Hello everyone :) as I promised, i am here with some pics of the current status of my Renaisance Festival costume/Wardrobe :) Keep in mind that im not finished with it yet, and that i am still working on the chestpiece area, the shoulderpads, and the armwear, so try not to judge it too harshly at this point lol, it still has quite a ways to go thats for sure :)
Here are the pics i took this morning for you guys :)
These are the leg guards that i was posting about yesterday, they are actually the leg guards that Major League Baseball catchers wear behind home plate, but they look so much like leg armor that i had to buy them lol. I remember asking the employee at Hibbets Sports "Do you have them in black?" a little bit of humor from the movie Batman Begins. The boots are actually thick Rubber work boots that come up to the knee, they arent the shiny kind, they were dull black and steel toed, so i bought them immediately :) You can also see the black cloth hanging down in the front of the waist area from the belt, it's mostly for looks and it seemed pretty cool when i did it, ill see what i can do with it :) The leg section of the wardrobe is basically finished, Ill have to paint over the little Nike symbols that are on the leg guards, and ive been thinking of adding some small chains or something to that effect to them for decoration, we'll see though, any ideas are welcome thats for sure :)
This is the most lacking part of the costume. Ive come to the conclusion that ill most likely be switching the spandex type sports shirt that i am wearing under the shoulder pads, whit a solid black one that i have. The current ones has gray stripes down the sides and kinda clashes with with the spandex sports pants that im wearing, so ill see about that as well. Right now im debating about the color of the shoulder pads. The original silver color isnt that bad, but ive been thinking of seeing what they would look like if they were black like the leg guards, and or possibly a shinier silver color/more like actual armor. Ill most likely be experimenting with it. ive also been looking around for different things to add to the shoulder pads, like spikes, or skulls or something like that. I bought an electric drill this morning so the possibilities are endless lol. chains may look good on there too, ill figure something out :) The main part of this section that is lacking is the chest area and the arms. Im sure thats where most of my work will be going towards as i move along. i have a big imagination, so ill find something that will work. Ill be going to Hibbet's Sports again this weekend and im sure ill be able to find some arm/elbow guards similar to the leg guards i have. If you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free to pass them buy, im all for any kind of help i can get :)
This is probably the easiest part of the costume lol, the cape . It is actually a brand new twin bed sized flat sheet lol. Im planning on actuall cutting the sheet to a better form and size and im also planning on shredding it and holing it up to make it look a bit worn and ragged, like ive been in some serious battles or something lol. I really liked the color of that sheet though, and i think it goes well with the gray of the shoulder pads and the black leg guards and pants/shirt that ill be wearing. I really like the dark red/burgundy color though, so unless anything drastic happens in which i have to alter the entire costume, ill most likely be sticking with it :)
Thats pretty much it for the costume,
HERE IS A LINK TO THE PIC OF PAUL STANLEY'S FACE PAINT THAT ILL BE WEARING WITH THIS COSTUME
http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l109/Yamcha8/?action=view¤t=123pa22.jpg
Ive always been a fan of Paul Stanley, and id suppose using his face paint with mu costume would be paying the ultimate tribute lol.
Well i suppose thats all for todays post, tommorrow ill post pics from a few years ago when i painted my face like Brandon Lee's character from the movie "The Crow" (by Enin's request) lol. I still have them and it will be fun to get people's reactions thats for sure lol.
I hope you enjoyed the post and i thank you for visiting :) if you have any requests or ideas about my costume feel free to let me know :) Thanks again :)
stay strong,
Yamcha
