GDS I NEED YOUR HELP

[formidophobia.livejournal.com]

I usually prep for Halloween much sooner than this, but whatev. I know a good few of y'all are cosplayers and I wanted some advice for how to replicate the rebreather filters on Jon's mask seen below

I've got the mask itself already, it's just a matter of a minor alteration here and there and HOW DO I MAKE THOSE THINGS JESUS

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[noelleno.livejournal.com]

find a shriner car with spinnas and jack that shit

[formidophobia.livejournal.com]

ROFL

Do you think they would be big enough

[valhalla.livejournal.com]

Looks like showerheads to me..............:3 Icouldhavetoldyouthisinaim

[hackeralastair]

Actually...those could probably be found parts that you can beat up - bum around a hardware store or something? IDK. Bottoms of soda cans?

I mean, I know probably five different ways to custom-hand-make things like that out of air-drying clays and other substances, but why go that far when there are much easier ways to do it? If you can find some kind of object that has a similar appearance - and the correct size - and if it's metal in the first place, that's less painting work to be done.

I may be an elitist but I'm also lazy. :D I like doing things in as few steps as possible and only going the full-on make-it-from-scratch route if I'm completely dissatisfied with any other method.

[temporaltossed.livejournal.com]

They actually look to be the size of tuna cans, maybe you can pound some of those out, maybe use the bottom of soda cans to do the insert pieces? Or smaller tins?

[formidophobia.livejournal.com]

FDNKGD

Hmmmmmmm

If I walked into goodwill and asked for two showerheads I wonder what they would do.

[expletives]

i'm not a huge cosplayer, but i'd say to go to your local red light district and look around the army surplus stores, see if they have any gas masks for cheap

after that it's just a matter of transplanting

[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

down here?

hand you the two showerheads and go back to organizing

[expletives]

............ IF

IN YOUR CITY

THE CHEAP USED CLOTHES STORES ARE IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE STREETCORNERS YOU CAN PICK UP WHORES.........................

MAYBE MY CITY IS THE EXCEPTION.................................................

[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

also, i have no idea what the costume looks like because i caught a glimpse of needle-fingers and freaked out and had to page-down.

could has maybe just face-shot?

[hackeralastair]

GOOD LORD ZERO WHAT IS YOUR CITY

thrift stores are next to the mall here. Or downtown by campus.

[pacifisted.livejournal.com]

...i can walk to the nearest thrift store in 25 minutes

i am not sure what this says :|a

[expletives]

OKAY WELL

IN MY CITY

THEY ARE IN THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT, RIGHT NEXT TO CHINATOWN

AND ABOUT THREE MINUTES FROM THE GAY VILLAGE

WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY

[expletives]

... that you walk everywhere
that's about all it says to me 8\a
i can walk to my thrift stores in about the same time but... they are, as stated, in one of the sketchy parts of town
so IDK

[holeheart]

I think the bottoms of soda cans would be your best bet :|a They might be a LITTLE on the small side in terms of diameter, but they'll give you the look you're going for!

[hackeralastair]

that's....kind of amazing actually XD

[expletives]

my city is the best city and everyone should live on my island

i can get shrimp dumplings and a gay lapdance within half an hour, what can you possibly complain about

[formidophobia.livejournal.com]

Oooohh, a hardware store is a good idea, thank you.

Five different ways? Damn I'm jealous

[formidophobia.livejournal.com]

Ooohhh, I like this idea a lot... I'd probably have to use the...no-razor-edge cans though, I love Jon but I won't cut my face off for nobody

:3 thank you so much!

[formidophobia.livejournal.com]

red...light...




I actually don't know where I would secure any sort of prostitute in this area

I'd probably have to drive to Macon.

BUT I APPRECIATE THE ADVICE THANK YOU MUCH

[expletives]

APPARENTLY IN CITIES THAT AREN'T MINE, THE ARMY SURPLUS STORES ARE NOT INT HE SAME NEIGHBOURHOODS AS THE WHORES

MY POINT STANDS

[ravenrants.livejournal.com]

Pro-tip? Hot glue around the edge takes care of the sharp edges. As does clear tape and puttty if your sculpting the details.

[wrong-sometimes.livejournal.com]

OH- OH! reading a few threads down - you might be able to skip the army-surplus and go to the hardware store. I have no idea how much they cost, but some commercially available breathing masks (for drywalling and working with chemicals) have similar breathing... things.

[formidophobia.livejournal.com]

I quite agree, I might combine it with tuna cans to get the size proper, it depends

I am not taking up welding for one costume though lord

Thank you so much for your advice bb :3

[doubleoohbaby.livejournal.com]

John. In the winter, does your ickle tummy get cold? :|

[formidophobia.livejournal.com]

dfdgnjkdngdg yes, yes it does ;; hard toned prison muscle is not as cozy as fat

Oh! and it's Jonathan, John is a totally different name actually :D

[doubleoohbaby.livejournal.com]

ickle manly goosepimples

[exceedmyself.livejournal.com]

He's too crazy to notice tho :3

[doubleoohbaby.livejournal.com]

SO HARDCORE WITH INSANITY

[brevipennate.livejournal.com]

the speakers from a very small stereo???

[sable-cloak.livejournal.com]

I think someone needs to app Freddy Kreuger and have him stalk the hell out of Jon for stealing his gimmick (http://chud.com/articles/content_images/237/Dream%20Warriors%20N.jpg). XD

If things don't work out, I just recently made my costume mask with some light-weight modeling compound called "Delight". It's really easy to work with and weighs hardly anything.

[exceedmyself.livejournal.com]

xD

[exceedmyself.livejournal.com]

sdnjfnjskf I am getting some incredibly innovative answers here. Thank you bb :3 I'll see if there's anything out in the garage I can gut.

[exceedmyself.livejournal.com]

rofl oh god they could have a bad bromance, they have similar interests, and Jon gets on with the known pedo from home...

Really? :O Do they sell that in hobby stores or did you have to order it?

[hackeralastair]

weeeeeeelll that may be exaggerating, but generally I tell people that when it comes to props and accessories, there's never just one way to do it and there's often many ways. And the "best" way is wholly dependent on your budget, materials, and skills. Some people can afford to make molds and resin-cast everything, I can't.

But a lot of good ideas are floating around here - shower heads, soda cans, cans within cans, I like all of them. It's probably going to come down to just looking at things and comparing the sizes to your face to see which one is the right size and will do the job the best.

[holeheart]

oh hell no, no welding. Superglue works just fine on aluminum and steel. Or epoxy!

omnomnom Halloween cosplay!

[sable-cloak.livejournal.com]

That would be terrifying. Fear gas and Freddy Kreuger. So much for caffeine. (Oof, that's the last thing I want to be think about, is a Kreuger app.)

I bought it at the local Michael's craft store, it says you can paint it, but I don't know how well that works, since I only needed white, and just bought the uncolored type. It worked well for me and holds its shape pretty well. It air dries in a couple days, no baking required.

[brevipennate.livejournal.com]

no problem! good luck (:

[pas-de-ducks.livejournal.com]

Soda cans and spray paint, and a hammer. 8D

...oooh is that a noose around his neck a la Batman: TAS season 4 redesign? man I think that was my favorite version of scarecrow and yes i am incredibly biased due to jeffrey coooooooombs

[formidophobia.livejournal.com]

An excellent idea, thank you!

Well he's had a noose integrated into his costume since before Jason Todd was alive in the comics, so it's probably a callback to them rather than--that Scarecrow

oh god I've got to be honest I deplore the Combs version

[sometimesamuse.livejournal.com]

Honestly? Hit up an auto parts store and pick up some oil filters. To wit:



Just chop off some of the length, if you have to, and paint those suckers.

[formidophobia.livejournal.com]

Holy shit, those look AMAZING. O_O

Thank you so much!

[stealer_ofsouls]

No problem! Not all of them have a black casing, of course, so you're definitely going to want to pick up paint, but look mainly for size. They'll probably run you in the $5 range each, since you don't need to worry about getting a fancy high-performance one or anything.