Demon Hunter Helmet

I altered the the designed a little, since the resolution of the concept art of this feature was a bit undefined. I wanted to add a bit more edges to the horns and detailing in the back. 

I had no idea how to begin this build process, so I did what I know best - cardboard. 

And then wrapped the cardboard mock up with worbla. Sine the look of the helmet is forged it works great with this slightly uneven surface. Still a way to go, but we are getting there. 

The horns were expanding foam base (see horn for the pauldrons). 

Then the horns were carved out and covered in masking tape. 

To get a different texture on the helmet than on the pauldron horns I added Glue gun glue around and round the horns (took forever). Then They were spray painted gold and heavily weathered with brown acrylic paint. 

Back to the base of the helmet, testing horns, not happy yet. 

Details added. 

The base was painted the same way as the horns. 

To attach the horns I have embedded 5 mm nuts in the horns and secure them with 5 mm bolts. I have even made a youtube video explaining and showing how to take them on and off. 

Looking good. 

Automatic crossbow - Demon Hunter

For my stage show I needed something with a "WOW factor", and an automatic crossbow would be amazing.

Photo: Blizzard.com

You can see the crossbow in the cinematic trailer, at about 2:20

But to be able to make it open automatic at stage I needed a spring mechanism. This cheap umbrella open automatically when the release button is pressed. Hmm, I can definitely use this. 

Because of the mechanism I had to redesign the prop, so it could move freely along the axis. That means that the awesome horns that swirl around the extended " arms must be tweaked.

Let's go! I started by stripping the umbrella and adding cardboard details as a skeleton and a little foam to build up the form. After every bit I added I tested to see if it could still be opened and closed.  

Thin foam strips (2 mm) were added to created the ornamented details. 

YES! I can still close it. 

To keep it lightweight and cheap I used cardboard to create the scales of the horns. 

The only part of the bow where I have used worbla is the skull face on front, since the form was so organic. The worbla sheet was sculpted by hand to get the shape I wanted. 

More movement tests

Then I need to slap some paint on it and add a few LED ;)

In the end the prop turned out great :D And if you want to see it in action, here is a youtube video of the spring effect. 

Demon Hunter - painting and detailing armor

So all of the parts of this costumes is now done and ready for paint. See here for build tutorials; Chest plate, leg armor, pauldrons, helmet, Shield and bracer. 

Worbla needs to be primed. To get a smooth surface you need about 10 layers of gesso or a thick layer of wood glue. Since I wanted a rougher surface for my "steel forged" armor I didn't have to prime so much. And this time I even used a spray filler (mostly for cars) in two layers. For some details I added glue and gesso to even out imperfections. 

Then I spray painted all parts (this saved me a lot of time). I altered by spraying dark grey metallic and misting silver and gold over that as a baseas a base. Several metallic hues gies more depth to your paint job. 

So many techniques.
Then it is time for details, weathering, battle damage, hightights and clear coating. 

First up I painted all teh gold parts with a brush. And took my dremel and added battle scars.

Here you can see on the right the same thigh with weathering (black paint smudged on) and on the left with both weathering and highlights (with a silver marker). 

The gold was also hightlighted with a gold marker. 

Lastly I sealed all the details with a clear coat. 

Really flat people on our beds (Next to mine is Karin Olava's Hunter from Destiny)

Hehe, I thought this was funny

Now that all the armor parts are done, maybe I should make a post about the textile parts of the costume and how it is attached to my body. 

Demon Hunter Cosplay

The first edition of the costume it done and here are a few photos. 

Photo by H. Nyhus 

Photo by H. Nyhus 

Photo by H. Nyhus

 Photo by Nils Katla Photography

Photo by Nils Katla Photography

Photo by Nils Katla Photography

Photo by Nils Katla Photography

Photo by Filip Pilthammar

Photo by Filip Pilthammar

The result was 22 different armor pieces, most I have ever made before. See for build tutorials here; Chest plate, leg armor, pauldrons, helmet, automatic crossbow Shield and bracer.