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Here he is! Fred the Groudon invades the convention!
I'm so glad to finally be done with this project- I've been working on him for 2 years and about 300+ hours. He is primarily made from polyurethane (upholstery) foam, hotglue, and a velour knit fabric (for extra hugability!) The costume features glowing LED eyes, a moving jaw, and extreme amounts of body padding to accurately capture the life of the character in costumed form.
The costume was created by myself and worn by rektheartist.
The photo was taken by myself at NDK15- but we'll have plenty of good photos taken soon for my portfolio with more angles and the like. Figured I'd not wait to upload like I have for so long with the Shadow Lugia costume |D (Finally uploaded it too!)
Concept art: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2695259/
WIP Body Padding Stage: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6822009
Sneak Peek, aka Sir Fred: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6830422
I'd like to give a huge shout-out to my top contributors to this project, since without you I probably wouldn't have been able to finish this crazy thing in time!
•monoyasha for casting the LED eyes several times over, hanging out with me at A-kon taping patterns, creating a beautiful set of teeth, and keeping me company on Livestream for inspiration (and endless delays to bedtime)!
•Sanyai for letting me horde your amazing sewing machine, helping me with patterns and covering all of Groudon's backplates, and being such an amazing handler/helper every step of the way at conventions!
•rektheartist of course, for contributing to the building costs, being patient and supportive throughout, and last but not least- bringing to life the BEST GROUDON EVER. You were meant to cosplay him, I don't understand how you're such a natural.
•A few extra hands were also lent at A-kon by DragonFoxStar,roxas-kitax, insanespyro., and steggy (let me know if you contributed and I didn't mention you)
>>>Curious to see how this crazy thing was made?<<<
Check out the Work In Progress photo gallery (over 570 photos!) on my Flickr account here.
Work in progress video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7JlCU5vsw
7-11 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbRuuoLFB1o
This was built almost entirely over my Livestream channel, thank you to all who came to support my work over the years who watched him develop from chunks of foam and fabric into the finished piece. Want a walk down memory lane? Be sure to check out :devscraner:'s broadcast coverage screencaps! (Over 1,700 photos!) http://tinyurl.com/UstreamCH
He was entered into the craftsmanship judging and masquerade competition for his first convention. Unlocked achievements!
-Video Game award
-Audience Favorite award
-1st Place Master's Level award
+Best in show at my school's Halloween contest :3
Video of the onstage performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxWd41b92VQ
Costume ©
caninehybrid
Performer ©
rektheartist
Groudon © Pokémon/Nintendo
Here he is! Fred the Groudon invades the convention!
I'm so glad to finally be done with this project- I've been working on him for 2 years and about 300+ hours. He is primarily made from polyurethane (upholstery) foam, hotglue, and a velour knit fabric (for extra hugability!) The costume features glowing LED eyes, a moving jaw, and extreme amounts of body padding to accurately capture the life of the character in costumed form.
The costume was created by myself and worn by rektheartist.
The photo was taken by myself at NDK15- but we'll have plenty of good photos taken soon for my portfolio with more angles and the like. Figured I'd not wait to upload like I have for so long with the Shadow Lugia costume |D (Finally uploaded it too!)
Concept art: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2695259/
WIP Body Padding Stage: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6822009
Sneak Peek, aka Sir Fred: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6830422
I'd like to give a huge shout-out to my top contributors to this project, since without you I probably wouldn't have been able to finish this crazy thing in time!
•monoyasha for casting the LED eyes several times over, hanging out with me at A-kon taping patterns, creating a beautiful set of teeth, and keeping me company on Livestream for inspiration (and endless delays to bedtime)!
•Sanyai for letting me horde your amazing sewing machine, helping me with patterns and covering all of Groudon's backplates, and being such an amazing handler/helper every step of the way at conventions!
•rektheartist of course, for contributing to the building costs, being patient and supportive throughout, and last but not least- bringing to life the BEST GROUDON EVER. You were meant to cosplay him, I don't understand how you're such a natural.
•A few extra hands were also lent at A-kon by DragonFoxStar,roxas-kitax, insanespyro., and steggy (let me know if you contributed and I didn't mention you)
>>>Curious to see how this crazy thing was made?<<<
Check out the Work In Progress photo gallery (over 570 photos!) on my Flickr account here.
Work in progress video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7JlCU5vsw
7-11 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbRuuoLFB1o
This was built almost entirely over my Livestream channel, thank you to all who came to support my work over the years who watched him develop from chunks of foam and fabric into the finished piece. Want a walk down memory lane? Be sure to check out :devscraner:'s broadcast coverage screencaps! (Over 1,700 photos!) http://tinyurl.com/UstreamCH
He was entered into the craftsmanship judging and masquerade competition for his first convention. Unlocked achievements!
-Video Game award
-Audience Favorite award
-1st Place Master's Level award
+Best in show at my school's Halloween contest :3
Video of the onstage performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxWd41b92VQ
Costume ©
caninehybridPerformer ©
rektheartistGroudon © Pokémon/Nintendo
Category Photography / Fursuit
Species Pokemon
Size 989 x 1280px
File Size 1.74 MB
Well I dunno if I will be attending NDK cause two of my friends that were in the Artists Alley got thrown out and the staff wasn't too ice to them either the years they were there before. I wish I lived in Colorado so I could go to all the cons, but my bf doesn't particularly like furrs cause he likes anime cons better. I might not ever get to go to a fur con, but if I find a job and earn some money I might. :)
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