Gempak Starz 2009 Cosplay Competition @ Malaysia

Date : 21 Nov 2009

Venue : Concourse Area , Sungai Wang Plazza , Kuala Lumpur

Time : 10 am -- 5.30 pm

** No admission fees !!
Registration opens on the spot (10 am -- 12 pm)



Ryeain:
Join GempakStarz Cosplay Competition.
Many prizes to be won !! The prizes are surely attractive !!
Show the judges how well you can portray your favorite character ..
Show them what you got !! =D

Gempak Starz 2009 Cosplay Competition @ Malaysia

Date : 21 Nov 2009

Venue : Concourse Area , Sungai Wang Plazza , Kuala Lumpur

Time : 10 am -- 5.30 pm

** No admission fees !!
Registration opens on the spot (10 am -- 12 pm)



Ryeain:
Join GempakStarz Cosplay Competition.
Many prizes to be won !! The prizes are surely attractive !!
Show the judges how well you can portray your favorite character ..
Show them what you got !! =D

The Storm Warriors Art Contest @ Malaysia

Category A : Secondary School Students

Catergory B : Adults (18yo & above)

Rules & Regulations :

Create your comic hero on an A3 size art block.

All mediums including digital painting are allowed.

Character of artworks must be realated to The Storm Warriors movie.

Dateline : 11 Dec 2009

Entry Form : http://www.toa.edu.my/tsw/

The Storm Warriors Art Contest @ Malaysia

Category A : Secondary School Students

Catergory B : Adults (18yo & above)

Rules & Regulations :

Create your comic hero on an A3 size art block.

All mediums including digital painting are allowed.

Character of artworks must be realated to The Storm Warriors movie.

Dateline : 11 Dec 2009

Entry Form : http://www.toa.edu.my/tsw/

Holiday Cosplay Goals

I'm finally done with finals hell, so I can focus on cosplay for a few weeks! That is, between seeing my friends and family and doing holiday activities. *sigh*

My biggest goal for this time period is making Suigintou's sword for my costume (see crappy picture to the left).

I registered for Anime Boston at the nice low rate of $35. I plan on entering the Hall Contest, I think, because I'm a little concerned with the masquerade taking up too much time (like Connecticon, though I'm sure it will be run better at AB), but I still want to enter the costume in a contest. It seems to be a good middle ground.

I'm planning on making the sword handle out of wood. I'm going to use two pieces, one for the front and one for the back. I'm going to cut them out and dremel the same design into each one. Then I'll sandwich the blade between the two halves of the hilt.

I'm going to construct the blade out of a (insulation) foam core that I will cover with plastic. I chose this method to comply with convention regulations. Many events absolutely do not allow wooden swords, so I figure this way I won't really have to worry about whatever convention I take it to. I made Zabuza's sword out of plastic covered foam last year, and that was huge, so I know they will allow it. In my opinion it's better to be safe than sorry with this kind of thing, lest you be left without the amazing prop you spent so much time working on.

At least that's the plan.

I'm going to try to make an instructable for the sword, or at least take photos and share them.

My second goal is to fix the wig for the Suigintou costume. It's a bit wonky right now. I got a curling iron with adjustable temperature so I think that will help coax the wig into doing my bidding. I'm also going to fix the cut. It's a little strange.

I'll be happy if I can get those things done while I'm here.

I'm in the process of making instructions for my Izumi goggles. I figure even if you never make an Izumi costume, it could be helpful for if you have to make any kind of goggles or similar item.

Emergency Cosplay Results

So, I did, in fact, manage to somehow make a costume in less than a week. With some help from my boyfriend, of course...!

I will create a few entries on the creation process of the costume, maybe two or so. They will be put up over the course of the week.

To summarize: I made Izumi's costume from Kujibiki Unbalance/Genshiken. I showed up at the Garage in Harvard Square a little before 8pm on Sunday, where the judges had already sort of packed up... but of course, they still let me enter because I was there before 8.

They took my photo and asked me a few questions about my costume. I entered in the novice category. They didn't spend very long looking at my costume, maybe one or two minutes.

In the end, I got an honourable mention for my costume. It was a little disappointing... as does every cosplayer who works hard on their costume and enters a contest, I wanted to place. I was hoping for 3rd. ^_^;;; But that was optimistic, anyway, and I'm really proud that I was able to create a nice costume in less than a week and wear it somewhere where some people would appreciate it. One girl actually know who I was and what series I was from! That was pretty nice.

Here is a final costume photo of me as Izumi, after returning from the event, and a photo of the figure I based my costume on:

More later...!

Emergency Cosplay Project

So I found out just today that Tokyo Kid in Harvard Square is having a cosplay contest on Sunday, Oct. 28. Obviously, I can't pass this up (Tokyo Kid is one of my favourite stores, and it's another cosplay opportunity), but my costumes are at home in CT. >_>
Solution: I ran around to a lot of stores today and got almost everything I need to make Tachibana Izumi from Kujibiki Unbalance (which is, in turn, from the show Genshiken).



I'll be documenting the process of making a costume in less than a week, so I hope everything works out, and that I'll learn some things!

More updates to come. I have a lot of homework to do right now...