>>2521353
Thanks anon.. for sharing that with the class.

got anything else to add?

Cuz I don't think you do in fact you sound like Woman..

I require prescription lenses, so chances are the contacts will cost as much or more than the costume (except for the like, two really expensive costumes I've done, but still, not worth it)

>>2520703
Also, this, wtf. Chances are they aren't wearing a wig or the costume itself is some crap from eBay.

I love you, IRL Samus.
I don't consider contacts too important, though I would wear them for unnaturally-colored eyes if I could.

On topic post: since I'm a miserly fuck, I definitely can't afford to buy a new set of contacts for every character I play. However, I am planning on buying some brilliant blue contacts to be used for several characters. The way I see it, contacts are worth buying if you can get a lot of mileage out of them.

I'd be using blue contacts for Utena, Zack, Cloud, Roxas, maybe Sora, Black Rock Shooter, Link, and possibly Fang (though I'd need something closer to grey for her). For $30 and at least seven characters, that's a reasonable purchase.

Thread is full of selfpost. Whores.

>>2520627

What is so wrong with timeless trends? If you happen to fit their standard sizes, the corsets are made extraordinarily well, and come at a great price (for the underbusts). I can see how some people may have issues with not being able to get a custom busk length...but from a quality standpoint, what's the problem?

Combination of spirals and flats, two part grommets, busk, three layers of fabric (two of which are stregth layers). Yeah, that sounds about right to me.

I own a couple of the tt underbusts. I've worn them multiple times. They are solid garments. As a side note, I'd say they're just as good, if not better, than Voller's corsets that I've encountered over the years.

>>2521444
The fact that you are compressing and shifting your organs.
How does anyone think that is a good thing?

>>2521444

19" waist but you probably have a bulbous FUPA and just plain look fuck-up when naked

/r/ pics of your 19" waist.

>>2521581
>massive FUPA

fucking this. just because you put on a corset doesn't mean that you're magically getting rid of parts of your body. whatever flesh WAS at your waist has to go somewhere....either up or down.

KAMUI, GET THE FUCK IN HERE.

Also, dude, I've worked with it once. It was an arduous process because I didn't know what I was doing, but I've wised up since then. I carved it with a large kitchen knife and then sanded it down to what I wanted. Then I filled the largest holes in the foam with more foam, and the smaller stuff with wood filler. It's stuff used to fill nicks and cuts and mars in wooden furniture. Then I waited for all that to dry, sanded it to how I wanted it, and put about a dozen layers of fiberglass resin on it, sanding between coats. It needed details so I made those out of Sculpey, and put them on with caulking. I put a final coat of fiberglass over the entire thing and then painted and weathered it.

Pic is finished product. I did not use the Corvette as a work table.

>>2521451

1.5 feet ~ 2 feet long.

>>2521509
More importantly, how is the weight distributed (are you holding in the middle like a staff or at the end like a sword), and how wide is the blade? Can you post a pic?

>>2521545

>>2521559
In this case, put a rod through the entire sword (from where the pommel starts to the tip of the sword). It'll be important to give it a good framework because even though expanding foam is fairly lightweight stuff, you're still going to have a lot of weight focused on the point where the handle and the blade meet, and if you have someone bump into you the wrong way you'll have an irreparable prop.
I'd rather have Kamui drop in with better tips, but quick and dirty I'd say create a 3-D 'box' of the design (can be a bit bigger), fill it with foam and cut down from there with a box cutter.
Good luck!

>>2521533
Fucking this.

>>2521566
I would love to see this.

>>2521533
>>2521566
Do Topher Grace as Spider-Man, as it always should've been.

dont ask us for an opinion then tell us what you want to cosplay

but agreeing on peter parker

>>2521553
Cosplay this and become a legend

>>how would do his tattoo work though?

Lofi, where you is...
In the meantime, OP, here. For body paint and tattoos, a lot of people use Ben Nye colored foundations and translucent powder to seal them.

T_T Purple Kamina..... dear jesus.... That is the AO that will haunt me for all eternity.
sage for no advice or contribution.

>>2521575
not OP, but seriously?

>>2521569
here's a ref, also for my cosplay i used Grease paint, the stuff smears if you don't seal it with hairspray or with some other kinds of make up powders (i forgot what the fuck it's called cus i lost the stuff my friend gave me at ALA last year...) and i've even gotten wet and it stays on fairly well. Takes a SHIT TON of scrubbing to come off though, i suggest clorox wipes.

>>2521491
haha oh wes.

It could use a bit more organization but it still requires everyone to take some initiative, most of the people who do attend the cgl gatherings are trip/namefags, so we all generally know eachother, if you're anon you have to take a bit of an extra step cus how else do we know that you're here for the cgl gathering besides just asking at random?

and yes besides us who are being rouwdy and goofy there are the ones who were just chillin and standin around like Da0, DurrKaiser (sp?), Jacuzzi, Hanyaan, and many others. Next cgl gathering just step on in and chat~ we all are lookin to meet new people and make new friends.

Ewwww tripfag gatherings

>>2521517
>most of the people who do attend the cgl gatherings are trip/namefags, so we all generally know eachother, if you're anon you have to take a bit of an extra step cus how else do we know that you're here for the cgl gathering besides just asking at random?

This saddens me.

>>2521527
It's not our fault.

One way that makes it a bit easier was at Sakura con we had the specific location and the naked mole rat sign. That helped a lot and we met a ton of new people who are now really awesome friends.

I usually see/hear the West Coast have plenty of /cgl/ gatherings. East Coast is once in awhile. I don't think Midwest cares that much about the /cgl/ gatherings.

>>2521490
...only because most of them are pretty biased against lolitas as it is. I mean, yea, you get days on /cgl/ when there's a shit ton of lolita drama threads, but claiming that the only lolita threads to ever exist on /cgl/ are drama threads is a gross generalization.

>>2521494
I love you too lofi

>>2521513

>>2521526
Good times.

>>2521540
Gotta love how some tripfags try making their presence known by mentioning how much they hate lolita and troll lolita threads, but they don't really complain if we post some advice in theirs, eh? I love you cosplayers. I can smell unwarranted self importance from the screen.

>>2519711
wat

I might hit MonkeyofSteel if I thought I wouldn't get herpagonasyphyllAIDS.

>>2520645
only place he woulda caught it is that butterfaced skank Alisachan

>>2519615
thanks for that. it was actually very informative! :D

>>2519271<-This is the same as this? ->>>2519324


Well fuck...mind blown, never realized that before.

;_; And I'd been thinking I'd tap that if he was Superman, but I can't stand nearly any others pictures of him...wow...

>>2521072
I honestly hope so.

I remember seeing her in just a bikini last year.
She's alright looking but she knows exactly what shes doing hahaha

>>2520398

>>2520398
My eyes.

I can't believe I'm going to be seeing this all weekend. Should I man the harpoons?

You know, I just realized what a weird weekend this is going to be. I have to do the following:

-challenge a woman to a belching contest
-sing a Wesker-ized version of "Part of Your World" with my RE group
-try the Dagwood Challenge (again) and more than likely fail (again)
-eat a giant cream puff from Schmidt's
-pick up a masquerade judge from the airport

The hell kind of weekend is this going to be, other than really fun?

>>2521467
It'll be bizarre that's for sure.
..but in a fun way.

>>2520089
It's got to be your dead mom again. tell her to go back to her casket

braaaaaandz

>>2519910
can you do math?

lol

ohhhhhhhhhhh kkjj