Gundam Seed: Cagalli Yula Athha

The adopted daughter of the Representative and “Lion” of the Orb Union’s Uzumi Nara Athha, Cagalli is a strong willed young woman nicknamed “Goddess of Victory” by the Desert Dawn resistance group in ZAFT-occupied Northern Africa. It is a disappointing note, however, that by season 2 of of the series (known as “Gundam Seed Destiny“), her strong will is crushed by the load of the responsibility of becoming Orb Union’s Representative upon her father’s death.

Although she is born a Natural (people whose DNA has never been genetically enhanced in any way), Cagalli is the twin sister of Coordinator, Kira Yamato. They did not know that they were siblings until sometime during the Bloody Valentine War.

Beautiful cosplay! I prefer Cagalli when she was still on Gundam Seed. In Destiny, she became too much of a crybaby for me. But anyway, great job, and a perfect location to match!

Technorati tags: nanao, research, cosplay, cagalli, yula, athha, uzumi, naraku, goddess of victory, desert dawn, zaft, northern africa, gundam seed destiny, gundam seed, seed destiny, natural, dna, coordinator, kira, yamato

Wonderflex and Friendly Plastic

I've been reading up on this newfangled Wonderflex and its friend Friendly Plastic.
I've been searching for something to make, at the very least, the calf armour for Gwendolyn, and potentially any and all armour for Oswald, if my boyfriend decides to go as him. Both are from Odin Sphere:

After reading the FAQs and tutorials for using Wonderflex and Friendly Plastic, I feel confident enough that this could be a good solution for making armour and maybe even weapons. I am going to order a small sheet of Wonderflex and a small container of Friendly Plastic to experiment with.
I am also going to pick up some Bondo, because (1) I have never used it before, heard some mixed opinions, and want to see what it can do, and (2) I wouldn't use gesso as suggested in the Wonderflex FAQ because there is no way that will not come off in chunks.

Once I get the materials and play around with them, I'll post my results with photos.

Links:

Wonderflex, Fosshape, and Friendly Plastic Purchase Page
Wonderflex and Friendly Plastic Tutorial/FAQ
Wonderflex FAQ

Costume Profile - Haku from Naruto

This is the first "Costume Profile" post, where I, well, profile a costume I have made and finished.
The content of these posts will probably evolve over time, and I readily welcome any comments or suggestions about what you think these posts should contain.



Character Name: Haku (right, shown with Zabuza, left)
Series: Naruto
Worn to: Anime Boston 2007

Total Time: I didn't keep very close track of this one, but I'd estimate about 10-15 hours.
Total Cost: Again, didn't keep very good track, but I'd say about $40.

Easiest things about this costume: Shoes - Purchased for $2 in Chinatown, cut off ugly beads, painted with fabric paint.
Sweater - Found at used clothing store The Garment District for about $10.

Most difficult things about this costume: The pants were the most difficult, but weren't really difficult. I used an old pattern I had for pajama pants (will post the number and brand when I find it), only I made them shorter. I cut out triangular fabric panels and added them into the front to add volume to the pants.

Materials Used and Price Breakdown: -Pants and Sash: Plain cotton, $3/yd, Jo-Ann Fabrics
-Robe: Cotton/poly blend, $2.50/yd, Jo-Ann Fabrics
-Sweater: Found at The Garment District, $10
-Shoes: Found in Chinatown, $2. Fabric paint and foam brush, $3, Pearl Art & Craft Supply
-Hair: Fabric Scrap from making the robe. Modeling clay, $1.50, Utrecht Art Supply. 18ga. Copper wire, $3, Blick Art Materials. Silver enamel paint, $2, Utrecht Art Supply.
-Weapon: Double-ended knitting needles, about $4 for a set of 3, Jo-Ann Fabrics.
-Headband: $8, Ebay. From one of those Hong Kong guys. ^_^;

First Post... oh, how exciting ^_^;

O hi,

This is me.

And this is my brand new cosplay blog.

I hope to use this not only as a place for my thoughts on cosplay and updates on my costumes, but hopefully to also provide a resource to the cosplay community. I hope that through my experiments, successes, failures, research, and whatever else, other cosplayers will be able to make better costumes.

In 2007, I attended two cons; my first two cons. The first was Anime Boston in April, where I cosplayed as Haku from Naruto. The second was ConnectiCon in August, where I cosplayed as Suigintou from Rozen Maiden.

I learned an enormous amount from these two experiences, both about cosplay and conventions.

In 2008, I am planning on attending two cons, but they're both big. Anime Boston in March, and Otakon in August.
I plan on using Suigintou again for Anime Boston, though with some changes. For Otakon, I plan on Gwendolyn from Odin Sphere.

I hope to pass on what I've learned to everyone out there who might read this, whether you're just starting out or have been doing it for a while.

I'll be doing a lot of experiments for my Gwendolyn costume and my first ever weapon, Suigintou's sword! I hope that you'll enjoy following my progress through time and send along any comments or questions you have about cosplay, me, my projects, or anything else.

Long post is loooong... look for more in the coming days!

Dead or Alive: Kasumi

This year’s Tokyo Game Show took place on September 22-23 in Japan. A lot of people were there for the game demos and releases, while others were there because of the cosplay.

Take NUTS!!!! for example. Randy, the blog’s author, was trying to decide whether or not he should take pictures and videos of the games, or the cosplay. In the end, he decided that cosplay should be his priority in taking photos of since people could simply access the official websites for the games.

This Dead or Alive cosplay was probably the best from his collection of photographs. I would think Randy agrees with me on this since he did take a lot of photos of her. And really, you don’t get to see a lot of good Kasumi cosplays everyday. (I don’t like the ones that make Kasumi look “bad” if you know what I mean).

Thanks for sharing your cosplay pictures, Randy!

Technorati tags: nanao, research, dead or alive, cosplay, tokyo game show, 2007, tokyo, japan, nuts!!!!, nagaoka university, randy, game, kasumi

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Tekken 3: Ling Xiaoyu

Last Saturday, there was a Tekken DR Tournament 2007 that occurred in the Mall of Asia. A friend of mine was one of the contestants who participated in the tournament, and I asked him if he could take some cosplay pictures.

Well, he gave me his friend’s photo collection since he was busy with the tournament. Not a lot of people had impressive cosplays, but this Ling Xiaoyu cosplayer is one of the better ones I’ve seen. She’s got the poses right, and the cute uniform too!

Thanks to Kokimonster for the photo. View the rest of the cosplays during the Tekken DR Tournament 2007 in his flickr account.

Whoever said Filipinoes can’t cosplay can go eat their words now. ^_^

Technorati tags: nanao, research, tekken, tekken 3, tekken dr tournament, cosplay, filipino, filipina, philippines, 2007, kokimonster, flickr, ling, xiaoyu, ling xiaoyu