Hello hello! I've started on my fem! Hiccup cosplay from HTTYD 2. So of course I wanted to blog about it :) I was tempted to call this a tutorial, but a proper tutorial
would have helpful information like an accurate supply list and a pattern. I can’t
be bothered to make a supplies list, and my pattern looks like this:
Helpful, right?
(I looked at the reference pictures and drew some shapes, then I used the paper to protect my desk from glue. Classy.)
So instead of writing a tutorial I’m going to link
the reference photos I used.
Then show you a lot of pictures, try to explain what I did, and call it a
production diary.
Sounds cool?
One more thing before we get cracking:
I’d just like to say that I don’t have much experience with foam. I made a belt
out of the stuff for my Robin cosplay, but that’ pretty much it. Also I’m
broke, and I only decided that I was really going to do this
the day I did it.
Bottom line: There is probably a better
way to do what I did, but I’ll becha there isn’t a cheaper way.
First things first.
I started by looking at reference pictures and cuting out the pieces for the crown of the helmet.
Then I pulled out my glue gun and hot glued it all together.
(Ignore the freaky dead-eyed stare)
I fixed the top of the eye holes and added the bottom of the eyeholes.
(Also I glued the green piece to the bottom of the eye holes. However it wasn't straight so I had to cut it off and try again.)
I cut and glued the bottom of the mask. See what an odd shape it is?
I fixed it by heating it up
(holding it in front of my heater
(you can see it in the background))
and then putting on the helmet and pressing it to my face.
(When you do this don't heat it up too much
otherwise you can say goodbye to the skin on your face)
OKAY!
Now for the back! If you look you'll see that it
has four tiers that are pointed in the middle.
I folded the foam in half and cut it to shape.
Then I glued the tiers into place.
(Not perferct, the top should have come to a point)
I found a pin on the floor near my desk
so I used it to keep the points in place while I glued the ends.
What it looks like on.
I was so pleased with how it was all coming
together that I took this picture for Facebook.
So classy. Love the colours.
I wanted to renforce the foam so I took these
baby zip ties and glued them on the inside of the helmet.
This is what the inside of the helm looks like.
I didn't want the zip ties to poke my skull so I covered
them with left over pieces of foam.
#crummypic
Okkkaaaayyyy so for the scales
I folded the foam and cut out scale like shapes.
Crazy story:
My glue gun ran out of glue and I was in
the zone
and I didn't want to get up and walk the
10 steps to the closet
to get more so I used the white glue I had
on my desk.
Sandwich!
I knew from my Robin cosplay that to get even colour
I would have to prime the foam.
So prime I did, a bit of white glue and some white paint.
Then I added the little details.
Painted it.
I organized the scales in three rows according to size.
And glued them on.
From start to finish this thing two almost four hours! But you
know, totally worth it!
It's so pretty! I can't wait to start on the rest of the costume :)
