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I forgor to show my process cause I’m bad at it but they are almost done I also did the ends of the swords and the upper arm cuffs

Sisters of Battle-themed side plates for my 40k Plasma Pistol

3D printing files for the side plates available here - https://www.artstation.com/a/5659842

3D printing files for the pistol itself available here - https://www.artstation.com/a/2241490

First ever experiment with makins something out of EVA foam! It's exciting...

Cosplay Scaling and You

Hey guys, so I’m gonna delve a little bit into my process of planning a cosplay. Something that I think is pretty important and can be often overlooked is scaling your cosplay or prop to fit you. There are lot’s of methods on how to do this, but I’ll be sharing mine. 

*For this example, I’m going to show you how I scaled my Holy Blade (from Sailor Moon) for my Serenity cosplay.

Things you’ll need:

measuring tape

a ruler or yardstick

calculator (optional)

paper and pen/pencil

reference images

Step 1:

First, you’re of course going to want reference images of what you want to scale to fit your size. Obviously in the case of your prop you want as many close up shots for detail as possible. However, I’m going to stress that you look for an image with either your character holding the prop, or if you can somehow manage, a side by side image of your character and their prop. 

(Images like these are incredibly helpful)

Step 2: 

Next, you’re going to want to measure the distance from the top of your head to your chin. For this example, I’m going to be saying the measurement came out to 10”. Keep your measurement written down somewhere so you don’t forget it later.

Now, using your measuring tape again, measure your characters head. Let’s say Sailor Venus’ head was 1” from her chin to the top of her head.

This means, that our conversion rate is 10” to every 1” we measure in our reference image.

Let’s say the Holy Blade measures roughly 4 1/2”, that means our sword should be 45”.

However, in my case those extra 10” would have made this ridiculous to carry around the convention floor. So in some cases you might find an accurate sized prop might be too large to work with. That’s fine, just fudge a little! 

You can apply this method to scale out things other then props too. Things like wings, dress trains, tails, and other cosplay parts can be broken down with this method.I hope this was helpful, and good luck cosplaying!

This is how I make my cosplay swords! If there are any questions, or if anything isn’t clear, feel free to ask me anything. The template I mentioned: sta.sh/21u4m1riua1s ((By the way, I’m going to Megacon next week!! I’ll be cosplaying as Alice Angel, Bendy, Vio Link, and Shadow Link!))

So, I printed a ghost trap for my upcoming engineer Corp costume, and I finally started assembly and painting (kinda)!

I'm using an automotive spray paint as a filler and primer, to like actually prep my print for painting, cause i want this thing to look nice.

*(also side note, i know the cover for the trap handle is flipped, I do have to repaint it 😭)

I'm going to be making a prop weapon for my mandalorian cosplay. Should I make the amban phase-pulse rifle or the tusken cycler rifle? I've always liked the design of the Amban phase-pulse rifle but the Tusken cycler rifle would be much easier and probably look better in the end due to it having less intricate details.

amban phase-pulse rifle:

tusken cycler rifle: