Construction Notes: There was a lot of accessories and stuff to make for this costume! I bought the wig online. The headband I made of vinyl, covered in silver fabric. It velcros closed. The "armour plate" on the front I made of painted cardstock, with two painted wooden knobs glued on. The "head arrows" I made of wire, covered in batting, covered in green fabric. They're wired into the back of the headband. The sweater I bought online and altered - cut the sleeves off and hemmed it up. I also had to dye it (it was originally white) - it never got to be a very pretty green, but it'll do. The shorts I had, the shoes and socks and fishnets I bought online. The chestpiece/shoulder armour/arm guard is all one piece. I drew up a pattern for the chestpiece and made it out of blue vinyl, with some light blue trim. It buckles in the front. The armguard is attached to it - I made it out of a pillow form cut in half, and covered in khaki material. The metal piece on the end of it was the very last thing I made for it and it sucks - it's the top of a paintcan painted silver and sewn on. The shoulder armour I'm very proud of! It's fiberglass - I used a rubber ball as a base, and used plastic tubing and wooden knobs to make the ridges and stuff on it. Then I painted it several times - once a coat of base silver, and then a gunmetal grey sponged on to give it an aged look. The other arm armour and leg armour I made of various tapegun barrel/sticker barrel parts I got from work, covered in wood putty and painted - wood knobs glued on. The gloves I made of various vinyl scraps. The leg straps I made of the same blue vinyl as the chestpiece - it's rigged to a belt I wear under my shorts that holds all the straps up. They connect to the leg armour with some overall closures. The giant shruiken my dad helped me make - it's made of gatorboard and the two pieces velcro in the center, so I can take it apart and put it back together for shipping. I used marbles as materia. I was very proud of how this turned out. If I were making it now I'd do a few things differently, but I think I did well at the time. I still have all the pieces should I want to wear it again.

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