Mobias' uniform in progress

Equipment Uniforms
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Heyo, just wanted to share my first costume-in-progress. It began as a Halloween project and has now evolved into a cosplay for Atlanta’s MomoCon in two weeks.

Firstly the patch, a velcro-backed one from Katarra.

The ‘no-ghost’ patch, however, was bought from a foreign seller on eBay. The gloves are neoprene working gloves from Home Depot.

A little gadget I’ve had for quite some time. It’s supposed to be a calculator/contact book/corded phone and mini-journal all in one, but the only thing that works any more is the phone, surprisingly.

More gadgets! From left-right: pocket FM radio, camera/cell phone case, cell phone case, and gizmo (dubbed ‘the Scanalyzer’). Yes, my belt is the wrong colour, but I like the olive look. It’s the little customizations that make one stand out : )

Again, another inaccuracy, my boots. I couldn’t find real boots like the ones they wear in the films, but when I saw these for $3 in a thrift store, I figured they were better than my converse sneakers. They’re also very comfortable, and I can easily wear them for days at a time.

Rocking the whole uniform. The gun hasn’t been painted yet, but I’ll be doing that tomorrow and attaching it to the pack as soon as I finish it.

And now, video!

Yes, my pack is incredibly inaccurate, but it was just a really quick, cheap build for Halloween. The vacuum hose has since been removed in favor of the painted NERF gun seen above. Still, considering it was my first pack ever and I made it in just a couple of days out of stuff I had had lying around, I’m pretty proud of it.

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Well personally the only thing I dislike is those boots… you can go to like Walmart or target or any camping store and pick up a decent pair of boots… they just look like rain boots to me.

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Yeah, I know they’re awful, but again, $3 and all the ones I saw at Wal-Mart were like $40. I’m just not prepared to spend $40 on something I’ll only wear to conventions or costume parties. When I get some money, that tune may change, but for a convention less than 2 weeks away, these boots will do. : )

Anyhoo, been disassembling my blaster so I can paint it today, as well as my thrown-together goggles. Hopefully I’ll have pics tonight : D

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Here’s the modifications to my pack I’ve made so far. I wouldn’t call it an overhaul, but it’s definitely busier with my own flair added.

Firstly, here’s my blaster: a NERF Stormfire blaster, found in Dart Tag ‘Capture the Flag’ packs.

Same gun, after sanding to remove the logos and warnings:

Painted aluminum silver as a base, and then went over again in black to give it a used-so-much-the-black-paint-is-coming-off feel.

Finally made a frame to mount it on, made from PVC pipe. I wanted to mold and contour it like an actual ALICE frame, but my grandfather (who assisted me) was hesitant to do so.

I present the Proton Buster Mk. I:

Added some kind of metal switch cover I found near my school’s greenhouse (I asked before I nicked it :wink: )

My grandfather had some caution ribbon left over from when he worked construction, so I decided to use it to cover up an unsightly crease in the cardboard on the left-hand side:

A better-lit photo of the new frame. We cut a section out of the box (which, incidentally, originally contained my flight suit from GhostbusterFans :3) so I could access the lights for the cyclotron.

We originally made a big-ol’ hole on the bottom right for the original ‘blaster’ (vacuum hose and attachment). Now that I have the proton buster, I decided to cover it. So, I used some aluminum paint on some scrap cardboard, printed out a warning label (from HProps), and used some screws to help the authenticity. I only used two, one in opposite corners, but I may fix that. The PVC that used to be my holster is now a caddy for my blaster cord.

We made these slits for the straps, but we decided against it, so we covered the slits with these circles we cut out from the cyclotron. I took some more HProps stickers (I don’t actually know what they’re for. Please tell me, because I’m sure you lot do).

For your enjoyment, the entire Mobias-type proton pack with dual-capacity cyclotron and easy-access fusebox.

I took some green shampoo I got at Wal*Mart for a dollar, squeezed it into a lemonade mix container, and I had my very own slime canister!

Using some elastic strap pieces and some duct tape, it was sealed and secured onto my belt.

And, while at the con, I scored a new pair of goggles!

Even got to wrangle me a Heartless. The con should’ve received the bill by now (adjusted after the destruction of LittleKuriboh’s booth):

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(is it quite obvious I’ve never used photoshop before?)

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![image](Another year, another MomoCon.

Over the past year, I’ve gotten three new(ish) pairs of uniform boots and finally snagged a Ghostbusters logo-tee, which has replaced my ‘Parkbusters’ TeeFury shirt for most outings. I also got a pair of the flawed GBFans elbow pads, but I enjoy having them and have decided not to dye them, as the green goes well with my non-regulation belt.

In addition, I got a smartphone (finally) which will act as my PKE meter using a free Android app. You can also see the beginnings of a leg hose connector I’m making using the tutorial at Fireblade Comics.

And now, photos!

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Here’s my boot lineage, from my first pair of moon boots, to my fancy leathers, my short work boots, and my first sorta-proper pair.

Thinking of attaching the zippers myself, like I saw Buckfutter do.

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Super late, but here are my uniform pics from MomoCon. As you can see, no leg hose because I ran out of time.

My first pic taken at the con, and probably my favorite despite the blurriness.

A good runner up, taken by my friend Margaret. The legs had almost come out of the boots by then, thus the Venkman style.

Got asked by the guys at BevNerd to promote this Aloe drink!

Those Hilton Brothers just never sat right with me…

I later purchased that Slimer plush ;3 (also, check out the dude in the background)

The mall manager totally stiffed me on the bill for this job too, something about ‘property damage’ and ‘civilians on fire’. I wasn’t really paying attention. (Zombie Edward Elric played by the aforementioned Margaret, a fellow Ghosthead)