The Convict | Simon
Simon AKA The Convict from the movie Iron Lung, based on the game of the same name.
Completed 03/17/2026
Time spent: ~10 hrs
Timeline
I have watched Markiplier— the director, producer, writer, and main actor of Iron Lung— for many years. Some of my first ever cosplays were of his characters. So when I saw Iron Lung in the theater and fell in love with the character I knew I had to cosplay Simon. I made this cosplay over the course of 3 weeks, going back to see the movie 4 times to take notes on the costume, as almost no photos of it existed.
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The Hood
The hood pattern was made by tracing the hood a a sweatshirt and then creating a trial harness out of spare fabric to create the pattern for the rest of it. The base hood was almost entirely hand sewn, sans part of the harness.
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In order to have dimensions in the weathering I weathered as I applied patches. The original hood was weathered, then I added some patches and repeated the process.
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When weathering I used thin layers acrylic paint applied with a paper towel. Then I used watered down acrylic paint applied with a rough textured brush in later layers.
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The patches are made of 3 different colored fabrics, and were all sewn on and layered. Some placements were directly inspired by or recreating images of the BTS photos.
General Weathering
When weathering the pants I focused on areas that would naturally get dirty. The knees, ankles, butt, and pockets were the main focus.
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When I weathered the shirt I used a mix of fabric die, ink, and watered down acrylic paint. I also added stitching to mimic repairs. Using superglue I was able to encircle parts of the shirt, so I could make tears in the knit, without needing to worry about unraveling.​
