Firts post evaar - Yay!
Since this is my first post I should probably tell you something about myself and my current cosplay projects. I go to two conventions each year, both based in Denmark where I live. One in March (J-popcon) and one in July (Genki-con). For J-popcon this year I have decided - with my cosplaying partner (and sewing helper) that I want to make three costumes. One is Mine from the anime Amnesia, the other one an Electabuzz fursuit and the third an Electabuzz Gijinka of my own design.
I decided upon Electabuzz as it is the twentieth anniversary of Pokémon which J-popcon will be celebrating and I needed something bigger than my old Ash Ketchum costume.
I will also be helping my boyfriend with his cosplay of Walter from Hellsing, so there might be some pictures of that as well.
I will try and post progress pictures here - I think some people might want to follow along and it is quite interesting I think, to follow your own journey through costumes.
Progress on Mine:
(Not my photo! Found on google)
I have ordered the tights, the shoes and the wig. Now I am waiting on then to arrive, which usually takes 6-8 weeks. Next week my cosplay partner and I will be sewing the skirt and the dress of Rika from the same Anime as we are cosplaying together. I am planning on ordering EOS Ice Pink contacts for Mine.
Progress on Electabuzz:
So far I have the foam core to go around my body and the foam of the feet. I will possibly carve off some more of the feet. I have made one claw so far, but I will make som more next week I think.
This Friday I will go on a huge fabric haul so there will probably be a lot of progress next week. Hopefully.
I still don't know where I will be getting my furfrom since I am in the middle of a big furry nightmare. Last July I ordered a bunch of fur samples where one was absolutely perfect. Flash forward to this January and behold, they do not stock it anymore. Thus my search began anew. I have tried 3 different american stores. But one wants 26$ for a sample, which I will not pay. The other wants 100$ for shipping. And the third has just sent me a sample, I am waiting for it, but i expect it to be too golden as this batch is supposedly more golden than normal.
I found one english shop which carries faux fur and ships to Denmark. but the fur was too golden.
So now I am waiting on 2 samples from Switzerland and one from Germany. Wish me luck.
Progress on Electabuzz Gijinka:
For this costume I am planning on sewing a dress this weekend, and using the hands and feet of the Electabuzz fursuit. I might update with some drawings, but I am really bad at drawing, so it might not be of much help explaining ;-)
I hope this has peaked your interest and I will try and post progress pictures whenever something exiting happens.
Bye for now.
Miliyia.
