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Ugh, I must be crazy (Mass Effect N7 armor cosplay)
« on: 2013-07-12, 23:57:28 »
With effectively only two weeks to go (since I'm going away on vacation in the middle of this), I'm trying to get some Mass Effect N7 armor together for the Shore Leave convention...

I must be crazy. :)









And one of the images I'm using for inspiration (part of the ME3 artwork, but I'm making more of an ME2 armor):

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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #1 on: 2013-07-13, 04:00:48 »
Looks nifty!
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #2 on: 2013-07-13, 14:57:38 »
Yes, that's definitely crazy time constraints! But if you pull this off, we might have to chat sometime about some Iron Man armor .. it's on my "bucket list".

Have fun at Shore Leave!
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #3 on: 2013-07-13, 23:06:43 »

With a lot of "cutting corners" and ignoring details, I think I can barely pull it off. It's going to be rough though.

I have the chest+abdomen shaped but not assembled, and I have the vambraces and rerebraces shaped as well, and am working on the pauldrons. Haven't started on the back, neck, or legs yet. Or much of the painting (which thankfully will be pretty light, mostly just the red/white stripe on the right side, and edging and the like).

Oh yes, Ironman is totally doable. People make those out of the same foam I'm using.
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #4 on: 2013-07-13, 23:09:11 »

Some in-game shots using the color-scheme I'm aiming for:







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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #5 on: 2013-07-14, 04:06:49 »
Quote from: Sir Edward on 2013-07-13, 23:06:43
Oh yes, Ironman is totally doable. People make those out of the same foam I'm using.

Awesome! Some day, I'm going to the range in an Iron Man suit .. just because I can. :)
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #6 on: 2013-07-14, 20:56:31 »
dude u made it all from the floor mats? awesome
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #7 on: 2013-07-16, 15:39:00 »
Right...thought the floormat was just for background.  His armor looks like carbon fibre plates...and I forgot how crisp game images are on the PC, that's fantastic detail.
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #8 on: 2013-07-16, 19:17:42 »

Yep, the rubber mats have almost the right surface pattern. People use them for cosplay armor like this quite a bit. They're perfect for the Mass Effect armors. :)
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #9 on: 2013-07-16, 20:01:17 »
And rubber breathes well :)

Can't wait to see it completed!  I've seen a lot of cosplay stuff done of pepikura (sp??) as well, mostly Halo Master Chief suits.
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #10 on: 2013-07-17, 15:28:52 »
I'm having to NOT be a perfectionist, and allow myself to cut corners and do things quickly, since I'm so short on time, so this is going to have a lot of visible flaws up close. Definitely a "hand-made costume" sort of thing. I'm going for more of a "20 foot rule" I think. :)

I really hope I can get it done in time without pulling some all-nighters.

I have most of the work done on the arms and chest, still need to work some more on the abdomen and codpiece, and am starting on the back. Haven't started the legs at all yet.

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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #11 on: 2013-07-17, 16:09:18 »
dude that is awesome. what are you wearing it over? like the gortex long underwear or what?

can't wait to see more of it. i think it looks great. what about your weapon?
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #12 on: 2013-07-17, 16:29:48 »
Holy crap!  That is starting to really look great!  Are you doing a helmet too?
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #13 on: 2013-07-17, 16:34:28 »

No, I won't have time for a helmet. The gun right now is just a nerf-gun painted up in N7-themed colors, by someone on ebay. I may have to get something better later.

Here's someone using the construction method I'm using:

http://www.gamutofgeek.com/?p=204

And this guy (though he made a helmet and gun, more detailed legs than I'm going to do, etc):

http://ascensionprops.weebly.com/1/post/2012/09/shepard-armor-mark-ii.html

Under-garments will just be black stuff. I have some underarmor stuff, but we'll see what's the most comfortable.
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Re: Ugh, I must be crazy
« Reply #14 on: 2013-07-17, 19:00:13 »
need to "stuff" that codpiece. lol or glue a piece on top of it to layer it
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