Now that Metrocon is over, hopefully we can get back to posting more things. 😂
But I figured I'd share what I've been working on the past month or so! We decided to do a Lethal Company cosplay group for the con but we couldn't just be any squad in orange jumpsuits—We needed to make some props! So I picked a snareflea that I could wear on my head. :D
BEHOLD THE FLEA.
I used a 3D model of the flea to proportion out the pattern and kind of winged it from there.
I didn't get a ton of in progress pictures, but I'm proud of the meaty paint job. The fabric was originally white. 😂
Twinkie providing her emotional support during this intricate process.
He turned out so cute. 😭❤️ He has magnets in his little jowel bits and his tail, and also a hook and eye to keep him curled around the head. His underbelly is some super plush fleece for ultimate cuddles.
The finished product! (yes that is a circuit beehive next to me 😂 Fuuma will be posting about it soon.) Thanks so much to @therepo-man for the picture! We had a blast running around in this cosplay. :)
Met up with other lethal company cosplayers at Katsucon 💛
Made my helmet out of foam, sadly didn’t have time to get rid of the connection points by adding foam clay and sanding, that will happen by the next I wear this outfit.
My tripod's angle made the helmet look weird BUT!!!
Guess who forgot to post on tumblr again!!! (This time with bonus video content!!!)
I was really hoping to get this done way sooner but, winter weather lmao.
I'm not gonna have a chance to wear it for a few months but I am very happy with how it turned out.
It feels a little weird doing a non-tokusatsu cosplay but it's the same ilk.
From the way I knew I was doing the straps I decided against a vip employee badge, and left some things feeling a little jank on purpose because well, it's lethal company.
The helmet like the rest of mine was 3D printed, dude was selling the model for 4$ and shut his etsy down shortly after but I think it turned out good!
I couldn't get a blue tint on the oustisde of the visor to look good but, what'cha gonna do.
When no one asked for a slime girl based on the Hygrodere Slime from Lethal Company and you got it anyway- good soup. Don’t worry, the Bracken is next and has digigrade legs.
Also the jarred slime is for sale on my merch s!te. Yea. I went there.
Just went to Cosmatsu last Thursday here in the Philippines with a cosplay no one would know... Until Lethal Company added a Mask Entity so I was attacked by people going "Omg Lethal Company! Can I take a picture?"
... I had... my suit print... like this
And yet I still get mistaken ALSFJNADSFKJNADSF
No hate on Lethal Company but damn, the timing of me making the mask and them updating the game lmao
I do imagine 035 being offended by being mistaken by some other character like
Metrocon was a blast! But we were working on our costumes up to the last second so it is only post-con that we can share what we were doing 😂 As soon as we decided to cosplay Lethal Company, we were coming up with which props to carry. I immediately latched on to the hive. 1) It's adorable 2) it has led to so many hilarious and despairing deaths that I can't help but think of it first. It's a perfect "Do it for the company!" kind of prop.
Behold the Bee hive!
I went full-tilt middle school prop for this thing. I believe paper mache is an underrated prop option. It costs almost nothing, it's sandable (not that I did much of that; what is time?), it's strong, it takes paint great, and you can build onto it easily if you want the outside to be something a little more refined. I have, in the past, fiberglassed and XTC'ed over a paper mache base. Both work. But I didn't do that for this hive.
Instead, I went to party city and bought the cheapest balloon pack I could find. In classic elementary fashion, I paper mached over a balloon (2 layers), then popped the thing so I had a sphere to work from. I did not cover the bottom of the balloon. There's a 6 inch diameter hole at the base so that it sits without rolling and so I can shove stuff inside. Because yeah, I did shove my flashlight in there a couple times. I only have so many hands.
I cut empty paper towel rolls in half and used an x-acto blade to cut slits in them, then hot glued them around the sphere to give it the comb shape from the game. I mached over the rolls, about 3 layers, then did a layer of wood filler and sanded to even things out just a smidge and fill gaps.
All of the paint were acrylics. I used 3 shades of yellow in awkward stripes to mimic the changing, uneven shades from the game. Then black with a tiny brush to make the combs. Absolutely no measuring went into this thing; it's all eyeing and vibing while listening to Adventure Zone 🤣
We bought two strings of bee lights to cover the outside. The battery packs went inside the hive with the switches toward the opening so I can easily switch the strings on and off while holding it normally. The bees were hot glued in place, of course.
And if you saw me between photos at the con, you know I was tossing this hive around and putting it down everywhere, including on top of my helmet. The thing was sturdy and balanced and everything I needed it to be to survive a day at the con.
Thanks to @therepo-man and @quintdophoto (On Insta) for the con photos! Ngl, I think it's the coolest shit when you can see the bees reflected in my helmet visor.
I spent so long balanced on one foot because you gotta grab the hive and book it or you're not doing Lethal Company right, right? 😂
I had lot's of fun at Supanova Comic Con(29th - 30th of June, 2024), I'm glad to have my Team Fortress 2 RED Pyro costume ready for this and had met some awesome people.
[ My favorited picture is Pyro 'axing' a question to the Lethal Company employ, their costumes are cool beans! ]