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Published: 2010-01-12 16:46:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 1827; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 0
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Description Made for my Shiva cosplay from Final Fantasy 13
Slowly but surely I'm getting there.

Here you can see the work in progress.

1. Foam (camping mat) covered with styrene.
2. 1st paint layer with cut out. Sculpted part is sculpey and wire.
3. Painted fun foam inserts.
4. Final product painted with clear vinyl cover for foam insert



FFXII Shiva (c) Square Enix
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Comments: 29

InscribedinBlood [2010-03-29 19:10:58 +0000 UTC]

Oh man this is going to be so epic when it's done! >< God I can't wait to see!

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the-mirror-melts In reply to InscribedinBlood [2010-03-29 23:27:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Hopefully I can finish it in time.

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InscribedinBlood In reply to the-mirror-melts [2010-03-29 23:44:54 +0000 UTC]

I'll be cheering for you. :3

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the-mirror-melts In reply to InscribedinBlood [2010-03-30 14:52:09 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Raffi-nyaunyau [2010-01-13 23:16:31 +0000 UTC]

OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE DOING THIS CP!!! You got all my respect!

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the-mirror-melts In reply to Raffi-nyaunyau [2010-01-14 04:07:26 +0000 UTC]

thanks. Save the praise for when I finish it

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Kukuzilla [2010-01-13 04:12:45 +0000 UTC]

Look at you go!

The camping mat painted so well! O.O

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the-mirror-melts In reply to Kukuzilla [2010-01-13 15:56:09 +0000 UTC]

it's easy when you can spray paint it. I know you can't spraypaint fun foam unless you coat it with something first.

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Laurentea [2010-01-13 01:39:51 +0000 UTC]

this is pretty much amazing

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the-mirror-melts In reply to Laurentea [2010-01-13 02:11:49 +0000 UTC]

and the is much more to go. This is like part 1 of 20 lol

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AppleDumpling [2010-01-12 21:07:50 +0000 UTC]

Do you intend to conjoin at the crotch with another Shiva?

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the-mirror-melts In reply to AppleDumpling [2010-01-12 23:55:20 +0000 UTC]

No. Not unless we break our costumes.

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fantasypanther [2010-01-12 19:36:58 +0000 UTC]

Where exactly does it go?

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the-mirror-melts In reply to fantasypanther [2010-01-12 23:50:38 +0000 UTC]

the upper part of the arm below the shoulder.

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fantasypanther In reply to the-mirror-melts [2010-01-12 23:57:17 +0000 UTC]

that's what I thought, but I couldn't tell for sure.

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Starlla [2010-01-12 19:27:15 +0000 UTC]

That's pretty wicked, a friend of mine wanted to cosplay the Shiva sisters but I could never think of a way to make the head piece with the wheel stay on.

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the-mirror-melts In reply to Starlla [2010-01-12 23:50:15 +0000 UTC]

loads of glue! You'll have to check back with me in a few months.

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Got-Trix [2010-01-12 17:31:00 +0000 UTC]

These look amazing!

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the-mirror-melts In reply to Got-Trix [2010-01-12 17:49:25 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Got-Trix In reply to the-mirror-melts [2010-01-12 17:51:55 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure. I am excited to see final results.

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the-mirror-melts In reply to Got-Trix [2010-01-12 18:40:50 +0000 UTC]

me too

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Got-Trix In reply to the-mirror-melts [2010-01-12 18:48:00 +0000 UTC]

I am planning on cosplaying Jecht.

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the-mirror-melts In reply to Got-Trix [2010-01-12 23:15:29 +0000 UTC]

ah yes. Have you started yet?

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Got-Trix In reply to the-mirror-melts [2010-01-12 23:22:03 +0000 UTC]

I am having costume commissioned, I am gonna make sword soon.

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the-mirror-melts In reply to Got-Trix [2010-01-13 00:32:29 +0000 UTC]

I hope my advice helped or made some sense

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Got-Trix In reply to the-mirror-melts [2010-01-13 00:33:54 +0000 UTC]

I think it did. Thank you!

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the-mirror-melts In reply to Got-Trix [2010-01-13 00:37:37 +0000 UTC]

no

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Thornrose [2010-01-12 17:19:35 +0000 UTC]

Oh you. Looks good so far ^^ We need to get a cosplay weekend going some time after GAnime/Con-G. What do you think?? Would love to see this in-the-making in person!

Just.. keep the spiders away

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the-mirror-melts In reply to Thornrose [2010-01-12 17:52:37 +0000 UTC]

lol yeah then I can make my trip to mtl

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