Costuming: advice/hiring help

[somehedgehog]

Had a quite enjoyable weekend this event at Endgame. I'm hoping someone out there can help me with a vague costume idea I've had.

I want to make what can basically be described as a mecha vest for my mad scientist character.  I'm hoping to create something that creates the impression of a wearable futuristic weapon, with various technological metal

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[allhailkatt]

Oooooooohhh.

That could be fun. I like making shiny things.

[sithlorddarren]

If you're going with the tactical vest, you could maybe replace some of the pockets with buttons/switches and/or lit containers. You could replace a pocket with a sound sensitive light like the one that you have on your big gun (Henceforth known as Vera).

I think some tubes that run from the back to some kind of gauntlet device would look very cool. However they may constrict your movement unless you give them a lot of slack.

I'll have to think more on this when I'm less exhausted.

[allhailkatt]

I think one of the tricks to keeping a decent silhouette will be focusing on the shoulders, and stream-lining the sides. Larger gloves and shoulders, goggles and goodness to match, with a comparatively-slimmed waist, will look good and prevent the Mecha-Cow syndrome. Probably.

[last_real_angel]

Hi-
I'd like to introduce myself as Jonah's technological fashion designer. We can talk about it on Friday of what we have and can do... or beg someone to sew on...

[beled_el_djinn]

Really, what we need to do is get you a costume like Scalphunter's. Although maybe with out the pirate boots. ...yeah. Marvel in the 80's.

[pixel]

I think a better underlying vest would be something like this:

MOLLE Universal Vest (similar style can be found by searching for "combat webbing" or "combat vest")

It'll give you a military looking underlayer that can be adjusted to at least somewhat fit your figure, and it has *lots* of attachment points for various additions.