Kimbot1984
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Costume Photos
Hug
Photo by Mega_Eye 02
Photo by Mega_Eye 01
Finished!
Making the arms 02
Making the arms 01
Costume Information
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| Cost : | £50+ I think! Most I've spent :) |
| Awards : | Cosplay shortlist |
| Time Taken : | A week! |
| Description | |
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| This is a character from the amazing, nautical indie comic by my friend Will Kirkby. I highly recommend it - he sells it every year at MCM expo(and sell well!) http://chamonkee.livejournal.com/ This character is a kick-arse warrior lady called Ashanti. She has a mysterious power of transformation - which she gains four arms! She uses multiple swords in combat and can called amazing beats to aid her. Find out more in 'The Sea'! This was a tough. I've never made a costume with extra limbs before and I wanted them to all move when I moved my own arms. I ended up creating something similar to that of puppets, basically attaching the arms to my own. Each arm had two cardboard tubes for the forearm and upper arm and a soft foam ball for the elbo joint. For the hands, I used the cardboard that came with the gloves I used as a base and padded it up with cotten pads. It was the lightest solution I could come up with at the time. To attach the arms to the body, I bought a black leotard and used the arms for that to accomdate my fake arms and then simply wore a pair of black leggings for my actual arms :) I covered everthing up with the clothing so it was well hidden! All my arms moved together and I scared a number of those pesky free hugs people - ha! | |
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