Captain Malcolm Reynolds – Firefly

My first ‘completed’ cosplay was this one of Captain Malcolm Reynolds from the short-lived TV show, Firefly, which I constructed for Armageddon 2017. Firefly was a show I enjoyed when I first saw it and when thinking of what costume to make as a first attempt, it came to mind. …

Two Heads are Better then One!

One of the frustrations I have is the need to make body forms to fit my shape. From the picture to the left it is clear that I am round… what is not immediately obvious is that I am somewhat vertically challenged as well. So I have had to entice …

Thing Thursday: Whangarei’s Cosplay, Prop and Costume Design Club

Thing Thursday Cosplay, Prop & Costume Design club (WHANGAREI) Thursday’s 8pm till Late PM Why not come along and join us? Click HERE to find out more. So who do you want to be TODAY?

Laser Cutter Upgrade

Just been working on upgrading my EleksLaser A3 Pro laser cutter. The ‘cutting plate’ of the laser was a bit smaller than my needs so I decided to upgrade it to twice the origional size. I ordered the parts from an awesome website called MechMakers. I was very impressed with their …

Gears of War

My Gears of War 4 Cosplay for Armageddon 2017

Gimli’s Helmet

The first big hurdle to a successful cosplay is finding just the right character to play, someone you are vaguely similar too, that you resemble in some way, shape or form. This will make it much easier to connect with your audience. This is one of the keys to a successful …

Alien v’s Wayne’s Workshop

Perhaps the most challenging build in Wayne’s Workshop was the Alien. Made to body fit Thomas, one of the Niflheim Team members, the pressure to create under a tight deadline did take away much of the pleasure of creating – but the end result speaks for itself. This being one of …

EleksLaser A4 Pro

I recently purchased the EleksLaser A3 Pro laser cutter. It was an anxious purchase having previously avoided purchases from overseas but this proved to be successful.       I sourced the cutter frame from EleksLaser’s store on Banggood and then, being the firebug that I am, I purchased the biggest …

Niflheim Productions

The very talented team from Niflheim Productions spent a lot of their earlier years working from Wayne’s Workshop.

Some of the footage below shows scenes from inside Wayne’s Workshop and features a number of collaborative projects .