Armor Orbs / Transformation Spheres

From - khandri.deviantart.com/art/Seiji-s-Sage-s-Armor-Orb-378463014



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From Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (aka Ronin Warriors, etc.).

I'm putting together a cosplay of Seiji/Sage in his mid-series civilian outfit, and I decided I wanted a little something extra to go along with it for any photo ops and the like that may come about at conventions. And since there's not a lot else I could use as a prop (especially that I can transport across long distances and not get stern looks from security types), the armor orb--the source of the Troopers'/Ronins' armor powers--seemed like the most logical thing to do.

The orb itself is really just a painted ping-pong ball...not much else to it! It's small enough, lightweight, and isn't going to get crushed easily. Although it took a long time to get enough coats of the light green on it, because it was a very thin paint, and I wanted the color to look as consistent as possible all over it. (This was particularly time-consuming, because it took so long to dry enough to do the front and back in separate coats!) The "rei" kanji I painted on there based on how it appears in my kanji dictionary, and while you can see some of the initial lighter coats of that, I kind of like how it looks, since it almost gives an effect that the kanji is "glowing" within.

(For those interested, I will be debuting the full cosplay at Anime Expo 2013 in July, so for those attending, if you're a fan of the show and see me around, come say hi!)

Yoroiden Samurai Troopers/Ronin Warriors ©Sunrise, Nagoya TV

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