![]() ![]() The announcement came that there would be a second How To Train Your Dragon, and I believe I was more excited than any child ever was. Special thanks to my mum for some of the ideas and all the help she gave me :3 I’m rather proud! □įor an amateur cosplayer, I think they’re pretty good! Now just to get on with everything else! Can’t wait to get it all finished. Here’s a few pictures of the finished wings. The wings needed to be attached together at the top and bottom, but then that still didn’t work too well. I made straps for my arms, but that failed miserably. When all of the sewing was finally done (quite badly if I’m honest, but only if you look up close) I had to try and find a way to attach the wings to me and keep them attached. Each individual bone part in the wing had to be sewn around to create a more awesome wing effect. We sewed the bottom and the side first so we could turn it inside out and put the frame in before hand sewing the rest. Then finally we cut the material to slide the frame into. Once dry, this layer was quite rough, so I put a layer of newspaper over the top to stop it snagging on the material. Let’s just say the friendly neighbourhood cats got a little too friendly… This was a lot more difficult than it sounds, as my mother forced me to do it outside so I wouldn’t ruin the carpet. Then I made a cheap modroc with old gauze bandages and PVA glue to make the wire frame more sturdy. The overall winner was Toothless! Well I haven’t forgotten, I have been busy!Ĥ metres black scuba diving-like material – £20 (Local Market)Ģ0 metres Garden PVC coated wire – £6.48 (B&Q)Ģ bottles of standard kid’s PVA glue – £2 (Wilkinsons)ģ gauze bandages – (my mum’s medicine cupboard)ĭuct Tape or Brown tape – (from the kitchen in the drawer)Ģ metres thick black elastic – £2 (Local Market)įollowing my rough design, we lay the wire out into the basic shape, and built up the structure from there, securing with tape as shown below: Some of you may remember a while back that I had a little survey on which cosplay to do for Comic Con in May. Then it’s just fine tuning, like trimming down the scales if necessary, or adjusting the angles of the ears.īut here you have it: one Toothless dress, all ready to go! When all of these parts are sewn on, you can attach the eyes. Again, I’d recommend asking someone to help! I found it awkward to align these parts on the hood symmetrically whilst wearing it. ![]() They have scales similar to the ones running down the centre of the hood. I had a fair amount of trouble from the actual ears. They’re quite fiddly, but worth it in the end. You’ll need to cut around these pipe cleaner shapes, then sew pockets for them to slide into. Asking someone else to help you makes life a whole lot easier.Īfter that, start bending your ten pipe cleaners into the shapes of Toothless’ ears and extra sticky-outy bits. Make sure you wear it when pinning the hood on to get it right. ![]() Now you have to sew it to the pre-bought dress. These need to be pinned at regular intervals along the stitching, with the top of the circle facing inwards, between the two hood pieces. You’ll want to sew the two hood pieces together, but not until you’ve cut out several small black semi-circles. I went for the one where he is free-falling in the second film: Take the green foam and cut it into the desired Toothless eye shape. Hem the edges of these pieces, apart from the place where they will join together.Īt any point in this process you can begin making the eyes. ![]() Double the material and cut out, leaving seam allowance as always. The hood took far less time to complete than the wings.īlack, long-sleeved dress – £8 ()īegin by taking your measurements for half a hood shape. University work has delayed its creation massively, but it’s finally coming together in time for London. Almost a year ago I drew up the designs for my Toothless cosplay. ![]()
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