Next I took Rustoleum Camouflage Deep Forest Green and rubbed it on with a rag to give it a used worn look. I did a sealer of dark gray Plastidip, then a base layer of Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze, and then I painted in all of the battle scars in silver acrylic. Next I took out the woodburning tool for some damage effects Most people I've seen tend to just attach the pieces at the seams without much of a backing, but I definitely like the thickness & sturdiness of the two full layers. Sanded the edges a bit, heated & shaped them, then glued them onto a full size backing.
I started with a basic template that I found online that I've seen several other people on here use, and cut it all out with a beveled edge Please excuse my crappy cell phone picture quality :$ I'm hoping to have a good Ranger costume for Tampa Comic Con in August. After tinkering around a bit and learning the basics of working with EVA, I decided to share with you all my first major project of some NCR Ranger armor to get my feet wet before I eventually work my way up to a full suit of power armor. I love the website and it's already given me some tremendously helpful tips & pointers. Hello all, this is my first thread, so here goes nothing I'm pretty new to cosplay, but I've been playing in post-apocalyptic scenario airsoft events for about 4 years now which involve scrapping together fun costumes, so I finally decided to take my Fallout gear to the next level.
