School uniforms and how not to make a Dominator from Psycho-Pass…

Hello again after a very long time. But due to the crunch mode of my diploma thesis and a lack of motivation I haven’t updated the blog for quite some time (more than half a year actually ^^’’).

But as it seems that I could actually help someone with this blog I think I want to continue nonetheless although I’m going to skip some of the stuff I did last year.

But at least I want to add something to the last blog entry: Remember last time’s lumps of fabric?

This is the outcome of one of it and actually the one I’m most proud of although I want to upgrade this cosplay this year. My Locke Cole cosplay from Final Fantasy VI.

I’ll try to sew more fitting trousers, add some more props for my treasure chest and maybe add some more decorations as well. I’m really happy that our FF VI group is going to reunite again in the beginning of June. :) Afterall this group provided me with one of my most memorable cosplay-experiences ever due to their motivation and taste of humor. We are even to grow! Shadow and Gau are going to join next time as well and possibly also general Leo.

Oh and about the props: Two are online on DA with a description (Swordbreaker and Thief knife), so I just want to show my treasure chest. I’m especially proud of the lock picks. It’s just bended silver wire :). Our bachelor student kindly helped me and explained to me back then how the real thing is most likely to be used.  Yeah, that’s the youth of today xD!

Oh and I guess I have to spam a picture of another cosplay since I was able to finish another dream cosplay in December: The Colore artbook version of the 10 years older Gokudera Hayato. (And yes I still love that idiot far too much ^^’’’ and feel very much at home cosplaying him.) Unfortunatley the pic's not the best, but you see the clothes rather well on it. 

To do batik again on the shirt was pure fun, as much as dirtying up the trousers xD. Fortunately I got two pieces of advice beforehand:  1^st To put in the shirt as far as I wanted to dye it, put it out a little at once and then  slowly lift it out of the bucket some cm per 5 minutes to get a gradient dye effect. 2^nd to use lots of water while adding the colour on the trousers.  Looks much more neat than without and the tendency that it crumbles off afterwards gets reduced. Oh and besides cause of all these accessories I felt like a Christmas tree while wearing it xD. (And just for your information: The belts weren’t missing… the shirt just slipped down a bit too much -.-‘’. And yeah I sewed the black and the white shirt underneath cause I’m crazy…)

Ok ok, so much about last year. What I also want to show though is a small preview of Young Griff from A Song of Ice and Fire (also known as Game of Thrones).

Not sure when I’m going to wear my book cosplay now cause I had no chance to finish it in time for last year’s book fair. But the least I’m going to do is a shooting :).  Besides the cape’s already finished, also the blue shirt, the leather vest as well and I found a nice dagger at Elbenwald for it. Just lacking a sword now (possibly going to buy a larp sword) and the rubies on the necklace need to be prepared.  Going to show one or another picture of the finished one once it’s finally entirely complete.

So, what about 2014? The first convention I’m going to attend is Ticon in Würzburg at the end of February. Actually it’s a very small but as I have heard very nice convention although it’s a little crazy of me to go there due to the travelling costs compared to other cons ^^’’… But I was curious afterall and we are finally going to cosplay Psycho-Pass there again :). And this time I’m not going to improvise Kagari anymore. Currently I’m working on my dominator in fact. 

Love-of-Krye@deviantart.com linked me a very great tutorial after I already had started and made some mistakes ^^’’ (so much about the title). 

But in combination with a LED tutorial done by Kamui (rather famous German cosplayer, she makes purely awesome armours and props) and the nice  help of our technician at university I have now truly started the challenge to try my luck with a dominator containing LEDs. Hopefully I’ll be able to finish it in 9 days. Atm I’m cutting the base out of a certain PVC plate. Not sure about the correct English term, I’m sorry. Already got 4 of them ready (not sandpapered yet though), missing about 2-4 plus the decorations on the outside (and my arms are already aching ^^’’). Also got me batteries, cable and cyan LEDs as well but that’s the next step.

So you want to know the reason why I’m that late again? Currently writing applications, enjoying the fun of rpging with friends (surprise-surprise in the role of Gokudera ^^''), plus another random spontaneous cosplay crossed my way as my original plans got crossed for the other day of Ticon.  As a good friend got me to watch Kuroko no Basuke in December after a whole year of boycotting it and we wanted to cosplay it together anyway, we spontaneously decided to cosplay it there. Also cause there is a basketball court close by and hopefully a McDonalds or Burger King as well xD. I have to take photos with lots of burgers on my plate afterall. And yes, if you know the series, you possibly got it: I’m going to cosplay Kagami Taiga and yoshi_in_black’s going to join me as Kuroko Tetsuya. (I guess it will be very very funny xD.)  We are going for the school uniforms and as she’s got little sewing experience and we are about the same size (and yeah, I know that I’m lightyears too small to cosplay Kagami xD) I decided to sew her uniform as well as a birthday present.  Of course the uniforms are already finished. And here is what I want to show you for fun in a picture in a still unfinished state. I’m curious if you find the error in here xD.

And yes, I’ve done that on purpose (maybe overdone it a little though^^'') cause Kagami’s school uniform doesn’t fit very well xD. Possibly there were none in his size or he hit a growth spurt short before the beginning of the series.

So that’s all for today. Guess I’m going to update the blog after Ticon or whenever my dominator is finished :)!