I joined the Corp during Phoenix Comicon 2014. The only handmade item on this cosplay was the 3D maneuver gear. Everything else was store bought, which cost me a pretty penny. The gear was made out of corrugated sign board (these are the types of boards you see that are used on campaign signs during elections). To make the gear lightweight, the insides were styrofoam. Thick cardboard poster tubing and piping adapters were used for the gas canisters. To hook them to my belts, I used cheap carabiners with two bike locks.