Recent content by Sithslayer78

Ayyy hype

AIming to be there as well!

Jeremy Chang, ODST from Colonial Regiment

I'll try to drop in, even if i'm not in costume! (y)

Start with some youtube tutorials on foamsmithing, I really like Punished Props' vids on that subject.

I'll be here too! (y)

I'll be there, for sure!

Awesome, thanks! I wasnt sure what the status was because apparently DCon has been super slow getting back to people and i didnt want to chance getting dropped off of the list. See yall soon!

(possibly redundant) Hey, I know I'm super late but I wanted to be sure since I'm 405th as well as UNSC Capitol. I should be on their list as "Jeremy Chang". Sithslayer78 - ODST Mickey/Red ODST

The MSDS for Plastidip says it still contains carcinogens, and is thinned with even more carcinogens. I would argue that if you can afford enough dip to seal a suit of armor, you can afford a $20-$30 dollar respirator on Amazon.

Adafruit makes a host of RGB LEDs and has full tutorials (circuit diagrams, sample code, parts lists) for cosplay LED lighting. Here is the place to start: https://learn.adafruit.com/lets-put-leds-in-things/overview

Count me in, I'd love to join you guys!

so given that the grey clip that fits into the hole is (with dart) about 6 cm, we can expect the whole MA5 to be somewhere in the 60 cm range, compared to the 1:1 size of 100 cm. It's still going to be better than the carbine, but probably not large enough for any of us here to pass it off as...

Many conventions have policies against live steel regardless of sharpness. My friend got stopped for bringing a 8" steel monkey wrench.

You should try the SMG. It's about 1:1 scale after you plug the clip hole and add a different barrel.