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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 17:15 #1

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EDIT: This was initially a thread for my Rapunzel cosplay progress. I cancelled that cosplay (Possibly for now, it may happen at a later date), but I have other projects that are cosplay related, so watch this space!

BOO!
Well actually I'm sick but ya know, what better to do than get my bum in gear and post something funky? (I have the attention span of a gnat right now).
Y'all might remember that I attend MCM expo in London every May and October. Last year I made a White Mage cloak based on Final Fantasy 9 for May, and in October I did a FFVII turk one day, me another, and the third I did Poncho Pond from Doctor Who.
Making the cloak in May seems to have given me that boost I needed to want to make a cosplay from scratch.
I got the movie 'Tangled' for Christmas (I've you've not seen it, go watch it, I'm sure you'll like it)
I pretty much fell in love with the character of Rapunzel as soon as the movie started. I've had people say to me 'you should do her with braided hair!'. I don't WANT to do her with braided hair. So. I'm not.
Lots of reference pictures found here >> www.squidoo.com/disneys-rapunzel-costume
So you see there's a lot to do, and it's not all really simple. There's also a flag (Purple with a yellow/gold sun) and a bag being made.
So far I've done the flag, and started the bag. I've also done a mock-up of the detailing on her skirt. I'm just waiting for swatches/samples of materials to arrive so I know what to get. =D
Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 17:17 #2

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Wow, that site is really thourough in their investigations of the costume!
Good luck making it, can't wait to see the result. ^^
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 17:30 #3

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I'll post some photos of the flag, skirt detail pattern and bag sometime soon.
Yeah ephie! I was really glad I ran across the site! Totally by chance really, I was looking for something different but still related and it came up. Good old google!
Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 18:03 #4

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Just a mini update with a quick photo of my flag, and the rough sketch of the pattern on Punzie's skirt.
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Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 18:22 #5

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Will you stitch the pattern or draw it on with fabric colours? Will be a lot of work either way, I suppose. Waiting patiently for the next steps!
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 18:29 #6

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I'm still waiting for my other samples to come through, of the fabric for the skirt. It's actually embroidered, but I'm going to go with the easier option and use fabric paint. It's what most other Punzie cosplayers have done. There have been a few who've been really amazing and embroidered it on. I'm just not that patient. =D
Next thing I need to do is the bag.
Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 18:29 #7

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Well I'll have to admit this is looking less and less likely to happen for May.
(FranKo announced a June tour, and I plain and simple can't miss it)
But I do still have the bag all ready to put together.
And I got samples through and have decided what fabrics to get for the skirt.
If it doesn't happen for May, it'll be October. But rest assured I want to do this. =)
Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 18:31 #8

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One thing I wondered for a while: That dress is quite tight - compared to the white mage cloak you made last time! How do you make sure it'll fit decently? Do you have a sewing pattern or will you just compare it with a blouse that fits you and hope that it'll work out?

Many times the doll clothes I sew don't work out and I have to modify the patterns several times until they do. When I imagine doing more than a skirt with elastic waiste for myself I break a sweat.

Also, don't worry about not finishing it in time for May. I'm sure it will be just as cute in October. ^^
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 18:32 #9

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Me and my mum are going to try and work together to make the top part. It'll be a bit of trial and error. And I might have to call on my friend Bexi for help too. She has a proper dress makers dummy whereas I don't. And can't afford one, sadly.
We'll probably use patterns for it too anyway. =)
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 18:34 #10

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Have you finished the bag by now?
Bexi sounds like a pro if she has one of those, I bet she'll be a great help.
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 18:37 #11

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As with most of my cosplay plans, I've pretty much cancelled Punzie. A friend of Bexi's is doing her, and I really don't want to compete because Charlie is AMAZING when it comes to things like this.

I will make the bag though, it might come in handy for something else at some point. In fact I just decided I can use it for another plan for October.

Maybe I should change the title of this thread to just 'Lirael's cosplay things'?
Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 18:40 #12

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Sounds like a good idea to change the thread title. It's sad you cancelled this cosplay though.
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 19:35 #13

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I figure these things belong here since they're cosplay related.
These are a few photos of various props I made for steampunk cosplays a few years ago now.
The first photo is of all of the things I found.
The second is a photo of the 'medical kit' I made. I used the plastic box from an apple mouse. I didn't buy the mouse, I just nabbed the box from my ex boss =D. Inside it there's a tiny 'pill box' with a pivoting lid, and a sort of cross between a box and a pouch for plasters (Band aids?).
The last photo is of a sort of 'purse' I made. This time using the box my iPod touch came in. It's got in it a few other bits. Like a USB card reader, ink pen and that thing that looks like it's just a piece of leather? It is. But it's got some slots in it and I made it to wear under a watch I have somewhere else. =D
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Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 19:43 #14

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You know, I think I'm good at recycling stuff but you and your mum are the queens of recycling. ^^
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 20:02 #15

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If mum's a queen surely that'd make me a princess? =P
Oooh... That's an idea... a Steampunk princess... Not amazingly original I know... but I like it!
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 20:02 #16

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Well, I don't know if I've mentioned it elsewhere. For some reason I think I have.
Anyway. I'm on a Hunger Games high, and thus, I'm doing Katniss cosplay! I've already got what can pass as her Arena costume (And working on improving it), but I wanted something new for next May's expo in London. And between us, myself and Holly agree'd on this one. This is Katniss' final interview dress, and is sort of what I'd call her 'princess' dress. Even though she's never a princess at all, just, the dress LOOKs princess like.
But anyway, this one WILL happen, why? Because I've got my 'Amazeballs' friend Bexi helping me out. She's even already ID'd one of the materials for me!
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 20:22 #17

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Now that we successfully salvaged this thread from the old forum I'm dying to see pics of your actual Katniss cosplay you wore this week. ^^/
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[Cosplay] Various! 26 Mai 2013 21:15 #18

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And I have some photos ready to share!
First, I did flames on my nails -
Then I pulled a derp face for my friend Tim -
Posing! -
Bunch of props -
Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Cosplay] Various! 27 Mai 2013 07:43 #19

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Scary fingernails! ^^
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[Cosplay] Various! 27 Mai 2013 21:35 #20

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Flames are scary? D= Actually, looking at the smaller version, they look less like flames and more like blood. >.<
Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Cosplay] Various! 28 Mai 2013 07:16 #21

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I think it's the black that makes them scary.

Your bow prop turned out great! Too bad the real one was too large.
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[Cosplay] Various! 28 Mai 2013 07:36 #22

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I dunno, I think the homemade one is nicer in some ways. It's far lighter and easier for me to carry around. And easier to draw and fire too. =P (Even though I'm not supposed to do that around cons XD)

The real one's just become another one of those things I have that I'd wanted for a while. 8D
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[Cosplay] Various! 30 Mai 2013 20:46 #23

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I made some fimo arrow heads! Go me!
This is after I baked them in the basic shape, then carefully shaved away at the edges to 'sharpen' them, then painted them.
I made five, and broke two, which works out, because I only have three arrows.
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[Cosplay] Various! 31 Mai 2013 06:54 #24

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Cool! If I EVER get some felting stuff done and can clean up my desk I'm dying to take out my Fimo again too for more practice...

It's cool that your fake bow can actually be drawn without breaking! So you made it from wood, yeah?
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[Cosplay] Various! 31 Mai 2013 15:37 #25

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Okay! Bow making process! Because this was actually really fun to make to be honest.
First off, Dad straightened a bunch of coat hangers for me, I then bunched them together and shaped them into a recurve bow shape.



Then I glued some planks of balsa wood together, and using the templates I found, cut out, carved and sanded the 'hand grip'



Next job, create a channel in the back part of the grip for the coat hanger wires. that done, put the wires in there and then bung a LOAD of araldite in there, clamp it all together, and leave it for a few hours.



After this, it was time to add the 'FRONT' of the hand grip, more araldite, more clamping.

Finally time to beef out the 'limbs'. Blocks of balsa either side of the wires, and card on the back and front, lots of tape and glue later, I had a bow with limbs! For the end caps I shaped some balsa and put that at the ends before covering with the card.
Cover the whole thing with a ton of PVA, tissue paper, and a slightly thicker type of paper. Then I sprayed the whole thing silver!



Strung with a thinner black ribbon it looks more the part, and that's what you see in the photos from the shoot from the weekend. =)
Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Cosplay] Various! 15 Jul 2013 18:19 #26

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I'm properly getting back into the cosplay thing again!
I love Katniss, I really do, but her costumes are... awkward? I've cut down my list from about ten to around five, one of which I've already done. That's just from the first film, I've got one or two from the second on my 'I want to do these' list. But for now I'm concentrating on Civilian Black Widow, and ya know, I'm feeling like I might actually do a full blown Black Widow at some point. Confidence levels sure are rising. That's a good thing, right?

There's a couple videos from LFCC (London Film and Comic-Con) on youtube. The con was July 5th - 7th at London's Earl's Court 2). I've found myself in two of them, this is my favourite of the two!
youtu.be/lM_oNoo3C_E
And some notes I made to go with it when I posted it to my tumblr.
At :20 is my friend Paul as Tony (He’s in it a lot, actually)

At around :40 my back’s in there. XD

1:08 is my friend Rose (She’s also the Loki at the very start)

1:20 - my friend Matt as Robin.

During the Pepper/Tony dancing scene I’m in the background trying to not be in the way XD Pepper is the lovely Vicky. <3

At 1:55 there’s an AMAZING Beetlejuice duo. Honestly they were amazing. <3

2:27 EPIC HAIR FLICK from me! That was the first bit of filming for me for the whole weekend and I am terrified of the camera. Well. Was. After seeing that, hey, I can’t be that bad, right?

Plus giggling at Paul saying ‘Purple Monkey Dishwasher’ over and over was pretty fun.
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