What I need help with is how to make cheap and lightweight chainmail.
I'm doing this for Ayacon too, so I don't think wool will be suitable due to the heat. Luckily, it's a relatively small amount of chainmail.
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| 12 Apr 2011 - 14:36 | 53906 |
NixieThePixie Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 2010 | Easy to make and light chainmail help Right, I'm cosplaying this guy
What I need help with is how to make cheap and lightweight chainmail. I'm doing this for Ayacon too, so I don't think wool will be suitable due to the heat. Luckily, it's a relatively small amount of chainmail. __________________  |
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| 12 Apr 2011 - 15:11 | 53911 |
KhaosKreator Joined: 04 Apr 2009 Posts: 352 | You can make it your own from wire if expense is an issue:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Chainmail This site has a good overview for how it works. It's very time consuming to do though so keep that in mind when you start. The larger you make the rings the lighter it will be. I've seen people try things with plastic tubes cut into rings, but it has a tendency to just look bad as they don't sand down the cut edges properly. __________________  |
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| 12 Apr 2011 - 17:07 | 53919 |
JaeXD Joined: 28 Sep 2010 Posts: 1023 | Could one buy pre-made rings and use those? Bead shops sell them quite readily. __________________ http://starchildcoffee.blogspot.com |
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| 12 Apr 2011 - 18:31 | 53923 |
| redsmas Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Posts: 4 | No matter what you do it isn't going to be lightweight. Some people I asked said that they used loosely knitted grey jumpers and sprayed them with silver paint. It isn't very accurate but from a distance it can look real. With the right lighting on a photo can make it look real as well. I'm not sure but I think making a real set of mail can take a long time, but its easier than making material costumes. Whatever is best for you I suppose. |
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| 12 Apr 2011 - 19:22 | 53929 |
agi Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 111 | Quote redsmas:
No matter what you do it isn't going to be lightweight. Some people I asked said that they used loosely knitted grey jumpers and sprayed them with silver paint. It isn't very accurate but from a distance it can look real. With the right lighting on a photo can make it look real as well. I'm not sure but I think making a real set of mail can take a long time, but its easier than making material costumes. Whatever is best for you I suppose. or sprayed netting/mesh, i've done that in the past for a quick cheat but the paint does tend to rub off with movement |
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| 12 Apr 2011 - 21:16 | 53948 |
| NixieThePixie Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 2010 | Quote redsmas:
No matter what you do it isn't going to be lightweight. Some people I asked said that they used loosely knitted grey jumpers and sprayed them with silver paint. It isn't very accurate but from a distance it can look real. With the right lighting on a photo can make it look real as well. I'm not sure but I think making a real set of mail can take a long time, but its easier than making material costumes. Whatever is best for you I suppose. Lightweight for mail though... Should be okay as I'm being a lazy sod and not making an entire shirt of the stuff, just making enough for my upper arms. And i'd prolly go with Agi's suggestion if I went down the painting route - wool + cons = death __________________ |
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| 12 Apr 2011 - 22:19 | 53956 |
Pez Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 795 | You can use fabric that's not wool. See Storme's journal entries here, around January. http://www.cosplayisland.co.uk/costume/view/33813
She found a silvery mesh fabric and used two layers of it. It looked convincing enough that at cons people went up to her and asked her how she did it. |
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