About Us
All about Illustris
We exist to empower cosplayers, layer by layer. It is our goal to make the trickier aspects of cosplay including prop making and fiddly accessories/details more accessible to everyone. It is your support that allows us to make this goal a reality - not just for you, but for thousands of cosplayers around the world!
What We Do
At Illustris Models we're passionate about sharing not just products, but knowledge as well. We endeavour to make ourselves and our skills accessible in as many ways as possible so we can help as many people as possible! This means you can often find us at cons or other events hosting panels and workshops to help other cosplayers grow and explore crafts such as 3D printing that may have previously seemed out of reach. We also post tutorials and finishing guides online to share our knowledge even more in-depth!
What We Aspire to Do
Illustris Models started in late 2019 as a way for us to help our close friends with their cosplays. 3 years on, helping others achieve their cosplay dreams is still our #1 priority. The ultimate goal for Illustris Models is to become a hub for cosplayers in Australia - a place to interact, to learn new things, to meet new people, to have new experiences in a safe environment. We endeavour to make cosplay accessible, and it is our dream to one day open a cosplay makerspace in Sydney, then maybe even around Australia! Every purchase through Illustris Models not only helps your cosplay dream, but also ours. Help us so we can continue to help cosplayers in bigger and better ways!
Meet the Team
A brief insight into the minds behind Illustris Models!
Shin (blupee.builds)
Shin has been cosplaying for over a decade and is passionate about sharing knowledge and helping other cosplayers grow. She founded Illustris Models out of sheer stubborness despite having no training in 3D modelling or printing (typical cosplayer behaviour). You can often find her cosplaying various forms of Princess Zelda.
Laith (laithinthewind)
With a background in game development, Laith truly keeps Illustris Models functioning properly with spreadsheets and processes. He most notably cosplays characters you don't expect people to cosplay (silly little guys with silly little heads, as Shin likes to say) and has been doing so since 2019, and joined Illustris in early 2020.
Xini (xini_cos)
Xini is a Melbourne-based cosplayer with a passion for making functional and llight-up props. Coming from an engineering background, he loves a design challenge and is particularly obsessed with all things League of Legends and Arcane related. Xini is the bonus braincells helping Illustris make cool things, and joined in late 2024.
