Hey everyone! I'm Mark, part of Garrison Cardia (SL-9640) and the Rebel Legion as 'JediMasterMark'. With the release of Nihilus in Galaxy of Heroes, I remembered how cool this character was so I've decided to add him to my costume library.
I'm working on the KOTOR version.
First off the materials. I've got this wonderful soft cotton black material. Here's a shot of it on the roll and then against my pasty pale self. (I was using this for my Palatine build but I'm nudging that aside for the moment).
It's wonderfully soft and hopefully works as 'opaque' enough, as I can't see through it. In reading here, I see where the material has wiggle room because of lack of texture in KOTOR's age.
So with this (I can never slow down), I started working. I made a standard tunic from the Simplicity 5840.
Then I created the skirt with 4 yards of this material (time to head back for another roll of it before continuing on) and following the tutorial on Pam's page, made a circular loop on the top for a belt. Here's the mock-up on the mannequin:
Gathered enough?
Once done, I put it on with my boots (my wife said I looked like such a pretty princess) and had her pin the location of the sole of the shoe so I can hem it.
Finally, measured out in equal lengths to get the right height overall (I'm quite tall). I'm thinking once cut and hemmed, I'll stitch up the back to about 6" from the buckle and then just step into it like you might a hakama.
Next question: The mask. While I could go the route of sculpting or even molding foam, plasti-dip, etc. I'm really thinking about just buying one. I have a great quality resin Sith Acolyte from XCoser, what do you guys think of their offering? Any other suggestions?
Thanks for reading and feedback!!!