#pyro cosplay

[pyrodrawstf2stuff]

My most recent Con cosplaying Pyro!!

PHOTOSHOOT with the Mannco Cosplay Department!!

[othertragedy]

ᵖʰᵒᵗᵒ ᵗᵃᵏᵉⁿ ᵇʸ ᶠᵉʳⁿᵃⁿᵈᵒ ᴹᵉⁿᵈᵉᶻ

HII :D! i can finally show my pyro cosplay that i wore for Halloween.

ᵖʰᵒᵗᵒˢ ᵗᵃᵏᵉⁿ ᵇʸ ᴷᵃʳˡᵃ ᶜᵒʳᵒⁿᵃᵈᵒ

I'm so happy how it turned out! and more so that the flamethrower does work :)

I'm also glad at how many people recognized me lol, one person even asked me if i was dressed as Medic last year 💔💔!(puro conocedor jshfjahfk) However i will never not be a ghostbuster to some!

Other stuff:

The mask is made out of EVA Foam, i made the pattern in blender with the game model. I've painted it with diluted acrylic water since i wanted it to look more smooth.

The inner mechanism for the flamethrower is a very cheap bubble gun :3 Finally, i've made the jumpsuit using the help of YouTube tutorials for the pattern as i've never sewn something with a machine.

[the-snack-that-smiles-back]

This “Spy” shit’s easy

Cosplay gaming

(featuring my little sibling who doesn’t have a tumblr)

[cowgomoo1123]

So um

I started something..

It's coming out REALLY good

Also

FAKE BLOOD TW BELOW

Lollichop :]

If you talk about the mess i will cry

[skywarpedseeker]

my room smells like chemicals again lmao

at least it's not as bad as the spray paint and plasti-dip was but man i am good at making my room smell Not Good

I plan to go to a 'con this weekend so hopefully i can get pics of my cosplay while i'm there, if not i'll get pics later. i want to make a post displaying the full thing and showing process pics

[greetings-from-the-eraser-king]

Pyro had a lotta fun trick or treating

[protowilson]

Nice Pyro cosplay! Any tips on the suit? I've been thinking of making my own, but can't figure out what fabric would drape right but still be, y'know, NOT RUBBER and therefore breathable.

Thanks in advance! :)

Thanks!

Well, there's the rub: finding something that sits right. I wish I could tell you I found something that was breathable, but I used red furniture vinyl, which is a bastard to sew, and to wear is like being slowly roasted in a bag. I had to wear a layer of cotton clothing under is purely to soak up the sweat. I think the first time I wore the outfit, it was something crazy like 36degC (97F) in Melbourne.

A heavier fabric may be a decent alternative. The thickness would probably make it sit a bit more like the rubber suit, while still being breathable.

The suit pattern was actually a modified clown suit that a friend (froggiebecky) helped me with, cos I have no experience re-purposing a pattern. I made it in calico a couple of times until I was happy with the shape and fit before committing to the furniture vinyl.

The charring at the bottom of the legs was done with spray adhesive and charcoal dust.

Unless your boots are well-broken in, blister guard plasters are a god-send. I've shredded the backs of my heels and it's excruciating!

The gloves were chemical gloves, with the finger tips dipped in Plasti-dip, and the cuff was yellow electrical tape. If I could, I would love to be able to latex cast the gloves so they're much more like in-game.

Wearing the Pyro outfit is difficult and exhausting. You have NO skin exposed, so sweating and temperature regulation are big problems. Vision is also on the difficult side, especially in a crowded area, and I would never be able to wear it unless I had my partner with me to help shepherd me through crowds and/or small spaces and stop people from bumping into the flamethrower or the backpack.

In an effort to remain anonymous as part of Pyro's mystique, I would rarely take the mask off where people could see me, which added to the temperature-contol issue. There's also the balance between being hydrated enough, but not so much that you gotta pee every 10 minutes and it takes AGES to get the outfit off in order to do so. Getting the mask on and off was a two person job.

The suit also has the double-problem of being cold to wear in cold weather because there's not much insulation to it - I guess furniture vinyl's not really designed to take temperature into account! I remember standing about for (seemingly) hours for a Guinness Book World Record of 'most cosplayers in one photo' and freezing my ass off. If I was wearing it in the winter, it was more bearable than in summer, and I could even wear a hat without spontaneously combusting.

I don't say this to dissuade you, just to let you know that it can be a difficult outfit and you should take care that you don't overheat - take frequent breaks!

GOOD LUCK!

[greetings-from-the-eraser-king]

TF2 COSPLAY IN PROGRESS I cannot tell u how long it took to make his god dam oxygen tank

The tank took a month and I finished the building part today next comes the painting next things I gotta build are the mask and flame thrower witch my dad says he can help me have fire :D