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I entirely blame my family on my disappearance for a while.

Is this still happening?o.o

Yes. I will be there for sure. I might end up cosplaying a reaver though.. because.. well... it'd be fun and different.

Two questions:

1) What is your policy on airsoft guns with an orange tip that have been disassembled and had all the springs and such removed? I have a gun that is essential to my costume and I would like to carry it. I have no issue plugging the barrel or taking it apart to show that the gun is strictly a plastic shell and is incapable of firing anything, but would it be a problem to have an unloaded clip in the gun, since the clip makes up the bottom portion of the grip?

2) What is the policy on Nazi armbands? I understand there is a want to keep a costume as authentic as possible, but last year at Black & White, there was someone dressed as a Nazi SS officer with a red Nazi swastika on his arm. INCREDIBLY OFFENSIVE. I asked him to remove it and he would not do so. The rovers at that time said there was nothing they could do about it. Does this type of costume fall under the military ban?

I REALLY don't want to see Nazis at Fanime this year.

It has been re-iterated multiple times, Airsoft weapons regardless of function or innards are not allowed.

Dunno about the Nazi armbands.

Thankyou for the heads up on that then. So it sounds like the cosplay hangout will be there.

Hmmmm.....How does Saturday evening sound out on the patio this got held on the first year I threw this shindig? The place is just off the Mariott side entering the con and to the left. that sound good?

I'd like some feedback folks.

So what is the best day/time/place that works for everyone?

I live, does anyone else?

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Shiny. I'm thinking of making a Majong set (again) but I might use EVA foam to make the tiles.

There should have been an option for those booking multiple rooms. Not that I'm complaining it's just I was booking rooms for a larger group and we're trying to stay in one hotel and that hotel good booked up on the room price level I was booking midway through booking them, so I had to move all of them into another hotel so we could stay together etc.

I got it done and my college's Genshiken (yes that's our club's name) is booked to come, it was jus a slightly annoying experience going through the screen six times in a row.

Wherever you can stuff the firefly gathering Saph, perhaps this will be the year the mysterious conglomeration of gum will appear?

Added ya to the first page.

We do not allow props with actual blades, or which could be sharpened to have a blade.

i just bought a toy sword with a sheath for my cosplay at a chinese new year festival. it's made out of wood, but it isn't sharp at all. would it be counted as "could be sharpened" o_o?
also, if it were to be peace bonded, where/how would the wire be placed?

You're good. That only has to do with metal.

What does L stand for? Also I'm a big fan of Saturday if that's possible.

Do we have a rough ETA on when housing is going up?

One of the people in my group has been doing research of his own, apparently not knowing I'm waiting on you guys and was telling the group how the cheapest hotel they found was 150 a night.

I live. Do you?


Also, relatively relevant.

http://io9.com/5872602/the-biggest-serenity-model-ever-built-has-been-unearthed

Not dead. Merry Tuesday, happy Christmas and Shalom for you Jewish folks celebrating Hanukkah. ....I misspelled that and my spell-check wanted to make Hanukkah into Hannibal....wtf?

Unless they decide tuld be aco blanket ban all militaristic cosplays that depict current military/paramilitary/spec-ops etc the MGS cosplay should be acceptable.

The Soccom pistol should be allright as well, however the only iffy bit might be the suppressor, so a second opinion from someone on rovers would be a good idea.

The PSG1 should be fine as long as it is discernible as a prop at a distance.. Honestly I'd love to see that one at Con and I'd love to compare construction techniques as I'm working on another Anti-material rifle. PM me if you have the time.

I have a couple of questions about the costume weapon policy.  First, would one be allowed to carry an airsoft gun if the trigger mechanism was removed, rendering it non-functional?  And second, are metal props allowed if they cannot be sharpened to an edge? (e.g. a hook.)

I am very experienced with your first question quite well, allow me to elaborate as I have been explained to by Rovers Staff at Con-ops two/3 years ish.


Airsoft guns are not allowed, no ifs ands or buts, even if the entire mechanism is removed, and the hollow shell filled with expanding foam rendering it inoperable until the end of time. the Fact remains that you are carrying around something that is a realistic representation of a firearm, and was made originally with that intent.

Which is, if you ask me, somewhat hypocritical because I could swear I saw a WWII soldier running around with a very authentic looking M-1 last year.




I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it's probably No on your second question, though Eric or some other member of the staff might cut that limb out from under me.

Well now i have something that i can tell the folks at my college's Genshiken.