Another cosplay help request - wig styling

To k_chan009, yiji_chan and... well, anyone who can offer help with the making of uber-spiky wigs and has some relatively free time coming up in their near future: can I ask a big favour? I'm working on styling the wig for the Hiei costume, and I could really use some hands-on assistance with making it look decent, if you could maybe pop over here this weekend.

I think I've got a general hang on making individual spikes, and I've got the base wig and a pile of white hair extensions to sew on to it, but getting the sides and back to look right is going to be tricky (and it is worth bearing in mind that I can barely style my own hair most of the time ><). This is one of those costumes that is going to be *all* about the wig, so I do need to make sure I get it right.

( Progress report on the rest of the costume - makes me feel like I'm getting somewhere. )

You really wouldn't think a costume that looks so simple below the hairline would have so many bits to it, would you? o_o

One month to Waicon to go! so who's panicking yet?