Retro Ryan Cosplay

Retro Ryan Cosplay Welcome to Retro Ryan Cosplay! The Purpose of this page is to document my Cosplay builds, mainly The Rocketeer from Disney's 1991 film 'The Rocketeer'.

What’s next for the Cirrus X-3 you ask? Well every cool prop needs a good storage box, and I lucked out with this Facebo...
06/02/2026

What’s next for the Cirrus X-3 you ask? Well every cool prop needs a good storage box, and I lucked out with this Facebook marketplace find this past weekend, fella had it posted for 16 weeks with no buyers, I checked the dimensions and it was the perfect fit!

Drawing Inspiration from another fellow finhead fan, Jay Machado who made a case for his, who replicated the one used in the film (shown just briefly), Mine just needs a little TLC, some new foam (ripped out most of the old already) couple coats of brown paint and some steel wool to shine up the metal trim and it’s rocket ready!!

Before I took the new pack over to put on display, I had to snap a few photos of it next to my oldPack, 8 years differen...
06/01/2026

Before I took the new pack over to put on display, I had to snap a few photos of it next to my old
Pack, 8 years difference in builds, and each one with cool stories attached to it 🚀 🚀

For the month of June, I’m displaying a large part of my Rocketeer collection at Hillsdale Community Library!! From now ...
06/01/2026

For the month of June, I’m displaying a large part of my Rocketeer collection at Hillsdale Community Library!! From now until July 1st, pop in to see the various memorabilia and replicas before it heads back into the archives!

And catch the suit in Action on July 4th at the Hillsdale 250 Stars, stripes and celebration parade!! 🇺🇸 🚀 🚀

05/24/2026

The Rocketeer Cirrus X-3 Rocketpack 3D Build Reveal

As a 5-year old back in 1994, this was my first introduction to a superhero - who knew I’d one day make it a whole perso...
05/24/2026

As a 5-year old back in 1994, this was my first introduction to a superhero - who knew I’d one day make it a whole personality 😂

Prepare yourself for a shock…..I’m The Rocketeer. My Cirrus X-3 Rocketpack is officially done and ready to debut in my t...
05/24/2026

Prepare yourself for a shock…..I’m The Rocketeer.

My Cirrus X-3 Rocketpack is officially done and ready to debut in my town’s local 4th of July parade 🚀 🚀

If all goes according to plan, I should have this project fully wrapped up by the end of this month 🚀🚀 It's been a fun a...
05/22/2026

If all goes according to plan, I should have this project fully wrapped up by the end of this month 🚀🚀 It's been a fun and challenging build 😎

Some updated photos featuring my South Beach Leather jacket and Magnoli Clothiers gloves, Rocketeer Helmet casting by th...
05/22/2026

Some updated photos featuring my South Beach Leather jacket and Magnoli Clothiers gloves, Rocketeer Helmet casting by the talented Matthew Leland Sumpter, painted and weathered by me.

More priming, more sanding 🤪🤪 We are almost there…….still a few visible flaws I gotta buff out before going at it with t...
04/21/2026

More priming, more sanding 🤪🤪 We are almost there…….still a few visible flaws I gotta buff out before going at it with the gloss black, tossed in the booster engines just to see how it looks again all complete 🥰

Who ya gonna call?? I think my Ghostbusters cosplay has the most individual pieces of equipment out of any cosplay I’ve ...
12/29/2025

Who ya gonna call??

I think my Ghostbusters cosplay has the most individual pieces of equipment out of any cosplay I’ve done in the past, and I’m planning to add a couple more final pieces soon 👻

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