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Wait we're talking about the 'well endowed' always groped by Ban Hevn-san? XD I'll see maybe if I have enough time I will work on  Kurodo costume.. or perhaps Ban or something ...

Anyone for an HP gathering?  Will there be one?

No Offense, but I didn't know that Harry Potter was considered Anime... O.o acctually I didn't know people wanted to cosplay HP at all...

Umm... I hope you get more replies than this confused person.

kunais are ok tho. mwahaha. Well my philosophy is if they dont find out you have it its ok. so if you see con ops you can always hide it. unless you have a sword. then umm... well your screwed.

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At the moment my only goal is to make it look good xD
I'm going right off of screen shots from FFVII AC so I'm hoping it'll be accurate, at least.
I'm going to try a few methods, including hammering, but cutting, folding and bond-o to smooth it out will probably work the best.

Yeah O.o don't forget preliminary sketches and paper models to get the armor to work and wear right O.o will save a lot on sheet metal.

I am making my prototypes from 1/8" posterboard first before I go for a final product..

GOOD LUCK!

I'm probably going to be making my armor out of steel or aluminum. Sheet metal really isn't that expensive, it's just really annoying to work with without a fully equipped metal shop.

I know... X.x Hell i wish I had a damned Anvil and some smithing hammers.. I could make my own damned armour...

X.x I want to use my Armour for some other stuff so it needs to hold up to a Claymore. Thats why its going to be 1/8"-1/4" Carbon Steel. >.>

O.o by the way Rette, what is your Armor going to look like?

What about metal swords that are fixed into their scabbards? If you can't draw it, it's just wood with a metal core.
Would this be acceptable?
If I tried to make one out of wood or something, it would probably be more dangerous...

I think we should have a Mod post here and help us out... personally I think that if the weapons adhear to specific requirements... the n it should be Okay X.x but we haven't heard anything from the Con-ops x.x

-Blades should have no sharp or cutting edge
-remain sheathed unless required for an activity (i.e. Cosplay Contests, pictures, ect.)
-Blades worn at Cosplay are responsibility of owner and as such must remain in their possession at al times
-Any Blades that go against these regulations should be removed and detained until the owner leaves the day or when said owner leaves the con.
-All Blades must be announced and registered (shown and approved) by Con-Ops

>.> These are my personal beliefs that should be the right rules O.o its mostly outta my own comon sense...
but I dunno what the Con-ops want X.x

If ya agree post for meh! maybe we can get a petition or something XD LMAO

It's lighter, convenient and less expensive to make it out of something other than steel, but that is entrely preference. Good luck on crafting though.

It will double as normal Armour for me as well.. I have been toying with this steel armour for a while in some sword play and styles I have been toying with...


That and I am paranoid so i wanna make sure that if a random crazy Anime Fan tries ta stab meh its not going through plastic XD

:shock: i'm going to attempt big Chrno: wings, bone tail and all that jazz  :twisted:  So count me in ^_^ We need more Chrno love for '06!

XD ya do realize its not a Tail its more like his boney Braid XD LMAO

In any case nice job on the costume ^.^ looks nice!

XD heh.. thanks I have that down as a cosplay refrence for later.. I meant is anyone making armor for their cosplays?


I need mine outta steel.. and I know how to do it I just don't have the metal working tools I need so i need to take it to an outside source.

Its a free country O.o if we wanna sell weapons of destruction we can do it damn it!.. I mean look at Mexico and Russia! you want a gun you can get them by the crate for cheap!

I also agree cold heartedly with the rest of you guys O.o...

Though the checking the weapons out of teh co thing sounds funneh and weird.

Personally I view bootlegs as being WORSE then fansubs. Why you ask? Because as least with fansubs you can save for anime you REALLY like.....OR to get the manga which helps support the artist in another way. For series like Cutey Honey that HAVE DVDs there's no excuse because YOU CAN  BUY IMPORTS!! Just make sure to get a DVD player or program for your compy that'll PLAY IMPORTS! If you buy bootlegers you support people who leech money off the REAL supporters!! @.@

True to that! Remember the wise words of the Full Metal Panic! Copyright warnings! or Tess will shove a Tomahawk missle down your chimmney!! dun think she won't!! XD

But seriously, I like fansubs, and often buy legit manga.. >.> Bootlegs are just crap anyways...

Just curious since I haven't really oked around on people's cosplay tricks...

Who's making they'r own Armor, Plastic, steel, vacuforming, ect.

O.o I was personally going to find a metal shop and have them make the 1/4" Carbon Steel Armor plates I need for meh Cosplay costume.

I lack the proper Metal Working tools and equipment or I would have done it myself.. -.- prolly do it cheaper too...

Updated planned cosplay part 4:

-A duck from Duck Hunt
-A giant NES controller
-Diamond Dave/Ed Van Halen
-Conner Mcloed/Kurgan/Ramieriez
-Alice Cooper
-Knight Arthur from Ghosts 'n' Goblins
-The Joker (Batman)
-Captain Falcon/Samurai Goroh/Antonio Guster
-Maybe the Fire Stingray itself!  
-grandpa!
-Santa Claus
-A SNAKE ON A PLANE!
-One of our nation's founding fathers
-Myself  

No guarantees though

O.o Why your grandpa XD

Swell in ny case I may just do my custom take on the RO Assassin I have on iRO...

Anyone have any idea where I can get 1/4" carbon Steel Armour made in the bay area for cheap? X.x I need a Left Pauldron, 1/2 BreastPlate and backplate, as well as some steel reinforced boots.. X.x

Kage! I know you! =o__O;;;= I'm the friend of Sophie and Ivana (aka Anna) and I think we WoEd together back when we all sucked and my thief was only level 70!

Anyways, I'm here to tell everyone that Anna won't be able to come to Fanime. She was going to be a sniper, but she apparently got grounded from Fanime?

But I'll still be there. As my permathief. With my AFK sign. *Plans to carry a chatroom sign that says either 'AFK' or 'N> Pocky'*

Edit: And as a sidenote, another friend of mine is coming as a Kafra employee! =^o^=

Oh I think I know you O.o... How weird XD

... Ish Sophie going to go to Fanime? O.o

T.T I hoep I can wear meh Katars

O.o Oniko O.o... as in the same Oniko-ne-chan that I glomp at Chabot? O.o

<--- I may cosplay in my Assasin-ish Costume.

Its a costume design I made for a custome character that coincidently looks like 70% XD RO Assasin. [I made it before the game came out cuirca 2000 XD]

O.o I may even find a way to have my Loki iRO Character name float above my head XD LMAO: The Dark One Kage

-.- I just need to find out if my Carbon steel Unsharpened Katars will be okay.. That and trying to get on Staff..

I was thinking of cosplaying Haku from Naruto and using double-pointed knitting needles as props...they're relatively blunt and I wouldn't be able to do much damage unless I really tried to stab them into someone...would those be okay?

T.T see? This is teh problem with people like us! we have so much weapons and such that we can;t bring ourselves to buy cardboard XD

Just joking somewhat XD...

But seriously O.o Anyone have any info if we could by some sort of loophole or mercy of teh Staff gods use UNSHARPENED Metal Props O.o ...

X.x cuz meh Katars are Carbon Steel, they are unsharpened so I'd have to really wanna stab someone to hurt them X.x

Good luck to you Haku Cosplayer X.x

Damn I guess that means those Katars I bought won't pass inspection.

They're solid Carbon Steel but no sharp edges, I planned on leaving them un-sharpened until after Fanime XD. Wanted to do a Hired Blade Outfit.... (a kinda mock up I had of a RO assassin before the game came out XD.. looks damn close too XD)