Snowtrooper: Third step (Part two)

When Yoki talked me in to our Snowtrooper project, she stated that it would be easy, because there is only a few pieces of armor in the costume. Bhah, I say! After some research I confronted Yoki with some drafts and showed her how many there actually were. I have never seen such an impression on Yoki's face, this is actually pretty describing (o.o).We chose to do the armor parts from PETG plastic using vacuumforming method. The positive, master molds were made of insulation foam and wood putty. You can find the posts dealing with the clothes, equipment preparations and references behind the links.Third step: Production- Hard componentsOur mold making started from sheets of insulation foam. We estimated the approximate measurements based on...

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Costume Interview: Okita Soujirou & Saito Hajime

Oh man! I am so happy to finally finished and uploaded this video! Lenneth and Jesuke's fans will so thank me :DBelow is a costume interview of Lenneth and Jesuke cosplaying as Okita Soujirou and Saito Hajime from Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan *cues fangirl screams*.Okita Soujirou: http://lennethxvii.deviantart.com/Saito Hajime: http://jesuke.deviantart.com/The video was filmed at Cosfest 2010. Apologies for the lousy camera work, really really bad audio quality and the overwhelming crowd at the back. It was really hard to fathom what the cosplayer would say and do so more often than not, my camera can't keep up with them. I know I can stop the cosplayers and request for them to say them same thing again, but I didn't want to inhibit the cosplayers. From ym experience, interviewee tends to share...

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This is madness! This is plastic!

Last weekend we reached one huge milestone on our Snowie-journey. We got all the armor parts vacuumformed! Yay to that! It had a price though. Yoki had to endure my mood swings once again and I almost got rid of my right index finger. Gladly, I still have it; instead I have scratches all over my hands. These minor casualties occurred with a carpet knife or my technique with carpet knife, which got people worried when Yoki included a clip of me working on her transmission. I could say that don't try that at home, but then again whittling outwards isn't as accurate when you need to take off millimeters or halves. After saying that, I hope that when Yoki comes over in half way of February, we will be able to have a photoshoot and I still have...

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Summer Comiket 1985

Richard pimped me this video of the 1985 Comiket video and so I thought I'd share xD. And exactly as he said, yes, they already had Doujinishi then. In fact, I've heard before that Cosplays started off as a Doujinshi group's mascot to garner attention.Anyway, it was fun watching xDI've been busy with my new computer recently, trying to install all my usual programs but failing quite badly due to the whole Win XP & Win 7 difference T___T. I can't even get my Live Writer to link up with my blogger account which is ohsofrustratingargh!!!! So in the mean time, expect little updates =( I'll probably be more active on facebook than here so, pop over to TCC's facebook inste...

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Doom and sparkles!

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WCS Summary Video + Cosplay Tips video!

Hi guys! Pimping some videos from youtube ^_^ A 200 3 – 2010 compilation video done by the WS Organizing team. Its a nice way to have a quick recap of all the past contestants and whatnot. Even though I am slightly put off by the obvious race preference in the video footages. ---- And I found another cosplayer on youtube! Aurellion from Youtube gives some insight into what it takes to be a cosplayer and how to start things cracking for your very first Photoshoot. Watch below! Aurellion covers how to do basic cosplay makeup for female characters And she gives you an insight and breakdown into what goes on behind a cosplay Photoshoot and what you should look out for. Absolutely adores how much details she managed to cover in this video. That’s all, Tata!...

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SOYC 11 (Start of the Year ) Cosplay Event

The official date for SOY is finally out! Check out the information below! Time: Saturday, April 9 · 11:00am - 6:00pm Location: Ngee Ann Polytechnic Convention Centre. 535 Clementi Road, S599489 Created By: Start of Year cosplay event More Info SOY is back for the 4th year!. SOYC 11 !. Yes we have moved from January to April this year, April 9th to be exact. Expect the usual Group and solo Cosplay competition, Karaoke competition and much much more. Booth registration is not open yet so do stay tune. Do follow our twitter account @soycosplayevent for updates and if you have any questions you can email them to pr[at]soy-japtsubasa.net Official Page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Start-of-Year-cosplay-event/209723725560...

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Reporting in

January has been really busy and it seems it's going to continue like that. I've had my commissions under constructions and they should be done by the end of the month, plus we have worked hard on our Snowtroopers. Peculiarly, they are actually showing signs of completion. Last few days I have spent finishing the molds which had to be re-done or fixed. Yoki started varnishing them today, so if my calculations are correct we should be able to vacuumform all of the upgraded pieces on Saturday. I had already ordered us some more plastic, which arrived few days ago cut and prepared. We heart Foiltek.Backpacks still lack putty, sanding, paint and details.Yoki will probably include some video clips from the different stages of our armor project on...

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Video Games Award 2010 on Animax

The Spike Video Game Awards (VGA) is an award show hosted by Spike TV that recognizes the best computer and video games of the year. Beginning in 2003, the Spike TV Video Game Awards garnered much attention, since video game awards were not common prior to its introduction. The VGAs feature live music performances and appearances by popular performers in music, movies, and television. Additionally, preview trailers for upcoming games are highlighted. The show is produced by GameTrailers TV's Geoff Keighley. The event has been held at various locations in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2010 VGAs were the world's biggest global gaming event broadcasted in over 175 territories worldwide. A...

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And the results was announced…

Those of you who follow me on Deviantart would have seen this post already. Wasn’t wanting to do an entry here but figured I should give my supporters from the blog an answer too.Thank you minna-san, for voting for me endlessly and listening to my shameless pimps repeatedly. The Smiling contest has officially announced the winners and as expected, I didn't win. But I just thought I should officially tell you guys about it since I owe you guys one =) And yes, I'm disappointed with the results. Going to Japan is definitely on my Bucket List. In fact, it has been the biggest reason of my joining numerous Cosplay Competition. I aspire to be a world traveler because I know that the world is big and beautiful and it would be a shame to be stuck in...

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Third part of Akatsuki interviews is out now!

Finally, we could say. We had most of the material filmed last year, but the editing or fighting with this seriously disabled Movie Maker took ages. Still, we did it! Akatsuki interviews 3 is now viewable on Youtube....

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WWCPJ: Reached Penang, Malaysia!

Yeay!! I'm so excited ^_^ Should have updated earlier but I didn't I don't know why. Anyway, those of you whoh follow TCC's Facebook page would have heard the news. World wide Cospalyer Photo journey has reached Malaysia!!!!This is the photo taken by Riko, the 5th participant ^_^. Stolen from her Facebook without permission =X *hides* And I wonder if Riko deliberately folded the scarf so as to hide the doodle/excitement o_oI'm so excited whenever I think about WWCPJ. And guys, the Worldwide Cosplayer Photo Journey is STILL ON GOING. I know the initial plan was for it to end by December 2010. But as the mailing took much longer than expected, coupled with high request from you guys, I've decided to extend it till June 2011 =). So for those...

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Kiddy Grade: Agent ID Cosplay Resource

Hi guys, someone messaged and asked where I got my GOTT ID Pass graphic. Adding that no matter how she searched, she just couldn’t find high resolution images of the Pass. And you know what? I totally believe her!. Because I too, couldn’t find any high resolution images of the damn pass at all! I had to manually trace the graphic myself using Photoshop and Flash.   So, being the generous me *gets bashed* I decided to open these up for sharing. They are not totally accurate because I was running out of time and didn’t include the details but I guess they can be something you can work from. Click on the 2 images below to download the high res. Click on the individual picture to download Some reference pictures of the...

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Kiddy Grade Photo shoot!

Series: Kiddy Grade Eclair: Kaika Lumiere: Noshuu Photographers: Yuanie, Sour_cheese, Songster69  Hi guys! This entry shall document the adventures and perils of a cosplayer out door! Like, literally, out of the door LOL. Alright, that was a silly way to start this entry. Basically this is a Photo shoot entry for me to dump my memories of those wonderful time spent and share some little tips.   After nearly 4years, I finally got to shoot this series. Yeah, 4 long years, HOMG! Main reason for the delay was the lack of a partner, Eclair needs Lumiere! So you bet I was happy when Noshuu agreed to be my Lumiere!   The whole project  was very much delayed (for nearly one year) because Noshuu and I couldn't...

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