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Featured Cosplayer Vera

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The Interview   Tell us about yourself. I’m Vera from Hungary, a huge TR and Lara Croft fan since 1999. I’m a teacher, mostly teaching English as an additional language for young kids. I love of dogs, football, unicorns and superheroes. In my spare time I’m an editor for DC Comics Hungary, and I love cosplaying, mostly doing charity and visiting Children’s Hospitals with CosHelp.

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Quiver & Sheath By Crofty Cosplay – Shadow of the Tomb Raider Tutorial

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View in 1080p! I’m always trying to figure out ways to make cosplay props on a budget and still make them look good. To make both the Shadow of the Tomb Raider quiver and sheath, it barely cost me $20 because I used all affordable supplies and even found the perfect dark brown

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Lara’s Pants By Crofty Cosplay – Shadow of the Tomb Raider Tutorial

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View in 1080p! These pants. This whole cosplay has been challenging, but I’ve been loving it so far. A lot of the awesome Lara Croft cosplayers out there have taken black leggings, cut out the knees and slipped the pieces on over their cargo pants. GENIUS. However, 

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Makeshift Knife By Crofty Cosplay – Shadow of the Tomb Raider Tutorial

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View in 1080p! I love craft foam. It’s so cheap and easy to work with that I always try to make my cosplay props with it if it makes sense to. Especially knives! You can use EVA foam, or the thicker pieces of craft foam you can find at your local craft stores. 

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Dropleg Holster Tutorial – Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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Released July 7th 2018 | Updated August 5th 2018 Very easy customization of an existing drop leg holster, all i needed to do is paint it and stitch in some detail , and it was ready! What i needed: – Yellow paint – Mod Podge – Yellow thread – needle – masking tape – paint brush Reference:

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Recurve Bow Tutorial – Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Tutorial

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Reference:   [What I used] – 3 Sheets of 36 x 24 inch Foam board – 2 Sheets of 18 x 12 inch Craft Foam – Hot Glue Gun and Glue sticks – Xacto knife and 3 blade refills to keep sharp – Small Hacksaw – Acrylic Paint: Brown, Beige, Black – Screw driver to scratch the paint – Sealer optional to seal the paint job Total Cost: Under 20 US Dollars.

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Quiver Strap / Harness – Shadow of the tomb raider tutorial

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  What i used: – 1 inch black nylon webbing – 1.5 inch black or dark brown nylon webbing – 2 inch tan / beige nylon webbing – 1 inch slide – 1 inch side release buckle – 1 inch oval ring x 2 – hot glue gun and glue sticks – the usual tools like scissors and a lighter for sealing the ends of the nylon webbing   Reference

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Makeshift Knife – Shadow of the Tomb Raider Tutorial

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Reference: A4 Template: http://tombraidercosplay.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/knifetemplate.png Label: http://tombraidercosplay.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/knifetemplate2.png Print both on A4 paper, (fit to page) and they should be perfect! What you need: – Hot glue gun – Hot glue sticks approximately 25 – wax paper – brown leather cording – green para cord – silver duct tape – 2 eyelets Picture tutorial coming soon for easy translation

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Tools and Parts Glossary

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Small Parts and Tools that may be needed for Cosplay: . . . Carabiner Clip  search Center release buckle search D Ring  search Double bar slide Google Search Magnetic press stud  search Nylon webbing search O-Ring  search Oval ring  search 3 Bar Slide  search Press studs  search Rectangular loop  search Side release buckle  search Centre bar buckle  search Plastic snap hook  search Swivel hook  search Velcro  search

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Tomb Raider 2018 Movie Buckle “The Boys’ Brigade” Tutorial

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Reference: What i needed: An interlocking buckle A boys brigade logo (i got a brooch) Polymer clay Gold spray paint Metal file In order to make a functional buckle, I needed to copy the brooch design, first thing i thought of was polymer clay. There are other ways i could have achieved this, maybe with resin but i did this with other projects before and polymer sticks very well to metal without any adhesives. I bought a boys’ brigade brooch and an interlocking buckle . I filed down the buckle’s…

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Bow Ornament – Shadow of the Tomb Raider Tutorial

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 Reference: What you’ll need: Natural White – 3 Strand Cotton Twisted Cord black paint red paint yellow paint electrical tape mod podge sealer paint brushes cut three pieces 14, 16 and 22 inches, and tie off the ends with a knot, then use some glue to make sure the ends do not unravel. join them together with a 4th piece. place electrical tape according to the reference photo, or something close to it paint the base red the middle brown and yellow you should have something that looks like…

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Jill de Jong on Finding Adventure and Healthy Eating by Jaden Morretti

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This article is based on an interview with Jill de Jong, whom many readers will recognize and remember as the incredible Official Lara Croft model and spokesperson for Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness back in 2003. I had the enormous privilege to talk to Jill earlier this year about a new venture that she has undertaken called Models Do Eat, and one that may resonate with anyone wanting to lead a healthier lifestyle. As I wanted to have a bit more of healthier lifestyle myself, this was a piece…

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