Character: Nia Teppelin
Version: Anti-Spiral Messenger
Series: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
When Completed: July. 2010
Personal Thoughts: The boyfriend had dropped a few… not-so-subtle hints that he wanted me to do this costume. Also when I found out that Saku was wearing Starboobs that kind of sealed the deal. I find it funny that I got around to making a second Nia before making a second Yoko. lol Overall this costume isn’t too bad to wear. The shoes are killer and being in a full body suit is a little awkward. In short I like this costume!
Worn to:
AX 2010
Construction notes:I was one of those crazy people that decided to make this a few weeks before AX 2010. With obviously not enough time to have a body suit made and shipped for me I went ahead a made my own. Surprisingly it wasn’t that hard to make! I used a metallic black spandex for the body suit which has a nice vinyl like shine but isn’t has hard to work with or wear as vinyl! I really loved the material. Once the body suit was done I used chalk to draw the designs and then painted them with fabric paint. Blue bits were vinyl and wear either sewn or glued on. Shoes were just painted but are too small so I’ll need to buy new one. Wig is the same as the one I used for my other Nia.
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Wow, this is insanely good! It looks amazing!
And ahh the body suit~ Did you make your own patterns or use bought ones? Bodysuits look so complicated to make! XD
Thanks! I modified a bought pattern. The pattern was by Kwik Sew. :)
Your costume is AMAZING! <3 I’m planning on making this one in the upcoming months and had a quick question: Where did you get the vinyl that you used on the blue parts? I’ve looked at both Spandex House and Spandex World, but none of the colors look like they would work.
Do you have any suggestions?
Jessica,
I actually did use a vinyl from Spandex House. It was their Turquoise 4 way stretch vinyl: http://www.spandexhouse.com/products.asp?pg=2&id=51&pname=Vinyl. Hope that helps!
Jessica,
I actually did use a vinyl from Spandex House. It was their Turquoise 4 way stretch vinyl: http://www.spandexhouse.com/products.asp?pg=2&id=51&pname=Vinyl. Hope that helps!
What type and color of paint did you use for this?
I used a fabric paint and brushed it on. I believe it was this brand: http://www.joann.com:80/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?pageName=search&flag=true&PRODID=xprd77589
I was wondering what you used to make the shoes. Black wedges and paint? Also, what is the pattern you used to make the body suit?
I bought a pair of wedges off of ebay and then painted them. As for the pattern it was a Kwik Sew body suit pattern, I don’t recall the number. Good luck!