This is just interfacing but I plan on gluing down some heavy string to imitate the veins and glue a piece of fabric over that.
I havent decided yet how I will attach these wings onto a hing that will allow them to fold and unfold and swong freely. I also havent decided how to make a harness for them to stay attached securely to my back.
I will post more updates in this thread as I make progress!
I found a design exactly that way! I’ll be making a lightweight version of one I found. I dont need anything super heavy duty since my wings will just be hanging, not being held upright like a lot of cosplayers have
Im very nearly finished with my wings! I ended up DIYing a bra-like harness that will fit neatly under my dress. The wings themselves attach to the harness via screw and screw posts that can be screwed and unscrewed for ease of wing transport. These will also allow the wings to swing and unfold freely. I added some wheel weights to the inside of the wings to weigh them down in just the right place so the wings hang in the most “mothlike” way.
Up next is to make sure my back can handle the weight (i will force it to if i need to considering the amount of time ive spent on this) and to attach the wings on each side together with fishing line so they will unfold together when i lift the top wing.
My nerd side is spinning with ways to automatically raise the wings… I did some dragonfly wings with a 7ft wing span a couple years back with brake line for framing and a few landing gear retract servos (fairly cheap and sturdy setup but we’re only good for 2 positions)
If you’re up for the challenge, you might talk with Bill at Wheat State hobbies about grabbing a boat servo and servo tester. That would be a plug and play route (no soldering or programming required) to doing a ‘hands free’ wing raising.
