Poster for Iron Man 2 featuring the War Machine armor (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I have been really been impressed with the cosplay costumes I have seen pictures and videos from various conventions around the world. I've been wondering about how they were done. I have an interest in doing three perhaps four characters. I'm not sure if I will actually get around them, but I wanted to start the research in how to do it.
Cosplay is becoming more and more sophisticated. This is evidenced of the costumes in play at this year's DragonCon.
Of all the costumes I've seen in the pictures, the female Iron Man costume impressed me the most.
Here is what she looks like in the comics. Pretty close, huh?
Some people have great talent for cosplay. This guy is one of them. An awesome job building War Machine armor. I want one.
Such is the case with Anthony Le's War Machine armor, which won "first place" and "best in show" at the Starfest 2010 Costume Contest. This guy's War Machine outfit, based on the character's "Iron Man 2" suit, allegedly took about one month and more than $4,000 to build (notice I said "allegedly", it's not like we saw this guy's receipts). Now before you all say, "wait, it's nice but it's not THAT impressive," let me explain. The eye slits of the helmet and the arc repulsor generator actually GLOW, the shoulder gun ACTUALLY SPINS and the helmet actually OPENS AND CLOSES with the push of a button just like in the movie. Seriously!
According to Popsci, "[Anthony Le] used thin, high-impact urethane for the armor, cutting it into plates and joining them with some 1,500 rivets and washers. He sculpted a clay helmet mold and then used a liquid resin mix to create the final product. But that was just cosmetic work. He also added a small servo motor that opens the faceplate, as in the movie, and built a gun out of pipes and a motor. LEDs in the eyes and chest-plate further add to the illusion."
Ever hear of cosplay? It is where fans dress up as their favorite fictional character from movies, television, video games, or comic books. You see it as comic book conventions in a big way! Turns out that some people have been working on ways to dress up as Rorschach from Watchmen. Grant it the only difficult part of the costume is his mask because the shapes on it change in real-time. i don't really know if they had a real mask and it was practical special effect and not a digital effect in the movie, but some folks on YouTube claim to have figured out how to do it for real. Check it out:
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