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Garrus
Vakarian from Mass Effect 2
I
have been planning to make this costume for a long while
and will offer some by commission in the future. I decided
to make him as he looked before scarring and the giant
bandage (yeah, the scars are pretty cool just not a
fan of making prop bandaids). I also made the Mantis
sniper rifle as seen in ME2.
This video shows the lighting better
Garrus Vakarian Mass Effect 2 Costume Armor Cosplay Replica
"Scoped
and dropped!"
I
made this costume from scratch based on the Mass Effect 2
character Garrus before he takes the rocket to his face. I
will have more pictures posted on my website (mywickedarmor.com)
in the near future. And yes, I plan to make a few more of
these. Please contact me if you are interested.
This
Garrus project was a bit more difficult than I thought it
would be. The costume has at least 75 LED's on/in it! But
the lighting is one of the things that attracted me to this
costume. I especially enjoyed the eye gear. Photos and videos
just do not capture how neat the eye piece looks. I think
the whole costume requires nine 9V batteries if you want the
lights to work for a few hours. Fortunately, the armor is
very lightweight, including the massive chest piece which
I designed to split into two pieces for shipping and transport.
And I am aware that Garrus does not have a tail- I just forgot
to attach the butt plate strap before the indoor video.
A
few people have asked how long it took to make. That's hard
to say since I worked on it in spurts. I am a quick sculptor,
but there was a lot of time involved in moldmaking, paint,
and assembly. The work was done over the span of a few months.
Some
people have asked about the comfort of the feet. After DragonCon
I decided it would be better to reduce the angle of the support
structure. It was at an angle similiar to a high heel at first,
but this starts to get uncomfortable after an hour and almost
painful after 2 hours of standing. I reduced the angle a lot
and still get the same effect. It is very comfortable. I could
even imagine walking a parade route in these feet on a cool
day. I slip my feet with shoes on them into the spandex socks
and strap them to the support structure on the inside. Props
to all the ladies who wear high heels.
This
costume has been featured on the following sites:
