The main problem with doing a Togruta, Twi'lek, Nautolan or even a Ithorian. Is finding someone who makes the headpieces, hands and so forth. Or you have to do it yourself. Either way it adds a lot of extra cost. I haven't really looked into doing a a Nautolan or Ithorian, and I'm just starting to look at doing a Togruta. But here is some info about my Twi'lek
I'm a Twi'lek (photoshoot next week) and there are 2 main problems with doing a twi'lek.
Here is the link to my Lekku topic:
http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=12628.01. Body Paint
a. it takes a long time to put on and dry
b. body ink is very costly so if you use water based paint you are always having to touch up during the day and avoid water like the black plague (and when you live in Seattle, WA that's very hard)
2. the headpieces though are made out of latex and foam they are heavy, the bigger the headpiece the heaver they are going to be.
a. you have to be careful with them they aren't made out of glass but they aren't made out of steel either
b. you will have a seam on your head you have to hide, meaning you have to wear a head wrap even if you didn't want to.
c. you have to store them inside the house in a box, and them pillowed on top of some poly-fill (pillow fluff)
To give you an idea of the cost of a Twi'lek, here are my numbers for my costume.
Lekku - Pam - $154
Body Ink - Reel Creations - $60
Airbrush and compressor - $120
Jedi Costume - $500 (the cost if I didn't make it)
-Robe
-Tunic
-Turtleneck
-Pants
-Tabards/skirt
-Boots
-Jedi belt with pouches and food capsules
-Head wrap for lekku
Saber (for me a double bladed) - $650 (Make that $350 for a single with sound)
Time to get dressed and ready to go out, 3 hours.
I did put in extra work because I'm a member of Rebel Legion and I troop events with them; however I hold true to the rule if your going to do it do it right or don't bother.
If you want to get an alien costume I would highly suggest you roll your self over to the Rebel Legion forum. They are all about costuming and they have some great information and can help you find a tutorial, or even help hook you up with the people who make the aliens. You can also flip threw their membership database and see all the costumes people have. I know there are a few Togruta, a good handful of Twi'lek, a couple Nautolan, and I think maybe one- two Ithorian (if I remember right)
Membership Database:
http://www.rebellegion.com/members.phpCostuming Tutorials:
http://www.rebellegion.com/costuming.php Forum:
http://www.rebellegion.com/forum/index.phpI hope this helps you or someone else in some way.
Cheers,
Eiyame (Freya)
