With the final touches done on the armour, I began painting the hook with a metallic acrylic paint. I also made the letters stand out more by painting the letters black, but it looks just as good if you keep it silver. I also painted the rod silver to keep it blended in to with the hook. I'm most likely gonna wrap the handle with either grip tape or adherent wrap. (Whichever is gonna be cheaper at this point.)
Now, I didn't forget about the chain and chain spool. Since I have 8 weeks left to finish this cosplay, I'm about to make the chain spool and I a ordered black plastic chain that I can attach to the hook from amazon.
This is a little bit more money so feel free to not even use a chain for your cosplay.
Since I needed a hole in my hook and I don't have access to a drill or even anything to hold the prop down to do it my self, I decided to use a random piece of foam and hot glue it to the bottom. (I probably should have used the cement glue, but I was already using the glue gun for the armour wraps which is explained later.)
I used my dremmel to sand and drill a hole through the middle, heat sealed it, then covered it in mod podge for good measure. I'm most likely gonna use a second layer of lodge podge for safety then paint this part black to blend in with the chain.
I was done painting them, when I came up with an issue as to how to attach the armour without spending more money than needed. Especially since the wrist plate and elbow armour didn't really attach to clothing. I would have used some buckle straps, but I didn't want to risk putting them on too tightly and cutting circulation on those joints. Especially in the middle of a con during the summer.
So I wanted something that could stretch around my wrist, elbow, and shoulder area.
Thats when I realized I had some dark headbands to use!
I basically measeured each one out to fit each joint and worked from there.
The one I used for the wrist plate I folded in half then sewed it together to fit my wrist.
The other two I used as is. Measuring my joint, sewing at the mark, then sewing the remaining piece into the band again making a near perfect circle.
I then hot glued these pieces where I wanted the armour to fit and voila! I could finally put the armour on without having to deal with buying straps. Not to mention headbands are cheap!
So a huge update on the cosplay as I get to the point of finishing the armour and hook and begin working on the shoes, chain spool and chain!
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