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I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

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Making a dragon costume is no easy feat. Especially when you spend two months making it and it wrecked me to no end. 12-hour workdays were really a thing for me at this point since I was crunching a hard deadline.

I was creating a dragon costume for the convention “BlizzCon.” Sadly, I didn’t win, but I gained a ton of experience with foam and 3D prints during the process of making this. I mean how many foam dragon costumes have you even seen being worn?

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I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

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Here is the creation process

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

The steps towards skinning the wings

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

All the electronics for the wings

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I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

Feet and hands

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

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I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

The tail was personally my favorite after endless gluing and sanding

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

This isn’t even the halfway point

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

Eyes that stare on forever

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

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Combining 3D printing with foam and animatronics

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

First time putting her on

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

On the BlizzCon Stage

I Used Foam And 3D Prints To Create An Animated Dragon Cosplay And It Took Me Over 400 Hours (18 Pics)

Animatronics test

The BlizzCon Stage walk

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Christina Yen

I'm just a artist and I do things.

I'm just a artist and I do things.

Aelita Senvaitytė

My name is Aelita and I have been an Editor for Bored Panda since 2019. I spend my days working with my amazing team and making articles the best they can be. Fantasy and magic have always ruled over my world, from movies to TV shows, to Video Games to tabletop games like Dungeos and Dragons, I try to find magic in every part of my life. Writing is a big part of me too, I hope to publish a fantasy novel one day. I also enjoy playing guitar and singing, as music always help me to get in a great mood. I have an adorable German Shepherd named Hela and we get into all kinds of adventures together.

My name is Aelita and I have been an Editor for Bored Panda since 2019. I spend my days working with my amazing team and making articles the best they can be. Fantasy and magic have always ruled over my world, from movies to TV shows, to Video Games to tabletop games like Dungeos and Dragons, I try to find magic in every part of my life. Writing is a big part of me too, I hope to publish a fantasy novel one day. I also enjoy playing guitar and singing, as music always help me to get in a great mood. I have an adorable German Shepherd named Hela and we get into all kinds of adventures together.

What do you think ?

Zoe's Mom 4 years ago

IMPRESSIVE!

4points

Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)

So cool! I love it! It must have taken so much planing, work and dedication. It looks amazing! I hope there's some kind of cooling system inside and that you get enough air to breath in it. I'm guessing you're looking through the dragon's mouth and breathe through it's neck?

3points

Christina Yen (Post author) 4 years ago

Vision is through the neck.

1point

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Jennifer Ness 4 years ago

Awesome skills! Impressive design and execution!

1point

Kate Kyffin 4 years ago

Great effort! Don't stop - make more!

1point

glorytherainwing 4 years ago

I LOVE!!!

1point

Effseven Six 4 years ago

Very awesome, though I imagine it would be hot inside.

1point

Christina Yen (Post author) 4 years ago

It has a fan in the chest and head.

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Electra Smith 1 year ago

This is absolutely incredible! All of your hard work definitely paid off, I only wish I could make something like this.

0points

Md. Abu sayed 4 years ago

It was obviously a hard job for you. Congrats for your endless efforts. It was a cool design indeed.

0points

Ed Souza 4 years ago

Sooo... is this classified as a furry? Impressive nonetheless.

0points

John 4 years ago

They're Scaleys they dress as lizards and similar.

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Zoe's Mom 4 years ago

IMPRESSIVE!

4points

Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)

So cool! I love it! It must have taken so much planing, work and dedication. It looks amazing! I hope there's some kind of cooling system inside and that you get enough air to breath in it. I'm guessing you're looking through the dragon's mouth and breathe through it's neck?

3points

Christina Yen (Post author) 4 years ago

Vision is through the neck.

1point

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Jennifer Ness 4 years ago

Awesome skills! Impressive design and execution!

1point

Kate Kyffin 4 years ago

Great effort! Don't stop - make more!

1point

glorytherainwing 4 years ago

I LOVE!!!

1point

Effseven Six 4 years ago

Very awesome, though I imagine it would be hot inside.

1point

Christina Yen (Post author) 4 years ago

It has a fan in the chest and head.

3points

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Electra Smith 1 year ago

This is absolutely incredible! All of your hard work definitely paid off, I only wish I could make something like this.

0points

Md. Abu sayed 4 years ago

It was obviously a hard job for you. Congrats for your endless efforts. It was a cool design indeed.

0points

Ed Souza 4 years ago

Sooo... is this classified as a furry? Impressive nonetheless.

0points

John 4 years ago

They're Scaleys they dress as lizards and similar.

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