Ran out of PlastiDip, tried to order more in bulk, but they want more than twice per can than I pay per can. I’m buying multiples of the single instead. Weirdness abounds. My helmet is looking better, I think I’m going to paint soon. Hubby wants me to decide which character I am doing, but…
Category: Cosplay
Cosplay Helmet
Sanded the edges of my helmet today and put it together. Mixed up my 2 A pieces and glued them wrong. Took me a few minutes to figure it out. See why I’m not happy with the way this worked? Had to cut those 2 pieces out of the helmet. Contact cement is no joke,…
Cosplay 2
Waiting for my wood/foam burning tool. Says it’s out for delivery. Cut out the pieces for my helmet today. Need to work on my blade sharpening skills, the knife isn’t cutting as easily as it should. Got my burning tool tonight! I’ll play with it tomorrow.
Cosplay 3
Did some playing with my rotary sander today. Only played on scrap foam, didn’t work with my helmet pieces. I will play with my burning kit tomorrow, unless it rains. Got my heat gun, I’m all set. Just need lots of practice!!! Probably going to need more foam, too. I need to look around more…
Cosplay Beginnings
Hubby got me a sanding tool to use for smoothing the foam seams. I’m excited to play with it tomorrow! I got the sander, but it rained all day, so I didn’t get to work on it. My first project is a basic mask/muzzle. I only had foam, contact cement, sand paper and an exacto…