If you long for screen accuracy in your costumes, the cost of attaining it can be prohibitive. Matching the screen or hitting a prop replica quality level isn’t a requirement when you cosplay, but some cosplayers want to show off that kind of craftsmanship either by making it themselves or purchasing it from others. For those who strive for screen accuracy, Hasbro and Marvel have teamed up for a new line that might spark change in the world of cosplay.
They’re working together to make Marvel Legends role play items such as Captain America’s shield and Iron Man’s helmet for $100 each. They’ll be available in the fall, probably in time for Halloween, and the affordable props are completely functional — as in wearable, Cap’s shield isn’t made of Vibranium. For example, the Iron Man helmet has a removable face plate with light and sound effects powered by batteries. You could wear or carry these props as is or use them as a jumping point for modification. And remember, even though building stuff is awesome, it doesn’t make someone less of a cosplayer to purchase pre-made items.
Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, or even use Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for MakeCode, CircuitPython, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
Have an amazing project to share? The Electronics Show and Tell with Google Hangouts On-Air is every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET! To join, head over to YouTube and check out the show’s live chat – we’ll post the link there.
