How would I create a rule 63 cosplay of Luna?

[Goodra 531]

I'm planning on going as rule 63 Luna to my next anime convention but need help on how I should make the cosplay. Anypony have any ideas? 

[RazzyJam 1,519]

Depends:

1. How much time are you looking to put into it
2. What is your budget
3. How flexible are you with design ideas?

I just recently did something that I will be taking to Bronycon that is *kind of* an r63 on Vinyl Scratch. I basically made an iron man suit, with a few modifications, and painted it DJ P0N3 colors. 

Also glowsticks and speakers. Lots of glowsticks and speakers.

I will never tell if it works or not!

 

it does

 

 

For a Luna cosplay, You might be able to do something similar. The easiest thing I can think of doing is essentially making a Medieval suit of armor (possibly papercraft/fiberglass method, while it is cheap and easy) You could even make your own cape for it, and it could turn out really cool. Pasta-bly make a giant crown thingy for it too...

Then get a nerf sword. 

 

Again, I'm just throwing ideas at the wall here to see what sticks. Let me know if I can help in anyway!

[TomokoKuroki 1,707]

I would also pay a lot of attention to the small details too. for example you can have your entire costume down, but if you don't use contacts for her eye color for example, you can completely lose the feel of the costume sometimes.

 

I had noticed this with my miku cosplay. Perhaps it was just the people I was around, but when i had my contacts out, people liked it, but when i had my colored contacts in people LOVED IT. It lets you go the full distance doing something as small as that, and people apreciate all the effort you put into it.

 

I am not saying use contacts, it is just my example to show what effect 1 small change can do.

[Goodra 531]

Depends:

1. How much time are you looking to put into it
2.  
3. What is your budget
4.  
5. How flexible are you with design ideas?
6.  

I just recently did something that I will be taking to Bronycon that is *kind of* an r63 on Vinyl Scratch. I basically made an iron man suit, with a few modifications, and painted it DJ P0N3 colors. 

Also glowsticks and speakers. Lots of glowsticks and speakers.

I will never tell if it works or not!

 

it does

 

 

For a Luna cosplay, You might be able to do something similar. The easiest thing I can think of doing is essentially making a Medieval suit of armor (possibly papercraft/fiberglass method, while it is cheap and easy) You could even make your own cape for it, and it could turn out really cool. Pasta-bly make a giant crown thingy for it too...

Then get a nerf sword. 

 

Again, I'm just throwing ideas at the wall here to see what sticks. Let me know if I can help in anyway!

I'm trying to do something similar to Terra from Kingdom Hearts, something that mixes the elements of the past with the elements of the future, specifically, I want to create the armor he's wearing on his left arm but with Luna's colors and style. How can I do this? I also want my cosplay to show off my physique like that muscle shirt Terra wears does. Oh, and I'm willing to put about $100 into it.

I would also pay a lot of attention to the small details too. for example you can have your entire costume down, but if you don't use contacts for her eye color for example, you can completely lose the feel of the costume sometimes.

 

I had noticed this with my miku cosplay. Perhaps it was just the people I was around, but when i had my contacts out, people liked it, but when i had my colored contacts in people LOVED IT. It lets you go the full distance doing something as small as that, and people apreciate all the effort you put into it.

 

I am not saying use contacts, it is just my example to show what effect 1 small change can do.

I want to wear color contacts but I just can't put them in for some reason. Plus I wear glasses but, I'm getting laser eye surgery sometime in the summer and hoping it's before the convention. 

Edited April 10, 2013 by Big Macintosh

[RazzyJam 1,519]

I'm trying to do something similar to Terra from Kingdom Hearts, something that mixes the elements of the past with the elements of the future, specifically, I want to create the armor he's wearing on his left arm but with Luna's colors and style. How can I do this? I also want my cosplay to show off my physique like that muscle shirt Terra wears does. Oh, and I'm willing to put about $100 into it.

Perfect! You can make a full set of armor for slightly under $100 bucks. There is a whole process to doing it. I would suggest looking around on 405th's website, or just googling "papercraft armor" or something like that. That would be a good place to get started.

 

Here is a video supplement that got me started in the armor-making business about a year ago. It helped me a lot, it may be of assistance to you. 

 

Also, how 'artsy' are you?

[Goodra 531]

Perfect! You can make a full set of armor for slightly under $100 bucks. There is a whole process to doing it. I would suggest looking around on 405th's website, or just googling "papercraft armor" or something like that. That would be a good place to get started.

 

Here is a video supplement that got me started in the armor-making business about a year ago. It helped me a lot, it may be of assistance to you. 

 

Also, how 'artsy' are you?

I'm pretty artsy, thanks for the tutorial but I dunno if I have that long to make the armor because the con is three months away.