(Winter) Cosplay vacation

Vacation, finally! I have time to write and update about things I've done so far. And now I have also time to work on the cosplay costume which is not going to be as easy as I thought. I wanted something challenging, but this is maybe almost too challenging to me :D I've faced many problems but I still keep doing this that I can be proud of it later ^^

Let's start with the blades that aren't painted yet. They were sawed of the plywood (as I mentioned last time.) I refined them and added the details to those handles. (Made of cardboard of course) While making them I was afraid that I cant fit them ti the boxes, but they were luckily small enough. (It's easier to put them in the boxes than carry them around during the con.. lol)

 

 

 

 And then the belt thing (I have no clue what's it called..) The piece of poster tube was attached to the belt with two big screws. The details were made of thin tin and it was attached with two tiny srews too. I had to cut 9 cm pieces from the belt because it was too long. / Nice ads there lol

The boxes were painted with the primer and unfortunately I had only one spray primer and that wasn't enough.. I need to buy more tomorrow. While refining the putty (that was added to the boxes before) one part of the gas bottle unsticked.. So I had to glue it once again..

 

I found this shirt from the local second hand shop and it's color is perfect! *^* 

 

I can't say the same about this jacket. I was up to order the Survey Corps jacket, but there's a risk that I might to get one with wrong size or it might to arriwe too late. So I decided I'm going to dye that old jacket with a brown color that hopefully becomes lighter because of the original color of the jacket. I don't know what's going to happen.. I will see it tomorrow :D / If it turns to be dark brown or black.. I will be punk jean or something then..

 

And because I didn't want to waste money to new jeans (Jeans.. lol ok what) I used my old ones that were light blue and 'whitened' them with chlorite.. (it took 4 days to  whiten them..) The blue yarns are still visible but the black part (that is seen below) will cover them.

 

I made it of old black shirt, I haven't sewed it yet, I just tested how it looks like ^^ 

Tomorrow I'm going to buy some leather to the straps and maybe some belts too. I will update about that jacket too.. I hope the dye will stick nicely :)