/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7007770
If you're wearing your jacket most of the time you should be fine; 5'2 and slim, I can get away with wearing a 12 as long as I have my jacket on. I would have preferred a 14 but they were sold out at the store I work at and I didn't want to hunt.

Anyone familiar with leather? I'm trying to figure out what weight of leather belting I need to get for the straps. I'm between 7-8 oz and 9-10 oz. I've done some casual leatherworking and I've got some heavier pieces (16 oz+) lying around, but I've never worked with the thinner stuff.

Shingeki no Pajamas arrived today.
I ordered a size Large from the Ebay distributed.

I'm 6'-1" and 150lbs so I'm quite slender.
The pants are tight around my waist (I have a size 29 waist). The shirt isn't long enough, but I can easily alter that.
I recommend getting the next size up to anyone thinking of buying them.

Any questions?

>>7009225
Why didn't you make them instead?

>>7009225
How is the fabric? On the model it looked really stiff and costumey.

>>7009382
The fabric is not stiff. It's a very soft synthetic.

>>7009225
What character do you cosplay from the series so I can creepily imagine them in that pajama set...

>>7009537

>>7009551
I-I just want to creepily stare at Bertholdts over 6 feet though...

>>7009564
In pjs that are too short for him since he's so tall...!?

Help... I'm... having a moment.

>>7009537
I'm not cosplaying in the PJs.
I got them for... ya know... research and stuff.

>>7009960
Upon further examination, they arn't too bad. It's nothing that I can't fix by altering the hem. They left a lot of hem, so I can easily re-hem it.

>>7009393
>synthetic

That's not going to be comfortable when you sleep. Synthetic fabrics don't breathe, so it's really easy to feel cold or break into a sweat in them. Also, it's likely to get static-y very easily.

You might want to redo the elastic waist if you really plan to use the pajamas for sleep. The waist band looks very thick and that's not going to be comfortable for sleep if it's tight already.

>>7010029
A-anon plz...

... I can't stop imagining this.

>>7010029
I'm going to need to see pictures of them on a real person that isn't the shooped model for the seller... for research purposes. Stuff. Things. R-right now.

>>7010071

If you insist.

>>7010111
A-ah. Y-yes, g-good... thank you.

Are you sick of this fanbase yet?

I know I am.

They're getting closer and closer to Homestuck level.

>>7010148
As long as the fanbase doesn't go to Homestuck levels of fuckery (i.e. spitting in buckets, being general assholes with blatant disregard for where they are at), then they'll be all good

Also, guess
>Over/Under 500 AoT cosplayers at Oktaon

>>7010156
I think this fan base will become fun/ exciting/ annoying when they decide that running around convention centers in a pseudo parkour attempt to replicate 3d maneuvers. Until then it is just a group of people who are passionate about a show in a non destructive manner. At least they aren't getting paint on everything.

>>7010236
Hell, just wait until some guy actually figures out how to make 3DMG work, and he actually starts zipping around the con without killing himself.

At that point, we've probably gone too far.

http://deer-ree-shee.tumblr.com/post/57065318246/my-uniform-has-arrived-that

It's here! A quick review on the taobao uniform and boots I posted last thread.

>>7010148
A little, but as far as cosplayers go, the ones I've met are pretty tame so far (even if most of them have only watched the anime and don't know what I'm talking about when I mention manga related things.)

>>7010148
I actually wanted to dislike the manga and show because everyone and their mom is blathering on about it, I really tried not to like it. However, I started watching the show and decided maybe all the people losing their shit over this were perhaps right. The anime is good, the manga is more descriptive and more violent (awesome) and I like the storyline in general. That said, I think the tumblrfags just make it worse with incessant memes and reblogging the same shit we've seen weeks ago. Thankfully tumblr hasn't mirrored real life with it's annoyingness yet. I think I can live with the fanbase as of right now.

I haven't been to a con yet where this has had a massive presence but am going to Otakon next week, we'll see. I agree with the other Anon about no grey body paint, plus there are enough layers that provide decent protection against the dreaded "sweaty weeb hug attacks" you just can't say "No" in time to stop.

>>7010582
>Thankfully tumblr hasn't mirrored real life with it's annoyingness yet.

Switched that around. Real life isn't quite as annoying as tumblr stuff.

>>7010582
Yeah, I find that the general fanbase is okay- I like the /a/ fanbase for the most part, honestly. The tumblr part of the fanbase for the series is pretty bad, but that's probably just because I hate all the shipping shit. They basically really repelled me from using my tumblr account that I already rarely used, I know I could just block the general tags... just thought it would be more productive to work on my really shitty knowledge in Japanese to browse pixiv for my Bert fan art fixes...

>>7011242
the tumblr fanbase seems to be like 86% anime only so the various [SPOILERS X IS A TITAN] things will be hilarious.

that is of course assuming the anime stops having horrible pacing issues

>>7010516
Seeing as the last thread has bumped off, do you think you could post a link to where you ordered your uniform?
Sage for no contribution.

>>7010148

The group at AX were all well behaved and I enjoyed cosplaying with them

>>7011255
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=18605385781 Uniform and these are the boots http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=21012891088

>>7011267
Wait.

>>7011672

Ill do my part.

Anon here who was thinking about making 3DMG out of aluminium sheet for fun. Well here's my prototype coming along, it's still missing front and back plates along with detailing (canister etc.). After placing it beside me, it feels a bit long (currently 70cm), but all in all, it's ok. Weighs approximately 1.4kg.

>>7011834
where did you get the suit and the mask from

>>7010111
W-what if I insisted on more pictures?

... f-for further research.

>>7011903
It's the official mask... I haven't seen any sellers selling the zentai without the head/gloves/feet attached though, s-so I don't know about that.

Can anyone recommend somewhere to buy the harness from? I want to have a backup in case the one I attempt this weekend doesn't work out. Someone posted a review a couple threads back but of course I forgot to save the link

>>7012089
where did you purchase the mask from

>>7012427
I-I got mine from redstar. They have a more accurate variant with the gray bits in the back now... and I'm kind of buttmad about it. A-also you'll probably have to replace the actual belt part if you were interested in theirs since it actually serves a function... Mine tore the other day. M-maybe I was just too excited.

>>7012429
... N-not the anon that posted the cosplay. I bought mine from a Japanese seller on e-bay... b-but I won't know if it's authentic until it gets here, despite what they claim...

dunno if this has been posted already, but this shop has lots of pre-styled snk wigs

http://ghostcos.taobao.com/

>>7011903
>>7012429

I got the mask from J-list and the suit is just a human anatomy suit from: http://www.totallycostumes.com/fzv-76035-anatomy-man-2nd-skin-suit-adult-costume.html

It came with that creepy mask...

I know someone who's going as a loli-fied Colossal Titan.

Yay or nay?

>>7012773
>Give them a science lesson in human anatomy and physiology

lost it

>>7012788
Nay, it won't be any better than Lolitastuck. Just don't do it.

>>7012489
I checked out the ebay and etsy listings, and they look pretty good, thank you!

How do I make all those belts.
Could I just get a bunch of brown belts and strap them to me?
But really, help please.

>>7012788
ugh i know someone like this too. it's not lolita but they're wearing like a maid outfit with the titan mask or something.
why not just wear the muscle suit??

>>7012932
what if I wear the mask, the muscle suit, and over it i wear a seifuku
i can carry toast with me and run around so i wont be late for titan school

>>7012964
oh my god you sound just like her

>>7012994
uh-oh
(i don't think we know each other since i never waited to wear maid outfits/lolita with it though)

>>7012964

I like this. Do it.

>>7012999
well she didn't wanna wear lolita with it but just "kawaii" crap in general.

finally got a solid arrival date: Aug 8/9.

Guess which con it's not arriving in time for.

I'm so pissed off I could cry, but at the moment I'll settle for getting their corporate info and demanding some kind of compensation and possibly the crucifixion of the lady handling our order. At this point, it's just stupid.

Every day for the past 5 days I've sent an email asking for a solid delivery date because I absolutely NEED them by Monday. Finally, after ignoring me for four days, she sent me an email this morning cheerily saying "You'll have the patches by the 9th to make sure they're top quality!"

I don't think there are words in the English language to describe my feelings for this piece of trash.

I've sent everyone going to Ota a message asking if they'd like a refund or not, but if I somehow missed you, email me.

I am so so so sick of this order.

Self post because I am overly excited to wear this at the end of the month. But damn, the 3DMG weighs far too much...

>>7012089
>>7012489
>stammering online

>>7013080
No worries, patch-anon. I still love you.

>>7013318
>tumblr
k

>>7013266
get RIPPED anon. then you will be able to wear it.

>>7013341
>Bitching about people going to more sites than just 4chan
>On this board especially
/cgl/ has the most amount of people that frequent both tumblr and 4chan. Stop bitching.

>>7013349
>butthurt about the way someone types even though they're contributing to a thread when said person complaining isn't
>whining about someone pointing out that it's hilarious that someone who browses a site with so much sjw/equality shit is bitching about the way someone types
>on /cgl/ and telling people to stop bitching
4/10, I replied.

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=20239491611

helpful for titan cosplayers?

>>7013371

Hey thats interesting, I think someone could pull off the female titan with that. I have yet to see one yet.

>>7013371
>http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=20239491611
Oh wow, they seriously went and used Black Milk's pictures without editing out the name and even put the name on there? Wooooow. The real Black Milk muscle tights go for 75 AUD.

>>7013080
Don't sweat it, the variables were out of your control. We appreciate all you are doing regardless.

>>7013266
Did you make that 3DMG? If you did could you possibly share how you made the back part?

>>7013266
where did you buy this?? it looks really nice wow

>>7013080
I assume that they would've made it in time if they got the patches perfect on the first try? It sounds like they had to put the batch to the back of the queue every time you pointed out mistakes and asked for revisions.

>she sent me an email this morning cheerily
Well, what other tone can a business use?

>>7013392
>China
>in charge of caring about property, not stealing photos or making knock-offs/bootlegs & general good business practices

>>7013017
if i ever find the mask for sale that isnt the bootleg i will

>>7013266
How far away is the con? Because I was thinking about making them like storage bags.

>>7013422
They would've made it in time if they had gotten it correct on the first 4 tries. The 4th one should've been fine, but they completely ignored an edit that I asked for (the bottom feather shape) and sent me a sample with the exact same problem 5 days later (they state that sewn-out samples and edits take 2-3 days max, I think my average was 5-6 days even with me badgering them when it passed 3 days).

It wasn't as if it was an impossible suggestion. The first sample that they sent me had the shape correct, then for some reason they fucked it up on the second edit and wouldn't change it back. I literally sent them a picture of the first sample with the shape circled, asked them "make it exactly like this" and they completely ignored it.

As for the cheery tone, it's hard to explain but it absolutely wasn't appropriate. When someone gives you a "hard" deadline and you can't meet it, wouldn't you offer at least some kind of apology or at least acknowledge that you've caused the other party trouble?

...Sorry, I'm not ranting at you, I'm ranting in general.

>>7013266
Oh man! Did you do the belts yourself? That's definitely one of the better looking harness set-ups I've seen

>>7013501
What an awful knock-off

>>7013501
>dat fucking nose

>>7013412
Yes I did make it actually. And by back part do you mean the canister belt? Here's a close up of when it was almost done.

>>7013520
Sadly, the belts and jacket I didn't make myself. I attempted to do it at first but my sewing skills just couldn't cut it. The belts, jacket and boots are the ones from Cosplaywho. I'm actually amazed at how awesome they turned out to be.

I'm having difficulties trying to find the official colossal titan mask. It's for a present and I really want t get the official thing, not a knock off. I've tried multiple shops but nothing has come up. Can anyone provide some links?

>>7013802
pretty sure it sold out everywhere a LONG time ago? You could check mbok and y!japan for auctions maybe

>>7013802
>>7013833
What this anon said, since it was released so long ago, you'll most likely have to get it off of individual sellers for a jacked up price with a good chance of it being a knock off version...

Got some sintra sheets and poster tubes. Gonna make another set of gear, but this time with a theme.
Previous gear was mostly eva foam. My first cosplay and prop.
First time working with sintra this time.
Hope to finish these by November, don't really have time to focus on them full time. Looking forward to this.

>>7013266
Yay finally someone with some gear progress.
How much do the boxes weigh each? Mine weigh about 6.5lbs each.
What are your side shooters made of?
Also, you forgot your skirt.

>>7012089
Your stuttering only makes my penis harder.

>>7013891
Haha yes, yes I did forget my skirt. I realized that after I had already put everything on. Each box weighs almost 8 lbs. If I had known they'd be that heavy I'd have used so much lighter materials. Funny enough, the shooters are made out of little plastic water guns that I covered with foam board and painted. Only the tip part of the actual water gun is showing on the end.

>>7013899

lol yeah putting on full gear is an ordered process. You miss a layer and... shit.

What's your box's main material? Wood? If so, what kind?

Here's my shooters. I know, they're ginormous, and have a big random box behind it. The fan runs on airsoft batteries so I needed a place to put them...

I notice some people have trouble with what to make the harness material.
Full on leather blanks everywhere would be expensive.
So what I did was use brown foam with shoe polish and varnish (I'm guessing this is well known), made the harness (only leg part for me), and backed it with nylon strapping.
My group found a huge, huge sack of nothing but nylon strapping for $1 at a Goodwill, so my leg harnesses were dirt cheap. Don't know how much nylon webbing is per foot/yard, but just thought I'd share how I did mines which imo is economical and decent looking...

>>7013913
Here's pic of my leg straps...
Looks pretty good for foam imo.

Does /cgl/ like 2hu?

>>7013926
And shitty cellphone pic of front.
The cross straps down the leg weren't done yet in this picture though, but it's more or less what pseudo-leather'd foam looks like.

It wrinkles pretty easily, but it has an aged look when it does.
Lots of rubbing can make the varnish flake though, which happened after 4 days of wearing with gear on, but brushing on more varnish to touch it up is cheap and quick. 2 minutes tops.

Anyways hope this helps anyone pondering about harness material...

>>7013266
>>7013799
L-looks good... H-how sturdy are the belts/buckles? Would it be too much trouble to ask for pictures of j-just the harness system?

>>7013318
S-sorry.

>>7013501
No bueno...

>>7013511
I-it's okay I only really was planning to use one of the large patches for my August convention and I really don't mind not having an emblem on my cloak if it comes to it, patch-anon. A-as long as I get them at some point, I'll be happy. I still really appreciate you getting all of this together for us.

Got corporate info and someone's attention! If this works well, hopefully everyone who's not getting their patch sets in time for Ota will at least get them for free afterwards. That's the least they can do in my book.

According to ms word, I just sent the marketing director... 4 pages of info, single spaced. Welp.

Fingers crossed!

can all of you fat fucks stop cosplaying snk, it's seriously disgraceful for an anime with such fit characers.

seriously it's disgusting.

>>7014016
nobody cares. get over yourself. people are going to cosplay characters they like regardless of body type. would you have a problem if an anorexic or extremely underweight person cosplayed a snk character?

self-post connie anon was way too buff to be a convincing connie but nobody cared that he wasn't skinny and short.

>>7013932
holy fuck are you 12 stop typing with a stammer you special snowflake nobody thinks you're cute it just makes you annoying

>>7014016
lol im a recovering anorexic wh plans to cosplay colossal, levi and shasha got a prob?

Cheapo taobao anon here, I've taken some more pictures, would people be interested in seeing? The harness I found out will def need some work and sewing but nothing too hard.

>>7014792
yes!

So I was walking my dog today in the woods and stumbled upon someone taking photos of themselves in SnK cosplay.

I was too nervous to say hi and reveal my powerlevel, though. I wonder if it was someone who browses 4chan.

>>7013971
Ouch... Been following your patch saga for a few threads now and I'm bummed to hear that's how it went! Hope the marketing director, yknow, gives a crap.

>>7014947
If it was a forest in the UK, that was probably me perhaps.
>>7014811
Like I said though the harness is a bit whack on the legs. It's stable on the back and upper body though. They offer a scarf which is pretty stiff so it's good for photos/staying in place. The patches were falling off a little but that's something I can easily fix.

>>7014947
I've gotten many strange looks from people taking walks or driving by while test fitting gear in my garage. Funny stuff.

>>7015112
looks good! just needs a little fixing up which you understand. excited to see the whole cosplay, mikasa's my favorite.

Question for people who have been at cons lately/those with an opinion, how popular do you think SnK cosplay will get? I am interested in a Historia cosplay but I don't want to feel like I'm just going to blend in with a bunch of other people present.

>>7015139
I feel like I'm just gonna blend in with the crowd too, but I've already dropped so much time/money on it, I'm not gonna stop now just because of that.

>>7015139
You should be careful about how you refer to Historia for people who haven't read the manga. It's not a big spoiler in and of itself, but since it's connected to a pretty big spoiler... Trying to be vague for animu people since they won't know who Historia is.

>>7015112

Huh, small world, I guess it was.

Sorry if the dog disturbed you.

>>7015215
Oops, I'm sorry! I didn't realize that, since I've read and seen SnK. I will keep that in mind, thanks!
>>7015202
I wouldn't be worried if the costume was different than the others in the series, but it's all basically the same with different wigs and I'm afraid it'll have the same Homestuck effect of instead of seeing characters, people outside the fandom see grey people in black shirts with candy corn sticking out of their head.

>>7015245
That's kind of cool that there was someone who knew what I was doing just by chance. I live down the road from that woods and will be doing other photos another time. Also I'm used to the dogs there so it's awwwright.

>>7015262

I'll be sure to say hi if I run into you again!

So how long do you think it'll take for the half-naked attention whores to jump at cosplaying the Female Titan?

>>7015367
Yesterday.
Too bad dancing titan doesn't show up for a long time, since she has a more interesting design imo.
Also monkey trouble could make for some neat cosplay.

Discussing partial refund for Ota people who still want their patches. Hurraaaay. I've received three very apologetic phone calls today so I'm personally somewhat appeased, so if they actually get this refund out I'll be satisfied with their upper level customer service, at least.

Bought a bulk lot of boys' leather belts. Let's see if I can make it work.

>>7015371

Agreed, we need the full titan ensemble.

>>7015371
Seeing a decent monkey trouble cosplay is now added to my list of life goals.

Damn, I want to cosplay from this series so badly, but I don't think I'd do any justice on any of the characters unless I was /fit/. And I am not.

>>7014792
Link to where you bought the harness?

>>7014108
>>7014180
just as disgusting, you feel any pride in being anorexic? pathetic, both overweight and underweight people are shit at controlling themselves.

>>7015839
if you read my post right you would see that i'm actually recovering. you're obviously a very sheltered troll

>>7015839
if you read my post right you would see that i'm actually recovering. you're obviously a very sheltered troll

>>7013584
Kaiji as a Titan?

How strict is Otakon with their weapons policy? I'm painting a broken airsoft pistol to be Panty's gun. The con bans airsoft guns but I don't know how you identify an airsoft gun from a non working toy gun. Can anyone give me more info as to what to except of the rule and do so I don't get yelled at?

>>7016111
They are pretty strict about guns unless it's so obviously a sci-fi/fantasy-ish designed prop. It won't matter if you remove the trigger or if the gun is broken, they have a no airsoft rule. Basically that also extends to "If it looks 'real', staff will probably have an issue". That said, it also depends on which staffer you run into, as with all things.

>>7016111
The Otakon weapons policy runs the gamut from reasonable to ridiculous -- I remember knowing a bunch of people with bows last year who had to cut their strings? It was idiotic. Anyway the airsoft gun will almost certainly be caught if they bother to notice it -- But since Panty's gun doesn't look a ton like a regular gun, you might be okay? Can you post a pic?

>>7016138

I haven't painted it yet but it'll probably be a no go since it's fairly realistic, even after painted white and blue. While her gun isn't shaped quite like a real pistol my brother gave this to me for free so I figured I'd make do and have something more realistic looking (plus I'm no good at props). Maybe I'll keep it in my bag and only take it out for a photoshoot.

>>7016178
If the Persona kids can carry Evokers and pose with them for photos you should be okay.

>>7016178
Eh, I've seen people with loads more realistic stuff that won't be painted white and blue, it has a tip, just disable the trigger and say it's a nonfunctioning plastic model if you get hassled. Or, like you said, you can keep it in your bag around security folks.

>>7016138
Last year when I was in line at weapon's check someone with a beautifully crafted sniper rifle from some anime I don't know was in front of me. This was the kind of prop that someone poured hours of their life into. It didn't look realistic at all but it was turned down because of a single moving part. It was a switch that turned an LED off and on. I hate Otakon so much sometimes.

>>7013802
It was released in 2012 and has long sold out.

However, Movic did do one more run in July 2013, which was not carried by any of the major importer stores, as far as I know, and the Movic supply sold out after release date.

anyone doing Attack on Titan cosplay at Youmacon this year? I'll be there with a pretty decent-sized group with most of the main characters.

also pic related self poast

>>7015472
Yeah, that's my gripe with it too.

Weirdly enough, it's after pushing me to get legit fit, in terms of lifting and stuff. I would feel weird cosplaying one of them if I wasn't super /fit/ I guess. At least I won't feel weird sometime next year if I keep going.

>>7011834

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IubXEBZcl0o

Started carving my grips and gave them a coat of woodfiller, first sanding sometime this week and then I'll pull out the bondo. Decided to enter Levi in the NDK masq since my WCS partner bailed out on me, so I'm going to try to make this 3DMG as stupidly complicated as possible. Wooo.

>>7017082
Same. I've started running and my diet is 1000% better. Down to 116 from 122, 6 to go. Still, my thighs in white pants... Uhgh.

>>7016297
Hopefully! I'll also be Levi.

For those of you who made your jackets, did you line them? Are the bought ones lined? I'm debating whether I want to line mine or not, though I'm leaning towards lining it.

>>7013913
What are your grips made of?

>>7018080
I don't usually line cosplay stuff unless the inside will be visible somehow, which could happen with the jackets since they aren't closed. I actually bought mine, but had I made it, I would probably have lined it because it would be nice to wear on multiple occasions (maybe even out of cosplay).

I don't think it's totally necessary though, if you don't have the time/whatever to line it then fair enough, I doubt it'll really be noticed.

How do you SnK cosplayers not overheat? I wanna cosplay from it but I feel like I'd die under all those layers, especially the cape.

>>7018080
I lined mine with the thinnest broadcloth in matching color.

Line it if you can't serge hems.

>>7018106

PVC pipes (lol) and a rubber seat foot at the bottom.
The handle part is a bunch of 1/2" PVCs coupled together, and the bike handle is bolted straight onto the 1/2" PVC core. Then a PVC tee at the top (with a small tidbit of 1/2" pipe at the back cover with a cap), with some cutouts for the blades to go in. Wire, spring, and shelf support, connected to bike lever, make up the detachable function.
Bottom of handle (seat butt) is rub-and-buffed (silver leaf), handle itself is wrapped in carbon fiber vinyl, bike handle is rub-and-buffed to get rid of bike logos, and PVC tee was Rustoleum Nickel.

It's in no way visually accurate but our group didn't really have time to try our hands with wood or order plastics online by the time AX was around. Plus we really wanted function and availability of PVC pipe gave us a ton of leeway to experiment with.

>>7018124
I live in SoCal and it's not too bad. The cape adds way more heat than the jacket does, but I hardly wore it since it kinda covers jacket details and waist gear, which is a shame.
The boots are a different story though. Literally drenched in sweat after a day.

Countdown until cosplays of these show up? Already convinced friend to do Armin's just by showing them the picture (jacket and glasses were the draw) and I am all for that variant for Levi.

>>7018124
I had to take my jacket off at AX a few times, but that's because I was working and running around. Otherwise it wasn't too bad... unless we were outside @_@

>>7019031
I have to admit i groaned a bit when the game was announced.

because its some weird ass browser shit and not a proper game

So, I watched a few episodes of this shit.

How exactly is this any better than the Holy Trinity (One Piss, Nuruto & Bleech)?

Seems like just some edgier version of those there. You can literally extrapolate the plot and tell how it's going to end now already. And the fights have a massive lack of originality.

Is this just a temporary bandwagon because it just came out, or will this be the new Hetalia?

Working on my harness. I ran out of belt buckles for it though so I can't finish it till tomorrow. Not sure what I should do for the ass cover thing. Should I use the pleather as the harness or something else?

Also, crappy boot covers or inaccurate boots? I couldn't find boots that'll fit it exactly online and I suck at boot covers so yeah..

>>7019177
>only watched a few episodes
>you can tell how it's going to end

Ha. That's funny. That's REALLY funny.

>>7019237
I like when the butt cover is a different fabric personally, but that's just me. Also I vote for either crappy boot covers or adding tops sewn on to pre-existing boots. I saw a few cosplayers do that at AX and I liked it more than full boot covers.

>>7019237
I personally wouldn't. It's definitely a different color than the harness system. If you can, color match it with your boots. What I did was just bought a remnants scrap that matched my boot color.

Those of you who have already done or are planning to cosplay Levi... what are you doing for the cravat length-wise? I'm on the fence about making it longer, since I just sewed one up the length that's shown in his anime reference but it looks really stupid... but, then again, it's a cravat not tucked into anything so it might just look retarded either way...

>>7019300
Do you have examples of tops being added done right? I honestly can't imagine that looking good...

>>7019031
Holy shit I was going to avoid doing any SNK cosplay until the hype dies down but I really am drawn to that Historia outfit.

>>7019300
Hm, I interpreted it as two different fabric's but quite a few people use the same which confused me. Also, that's a great idea! I shall go find brown boots to modify. Thanks for telling me Anon.

>>7019308
I shall do my best to find something that matches my boots. Just not sure what fabric wold work that well with it I guess.

Also, I'm amused that you used Ymir pic because thats who I actually am planning to cosplay and I didn't mention it in my previous post.

>>7019328
Even I read the manga and discourage spoilers. I have no idea where the anime is at but I don't think they are that far.

>>7019370
HOLY CRAP Thanks. I completely forgot. It's become habit, It slipped. Gracias.

>>7019031
Anyway basically really wanna cosplay this version of Christa. What a babe.

>>7019367
I kind of just threw her reference up since it's the biggest version of anyone's I can find... she's one of my top 3 favorite shingekis though, so it'd be pretty cool if you posted some pictures when you're done since she doesn't get enough love.

I've seen vinyl and some synthetic looking knit stuff used mostly. I don't really get the shiny/leathery vibe from the waist sash. I'm using a thick suede-like upholstery fabric that holds the folds pretty well, which I'm pretty sure I'll get shit on for using, but I like it.

>>7019395
Christa is a goddess.

>>7019237
If you go the route of toppers sewn to boots, I recommend getting some Angelus leather paint to go over both the boots and toppers to make sure they're a consistent color. One four-ounce bottle took three pairs of boots from black to brown in two coats, with plenty of paint to spare. Dark Brown is a pretty good match to the anime boot coloration.

>>7019237
>>7019597
Forgot pic. Left is boot painting in progress (the back panel is still black), right is what one of the three pairs looks like now. The paint held up very well through the con, and only some slight retouching on scuff marks along inner sides of the shoes is required.

I would also recommend putting some craft foam or other support inside the toppers; ours stayed upright fine for pictures, but the heat at AX would cause them to flop down on occassion, and we didn't catch it every time before pictures.

>>7019605
Ah yes, I see Angelus Leather Paint there. I approve, it looks great.

>>7019463
Suede sounds good. Thanks. I was thinking suede but I haven't seen anyone else use it before.
I shall post pic's when I have her done for your help then anon.

>>7019597 >>7019605
That looks great! I'm going to go order some of that paint now. Thank you

>>7019605
Just ordered some of that paint too, hopefully I can find something close to the texture of my boots. Thanks, anon.

>>7019642
Super looking forward to it. This is what my waist sash looks like on, I'm not really sure how it'll photograph with anything super high definition when worn yet, honestly. I was able to get away with just one layer that I hemmed up.

>>7019783
looks great, anon! what kind of straps did you use for the belt system?

>>7019177
It's popular because:

a) it's new.
b) it has "strong female characters".
c) it compensates the lack of originality with wannabe-shocking imagery.

It won't be nearly as good as Naruto / Hetalia / One Piece because it lacks potential for lasting appeal.

>>7019988
...I sure as hell hope you don't actually think any of those three anime you listed are original?
I see pirates, ninjas, and personified countries FAR more often than a bunch of child soldiers fighting man-eating possibly human giants.

>>7019988
Ugh, I want to correct you on why I find SnK so good but friggin' spoilers.

>>7019177

What's 'a few episodes' anon? Because I'm on 14 and I still have no fucking idea where they're going with this.

>>7020002
>one piece
>not original
Confirmed for plebian taste.

>>7019177
SnK is popular because it's good. The series is entertaining, the characters are well written, and monkey trouble will throw rocks all in your shit. The writer does a good job of balancing his gritty z0mgsodark world with humor. The drawing is also inclusive, so it doesn't matter what kind of anime/manga you prefer, anyone can enjoy it. Only thing I'd criticize it with is that the series took a really weird turn in the manga. But there weren't a lot of realistic options for the author to write /in his world/.

>>7019988
anon I want you to think long and hard about the last time you saw something truly original

>>7020018
The powers from the fruits or whatever are original.
The idea of a pirate crew and attempting to be the best/king of the pirates, however, is not.

>>7020010
I'm up to date on the manga and I still have little to no idea where they're going with it.

>>7019988
Nah, it'll definitely be around for a while.

I'm not implying it's that good though. There are a decent number of long-running series that start off fantastic but peter out when the publishing companies try to push the mangaka to drag it out as long as possible. This is where the repetition begins (Claymore) or the mangaka chooses to use plot points that are constantly rehashed or generic (Naruto, KHR, the final arcs of Eyeshield 21), makes complete asspulls (Bleach), digs himself into a hole story-wise (GANTZ), or completely forgets what the shit they were writing about in the first place (D-Gray Man, Rosario+Vampire, every Oh! Great manga in existence). Of course there are a couple exceptions, like One Piece and JJBA. And Jojo in particular works really well because it's split into different generations.

SnK seems to be doing fairly well right now, but it will be very difficult for the creator to avoid falling into any of those traps. It's obvious he wasn't expecting the series to actually be this popular, which could wind up with him not knowing where to go plot-wise in the future.

>>7020018
>the characters are well written
I think that's more like the fanbase throwing their interpretations on secondary characters that barely have any personality in the manga. There's just so many characters people attach themselves to whoever they think they can relate to or think looks cool.

>>7020100
The fanbase is actually the kind to flatten the characters out. The characters themselves are pretty fleshed-out. Some of them were kept from getting development because it was supposed to come in a story arc, and we still are waiting to see more of characters like Zoe Hange and Levi because of their implied pasts, but otherwise they're very well-written. Sasha, for example, has an interesting storyline behind her and how she decided to prove herself to her father, but people just flatten her out to be 'funny little potato girl.'

>>7020052
>>7020052
I've got some theories, especially after the latest chapter.

I want to make a scouting cloak for the winter for actual use and not just for cosplay. Would it be a better idea to line it with fleece or use sweatshirt fabric?

What do you guys think of Christa's hair? In some shots it looks right to her shouldiers in a kind of bob but in some it looks layered to have those short pieces.
Additionally, how should I style her bangs? She has that weird little triangle that Mikasa has, which I think will be extremely annoying.Should I just layer the bangs and sweep them sideways?

>>7020177
I think part of Sasha's I AM NOTHING BUT A POTATO JOKE problem is that the anime hasnt fucking shown what she's capable of

hell, at this rate i doubt the anime will even reveal who the female titan is before it runs out of episodes (and it hasnt gotten a second season confirmed to my knowledge)

>>7020587
manga did, an hoo boy she's a badass.

>>7020562
It's longer in the back, and gets shorter as it goes to the front until her bangs

>>7020668

>>7020587 here

yeah, and as a significant portion of the fandom seems to be anime only they just keep on with the LOL POTATO shit

i've barely been watching the anime because the pacing is kinda stupid in it

I want to get a Training Squad jacket like the one pictured. Would a leather jacket be a good idea, though? Or would the leather material be too inaccurate considering that those kinds of resources are limited in the SnK universe?

>>7020920
During times of military need, resources are taken from citizens and put into use for soldiers and whatever. I think it would make sense. Especially if it has to be long-lasting.

>>7020002
>...I sure as hell hope you don't actually think any of those three anime you listed are original?

Both Naruto and One Piece are extremely original. Just because they're shit (especially the former) doesn't mean they're not original.

I mean, you have to give them that much credit. Yes, even Naruto. I mean come the fuck on. It has Kakashi (there's just no bad thing I could say about him), Gaara (a guy who controls sand - sure One Piece did it first but it wasn't done this well), the Sharingan and Byakugan concepts were fucking pretty cool (powers that enhance vision beyond the standard "zomg Eagle Eyes!" and are actually useful in combat without giving the power to shoot laZers), everything about Shikamaru is just A fucking plus (a guy who uses his shadows to paralyze and control his opponents movements with the shadows actually playing a role in it + the way he defeats his opponents is just so fucking amazing when you compare it to the usual "good guy gets beaten, beaten, beaten, then he goes super sayian and he wins") and half the Akatsuki members have a pretty original spin on their abilities too, even though it comes from a more mundane focal point.

So yes, the story is shit, the characters are shit, it's predictable (Nuruto always beats the main bad guy after 3-9 episodes of charging up his FOX RAEG), but the bad guys are much more varied and original in terms of abilities than the fucking Titans (where you are literally supposed to be amazed that one of them can jump, another can talk because he's hairy, or he has !!!armor, or is !!! 60m tall !!!...) and are much more often dealt with in an original fashion (=when it's not Nuruto or Saskay killing them).

>>7020008
I saw every episode so far, so tell me. I've even read the wikia hoping there would be some deep explanation for those stupid Titan fucking shits, hoping the main bad guys (you know the ones who can also change...) have some actual motivation, like there's a twist to it, like there's actually people in the outside world who cohabit with the Titans but there's nothing.

So I'm all ears.

>>7020021
Yesterday, on America's Got Talent, that Asian guy who did that video game dance act.

>>7021371
really? I liked that Russian guy from last week way more

>>7019988
Shiggydiggy no Kyojin is original too because for the first time ever in anime we get an anime that really appreciates the male musculature. Finally some anime for all us /fit/izens to cosplay (and win you girls' hearts with it, hopefully).

>>7021368
Just the latest chapter alone brought up a lot of questions while answering a couple of things. And once you find out what the secrets of the other human Titans are, you start wondering what's really the deal with Eren and all sorts of other shit that aren't vague enough to go into without being spoilery. Well, maybe I can try... What's the nature of the Titans? What's the deal with that one super special Titan? That one village they go to... The extra with the woman from the Recon squad and how it relates to a certain other character. I've come up with a bunch of theories, but I don't know how accurate any of them will turn out to be.

>>7021368
The manga isn't up to the point of explaining why yet. The last few chapters pretty much throw it in your face without actually saying it out loud what the Titans really are. Ymer pretty much drops the biggest bomb so far.

>>7021415
I go with the theory that all the Titans(sans the giant ape one, or even it) are all originally human beings that were created as a giant humanity extermination project. Which explains why Eren and the others can turn into Titans, the shit that happened to the village, and why we got people that still want to kill off the humans in the wall.

>>7021391
any hot guy who cosplays jean would win my heart, maybe.

>>7021427
Ugh, you're making me want to talk about my theories in more detail but I don't want to mess things up for people who haven't read the manga.

>>7021431
R-really? Are you at least 7.5/10 though?

Just got a tracking number on both the patches and my belt lot.

Says they'll be here... Today. How the fuck even... Well, I might be shipping out patches later today if that's the case. Updates as I get them, as always.

Also means spare sets will be for sale in the next 2-3 days.
Well,

>>7013318
>using rage faces

>>7010111
you sure know how to pose, don't you.
I haven't even seen your face and I'm in love

>>7020920
Oh, my god! This jacket looks really shitty!

I just looked into how much premade stuff costs. Was interested in getting the harness from redstar, but... that price tag. I hope I can make it myself instead. How much did you guys spend on your cosplay altogether (for the people who bought everything)? I didn't really expect SnK to be one of the more pricey cosplays, so this makes me a bit sad.

>>7021488
S-sorry, I'm just a 7.33. :[

>>7021921
Are you pure though? If you're pure you get an extra +2 pts for the first night.

>>7021365
Everything you said that is original about Naruto has been used somewhere else. Magical eyes are not original. Controlling the elements is not original. There are some original concepts, sure, but things like controlling sand/water/whatever aren't that amazing.
Titans aren't magical beings(I mean, beyond the fact they thrive only on sunlight)that shoot lasers from their eyes or can walk on fucking water. "Originality" where it is not needed makes a story shittier and shittier. The point of titans is not "OH MY GOD LOOK THAT ONE CAN PUT YOU IN A SAND TOMB," it's that they're horrific beings and every time you think you know something about them(they're non-intelligent, they only get to a certain height, etc), suddenly a new one pops up and the mystery increases.
Putting too much shitty "originality" in something makes you sound like a stupid 12-year-old girl from Deviantart who doesn't know how to write a story correctly.

>>7021064
Oh, okay. Thank you!
>>7021834
It looks the most show accurate out of all the other ones I've seen, and that's why I like it. So why do you think it looks shitty? I'm honestly curious here, Anon.

>>7022161
Different anon, but I just want to point out that the back graphic is hilariously bad. Also Chinese pleather tends to be so much awful.

I JUST GOT THE PACKAGE! ...And it weighs... 38.5 lbs???

Okay so good news and strange news.
Good news: They look fantastic and I've started packing them up. I'm very happy with them.

>>7022161
I'm not that anon, but I think it's pretty bad as well. Worst part I think is that I don't think the jackets are leather. The jacket fabric acts nothing like leather would (pic related). My second issue is the patches are friggin' huge.

>>7022161

Not that anon x3 but the jacket is too shiny for what I'd consider military issue.
Also, dat right sword grip. The graphic just looks like arse.

>>7022182
The strange news: holy shit that is way more patches than I ordered. I haven't finished counting, yet but... Welp. I'm torn between giving them a call and just calling it a day.

Guess the waiting list will be happy.

>>7022194

Holy shit they mad.

>>7022177
Yeah, I only noticed that until later. It kind of looks painted on. Can't believe I overlooked that.
>>7022186
Ah, okay. Thank you. Then should I just go for the cloth jacket instead? I just don't like those as much because the color isn't right and they don't look very show accurate in my opinion. Or should I just try to make one myself?

>>7022194
May I ask what patch company you contracted for these?
And what sizes you have?

>>7022203
I'm making one myself, personally. It's a really simple jacket design, hardest part would be the patches. I think Patch Anon above proved there are plenty of patches to go around, though. By the way, Patch Anon, if you're planning on selling off extras you should drop some details for people (such as myself) who may be interested.

>>7022211
It's a local shop in NYC, though I have just found out that their supplier is in China (should've known). I can recommend a better company if that's what you're looking for.
I've got 2.5x3 for the front pocket, 2.75x3.5 for the shoulders, and 7.25x9.5 for the back.

>>7022217
Yup! As promised, the extras will be up on etsy or storenvy or something in the next 2-3 days (once I've shipped out all of these patches and given the waiting list a crack at them). I'll post the link here when it's up.

>>7022246

Do they have a website?
I'm just wondering which company this is since you had quite some trouble with them. I already have a company I go with but I only do small quantities (which we all know is wallet rape) and I'm just curious what their quantity pricing is, catalog, etc.

>>7020520
Bumping for advice.

>>7022266
Unfortunately there's no website that I know of. It's ABC Embroidery in the fashion district of NYC on 37th (iirc). I used them the first time because I walked into their shop and got to talk to everyone. They did a good job so I called them up again this time, apparently they changed most of their staff and started outsourcing.

I've also used http://www.custompatches.net/ with very good result. They're my recommended site for patches.

>>7022194
Did they include all of the failed orders or something? Or misread your order by a digit?

>>7020520
Fleece and sweatshirt fabrics might cling and prevent the capelet from being billowy. Maybe you can try wool outer shell and polyester lining?

>>7022027
>Magical abilities aren't original! Lot's of things have magical abilities.

Could a wig with the same colour as pic related work for the lightest part of Jean's hair?

To the Asians thinking of cosplaying Christa or Annie, DON'T. PLEASE JUST NO.

>>7022733
Yeah, I think it could. Just make sure to get the darker part to match nicely to that.

>>7022745
Asians, disregard this anon and cosplay who you want. Mikasa shouldn't be your only option.

>>7022745
>>7022841
TBH I'm kind of amused that people always leave out that Mikasa's also half white, so even full Asians aren't "accurate."

Regardless, cosplay whoever the fuck you want.

>>7022841
Gook detected.

>>7022841
I'm Asian and I won't cosplay Christa or Annie. They are just way too obviously pale and white and Annie has a huge nose.

Armin is passable for Asians to cosplay since he has a relatively round face, thick eyebrows, rounded nose, and he is male.

>>7020920
Agreeing this looks like shit and that you shouldn't buy it.

>>7021391
>>7021431
Seconding on the Jean comment. A-also, anyone who cosplays a decent Bertholdt should be weary of being stalked... N-not sorry.

>>7022182
P-patch anon, you're the best. W-will you be my Marco in spirit, despite our distance?

>>7022745
I'm not even concerned about the race of a cosplayer, I'm more concerned if they can at least match most of the physical appearances... more so for series like this where there's so many characters to choose from. Honestly, if they're decent looking and actually put effort into their cosplay then I couldn't care less.

>>7022350
I felt bad and gave them a call. Apparently the factory fucked up and thought the total number of patches was the number just for the mediums, and they made those first. Then they started to do the same for the large patches before realizing they misread the numbers (Chinaaaaa~)
They obviously had no use for them so they just sent them. I've got the correct number of smalls, a fuckton of mediums, and about double the larges.

Now that I know it's not going to be a problem, I'm so okay with this.
On the other side, there are a couple full sets of patches with kind of loose stitching. Nothing awful but I definitely won't sell them full price, in case anyone needs some cheap. I'll try to list those up tonight.

Orders are ~40% packaged... I'm handwriting notes because I have cute stationary and I'm a sentimental idiot. Everything should go out tomorrow morning, though.

>>7022994
I will be your spirit Marco, which is basically canon Marco at this point. Ouch.

Also I will jump any Bertl or Erwin within 50 meters. And by "jump" I mean shyly ask for hugs. Then cry.

>>7023107
>I'm handwriting notes because I have cute stationary and I'm a sentimental idiot.
Imagining you doing that in the impromptu Marco test run you did is adorable.

Imagining you doing that as Levi is adorable and fucking hilarious.

>>7023107
>>7023270
I-I did too... I'm kind of excited now.

>>7019971
They're the ones from redstar, but it's just doubled up vinyl.

>>7023107
Once you have spares sorted will you be able to post them to the uk?

Can anyone recommend a really thick wig?

I want to see if I can style one for Levi without dismantling any that I have, and figure it should be fine as long as the wefts are numerous and tick.

>>7022461
>Thinking that something has to exist in the real world for it to be unoriginal
Ever hear of cliches? Obnoxious magical abilities that happen in every other fantasy movie/comic/whatever are cliche.

>>7023949
Arda is known for the thickness of their wigs.

>>7012932
is this them?

>>7024469
No that's not her. Also that looks like its in Japan haha

Does anyone know where to get a good quality Survery Corps jacket? Some of the pictures from sellers look good but I don't like trusting them until I see someone else has bought from them. I would make my own but I'm more a prop person than a sewing person and my seamstress friend is on a long vacation

>finally get my boots in on the day I leave for the con
>they're knee-height rather than going slightly past the knee

Oh well, I guess that isn't too ba-

>The leg straps on the harness I bought cheat by only going past the knee instead of all the way to the sole of the foot
>This fact is visible when I wear the boots
>I'm posting this from someone else's laptop so I don't even have a suitable reaction image to express my frustration

Being a lazy cheapskate is suffering

>>7024586
I had this problem. I'm going to modify my leg strap portion of my harness system by adding some elastic/suspender mechanism to extend it to finish it's loop around the foot so that it at least stays down. Although, I'm also probably going to still try the boot toppers since I still have a week before my con.

>>7022161
Are you serious?! Look these swords! You see it? It looks very crooked and sloppy and one part is too long. I seen better SnK jackets on Ebay and cosplayshops.

>>7020920
Please god do not get leather jackets. It completely ignores the world building in SnK. They are not going to put what is essentially Titan Fodder in leather jackets considering how limited resources are. That and that jacket looks awful dude.

Get one that is cotton or a cotton blend, similar to an actual military jacket.

>>7025800
>world building
You. I like you.

Spoiler:
It is really the future and the titan bodies are nanomachines

There is a computer in Eren's basement.

Enjoy.

>>7025841
That's actually not a bad theory, but it's not a spoiler. They're still nowhere near Eren's basement in the current manga chapter.

>>7025861
It is when the plot script is sitting on my desk

>>7025870
Uh huh sure.

>>7025841
Holy shit, that's so retarded that if it were true, in the trash it goes.

>>7025841

Sure is Kojima in here.

>>7025841
Like it makes less than 0 fucking sense, nanomachines are supposed to be small. Why would nanomachines be big hulking naked retarded pseudo-humans when you could instead use nanomachines to invisibly invade a man's body and disintegrate him from inside out by destroying his molecules?

Not nearly enough titans in this thread. Also I think doing a Marco with half his face missing would male a cool cosplay.

>>7025947
Nah, I think it could make sense. They've implied that if the Titans were created by humans that the purpose of them would be to give humanity a common enemy to bring about world peace. Just killing people without the symbol of the Titans would be pointless. It's also been mentioned that the Titan bodies are light as air, come out of nowhere for the human types and the bodies disintegrate.

>>7025955
It's still incredibly stupid. More importantly, the world of Attack on Titan is obviously from an alternate universe, where they never had advanced technology like we do right now. They have no TVs so why should they have nanomachines?

>>7025988
I actually disagree with that point, I think it's possible that it's our universe that had fallen into complete disarray and there are certain things in the story that point to this possibility, one thing that wouldn't be a spoiler for anime people being the fact that they talk about the same countries we have and the same racial divides we have. There's more, but not good to talk about on a board that can't do spoilers.

>>7025803
>Thinking this person's line of thought is new and not our general consensus from previous threads
Where have you and the guy wanting to buy a leather jacket been?

>>7025988
>>7026015
They never had advanced technology? I'd say the gas powered engines in the 3dmg is relatively advanced...
I agree on the general idea that it's humanity's rebuild after a fall, due to the way the mysteries are built up and.

>>7026047
>I'd say the gas powered engines in the 3dmg is relatively advanced...
No it's actually pretty fucking backwards as a concept. Even if it worked IRL it would be considered borderline useless.

In comparison, the Titans would have no chance against the US Air Force alone.

>>7026052
If it's the remnants of previously fallen humans, not really.

Not sure why you seem so buttmad over a troll speculation though.

>>7025951
I'm doing the female type titan. Still working on it tho.

>>7026070
Looks good so far.

>>7026060
I'm not mad, I'm just saying if Eoten appeared in *out* world, like, right now, they'd be nothing but fodder for the US Military.

>>7026103
>>/k/

>>7026103
>Eoten
I stopped reading and trying to take you seriously in any form here.

>>7026070
please get a tiny figurine to swing around on a string

>>7026070
>>7026149
If you get a bunch of cheap plastic horses

I don't know whether I'd laugh or cry, but you should do it

>>7026109
It's how they're called in the subs, ffs...

>>7026220
>anime only
>commie
You're the worst.

>>7026224
I hate to break it to you, but pretty much every single girl ITT only cares about this because of the anime. There was literally 0 threads about this before the anime came out.

>>7026230
Just because people learned about it because of the anime doesn't mean we're all anime-only.
I can assure you the majority of us have read the manga, too.

>>7026230
Am I supposed to be shocked? No shit something is going to get more cosplay if it's adapted into an anime.

>lol your idea is stupid because reasons, trust me, I know all the important things about this series because I watch the anime
Literally the more you post, the more I can't take you seriously.

>>7026219
This. Throw horses at me, please.

>>7026230

What does it matter which the person prefers? I don't read manga at all, because I watch anime while working on projects. I can't read manga while sculpting because there's a physical interaction involved with either the mouse or the pages. I don't know why this somehow makes me inferior in every fandom I'm in, whether it was GoT or the anime comm, simply because I prefer to watch than read.

Hey guys you seem friendly enough and I'd like to ask for advice. My little brother is 8 years old and he told me he'd like to 'be Eren for halloween'. Seeing as he's going to be 9 soon I promised that I'd take him to a neighboring con so I'd like to surprise him with a costume he can walk around in, it would make him really happy. Bad thing is, I don't know exactly how to sow and wondered if it was a good idea to buy him a costume at taobao and do they accept children sized orders. Thanks!

>>7026340
I like you for not waiting the week before Halloween.

You might be better off seriously learning to sew (even if it's just to hem up a premade jacket that's similar) or trying to find someone to commission it, honestly. I wouldn't trust most seller's "custom sizing" options, as they usually just grab whatever is closest to your size and slap an extra charge to it.

>>7023270
>>7023526
...I drew dead Marco stick figures on half of them... Which probably kills the cute factor a little bit.

50 shipped out, 26 to go including all international orders. If you're the German group that just canceled their payment without sending me an email or any sort of notice, I dislike you intensely.

Got my base belts in, not as thick as I was hoping but I guess that's what "kids' belt blanks" means. Went ahead and punched holes and cut most of them to size. I played around with riveting them together, decided that sewing is the best bet after accidentally riveting myself into it... that was awkward.
I'm starting the sculpt for the side thigh pieces as soon as the rest of the patches are mailed out. I'm building a full internal harness out of elastic to support the 3DMG since I don't want any extra straps on the outside.
Made a Home Depot run and grabbed a sheet of 1/8 Masonite, some expanding foam, and various pvc bits.

Found the PERFECT cotton for Levi's shirt at a market. It's a super light cool grey and I love it. Also grabbed the Tobacco twill from Joanns. It photographed a way weird color, though. Don't mind that.

>>7026070
That is badass. Go you.

>>7026070
Please introduce yourself as Annie to everyone.

>>7026392
A-ah... I hope I get one of them. One day I hope to raise my skill level to be able to sew my own everything too.

>>7026070

Looks awesome, can't wait till you finish it. What con were you planning on wearing it to?

>>7026392
>...I drew dead Marco stick figures on half of them... Which probably kills the cute factor a little bit.
that's still pretty dang cute ngl

>>7026409
this board needs spoiler tags.

>>7026444
No it doesn't. We're supposed to only talk about cosplaying, conventions and making costumes and dressing up as lolitas. If you want to talk about your stupid animes go to /a/ or /r9k/.

>>7026409
>>7026444
If you're anime only and couldn't tell by how obvious they made it, I'm worried for you.

>>7026630
they seriously made it SO much more obvious in the anime.

>>7026678
Yeah, the anime people got to get all those hints about things like the constant surreptitious glances between characters that people who read the manga first didn't get for foreshadowing. Yay, run-on sentence.

>>7026678
Yeah, she didn't really show her face much in the manga. I'm actually wanting to go back and reread the entire manga from the start again, because I honestly didn't remember it being that obvious. Same for the armored titan...

>>7026699
We have the same speech patterns, Anon. I'm >>7026691

>>7026702
Let's fuse.

>>7026704
Fuuuuuusionnnnn-

>>7026416
San Japan and AFest.. TX cons mainly

>>7026219
LOL I'm hoefully wating for an Armin figma xD

>>7027229
>LOL
>xD
Dude.

>>7027228
Oh damn, are you the female type that's in the meetup group?

>>7026392
Patch Anon, I'm interested in getting a set of Patches since you have so much, do you think you would be able to ship them to little old New Zealand? I read that you were going to put the extras up on Etsy, but haven't given a link yet. Will you post a link once you've set everything up?

Bumpin with more titans

>>7027373
in b4 it's a muscle suit

>>7026392
>The German group that canceled their payment.

Dude, I can't access my E-mail right now, please fucking tell me it was not the payment from this e-mail.

I swear to all that is fucking holy if it is I'm gonna shank the nigger that was supposed to pay you.

Fuck I'm scare-mad.

>>7027509
...It was.

Oooooh dear. Email me and we can try to work something out.

>>7027298
Yup! Just sent out a link to the waitlist group, link will be up here tonight.

I'll ship anywhere EXCEPT PORTUGAL DEAR GOD. I have had so much trouble getting these patches to Portugal it's not even funny.

For everyone else, barring those who still need to send me their addresses and international orders, everything's been sent out and tracking numbers have been sent to your primary emails. International orders will go out on Monday. I tried yesterday, but I live on a military base and apparently Friday's a furlough day so no one was working the window. Grrrrreat.

In other news, got an Arda Pippin for Levi. Dear lord this thing is thick. I've just been sitting here stroking it.

Did Pattern Anon give up or is she/he still trying to wrestle with AutoCAD?

I'm kinda holding my breath for that pattern....

>>7027790
I can't wait to see your Levi. Will you be posting more progress pictures?

>>7028031
PA's friend here, she'll know who.

Pattern Anon is struggling to get through, but she's been really fucking down the past month since AX due to personal shit, and I know she's been avoiding the SNK threads.

Girl, I know you'll read this, so hear me out. He might not be a bad person, but he's still a selfish fuck who needs to grow up before he can love you the same way you love him. You're a good person with better things to cry about, like how fucking slow SnK releases are.

You can do it!

>>7027790
>In other news, got an Arda Pippin for Levi. Dear lord this thing is thick. I've just been sitting here stroking it.
I wasn't kidding when I said it's a glorious monster.

>>7027790
Email sent.

>>7028161
You. I want to see more of your progress too... Your wig was looking fantastic in the last thread.

>>7028126
>like how fucking slow SnK releases are
Ain't that just the truth. I sometimes wonder if that's why the anime seems to have shitty pacing, since the manga chapters only seem to come out maybe once a month.

>>7027373
Is it wrong of me to think that Eren's titan is really hot?

>>7027252
For San Japan? yeah!

>>7028345
Not in the slightest. The female titan is pretty hot as well. Too bad dancing titan, colossal titan and armored titan didn't get the same sexy treatment. Nah, jk, it's better that those ones aren't sexy. Especially dancing titan.

>>7028380
Monkey trouble is the sexiest titan

>>7028380
Ok, I'll admit she is pretty hot too. And LOL dancing titan.

>>7028345
no, bitches b naturally mirin'

he kind of reminds me of zyzz

>>7028264
... That's because it's a monthly release, anon.

>>7028355
S-so are you going to throw horses at me then?

>>7028380
I think the armored titan is pretty cool looking. The colossal as well, but for different reasons...

>>7028729
>because it's a monthly release
I figured.

>>7028729
>>7028729
Oh, but I will say it's fair for you to point that out since I did phrase things kind of badly. Sage for double post.

Patch-anon got an autoban for trying to link the extra patches for everyone, so she said she'd try again tomorrow, but if you're interested you can search for Shikarius on storenvy.

>>7028753
Ultrasurf or Hotspot shield, she should try those.

>>7028729
>The colossal as well, but for different reasons...
Because he has a huge dick :)

>>7028753
>>7028753
I found them. storenvydotcomslashstoresslash128545-recon-depotcc

>>7027373
>>7027392
It's the official suit moron. Why you think it's so popular?

>>7028753
I just bought a set. Thanks, Patch-anon!

>>7028812
If only titans had genitalia.

>>7028812
M-more because he's so moe.

>>7028876
y-yeah... if only... I keep getting wet dreams where the Colossal Titan grabs me and starts raping me with his huge member

>>7028887
I would rather get eaten...

>>7028816
Looks like he is just topless to me

How does one start the process of making 3d maneuver gear and the swords? I'm new to making cosplay props so would this probably be too complex for a first timer?

>>7028943
Decide which version you're going to do, get reference pictures, decide on a base material, cut shit out, glue shit together, throw paint at it.

>>7028932
Wishful thinking. If you looked in detail you can see it's not human skin.

>>7028958

Well it sure fooled me

>>7028943
>>7028948
Get as many reference images as you can as dimensions and designs are not always consistent and decide what is good for you. I'll tell you one thing, and that is there isn't really a "standard" size for 3DMG. They are scaled differently depending on character.

>>7028958
I think there is a scar near his elbow though? Why would a remade suit come with a scar like that

>>7029203
I don't see any scars.

>>7028958
Umm no bro... he's topless.

>>7028813
>>7028753

Thanks anons. I love you lots. So yeah. Patches are on sale there and the 4-patch set is selling quick as hell. First two days and half my stock is wiped.

I'm voiding orders that still haven't been paid for yet tomorrow when I wake up, so that'll add a little stock.
People should start receiving packages starting tomorrow for priority, so I'll go ahead and apologize for my awful drawings.

>>7029493
oh my god he is so hot

>>7031347
Is there a way for you to add a thing where you can see what remaining stock is left? Still waiting on someone on my end to confirm before I can decide whether to buy patches or not. Hot dang, these patches are so beautiful, they look better than the ones on Taobao.
Another question, does the price include international shipping? Because I'm just looking at the screen before paying and it's giving me a $0 estimate for international shipping to NZ.