Cyberman Cosplay Construction 9 of ?

Jan 22- Jan 29: Weeks left -2!

Ooooh It’s almost done!. The pieces are almost assembled and painting is underway!  Sorry sorry, let me back up a bit.

Spikes were glued to the boot covers, thighs, pauldrons and bracers. Each of these spikes is a different size and needed to be put on in a certain order.  The Bracers were made and a foam “weapon” attached to the right arm.  It’s amazing how much detail there is just in structure alone.  We had a big conversation about what details to keep and what aren’t needed. 

A corset was purchased and and fabric was placed over along with silver painted foam strips. The hardest part of this was making sure to stretch the fabric enough that, when put on me, it wouldn’t break or tear. The fabric piece is velcroed onto the corset so it can be placed at just the right amount of stretch.

Also, the biggest news of all: the collar came in! Thanks to a friend, I was able to give him the design and he laser cut the piece out for me and sent it.  It looks absolutely amazing!! I can’t wait to spray paint it gold and attach it to the helmet.  These cellar pieces are going to be removable for transport and storage reasons.

I started working on spraying Palsti-dip on some pieces, but it snowed and has been really cold, making the paint want to dribble instead of spray. It’s also making things dry strangely. So This next week I will be adding Velcro and attachment parts to everything and painting everything when the weather is better. 

Stay Mythic out there Geeks!

Cyberman Cosplay Construction 8 of ?

Jan 15- Jan 22: Weeks left 3

Details, Details, Details! This week really came together, every pun intended. We worked hard on what needed to be assembled and Appa worked hard at keeping the floor from floating away.

We glued all the little detail pieces onto the chest piece. I really makes the whole thing look Amazing! We were able to put a frosty piece of plastic and place it where the light goes to diffuse the light a little.  I tried it on and it fits great! I can get in and out of it, by myself if needed, and it doesn’t impede my mobility too much. 

We also started gluing the boot covers and molding it where they go. More details need to be put on this. It’s working though. Slowly but surely it is getting done.

I also found myself under the very tedious task of making, cutting, glueing all the finger segments onto the gloves.  If you have never waited for glue to dry and set, you don’t know what boredom is.  When it’s on the glove however, it really looks awesome!

This next week, I have the hefty task of glue and assembling EVERYTHING! I want to be able to put everything on and make sure it fits and works before I start painting everything.  The con is less than a month away and I’m really starting to sweat. Good thoughts for me friends.

Stay Mythic out there Geeks!

Cyberman Cosplay construction 7 of ?

Jan 8- Jan 15: Weeks left 4

Woo hoo baby, we are rocking and rolling now. As the convention draws near I am having to really roll up my sleeves and get to work. Luckily I was able to get into the shop this week and we got some great work done.

We edited the chest piece as it was a little bit big for me, haha. Once we cut it down to a size that works for me we need to see if all the pieces worked and try it on. Gorilla tape is perfect for cosplay foam. It doesn’t hold too hard but is sturdy enough to let me move in it without it popping or moving. I put on the under armor and the rubber gloves and it really starts to feel right!

We cut out the foam or the thighs and the pants in the front. We had already thought about how to attach things but now it really needs to be in the front of your mind when you starting holding the foam pieces up to your body. We made and cut the tape pattern in the back so we can place any Velcro or clasps towards the back. It’s crazy how much this is really starting to come together.

We also got the boot cover pieces finished. Sometimes the pattern can be difficult to read or understand and we had to make these twice in order to get them the way we wanted them.

This next week will be adding the light in the front of the chest piece, working on the corset and getting started on the gloves. I need to get all the foam cutting and fitting done so I have enough time to paint it all and get all the Circular Gallifreyan details on….. everything.

Stay Mythic out there Geeks!