Recently, a friend asked me where I bought the foam I use for my cosplay armor. I actually get this question a lot, so I thought it deserved it’s own post. I use different types of thickness and density foam depending on what I am trying to make. Color of Read more…
I debuted my Alphonse Elric armor at Anime Los Angeles 2014 to assemble a Full Metal Alchemist group with a few of my friends. All in all, it took about 2 months to finish Alphonse taking my time. As with most of my cosplays, the armor was made out of Read more…
Don’t mind the face… my wife is shy =P. Feels like so long ago, but for Anime Expo 2013 I made my wife (fiancee at the time) a Homura Akemi cosplay as well as the time shield. This was the first cosplay I sewed (it was an experiment!) and Read more…
I was a big fan of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance right after I first played the demo video game and thought Raiden was awesome. How can a cyborg ninja not be cool? This was a new challenge for me, as I have never freehanded a costume before. After a little Read more…
One of the biggest challenges when making foam armor is how to seal and paint it so it actually looks like armor and not “foam with paint thrown on it.” Most of my armor is made out of foam and I have been complimented on how “metallic” it looks. Here Read more…
This is an excerpt from my upcoming Raiden: Metal Gear Rising cosplay tutorial. Although this material is specific to Raiden, the basic knowledge can be used to freehand patterns for any armor or prop. I feel that patterning is so important that (more…)
Stealth Iron Man by Andrew Makes Things
Photo by David Lee, Popular Mechanics
I originally made this post in 2012 for the 2012 Halloween Costume Contest. I surprisingly won one of the (more…)