Well, after waiting about four days for the caulk to dry enough to be safe to pick it up, I began the next phase of the build: painting! If you want to see the first part of my post on how I got to this stage, please click here.

But onto this part...

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It has begun! I have started the head.

Here it is sitting on my bookcase drying nicely as I wait for it to be ready for painting :)

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The eighth/war doctor action figure has been revealed! Not only do you get a figure with two heads so it can be either the 8th or the war doctor, you also get 'the moment' box with it :)

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Jagaroth's gun is an important accessory and I don't think the costume would be complete without it. Of course, to cosplay with any weapon there can't be any metal and the weapoon has to be non-functioning. Unfortunately a replica of the Mauser P38 (which is what the gun was) would be quite expensive one would imagine. So I have to make one ( Read more... )

The biggest part of the Jagaroth costume mask is the mono-eye at the centre of his forehead, so I want to work on that first (and while I wait for my styrofoam head to arrive). This is good because it gives me plenty of time to try and get it right; and do a few versions if need be ( Read more... )

I am already planning next year's Armageddon cosplay costume. Yep, this time I'm going to give myself some time so I can get it right and not be in such a desperate rush hoping things arrive on time or trying to make things in a hurry (like the painter's brooch) and being satisfied with whatever I came up with ( Read more... )