Mass Effect - Shepard Cerberus & Alliance Uniform Costume

As many of you know, Mass Effect is my favorite game of all time. Back in 2011, I wanted to get back into cosplay and I couldn't think of anyone better than Commander Shepard. I didn't want to make armor (mostly because I was intimidated by it at first) so I went the casual look. Both ME2 and ME3 jackets were made by my friend Gena at Eccentric Tortoise Cosplay.

ME2 Cerberus Shepard costume was completed in May of 2011

and worn at SDCC 2011, Wizard World Chicago 2011, Wizard World New Orleans 2012, 

E3 2012, SDCC 2012, Dragon Con 2012, MomoCon 2013, Mobicon 2013, and C2E2 2014.

ME3 Alliance Shepard costume was completed in May of 2013

and worn at SDCC 2013, MechaCon 2013, and DragonCon 2013.

ME2 Cerberus Shepard Completed Photos: 

Garrus Vakarian cosplayer is Ammnra Creations

 ME3 Alliance Shepard Completed Photos:

Photo by Atlanta Fashion Police

Red Dwarf - Arnold Rimmer & Kristine Kochanski Costume

Arnold Rimmer costume was completed in October of 2012

and worn at Wizard World New Orleans 2012.

Kristine Kochanski costume was completed in July of 2013

and worn at San Diego Comic Con 2013.

Arnold Rimmer Completed Costume Photos: 

 Kristine Kochanski Completed Costume Photos:  

 

David Lister is cosplayed by Ammnra Creations

Individual Components:

Patches were purchased at ChoctawStitches on Etsy

Firefly - Jayne Cobb Costume

This costume was completed in April of 2013
and worn at Mobicon 2013, DragonCon 2013, and Wizard World 2014. 

I absolutely love Firefly and my favorite character is without a doubt the bring a grenade to a knife fight mercenary, Jayne Cobb. Yet it wasn't until I saw the Karen Hallion drawing (posted below) 

that I actually wanted to cosplay as Jayne.

Drawing by Karen Hallion

 At first I replicated the drawing... 

And then I decided to make it my own...

Photo by Rogue Pixels Photography

Individual Components:

Available for purchase at Stars & Spikes

Available for purchase at Stars & Spikes

Available for purchase at Stars & Spikes

Available for purchase at Amazon - Firefly Blue Sun T-shirt

Mass Effect - M-92 Mantis Prop

I knew immediately that I wanted to make the Cain. So I started with a Nerf N-Strike Recon CS-6 Dart Blaster and began modifying it from there. The end result took nearly two months, about 300 hours of work, and a bunch of mistakes but it looks fantastic. (At least I think it does.)

And the best part... IT STILL SHOOTS FOAM DARTS!
Yup! That's right! Because I didn't disable any of the Nerf parts, it can still shoot!

This prop was completed in August of 2012

and brought to DragonCon 2012, Wizard World New Orleans 2012 

and Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention 2013.  

Completed Photos:

Photo by Sci-Fi Photo Guys

Photo by Atlanta Fashion Police

Supply List:

I used a  Nerf N-Strike Elite Rampage as the base.



For the transformation I used:

•   3/4" PVC pipes and couplings
• Pressboard
• DAS Air Hardening Modeling Clay White 
• Great Stuff Expanding Foam 

Reference Image:

Progress Photos: