New Komamura Armor and FANTASTIC pics!

[furtech]

[Okay, so these won't be in chronological order: I'm just so excited by these pictures by lionboogy !]

Background: I made the mistake of mixing metallic powder tints with latex to coat the armor the first time. Latex is cheaper and easier to work with than tool dip, but unfortunately I discovered that metal powder tints cause latex to rot incredibly fast-- like less than a month and most of the armor was a gooey mess. I am nowhere -near- the prop-master that Lionel is and I'd been putting off re-doing the armor for some time. Anime L.A. came up and I had some time, so I used that to propel me into production again.



This time I made improvements over the original helmet and shoulder guards: I let the ribbing go across the eye-hole (with a lot of careful checking to make sure I still had -some-vision, as I wear the fox head under the mask and I have to be able to see through two teeny sets of holes). This time I made the fancier version of Komamura's shoulder guards: they're more ornate and curvy. And I hemmed the hakama (so I didn't have to hike them up like a nun when I walked). Overall I'm very happy with how they turned out!

Another incentive to get Komamura finished was that waynekaa agreed to do Komamura's Vice-Captain, Iba. Naturally he did a fantastic job on that character and the wimmen were all over his studly bare chest!

Here's what the two characters look like in the Manga:



Wayne and I ran into Lionel at the con and we were very fortunate that he had time for an impromptu photo shoot! They turned out fantastic and really made our costumes shine! Thanks again, Lionel!!!

Here are more pics:
Komamura and his loyal aid, Iba

Comments

[mythos-amante.livejournal.com]

Wowww! Aside from the fact that it is MOST EXCELLENT cosplaying, this may be only the second time I've seen someone wearing TWO masks at once. (the other is Wepawet!) That's just NEAT!

What an awesomecool mindtrip! It's always been a fascinating idea to me, to have someone remove one mask just to show another. I get some mask influences along those lines through the transformation masks of the Haida peoples of Northernmost North America.

Babble aside, GREAT job on pulling it off! It looks superb!

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I loved the challenge that the character presented. At first I thought he was a fox-headed guy with a box on his head, but after watching the anime/reading the manga, I found out he was more complex in many ways than I had expected.

[desertcoyote.livejournal.com]

Those look awesome!

[neogeen.livejournal.com]

Oh friggen WIN. Most excellent cosplay there sir!

[lacy.livejournal.com]

Great job as usual, the photoshoot turned out fabulous. :)

[crocuta.livejournal.com]

Wow, awesome work and the photography is beautiful!

[hoshikaji.livejournal.com]

Lance, your new armor and top make me cry with happiness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And who IS that charming young lad next to you? Why is he wearing sunglasses....indoors?

[waynekaa.livejournal.com]

what a kook that guy is.
wearing sunglasses in doors.
is his future so bright, he has to wear shades?

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Boh-haha!

[kyubikitsy.livejournal.com]

Wow!! You guys look AWESOME!!!!

I'm so far behind in the manga.. Haven't even gotten to Komamura's entrance. I just got the crossed-arm laughing thing a couple months ago. XD;

[waynekaa.livejournal.com]

wow kits is so behind *_*

[brokkentwolf.livejournal.com]

You got the poses down. :)

[mognetcentral.livejournal.com]

Seriously, Lance, those new shoulder guards rock my socks. You guys look quite the awesome.

[theome.livejournal.com]

Komamura Taicho totally rocks my socks.

[jonnywoof.livejournal.com]

The armor looks incredible. May wonders never cease.. :)

[theassassinnox.livejournal.com]

I don't know the characters at all, but the costumes are lovely. Thank you so much for sharing!

~S

[spunkywulf.livejournal.com]

Oh my God that fox head. I know I've seen brief glimpses of him before, but he's still so gorgeous. Are there any other shots of him that show off the detail and the airbrushing you did? He's so durn lovely!

BTW, the most amazing feat of all is you being able to see through the fox head's eyes and THEN another set of the eye holes on the buckethead mask thing. I'd be bumbling around like a crippled mummy.

[whiteyfawks.livejournal.com]

Love the armor. It makes those lovely 'wooshing' noises simply by looking at it. :)

[typographer.livejournal.com]

*stands in awe of your mad costuming skills*

^_^

[pikacello.livejournal.com]

AHHHHH ::death::
YOU LOOK SO AWESOME AND SO DOES WAYNE!!!!!!
WEll, what's new, I guess XD
If you get any cooler you'll explode!!!!!