tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75955650280977950932024-02-06T20:25:22.457-08:00Cosplay in Stridebluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-63193079179655039312013-01-03T21:18:00.002-08:002013-01-04T17:39:48.686-08:00-humadumdrum-Guys! Guys Hi!<br />
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I'm back again! ;D<br />
Okay I'm a horrible person, yada-yada-yada...but I'm here for now. You guys should totally expect only a few posts a year at this point. -leshrug-<br />
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Anyways, here's what's going down:<br />
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I went Ikkicon. I went to Ikkicon and got a fabulously oversized room on the executive floor. My friends and I were melting in pleasure over the whole situation and we enjoyed cake and frenchfries and all sorts of fun stuff.<br />
Aside from that Kaasan, Margot la Rue--look her up on facebook, y'all, she's fabu--and I were ponies and it was grand. I'm trying to dig up some photos of my Rainbow Dash but have been unsuccessful so far, and when I get it I'll be happy to share.<br />
Oh, and for any of you who enjoyed Ikki Idol this year... -thumbs to self- Kaasan got saddled with the work and yours truly helped out by being a lovable turd. Aka yelling a lot. -sagely nod-<br />
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So there's that and if I find images to share you'll see them soon.<br />
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Now let's look foward to the future, shall we?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too much sass to be contained.</td></tr>
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For those of you who are interested in competing in Ikki Idol next year, the three of us are planning to host it again. We're leaving it up to Kaasan to volunteer and we'll follow her if she wishes. If we do host the show again--which if its anything like this year, we'll have little choice--you'll be enjoying our presence in the garb of Once Upon a Time.<br />
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Our wonderful Kaasan is hiring me to work on Belle, Margot la Rue will be twisting our minds with the lovely Rumpelstiltskin and I will be strutting my stuff as the only-slightly-manic Hatter. Look forward to that, ladies and gents, and also look forward to Rumple and Mr. Gold courtesy of Margot and her MarylandFriend.<br />
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But as gorgeous as those costumes are--and as much as I'm going to want to kill myself over that motherfudgin' coat..... -distant scream- ..--they've got very nearly an entire year before they'll be makin' their debut. In the meantime we have other plans.<br />
I'll be doing some more work on Rainbow Dash--a custom tank top, customized jeans with a rainbow of safety pins 'cause I rock my own socks--but my first priority will be my costume for A-kon or A-fest depending on which comes first; Jack Frost.<br />
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At first glance the costume seems pretty simple, but there's a lot to this one and that's probably why I like it so much. That and let's face it Jack is such a little turd and I LOVE being a little turd. So that's on the plate; Jack Frost to match Kaasan's Tooth Fairy.<br />
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If we're lucky we'll have a Sandman or a Bunnymund to match us, and I'm still holding out on trying to trick/convince/brutally force a certain Irish boyfriend--not mine but someone's--into being a young and classy North. -browwiggle-<br />
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So that's A-kon/A-Fest and Ikkicon smack dab and on the table. Because of the time required for Jack and the time AND money required for Hatter, I likely won't be making any other costumes this year...for myself. I'm already planning to make Belle for Kaasan and might be doing her Tooth as well, and we'll see if I get any other commissions. If, and only if, I manage to finish BOTH of these lovely boys and have money to spare, however, I have a third I am so very insistent on doing. . . . . .<br />
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Hehehe~ Welp, I'll see ya next time, ladies and gents. Be sure to stay tuned for a breakdown of Jack Frost in the next day or so.<br />
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And also, keep a lookout on our group's page "<a href="http://cosplayinanutshell.blogspot.com/2013/01/tooth-fairy-pt-1.html">Cosplay in a Nutshell</a>" for a breakdown and in-progress of Tooth Fairy; CiaN style!<br />
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bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-11052314266943671202012-06-15T14:24:00.000-07:002012-06-15T14:24:31.892-07:00Avengers. Dude.Okay so...I've seen Avengers about three times now...and is it one awesome movie or what?<br />
So awesome, in fact, that its been messing with my ability to do anything that isn't related to it in some way or another.<br />
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Which has caused some...interesting results.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the LokiScarf, the first doubleknit I ever did!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Getting more to the point, I've opened an Etsy account.<br />
Its nothing big or shiny or awesome, but its hopefully going to be worthwhile in the end and I'm rather proud of myself for going out and doing it.<br />
You can find it here, at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LokiKnits?ref=si_shop">LokiKnits!</a><br />
Currently the only thing available is custom, double-knit scarves, but that will be changing very soon. I'm in the process of figuring out how best to do my reversible wrist warmers, and once the basic pattern for those have been figured out they'll be available as well. Unlike the customs, however, they'll be more by what I've already designed.<br />
The first ones will be Captain America themed at the request of my besty and they should be available by next week if I'm able to finish the prototype and modify the pattern in time.<br />
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In the future I also play to sell legwarmers--probably not knit, unlike most everything else--coaster sets with favorite logos on them, possibly some messenger bags...and various other little things from a polymer clay, FMA themed chess set to Cutie Mark Crusader capes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did I mention they'll be shiny gold on the inside~? Shiny. Gold.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Aside from my new shop, which is taking a good chunk of my energy, I'm also beginning to spend more time out at the barn as well. I'm working for my trainer by tacking up her horses and cleaning tack for her, which makes it so I can get "free" lessons. ;P Which is great, 'cause I've got a show coming up in July that I am crazy excited about. So much so, in fact, that you guys might have to deal with the occasional grooming/braiding/horse-related tip every now and then...sorry ahead of time?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I couldn't find a good picture of my horse where he wasn't looking derpy...so have this instead!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>But lucky for you guys, I haven't COMPLETELY forgotten about cosplay...and what this blog is...ya know...about.<br />
In fact, the next few months are gonna be pretty cosplay-tastic.<br />
Funds wise I'm treading on eggshells, but I'm pleased to say that I haven't forgotten Penelope Spectra, and am basically just waiting for enough money to pay for the wig materials before I continue...so her costume has kinda been put on the backburner.<br />
Rainbow Dash, however, <b>will</b> be done by this winter, as I will be presenting her at Ikkicon in Austin this year. ;] With me will be a hipster!Twilight Sparkle, as well as a lolita!Fluttershy and a very possible Pinkie Pie as well. As for the others...to be honest we three just don't know. It will depend on how...enthused our group decides to be.<br />
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And for those of you who recognized my friend's Clockwork Droid mask--I am sorry that I never continued the "GUESS WHO" dealeo, but things moved quickly and we all <b>literally<i> </i></b>got sick the days we were supposed to do the photoshoot anyways...--there will be a Doctor Who themed group con pretty soon. I'm not entirely sure when I'll be presenting my character--End of Time Master, ladies and gentlemen!--but it will likely have to wait until when Walmart starts selling hoodies again. xD They are...surprisingly hard to find in the summer. Every place we went--including some awesome thrift stores, one of which presented me with my fabulous new friend Cow, who I will give pictures of next time--had literally everything <i><b>but</b></i> a hoodie. And yet I still ended up with short blonde hair by the end of the weekend.<br />
Oh well.<br />
Now that my roots have come in I look awesome so its all good. -thumbsup-<br />
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More in my line of "Must. Have"s, however, is the costume I've been designing for the last couple of days.<br />
Several of my friends are doing Avengers cosplays--one genderbend and two normal-gender--and...as we are all disgustingly in love with the movie and the characters...it kinda...grew.<br />
And got corrupted somewhere along the way.<br />
So now we are in the process of planning an all-gender-bent Avengers get-together...and it looks like it actually might get done. Included in our cast is a female Banner--who, I must add while staring threateningly at the screen in a warning manner at her, will be letting me at her costume and will be wearing a motherfuckin' skirt with a motherfuckin' shirt that shows off motherfuckin' cleavage on this motherfuckin' pla...er...at this table. We also have a girl Tony, a girl Cap, a lady Thor(potentially...we should...probably ask her first), a chickie Hawkeye and a male Widow. Ironically our Widower is actually gonna be cosplayed by the cutest member of our group...who is very much a girl. She is also making a true Widow, which I know for one, I am bouncing on the balls of my feet to see. She's gonna look incredible.<br />
...I will probably have to handcuff my hands behind my back to resist the urge to squeeze her at regular intervals.<br />
Its like one of those really really really cute things you just...you can't not touch.<br />
Think of me as Patrick in a jellyfish museum.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That too.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Aside from the not-touching thing though, its gonna be pretty awesome. I've been cast as the female version of Loki--interestingly, the girl we're asking to be my lady-Thor is also cosplaying a male version of Loki.....and we're pretty similar in height...so...that could be pretty fun too--and I'm knee-deep in the redesign of his costume.<br />
There are a lot of pretty good lady Lokis that are made to match the comic book version of her--and is she a doll or what? Look at this picture for a second.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is she not class on a bass? I mean...look at that crazy crazy lady. Geez.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I'm in love with most of Loki's designs--I have a few favorites...like the wolven Narnia coat I'm too lazy to dig up--but for the most part, you see that one of up there being cosplayed...and I won't lie, they're pretty awesome. But I've only seen a couple people even take it upon themselves to <i>design</i> a new lady Loki based off of the Avengers' design of the costume, and I haven't even heard the slightest bit of murmur about a full costume off it. Well...except for some half-assed stuff that, I'm sorry you guys, but it just doesn't cut it. Putting on a store bought version of his movie costume, refusing to bind, wearing the wrong wig and heels...does not a Lady Loki make.<br />
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So I've been doodling a redesign of my own that tries to maintain the basics of Loki's costume in the movie, but that isn't a cookie-cutter exact replica. I'm also using some influence from the women in the Thor movie, as well as the Valkyrie and Enchantress just to get a feel of how the women dress and how the men dress and the big differences...aside from ya know...boobs. I'm going to try and stay <i>away</i> from the comic version, though. I love it, but it ain't what I'm after this time.<br />
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This is what I've come up with so far. It still has a lot to go, but I'm pretty fond of it so far. I plan on modifying a lot of the individual pieces of his costume, but there's a heckuva lot I'm working hard to keep. Like his chaps. I bloomin' love those things. They're awesome. I want to make some just to ride in they're so awesome.<br />
This is just version one of who knows how many though so...I'll be posting a few updates on it I'm sure.<br />
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And last but not least in the cosplay world, I have a dream.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uhm...close..? ...but no cigar.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I do have a dream though.<br />
And while it does <b><i>not</i></b> include cupcakes or puppets or seeing glowing lights or playing piano...it does involve unicorns.<br />
Well...<br />
Kinda sorta..<br />
Changeling close enough to a unicorn?<br />
...Yeeeaaah.<br />
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Queen Chrysalis is currently my favorite pony of all time. I mean...c'mon. She's incredible, right? Right. Anyways, it is nothing more than a dream at the moment, but I really want to cosplay her. I say a dream, however, because I outright refuse to cosplay her without full freedom and the absolute ability to do like...whatever logic-defying thing I want.<br />
As in...I need to be rich.<br />
So when I'm rich, I'm digging this baby up and making something awesome.<br />
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Aaand I may have lied as I have one more thing to mention. Just a tiny mention though because I'm gonna be good and wrap this baby up...but here it is;<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/092/4/6/the_once_ler_gif_by_invaderzim2100-d4url10.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/092/4/6/the_once_ler_gif_by_invaderzim2100-d4url10.gif" /></a></div>That's right. The Once-ler. A dear friend of mine is comissioning me to make this costume for her--and I am dying with excitement not only because the money would mean I could actually...ya know...make some of my costumes, but also because I mean....just...just <b>look</b> at him. Gawdyes--and I am very excited. So there.<br />
As a side-effect of her and her mega-heels for her mega-long legs for me to make mega-pants I will be cosplaying the less-psychotic version of him at some point with her...if one of her sisters doesn't take the part. -le sigh/le shrug-<br />
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But yeah. That's what's goin' on in the world and its pretty awesome.<br />
Stay tuned and sometime this week I'll do something useful and maybe hand out some kind of tutorial....or more likely I'll do a breakdown. ;P<br />
In fact, I'll definitely do a break-down along with a bit of a 'why break it down' and a 'how break it down' to go along with it~<br />
See?! I can be useful!<br />
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</tbody></table>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-68004475982106890322012-05-14T22:21:00.000-07:002012-05-14T22:21:37.065-07:00Guess who's back?<span id="goog_295806849"></span><span id="goog_295806850"></span>Ladies and gentlemen!<br />
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..I'm back.<br />
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Yeah, I know. You're probably looking at me with a brow arched and that "what the hell happened to <i>you</i>?" face...and I could go on about nameless adventures and chaotic sidestories and a rather interesting affair with a giraffe...but instead...I'll just smile and wink and shoot ya my quote/unquote "mutated peace sign rock-on sign baby" and get a song stuck in your head.<br />
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Anyways. I'm back, and I <i>should</i> be here to stay. With any luck my lit-major buddy will send me on enough casual guilt-trips to make me keep up with this thing, and even if he doesn't I'll end up back here somehow or another.<br />
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For those of you who've actually stuck around--..oh hey. I've actually still got a couple followers. Excuse me as I poke you profusely to make sure you aren't a corpse.<br />
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... -withdraws hand slowly-<br />
Right.<br />
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Back to you poor souls that are still around...I guess I'm sorry for my absence..but to be honest, it was for a pretty good reason. xD; Last y'all heard from me I was moving to Missouri...well..since then I've moved back. Yeah, yeah, little weird. But it is what it is. I'm now living in my hometown--for me to know and you not to, sorry loves--in lovely rental home with my army of fish and my dutch shepherd/lab mix Lal.<br />
Lots of drama has happened both in real life and in the cosplay world since this whole shebang, but I'm leaving it where it belongs--in the past. All that matters is I'm back, and I'm happy.<br />
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I have a sewing room all my own now, and the only thing hindering my work is the shedding monstrosity that likes to steal my pins. Yeah, weird dog is weird.<br />
I'm not currently in school and I am not too sure I'll go back, for now I'm spending my days working out at my barn and getting my jumper back in shape. Will also be training my three year old soon, so look forward to "oh my god I'm dying he's too tall I need a bigger ladder" complaints in the near future.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lazy Halloween</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Some of you may remember my promise to show y'all photos from our Ouran shoot way back when? Unfortunately, I can't show you those due to a contract we signed as models for it. They're copyrighted under his name and while we've all posted them on our facebooks, any more than that is stealing his work and, believe me, I don't wanna do that. I will eventually post a link to his work, but for now how about some older pictures I never posted here? ;]<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a great day to be in a graveyard too. Dim sun, crazy clouds...very nice. And the temperature was AWESOME. Plus WIND.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Bustle" shot, as Kaasan so cheerfully calls it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anyone who's seen my photos has seen this one; its a favorite.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>AND NOW FOR SOMETHING SEMI-COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.<br />
All of the above--with the exception of the Halloween shot--are casual Undertaker. They were taken because I needed to get used to wearing that wig, as well as get used to the coat and its butt-long sleeves. I was also testing a pair of pants to see if I could get away with using them temporarily...and decided I could despite them being navy rather than the deep gray or black I was planning on getting.<br />
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The following are con-photos. ;P Some are walkin-clothes--appropriately named when my heels for the weekend were ruined and replaced with riding boots--and the rest are Undertaker. I must apologize for my eyecolor, as I was unable to afford the contacts I needed. On the plus side I need them for another costume, so if I suddenly get rich I'll be purchasing them soon..ish. xD;<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaasan and I; she was in her Christine Dae dress...which was a butt to get through doorways...but so worth it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me'n Kaasan again! She was about to laugh the entire time. I couldn't hardly keep a straight face either...I blame those nails. They are too easy to have too much fun with.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DEM NAILS. I got them caught on things. A lot. Interestingly enough, though, they were never caught on the sleeves. Just...walls. And food. And soda bottles. My god it was hard to get into a soda bottle.. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This wig is being replaced at some point, by the way. When I can afford it I want a much longer one because I have a thing for getting my head wrenched backwards when it gets caught in elevators and car doors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I spent the majority of Ikkicon 12 in this get-up with various different pairs of pants and shirts beneath the corset. The jacket is my pride and joy, and all those stars? Yeah. They glow in the dark. Yeah. The top hat has since been semi-destroyed by mishandling and a dog...but I may fix it yet...we shall see..</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Well, there ya have it. Enough pictures to hopefully keep you folk satiated enough to not want to see me for a while.<br />
This year I will not be going to A-kon, nor will any of my group unfortunately, so this is probably the newest pictures you'll get to see for quite a while. The next con we have semi-plans for is AnimeFest, but we'll see if that happens or not. Ikkicon will be the only certainty this year...er...well..I guess that one's next year. Ah well. You get my meaning.<br />
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You can, however, look forward to more construction pictures and what-I'm-up-to work. I'm beginning to make saddlepads and the like for my barn, as well as saddlecovers, and I've taken up knitting as well. I currently have two finished scarves that will be up for sale on Etsy.com when I get my butt in gear, and am working on two more right now. One of which is on hiatus until the company actually dyes their yarn correctly. -sigh-<br />
Most of that is to fund the infamous Tom Baker scarf, from the old series Doctor Who.<br />
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For those of you who have no idea what I"m talking about, that's this guy:<br />
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</tbody></table>Who is my mom's favorite Doctor as well as the one famous for his crazy-long scarf. The shortest one was 9ft, and the longest a whopping 26. The one I'm doing is the 2nd-3rd longest and will take over a dozen skeins of yarn--multiple colors--and almost $120 to make.<br />
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<a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=13370743" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=13370743" /></a>Aside from scarves and saddle pads and covers, oh my...I'll be posting my progress on a few other things as well. I'm currently in the very beginning stages of making Penelope Spectra from Danny Phantom--i.e. making a mock-up of her jacket to figure out dem bloomin' eye-takin'-outer shoulder pads--as well as continuing on my old Wrath. Wrath is a project I really can only work on when the mood takes me--one of the many reasons I am more hesitant to do groups these days is because whenever I put the effort in the group disbands before it gets anywhere--and even then its hard to stay actively interested in it, while Penelope is entirely fund-based. I have the materials needed for her clothing, but I have to save up to get all the materials for the wig and other accessories before I can hope to premier her. I luckily have a pretty simple plan for the damn hairpiece of doom, which I'm actually looking forward to. When I have the 50-ish bucks necessary to buy everything I'll get right to it. (For those who wonder, I have a wonderful family member who allows me to buy fabric and patterning.)<br />
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I also have a continuing plan for Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I'm pretty sure RD will be taking precedence as Kaasan is currently working on Twilight (I made her a hipster scarf!) and our crazy midget-fearing monkey is making headway on Pinkie Pie. For those who think there's no such thing as a human quite like Pinkie, I present to you our monkey: she is tiny, hyperactive, bubbly, makes up songs and drags people around...plus she makes amazing cupcakes...and sings about them. And this was before she decided MLP was the bees knees.<br />
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For your patience here's a preliminary sketch of my RD. ;P I'm going away from the whole 'athlete' thing and going more towards the toughie she is with a mixture of pilot, biker, and rider. I say rider because, for those of you who've never seen a jumper or eventer's gear, we're pretty tricked out. I plan on making a pair of chaps as well as a blue jacket that'll either lean towards Biker or towards Fighter Pilot, depending on patterns available.<br />
RD will not go into production for a few months, as she won't be even possibly premiered before Ikki. And even then, it depends on whether or not I have a job capable of funding it. So..we shall see.<br />
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Thanks for sticking around, guys, and thanks for reading my MEGA post! I'd love to hear from you guys and love suggestions, so feel free to comment away.<br />
Oh, and as a reward for those of you who stuck with me...<br />
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..I'll tell ya a "secret".<br />
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On the 26th of May I'll be going to Dallas.<br />
I'll be getting a hair cut and our amazingly professional make-up artist the Lady M will be messing with my face.<br />
The next day she, Kaasan and I--schedules permitting--will be going out on the town as three characters from Doctor Who.<br />
I won't tell you who as, but I'll start dropping hints as we go along.<br />
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And your first hint?!:<br />
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</tbody></table>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-40215588685719555972011-08-22T23:21:00.000-07:002011-08-22T23:21:03.477-07:00Spin Blam Whatafucka BAM.Its interesting how life experiences can slowly but surely turn your habits into those that you hate. So here I am, a hater of a certain habit of a certain person who pops off the face of the earth for a month or so, and yet I'm wanting to do nothing but the same thing. Bah.<br />
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But earth-plopping and mars-popping aside, life right now's okay. I'm currently in Missouri and I've lived through the first day of school, getting ready for the second in...eh...eight hours or so.. Yeah..I should get to bed. Before I do that though, I wanted to get my butt on here and let you guys know a bit of what I've got planned.<br />
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I'm now a member of a cosplay group--Cosplay in a Nutshell--which can be found here on blogspot under...well...cosplayinanutshell.blogspot.com. Our group is just getting off its feet, obviously, and are debuting as a "group" at Ikkicon this December/January. Currently we have two large groups planned and a several other smaller groups and duets, as well as singles. Our main groups are a modified Black Butler--basically its what happens when Lady Elizabeth dresses everyone--and a steampunk group called SDS: Seven Deadly Sciences.<br />
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In the BB group I will be a Lizzified Undertaker. Now SPOILER...I will be doing the most recent version of Undertaker, which means I get to ditch that godforsaken hat and shawl and leave my coat open to show my AWESOME MANCHEST....or rather a nicer more fitted outline of my manchest. I'm also considering doing the Charlie Chaplin version as well, with the bowler hat, hilterstache, and suit. That all will boil down to funds though. SPOILER.<br />
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SDS is a bit different. Everyone comes up with their own characters and designs, following only a basic guideline. Every member has a science, a sin, and a color to represent. My science is the only false science--Wumbology--and I will be representing Wrath, with a rich red as my color. ;] My costume is already past the planning stages and is in the beginning construction. Thankfully an incredible lady at our school--she's a draper by craft and a good one!--is going to help me modify some of my patterns to better suit what I have in mind. I'm so excited!<br />
The basic idea is to have a red bodice with black trim and--if possible--a double breasted closure. Otherwise it will be a basic square neckline with an upraised collar and a simple down the front closure. My skirt will be the basic walking skirt in a black fabric, with a much more ornate bustle out of two different fabrics. I have a black with very faint shinier black circles and a slightly see-through black with beautifully done flowers on it. I also have some red lace, which will go on certain parts of the bustle.<br />
If possible, I'd like to get some great lace-up heels, but that's all gonna be about the budget.<br />
To top it off I have some fake alligator leather I'm going to be making two large belts out of; one to have vials of misc. goo, and the other for smaller empty vials. I also will be making a polymer clay brittle starfish to be a fascinator...as a joke about Patrick Star being the epitome of Wumbologists.<br />
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So yeah...that's what I'm currently up to. Also in the works is a demon-form Rin Okumura from Blue Exorcist, but that isn't the most important thing right now. We'll see what happens and whether or not my robotics king can help me with that effin' tail. ;]<br />
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By for now~<br />
[Sorry for no pictures, btw~! I might add some more when I'm feeling less...anti-social / lazy.]bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-35199790820618219102011-07-15T14:01:00.000-07:002011-07-15T14:01:10.788-07:00A Wandering MindOkay, so I honestly <i>have</i> been doing a <i>little</i> bit of work.<br />
I've been studiously reading up on how to do my wings...<br />
Reliably researching horns and animatronics...<br />
Stubbornly playing with models and tests to understand the mechanics of such animatronics...<br />
I've been <i>good</i>.<br />
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But for every time I am good, I have to be bad...so aside from the cosplay work I've been doing, the house work that I've been doing, and the general shirking of work that I've been doing, I've also been letting my mind wander...and its been wandering through X-Men!<br />
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For a while now I've wanted to do a cosplay from X-Men.<br />
I've loved the series since I was a kid, and used to love the 90's cartoon more than anything in the world. As I grew older, that love stayed with me through X-men Evolution and the X-men movies, and more lately, Wolverine and the X-men. Only recently, however, did i start to read the comics. Its kinda a huge deal when you think about it; the cartoons can be hard enough to understand, especially when you try and fit their mutilated timeline together, but the comics are a <i>thousand</i> times worse. Not only is there no steady time-line, there's a <i>billion</i> different artists(which for a manga fan is a little confusing) and almost that many different versions. There's alternate universes...what-if scenarios, age-changes, time-line gnawing...there's even a story called X-men Babies.<br />
It was <i>confusing</i>.<br />
Nevertheless, I'm sticking with it and enjoying it more than ever. Of course, this new obsession with the series and shows causes some old wants to resurface.<br />
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When I was a kid, my favorite character was Gambit. I effin' loved that crazy cajun.<br />
When Evolution was on TV for the first time, Avalanche was my favorite. That changed when I grew a little older, and became infatuated with the character Quicksilver.<br />
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Not infatuated like, make-out with the tv sort of infatuated, but an absolute adoration for his mannerisms and completely annoying nature. I've been wanting to make a cosplay for him since...a long time. xD He's just such a snarky little twit-head!! I love it! xD<br />
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One of my best friends--while not as obsessed as me--also wants to cosplay X-men...so that's when we began to <i>really</i> look into this. One of her favorite outfits is worn by Jubilee, so we began to search for one of the series that had Jubilee in it, but also allowed me to wear a costume I enjoyed.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bioscifi.kenyon.edu/images/6/6f/Jubilee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://bioscifi.kenyon.edu/images/6/6f/Jubilee.jpg" width="158" /></a></div> Jubilee was one of the main characters in the original X-men animated series. Because of the time period though, half of the X-men look fabulous, and the other half make me cringe a little. I'm not a huge fan of most of the female's outfits, and all the guys are so buff-tastic that I couldn't pull them off <i>with</i> a muscle suit. One of the ones that I <i>could</i> pull off, however, and actually <i>like</i>, is Rogue.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/iyVgWTTUfE8/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/iyVgWTTUfE8/0.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Rogue's got a good outfit, a fun attitude, and accent pretty close to my own. xD Her hair is a bit intimidating, but otherwise its a pretty good choice for me. However, Kaasan and I weren't willing to leave it there. As much as I like Rogue--and love Rogue x Gambit, and therefore like Rogue even more <i>because</i> of Gambit--her costume has been pulled off <i>so </i>well by some <i>amazing</i> people, and its seriously intimidating. xD; It doesn't help that, of all the girls, Rogue's not my top pick...and her 90's animation-outfit is even further from my top choice.<br />
So the hunt continued.<br />
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Eventually, and almost entirely by lucky-chance, we stumbled upon <i>this</i> image:<br />
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It was kinda a match made in heaven.<br />
Not only is it Jubilee--who is my Kaasan's costume choice--its a <i>vampire</i> Jubilee wearing slimming black and that fabulous yellow coat we all know and love. I started reading the new X-men series immediately. And what do I see on one of the first pages?<br />
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Pixie! Her character design is one of my absolute favorites, and while I actually dislike the color pink, I am <i>ecstatic </i>to find that her and Jubilee have such great designs right off the bat of this series. I'm super excited about potentially making this costume and wandering around with Kaasan in it. I'm already trying to recruit others into this, and with some <i>mega</i> luck, might be able to have this as early as A-kon 2012!<br />
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Okay...so it <i>isn't</i> what I <i>should</i> be working on...but can you blame me? Its effin' <i>X-men</i>, yo.<br />
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</tbody></table>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-30871777196665073172011-07-11T22:54:00.000-07:002011-07-11T22:54:38.139-07:00Current Projects!I'll be moving to Missouri in just a few weeks now. I've got an entire semester of make-up and costuming between me and the next con, and yet...its the convention I've got my mind most acutely locked on. Sure, I've got a nine hour drive, delicate packing, school work I have to concentrate on and at least one theatre production to do before it...but somehow...I can't help but scheme and plan that con before I even begin to think about homework.<div>Perhaps that's a good thing though...settling things now means I can steadily work away until the convention...with lots of time to actually do my schoolwork. xD;;;</div><div><br />
</div><div>So for the convention we've got a few planned groups...and few maybe groups.</div><div>One for sure is My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Yes, I know at first glance taht's...odd. But its a hilarious show and I'm effin' excited, yo! xD</div><div><br />
</div><div>I'll be bringing a humanized version of Scootaloo, and I'll be joined by my best friend Kaasan as Sweetie Belle, and our adorable Grell as Applebloom. Together, we will be the CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhlke1LzZ91qaha6c.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhlke1LzZ91qaha6c.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our plan is for all ponies to have latex ears matching the color of the ponies' hides and tails made out of wig hair to match the wigs on our heads. :D Sweetie Belle will also have a horn, and I will have a set of orange wings. Our outfits will vary...we haven't fully decided who'll get what.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We'll also be joined by Dr. Whooves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-__Mwt9NUyFM/TfvZJTWGUFI/AAAAAAAABq8/qnsvaYzgsQ4/1308208564_mlp___doctor_whooves_by_luga12345-d3j1fvv.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-__Mwt9NUyFM/TfvZJTWGUFI/AAAAAAAABq8/qnsvaYzgsQ4/1308208564_mlp___doctor_whooves_by_luga12345-d3j1fvv.png" width="175" /></a>Shortstuff will be taking part as our good Dr., as he apparently already looks like David Tennant. xD; I personally wouldn't know, unfortunately, as I've never seen any Dr. Who episodes with him in it! Thanks to this though, I'll probably have to get into it. ;] The plan for Dr. Whooves is to mimic Dr. Who's basic, normal outfit...but not replicate it. We'll have Dr. Whooves's cutie mark on his pants as well as on his overcoat. Its gonna be pretty flippin' epic. Just sayin.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aside from MLP: FIM, our little gang has decided to do a different version of Black Butler. We plan on doing a "cute" version, as though Elizabeth had gotten her fingers on everything again. xD Included in this group will be a Lizzified Ciel, Lizzified Grell, Lizzified Madam Red, Lizzified Undertaker, and possibly a few others. We're still not sure entirely of who all will be joining in.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll also be working on a Soul Evans from Soul Eater, if only to escort and help Kaasan wander around as Excalibur. There is talk of an Alice in Wonderland group, in which I'd be the Jabberwock, but that's very much in the air right now. I'm not really sure who is doing what, or when, or whether or not its even for this con. oxo;</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What I'm probably most excited about, however, isn't actually a group cosplay. I plan on making Rin Okumura from Blue Exorcist.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://img1.lln.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/944faf06f2c6d64fb3ee3d31469fd2601298838685_full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://img1.lln.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/944faf06f2c6d64fb3ee3d31469fd2601298838685_full.jpg" width="128" /></a>I'm not entirely sure which version of him I'll be doing...but I'm hoping to be able to make the full, released version. Unfortunately I'd need a lot of help for that one, so its still very much up in the air. If I do the full version I will definitely use a lot of LEDs. I'm determined to make one that actually glows. No matter which I choose, however, there will <i>definitely</i> be a tail. I'm already working out the mechanics for one that'll hopefully move a bit!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whether it will be a "OMG WHOA" movement or "ha dats kewl" movement..I'm not sure. either way I'll be pleased though! Rin's one of my favorites of all time, so its exciting. ;D</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyways...stick around and watch me wriggle my way through my first animatronic tail, yo! xD</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-58829931193741555872011-07-03T19:07:00.000-07:002011-07-03T19:07:15.533-07:00Post-Con RunthroughSo A-kon 22 is in my rearview mirror!<br />
It was a great con though, full of great people and great memories and less-than-great costume fiascoes that were till better to have than to not have. Despite my hard work, my Undertaker costume was yet again unable to be really premiered. I once again ran out of time, taking on too much too late in the game to manage the one thing I've been planning since the beginning. Sounds like me, huh? Ah well! Can't dwell on things like that, now can we?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pepe de Pedro was meant to be a prop...<br />
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</tbody></table>Hikaru was, thankfully, a success! Our beach Ouran gang went over well despite how little time we actually had to spend in costume. The photoshoot came and went in the blink of an eye, and everyone was out of costume almost as quickly as they got in! But we are all eagerly waiting for the result of our hard work, as our photographer should be getting back to us with our pictures in the next few months.<br />
I'll, of course, put up a gallery when they arrive!<br />
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In the meantime, how about a run-down of our trip to Galveston, Texas a few weeks prior?<br />
Yeah?<br />
Fabulous!<br />
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Well, to begin with...a trip to the beach is pretty self-explanatory. Myself, Kaaan, and Hidan-kun all packed up our pretty little bums and hi-tailed it down to Galveston Island in south Texas for a weekend of beach merriment. Yep. Just like it sounds like! While we were there to waste time and enjoy the weather mostly, we also took some time to explore and took some fabulous cosplay related photographs!<br />
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Myself and Hidan-kun actually spent an entire day in partial cosplay--myself in an unbound, glasses wearing Hikaru, and Hidan as...Hidan--and that was the day we spent the <i>most</i> time in public. We went to a place called Moody Gardens, which are these three glass pyramids with miniature worlds inside! We went to two of the three, the Jungle Pyramid and the Aquarium Pyramid!<br />
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While in the Aquarium Pyramid we discovered this awesome shark cage in the middle of the room that was set up for taking pictures! It was kinda amazing, and we took quite a few pictures of us goofing around in it. But aside form cool-ass shark cages, there were <i>multitudes</i> of incredibly well done tanks and beautiful fish.<br />
...I'm not gonna lie. Aquariums are my favorite things of all times!<br />
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Aside from awesome fish and beautiful jungle settings, we were also lucky as all hell to get a <i>great</i> view from our hotel balcony. My mom really blew us away with our great room, and considering it was my first true vacation from family, it went incredibly well. My friends proved to be incredibly good friends during a mental meltdown the night before we went home, and I came back to my southern neighborhood feeling relieved...almost like the ocean air had eased all of my worries.<br />
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A shout out to my duo.<br />
I won't forget what y'all have done for me, guys.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9xaJdlYYTSS-OPpWAGegYg965uC9ALmgWyngmvBe_UOuF6yE6a1MlG_MzlDHHTlRhXG7MTlsBGxy5I8sJZoMTipwpkf-0IFid85tZBUrsM9sz4YBkjHeXn5hID8SM-t4-y_waTX3cVM/s1600/IMG_20110604_200057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9xaJdlYYTSS-OPpWAGegYg965uC9ALmgWyngmvBe_UOuF6yE6a1MlG_MzlDHHTlRhXG7MTlsBGxy5I8sJZoMTipwpkf-0IFid85tZBUrsM9sz4YBkjHeXn5hID8SM-t4-y_waTX3cVM/s200/IMG_20110604_200057.jpg" width="149" /></a></div>When we got back from our trip, and I went home, I took a long breath...and didn't work. I don't regret that action, however, as taking a step back and just...relaxing really soothed my nerves. True, Undertaker wasn't finished. True, Hikaru was literally finished the night before the convention. True, I was making costumes while <i>at</i> the con, and spent more time working on things and changing then I did much else. But it wasn't a stressful thing, like it could have been. It was fun!<br />
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So to all of you guys who do what I do--take bites off of the world too big for your own mouth and struggle to swallow more than your stomach can hold--remember that its all for <i>fun</i>. That its okay to step away and not have everything done. Against all odds, you can have as much fun with the imperfections of the world as you can the perfection! If not more, for that matter.<br />
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As is custom in my favorite world of all time, "Breathe Deep; Seek Peace." ...then go enjoy the hell out've life, yo!bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-14460218621468323602011-05-31T10:38:00.000-07:002011-05-31T10:38:13.756-07:00Progress is Progressing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldug662Ixc1qetszso1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldug662Ixc1qetszso1_500.jpg" t8="true" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Well, I've been a busy busy bee lately! Aside from working diligently on my newest Undertaker, I've also been working on my friend's costume--Excalibur from Soul Eater!</div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The costume is nearly complete, and I'm exceedingly proud! Its taken several days, but hey! I've been making the jacket, the feet, the head, and the hat. So far the jacket and feet are finished, and I'll be starting on the head today. We sewed some footless pantyhose to the feet to make the legs, and these are over another pair of pantyhose. The jacket is over a button up shirt. I plan on attaching the head to an undershirt, and having all the seems covered by the "doily"...which is actually the collar. We just think it looks like a doily. -3-</div> I would very much like to do Soul Eater to go with her Excalibur--we have quite a few other members in groups attached to ours--but due to the very short amount of time I have left, I've decided I'm better off not. I couldn't get a wig here in that time anyways. I plan to eventually make Soul--or someone else, if by that time we have a Soul--but I want to do it when I have time to really get the details down. Especially those teeth and those eyes. -squirm-<br />
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My Undertaker costumes are going well as well, both of them! The main one is pretty much done...although I should probably get my ass in gear and make the shawl and hat, but the second one is almost complete! I'm so excited about it. The details look really good, ya know! ;D I'm also really ecstatic about the skeleton that should be in in the next couple days...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9jjdP6rOmQplg8GL3ytT0y4JPKsRKbAJFTNBm3FbVLY8sOwUDdrJxR8ZxXblQS4eh2yuPF4XkRxoSK8jR5KFZs6MRtLorccqykMePfxc6P_lHeTuu8dB6ihkk0tpeyDRe8OtlhQniZI/s1600/247883_230133763670396_100000213214521_1156078_2128751_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9jjdP6rOmQplg8GL3ytT0y4JPKsRKbAJFTNBm3FbVLY8sOwUDdrJxR8ZxXblQS4eh2yuPF4XkRxoSK8jR5KFZs6MRtLorccqykMePfxc6P_lHeTuu8dB6ihkk0tpeyDRe8OtlhQniZI/s200/247883_230133763670396_100000213214521_1156078_2128751_n.jpg" t8="true" width="149" /></a></div>This is a good outline of it. I plan on setting up a small gallery of all the pictures I have for this, since there are so many! There are lots of small things that make me happy about it. :D Its very fitted too, which means that it gets my curves...which I always like. ;3 I will say though, it accents my chest a bit much. Its not as bad when I bind though, so I'll probably bind and rework it a bit at the con if I need to. I'll be bringing my sewing machine...for some god forsaken reason. -laugh-<br />
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Anyways! Everything's going smoothly, all things considered, and I can't wait for the con!! Its only a couple weeks away!! -dance- ...not even a couple, really. Its so right there its making me scream!!bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-14532349918934408812011-05-21T06:41:00.000-07:002011-05-21T06:41:52.196-07:00Lotta work for last minute...So...I was reading Black Butler...catching up and getting to that shiny new chapter...and a very particular image caught my eye. <br />
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Unfortunately for me, doing this one means a helluva lot of work pretty last minute to the con! This jacket he has on is very different from the ones I have now. its a more asian style, with ornate embroidery on one sleeve and a gorgeous threaded ribbon on the other. It also gives a better look at that belt, and I'm eager to rework the one I have just for this. ;]<br />
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We're actually thinking about digging me up a skeleton too...and I think it'd be beyond epic to walk around a convention with a fully articulated skeleton. Unfortunately, it not very easy to do that with my budget...so if I do that...it'll be a much more inexpensive model. Nevertheless! I'm really ecstatic about this, and desperately want to do it. I was aching for another costume to bring with me too, so its even better!<br />
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On a side note...I have a visitor to my home. He is a bat...plain and simple...and is a teensy weensy baby. About the size of my thumb. My friends want to call him Bruce Wayne...but I've actually been calling him Batty.<br />
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He actually kinda looks like that...<br />
..no not really. he's hairless, with a cute little snub nose and ears that fold over. >3< He's so cute!..well...for a bat. Anyways, we've been keeping him warm and feeding him goats milk every two hours or so. He's doing okay so far...but we're trying to find someone who can give him the care he really needs Hopefully one of the wildlife rescues or the zoo around here will take the little insectivore. Until now, we're doing our best!<br />
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If I remember, I'll update this post with a picture of the little stinker. ;]bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-73778120336866956352011-05-18T22:02:00.000-07:002011-05-18T22:03:03.699-07:00Projects for the thinking; Vino and JokerSo I've been doing a lot of musing since my summer started...and when I wasn't musing about my new life after I move upstate for a new college...or about my crazy friends...or about my current cosplays or my horses, something that kept coming up was future cosplays. There're quite a few I want to do--from Squalo of Katekyo Hitman Reborn! to Tzekel Kahn from The Road To Eldorado--but a couple in particular I'm already beginning to work out patterns and schemes in my head.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">One of those is Baccano!'s Claire Stanfield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvQA-OajAKreVlYZEj6g1Xp9_QmH5u-oVGh79bt8azQJ_XryJpxurELJ6391UnJ3Rtg66_xsXMLYXUixWnikg0NLwjyH02DpPQt2e1qnbRgULCg5Mp2TUARjHbrLxSoa93IDEodoUwBA/s400/claire+stanfield.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvQA-OajAKreVlYZEj6g1Xp9_QmH5u-oVGh79bt8azQJ_XryJpxurELJ6391UnJ3Rtg66_xsXMLYXUixWnikg0NLwjyH02DpPQt2e1qnbRgULCg5Mp2TUARjHbrLxSoa93IDEodoUwBA/s320/claire+stanfield.png" width="205" /></a></div><br />
From the first time I watched Baccano!, I've loved this character, but I recently watched the series over again...and not having my eyes going swirly-crazy from trying to understand it really let me see this guy in all his glory. I think I fell in love! D8<br />
I'm not complaining though. He's so delightfully twisted, and his logic is fabulous. I definitely want to make his get up. Suits are currently not in my ability to make though--and they're also waaay too expensive to make from scratch--so I'll probably find a place that sells them for a reasonable price and get a couple. ;] one would be clean and fabulous, and the other...kekekeke.<br />
Put simply, a friend and I plan to fill things with the "blood' and I get to beat them so we get proper splatter. =D Then we'll rig the makeup to match the splatter, and put some in the hair as well. ;]<br />
I'm definitely planning on getting to this guy in the next couple years or so...maybe for Ikkicon or A-kon next year! He's so wonderful.<br />
Vino<3<br />
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Coincidentally...I'd really like to get my ass in gear for is Kimblee of FMA. I guess I have a thing for the psychopathic, homicidal, blood-thirsty, sadistic, semi-masochistic crazy fuckers. oxo;<br />
...in suits.<br />
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</tbody></table>Back to the point of the matter, aside form Vino--who is in the squiggly planning stage--I am also seriously 100% considering Joker from Black Butler.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cosplayhouse.com/images/D/Kuroshitsuji_Black_Butler_Joker_costume_ver_01-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.cosplayhouse.com/images/D/Kuroshitsuji_Black_Butler_Joker_costume_ver_01-4.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>I've seen a lot of really well done Jokers, and I don't think I can top most of them, but there's something about this costume that just makes me swoon. I mean, I <i>live</i> for fabulous costumes, and the urge to get my hands on this one is so strong I could just squirm myself to death. I've got so many schemes for it too. xD;;<br />
The jacket I'm especially worked out over--I mean, <i>look</i> at that thing!!--and that's not just 'cause I'm a bit of a psychopath for gorgeous coats. But it has a good design, a unique pattern...and I love the challenge of matching it.<br />
...that and I kinda have a thing fer coats.. >>;;<br />
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The other thing is those boots....and that <i>arm</i>. The arm I'm excited about. I think it'd be really neat to simply paint my hand when I'm just roaming cons, but for photoshoots I could bind my arm behind my back and implement an entire skeletal arm that can be maneuvered and positioned. With a wire interior and movement in the joints, it could even hold things and make inappropriate hand symbols. ~(>3<)~<br />
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..butyah...those two are currently very very high in my to-do list, after everything else is finished, of course! They will have to take a back seat to school though. -SIGH- Luckily, i'm going to school for costumes..so...HA. Take that, logic! -fistpumpofgreatandpowerfulVICTORY-<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neutral news aside, I've got some good news too! Kaasan has ordered all of her things for Nekozawa, Shortstuff is pretty much gotten everything for Kyoya together, Ranka's accessories are almost all gathered together, and everyone is Super Hyped for the con!! We've even got ourselves a photographer for a neato little photoshoot, and we're hopin' to trek to the beach one day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On a side note, the shirt I ordered came in...and its the wrong color. We're still deciding whether or not to pay money to have it exchanged...or just give it to someone and get a new one...the sunglasses also came in--and they're so perfect it hurts--and...the wig! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm super happy with it, 'cause while it has some stylin' to be done to it...its kinda amazing and as orange as it could be!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Messy picture, yeah, and you can see my distinctive sunburn...but there she blows! Isn't it nice? I'm so glad to have my first short wig in my collection! BWAHAHAHA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now its time to get back to work and scheme for the costumes and the con!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The Amazing Madam M will be bringing a swim-suit clad Eclair to the party. ;] While Eclair as a character is an evil witch, her cosplayer is an absolutely fantastic dudette, and we've got quite a few shenanigans planned! ;]<br />
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Aside from our addition, we're also happy to announce that we will be giving out leis at the convention! Be sure to look for us and get yourself a lei before we run out--we don't have many!<br />
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On a side note, the Kasanoda and Tetsuya we were aiming to have join us have other plans, so we'll be short one Kasanodda and one Tetsuya. Its sad...but at least they aren't imperative... <br />
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</tbody></table>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-16937050235704226952011-05-01T00:34:00.000-07:002011-05-04T12:18:05.673-07:00Shopping List: Ouran Beach Party<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">After much discussion between two of us, we've decided to compile a list of things to get for the various characters...or things to look out for. ;] They are primarily based on images and scenes set at Kyoya's indoor resort, bu some are based on other images simply due to strangeness. xD; Or lack of being in the episode. oxo; </span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">{ The Most Tolerant Man in the World (confirmed) }</span></b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.bluefly.com/L-Space-black-%27Sugar-&-Spice%27-knotted-halter-bikini-top/cat20030/304651101/detail.fly?referer=ca_froogle&cm_mmc=ca_froogle-_-na-_-womens_swimwear_separates-_-304651101&mr:trackingCode=82B62314-79A4-DE11-93DB-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">Bikini Top [Black]</span></a></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">Bangles & Bracelets [Gold]</span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Retro-Vintage-Oversized-Fashion-Sunglasses/dp/B000FL3OBQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1304234470&sr=8-5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">Sunglasses [White]</span></a></li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">{ Vengeance Horse (confirmed) }</span></b></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">Swim Trunks [Dark Blue minimal to no patterning]</span></li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">{ Shortstuff (confirmed) }</span></b></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">Swim Trunks [Dark; Little to no patterning]</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">Flip Flops [Black]</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">Book or Journal</span></li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">{ Capital B (confirmed) }</span></b></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;"><a href="http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/mens/swimshop/swimtrunks/PRD%7E766531/Tony+Hawk+Alternator+Striped+Swim+Trunks.jsp">Swim Trunks [Red & Black]</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">Bandage on cheek</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;">Sunglasses (more feminine than Kasanoda's)</span></li>
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</ul></div></div>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-87579363158786229872011-04-29T21:11:00.000-07:002011-04-29T21:11:35.998-07:00Masters of False Hope...and of ULTIMATE AWESOME.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So it seems that our gang/group has become masters of false hope. We often have these great, extravagant plans with schemes and goals that we theoretically <i>could</i> accomplish...but as the past has often shown us, our plans rarely make it as far as we want. =/ Anyways! The reality is that just when we finished our lovely plans for the Sexy no Jutsu cosplays, and really got ready to get to work, reality stepped in and tossed at least me a world of work to do. Swamped with costumes and schoolwork and the like, I was unable to so much as <i>begin</i> work on the three-ish costumes I was planning to do. Unfortunately, because of this, Team 10 will be unable to go to a-kon this year. There's a chance we'll get to them in the next year of so, but because of a mixture of sudden, unexpected expenses causing a lack of funds and a lack of time, it won't get done this year. So wave good bye to it for now!<br />
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But on to more things! Unlike with SnJ, the Tangled cosplay group is well under way. My Maximus is almost complete, although I have edited the design a bit and removed the "metallic" part to the front. I'm putting in an order for some dark navy or charcoal colored breeches for the costume(which will end up being great for riding as well so...yay!) and have been gathering up my old small leather belts and my tall boots.<br />
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<a href="http://danbrokamp.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tangled-pascal-photo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="http://danbrokamp.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tangled-pascal-photo2.jpg" width="200" /></a>I'm also in the process of acquiring my wigs for the hair/mane/tail, as well as researching tutorials and ideas for making some ears. All in all, its going pretty dang well! =] I'm quite excited. And to add to it, we've now got a Pascal added to the gang, and we're all really happy that my "grandson" is joining the party. And no, she isn't actually my grandson. Its a nickname. ;] I ain't old enough for kids, not less grandkids.<br />
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Even more exciting, however, is the pretty-last-minute...but very awesome group we've managed to mostly wrangle together. ;D Can you guess what we're up to?!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2269/2278600961_1d9a53d94a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2269/2278600961_1d9a53d94a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's right!!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An <b>Ouran Highschool Host Club Beach Gang!</b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..and yes. Bolding was necessary.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Myself and my best friend Kaasan are especially excited about this, but we aren't the only ones. We have confirmation(aka forced agreement) for each of the main characters except for Haruhi (who simply hasn't responded yet), as well as a couple lesser but still awesome characters. Included in our group will be:</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Played by our Munchkin of Doom!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tamaki!<br />
Played by our kick-ass Blondie!</td></tr>
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Played by our transforming Vengeance Horse!</td></tr>
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Played by our marvelous me..aka Jack!</td></tr>
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[Hopefully] Played by my judaime JuJu!<br />
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[Hopefully] Played by our show-stopping Scenester<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyoya!<br />
Played by our exceedingly tolerant Shortstuff!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bossano--...Kasanoda!<br />
[Hopefully] Played by our resident Narutard!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Renge!<br />
[Hopefully] Played by our Ultimate Romantic!</td></tr>
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[Hopefully] Played by our cuddly Cody-ak!<br />
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Played by our easy-going Gogglehead!<br />
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Played by our Universal Kaasan!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beelzenef!<br />
Played by our Universal Kaasan's HAND!</td></tr>
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The entire group will be in a beach themed get-up, with Kaoru and myself hiding our less-than-male chests with partially open shirts and the majority of our males as shirtless as they'll let us make them. ;D We luckily have a batch of very handsome men, yes we do! We'll be finishing off the mixture of swim trunks and hawaiian shirts with sunglasses and drinks in coconut cups that we'll be carrying around occasionally. Nekozawa's get up is without doubt the most ornate, but its also going to be one of the most fun to see! We'll be making certain that all of Kaasan's beach wear are black in color, and it'll be finished with a black umbrella hat/sheer "mosquito net" and sunglasses for Beelzenef!<br />
Pictures, of course, will be up when we have things rolling...but it shouldn't take too long! This cosplay group was specifically chosen for the ease we'll be able to get things together.<br />
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Anyways, that's it for the night, and I'll be seein' you folks~ ;D Stay tuned for the results to a casual-cosplay photoshoot with Undertaker and Itachi in the next few days~<br />
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</div></div>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-28377742834767372542011-02-05T02:14:00.000-08:002011-02-05T02:14:13.817-08:00Sexy-No-Jutsu Attack!Hey folks! Got some neato updates for you. Remember that Sexy-no-Jutsu Team 10 we had~? Well...its no longer just Team 10. As a matter of fact, this cosplay idea has basically <i>exploded</i> from a small group of eager friends to an entire <i>boatload</i> of folks we've never met jumpin' in too! We have <i>ninefuckingteen</i> confirmed members to our photoshoot, including not only favorites like Sasuke(and a semi-confirmed Naruto and Kakashi) but rarities like Konohamaru and Kiba, and mind-bogglers like Kyuubi! Keep in mind that every single one of these--from Sakura to Konan, Tobi, and Tsunade--are <i>all trans-gendered</i>.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/119/l_6f711ce5131cbd28def93e92d53ff5c5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/119/l_6f711ce5131cbd28def93e92d53ff5c5.jpg" width="145" /></a></div>Of course, the concept of sexy-no-jutsu is far from a new one. Not only is it canon--lol. Think about that for a moment and gigglesnort with me--its been done time and time again in big groups, little groups, medium groups, and even non-existent groups. What makes our little gang neat, however, is not even the SHEER EFFIN' NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HAVE <b>WITHOUT</b> ANY DOUBLES. Nope, what makes ours special is actually the dudes. xD;<br />
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You don't really see any sexy-no-jutsu dudes runnin' around on a normal basis...but we have quite a few! Now joining our sexy Ino is a Sakura, a Tsunade, a Konan, and even a Kurenai.<br />
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To make us even awesomer, we have a one completed team and most of two others...as well as a fair chunk of the Akatsuki. Its pretty neat-o. Admit it.<br />
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Anyways, to keep an eye on us and our growing herd, stalk us <a href="http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=230487">here.</a> You can see our growing list of members, keep track of our photoshoot times, and maybe even join in. I'll be posting up progress of the costumes I'm designing and working on as well, so be sure to check back and see what I've gotten up to. ;]<br />
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Ja ne for now!bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-38846690258218262302011-01-08T13:24:00.000-08:002011-01-08T13:24:37.505-08:00Tangled...?<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So you've probably seen Part ONE of the MEGA UPDATE POST...and even Part TWO...but here's the final--PART THREE.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And I gotta say...I'm super excited about this one. See...my chickie is getting set to cosplay Mother Gothel from Disney's Tangled.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dgbEWpICCCE/TOGWUwo7kFI/AAAAAAAAAO0/jZ-QrSotIlk/s1600/mother-gothel_080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dgbEWpICCCE/TOGWUwo7kFI/AAAAAAAAAO0/jZ-QrSotIlk/s200/mother-gothel_080.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;">That's this chick. She's doing this, and memorizing the songs, because she and two others had decided to bring Tangled to Anime Fest in September. =D </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> Along with Mother Gothel is an adorable Rapunzel; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqoMlGY1WpdS9Nu5xqgx-RUeamnMO3KYbEn9TYpLazYZRo-3jzL-N-aUAHLrzoLH_ibLrLcGkTRfVx4dLRIAFLnG4A9HJTAzE6MFceJO-X6AXvjbTW5lwjZJVzakIx5YLVfD6jKxq3sss/s400/Tangled-Movie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqoMlGY1WpdS9Nu5xqgx-RUeamnMO3KYbEn9TYpLazYZRo-3jzL-N-aUAHLrzoLH_ibLrLcGkTRfVx4dLRIAFLnG4A9HJTAzE6MFceJO-X6AXvjbTW5lwjZJVzakIx5YLVfD6jKxq3sss/s320/Tangled-Movie.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">And as of a few days ago...a Maximus!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table> Ikki is considerably more relaxed and easy going than the other cons I've been to, and it was nice to have the lazy feeling that you could take your time and wander around aimlessly as long as you wanted! The lack of lines at the elevators and the fact that you didn't have to use the escalators to get from one floor to another made it even more fabulous for my laziness...and my heels. :D<br />
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While at Ikkicon, a few other ideas were tossed around. And from those ideas were born several costumes and designs that I'm currently working on. One of the first--kinda an inside joke--is Karma Zebra. Karma Zebra is a deity/obnoxious creature/etc. that delivers your good or bad karma. Think of it like the stork of the karma world. It especially delights in bringing bad karma, and its favorite phrase is "I always get you in the end." And yes, it does intend the pun.<br />
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Anyways, Karma Zebra dresses in black and white and is kinda awesome..so I set to designing it. The results were this:<br />
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But KZ wasn't the only idea tossed around that's grown into something more. >D Another was the sexy-no-jutsu version of Team 10 of Naruto. That's the team of Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji. We actually have a group set and ready to do a trans-gendered version of Team 10..although we are going to do a Shippuden version rather than the li'l kiddie version. :] I have the designs ready, but I haven't uploaded them yet, so here's some pictures of the team itself to chew on.<br />
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The plan is for all of our designs to be basically feminzed/masculinized versions of the original outfits. We're not going to make any poofy maid outfits...this time. Maybe next time! >D Bwahaha. Anyways...my bestest chickie will be out Choji. She's going to have an awesomely spikey wig--I don't think we could get her hair to be that full if we went after it with sixty buckets of hairspray simply because...well /look/ at his hair--and will have some even awesomer boots. :] We're thinking about using a hoopskirt to give her a really fucking cool bell-shape that's just gonna make her really stand out..and make elevators rather exciting. xD We will be totally taking advantage of her cleavage too. Bwahahaha.<br />
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I'll be doing Shikamaru--big shock, huh? ;D--and he's gonna probably have the least stand-outish outfit..which is fitting. xD I'll keep the chuunin vest, but we'll be trimming his sleeves to about half-up the arm and replacing the entire front with fishnet. :] The pants will be fairly fitted and I'm trying to decide whether or not to use fishnet there too. I'll also be wearing some nice heeled boots. Still working Shika out though.. >>;<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab152/Knotteray/kuroshitsuji-1679143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab152/Knotteray/kuroshitsuji-1679143.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Last time I put something up on here, I was talking about plans and had just gotten ahold of a pattern. since then...well...its basically been finished! xD; I didn't really document much of the making-of either...namely because I was in a rush to finish it! Unfortunately despite having finished pretty much everything, the wig did not come in in time for the convention I was aiming for--Ikkicon--so the whole 'hurry hurry quickly quickly' thing...was basically for no reason. xD</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">As a result though, I have a pretty awesome get-up.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7r0ukhiINFgm_GwQHlvxcxXD__vWKTaNjOck_cSyz0DGn4nN9uareNkCTysMAaKb_mgceqE0OyH5nk1OBjfWqgYkPuu5jj4Id-Ozr5NGlgAhvmGWFO-aMkrKq13mI0XzKf9jjDdeS1PM/s1600/photos+056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7r0ukhiINFgm_GwQHlvxcxXD__vWKTaNjOck_cSyz0DGn4nN9uareNkCTysMAaKb_mgceqE0OyH5nk1OBjfWqgYkPuu5jj4Id-Ozr5NGlgAhvmGWFO-aMkrKq13mI0XzKf9jjDdeS1PM/s320/photos+056.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Before I can call this thing done, I still have to put on the buttons on the outer coat. Here's a bit of a detail shot on the inner coat as well as the collar of the outer. :] I actually had a family member help me with the outer coat, as I was having some serious issues with the collar being all...loopy. What's cool about the collar though is actually what ya can't see from the outside! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">There're <i>pockets</i> there. That's right, <i>pockets!</i> They're small, but they're sturdy and were made exclusively for me to put my cell phone and my credit card case in them where they are safe and out of the way. :] Best. Idea. Ever. ;]</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Once the buttons are put on and the wig is styled, I'll essentially be done. I've got ahold of a top-hat I intended to modify, but due to issues with the company that I ordered it from--can you believe the closest thing to a top-hat locally was a leprechaun one?--the stupid thing is about the height of a small elephant...an I'm not so sure I like that. I haven't decided yet if I'm gonna fix it up with the cloth and just call it a day or go find a shorter one...but I'm not really in a rush to make up my mind so meh. I'll figure it out eventually, I suppose. P: </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Anyways! That's Undertaker, nice and on the road to being finished. ;] Which makes me very, very happy.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Up next is Ikkicon! Its part two of the MEGA UPDATE post.</div>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-68901795662508092132010-11-10T13:34:00.000-08:002010-11-10T13:34:55.212-08:00Let it Begin!: UndertakerOkay, so my last post got out a little late...but I'd like to let you all know that...the Undertaker has been started~!<br />
I have, in fact, begun work on the bottom layer of my favorite undertaker, and I'd like to let you all in on my current progress. The pattern I used for the coat is actually for a civil war uniform.<br />
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Here's a picture of it. The pattern number is M4745, so if you ever have need of it, go get it! I'm very fond of it...even if it is a bit of a pain to make. I've had to modify the uniform a bit, but not so much that I'll get confused...so I'm confident!<br />
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So far I've purchased the material--I chose a very nice, medium weight, and super soft, black for the main material and a sleek dark gray for the lining--and have begun the long process of cutting all the pieces out and putting them together.<br />
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Because the pattern for the front is actually in two pieces--a section that goes to the waist and the panel that goes below it--it hasn't been too much trouble to lengthen. I used the basic length for the dark blue image above, and then lengthened it further by another six inches or so to optimize my chance of getting it just right.<br />
I used the front of the second image, however, for the straight up-and-down buttons.<br />
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So its kinda a mix between the two...but the pattern is working very well with itself, so I'm not concerned. I've actually already pieced together a large section of it, and I'm infinitely pleased with how its coming out.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once I start working again today, I'll take some pictures of everything and post some. For now, however, just know that I've got the basic upper form done, and will be putting the sleeves on after I cut out the lining. I'll check to make sure its gonna fit before I continue though so...to the ACE Bandages!</div>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-65645853919966496112010-11-10T13:03:00.000-08:002010-11-10T13:03:36.275-08:00StalkMode: Undertaker<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Okay. So I've fallen in absolute <i>love</i> with the undertaker from Black Butler. Yup, the psychotic, corpsetastic, laugh-obsessed loon that spends his days digging through human chests. He's my kinda guy. ;D</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Anyways, even though I've promised my kidnapper that I will do a Shikamaru, I am <i>deadset</i> on starting, completing, and wearing the undertaker's get-up to Ikkicon. I <i>dare</i> anyone to try and stop me, that's how determined I am. So here's the Stalkmode! Get ready for some drool-worthy psycopath, ladies and gents!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.freewebs.com/bubbletearp/undertaker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="http://www.freewebs.com/bubbletearp/undertaker.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Alright. The basic dealeo for the Undertaker is very simple. He wears primarily black, with a gray lining to his underjacket, and a gray sash over one shoulder. Most notable features include his charming grin, long silver hair, impressively black fingernails, and a rather wobbly top-hat.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Aside from body marring and a wig which will require some styling, everything else appears to be quite capable of being run through a machine. This image, which is probably the best image <i>ever</i>, breaks almost everything down nice and clear.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Aaanyways. From this image you almost get the impression that he's wearing another shirt beneath the lower level...but I think for simplicity's sake...as well as comfort's sake, I'm going to do a falsie. It'll be lined in dark grey, and if necessary, I'll add an extra layer on the sleeve and collar to make it look like there's another shirt there. Its just waaaaaaaay too many layers to add another shirt. And I like being comfortable and not burning my flesh off. ;D</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So on top of this "shirt"..."jacket"..."thing", is what I'm going to refer to as the overcoat. It isn't an actual overcoat, obviously...but now it is. Accept my logic. ;P</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The topcoat/overcoat will require the most material without a doubt. It goes aaaaall the way to just above the ankles, and has very large sleeves. A flexible but strong material will be the best choice, something that allows for various flailing but is sturdy enough to keep its shape. The topcoat has a very unique collar, and from what I can guess by looking at it, I would think it works similar to the triangular shape of some biker jackets. With a little help from my pattern-wiz of a grand-parental, I think I should be able to mimic that pretty close while keeping that nice "loop" in the back.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hehheee. It makes me think of a rounded sailor collar.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Aside from the two jackets, there is also the gray sash. For that, I'll probably hem a long piece of fairly nice fabric, rig the knot and then either tack or safety-pin it into that position so it can be easily removed and put on without having to tie it. It looks like a fairly loose knot, and I like that concept...so I don't wanna MEGA KNOT it....if I don't have to. P: Although I might depending on how lazy I am when it comes down too it~ I <i>am</i> a bum.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Then there's the boots, which won't be much trouble. They basically are a pair of high-heeled, basic black boots with short brown or black belts wrapped around them. I'll get some belts, tear them up, get some buckles, and go from there. -fistpump-</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The pants seem to either be tight-fitting or maybe black breeches.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Accessories...are a ring on his left hand and a series of small picture frames around his waist. The little frames seem to have designs and names...so I'll try to look in a bit more into it.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Last but not least is his hat, which at first glance looks like a warped tophat, but what I think is more likely a tophat wrapped in fabric...which for some reason is actually a fairly popular thing to do to tophats. oxo; Go figure.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Either way, that'll probably be one of the last things I worry about...namely because I don't believe myself capable of <i>making</i> a hat....</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Anyways~ That's the Undertaker! Look out for a new post very soon!</div>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-8702766807916319432010-11-06T11:24:00.000-07:002010-11-06T11:24:53.763-07:00Back from the Dead!Okay, so...I've been <i>bulldozed</i> by school the last couple months.<br />
Literally, figuratively, and theoretically bulldozed, mind you, so nothing at all has gotten done over this last period of time...at least not in the world of cosplay.<br />
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Currently, I've been involved in our playhouse's production of Macbeth. Its going fabulously, but because I've been working as an impromptu costumer's assistant as well as working as a stagehand, I've been veeery busy. Even my schoolwork's been put on hold in order to make and now maintain our cast's costumes.<br />
However, with MacDaddy now moving on from opening night and onto its two weekend run, I'm able to relax a bit more and concentrate on other things too!<br />
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So now that you know what's usurped my attention and my hands, time to get onto the good stuff!<br />
In the cosplay universe, while nothing has <i>been</i> done, a few things have been decided. Because I'm being kidnapped to Ikkicon in January, its been determined I need to step up my game and have a costume ready. My kidnapper and her confriends are mostly Naruto cosplayers...so that means in order to blend in with the enemy, I have to take on the guise of a nin....and Shikamaru has been selected for me.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Now, everyone, what you've been waiting for!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pictures of shiny things!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Have your brains been rotted out by the sheer <i>awesomeness</i> of this Giant. <i>Shiny</i>. Ball?<br />
Yeah. Mine too.<br />
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Back to business. This, is Shikamaru Nara.<br />
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Anyways~ The costume itself isn't going to be too much work for me. The fishnet shirt I can purchase...or in order to match the leg "warmers", I can make. My family owns a surger--which makes the seams you find in shirts--so it wouldn't be too difficult to manage the mesh material.<br />
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The black pants and shirt would also be easy to make...even if pants are the bane of my existence, and depending on my time constraints during this years production of Christmas Carol--we do it every year and I work on it every year--I'll either make or purchase the vest.<br />
Of course, the wig and headband I'll have to order, and I'm not sure about the shoes just yet. If I can find a nice pair online that'll work.<br />
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Unfortunately, the need/violent forcing to do Shikamaru means that I won't be doing Colonello this time. He's been slowly pushed to the sidelines for a while...and I can only hope I'll have time to make him before A-kon. I have a busy schedule next semester though, and since I set my sights on him, there have been cosplays to come up that I feel are more in tune with my personality...and therefore are higher on my to-do list.<br />
Gokudera Hayate, however, has not been removed from his place on my list, and I'll try to work on him after Ikkicon. What I'm <i>really</i> hoping I have time to work on, though, is the Undertaker from Black Butler.<br />
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And I'd have a marvelous excuse to terrorize my beloved kidnapper<333<br />
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Look out for some work on both these get-ups very soon! I have to get my ass in gear very quickly if I'm going to have time to work on them and my school before January rolls around!bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-25776149667259546602010-08-16T18:21:00.000-07:002010-08-16T18:21:49.323-07:00Up-KeepWell, I've been moved in at the dorms for a few days now, and have settled in nicely. I've had a lot of free time, but haven't really done much aside from sit around and watch anime. I have serious plans to work on Colonello, but funds are tightening unexpectedly, so I'm beginning to fret over whether or not I'll be able to manage what I need to manage before its too late.<br />
Luckily, my cosplayer friends / cow prods will be arriving by Wednesday, so I'll have someone to work with soon!<br />
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A bit of an update for those who care, I've recently gotten into yet <i>another</i> new show. Well...new to me.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media.animeglobe.com/images/attachments/tegamibachi_1251149521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media.animeglobe.com/images/attachments/tegamibachi_1251149521.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The last one I really fell head-over-heels for was Tegami Bachi.<br />
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For those who don't know, this show is a great watch! It is a bit depressing--especially if you're sensitive, or you get into the characters as much as I do--but its equally heart-warming.<br />
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My favorite part about the whole thing--aside from the plot, which I'm not gonna get into because every time I do I end up rambling for at least an hour, which would be <i>quite</i> a lot of typing...considering how many words-per-minute I actually type...--is the setting. Its a steampunk style set in a world split into cities across mostly barren territories. These territories are basically impossible for normal people to cross due to things called "Gaichuu," which basically look giant mechanical bugs.<br />
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Thus there are people called "letter bees" who deliver letters--and sometimes people!--across the danger-zones for the people who can't.<br />
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Currently, however, I've completed as much of Tegami Bachi as I can...which is the entire first season. The second season--which I am eagerly awaiting--will be out in the fall, supposedly.<br />
Completing Tegami Bachi, however, meant running out of things to do in the long hours between working in which there is well....nothing for me to do.<br />
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The solution? FIND A NEW SHOW!<br />
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The result? DURARARA!<br />
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This show really made my day/week, guys. Its twenty-four episodes long, and it is probably the most fucked up show I've ever watched. Which is impressive, if you have the faintest idea of what I get up to.<br />
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Its unique, however, because while it introduces one of the main characters first, it actually stars several!<br />
What I've decided, after watching it all the way through, though, is that it actually stars the city, Ikebukuro.<br />
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Some of the main characters, however, include:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mikado Ryugamine, a young man just moving to Ikebukuro at the urges of a childhood friend!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kida Masaomi is Mikado's best friend, and a total flirt who talks more than a parrot on steroids!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heiwajima Shizuo is inhumanly strong...with a temper to match. Flying vending machines are his forte.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celty Sturlson is Ikebukuro's "Black Rider," and is infamous for her black bike and...well...the fact she has no head!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Its hard to talk about Durarara without giving something away, so I'll be good and keep my mouth shut! Good descriptions and summaries are nearly impossible to find as well, simply because its such a complicated tale! I can only recommend going and watching it--its well worth the time!</div>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-20687049986229442602010-08-10T08:27:00.000-07:002010-08-10T08:27:30.046-07:00Moving PainsOkay, so I've been a bit quiet the last few days--not unusual, considering my schedule--and haven't even so much as looked at an anime or manga since I returned from my vacation. Packing them away doesn't count.<br />
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But that's what I've been doing. I'm moving back to college in...a day...so I've been packing up like a packrat on steroids, and almost all of my things-to-take lists have been wiped clean. Most impressive...is the fact that I've already forgotten how much manga I've packed. Hopefully I didn't store away more than what can fit on my two tiny shelves.....but I'll probably be having my leaning-towers-of-otakuness again this year.<br />
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Its an attraction that keeps the locals interested.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The constant changing of the Dynamic Tower is akin to the consistent migrating of my books.</td></tr>
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Real-life-headaches aside, once I get to my school-year-home, I'll be back in the arms of the theatre world. Which is both wonderful and sad, because I've realized this will be the last year I'll be as intricately involved in the life of a theatre major...as I'll be changing my major in a whole new direction next year...and perhaps be taking some different classes this year.<br />
Its a shocker...but even though I looove theatre and i love being around the costumes and the props and the 20'x20' Christmas Carol HOUSE that spins in the middle of the stage and actually took part of itself out on the cats.....I'm doing the right thing.<br />
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Zoology and Paleontology have always been my two greatest loves...and that's where I'm headed. Wish me luck along the way!<br />
I'll need it...<br />
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Anyways, things will be settling down soon...sorta. Settling to the school-year drive, anyways, and I'll be getting back to work soon. AnimeFest is on Labor Day weekend...which means I'll have to have everything done by the....fourth of September or earlier. The more I think about it...the more I don't think its gonna happen. xD;<br />
But I'll do my best! My biggest fears, obviously, are the wig and the gun. The wig has a long road to get here, and I haven't even gotten around to <i>ordering</i> it...(badjackbad!!)...and the gun....I have no idea even if I'll get around to ordering it this time.<br />
Especially since after watching the episode of Reborn practically starring our handsome blond shooting at Tsuna and Gokudera....I've been drooling n that gun so hard I've just wanted to make it myself out of wood. -dreamylook- Itwouldbesogorgeous...<br />
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Unfortunately...time's a bitch.<br />
So we'll see what happens!<br />
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No matter what, though, I will get to work on my costume. After most of my things are packed(I drive a truck, so about 60-70% of my load has to be loaded the day I leave to avoid possible night rain), and most of Tobikuma's water is taken care of(he's my betta and he's HANDSOME DAGUMIT.), I'll probably get online and start searching some of the patterns available from some of the more big-time(cheap) pattern companies on the hunt for a military jacket.<br />
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Then it'll be a hunt to find the right pants...and maybe the right color dye...and the right color fabric.... -twitch-<br />
That'll be work.<br />
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But its okay.<br />
I'll enjoy every minute of it.<br />
Even when I'm cursing the gods for making needles that stab me and get eaten by couches.<br />
I'll still enjoy it.bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-13123150321465109172010-08-07T08:22:00.001-07:002010-08-07T08:27:34.802-07:00Bit of Irrelevancy...BeachStyle!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So I got to go to the beach in Galveston, Texas, for the first time yesterday. It was a shell-searching escapade, as I'm not big on swimming period, and you'd be hard pressed to get me into water I can't see the bottom to. That's a big no-no in the Jack world.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">But the shell search was a fabulous endeaver, and while one of my hip-bags now smells like ocean, I found some fabulous things. The thing that stood out the most was my Whatamajig--something my mom found! Here are some pictures of it.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUAtnHHR8LRRrytN99X4K1ZYWfMhzRbIoW0WC-DmSCmc8aJxmWJ5FcCJAzq5n_ElpQPVNDEVukIRg1i_fulLXOCdUEKyFQ3FX7pYQiTkcHFmxIxXRAhRjWp9FTYCDjtMX8EPrrv5eeBg/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUAtnHHR8LRRrytN99X4K1ZYWfMhzRbIoW0WC-DmSCmc8aJxmWJ5FcCJAzq5n_ElpQPVNDEVukIRg1i_fulLXOCdUEKyFQ3FX7pYQiTkcHFmxIxXRAhRjWp9FTYCDjtMX8EPrrv5eeBg/s200/download.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My mom's holding it here--pay no attention to the pelican behind the curta..in the back ground--and is it weird or what?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The structure itself isn't too strange, there was a lot of strange "strung together" shells on the beach made by something under the sand that was spitting something out. I'm not really sure what it was or how it was being caused, but tiny holes that covered the beach were almost continuously shoving sand out, and some of them shoved this sticky substance holding shells together out.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">While this is <i>a lot</i> bigger than those--even if we found one that was almost six inches long!--its made the same way...just...sturdier and older. The "sticky stuff" on this one was looong solidified, and almost black.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyXwDzCwstPiKqHF-qyYmri_-4qnQqleKYE80Ao_1PYUc8yBoVYnw3s7bLFhShgU8d8YsLR2fpXQEcm2lB68z45ouuF88GBSUkoJEAiBduYccP_dSY8F6I2lpk65rRr4dL-OOi-Tvfis/s1600/download+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyXwDzCwstPiKqHF-qyYmri_-4qnQqleKYE80Ao_1PYUc8yBoVYnw3s7bLFhShgU8d8YsLR2fpXQEcm2lB68z45ouuF88GBSUkoJEAiBduYccP_dSY8F6I2lpk65rRr4dL-OOi-Tvfis/s320/download+(1).jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Here you can see a bit more what <i>really</i> confused me about this thing. See the black structure? We think its some sort of fossil! The material itself is natural, and you can see an almost spongey texture to it where the lines have been worn away. Its cool to the touch and while its impossible to tell how much it weighs with the rocklike thing attached to the bottom, its still fascinating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZR_RIHdkDVCDL1t9j40GPowizoTpXaj6xnaW6rbG3KPP8ymTwHOl9WnfR-eZiBy4-o-UsYEiL8XW0QU_uLr7yfDNyVrPNEAEPQfilfa6EjytHugEfQ-s_gGZCDvOBX-RFWOWBIXiigC0/s1600/download+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZR_RIHdkDVCDL1t9j40GPowizoTpXaj6xnaW6rbG3KPP8ymTwHOl9WnfR-eZiBy4-o-UsYEiL8XW0QU_uLr7yfDNyVrPNEAEPQfilfa6EjytHugEfQ-s_gGZCDvOBX-RFWOWBIXiigC0/s200/download+(4).jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I've been researching it since we got home last night--somewhere around 12am, and I stayed up for a while afterwards--but I still can't find any photographs or even sketches of a <i>fossil</i> like it. The closest thing I can find are the section of bone that connects a stingray's body to its fins and crinoids(sea lilies).</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">However, after a closer look into some other alleys, I've found an astonishing similarity to some species of fish gills...sorta.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Its not exact, and as much as I looove fossils, I'm no paleontologist and no expert, but that's what it resembles most.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3Tntlagw-ZJhv-W-6yHIlFZxeu14if9jRfwILYSGV6gYIs_N49Yc1wBEylD8CAKysHBHy_bEbqeQsXCBAeHceG8Vj2O9HAlsuj1hqHfYO0Egnp8ohhfdN1yR1VlrEuUQFMRCsa46SdFK/s1600/Tuna_Gills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3Tntlagw-ZJhv-W-6yHIlFZxeu14if9jRfwILYSGV6gYIs_N49Yc1wBEylD8CAKysHBHy_bEbqeQsXCBAeHceG8Vj2O9HAlsuj1hqHfYO0Egnp8ohhfdN1yR1VlrEuUQFMRCsa46SdFK/s200/Tuna_Gills.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Check out these tuna gills. See the white part? Looks an awful lot like my little mystery structure, doesn't it?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I'm going to try and get an expert to at least take a quick look of a picture of this thing, and maybe later be able to get someone to tell me if it really is a fossil or is something else completely.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Its awful close to that though. -stare- Too bad I can't find any images of "fossilized gill plates". For some reason, the most I can find is from a basking shark. Go figure.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vcAeP1YPVZdAmCDBRhY9ipxBl4nLcwgoe26LQ0HvnImk7J35cG7p6iEeA8otIOx56c6xLO5Lo2NvlHJTcVqfItk0sPGFwmVbXkKmUxDt0Z70yTsyODt1xMDS2uRC3wagZFBS5FGTYk0/s1600/download+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vcAeP1YPVZdAmCDBRhY9ipxBl4nLcwgoe26LQ0HvnImk7J35cG7p6iEeA8otIOx56c6xLO5Lo2NvlHJTcVqfItk0sPGFwmVbXkKmUxDt0Z70yTsyODt1xMDS2uRC3wagZFBS5FGTYk0/s320/download+(2).jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">No matter what it turns out to be, I'm still really fond of it. Its absolutely fascinating, and really fun to look at! Oh, and that bottom "rock"? Turns out its actually a black shell covered in what I think is coral! And the big mollusk has tiny barnacles.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I think its the greatest find since the pencil. Srsly.<br />
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</div><div>Beach discoveries aside, I've actually been being good and working away at finding pieces for my Colonello cosplay as well.<br />
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After a long search through several toy guns stores, I actually found an assault rifle that was pretty much perfect!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.moretoyguns.com/airsoft/ka74spr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="http://www.moretoyguns.com/airsoft/ka74spr.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Unfortunately, they were sold out of the model, which with only a few modifications--taking out the trigger and the "loader"...a bit of paint and some extensions--was ideal. So the hunt was on again...and this one was even harder. Having found something so good for the role, I was hard pressed to accept anything else. I did eventually find the closest thing to ideal at a completely different place.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.buytoyguns.com/shop/images/AK-47Dart1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://www.buytoyguns.com/shop/images/AK-47Dart1a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While the coloring is really off, and the fact that it <i>fires darts</i> isn't ideal, the price is right at $11 and the shipping isn't bad either. The fact that I can't find it in stores seals the deal, and it'll be a top priority to get this and the wig ordered. </div><br />
</div>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595565028097795093.post-82322142515245332292010-08-06T12:45:00.000-07:002010-08-06T12:45:03.053-07:00CloseUp: Rifle PommelOkay, so I was on an online hunt to see if I could find the right sort of pommel for the assault rifle I'm building for Colonello...and I brought up some images as reference...only to realize that the back half of the gun--the pommel area--in one image, was <i>brown</i>. As in...<i>wood.</i><br />
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This baffled me...so I started to sketch the gun from the images that I'd found...and I realized how gosh darn strange the gun was.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/aff48324c31e7344129bfc836f4161c21252222650_full.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/aff48324c31e7344129bfc836f4161c21252222650_full.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a good example of what really took me by surprise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The pommel is the part right beneath his elbow, and goes up into where the trigger should be placed near his hand. Closer inspection of all versions I could find of the gun...shows there's no trigger. At all. Nothing <i>akin</i> to a trigger, even. That little piece that he's holding? Logistically...that should be a place to store bullets, or it could be a handle...for the trigger...except there is no trigger. Instead, he looks more like he's pressing the safety...which I find really funny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img3.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire1/48fca804b82cc9f034af0ceaa793dbb21252222696_full.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="http://img3.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire1/48fca804b82cc9f034af0ceaa793dbb21252222696_full.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look right in front of the block he was "holding". See that little square? that should be a safety or something...but it looked like he was using it as a trigger. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know, it seems a bit like "well what does it matter?" and it really doesn't. I love details, and I was trying to find the best match when I saw this. The gun, which looks fairly accurate and plausible from the first glance...makes absolutely no sense when you really get down to it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Its funny how things work like this.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyways. My original plan will still work...but I think I might just get a machine gun as a fall back, that way if I don't manage to finish the weird-totally-doesn't-make-sense gun, I'll still have something for AnimeFest. ;3</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">But no matter what, I'm not displeased with my "discovery". It will make the gun all the more fun to figure out!</div>bluejackalopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00400661576216126242noreply@blogger.com0