Heres Some Preliminary Photos Of A Lucario Costume Im Making. The Goal Is A Gijinka Style Outfit--not

Here’s some preliminary photos of a Lucario costume I’m making. The goal is a gijinka style outfit--not trying to make a fursuit, but instead making an outfit that translates the main character design elements into clothing and accessories.

The components shown so far are: mask/hood, harness with chest spike, and fuzzy vest.

I started this for Halloween, because even if parties can’t happen it’s good for me to have a deadline in mind when making new stuff. I’ve got a few more pieces planned, and getting nice photos right now is a bit tricky, but I'll be able to show more updates to this outfit eventually.

Thread of progress shots of the various components here.

Here’s a black version of my glasses-compatible wolf mask. The first couple copies of it I made with a dark gray dye, which is fun sometimes, but it’s good to be able to show the more typical black.

I used a matte sealant so the shiny black on the nose would pop better.

It’s available on my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/773635709/wolf-mask-glasses-compatible

And I swear I’ll have the chain collar necklace available eventually. I need to get a tumbler first though because the quality of the rings my supplier has been making has gone down over the years, and the ends have been scratchier than is comfortable on the more sensitive skin of the neck. So I need the tumbler to smooth out the burs on the cuts. Frustration.

New dragon tail commission! This one has a complex custom pattern--red mottled striped and brown speckles on a purple background, with an underbelly of yellow with brown stripes. It’s got clusters of spikes down the spine, and a custom 3D shaped spade tip.

As per usual, it’s made of anodized aluminum scales linked with stainless steel rings. The spade tip is leather, and attaches via 3 lobster clasps. The tail measures 34 inches long, 38 inches with the spade tip, and weighs 3 pounds 14 ounces.

Drone dragon visor and armor.

This breastplate was the big personal project I got finished up before last Halloween, but in the rush of prep for conventions in Jan-Feb I forgot to post it.

I had a lot of fun building it. I designed and pulled the pattern off of a duct tape dummy of myself, so it fits me very specifically. (Process shots here.) With the rigidity of the leather and the fit of the design, it basically acts like a corset.

Other photos of the visor can be found here, and it’s up for sale on my Etsy (either this one or custom colors), but the torso will stay a personal piece. I don’t currently have the torso forms that would be necessary to make stuff that is quite this carefully fitted. I still do want to try to work out a reasonable corset design though.

A black version of my plague doctor hood. (Previously.)

I went for a lustrous finish coat on this, with silvered lenses that block off all view of the inside. I tend to prefer matte finishes on light colored pieces, but black does look really nice when it’s shiny.

This hood has ear-cups for comfort (with holes for good hearing), ventilation holes on the underside and side of the beak, and enough room inside to wear glasses underneath!

Designed by myself, laser-cut out of 4 oz vegetable-tanned leather, then formed, dyed, finished, riveted and sewn together by hand. It’s available here.

I decided to do a flash sale for Black Friday--everything on my Etsy store is 20% off through 11/30!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheArmoredDragon

I thought about doing a fun gimmick like only black items are on sale, but actually I want to make more colorful things right now, so I just went for black promo pieces and put everything on sale.