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PinballDragon64 [2015-09-06 21:52:12 +0000 UTC]
I like your technique for that. It's Awesome!Β
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princemercury1 [2014-12-12 05:15:38 +0000 UTC]
This is amazing!! You said you made this in blender. By chance, do you have a pepakura file of this?
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Sand3 In reply to princemercury1 [2014-12-12 17:23:21 +0000 UTC]
No, this was hand-made with plastic-canvas and twine. This has nothing to do with the 3D model.
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Sand3 In reply to princemercury1 [2014-12-13 20:17:14 +0000 UTC]
To smooth the edges and add a little bit of a plush look, I made a lining out of headliner fabric (the foamy stuff that goes on the roof of your car) over the rigid form before I made the final fabric outer layer. That worked really well to give it a nice, soft appearance.
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LunaTheNinjaKitty [2012-03-16 22:24:31 +0000 UTC]
simply awesome! this is a great idea i think i'll use it next time i do horns, if you don't mind?
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Sand3 In reply to LunaTheNinjaKitty [2012-03-17 00:38:59 +0000 UTC]
I've got no problem with that.
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Sand3 In reply to super-superjail-frk [2011-03-08 00:59:30 +0000 UTC]
Reala might be a little harder since the tips have kind of a second curve bringing them back in towards the body, but that could probably be accomplished with just the fabric, since they're hanging rather than holding weight... So you could probably use pretty much the same skeleton shape, just turning the tail-bones so that they point out to the side a little more... I'd be happy to draw the shapes I used to make the head-cap if you need them.
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Rico007 [2009-12-26 20:27:49 +0000 UTC]
That is a NICE hat you made there (also saw the one with the foam)
My girlfriend and I are planning on cosplaying Reala and NiGHTS, you have any pointers to help us realize it?
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Sand3 In reply to Rico007 [2009-12-27 21:25:35 +0000 UTC]
Don't buy your fabric online... The vinyl I bought did not have a fabric backing... I was not pleased... Hm, let's see... I still have yet to find an ideal chest-gem, I kept my eyes open to the Christmas displays hoping to find an ornament I could cut in half or something but nothing presented itself. If you're comfortable in spandex, for the body-suit I recomend a long-legged, sleeveless unitard, I gave mine a scoop-neck so that I wouldn't have to fuss with a zipper or anything and the shirt part covered it anyway.
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Rico007 In reply to Sand3 [2009-12-30 20:02:34 +0000 UTC]
Made a note of everything you mentioned.
Now let's see... What part of the costume is the vinyl for? Because depending on where, I may be able to find a replacement in the capital of my island. Two hour drive here we go <_<
About the Gem, I'll do the Christmas ornament idea, if not, then maybe I'll have to make myself a gem. Wood maybe?
And about the body suit Unitard suggestion, where do you think I may be able to find t if not online? What's a scoop neck? (is not a natural english speaker)
Do you have progress pics of the rest of your cosplay that I can use as reference photos?
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Sand3 In reply to Rico007 [2009-12-30 21:09:58 +0000 UTC]
I used vinyl for the vest and boots and cuffs, because they're very shiney in the more recent games where NiGHTS appears (the original game didn't really have the graphic capabilities for much, so I consider the newer art to be more what was intended) so I'm going to be remaking mine with PVC (costume vinyl) and I'll probably stabilize it (so that it doesn't stretch) with muslin or something.
The problem with making the gem solid is that it needs to be very light weight to not pull on the rest of the costume. I'm trying to find something that is molded plastic with the right shape that I can cut open or something to make a light weight gem out of. If I can't find anything that's hollow plastic, I'll probably try making one out of thick paper.
A 'scoop-neck' means that the 'neck' area of a shirt drops down and is very open instead of being tight around the neck, like this [link] If you have a tight neck on a leotard or unitard then you need to have a zipper in the back to put it on, having the low neck makes it much easier and simpler to make. If you're not planning on making it yourself, then you can order it off-line, spandex is pretty easy, it was the vinyl that was troublesome ordering from the internet because it comes in so many different kinds. Spandex will be mostly the same structure, the differences will be in how shiney it is or how thick it is. The kind of spandex you want for the unitard will be advertized for 'dance or swimwear.' If you want to buy a ready-made unitard, you should look at stores for ballet and dance things.
I don't know where my pictures are... I didn't have my own camera when I was working on it so pictures got scattered around... I'm very bad about remembering to take pictures. I'm going to be remaking the vest and boots soon, and I'll try to remember to post lots of pictures when I do that.
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LittleMarin [2009-09-03 03:11:34 +0000 UTC]
hm...I should have done something more like that for my NiGHTS costume...too late now. It looks great,by the way! I can't wait to see your full costume!
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Sand3 In reply to LittleMarin [2009-09-03 18:45:34 +0000 UTC]
I should have pictures next week!
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LittleMarin In reply to Sand3 [2009-09-06 02:39:36 +0000 UTC]
ok! I'll keep a look out!
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Kyokou-chan [2009-08-14 02:57:33 +0000 UTC]
You are the most amazing seamstress.
Have I told you that recently?
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Sand3 In reply to Kyokou-chan [2009-08-16 20:24:40 +0000 UTC]
Not for a couple weeks?
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Kyokou-chan In reply to Sand3 [2009-08-17 01:57:50 +0000 UTC]
Well, I thought I'd remind you. :3
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Sand3 In reply to Kyokou-chan [2009-08-17 19:29:29 +0000 UTC]
awesome.
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Lomeloke [2009-08-12 23:36:47 +0000 UTC]
awesome so far!wowowow!
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MegamiJadeheart [2009-08-12 22:44:38 +0000 UTC]
Really nicely designed! I can't wait to see it progress, but the shape is already fantastic ^_^
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