My First Cosplay!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2024
- It's not everyday you get to bring a digital skin into the real world! A huge thank you to PUBG Mobile for challenging me to materialize the new Specter Soldier set, we had an absolute BLAST. Download the Specter Soldier set and let me know how mine compares! pubgmobile.live/XylaFoxlin #PUBGMOBILE #PUBGMCREATIVE #PUBGMPDP.
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EL:
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Now make one "cut trice, still too short"
@@astranger448 The arm , shoulder part needs to be slimmer as well like the one in pubg. Rest is done beautifully.
Those are cute, but on a fat dude would not be as cute
Turned out extremely well despite the obvious lack of resin, fibre glass and cedar wood.
And Boatal Tot!
I didn't see any carbon fiber, either. Somehow a great result anyway.
the awkward posing didn't help. she needs some training and confidence in that area.
@@darkshadowsx5949 Why are you so judgmental? That's not awkward posing. That's just how a normal person acts. I'm here for the projects, not the posing. Maybe you need training in social skills.
@@darkshadowsx5949she was a literal beauty queen. I’m sure she had proper training.
Vinyl is sticky, was grabbing the foot of the machine and throwing off the timing which is why it wasn’t sewing well. Such fabrics usually need a teflon foot, or there are a few other strategies to reduce the friction with a regular metal foot.
For sticky/slippery/stretchy fabric, I use a piece of masking tape stuck down along the seam. Sew through the tape and it tears off afterwards.
@@atheist45The trick with the masking tape is that it must stay completely dry (which is sometimes more difficult than seems to make any sense)-hence the Teflon foot.
has anyone had any luck with using water-soluble tape instead?
could using masking tape on the foot with the excess trimmed off work and help save time?@@atheist45
Just want to say your Measure Once Cut Twi... Shirt is awesome
Agreed!😂
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@@xylafoxlin hell yes! I was wondering if this was your design!
Amusing top comment for a video in which Xyla advocated cutting first so maybe, if your lucky, you dont have to think about it later lol (re the lighting).
I'm thinking about picking one up myself. Looks like it would have good air flow for cooling the mid-section. Also my most precise measurement is always get a drill bit 1/32"-ish bigger than the pin material, and get used to 3 handle pins, big, medium, and small. When you peen them right they fill in the gaps.
The funny thing to me is that I'm pretty sure my niece would want to cosplay as Xyla.
excellent. I love that.
🥹🥹🥹
Maybe Xyla should cosplay as your niece.
If you're going to do more cosplays, may I suggest team ups with Claire Max? She does the voice of A.R.I.A. on Kyle Hill's channel, and her twitter has shown some great cosplay stuff. Seems like a good crossover.
Hmmm I might be able to help with that...
@@kylehillthat would be awesome!
I had no idea that was ClaireMax, cool.
@@kylehill it's really heart warming to see how supportive the creator/science side of youtube is. You guys collectively rock.
Xyla has really been cranking out videos lately and it's been great.
It's extra nice when you've seen the videos about why she took a break. She must be in a better place.
@@dancooperish uhm I think you should phrase that differently
Short story. Tee-Hee. A friend of mine new I am handy with things that go rrrrrr bing sssssss. He wanted human sized wings that fully opened and close. I told him that he was to small to handle the weight, he laughed and said it was for someone else. The someone else was a linebacker for the high school team. I was and still am just Japanese animation fan. That is what we called it back then. He showed me a comic with a large winged man and said here we go. I wish I still had the pictures. They went to the fourth SDCC. The wings were a big hit. So was the rest of the costume. They did an amazing job with limited materials. Wonderful video as always, take care and stay safe.
I haven't looked to see if anyone has suggested this, but I really think you should change the mannequin's name to Xyla Fauxlin.
😂
I really thought Xyla Foam was great, but your suggestion is also very good.
"So, I've never done this before.", says Xyla's head.
" Okay, well lets dive right in to it.", says Xyla's heart
Xyla's body yells, "count me in, dudes. Who needs sleep"?
An adventurous soul shouts to the world,....."Done"
Absolutely stellar work! I've always been afraid of using EL panels because I bought one once, and the way it sucked power and was still dim was hugely disappointing. had NO idea I could cut it like that - I was just masking over it with black vinyl! and to think it gets brighter when you cut off more, that's genius! Will have to give this a go again, thank you for being such an awesome inspiration!
FYI cutting the panels does make them a bit brighter but you have to be careful to seal the edges you cut (at least with the panels I used the first time I failed to do this and they went a bit funky)
It looked like Xyla used contact cement to glue the EL-panels. I’ve had bad luck with that. It bled/etched thru to the front. I then learned that ordinary wood glue works.
after cutting el-panels, you need to seal the cut edges against oxigene degrading the el-phosphor-stuff.
OMG What rabbit hole have I descended into? 😳🐇
Congratulations on your first cosplay, Xyla. I've been designing/constructing/wearing costumes for about fifty years now and you have done an amazing job here. Particularly when you figure that you started with the most potentially complex materials and killed it.
LED filament is the modern replacement for EL wire. The only reason to use EL is if you need a specific length that you can't get LED filament in as you can trim EL wire where you cant trim LED filament.
First-time viewer: I love DIY videos and see professionals doing their things even in subjects far from my interests. This video shows you as an amateur who doesn't take their craft seriously. I am not coming back again and I hope you take these few words to heart and improve a little bit
We've had Xylaphoney, I suggest this model be called Xylacloney.
😅😅
It has been years since I have worked with electroluminescent wires or panels, but here are some basics I remember.
The wires or panels behave from an electrical standpoint more like a capacitor than a resistor. These lights are also not driven via a DC voltage, albeit powered by battery. They usually use some kind of self-oscillating inverter. Generating over a hundred volts AC (can be 400V peak-to-peak) at a few kHz. The 1-2 kHz are also the reason why you often hear the inverter squeak a bit when it is turned on. You can overdrive the voltage to increase the brightness, but you will reduce the lifetime of the electroluminescent material. Depending on the material the colour of the emitted light can be slightly varied by the frequency applied. Try not to use the inverter without a load. The oscillation of the circuit will not be dampened which could kill the inverter. Also look out that all conductive parts on the output are well isolated. If you touch it, it won’t kill you, but it can hurt!
Because it is usually a self-oscillating (unregulated) circuit made from a few components it is tuned for a certain load. E.g. the driver can drive an element with a few nF of capacitance. The oscillation will happen around the resonance frequency of the circuit. Putting more of the wires / panels in parallel means it will increase (just add up) the capacitance of each element shifting the oscillation frequency.
Cutting down the panel or shortening the wires means decreasing the capacitance. A panel can be seen as a large plate capacitor. That is also why they can be cut so easily. EL light has some special characteristics, which can not be replicated by other means, and sadly don’t really translate through video. In person it looks quite stunning /eerie.
Dimming them by controlling the input power of the oscillator is a valid solution. I did it myself a few times till I build a completely overengineered solution 🙈
Anyways. Nice cosplay, especially for the short amount of time 👍
Fantastic work, and a great view into the cosplay process. It must have been such a learning experience hanging out with Jason in his shop. Really looking forward to wherever you take those newfound skills next!
Those huge scissors were hilarious! And I had no idea you could just cut EL panels to pretty much whatever shape you want and they still work, that's really cool. The suit turned out great considering the time constraints, and the airbrush finish on the shoes looked awesome! And good luck with Xylaquin, hope you don't get freaked out too often walking into a dark room and catching her in the corner of your eye standing there like she's about to jump out at you!
In the unlikely event you haven't heard of Inkscape, give it a go the next time you want to make paper patters. I use to make oddly shaped PCBs all the time -- I think it's one of the best maker tools on the 'net. And you can always reprint a pattern so you're not worried about having just one. I frequently do screen grabs that I trace over and then scale to size.
OK. First, "XylaFoam" should be the Word of the Year for 2023. I keep giggling every time I hear it!
Second, the EL effects were beyond perfect. Congrats! I was shouting "LEDs!" at the screen, and I was wrong.
Third. Leeloo next, please? Preferably with rockets at FAR.
PUBG better make a special Xyla version of the skin *WITH* those black accents, because you're right... that looked badass!!
I really like that you put in the comment "sometimes engineering is knowing the absolute bare minimum that you can get away with is" - budget and schedule are both engineering parameters and requirements, and the "best" thing in the world that's too late to be useful isn't "best" anymore. Know your minimum acceptable product, design so you'll at least meet that even when things go wrong, and then everything past that is margin that you can sacrifice to meet the other requirements.
Great video Xyla. Nice to keep seeing you work with new materials.
Great job! Was awesome to see how you worked in everything. I am curious why you only had 4 days....but really cool! And...I do love the shirt!!
I was going to add ...the sky is the limit, but you've conquered that too many times.
You have an impressive range of skills.
Super nice fun/funky build. Keep on with the good work!
Super cool creative. I love it when my bring my gaming stuff into the real world.
Great work to you and the team, that turned out awesome!
Loving the steady Xyla and friends content. I'm glad you're in a good place again.
Cool! I never knew about EL panels before. Good project, good video.
Totally did not know electro luminescence was a thing. Everyone has wanted it FOREVER. Now my engineer and scientist brain is spinning itself sick thinking of all the things I can do with it.
That said, your airplane is begging for EL, right??
It's great to see so many videos from you in such a short time! And I had never heard of electro-luminescence. Time to go down the rabbit-hole.
Watching you working with the luminescent panels, sitting, thinking, processing, I have even more respect for the mighty Xyla Brain! Very nice project, thanks for sharing.
I was definitely under the impression that LEDs uses way more power than EL wire, but I realised that belief wasn't really based on anything
0:45 this... THIS is why none of us with good scissors ever get to KEEP our good scissors! 😖
I'm glad it all came together. Well done team!
For some reason I love videos by incredibly talented people creating amazing things via methods I don’t really understand at all. I guess my brain goes into suspended animation and I just zen out with the delicious experience of relaxing into watching an expert do their thing. Anyways I loved this video and hope to someday understand more of what actually happened 😄
How have I never heard of this electroluminescent panelling before?! That's so cool! I immediately want to buy a tonne of it, even though I wouldn't have a clue how to use it properly.
The attention to detail in a project of this type is incredible.
Love watching you when your interest and concentration are 100% engaged.
Those light panels are awesome
Really enjoy the way you always demonstrate process and collaboration!!
Also: TH-cam ads kind of sniped this video with a 6 minute mark rober tmobile ad
This is why I use the Ad Speedup plugin in Chrome.
Creative talents and a top-shelf team! EL lighting is a royal PITA, but damn it looks good when it works. Awesome result. 👍
You are Amazing! I've seen Every one of your vids!! You and Peter Sripol have Opened my eyes for sure, with Showing US how maybe We can do this!! lol We can't! Love ya Xyla!
That glow is amazing, so well done Xyla!
Excellent foamsmithing work, team!
Yo how did you get that cool gradiant/speckled colour on the boots?
jason is a wizard with an airbrush
Great stuff! I actually never heard of EL panels before. Always something to learn when watching your videos :) Just out of curiosity: The character has black hair ... you have black hair ... why the white wig? :D
Leather working tools work really well on those foam panels. Love the suit, curious what the power supply looked like
Beautiful job. I love watching your videos and how you figure our how to make things work.
Love the Cosplay! Great job. The lighting is a nice touch.
Four days is bananas, especially considering the number of skills involved this. Very cool👏👏👏
Such a cool costume! I love the intricate collar piece, and the colour of the painted shoes is awesome! 💚
Looks sick and totally acheivable without exotic materials
It'd be super cool to get yourself 3d scanned so you have it for CAD next time, it'd make getting any measurement you need super easy too
3d scans and non planar surfaces are not a useful as one might think without out a lot of extra work
I'd need two sizes. Pre & Post In-N-Out Double-Double Animal Style™, wellies [fries], and chocolate shake.
@@TheJttv I've been learning this, mostly the hard way. Like I really need to get better at pattern making. Do stuff in CAD, print, cut, then wonder why.. I can't move. But I'm learning, slowly.
When you see a TV "mom" or "dad" all but snap their fingers and have a costume ready in a matter of minutes for their kiddy's halloween or show 'n tell day at school, it feels like you are being gaslighted into half believing that making a costume is easy and quick (I'll bet it pisses off the wardrobe people no end when scenes like this come up in a script). Thanks for showing there's a "little" more to it than that.
Really great end product, BTW. I'm not really into cosplay - at all - so I can't claim to be any kind of judge, but I think you got fantastic results. And it certainly looks a lot more comfortable than the average 3d printed stormtrooper suit you see outside comic cons...
Very nicely done costume! Looks great Xyla!!
You were choosing between LED strips and EL wire. There is a better 3rd option ! There exist new type of LED strip that is super thin where the the strip is covered in luminescent flexible silicone. It is impossiblt to see the individual leds there, the effect is totally like El wire but better! they are called "LED filament". Your project would be simpler if you chose those.
They are really good, but like all light pipes they can require significantly more design & engineering time.
fantastic work!
That looks crazy uncomfortable, but the effect is spot on! Solid work!
Great job Xyla, was realy interesting to see the process.
Way cool Xyla!!
As always love seeing the problem solving and the results look great. Remember you’re just not great at air brushing yet.
I love that you aren't scared of arts and crafts as an engineer. So many engineers really only want to stick to non-art stuff sadly.
I'm loving this upload cadence :D
Amazing work, in just four days !
How are you always so crunched for time? Are there hard deadlines associated with the sponsorships you get? Also, great job on the costume!
Yeah they’re either associated with a release (like this one) or marketing budget that can’t be moved to another month
@@xylafoxlin Honestly, I think a time crunch with projects like this might be the best thing (I know that sounds silly but hear me out). With a lot of projects (and I think Cosplay especially) the 'final' output could ALWAYS be better and it can be very easy to keep working on it forever or put it aside as unfinished to work on later. Having a deadline means it's done. It looks great, everyone sees it and there's nothing to STOP you going back to make improvements if you want to but it's still a completed project. I sometimes wonder if it weren't for hard deadlines whether any of my projects would ever see the light of day. Anyway, AWESOME suit, love the lighting on it and looking forward to your next project.
Given your limitless creativity, I can't wait to see what else happens with Xylafoam! Great video!
Playing the xylophone?
This is really high quality for a first cosplay. I hope you do more in the future!
Great job!
Turned out beautiful.
Wow. My comment on your Xlyafoam vid was "please make a cosplay outfit" and the very next video was exactly that! I know it was not due to my request, but thanks anyway, this was awesome!
Have the inverters for EL Wire gotten any better?
Last time I tried them was 10 years ago, and they made an awful high pitched whine.
nope lol
The cascade of Xyla vids has been great. And hello to your videographer and editor!
very cool, gives me a Ghost in the Shell vibe. :)
Wow that’s amazing! Beautifully done!
That was a really cool outcome! I definitely want to play with EL stuff now 😊
Great work Xyla and Jason! Outfit looks awesome! 🙂😎❤
Cool project!
Damn that looks good! Can't believe it's the first time you've made something like that.
I'm loving the rate of video output ♥
3 videos in one week!
This suit looking cool 🤩🤞
Good job demonstrating the key skill of engineering: making reasonable estimates.
This video gives me a new appreciation for cosplay designers and models. Also how unrealistically proportion the game character is. That transition is quite eye opening.
I think part of the challenge is that the character has bare robot arms, but Xyla had to effectively have armored arms, because she couldn't just cut her real arms off for the costume.
The trick to getting video game proportions is thigh/hip/butt pads and lifts.
Women tend to be ~1:1 on shoulder:hip, this character is closer to 1:1.4 with what looks like a 36in inseam which makes the legs super long for that torso.
Super cool build! 👏👏👏👏
Xyla-foam. Awesome.
You are a real-life super hero.
Nicely done 😁👍
This suit is slick!
Turned out so good!
All the foam padding in the arms make you look incredibly buff 😂 the EL lights definitely turned out great though.
GOD! She can literally make anything. :O
I enjoy your video im glad I found them
now that you have a cast of your self, you should make a musical instrument which you could call the Xyla phone 8^)
Ohh, good old single action Paasche 😃👍
A friend of mine brought me to your channel and told me u do cosplay and I see this!!! WOW !!! You're Awesome and sorry but gotta say a beautiful lady who knows her stuff.
The glow in the dark pieces looked really cool!
That turned out good! You look great! 👍
This is incredibly cool! If you continue to make costumes like this, perhaps it would be worthwhile to make a another form with sanded down "personal areas" off camera, that you can then use on camera? My favourite part how you made the lighting parts of the suit.
Absolutely loved the process. Didn't care for the hair much. But it's not my channel. The suit over all is awesome!! So very creative. Problem solving is my favorite! Figure it out! Instead of just saying you cant't/don't know how to. The short black hair was what I was most surprised about.