However, Splicers continued to evolve over the years, making them more effective in ambushing Big Daddies. This forced Alexander to create a new model of Protector, the Rumbler, which was designed to effectively dispatch larger groups of enemies. [14] Stopping the Program [ ] Suchong suggested this idea to Andrew Ryan, knowing that becoming a Big Daddy was a "one-way street", but he fretted about being able to find suitable candidates. However, Ryan gave assurances that it would not be a problem. [5] While the true identities of most of the candidates were unknown, many were exiled criminals, the criminally insane, and political dissidents imprisoned in Persephone, which was under the management of Augustus Sinclair, the owner of the plasmid research company, Sinclair Solutions. With the help of Sofia Lamb, who was herself imprisoned at Persephone at that time and acting as a psychiatrist for the other inmates, Sinclair would send chosen test subjects from Persephone to both Fontaine Futuristics and Ryan Industries. [6] Alpha Series [ ] Clear quilting ruler. This is helpful when needing to draw perpendicular lines, and even has a few basic angles you can use as well.

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Hot gluing your cosplay together is probably a cardinal sin among experienced cosplayers, but I, a mere neophyte, do not know better. Since this is such a large project, I'll break down the build process into partitions: The main body, the dome, the drill arm, the dome cage, other details, and the final paintwork. Hello! Welcome to Part 1 of my Build Log for my Big Daddy cosplay. Like MrsGryphon’s Little Sister costume, this is my first attempt at cosplay. We’ve done our fair share of creating other costumes – We’re big fans of the local annual zombie walk and regional Renaissance Festivals – but we figured the upcoming local con, SiouxperCon, would be a great time to try our hand at cosplay! The "housing" for this mechanism was made from a concrete tube, electrical conduit PVC and more foam tape. This was painted in ureshell to protect it during painting as well as to give it texture. With those few items, you can start building some cosplay costumes. You might not be able to get real crazy, but it’s a start.It’s nice to be able to draw a perfect circle. Because of the size of circles I would be drawing, and the ineffectual nature of my first attempts at circle drawing tools, I finally broke down and just made a giant compass out of materials in my shop and zip-tied a sharpie to one arm. It gets the job done and doesn’t look half-bad doing it!

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I added velcro to the bottom outer edge of the pants to attach the pants to the shoes so that it kept a uniform look.The candidates for induction into the Protector Program went through voice box modification and pheromone application, which attracted the Little Sisters to the Big Daddies. After those, the candidates' skin and organs were grafted and integrated into their suit, to become one functional unit. [17] The subjects were then placed in large vats of an unknown yellow substance, and eventually reduced to mindless servitors. Induction and Conditioning Process [ ] “ …you become Big Daddy, it's a one-way street.” ― Yi Suchong [src] after everything is hardened I cut out as much foam and board as I could to make it as light as possible. Mine actually has a little foam in the arm are and on the top so that the stand will not break through. EDIT 3: The drill does spin correctly, pulling material forwards and into the bit. It looks weird in the YouTube video, but trust me on this! It also has the ability to spin much faster, albeit at the expense of my elbow joint. I tried not to spool it up to full speed too much in case something went awry (I didn't want it disintegrating into an audience or expensive camera equipment) which I molded in silicone. The portholes were all slush-cast to save weight and time in production. Also, this way, they're completely identical.

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After this was completed (and the foam given more drying time so it would retain its shape) the entire form was covered in stretch fabric. This smoothed out a lot of the lumpiness of the foamYellow Light: Indicates the Rosie is unallied yet hostile. Yellow Lights only appear in free for all games. I made a pushmold of some bolt heads for texture, these were cast in resin and added to the tank as well as the banding on the main body. Suchong, who got the short end of the bargain, was still looking for the solution in genetic compatibility. Using the Lutece Device still left in his possession, he intended to steal a DNA sample of Fink's bonded test subject [10] but his research was put on hold when the City Council closed the department store to turn it into a prison for Fontaine's criminal gang. His Tear device was eventually damaged by vandals, but could still be remotely controlled from his clinic and secret laboratory at Artemis Suites, Apollo Square. On December 31, Suchong finally acquired the DNA sample from Elizabeth herself (ironically unknown to him that she was the same test subject who once bonded to Songbird) as she'd gone to the restaurant to repair the Lutece Device to return to Columbia. This was constructed mainly out of PVC electrical conduit. This pipe is gray in color and takes heat and bending much better than standard white PVC tubing. I bought 40 feet of it for this project and ended up using about 35. At only ¢88/10 feet though, this was an easy buy.

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The rear tank was made from a 12" concrete tube with foam plugs on the top and bottom carved to a dome shape. The bands around the tank were made with foam tape coated in Ureshell. The front flap was added using more insulation foam, and also given a coat of Ureshell and resin. After this was dry, I began hollowing out the foam and cardboard. I used two 4" drain covers to attach the side pipes to the body. I traced the covers and cut them out of the body. Then I took my 1 1/2" bi-metal saw and drilled 3 holes in each cover to slide the pipes into. After adding some details on the body with foam tape, more ureshell, and more resin, I had a finished form!Since I was wearing the finished suit at Dragon*Con 2009, I don't have any pictures of my own to show! Instead, I hope the owners of these respective photographs (credited here) don't mind me showing them off a bit. My "Little Sister" is my Fiancee, Emily Keith. Our "Baby Jane Splicer" is our friend Mandie Reese. Boltheads and a first coat of paint on the tank. The wheel at the top is a cake decoration from our local supermarket. To create a really worn look, I added bits of debris to the fiberglass resin. This made a convincing textured metal finish in the end, as these parts were painted to look like rust, dents, and bits of splicer. A Dremel or similar rotary tool is helpful for shaping foam, engraving details, sanding seams, and adding “battle-damage” to your costume.