on the bulk of everything, I decided SUPER last minute about 2 weeks before to learn how to do LED's, and a microphone set up. It wasnt so hard to get the LED's set up, and situated, but the microphone took some
fiddling to place just right to avoid any feedback while using it. The speaker is in the middle of the chest, the inputs, and switch are right underneath it. The microphone has magnets in it so I can put it into my helmet, and on my suit whenever I decided to go helmetless.
Another super last minute addition was 3D printing my finger bits, which wasnt really needed, but a fun addition to do. I could clean it up a bit more, but for now it was good for me!
Lastly, it putting it all together it looked great! The LED's, microphone and suit entirely was a huge success. I'll need to do some minor fixes, and upgrades before I wear it out again, but definitely making this suit a main stay for my cosplays.
(Photo by Cozpho Photography)
I used EVA foam of varying thickness, and freehanded my templates for my armor. It was pretty difficult, but fun to work on and had to work with some fiddling to get some bits just right.
After priming with modpodge, I used plastidip, and painted with acrylic spray paint. Hand painting the black details. Last minute addition was to add, reflective tape for the "light up" areas.
The helmet was just the Halo 3 Legendary collection helmet, and by luck I was able to get it to fit. It's a bit tight, but it works out. For NYCC, I decided to work on the rest of the armor, and spent alot of planning and templating.
After working on the bulk of everything, I decided SUPER last minute about 2 weeks before to learn how to do LED's, and a microphone set up. It wasnt so hard to get the LED's set up, and situated, but the microphone took some
fiddling to place just right to avoid any feedback while using it. The speaker is in the middle of the chest, the inputs, and switch are right underneath it. The microphone has magnets in it so I can put it into my helmet, and on my suit whenever I decided to go helmetless.
Another super last minute addition was 3D printing my finger bits, which wasnt really needed, but a fun addition to do. I could clean it up a bit more, but for now it was good for me!
Lastly, it putting it all together it looked great! The LED's, microphone and suit entirely was a huge success. I'll need to do some minor fixes, and upgrades before I wear it out again, but definitely making this suit a main stay for my cosplays.
(Photo by Cozpho Photography)
