Any 40k Cosplayers?

By Stabby Mgee. 07/02/11, 12:38 am

I'm currently in the process of making my (first ever) costume for WellyGeddon, I'm going as "Try Again" Bragg from the Gaunt's Ghosts series. I thought it might be fun to enter the Cosplay Contest, but I'm far too chicken sugar honey iced tea to go up on stage alone. Is there anyone else planning to enter the contest with a 40k costume who'd be keen to enter as a group?

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Mischa is a HUGE 40K Costumer! You should see the awesome sugar honey iced tea she has made! Maybe she could help Very Happy

By Cookie Monster. 07/02/11, 11:01 pm

Sorry bro you're a year too early.
I was thinking (if circumstances allow) about doing a 40k or fantasy battle costume for next year.

However, I'll still cheer for you this year.... orz

By Kitten Slave. 08/02/11, 07:49 am

Lol, yup, Mischa is our resident sexy commissar.
whee

By Cookie Monster. 08/02/11, 04:01 pm

Actually, now that I have more brain function the an amoeba today: How are you going about your heavy bolter?

I have an plastic ammo chain with bullets lying around from a Storm Bolter I never made that I could lend/sell to you.

Spoiler:

It's about 68"/170cm long and each bullet is on a clip so the chain length is adjustable.

By Stabby Mgee. 08/02/11, 05:17 pm

Weird that you knew I was making a heavy bolter, given that Bragg's standard weapon is an autocannon. As for the construction I'm sort of winging it, I started with a cardboard box and a few 3d renders off the net then I just added bits on as I figured out how to make them, right now it's basically just the skeleton, it's dog ugly at the moment but once I've papier mached and painted it it should look great. It's an astartes pattern heavy bolter, there's no way I'm lugging it around Armageddon without a decent handle.

As for the ammo chain, thanks for the offer but those bullets are too small and too pointy to be heavy bolter rounds. I'm making a box magazine so that only part of the casings are visible, but I'm using tin cans for them. If I'd made an assault cannon like I originally intended those would have been perfect, god-damn hindsight.

By Cookie Monster. 08/02/11, 07:05 pm

The bullets are 3/4"/1.8cm - they're pretty big shells; About the same diameter as the replica boltgun bolt which was released a few years ago. I only suggested as it would look more imperial guard-ish & plus it'd be more bad-ass; like the Gunnery Sergeant Harker model.

Spoiler:

By Stabby Mgee. 08/02/11, 08:04 pm

An ammo belt would definitely suit the guard better, in fact that pic has given me an idea of how I might be able to make one, depending on how many rounds I can make.

By Mischa. 10/02/11, 08:08 pm

I love the Gaunt's Guards books! (but I love the Cain ones more naughty

)

If you haven't found them yet, I found the Obscurus Crusade forums really great for help and critique with my 40K costumes.

By Stabby Mgee. 12/02/11, 02:38 am

Thanks, hadn't stumbled across them yet, just created an account, should be very helpful.

By l33t_p3ngu1n. 13/03/11, 10:29 pm

I'd be keen to join you as 'Mad' larkin if you still want to do the group thing

By Stabby Mgee. 16/03/11, 07:59 pm

Sure, how are you planning on doing his uniform? also do you know what the tattoos are supposed to look like?

By l33t_p3ngu1n. 16/03/11, 10:00 pm

I was thinking standard black BDU's from comrades or trademe for the uniform not too sure about the camo cloak. I'm too sure about the tattoos but i'm rereading the first 3 books so it should be easy enough to find out

By Stabby Mgee. 17/03/11, 06:17 pm

Sweet, do you know how much the BDU's cost at comrades? I'm a student so I'm kind of on a budget lol.

Also, does anyone know where I can find kraft foam in Porirua or Wellington?

By Mischa. 17/03/11, 07:55 pm