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-of Megatokyo- {Back To Cosplay Gallery} Date Completed: January 2004 First Worn at: Genericon 2004 ~ 1/16 - 1/18 Time Spent: 40 hours, 20 hours on Chibi Killstick. Materials Cost: approx. $100 Notes: I really enjoyed wearing this costume. It was not recognized much at Genericon, but everyone thought my 3 and a half foot Chibi Killstick was awesome whether they recognized the character or not. A lot of this costume was trial and error. I had never made such a large prop before and I had never worked with any kind of armor either. My armor was done with chair pad foam. I made patterns for the armor like I would if I were making it out of fabric and then I cut it out of the foam. To put all the pieces together I used hot glue... and lots of it, with lots of burning of fingers! This worked incredibly however. The shoulder pauldrons and the collar were also covered in muslin pieces to give them a slightly different texture. I painted the armor with green acrylic paint diluted with water to make it take to the foam easier, it took many coats of paint before it looked nice though. The rest of the costume was pretty much basic. The pants were originally tan and I dyed them gray. I painted stripes on the shoes I bought for the costume. The hair ball things were made with plastic ornaments that come apart, I painted them inside and out with silver spray paint and then put the yellow ribbons between the pieces when I put them back together... this held the ribbons in place and kept them standing up pretty well. I used a long sleeved turtleneck leotard and then wrapped my arms with that awesome stretchy self sticking gauze stuff they use for pet injuries. I bleached my hair for this costume, instead of getting a wig in order to save money, and I think it was much easier to use my own hair for this costume. Ok now the Killstick... I made this by first buiding a base from foam core, cardboard, boxes and the handle of a super soaker. Then I put a layer of paper mache over the whole thing. Once all the paper mache was dry I spray painted the whole thing with silver spray paint and then used acrylics for all the detail painting. I used two computer case fans on the front end, and that looked fun. When all of that was said and done, I made my self a Chibi Kill-chan Key chain for the back end with sculpy, d-rings, and chain. Its totally adorable! Anyways, I guess thats all I have to say about this costume's construction. This is a really fun costume to wear, and it is a favorite with a lot of people it seems.. .I actually had people who I didnt know, come up to me at Anime Boston 2004 and ask me why I didnt bring Piroko, since they had been looking forward to it! I felt loved... but sadly I didnt have it due to the size of the Killstick and the difficulty in transporting it. Photos by Drew Kinum and Keri Bradt
-Design by Fred Gallagher www.megatokyo.com- |
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