Batou - Ghost in the Shell
Costume
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Batou in Ghost in the Shell (1995). |
Me as Batou. KatsuCon 2023. |
All of the elements of this costume (jacket, t-shirt, pants, boots, shoulder holster) were purchased.
Cybernetic eyes
For the eyes, I started with a model from Thingiverse designed by thinkpool. I then went through 5 iterations of printing, testing for fit, tweaking the model, and printing again to get these to properly fit my face. After some paint and clearcoat I added 'lenses' made from smoke lighting gels. Rather than include any other parts that might break the illusion of these being cyber-prosthetics, I adhere these with Pros-Aide.
Materials: PLA filament, acrylic paints.
Tools: Microsoft 3D Builder, Ender3 FDM printer.
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Cyber-eyes - final. |
Sidearm
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Jericho - printing. |
Jericho - close-up of embossing. |
Jericho - assmebled. |
For Batou's signature firearm, the IMI Jericho 942 does not exist! But it is supposed to be a version of the 941 chambered for .50-cal so I was able to find STLs for the IMI Jericho 941 on Thingiverse, modeled by Fuzzy_Wafflz, and use 3D Builder to remove and replace the embossing of the model number. Finished with some drybrushing and sealed.
Materials: PLA filament, acrylic paints.
Tools: Microsoft 3D Builder, Ender3 FDM printer.