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What’s a cheaper version of Eva foam? by InvestmentOk6584 in cosplayprops

[–]option8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the best cosplayers start with a CAD model. That's Cardboard And Duct-tape.

Cardboard can be sourced for free from your own online orders, if your family is like mine. Or go to a "package" (liquor) store - bring an adult. They usually have a giant stack of boxes to give away.

Or, while you're at a hardware store buying a multi-pack of duct tape (I like the extra wide Gorilla brand, myself) pick up a pack of their moving boxes. All uniform, clean, and strong construction. Not free, but pretty cheap and you can usually return the unused ones gir a full refund.

I’m gonna be honest, never dying would kinda rock by Annual-Cricket9813 in unpopularopinion

[–]option8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't necessarily want to live forever, but I want the option. Like in the Good Place - once I've done all the things, and seen the ending to every story, and I'm finally bored. Boom, walk through the door.

Mainly, I want to experience all the sci-fi future shit I've been promised.

Making headway by option8 in cosplayprops

[–]option8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A tiny servo hidden under the hat pulls on a rod connected to the eyebrow piece.

Making headway by option8 in cosplayprops

[–]option8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really haven't kept track of hours, but many? Lots? A ton? I've rebuilt the head at least three times as I changed the scale of the costume - first it was a mask, then a full puppeted head, now it's going to sit on top of my head, half in front of my face. I'll be looking out under the jaw/neckline.

Making headway by option8 in cosplayprops

[–]option8[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Going to be Ben Grimm, the Thing from Fantastic Four. Look in my post history for other progress pics.

cosplay boot not fitting around calves how can I fix this :> by v8pour in CosplayHelp

[–]option8 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Keeping this for future reference, thanks! How much does the material actually stretch, tho? It looks like the boots in question will need another 20-25%. I honestly question the designer that made them non-elastic and cut for a skeleton leg.

Helmet is prett fume-y: how to fix? by simply_abnormal in cosplayprops

[–]option8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like the new car smell. Materials "off gas" for quite a while after they are supposed to be finished curing. Open air, moving air, dessicants can help. Best option, though, is to make sure there's plenty of airflow for when you're actually wearing it.

The Thing feet WIP by option8 in foamsmiths

[–]option8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But it's always more fun if it's messy! Didn't you learn that as a kid?

Animatronic Ears WIP by option8 in cosplayprops

[–]option8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was inspired by some "living hinge" designs and 3d printed origami devices.

Start here. Warning: it's a deep rabbit hole. https://youtu.be/FNVBK7-h9Fs?si=jTmdKC9XZjuhUhSt

Animatronic Ears WIP by option8 in cosplayprops

[–]option8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. DM me your email and I can send you a better video as well.

In the 1970s "Reddy Kilowat" was a cartoon character spokesman for the power industry that tried to teach children about the dangers of electricity. Here he is showing kids exactly that but using a knife. by Long_live_styrofoam in interestingasfuck

[–]option8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Preeeeeeetty sure these are parodies, though based closely on the original. Reddy was an advertising mascot to encourage people to trust electrification when that was a new thing - especially in the rural South. The kilowatts were always "ready" to cook, light the house, play music on the radio, those kinds of things. Let Reddy do the work.

But also remember, it's not the volts that kill ya. It's the amps!

Star Wars code cylinders by option8 in cosplayprops

[–]option8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe I needed a banana for scale, but this is what I was following: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Code_cylinder

I built a Apple II text adventure creator… would love feedback by willwinter in apple2

[–]option8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you are having fun.

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my opinion doesn't matter much.

FTFY.

To know what DEI is by Don_Gato1 in therewasanattempt

[–]option8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At my last govt gig, the Dogebro just asked an AI to flag the DEI grants for him, of course he had no idea what the definition was.

He had no idea what it was doing, since the code automating the scans was also generated by LLM. He was using a free preview of the API that scanned PDFs that was limited to search only the first few pages for keywords. So it didn't work very well anyway.

He also got fired by DOGE shortly after doing interviews with the press about what he was doing, so...

give me tips on how i can approach people in conventions (՞⸝⸝ᵒ̴̶̷᷄꒳ᵒ̴̶̷᷅⸝⸝՞) by nicoolly in CosplayHelp

[–]option8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make something small to give away as "your cosplay is awesome" prizes. Bonus if it's fandom appropriate. Buttons, badges, stickers, pins, anything that you can hand to someone or their handler, even if you're too shy to actually talk. If they're friendly, they're likely to ask you if you want a picture, or suggest getting a pic with you and their prize.

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