How to Make a God of War: Ragnarok- "Thor" Tunic and Belt Accessories

A client reached out to me to make him the Thor's tunic and belt accessories from the God of War Ragnarok game. Apparently this was a different look of the character. Looked like a fun build, so game on!

You will need the following items to complete this project in the way that I did:

1. dark brown pleather. (the client already had their cape chosen so i tried to match the color of the pleather as best as possible)
2. EVA foam
3. Duct tape
4. metal yard stick
5. masking tape
6. sharpie markers
7. roll of paper for making templates
8. exacto/ utility knife
9. dremel
10. cutting mat
11. contact cement
12. e6000 glue
13. heat gun
14. crafting grommets
15. dark twine/ cord
16. craft rivots
17. black acrylic paint
18. brown acrylic paint
19. angelus leather paint
20. large sewing needle
21. dark brown twine
22. worbla
23. silver spray paint
24. gold spray paint
25. sewing machine (optional)
26. airbrush and compressor (optional)
27. black suspender clips

1. With any suit I make, especially for epic cosplay suits, I look up a ton of references. I check out the source material (in this case video game). check out movies, shows, action figures, models, and others' attempts to create this cosplay. I typically combine many of the elements together while also throwing in some of my own flair.
2. Since i purchased a drawing program, i also draw it out for myself and the client so that i can make sure we're on the same page. It also helps me with visualizing/brain storming how i will create each piece.
3. i broke this build into 3 parts: the tunic, the skirt/kilt, and accessories

Optional: This step is not necessary, but it is helpful to have if you plan on working on the suit without the person present. This person lived out of state so i had him use a tshirt to be destroyed

1. have the person wear the clothes. make sure they are a long sleeve shirt and long pants if it's a full suit.
2. for this build, i only needed the top.Since it was going to be a vest, i only needed short sleeves.
3. take your duct tape and start taping them like a mummy. you will want to lay down many many many strips of duct tape instead of just wrapping them in one endless piece. The reason you do NOT want to do this is because it will get tighter and tighter on the person if you do it this way and can cut off circulation. So go with multiple short strips.
4. once they are completely covered, you will carefully cut the duct tape suit off them.
5. i then take that duct tape suit and throw it on my PVC mannequin and fill it with news paper.
6. Seal the seams back up and you should have a mannequin that is relatively the size of the person.

here is a more detailed explanation of my mannequin process.

1. Once your duct tape mannequin is set up, cover one side with masking tape. Since this design is symmetrical, you only need one half of the design to be drawn out.
2. from there, sketch out your design on the front and back.
3. carefully cut away the sections with an exacto knife, peel off the masking tape, and stick to paper to have your paper templates.

1. transfer your paper templates to foam and cut out the pieces
2. contact cement together the big pieces. This vest is in layers, so do not glue the layers together yet as they need to be skinned in pleather.
3. take your paper design and start transferring the design onto the foam. I cut out the design from the paper template and then draw out the outline with a sharpie. I cut more and more and keep transferring until the design is completed. this is tedious, but i dont know any other way to get the design on there. Maybe a transfer paper would work?
4. Once the design is completely transferred, i take my dremel tool and start carving out the design. i use different sized sanding drums and bits to get the effect.
5. Once everything is done, I used contact cement and applied the pleather layer on top of the etched foam.
6. After all the vest pieces are "skinned", now it is time to completely glue the vest together.
7. i used bronze grommets in the back of the suit and some dark chord to lace the back together.
8. i then took some cord and hand sewed stitches around the various parts of the vest. The cord i had was too light so i darkened it with some brown paint.
9. the suit has these gold side pieces, so i measured the area, drew the design on paper, and then transferred it to foam.
10. I then covered that piece in worbla, spray painted it gold, gave it a light wash of black acrylic paint to dull it down a bit, and then glued it on to the sides of the best with e6000 glue.

For the bottom, i thought the best type of way to create the design was to turn it more into a 4-sectioned kilt (front,back, and 2 sides).That way, the design would still be visible and mobility would still be there for the user.

1. first, start off with creating a belt. measure around your waist and decide the length and width you want. tranfer to paper and then to foam. Skin in pleather. I added grommets here as well so that it could tie.
2. for the front and back, first measure how long and wide you want everything. the front/back panels are 3 layers, while the side is 2 layers.
3. get your paper based on your measurements and fold in half. this will create symmetry as you only need to draw 1/2 of the design.
4. cut up your design based on the layers you need. Transfer to foam. Dremel and contact cement the pleather on it. Repeat the steps for all layers.. Remember, you have 3 layers for the front and back, and 2 layers for the sides.
5. add your stitching at this time
6. do NOT glue any of the panels together or to the belt yet.

1. There are alot of miscellaneous straps hanging off of the kilt, so cut out several long strips. It's okay if they are different sizes
2. Since the pleather i bought was a lighter color on the back, i painted all the straps with a watered down dark brown acrylic paint.
3. once dry, i took them all to my sewing machine and added some stitching.
4. set aside for now

1. grab a long strap and create a loop at the end. The loop should be big enough for a belt to fit through it.
2. get some worbla and create a few small rectangular plates to attach to it.
3. I used e6000 to make sure the worbla stuck onto the pleather.
4. paint grey and and a watered down black wash to give it a grimey look.

1. grab something circular to create a paper template for your rings.
2. use your paper template an transfer to foam
3. Encase your rings in worbla
4. Spray paint gold and then apply a watered down black acrylic wash to darken them
5. create another long strap with belt loop
6. Wrap the other end around the ring and sew on your sewing machine. If you dont have one, you can hand sew these.

1. start by creating your "horseshoe" shapes. 2 are small and one is large. I asked for the measurement of the client's hammer in hopes that the holster could actually be useable.
2. Draw the templates on paper and transfer to foam.
3. Cut out foam pieces and encase in worbla.
4. spray paint silver and apply a wash of black watered-down paint to darken it. set aside
5. create a paper template for the holster itself.I made the neck quite long so that i could just bend it over for the belt loop and the loops for the horse shoes
6. cut out of worbla.
7. I sandwiched the worbla in-between 2 pieces of pleather and glued everything together with some e6000 glue.
8. i ran the edges through my sewing machine to give it a nice look and to help with reinforecement.
9. i applied head to the neck with my heatgun and bent it over to create a belt loop. I sewed that area down and then created 2 more loops for the horseshoes.
10. insert the horse shoes into the holster.

I couldn't figure out what this other holster was for, so i'll just refer to it as the "other holster"

1. using your paper template from the previous step, repeat steps 5-9
2. create a rectangular show from worbla and encase it in pleather
3. warm the rectangular piece with a heat gun until soft and press it against some type of rod or pipe.
4. once cooled, use e6000 glue to glue onto the holster.
5. Once dry, use some rivots and tack it down.

Optional

1. In order to make the design pop, you can use an airbrush to create some shadows and high lights.
2. if you dont have an airbrush or compressor, you can hand brush it.
3. I could only see the cape and underneath clothes in pictures, so i couldnt tell how close the pleather was. But just play around with darks and lights to help bright out your design
4. I also think that Thor has worn this suit many times into battle, so i doubt it would be prestine. I feel like it should be dirty and covered with stuff like mud, beer, and dry blood lol. so feel free to dirty it up.

1. now that everything is cured and dried, it's time to assemble everything
2. take some pleather and e6000 glue it along the bottom layers of your kilt.
3. once dry, glue all the panel layers together in the height you want them to be.
4. you can now glue all four sides to the belt. I would personally glue the front and back first and wait for them to dry, prior to gluing in the sides.
5. once all the panels are dry, you can start gluing in all the straps.
6. i created a few small straps and attached them to my suspender clips. I glued these onto the belt and then glued some fabric to the bottom of the vest so that the kilt could clamp onto the vest itself rather than just relying on tension to keep the kilt up.
7. All your belt accessories should be good to go at this point as well.

Your tunic and accessories are done at this time! I sent it off to the client and everything looked fantastic once put together. You can see more of his amazing stuff on instagram

As always, thank you for the support. More of my work can be found through my website www.spicypandacreations.com