Okay, after lots of agonizing hard work and thinking (worse than the physical part), I have figured out how I'm going to make the goggles. Exactly how. Below are most of the materials (and tools) I'll be using to construct the goggles.

After making them, I might make a second pair, just for fun or for sale at Ushicon or Akon. Maybe. Look for me and ask for my extra set at either convention, and I could sell them for a fair price.

First I must say I am in no way trying to exaxtly replicate Jak's goggles. They are a mere interpretation of how I would want them (and changed for some practicality and actual wearability). For example:

How does that work? Logically (and with real-world physics), the goggles would not stay on his forehead/face because they would not have any support (unless they were god-awfully tight). Mine will travel below and above the ear, for support purposes and because Ineed somewhere to attach the nice ears I purchased. Besides, looking at a high-resolution of the goggles from any previous Jak games (especially Jak 3) wouldn't help because this is a Jak X costume, and the goggles are different, like the left eyepiece for starters. It was a washer-upon-washer from large to small in Jak 3, and it's more like a tube-upon-cylinder-upon-small-tube in Jak X. Mine will look a little more industrial because it's comprised of the following:

That's pretty hardcore-looking, if you ask me (ignoring the blurriness of the photo). It's a straight connector for a pipe assembly. Lowe's, $1.58. Take the small nut off and remove the round gold thing. Put the nut back. The small nut is about 5/8", so that should give you an idea of this assembly's size. By the way, I'm making these goggles so I'll be able to pull them over my eyes and still be able to see in the crowds at the conventions. Basically, this calls for a hole in the leather behind each eyepiece assembly, which I'll answer to.

This is a piece I have already assembled prior to taking the picture and writing this (of course). It is a 1.25" elbow pipe with pretty thin walls (so the goggles stay lightweight). Stainless steel, $2.94 @ Lowe's. I'm waiting to cut the pipe to the correct length until I have my leather cut out. On the end of this pipe is a small deep flange. The open end is 2.25" across. I bored, cut, and filed the small end until it was the same size as the pipe. I also roughed up the edges a bit and made some scratches and unnecessary things in strategic locations to make it look used and a little beat-up (but it still looks good). $1.97 @ Lowe's in the plumbing section, found just a few boxes away from the elbow pipe. They were glued together with the best bonding agent in the world, pictured two photographs down

This is my toolbox for crafting and working leather. Of course, a hammer can't fit in here, nor will a large ruler, so those were left out. ^_^; Some of the leather I shall be using is also pictured here (under the toolbox for those of you blind retards). For this project, mainly brown leather dye, small quick-rivets, a ball-peen hammer, my poundo-board (white thing under the stained sponge), a leather punch (the type you hammer, not the gay rotary kind), an edge beveler, a bottle of gum tragacanth, and this badass epoxy:

With a name like E6000, how the hell could this not be the coolest glue ever made? It's non-flammable, waterproof, paintable, and flexible! And it's medium viscosity! (clear glue is a plus, as well) And for the record, it's industrial strength, too. No substitutions or nancy-boy "super glue." This is totally sweet E6000. Say it. "E6000." You feel awesome just saying it, huh? Something like $4 @ Hobby Lobby, I think.

$6.43 @ Wal-Mart. Don't know where this goes? You'll see. Hint: I bought it just for the band. The time is wrong. It's actually 4am.

Above: The small metal rectangle connecting the two leather pieces will be imitated by:

One for each side. 1/8" barstock bent with a 35lb vice and my own manly hands. It's a little uneven and slightly (but unnoticably) shaky because this was originally about 10 inches of barstock coiled into a 1.75" coil. I had to uncoil it and straighten it, then section it out and bend it to the right angles you see pictured above. It took nearly an hour, but I am satisfied with the result. They each measure about 1.5" across (left to right). This stuff was just laying around in my dad's toolchest.

I'll start construction on the goggles tomorrow, probably, so check back soon.