[The Chainmail Guy]

I just got curious as to if/what anyone plans on wearing while they sell. I'm planning to wear my steampunk gear Friday (and carry it over to the Crystal Ball afterward), my Urahara from Bleach cosplay for Saturday, and my Rangarok Online Blacksmith on Sunday.

And just because I'm so proud of myself for finally finishing it, I have pictures of one of the major parts of my steampunk outfit: http://bradscc.devia...gocle-283969998

[basili1250]

Holy. Crap. THAT EYE PIECE IS AMAZING

[The Chainmail Guy]

basili1250, on 08 February 2012 - 10:48 PM, said:

Holy. Crap. THAT EYE PIECE IS AMAZING

Thank you. It took me MONTHS to engineer, but in the end I feel it was worth it (mostly because if I don't, then I'll have to admit to myself that I was wasting that time).

[BrokenRemnantStudios]

I'm thinking of keeping it simple: Red and black masquerade mask and my kitty ears. Anyone know where I can get the masquerade mask? I'm super busy making the items for me table

[Sapphy]

Oh man, that eyepiece is awesome. I'm not usually one for a lot of steampunk-inspired stuff (I adore the concept but find a lot of the "slap gears on stuff" is poorly thought out) but that's just really cool. And it zooms? How neat is that?!

I'm sort of torn on what I want to wear. If I thought I could procure a tophat in time I'd totally be rocking that but I don't think I'll be able to find one. I'm actually pretty out of the loop in the anime scene (the last show I've watched was Lucky Star, but my favorite shows are all from the mid to late 90's!) and terrible at sewing, but I still want to do something special for the convention days.

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I'm thinking of keeping it simple: Red and black masquerade mask and my kitty ears. Anyone know where I can get the masquerade mask? I'm super busy making the items for me table

If you're willing to make it yourself, I know both Michaels and Hobby Lobby sell mask blanks. Other than that I'd check to see if you have any costume or party stores near you. Mardi Gras is coming up this month so they might have more in stock than usual.

This post has been edited by Sapphy: 09 February 2012 - 09:37 AM

[Karmada]

I know I'll be bringing Ben Tennison one day, maybe Vyse another day.

Not sure what the third will be. I want things that are easy to wear/sit/work in.

[Gwydion]

Ditto what everyone else has said about the eyepiece! I'll definitely be hopping across the aisle to come check it out on Friday!

Our - mine and my sis' - current plan is to do Jacuzzi and Nice from Baccano! on Friday and male and female Ranma on Saturday. Sunday I'll be cosplaying alone, and it's between Van from Chrono Cross, Loki from Mythical Detective Loki, and Prince Alexander from King's Quest VI. I should actually be nice and comfy all weekend for once, lol. It's just not a con if I'm not cosplaying!

[Tokoz]

Wow, that eyepieces is outstanding! Is it very heavy?

Friday or Saturday, the three of us at my table will be the Ember Island Players versions of Katara, Sokka, and Ang from Avatar:TLA.

The other day, we'll be matching our regular cosplay group as the Grand Galloping Gala versions of Princess Celestia and Rarity (the rest of the group will have Twilight, Pinkie Pie, and... someone else, since the last person hasn't decided yet) from My Little Pony: FiM.

Sunday is always regular clothes day.

[JujuFox]

I really want to cosplay as Fi from LoZ: Skyward Sword, but I haven't started making it yet so I might not have time for it this year.

I do also have a complete Motoko Kusanagi outfit, but I'd have to dye my hair purple again... and I gained a little weight so idk if I want to show off my love handles. n_n;

ALSO I have glasses now, so I'd have to get contacts for my cosplay. :/

[The Chainmail Guy]

Tokoz, on 09 February 2012 - 11:42 AM, said:

Wow, that eyepieces is outstanding! Is it very heavy?

It does have some weight to it, but with three straps holding it on, it's dispersed very evenly (though I do still have some minor adjustments to make). It also helps having extra padding around the goggle portion.

DavenEvanXaviour, on 09 February 2012 - 11:53 AM, said:

I do also have a complete Motoko Kusanagi outfit, but I'd have to dye my hair purple again... and I gained a little weight so idk if I want to show off my love handles. n_n;

Depending on how dark your hair is, you can do a temporary dye with kool-aid (mixed without the sugar, of course). Just lay back and let your hair soak in a bowl of it, and it washes out at the end of the day. Also, a corset will work wonders to hide anything you don't have time to get rid of the hard way. I found instructions a while ago for making the pattern for a custom fitted one that would probably work well for fitting under a cosplay if you used the right material (I'm hoping to make one myself soon to test if it's viable for making one out of chainmail). If you're interested, let me know and I can send you the link.

[djdragonblood]

I'll be cosplaying Kyoko from Madoka Magica of Friday, Vriska Serket from Homestuck on Saturday, and Tsukimi from Kuragehime on Sunday. My friend, who I am sharing a table with, will also be cosplaying all three days and my boyfriend will be cosplaying with me on Saturday as Kuranosuke from Kuragehime. I'll allow my good friend Iyou to announce her own costumes when she sees this thread.

This post has been edited by djdragonblood: 09 February 2012 - 01:28 PM

[JujuFox]

The Chainmail Guy, on 09 February 2012 - 12:27 PM, said:

Depending on how dark your hair is, you can do a temporary dye with kool-aid (mixed without the sugar, of course). Just lay back and let your hair soak in a bowl of it, and it washes out at the end of the day. Also, a corset will work wonders to hide anything you don't have time to get rid of the hard way. I found instructions a while ago for making the pattern for a custom fitted one that would probably work well for fitting under a cosplay if you used the right material (I'm hoping to make one myself soon to test if it's viable for making one out of chainmail). If you're interested, let me know and I can send you the link.

My hair is dark brown, so no way would that work. I decided to bleach and dye my hair purple last year and it looked fabulous(sometimes looked more blue than purple though with the lighting), but it requires a lot of up keep. As for the corset, I own a few but it wouldn't work for the outfit I have. Here's a bad example, but basically the sides are open and expose the area I would want to hide.

[RogueCreations]

If I can I will probably be wearing a kimono on Saturday but I'm not sure about the other days. I'll probably dye some of my hair bright pink or blue or something too. I wish I had the time to throw together a great cosplay, but I don't so this is usually the best I can do lol. Though I do <3 my kimono!

[IcyPanther]

I'm pretty boring and don't really own any anime/Japanese inspired stuff, nor can I sew to save my life. I do have this amazing elephant hat though that I plan on wearing! :love: Might iron-on some of my chibis to a plain shirt or wear some stickers xD but nothing fancy on this end.

[MewChan]

Gwydion, on 09 February 2012 - 11:28 AM, said:

Ditto what everyone else has said about the eyepiece! I'll definitely be hopping across the aisle to come check it out on Friday!

Our - mine and my sis' - current plan is to do Jacuzzi and Nice from Baccano! on Friday and male and female Ranma on Saturday. Sunday I'll be cosplaying alone, and it's between Van from Chrono Cross, Loki from Mythical Detective Loki, and Prince Alexander from King's Quest VI. I should actually be nice and comfy all weekend for once, lol. It's just not a con if I'm not cosplaying!

If you cosplay Van from Chrono Cross, I will have to find you! I'm cosplaying Kid. =D I will also want to find you for female and male Ranma..I absolutely love Ranma 1/2! =D

[Gwydion]

MewChan, on 09 February 2012 - 05:29 PM, said:

If you cosplay Van from Chrono Cross, I will have to find you! I'm cosplaying Kid. =D I will also want to find you for female and male Ranma..I absolutely love Ranma 1/2! =D

Oh! Are you wearing her on Sunday? If so, I'll totally just bring Van then! Always great to get pics with fellow Chrono Cross cosplayers. And yay for Ranma 1/2 love! We had originally planned for Mousse and Pantyhose Taro on Fri, but our Shampoo can no longer make it, so we went with Baccano instead to save a little money, lol.

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I'm pretty boring and don't really own any anime/Japanese inspired stuff, nor can I sew to save my life. I do have this amazing elephant hat though that I plan on wearing! :love: Might iron-on some of my chibis to a plain shirt or wear some stickers xD but nothing fancy on this end.

My sis always does that on Sun - just wears a random hat, maybe a wig, and a colorful t-shirt. An elephant hat sounds amazing!

[MewChan]

I can probably wear her for a little bit on Sunday. I do have to make sure I have enough time to get back to the train on Sunday. Stupid college. ><


I don't think I've seen Pantyhose Taro yet...but Mousse is awesome. =D

This post has been edited by MewChan: 09 February 2012 - 09:29 PM

[Gwydion]

Well, the earlier we find each other, the more likely I'll have time to slip out from my table for a moment anyway, so I'll go ahead and plan for Van Sunday, just in case.

Ahhh, not surprising about Pantyhose - he doesn't show up until season 6 in the anime and somewhere in the late teens in the manga, but I'd highly recommend reading his first manga appearance. One of my favorite Ranma 1/2 stories! (Too bad they leave half of it out of the anime...)

[Christy]

To cosplay or not to cosplay--that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The attention and constant photos of the public
Or to allow the work to stand with no embellishments
And by not dressing up, be normal. To sit, to draw--
No more--and by simply working at the table to say we are artists
The attention, and the thousand photographs
That costumes bring to the table. 'Tis a draw
Devoutly to be wished. To sit, to draw--
To do commissions--perchance in peace: ay, there's the rub,
For in that time of creativity, what ideas may come
When we have closed our booths for the day,
Must give us pause. There's the respect
For the artistic self we crave.
For who would bear the pen and ink in creation,
Th' plagiarizer's wrong, the true artistic vision
The pangs of writer's block, the inkers effort,
The insolent ignorant fanboys, and the spurns
That artists receive of those who would judge our craft,
When he himself might his make his comics
With lesser skill? Who would seek the attention,
To grunt and sweat under a sewing machine,
But that the dread of a blocked table,
The undiscovered talent, from whose bourn
No artist returns, puzzles the character,
And makes us rather bear those creations we made
Than fly to cosplay as something that exists not on our table?
Thus fandom doth make us stop and think,
And thus the native culture of the convention
Is contemplated o'er with the the idea of cosplay,
And enterprise of needle and thread
With this regard their actions turn to sewing
And lose the name of a professional. -- Soft you now,
Fair character! -- Naruto, in thy versions
Be all my sins remembered.

[The Chainmail Guy]

Christy, on 12 February 2012 - 05:23 PM, said:

To cosplay or not to cosplay--that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The attention and constant photos of the public
Or to allow the work to stand with no embellishments
And by not dressing up, be normal. To sit, to draw--
No more--and by simply working at the table to say we are artists
The attention, and the thousand photographs
That costumes bring to the table. 'Tis a draw
Devoutly to be wished. To sit, to draw--
To do commissions--perchance in peace: ay, there's the rub,
For in that time of creativity, what ideas may come
When we have closed our booths for the day,
Must give us pause. There's the respect
For the artistic self we crave.
For who would bear the pen and ink in creation,
Th' plagiarizer's wrong, the true artistic vision
The pangs of writer's block, the inkers effort,
The insolent ignorant fanboys, and the spurns
That artists receive of those who would judge our craft,
When he himself might his make his comics
With lesser skill? Who would seek the attention,
To grunt and sweat under a sewing machine,
But that the dread of a blocked table,
The undiscovered talent, from whose bourn
No artist returns, puzzles the character,
And makes us rather bear those creations we made
Than fly to cosplay as something that exists not on our table?
Thus fandom doth make us stop and think,
And thus the native culture of the convention
Is contemplated o'er with the the idea of cosplay,
And enterprise of needle and thread
With this regard their actions turn to sewing
And lose the name of a professional. -- Soft you now,
Fair character! -- Naruto, in thy versions
Be all my sins remembered.

See'st thou not, I say, what a deformed thief this cosplay is?

[MewChan]

Gwydion, on 12 February 2012 - 01:09 AM, said:

Well, the earlier we find each other, the more likely I'll have time to slip out from my table for a moment anyway, so I'll go ahead and plan for Van Sunday, just in case.

Ahhh, not surprising about Pantyhose - he doesn't show up until season 6 in the anime and somewhere in the late teens in the manga, but I'd highly recommend reading his first manga appearance. One of my favorite Ranma 1/2 stories! (Too bad they leave half of it out of the anime...)

What table are you going to be at? Are you in Artist's Alley or the vendor area?

[Gwydion]

MewChan, on 15 February 2012 - 02:58 PM, said:

What table are you going to be at? Are you in Artist's Alley or the vendor area?

I'll be in the Artist's Alley at tables 158 and 159 (here).

[MuffinSquire]

I'm going to be sewing a dress based on Nightwing's costume that will hopefully be ready in time for ACen!

[Grimby]

Well, I sell a lot of plushies (especially Pokemon and Pony plushies) so I think one day I'm going to dress as a trainer and my boyfriend is going to be a Team Rocket grunt, and we'll be holding some of my pokemon plushies. I was also thinking of cosplaying as Echidna from Queen's Blade, but I don't know if I'll have it done in time.

[Crizl]

I have 2 outfits planned! I have a human version DJ Pon3 from MLP and Barnaby Brooks Jr.'s Hero Suit from Tiger and Bunny. The Barnaby suit is a mech, but not too bulky, so I'm hoping it won't be too hard to sit in behind the table, also worried the gloves might be cumbersome when picking up prints, handing out change, etc. X3 At least DJ Pon3 should be comfy, lol!

[rei_0]

So far I'm planning on being a fairly simple Fluttershy (kind of a casual lolita mess), just because. I have yet to decide if I'm going to wear my Red Mage costume this year, because it gets pretty uncomfortable.

[The Chainmail Guy]

It has taken me about three months, but I've finally gotten this damn thing done:

http://bradscc.devia...-DONE-291793156

Not sure how much I'll wear it myself at the con, but I will have it with me. I'm considering letting other people try it on to get their picture taken in it for a very small fee (just to help cover the costs of it and for my time to take and send the image).