Showing posts with label armor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label armor. Show all posts

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Tier...what?

So, I'm finally going to start in on my World of Warcraft Night Elf druid cosplay! Horray!

The bad thing is, I can't for the life of me decide what armour to make. I have this problem a lot... I like too many things, so I can't pick one. Therefore, I'm open to suggestions!

I want to make a tier armor set, either old or new. I don't want to make the Malorne set, even though it holds a special place in my heart, because I'd rather make a set with a kilt. So that one is out. I love different things about each of the rest of them and, in fact, I will probably end up making more than one set over time. The question is, which to do first...

The first pic shows all of the tier armour up through 7.5. The Dreamwalker set essentially has three versions, and is one of my favourite armour sets. However, I love the woodiness of the others, and I also like both the idea of making a classic and of making a super-new set. Agh! You can see why I'm having trouble.

The second pic is tier 8 armour, which is also lovely. The third is tier 9, which is different and cool. I don't know what to do!

Weapons are also a consideration. I have to do a bit more research to decide what weapon I would make with each armor set. I will probably post them seperately.

Please leave comments with opinions on both the armor sets and the weapons. I will take them all into account. Once I get my choiced narrowed, I'll probably do another post with more specific pics. Oh, and try to keep in mind this will be for a female Night Elf (not a tauren, a male, or, for god's sake, a human... ugh... couldn't find another picture >_>). Thanks!


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Samurai Helmet Papercraft - Kabuto 2

Kabuto PapercraftNiku-Mansei puts up a new kabuto (samurai helmet) papercraft with an added armguard for upcoming Boy's Festival (Tango no sekku) in Japan.

As part of Japanese tradition, Kabuto are bought and kept as seasonal home decoration to be displayed during the Boys' Festival (May 5) for expressing the hope that each boy in the family will grow up healthy and strong.

Samurai Helmet Papercraft - Kabuto 2

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Wonderflex and Friendly Plastic

I've been reading up on this newfangled Wonderflex and its friend Friendly Plastic.
I've been searching for something to make, at the very least, the calf armour for Gwendolyn, and potentially any and all armour for Oswald, if my boyfriend decides to go as him. Both are from Odin Sphere:



After reading the FAQs and tutorials for using Wonderflex and Friendly Plastic, I feel confident enough that this could be a good solution for making armour and maybe even weapons. I am going to order a small sheet of Wonderflex and a small container of Friendly Plastic to experiment with.
I am also going to pick up some Bondo, because (1) I have never used it before, heard some mixed opinions, and want to see what it can do, and (2) I wouldn't use gesso as suggested in the Wonderflex FAQ because there is no way that will not come off in chunks.

Once I get the materials and play around with them, I'll post my results with photos.

Links:

Wonderflex, Fosshape, and Friendly Plastic Purchase Page
Wonderflex and Friendly Plastic Tutorial/FAQ
Wonderflex FAQ