Hello Kitty: Gears of War

Transistor! this was me in the costume in 2015 with Volpin Props' amazing Transistor sword.

The one part of the costume I cheated on was the Lancer. While I still want to make my own with my time crunch, it was much easier to just buy one.

I took apart the lancer to remove the weights on the inside. They were these super heavy plastic bars to make the gun feel more substantial.

The gun was then painted pink and black with some hello Kitty stencils.

This was one of my first big all EVA-foam costumes. The boots on this were made in such a way that I could wear my normal shoes, and strap into them at a con.

Note to builders, don't use colored markers to do your lines. These would bleed through the paint later

The boots nearly completed

When EVA foam broke onto the cosplay scene in 2010-2012. It changed everything

Fun fact, I took this metal ruler from my high school art class.

one of the big tricks with eva foam work, is to layer your foam. Use both big and small pieces, and vary the sizes and thickness.

I added a little bowtie

This is a very dark photo, but pictured are tons of backpack vinyl strapping and clips. These are amazing tools for costume assembly and strapping. I buy them now in bulk

The chestpiece nearly complete. This was about a week before the convention.

Didn't know to do foam circles, so I just used some bits of wood.

Coated in a few layers of plastidip.

I still have a ton of pink spraypaint