Rammage
Active Hunter
Here are a few pics of my costume at the ILM Halloween party! This was the first time I had worn all of the pieces together, so it was my first real test run. Last year I went as EZ Wheeler, and everything fell apart. It was horrible. Add the fact that I was the main character in a very mediocre game, and it was a horrible Halloween overall. Things went very well this time and I was surprised with how well the costume held up. It just goes to show how much TDH has helped me in my costume-making abilities! 
Thanks, guys!
Generic stance...
Here's me dancing on the stage with Bluntman! (Ignore the date...)
Some say I look like Temura Morrison, 20 years younger. I don't see it, personally. (Again, ignore the date...)
Here's the best picture of them all!
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Are you ready?
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Prepare yourself!
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The Maker himself! Whoo hoo!
Now for factoids about my costume:
First of all, it's nowhere near complete. I've got no backplate, the gauntlets and armor aren't weathered, the kneepads have no darts, I haven't painted the vest yet, the left breast plate has holes in it instead of slight indentations, the helmet doesn't have a gasket, the gauntlets are missing LED's and Switches, and a whole bunch of other things. Thankfully, no one noticed! Not even George!
-The Helmet is a converted DP'96, painted with Silver Leaf RnB, Krylon Ocean Blue, and Rustoleum Royal Blue. The Visor is one of Rembrandt Studio's. The RF stalk was one of BKBT's awesome aluminum stalks!
-The Chest, Shoulder, and Leg armor were made out of Sintra and painted with Silver Leaf RnB. I used Mirax's methods for the cod piece and kneepads!
-The Gauntlets were Vacuum-Formed copies of resin gauntlets I bought off of Ebay. The resin was just too darn heavy. Of course, these copies are for personal use only.
-The Jumpsuit was a modified Sears Roebucks coverall. It originally came in dark navy blue, so I had to lighten it a bit. I used several packs of Rit Color Remover and bleached it several times to do this. It's still too darn dark, but it's passable.
-The Vest was made out of dark blue vinyl. I cut out the patterns myself based on a vest I had. My mom was kind enough to sew it together for me. Thanks, mom!
-The Inner Belt/Holsters were made out of shoulder leather found at Tandy (Thanks for the tip, Mirax!). I carved the shapes for the holsters out of balsa wood blocks, and wet formed the leather over the shapes. They turned out fairly well, I think.
-The Braided Belt was made out of braided polyester rope shoe gooed onto a piece of vinyl, then spray painted with Rustoleum Leather Brown.
-The Ammo Belt was also made out of shoulder leather. I pretty much used Mirax's methods for making it. Thanks again!
-The shoes were Deer Stags I bought at the Shoe Pavilion. I used Jango Bear's method of attaching the shoe armor. The heal of these shoes were too thick to install the snaps I had. :facepalm
-Last but not least, the Jet Pack was an MLC Arena jet pack! I used Seeker's paint scheme for it, except for the light blue. I wasn't able to find Federal Blue, so I used Rustoleum Country Blue. It was a bit too light, but after weathering it slightly, it looked a lot better. The harness was one of BKBT's and it worked beautifully!
Now, to finish off the details!
Thanks, guys!
Generic stance...
Here's me dancing on the stage with Bluntman! (Ignore the date...)
Some say I look like Temura Morrison, 20 years younger. I don't see it, personally. (Again, ignore the date...
)Here's the best picture of them all!
.
.
.
.
.
.
Are you ready?
.
.
.
.
.
.
Prepare yourself!
.
.
.
.
.
.
The Maker himself! Whoo hoo!
Now for factoids about my costume:
First of all, it's nowhere near complete. I've got no backplate, the gauntlets and armor aren't weathered, the kneepads have no darts, I haven't painted the vest yet, the left breast plate has holes in it instead of slight indentations, the helmet doesn't have a gasket, the gauntlets are missing LED's and Switches, and a whole bunch of other things. Thankfully, no one noticed! Not even George!
-The Helmet is a converted DP'96, painted with Silver Leaf RnB, Krylon Ocean Blue, and Rustoleum Royal Blue. The Visor is one of Rembrandt Studio's. The RF stalk was one of BKBT's awesome aluminum stalks!
-The Chest, Shoulder, and Leg armor were made out of Sintra and painted with Silver Leaf RnB. I used Mirax's methods for the cod piece and kneepads!
-The Gauntlets were Vacuum-Formed copies of resin gauntlets I bought off of Ebay. The resin was just too darn heavy. Of course, these copies are for personal use only.
-The Jumpsuit was a modified Sears Roebucks coverall. It originally came in dark navy blue, so I had to lighten it a bit. I used several packs of Rit Color Remover and bleached it several times to do this. It's still too darn dark, but it's passable.
-The Vest was made out of dark blue vinyl. I cut out the patterns myself based on a vest I had. My mom was kind enough to sew it together for me. Thanks, mom!
-The Inner Belt/Holsters were made out of shoulder leather found at Tandy (Thanks for the tip, Mirax!). I carved the shapes for the holsters out of balsa wood blocks, and wet formed the leather over the shapes. They turned out fairly well, I think.
-The Braided Belt was made out of braided polyester rope shoe gooed onto a piece of vinyl, then spray painted with Rustoleum Leather Brown.
-The Ammo Belt was also made out of shoulder leather. I pretty much used Mirax's methods for making it. Thanks again!
-The shoes were Deer Stags I bought at the Shoe Pavilion. I used Jango Bear's method of attaching the shoe armor. The heal of these shoes were too thick to install the snaps I had. :facepalm
-Last but not least, the Jet Pack was an MLC Arena jet pack! I used Seeker's paint scheme for it, except for the light blue. I wasn't able to find Federal Blue, so I used Rustoleum Country Blue. It was a bit too light, but after weathering it slightly, it looked a lot better. The harness was one of BKBT's and it worked beautifully!
Now, to finish off the details!
