 TAKASHI SHIROGANE Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 1 Uniform |
| Costume Stats: |
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Costume Completed: 2017 Debut: Katsucon 2017 |
| Convention History: |
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Katsucon 2017 Anime Boston 2017 Anime Boston 2018 Dragon*Con 2018 Katsucon 2020 |
| Photo Castmates: |
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Keith: Majodere |
| Photo Credits: |
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Shiva Photography by Amie E. |
Construction Notes:
I started out by hand drafting a pattern for the pants with custom seams which worked as the detail lines from Shiro's design. I used stretch suiting fabric to assemble the pants and made worbla-wrapped foam kneepads which were directly sewn on. The belt and hip pouches were store bought, but I got an extra long belt and cut off the excess to use as loops to attach the pouches. I also self-drafted a pattern for his vest, which I made out of black fleece and edged with bias tape, and paired it with a grey shirt from Underarmor. For the boots I bought a black pair that were close in shape, then removed and modified the cuff to be more accurate. I used Angela Leather Paint to add the grey details.
The piece that took the longest was Shiro's prothesis; I made a form of my arm using plastic wrap and duct tape, then cut off the form and drew out the patterns in Sharpie. I cut out the pieces and used them to create the shapes in worbla; I tried to use a minimal amount of heat and rely more on bending to keep the curves as smooth as possible. I embedded velcro inside the armor pieces to allow it to attach easily to my arm. For his hand I used a baseball batting glove as a base, and added worbla accents to the top, knuckles, and thumb. All of the parts were gessoed and painted with acrylic and rub n' buff. For his hair, I use most of my natural hair, but spray-in wash out black dye on the top and rub-in wash out silver on the sides. The font is a clip-on set of white bangs from Arda which Majodere styled. I really enjoy wearing this costume, it is comfortable and simple to get into.
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