Melissa it is good to see you hello you guys you have been experimenting with
some brand new stuff and I want to talk about it
because you looked fantastic and the mask is totally new how do you like
wearing the mask well this master is actually an older
design but it's it's my main profile image but the thing is it's it's what
people know as the new McCluster so I thought I'm gonna comment as a luma
cluster in my own superhero in my own head that's all this is how I'd want to
look so talk to me about the prototyping of the full arms with this with the
shoulders and everything yeah so the full arms using the phoenix gauntlets
before there's no need to be versatile and modular or everything so the idea
with the arm harnesses is it supposed to be the same thing okay but this is a
test prototype stress testing at New York comic-con okay these are larger
pieces than you these are you're moving into a bigger scale for the molding and
casting art yes and this is during you printed for now before I go into that
because they're after the past two days there has to be changes right so you're
troubleshooting the actual arrangement in the 3d print and then you'll fix that
before you go to move it oh my god you've done the inside of the elbows you
mad woman what you thought last year it's better than last oh my god I'm
finished everything the design I read I scrapped last year's costume if you
remember the full metal alchemist cosplay that I did was my first one yeah
but the arm was really rough so I scrapped it and started over and I redid
it and I'll have the - it's got spoilers and cauldrons and I wanted to see if I
could do the same thing with what I did with the gauntlets right and so Megan de
Lara she's de la Torre de la Reed his eyes
she and I both care about modular versatile design she loves that and
apparel I love that an armour so would we want to match made in heaven exactly
what we wanted to do was see if we could see it's find different ways to use what
we love which is a pearl she loves Blazers outerwear I love armor and if we
could come out of this with a few designs and our favorite items mine is
arm harnesses and gauntlets are my favorite armor components hers our
Blazers and outerwear so we want to see if we can create new looks and took it
beyond just costume and cosplay of course so
for her she actually is wearing her own custom-made Aleta inspired jacket is
fantastic it's a lovely jacket I love the lines oh
really oh so that's really nice it moves really
well my favorite things are gauntlets and arm harnesses so the big test here
is can I do the same thing that I was you know working towards with the
gauntlets in the Phoenix Phoenix moments and the Phoenix arm harness we'll still
have to see what are some of the what are some of the things you're
determining now that are surprising you about the mechanics of that of the full
arm what I think is interesting is with like real suit of armor which you you
know you study a lot they are all woven into a gambeson but if you're if I'm
going to do this on everyday wear how do you do it without damaging the article
of clothing right how do you do it well that's reasonable for people to find
ways to confine that that don't look kind of ridiculous or over-the-top what
are the proper attachments so I said I want to understand how the arm harness
works but I also need to change it for it to be much more clothes fitted
because I show you no arm harnesses aren't this tight this close oh no no
they got to fit chainmail in the gambit and everything so I'm taking all that
out how do you knit it so doesn't pinch how do you make it so it's comfortable
but what can you do this is much bigger than gauntlet so how can I break this
down in a way that's reasonable for costume and maybe fashion or just for
fun so when you say that these are modular there plans to add features to
the blazer that's that's up for the for her like 'man this jacket herself
because that's what she loved I love it that people have worn my armor with like
bomber jackets motorcycle jackets their own sweaters and that's what I want
people to do is have fun with that and just be free and use my arms for what
they want just like we want to combine our jackets in ways that are up to you
know our imagination we want to look our ways
what I love about you guys is if you're making this leap of know this can
totally be fashion because there are bits of cosplay that I wear out on the
street that are like they're good enough then they're fit enough and comfy enough
where I'm like I'm just gonna wear Captain America's jacket up today so
what's next so what's next is we want to show you completely different outfits by
the end of this by the end of this video ok so where do we start well I'll start
by actually like revealing my face because I don't know if you'll remember
hello again oh right because it does this it kicks your voice back to your
ears and makes it sound a little louder a little bit yeah yeah so this is this
is a flexible mask because you know I started in masks yeah before I went into
armor and so this is one of my very first mask designs back in 2014 but you
know it still has a deuce it's it goes really well in the armor yeah but a
little bit harder every day where they get they get upset at the deli when
you're trying to a little bit they get a little creeped out but from there I will
start taking things apart and what I'll do is will apply it to her to see how we
can put the fashion on we're together I love it
but I also show you how I changed my arms somebody and I'll also be Aleta
okay alright I put this down okay won't be too Aleta's and what I'll do is I'll
start by at least making it easier on myself if you can take this off do my
thing so first well you see this is a diadem by the diadem is also on my
shoulder oh okay talk about modularity the doesn't also be one as a face mask
so some people have liked some bring it on oh right mm-hmm but I'm not so crazy
about that but this let's do the simpler simpler repulsion design alright but I
also use it to attach it to the armor with bobby pins so we'll see this
alright we ran toward it it's gorgeous Meghan found out you can also wear as a
crown
and so you see this is much more gothic this much more historically inspired but
this made it very fantasy right right so I like having that freedom to I'm
learning how to make connections a little more convenient for my customers
so that's what I'm testing in New York Comic Con and see how I can hold on to
them and like make them strong or easy to use but this is you know pauldron
okay you can also hold that okay I'm your vessel yeah oh look it's magnets
Wow so it's also articulated mm-hmm I'm still working on that too but it's
also a much tighter fit yeah you can see this is this is also articulated it's
it's actually based on how much mean it's armored I think it's a 20 armor
with the super long toes think so but you know they has very
beautiful fluting and I want to bring that in a little bit so there's that
right so again much more historical and then you see here is a small derp but
you notice fit right on top yeah and see my gorget and if you don't mind taking
off my gorgeous not at all yeah she likes to wear those I'm yes there you go
my queen this was what I did yesterday I went around the convention as a leader
sponsor so nice thing is all I needed was just a few few few items few small
changes and I mean anything about this one fitting right over but yeah yeah
sure oh that's I was able to go around this is how I made sure every time
someone hold on my arm they slammed into it with their bags I have an abrasion
resistant coating so if you notice the finish is a lot better the finish is fab
and again so so super flexible and I love this I ran into it scraped it and
it didn't get a scratch also the inside feels very comfortable against the skin
it seems like and you've got some satin in here for extra so it just rotates
that's a good pivot and so we have that look simply Alita look but I can go one
step more let's let's do it change this Aleta and
make another make a new Aleta okay Oh like but what I love about these folders
it's so sad it's funny oh wow that is totally satisfying you're right so it's
actually got the rivets in there in the leather Oh such tiny little rivets yeah
I'm a jewelry and magnets again yeah mm-hmm
so we have a leader here but apparently in the manga there are there can be many
Aleta's and she has many different bodies awesome so fairy she loves Aleta
let's see if we can take these original designs and make something that's a
little more familiar I see so puttin putting these stuff back
on yeah so this is my Rachel nationally right it was helpful to her about the
same size and it's flexible too but I want to be able to make it a lot more
versatile and allow more adjustability for many different body sizes and ships
that's amazing how quickly that just like looks perfect you're able to just
rotate it without worrying about worrying about it but there are no
scratches work-in-progress no scratches is really intense so this way your
shoulders still move rather naturally because I feel like a lot people are
very stiff and they don't they can't move without it being a little awkward
but that's you're giving them all the possible movement they could get out of
that I just I feel like this is like 20 years from now we'll look at this and
feeling yeah notice I had this vision way back then and like everyone's
wearing armor now you see here Oh again so the bobby pins allow a really easy
comfortable closer mechanical fit oh that looks great does it yeah it's
terrific the first time I'm trying it today you guys are having fun yeah and
like not only does that show but the product you're making is so amazing yeah
and that jacket I love this bridge you're making between like hi lovely
fashion cosplay and feels comfortable to wear
and also looks totally badass like that's the it's the trick right because
you put on a cosplay custom and you feel about us but you're super uncomfortable
and you're sweating balls and it's awful you are like burning this brand-new
ground yeah now we have two different designs again we split it up but you
know she hope still feels like a Nolita she kind of has the robot elements she
has her blazer her jacket but she custom me but it she can still wear it outside
or inside and you still get the idea fabulous and I guess you could still say
I'm kind of an alia or maybe another cyborg in that world yeah because I feel
like maybe I got some modifications I chopped off my arm if you want to get
really dark about 2/3 of it not the whole arm maybe I can try a Keanu Reeves
cyberpunk cosplay okay yeah I just need my sunglasses split my hair down the
middle I am always inspired by your ambition in
exploring this and you're always going in ways that are new and really amazing
it's it's I makes me want to get to work that's the highest compliment I can pay
and I think it's because I see a lot of other people doing amazing things and I
want to try to do my part and share what I learn on the way and hopefully other
people get a little excited about what I make the way I'm excited about what
other people make I think they will thank you so much for showing this is
just magnificent yeah yeah it worked
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