UK/Britfag thread

[Anonymous No.8601848]

EGX at the end of the month.
MCM London next month.

Whats new?

[Anonymous No.8601879]

>>8601848

Alcon was shit, Blackpool comic con this weekend, will probably be shit.

No drama, it's quiet... too quiet.

[Anonymous No.8601984]

One of the single rooms in Warwick has a, quote, 'small double bed'. Anyone remember from last time how big these beds are? Could you actually get two people in?

[Anonymous No.8601990]

>>8601984
They're 120 x 190 cm big.

[Anonymous No.8602147]

>>8601984
I think they're described as 3/4 size double beds. Yes you can get two people in. The degree of your comfort would be defined by how well you know the person and how much room you need when you sleep.

[Anonymous No.8602228]

Amecon tickets gone in 33 minutes. What a shame I was really looking forwards to going. Like 1600 in waiting list so no chance of getting one. Any other okay cons next year since I have 500 pounds in savings for next year spare now.

[Anonymous No.8603200]

>>8601984
Have fun finding a hotel when the cleaning staff bust in on you and ask you to leave.

[Anonymous No.8603232]

>>8603200
Are they particularly conscientious about kicking people out? I've never been caught for roomstuffing anywhere tbh, even when we've had like 8 people in a double room. That's not an experience I'd want to repeat, but it seems like most places, you have to REALLY act up to get kicked out.

[Anonymous No.8603341]

>>8601879
Its the quiet before the storm. Don't worry, the usual suspects will always make us proud.

[Anonymous No.8603346]

>>8603232
Hotels don't really care. You paid your money, its too much effort for them to make a scene. As long as you don't make load of noise and shit you'll be fine.

[Anonymous No.8603459]

>>8602228
Kitacon is running next year

[Anonymous No.8603841]

MCM Glasgow later this month, anyone going?

[Anonymous No.8603864]

>>8603841
This is spectacular. Anyone got a reference image of the character he's talking about? Is there actually any costume involved whatsoever?

[Anonymous No.8603871]

>>8603864
Seriously Google "Kirito". How out of touch do you have to be to not have at least heard of the steamer that is SAO?

[Anonymous No.8603874]

>>8603871
I don't watch shitty FOTM anime mate, how am I supposed to know anything about it. And presumably googling the character would give me his usual outfit, not whatever casualshit this fedora's on about.

[Anonymous No.8603879]

>>8603874
Then you google "casual Kirito" dumbass.
We're not here to handhold just because you're lazy

[Anonymous No.8603977]

>>8603200
My plan is to claim the other person in my room is a hook up from the night before.

[Anonymous No.8604003]

>>8603977
This has basically been my excuse every time. Our friend group just swaps roomies for a night if this happens to complete the illusion.

[Anonymous No.8604004]

>>8603977
My plan is to say that I just hired a male prostitute for the night if they find us

[Anonymous No.8604252]

>>8603977
Oh, this is my plan too.

The awkward part is that I'm rooming with my brother.

[Anonymous No.8604402]

>>8603977
>>8604003
>>8604004
>>8604252
~And as you can see, room-pairing is something pretty much everyone there does.

[Anonymous No.8604529]

What are the chances Ame will open up more spaces?

[Anonymous No.8604860]

>>8604529
Pretty low, I've been waiting three years for a big convention to hit the UK again, was so hyped that I had made plans for travel and rooming as soon as I heard the con was happening at Warwick, set aside a huge chunk from my savings so that no matter what happens I still had money to go to Amecon.

Then they sold out in 33 minutes and the waiting list is large enough that they could hold a fully booked Amecon 2.0 the weekend after...

I wonder how many people are planning to sell tickets for profit.

[Anonymous No.8605233]

>>8604860
Aya was bigger though, I want to say 1300? So the venue has the space if they want to run it.

Also you can't sell tickets as it's linked to your name/ID.

[Anonymous No.8605247]

>>8604860
It's not exactly like a gig or concert where you'll find tickets on eBay. You can't sell your place as its all linked to the details you provided when you registered and require ID to pick up your pass

[Anonymous No.8605253]

>>8604860
m8, they gave you a month's notice to log on at 7pm on a random Monday, it really wasn't that hard.

And if you say that's too awkward for you, well sorry, but the 1000 of us that made it just wanted it more than you.

[Anonymous No.8605259]

>>8604529
Loads of people sign up in the opening reg before they 100% know they can commit to a con. I'd estimate a good 100-200 spots will open up.

That said, given how ridiculously big the waiting list is, I don't know if that'll help you or not

[Anonymous No.8605282]

>>8604860
How is ame a big con? There was also Kita this year, and last year too. Not to mention all the others like Sunnycon, Minami, MCM, Showmasters, and LSCC but that's going into non-anime expo territory. Still, anime con wise we don't have anything 'big', Kita is the biggest but it's been invaded by normiefag alcoholic shits ruining it for the rest of us who are actually legit anime fans.

[Anonymous No.8605300]

The people who didn't get a ticket for Amecon are the newfags who weren't old enough to see the golden era that was Ayacon.

Ayacon always sold out crazy quick because Warwick was and still is an amazing venue.

[Anonymous No.8605301]

>>8605282
Ame used to be the big summer con alongside Aya. Times have changed though quite a bit, Kita got massive and there are tons of other cons. There's also the argument of con vs expo.

[Anonymous No.8605431]

>>8605253
I work evening/nights so would have been at work until 2am Tuesday. Shit sucks but if I expected the tickets to sell like that I would have made arrangements for it. By the time I got my shit ready to book it was too late, as you said obviously the people who wanted it more got it, now I know to be on the ball in future.

>>8605282
Sunnycon 2015 was a bit trashy, A shame since the last two were actually quite decent. Still going to Sunny16 but mostly due to the convenience that it's nearby. Not checked out Kitacon yet though so might have to look it up.

>>8605300
I went to Aya11 and Aya13, loved them both, but seriously the tickets never sold out crazy quick except the cosplay ball. Con tickets usually took a couple weeks/month to even get close to full. Nothing close to 33 minutes to sold out over 10 months in advance.

All in all, shit happens maybe next time. Hope everyone who got a ticket has a great time and we bring back some of the golden age flavor of Aya.

[Anonymous No.8605443]

>>8605431
IT'S NOT OVER YET

[Anonymous No.8605479]

>>8605431
The last Aya sold out equally quick but then they added an extra 400+ places that pushed the numbers over 1600 which meant many of the people who were too late still ended up being able to go.

If I recall correctly the Ayacon website crashed too.

[Anonymous No.8605481]

>>8605479
People who turned up months late though still got BTFO.

[Anonymous No.8605584]

>>8605431
If it was Ame at the same location as last time, it wouldn't have sold out. Warwick is an amazing venue and we have memories of great conventions there, it was always gonna be popular. I just hope Ame lives up to the hype!

[Anonymous No.8605627]

There has to be a venue on par with Warwick.

[Anonymous No.8605643]

>>8605584
>Warwick is an amazing venue and we have memories of great conventions there, it was always gonna be popular.
Gemucon 2 didn't sell out despite booking up Warwick.

[Anonymous No.8605666]

>>8605643
Ame has never been as shit as Gemucon though. That was a whole new low

[Anonymous No.8605667]

>>8605643
You'd know why if you'd been to the first Gemu. A new venue, even if it was Warwick, wouldn't have fixed anything.

[Anonymous No.8605674]

>>8605667
Oh I was at the first Gemu and well aware why it didn't sell out. Just saying, Warwick being a popular con venue doesn't necessarily mean any event hosting at it will sell out.

[Anonymous No.8605782]

>>8605301
Tons of other cons my arse there's tons of shitty expos but that doesn't count

[Anonymous No.8606023]

>>8605627
Never been to it before, what makes it so good?

[Anonymous No.8606113]

>>8605782
I was explaining to the previous poster that Ame used to be the only big con, alternating with Aya. And yes now there is much wider variety of conventions than there used to be - especially depending whether you class expos as cons (which they also mentioned).

[Anonymous No.8606368]

>>8601879
>>8601848
I went to Alcon (after hearing it talked up so much) only to find out that it was insufficient to my needs.I honestly (and not to sound arrogant) could have done a better job presenting more informative panels on the half-dozen I attended.

I also was told the after parties were where it's at, only to find out they buckled down on rules and curfews and kicked everyone out early (i.e.e before 2am). If I'm going to be in bed before 2 AM barely buzzed, I'd call that a weeknight.....

[Anonymous No.8606574]

>>8606023
There's a pub, a bar and a night club all right next to each other.
A cinema, 2 massive lecture halls, a few smaller rooms.
Games room is fucking huge.
The courtyard area has a massive set of stairs that most people chill on during the day and after parties (last Aya they were playing anime on a big screen outside).
The accommodation is a stones throw away.
Food is nice and there's a co-op on site.
To top it all off, parking is free.

[Anonymous No.8606693]

>>8606368
>I went to Alcon

[Anonymous No.8607246]

>>8606693
You missed out on this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFCWNMFkXDs

[Anonymous No.8607267]

>>8606574
Well that sounds good

[Anonymous No.8607339]

>>8607267
Sounds good, yes. Now if only there were a good convention in that location.....

[Anonymous No.8607493]

>>8607246
jfc what is this and why is it a thing.

[Anonymous No.8607934]

>>8606368
Who the fuck was talking up Alcon? Everyone knows that it's a bag full of bollocks.

[Anonymous No.8608026]

>>8607934
Um, when I was on cgl complaining about LAGC, I was told that LAGC blows, and that Alcon is the con I should go to instead.

Well I went to both, and neither was good. So I suppose I can't trust this board anymore.....

[Anonymous No.8608062]

>>8608026
>Go to Kita
>Talking to some people in a queue
>"We're going to Alcon anon!"
>Ask them if they are fucking mad
>They are confused
>Explain about the whole Alcon/Mike Towers/Anime League bullshit
>"Don't touch anything by them with a bargepole."
>"I'm sure it'll be fine anon, we've heard good things."
>See all these terrible reviews of this year's Alcon
>mfw

I warned you bros, I warned you.

[Anonymous No.8608078]

>>8608062
>Moved to Leicester last year for DMU
>Anon you should go to Alcon if you live there anyway!
>Lol no
>Remind her of towers and AL being awful in every way.
>This year rolls around
>Said friend turns up at my house crying because some awful shit and drama happened to her at alcon.
>Not going to say I told you so but...

[Anonymous No.8608104]

>>8608026
99% of this board will tell you that Alcon is crap. Bad luck anon you got that delusional 1%.

[Anonymous No.8608201]

>>8608104
It seems I got unlucky then.

Okay, so what are the *good* cons in the UK, for real this time?

and what is the "whole Alcon/Mike Towers/Anime League bullshit" I keep hearing about?

[Anonymous No.8608208]

>>8605443
Shoutout to you anon for reminding me that I got paid Thursday but still hadn't paid for my spot. Phew, all done and dusted now, thank fuck.

[Anonymous No.8608324]

>>8608201
>the *good* cons in the UK

Here's the full list:
>LSCC
>Sometimes Minami if you're old school, but if you were you wouldn't be asking
>Absolutely buttfuck nothing else

[Anonymous No.8609019]

>>8608324
Okay, so LSCC it is, then.

My gf insists that MCM is the greatest con in the UK (despite having only been to one con in her life; LAGC). What are your thoughts on this?

[Anonymous No.8609034]

>>8608201
https://encyclopediadramatica.se/FreeSaiyan

[Anonymous No.8609085]

>>8609019
I feel like comparing MCM to LAGC, of course MCM is going to be better, but that is really not saying anything.

[Anonymous No.8609111]

>>8609019
>My gf insists that MCM is the greatest con in the UK (despite having only been to one con in her life; LAGC)
Well MCM is leaps and bounds compared to LAGC, but comparing it overall to all the UK cons, it's near the bottom.

[Anonymous No.8609711]

Having doubts about Ame. Feeling like it's going to be just like kita with all the focus being on shit parties/guests.

[Anonymous No.8610528]

>>8609711
Ame had never had that focus though. Even though they essentially share a committee now, the flavours are still different.

[Anonymous No.8610827]

Kitacon & Ame has stopped trying they know they will sell out in 30mins so they dont bother with guests no matter how shit Alcon and LAGC is I feel like they do try by booking USA cosplayers and anime voice artists

[Anonymous No.8610967]

>>8610827
what wait alcon had a shit VA who not worked in almost 10 years and just a load of abrigder.

[Anonymous No.8611178]

Despite having slated it in the past (but still going none the less because it's my local event and there's next to no hassle for me like accommodation etc so it's basically easy to write off when it's bad) todays Sunnycon mini-taster event might be a sign they're turning things around. It was a bit sparse on things to actually do but had a fantastic atmosphere and if they utilise their new (apparently permanent venue) at St James's park they honestly might be on the right track.

Seriously that venue is fucking fantastic and the fact another con hasn't snapped it up and started there is absolutely shocking.

[Anonymous No.8611187]

>>8610967
They make more effort with the London VA guests

[Anonymous No.8611271]

It's disconcerting that the big, popular events almost entirely have shitty guests and make no effort and yet some of the more tepid events bring really fun, up for a laugh guests.

[Anonymous No.8611435]

So I'm looking at attending my first anime convention in the UK, mainly for the social aspect meeting groups and making new friends. I've been to some conventions when i was living in Australia and was hoping you guys had some recommendations on what conventions are worth attending. I'm currently considering going to J-con and Bristol anime con as they seem to be the nearest to me, currently living in the Kidderminster area. So if you guys got any recommendations on the best social conventions it would be much appreciated.

[Anonymous No.8612805]

Purely for socialising, then any of the large ones should be fine. Kita has the best parties, Ame is the best actual convention with panels and stuff, Alcon is the cheapest and tattiest, but if you're capable of functioning like a normal person, you should be able to have fun and meet people at any of them. Expos have the most people, but little else other than being a dealers room (and good luck meeting people again at one!). There's a group called geekout south west that do RPG/gaming meets in Bristol as well, that seem broadly human and non-fuckwitted.

[Anonymous No.8613067]

>>8612805
Thanks for the advice. I did look at Kita and Ame but it looks like Ame sold out before I even knew the convention existed, so I'll have to try for Kita 2016 and get in line for an Ame ticket. As for being capable of functioning like a normal persons goes....... I'll give it a go, no promises though.

[Anonymous No.8613437]

Any jojo cosplayers attending MCM?

[Anonymous No.8613459]

>>8613437
None.

[Anonymous No.8614184]

>>8613437
I know at least two people who are cosplaying from jjba because i'm rooming with them. Make a thread on the fb jojo cosplay page and ask?

[Anonymous No.8614305]

Are people going to Hyper Japan, and if so, where are people rooming?

[Anonymous No.8614341]

>>8609019

MCM definitely has its reasons for being shitty but I think there's a lot of elitism at play. People like the idea of smaller, more exclusive cons but I don't think much of them. The guests are often shitty dub actors if anything and the con is way more expensive for a little hotel space in some chucklefuck rural county nobody cares about in the Midlands or west country or some shit. The cosplay quality can be high, but not as much as people would have you believe.

When it comes down to it, UK needs more cons and better cosplayers but we as a country don't accommodate it well, it's not the same as going to North American cons where people are more crafty and fabric shops aren't tiny expensive boutiques for middle class women who want to make cushion covers.

[Anonymous No.8614402]

>>8614341
I think it's more a question of money compared to US cons.

The US has loads of gigantic cons with a lot of money backing them, taking over large expo halls with big sponsorship deals.

UK has MCM and even that has half the backing and is half the size of the standard US con. That's the biggest we can get in our biggest and wealthiest city.

You can't expect our cons to compete with theirs when ours operate on no budget, barely make a profit and can only dream of hiring a venue big enough to compare to American events.

[Anonymous No.8614519]

>>8614402

Are you serious? London MCM has one of the largest amount of atendees in the world, based on similar events.

It's owned by a rich arab that owns most of the main conventions around the world, and held in the biggest convention centre in the country.

All that, and it's still a shit convention.

[Anonymous No.8614564]

>>8614519
MCM has only made up the attendance figures in the last couple of years when it has opened for an extra day and sold more tickets than the site actually counts capacity for. On an actual equivalent time and scale basis, it's behind most US cons and even many continental EU cons.

Financially, the total money MCM makes is not enough to cover the costs of AX or a PAX. Which means its starting budget must also be far lower.

ExCel is actually the fourth-largest venue capable of supporting floor shows in the country. Even so, the very largest we can manage anywhere in the UK is 22000 people simultaneously, which gives MCM betwen 80000 and 100000 now with its extra day and sketchy safety-ignoring cramming. Compare that to something like Koelnmesse in Germany which crams in 62000 people simultaneously and and equivalent four-day cons there pull a total attendance in the 250000-300000 range. That's not even a big US city with all the money and power and access and big name guests, that's in fucking Germany with nobody and nothing.

[Anonymous No.8614581]

>>8614564
The Excel centre, when counting only the north and south halls, has a capacity for 68750 simultaneous people.

The issue is that the cost to hire the entire venue would be so ludicrously prohibitive, it'll never happen.

[Anonymous No.8614597]

Guys, I'm having trouble deciding who's pictures are more in focus. Food and Cosplay or Cosplayers Pictures at Conventions. Here is one from CPC

[Anonymous No.8614607]

>>8614519

You mean the Excel centre right? Because I'm pretty sure MCM isn't Arab owned.

[Anonymous No.8614660]

>>8614597
CPC...

you mean that weirdo with the mustache and the greasy teenager?

[Anonymous No.8614672]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-34232338
>Minecraft meet-up in Peterborough described as 'awful'

Oh lawdy, anyone go to this? What happened?

[Anonymous No.8614747]

>>8614660
yup.
>>8614597
hey I actually really like some of food and cosplay's work, besides, fnc is multiple people so.
CPC is just some aspie middle aged man

[Anonymous No.8614788]

>>8614597
I like F&C's stuff too! No idea who CPC is.

[Anonymous No.8614798]

Blackpool con was a mess.
-People left the queue who'd bought tickets because they were stood there for 2+ hours (impatient tbh)
-The venue was 'packed' as they said (it wasn't, it was similar to Manchester really)
-The cosplay contest was shambles, and the under 15(?) contest wasn't judged correctly.
- Staff members were just pulled off the streets and didn't know directions, times and were just rude in general
I had a good time anyway, but it was all guest focused and the only person I know who attended was Richard Madden

[Anonymous No.8614883]

Would people come to a Mario Retardy panel?

[Anonymous No.8614981]

>>8611435
Bristol Anime Con is a nice quieter con for those who want to be a little social and enjoy things, I'd definitely recommend it for a first convention

[Anonymous No.8615669]

>>8614581
69000 is the capacity for the total grounds. Hall capacity is 20000 simultaneous. It's not legally possible to use the multiple halls all at once because it is so unsafe, which is why no matter how crowded they make it they never expand the show into the last halls. They're already filling up as much of the space as they legally can. It's this that allows other countries to get way ahead. Other countries allow their venues to run all space at maximum capacity simultaneously. UK doesn't. ExCel actually pushes things further than it should already. If you look at events run at the NEC, for example, that's a place where more than half the grounds are not used for any given event. Health & Safety have us neutered

[Anonymous No.8615724]

>>8614883
I might come if I was bored/had nothing else to do, but it wouldn't really be a priority.

[Anonymous No.8615898]

>>8614564
Actually they don't make up their attendance. Their attendance is carefully worded and manipulated by the event.

Their numbers are how many people "came through the doors", not tickets sold. Ever wondered why some things are held outside the main hall? Why there's no hot food stands inside the hall? That's to get you to walk out and back in again. If Kitacon did the same they could easily boast 100,000 attendance.

[Anonymous No.8615935]

>>8615669
No, It's the capacity for the main event halls, per their website.

http://excel.london/event-halls

[Anonymous No.8615948]

Is anyone going to the Brighton Costume Games this weekend?

[Anonymous No.8615956]

>>8615948
I am, I'm really looking forward to it :)

[Anonymous No.8616118]

>>8615935
It doesn't matter, it's all about how many times you enter (and leave, but they don't count that). So each ticket holder over a weekend will enter between 1 and n times. If they need the toilet or something to eat or want to listen to the DJ sets - BAM! +1 attendance each time they return.

[Anonymous No.8616269]

>>8615935
You're not reading right. That is the capacity of all of their halls together, which is something they're not actually allowed to run on any one day.

And like >>8616118 says, the capacity that a location states isn't counted down to how many people they can sardine on the land all at once. Between how they count attendance and safety laws forbidding them from using all of their space at one time, the attendance is way, way below what they can claim their maximum is. This is why they technically have the floor space for 68,750 people at any given moment of one day, but over a 4-day event they only count 80,000-100,000 total. They're actually only getting 20,000-25,000 people in per day averaged over the total event and even that is fudged by how they might count the same person several times. And they still manage to make it feel overcrowded because they can't even use half the space.

[Anonymous No.8616280]

>>8616269
You keep saying that they're not allowed to use all of the event halls at any one time, but where are you getting that info?

[Anonymous No.8616317]

>>8616269
If they could never use all the halls at once, why build so many?

[Anonymous No.8616366]

>>8614597
As much as a nice guy Eddie from Food and Cosplay is, out of the thousands of images he takes im yet to find a good one. He has clearly chosen quantity over quality.
Like what is even focused on here? for an on location shoot im actually sorry for him.

[Anonymous No.8616665]

>>8616366
the ones that Anna from FnC take are fab

[Anonymous No.8616701]

>>8616665
>Food and Cosplay
Her images are a bit random but in focus at least, I just wish all of the FnC crew would upload relevant/good images that are worth seeing.
Evey con i'm forced with shitty images, I don't really want to unfollow because i think Eddie is such a great guy.

[Anonymous No.8616760]

>>8616366
I think the camera picked up on the bird face stone

[Anonymous No.8616810]

>>8616701
scroll past then?

[Anonymous No.8616820]

>>8616701
random in what way? i don't really know her work just her cosplay

[Anonymous No.8617088]

so furi furi got announced for bristol anime and gaming con
anyone gonna go?

[Anonymous No.8617350]

>>8616317
They probably use it on rotation, so it gives the hall a chance to be cleared, while another can be used.

[Anonymous No.8617359]

>>8616366
The group is based on quantity, thats how they get their likes. It's just a sharing page isn't it. TBH, they are out to shoot as many cosplayers as possible (not a bad thing) but at the same time, you can't be shooting loads of cosplayers and expect them all to be amazing. Don't forget part of it is down to the cosplayer to be able to pose, good tier costume (im talking about neat and tidy costume). That goes for all the uk photographers. Either quantity or quality, you can't really have both, just like you can't expect a cosplayer to be able to produce new and amazing costume for everytime con they attend.

[Anonymous No.8617449]

>>8614981
Although it's run by a massive creep and notorious Paedophile MT.

[Anonymous No.8617453]

>>8617088
No thanks, it's run by Anime League. And even though I live right next to the con, you could not pay me to attend.

[Anonymous No.8617469]

>>8603341
Is anyone else here more hype for the drama than they are for the cosplays?

[Anonymous No.8617487]

>>8616810
You don't realise how much they post during big cons like mcm do you

[Anonymous No.8617489]

>>8617359
Yes, I agree it's also down to the cosplayer, poses etc. But when it's an on location shoot you at least expect everything to be good quality/professional looking. I couldn't imagine planning an on location shoot, getting prepared for it, poses, cosplay, travel, time off work ect. And to get the images back all fuzzy with bad lighting.
I know con shoots or pictures is different because you're pressed for time and space, on location has no excuse.

[Anonymous No.8617493]

>>8617489
Cont.
Would any of you want a picture like this from an on location shoot uploaded? clearly an outtake and shouldn't have seen the light of day.

[Anonymous No.8617563]

>>8617493
Now i don't know the character shes cosplaying, so not sure the story. Is her tights suppose to be caught up like that? Like it's in the story or something, if not then it's clearly not even been checked and uploaded, unless it is an outtake? It's quite common for people to upload outtakes, which are usually obvious. What does the image description say?

Just seems like a gwc to me. There are loads of these people at cons, they go out and shoot hundreds and hundreds of images and not thinking about what they're actually shooting. Their only concern is about getting that one more shot for their page to get likes etc and not really paying much attention to the cosplayer. Once in a blue moon they accidently get a good shot and everyone prases them on being the best. Thats just the way it is.

[Anonymous No.8617569]

>>8617493
The cosplayer should have checked the photographers portfolio before commiting to the shoot, so she knows what to expect, so shes got noone to blame but herself.

[Anonymous No.8617601]

>>8617569
You do realise this is FNC, right? So not just one photographer, and their page has god knows how many albums full of photos? She probably did, but this is still not a great photo, and the photographer should have had more common sense than to upload it.

Christ, what is it with togs in the UK thread hating cosplayers?

[Anonymous No.8617612]

>>8617601
Because it's easier to blame a cosplayer for a picture being bad than admit you're not a good photographer.

[Anonymous No.8617617]

You say its a group of photographers that run that page, but surely the cosplayer would have had messaged and conducted some kind of chat before the shoot with the actual photographer thats going to be doing the shoot right? So doesn't matter if there are hundreds of photographers for that group or hundreds of albums on their page. She would have spoken to the photographer that was going to do the shoot and it's just common sense for her to check out that particular photographers work before hand, it's kind of a 101 stuff.

No idea where you're getting the idea of togs in the uk hating cosplayers. Pretty sure if they did they wouldn't be spending their weekends paying to attend conventions to shoot them, or on location for that fact. If the cosplayer in the photo is that bothered, then she would messaged them and ask them to remove it etc.

[Anonymous No.8617630]

Have brit threads always been this dull?

[Anonymous No.8617648]

>>8617630
Nah, wait till con comes around and people start preping for major competitions

[Anonymous No.8617650]

>>8617648
So whos entering LSCC this year? Everyone always gets there knickers in a twist over that

[Anonymous No.8617726]

>>8617563
It was a Zatanna shoot, you can tell be the rest of the images in the album that this must have been them making their way to a location and she got caught. It's not meant to be a story or one of those funny/goofy outtakes most togs do.
Just a bad shot.

[Anonymous No.8617786]

Any news on ECG? I heard the organizer was crazy unorganized as per usual.

[Anonymous No.8617824]

>>8617563
I think Eddie does try to get good shots of the cosplayer. He just doesnt understand photography and isnt very good at it.

Hes a lovely guy with a lot of friends. I think thats why people do location shoots with him.

[Anonymous No.8617827]

>>8617612
This. When i get pictures back it actually saddens me that my pose and costume look amazing in the shot. But the photographer upped the lighting too much or edited it with a fuck tonne of lense flares and completely ruined it.
Not always the cosplayers fault. Sometimes i just wish togs would have the balls to say my wig is slipping or i should powder my face instead of regretting ever posing for it in the first place.
Don't get me wrong i'm grateful for them doing this with me but sometimes i just think its better to have my friend with an iPhone to shoot me.

[Anonymous No.8617835]

>>8617827
>Not always the cosplayers fault. Sometimes i just wish togs would have the balls to say my wig is slipping or i should powder my face instead of regretting ever posing for it in the first place.
Jesus Christ this. If that pose is giving me an awkward face or my socks are falling down or w/e, tell me. Everything you said was 100% spot on.

[Anonymous No.8617995]

>>8617835
Most cosplayers can't take direction which is my biggest complaint when doing Cosplay photography. I was at a convention shooting a Cosplayer I shouldn't have even bothered with and I was telling her what to do and to correct her pose several times to get the best shot but I just ended up getting really frustrated with her and stopped shooting. She asked to see the shots which she said were the best she had seen of her Cosplay but I just deleted them right there to teach her a lesson and show my frustration. It's a waste of time if they won't listen to basic instructions.

[Anonymous No.8618035]

>>8617995
You're not really teaching them a lesson as you didn't at least tell them what the issue is. So you kind of wasted your own time by giving nothing back. Not to mention it's a dick move. Cosplayers are not models, some may do it on the side or whatever but being a cosplayer and being able to pose is two different things.

Just as you're a photographer doesn't automatically mean you know how to do full composites using photoshop.

[Anonymous No.8618050]

>>8617995
Did you do the pose yourself? Did you help by moving her arms or whatever, with permission obviously? Or did you just tell her? Because if so, it was probably her just not understanding. I know I struggle sometimes, but togs will normally do the pose they want so I can see exactly what it looks like, or come over and move an arm/foot/section of wig. Or it could be that she wasn't sure that pose would look good and was worried. By deleting photos she liked, you came off as a dick, she won't work with you again, and will probably tell her friends not to work with you. So whilst I understand your frustration, this did nothing for you. If you had good shots and you deleted them, you're also losing out on good portfolio work. Sorry mate, but probably not your smartest move.

If she was deliberately ignoring your instructions, or refusing, then that's fair enough, she was being rude, but it sounds like you could have had a conversation and sorted it out, so both of you are at fault.

[Anonymous No.8618159]

>>8617995
Really want to know who this is.
For severe avoidance purposes.

If your own side of a story makes you come across as a cunt; cunt confirmed

[Anonymous No.8618235]

>>8617995

You sound like an elitist prick,

Please die and stop going to cons.

[Anonymous No.8618909]

>>8617827
>Sometimes i just wish togs would have the balls to say my wig is slipping or i should powder my face instead of regretting ever posing for it in the first place.

This would be fantastic. There's nothing worse than getting a load of crappy HD pictures back and your friend took nicer looking ones on their phone earlier on the morning. Just untag and pretend the shoot never happened, that's what I do.

[Anonymous No.8619338]

is it true that most guy cosplayers feel under appreciated when it comes to their cosplays? I spoke to a few and I had a mix with "I'm not fussed because I'm not really doing it for the likes" to "yeah it's more difficult because we have no tits"

[Anonymous No.8619342]

>>8619338
I think that's a fair evaluation, though I think there are equal amounts of guy and girl cosplayers who are thirsty for likes who don't get anywhere. I think we have a fair amount of popular guy cosplayers over here, a lot of our better cosplayers are guys, but I don't really know tbh. I do think some guys (seen this more in American cosplayers) see loads of JNig copycats and think "ugh it's so hard for male cosplayers because we don't have tits" when there are plenty of chicks who don't get the efame either.

[Anonymous No.8619346]

>>8617995
>acting like cosplayers are professional models and not just normal people
you seem like a prick

[Anonymous No.8619357]

>>8619338
Not really. I only cosplay for that sweet boy pussy

[Anonymous No.8619377]

> EGX 1 week away
Who's entering?
Who's judging?

[Anonymous No.8619463]

>>8617995
I don't know if you're being serious or just baiting. I hate the UK scene so much. Why am I still here?

[Anonymous No.8619529]

>>8619463
Because you couldn't hack it in the big leagues. UK scene is full of losers.

[Anonymous No.8619561]

>>8607246
I have to say the pokemon was actually good, it did what burlesque is meant to make you do,laugh
also nice firgure

[Anonymous No.8619563]

>>8613437
yep, if you're in the uk jojo thread I'm probably brining Narancia again and trying to get a last chapter lucy steel done

[Anonymous No.8619587]

>>8619561
>It did what burlesque is meant to make you do, cringe
Fixed that for you.

[Anonymous No.8619596]

Thoughts on the Swords of Sorrow cover?

http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Sorrow06-Cov-I-Cosplay.jpg

[Anonymous No.8619723]

>>8619596
Ultra dumb.

[Anonymous No.8619826]

>>8619529
The fuck are you talking about?

[Anonymous No.8619842]

>>8619463
You're still here because you live here. What are you going to do, move for the sake of conventions?

[Anonymous No.8619877]

>>8619842
Find a new hobby.

[Anonymous No.8619943]

How many shitty Shimoneta cosplays will be at expo?

[Anonymous No.8619946]

>>8619943
no where near as many sexy worbla armour suits there are going to be.

[Anonymous No.8620037]

New to 4chan, I have come a long way in two years. If you like what you see, give me a follow at Matt Hester 11th Doctor Cosplayer

[Anonymous No.8620042]

>>8620037
Oh dear

[Anonymous No.8620045]

>>8603841

Yup. Gonna be in my Ultron cosplay both days, feel free to say hi, and I'll see if my voice modulator actually fucking works because the piece of shit won't work now oh my god.

[Anonymous No.8620937]

>>8619596
omg their fucking expressions are stupid

[Anonymous No.8620944]

I can't stop laughing. Tasha's face is the worst and the photo overall is so badly edited.

[Anonymous No.8621183]

>>8620037

[Anonymous No.8621186]

>>8620937
>>8620944
Who took this photo and thought "yeah, this looks good?" That expression could not be any less flattering.

Also, I know I'm nitpicking but I wish Chiquitita would just buy a wig.
>probably just bitter after seeing friends & self torn apart years back for not wearing wigs

[Anonymous No.8622507]

So cgl who are your favourite uk togs? /why
Expo is approaching and I wanna know who is good to hit up

[Anonymous No.8622512]

>>8622507
Papercube. He's a bit scatter-minded, runs around quite busy, but his photos are flattering, well-edited and he gets back to you pretty fast. If you ask in advance, he'll try and scout out a good location, though Expo is a bit crap for that.

[Anonymous No.8622783]

>>8622512
I agree, He's a good guy and would recommend him to anybody. He's professional with shooting but will also treat you like a friend. He also doesn't post bad pictures. He usually posts the best of the best and sends the cosplayer the rest of the images to post whenever/wherever they want. With credit of course.

[Anonymous No.8622900]

Anyone go to Japan Matsui in London? Was it any good or just full of weebs? Only pics I've seen are of bad cosplay and questionable lolitas

[Anonymous No.8623039]

>>8622900
Never heard of it, is it a new con and whats the general event theme?

[Anonymous No.8623565]

>>8622507
Gonna second >>8622512 and also drop in the usual names: Sonesh, Kevin Pack, Foodandcosplay, Sebastian and Carlos Adama.

[Anonymous No.8624040]

>>8622900
Only went in briefly, it was pretty busy and there was nothing there wasn't at hj. I was surprised that there weren't that many cosplayers kicking around, but there were a couple.

Worth popping down to if you're in London already I guess, but I wouldn't have travelled up for it.

[Anonymous No.8624056]

>>8623565
Does Sebastian have a Facebook page?

[Anonymous No.8624064]

>>8623565
You mean all the togs who only take pictures if you're their friends or wearing something western like Disney or armour and even simple cosplay that isn't anime? They're not available to the majority of the UK cosplayers.

[Anonymous No.8624083]

>>8624064
That's because anime sucks. No one wants to take your photo, weebs.

[Anonymous No.8624097]

>>8624064
Most weeb cosplayers are shit, can you blame them for wanting to take good photos of good cosplays?

[Anonymous No.8624161]

>>8624064
80% of anime cosplayers in the UK store buy outfits from the same 10 series that all have extremely generic and boring costumes. You can only take pictures of so many AoT or Tokyo Ghoul cosplayers before it gets boring. Plus a lot of them don't know what a wig or makeup is, why would you want to photograph that?

[Anonymous No.8624210]

Comic and Disney cosplayers and the photographers who follow them are all pretentious manchildren. That's just the way it is.

[Anonymous No.8624215]

>>8601848
It'll be shit. All British conventions are.

Your best bet is to just pony up the cash and go US side.

The only decent 'conventions' here are the horror movie ones and the odd sci-fi convention for more obscure series.

[Anonymous No.8624264]

>>8624056
He used to but I'm not seeing it now so I guess not any more or he changed it. I can't find it either way. He still gets mentioned enough on here and twitter and he seems to go to most cons so I assumed he is still available. Maybe you can contact him elsewhere.

>>8624064
Papercube takes photos of anybody as long as you ask. Sonesh prioritises his friends because that's what any normal person does but he does shoot other people when he's got the time. Kevin shoots anybody who books him. Foodandcosplay shoots everything. Sebastian used to only shoot KJ but he's been a free agent for the last couple of years. Carlos does mostly only shoot characters he likes but I don't think that's unfair.

I think what >>8624083 and >>8624097 and >>8624161 say is true, too. Not all, but lots of anime cosplay sucks and much of it barely looks any different from regular clothes with a cheap wig. The people who make western stuff with bulky armour and western fantasy themese generally put in way more work and have costumes with more detail. Of course photographers are going to be attracted more to the detail-laden costumes they recognise than some anime guy in a tshirt and shorts.

[Anonymous No.8624913]

MCM on acid. Good idea or best idea?

[Anonymous No.8624921]

>>8624913
Really dumb idea. Acid doesn't make weebs with b.o. any cooler.

[Anonymous No.8625018]

>>8620037
Please kill yourself.

This isn't cosplay.

This is you with a stick and a brown coat.

This is you with jeans and a swimming top.

Don't get me started on the hair.

I'm gay but damnit you're a faggot.

[Anonymous No.8625056]

>>8623565
>food and cosplay

not a good tog. Good to hang out with. See the conversation above >>8616366
as of why.

[Anonymous No.8625062]

>>8619587
Top kek

[Anonymous No.8625115]

>>8624913
Don't ask. Just do it.

[Anonymous No.8625179]

>>8624264
I wish more UK togs were into anime, I feel like very few of them are, and although yeah, there are loads of shitty anime cosplays wandering about, there are also shitty Disney/comics costumes that get shoots. I got more attention from togs in a shitty Adventure Time costume than a well done anime costume. Also, I feel like a lot of togs missed out on Hyper Japan and other Japan-themed events, and whilst the costume standard wasn't great, the fashion side was fantastic. So yeah, whilst I agree that there are a LOT of crap anime cosplayers, I do wish more UK togs were into anime. I don't blame them for not taking photos of things they're not interested in. It would make me happy if we had more togs interested in anime though.

[Anonymous No.8625190]

>>8620037
Sean please dont.

[Anonymous No.8626726]

Does anyone still buy tickets for expo or do you just go to chill?

Crowds freak me the fuck out but I've heard they've started to manage. Is that bullshit?

[Anonymous No.8626731]

>>8626726
My Joshiraku bro

I only buy tickets for one of the days just to find friends inside and be warm.

And yes, it's bullshit. MCM are always pushing to cram more people in because it means more money. Especially London.

[Anonymous No.8626759]

An amazing edit of my Quicksilver Cosplay. Who would win this race?

[Anonymous No.8626839]

>>8626726

5 minutes in to mcm and chill, and he gives you this look.

[Anonymous No.8626845]

>>8626759
The guy who shoots you.

[Anonymous No.8626911]

>>8626759
Car.

[Anonymous No.8627042]

>>8626839
10/10 spat tea all over my laptop

[Anonymous No.8627055]

>>8617995
You win the asshole award.

10/10 if baiting.

[Anonymous No.8627127]

>>8626839

[Anonymous No.8627339]

>>8620037
2.5k likes on the page and an average of 1 or 2 likes per post. Could this be the new EeVee Cosplay?

[Anonymous No.8627608]

>>8626839
laughed so hard at this. top con creeper.

[Anonymous No.8627645]

Shitty Facebook memes? Really?

[Anonymous No.8627647]

>>8620037
Bait harder anon.

[Anonymous No.8627653]

>>8627339
He does a lot of fan film type stuff. I think that's where most of those come from. I'm friends with him on Facebook. He's alright, if a little strange. But I wish he'd buy some friggin' wigs.

[Anonymous No.8628594]

Laura's latest selfie. Fuck. I am so gay now. Is there nothing she's not an A+++ at?

[Anonymous No.8628628]

>>8628594
Anal.

[Anonymous No.8628670]

>>8628628
Would definitely fuck her given the chance, just need a penis..

[Anonymous No.8628732]

So ECG is in a few days. Who do you think will win?

[Anonymous No.8628742]

>>8628732
Eevee.

[Anonymous No.8628743]

>>8625179
I no some UK togs are into anime but less known like league of cosplay and manga girl CMV smile250 too

[Anonymous No.8628799]

>>8627653
When do you think him and his girlfriend are going to get back together again? I've genuinely lost count of that

[Anonymous No.8628817]

>>8628732
Who's entering?

[Anonymous No.8628833]

>>8628817
I am

[Anonymous No.8628842]

>>8628799
Oh wow, yeah. She sounded like a psycho tbh.

[Anonymous No.8628991]

So when 4chan goes to shit next week, where will the brit seagulls go?

[Anonymous No.8629022]

>>8628991
Serious talk: cosplayisland
Drama & fapping: anon-ib

[Anonymous No.8629026]

>>8628991
why exactly is it going to shit?

[Anonymous No.8629069]

>>8628817
The ones I know of;
Solos: Ross, Dandy Noodle, Anna S, one of the past WCS reps (can't remember name of page, J Po.
Groups: Kenny and Kerry, maybe LittleBlondGoth (though they could be a solo too)

Feel like there are a lot more solos than groups. Not sure all the places filled up.

Also anyone know who the judges will be? Tabitha is attending EGX on the Sunday so I'm assuming her but can't think of anyone else who would be qualified enough to judge who is also attending.

[Anonymous No.8629076]

>>8629069
>Tabitha
>Qualified
Top kek

[Anonymous No.8629114]

>>8629076
She is. She's got a bunch of facebook and twitter and twitch fans and that's all that matters. Other than Laura and I think one time Lex did it, when have we ever produced a judge who is actually qualified in the traditional sense? Tabs has judged competitions before. So has KJ. So has Stacy. There was talk of getting Nigri to do it one of the times she was over here. We don't have enough long-term, nameable cosplayers to get picky over who meets some minimum talent level. UK's lucky we can ever fill a 3 or 4 person judging panel.

[Anonymous No.8629122]

Do most of you guys meet up at MCM? I remember seeing the summer thread and that some of you met up with some people from /fa/

[Anonymous No.8629125]

>>8629076
Have you not seen her props and armour? If you have attended her training course then you would know she's not just the face of the company.

[Anonymous No.8629129]

>>8629114
But tabby doesn't actually make the things.
She's "qualified" to judge the modeling as that is all she does.

But you're one of the sort who doesn't accept that people can have talent without thousands of likes and fame. There are lots of new talent but people like you refuse to accept it .

Also why is it I see a different lineup for judging at pretty much every con?

[Anonymous No.8629144]

>>8629129
Yeah she does make the things. She is especially good at her paint jobs.

[Anonymous No.8629339]

>>8629069
Anna S pulled out because she didn't have time i think

[Anonymous No.8629803]

>>8629144
She can't sew though.

[Anonymous No.8629879]

>>8629339
What do people think of Anna S? I've heard good/bad things about her

[Anonymous No.8629939]

>>8629129
Not making things, though Tabby actually does, is not relevant. It's just. fucking. not. Judges are never chosen based on who makes the very best things only. If that were true then Laura would be head judge of every contest worldwide. Shit does not matter. Judges are picked, always, based on notability. Notability happens to mostly come from how many people you got fapping to your twitch stream. Deal with it.

Stop being a bitter landwhale just because people would rather jerk it to her tits than yours.

You see a different line up because judges are picked out of whoever is a guest at the convention and not everybody goes to every con. Nobody is bought in specifically to judge, ever. Cons look at which cosplayers they have attending to begin with and then pick the three or four most popular people out of those.

You're positively delusional if you think it has been or will ever be any different.

[Anonymous No.8629948]

Anyone going to MCM Glasgow this weekend?

[Anonymous No.8629983]

>>8629939
>>8629076

Tabs knows a well made prop when she sees one. She understands what makes a good costume, even if she isn't that into it.

It's good to have a mix of judges on a panel. One good at props, one good at armour, one good at sewing, and at least one of those should be good at performance.

I think LSCC gets its judges based on who would bring people to the con AND also be a good, suitable judge.

[Anonymous No.8630011]

>>8629948
Nah.

[Anonymous No.8630057]

Tabby can fuck right off, shes never entered a comp, because she can never claim that made something from start to finish, which leads me on to she can judge for shit as she doesn't even know how to put a whole cosplay together. Pretty useful having a whole team behind you, being able to give something a paint job doesn't count. Shes just a fap material, and got lucky with likes..

[Anonymous No.8630077]

>>8630057
See
>>8629939
>Stop being a bitter landwhale

[Anonymous No.8630080]

>>8630057
Tabby isn't a cosplayer. She's not in it for the cosplay. That's why she's never entered. I don't think she ever claims to make everything herself.

Arty Fakes is her/her dads company, and she's the face/tits of it, but she still helps make and paint the costumes. I don't like her either, but I'd trust her to judge a costume more than Noctis or Kelly Jean or someone.

[Anonymous No.8630082]

>>8630077
Or how about she is just a talentless bint?

[Anonymous No.8630095]

Did anyone else check out the Meet n Geek mini-con in cambridge last saturday?

I was rather pleasantly surprised, I was expecting trash but it was rather nicely put together, Chris Sabat had a cool Q&A and of course MasakoX turns up to anything unless you shoo him away with a broom, but all in all I thought it was pretty good considering the size.

[Anonymous No.8630104]

>>8629939
She's never entered a contest so isn't really qualified to judge one, you want a judge that can at least appreciate the stress of building up to the contest and being nervous backstage. Those types of judges help the cosplayers to relax during pre judging and know the right questions to ask

[Anonymous No.8630113]

>>8630104
Nobody gives a fuck. Nobody. Nobody. I'll say it again: Nobody gives a fuck.

Cons have a certain amount of space they are willing to give to cosplay guests. More popular cosplayers get priority. By popular I do not mean people appreciating their craftsmanship. Facebook likes, Twitter followers and Twitch subscribers are all that matter. Cons see those numbers and they know who will actually draw a larger crowd and therefore who may make more money for the con. Craftsmanship doesn't bring in the punters like a pretty face and a nice ass or pair of tits. MCM bent over backwards for Jessica Nigri because she can draw a crowd which means more people spending money.

Cons run cosplay contests or host international contests purely as a bullet point to draw more people in. They don't care if the best-constructed costume wins. They don't care, period. They want people in the door, butts in seats and money being exchanged. So they pick their judges from whoever is already going to be there. They will never bring a cosplayer in just to judge. That is money they've thrown away.

If the cosplay guests at your convention are Tabitha, Kelly Jean, Noctis and Chiquitita then your contest judges are going to be Tabitha, Kelly Jean, Noctis and Chiquitita.

And the convention staff, the cosplay guests, the people running the contests? Nobody gives a fuck. They're all fine with it. They will always be fine with it. They don't want anything different.

Nobody. Gives. A fuck.

[Anonymous No.8630148]

>>8630113
shhhhh sh sh sh sh

Most high level cosplayers are passionate enough about cosplay to volunteer. If you want to talk about foot-fall, Jnig and all the other fap material cosplayers can still be used to promote the event, do signing and pose for 40 year old virgins fetlife profile pics. Having a judge panel of people who have been involved in the competitive scene is only going to boost interest from the hardcore cosplayers.

[Anonymous No.8630151]

>>8630113
>MCM bent over backwards for Jessica Nigri
>They will never bring a cosplayer in

But this proves you know fuck all and don't guest or know anyone who does. Lots of cons get cosplayers in and pay their expenses at the very least. 99% of cons do this you moron.

[Anonymous No.8630153]

>>8630148
Tabby doesn't volunteer. She charges the con £250 per day + expenses

[Anonymous No.8630154]

>>8630151
Jess paid for her own flights, hotel, and booth at MCM. MCM helped her out because she cost them nothing, but they got a lot of attention because of it.

[Anonymous No.8630155]

>>8630153
>Most high level cosplayers
>Most
>High level

[Anonymous No.8630177]

>>8630113
People obviously do give a fuck as its a topic of discussion...

[Anonymous No.8630242]

>>8630148
'Hardcore cosplayers' isn't where the money is. The money is in neckbeards who will pay a premium for any tat you shove in their faces.

>>8630151
You misunderstand. They didn't specifically bring Nigri in, but once they knew she wanted to come they made life much easier for her. They didn't spend any more money on her than other cosplay guests but they put aside more security and promotion for her.

>>8630153
>>8630154
Exaclty. These two get it.


The things you care about =! the things convention organisers and the majority of the public care about.

[Anonymous No.8630285]

>>8630080
She never enters because she's a professional prop maker. If she wins, people will moan, if she loses, it's bad for business. She really does want to enter but business always comes first.

[Anonymous No.8630332]

>>8630242
Jnig/tab/rent-a-slut would still be there.

Tabitha, you can still have your moment in the spotlight but you're not the ideal candidate to be a judge.

[Anonymous No.8630339]

>>8630285
The fuck are you talking about? Even if she doesn't win, it's free advertising. It's not like not placing first will make her props suddenly turn to shit on stage.

[Anonymous No.8630406]

>>8630332
>but you're not the ideal candidate to be a judge.
Yeah so you're still completely missing the most obvious point here.

Someone with a fashion degree and twenty years experience making armor will never be chosen as a judge over a moderately pretty lady with big tits. Get this into your fucking thick head already. The "ideal candidate" is whoever has the largest following. That is the one and only qualifier for being a judge.

>>8630339
Once you start judging and being seen as a top person you don't go back to entering. It's just about saving face. The only people who ever takes that risk are Laura and Lex because they know they can do well. If someone like Tabby or Noctis or Stacey or Kelly entered and didn't at least place then they'd look like idiots and this is all about the ego trip.

[Anonymous No.8630414]

>>8630406
You're still completely missing the most obvious point here.

[Anonymous No.8630423]

>>8630406
The idea of Kelly entering a cosplay competition is hilarious. But then again I don't think she entered anything before she was 'famous' either. By that I mean actual judged costumes, not a Facebook fap-likes vote thing.

[Anonymous No.8630435]

Except SR competed at the first LSCC championship, and that was way after she became 'cos-famous.'

[Anonymous No.8630452]

>>8630423
She's never entered any contests even pre-'fame', just masquerades. But she's judged four or five contests.

[Anonymous No.8630561]

>>8630011
Damn

[Anonymous No.8630594]

>>8630406
Noctis shouldn't really count in this, shes a model over a cosplayer. And she's only judged one con (which have since said they won't invite her again as too many people complained she had no crafting knowledge and barely makes anything for herself.) but I see your point with tabs and the others. Though I thought tabs did make her own things?

[Anonymous No.8630610]

>>8630594
Other cons still get her in to judge. I know she's doing Doki Doki alongside some actual crafters. Should be funny.

[Anonymous No.8630645]

>>8630594
What Tabby makes and doesn't make gets blown out of proportion on both ends. Some people act like she's never sewn a single button and some people think she runs their whole business. Reality is she does make the majority of each costume but for props she works with her dad and co-workers. Of all the girls who get seen as just a pair of tits on a webcam, Tabs is actually the closest to being legit.

[Anonymous No.8630699]

>>8630645
I thought they had to let the other guys go because they were doing bad business wise.

[Anonymous No.8631575]

>>8630699
Yup

[Anonymous No.8631625]

>>8628991
What is happening next week? I'm aware that the new owner sells user data, is it something related to that?

[Anonymous No.8631626]

Will the prices for hotels at expo ever drop?

[Anonymous No.8631636]

>>8630699
That was only relatively recently and they still have a couple of people. It's like her, her dad and two others, I think.

[Anonymous No.8631638]

>>8631625
They basically want it to become reddit. The new owner is shifty as all fuck and anonymous posting will only be continuing in the sense that our names will say 'anonymous' but everything is being locked down and tracked and shared like any other board.

[Anonymous No.8631650]

>>8631638
Hiro is our qt savior and you will not bad mouth him.

If you want true anonymous posting go dick around with Tor. 4chan needs a decent income and the only way you can support a site like 4chan is to data mine the shit out of it.

[Anonymous No.8632116]

I haven't missed a London MCM in at least 5 years, but I'm working this time round, can't really get it off, and I was considering not going anyway because let's face it, it's overcrowded, the stalls are 90% shit and none of the actual events are anything worth writing home about. How much am I going to regret not going?

[Anonymous No.8632169]

>>8632116
Every time you go there is nothing there and you'll be miserable.
Every time you don't go you'll miss something big and you'll be miserable.

We're all fucked.

[Anonymous No.8632173]

>>8632116
MCM's shite, only go if you have a good roomful of mates to party with.

I'm rooming with 3 fucking love-tier friends and my crush, so I'm hype, but I'm certainly not hype for the expo. Will probs losercon it.

[Anonymous No.8632184]

>>8632116
Please anon, don't go for the event, go for the people. If you don't have any friends who are going, you won't miss shit.

[Anonymous No.8632214]

Anyone confirmed for cosplaying Cameron with a pigs head on yet?

[Anonymous No.8632230]

>>8632169
Hit it right on the nail.

>>8632173
>>8632184
Honestly I used to look down on people who loserconned, but now with the price hike and realising how my money could be better spent, I'm regretting all the cash I could have saved. All my friends who I know I'll have fun with, and won't be just an awkward encounter or a five minute chat, are going to Hyper Japan, the weekend off I coincidentally have off, and I'm 10 times more interested in.
>inb4 HJ is also shit

Thank you for helping me make up my mind!

[Anonymous No.8632581]

Comic Con Scotland, anyone?

>crickets

[Anonymous No.8632591]

>>8631650
New admin is cute.
Cosplay when?

[Anonymous No.8633601]

So MCM Glasgow is already a shitshow.

[Anonymous No.8633620]

>>8633601
How come?

[Anonymous No.8633622]

>>8633620

There's clearly way more people than they expected. Plus they have volunteers demanding people who have turned up in cosplay but aren't going inside to still have tickets. Even though they're just sitting on the steps outside.

[Anonymous No.8633624]

>>8631638
Where are you even getting this BS, he said in the Q&A he didn't want to change anything.

[Anonymous No.8633625]

>>8633622
Hahahaha, that's hilarious, since they literally can't do anything about it in Scotland.

Ramblers rights means they can't chuck folks off the SECC grounds.

[Anonymous No.8633628]

>>8633625

Best access laws in the world, dammit. And the volunteers are clearly not giving a shit but are being forced to tell people who aren't listening to leave.

[Anonymous No.8633629]

>>8633601
>MCM
>shitshow
Colour me surprised.

[Anonymous No.8633741]

whatever happened with that whole CSPLY Kickstarter thing. havent heard or seen anything for it

[Anonymous No.8633758]

Makes me sad that I get the feeling a fair amount of people in the cosplay community over here would abandon it in a second for the US or even anywhere else. I know we're crap, but we'll stay crap if people bugger off...

[Anonymous No.8633825]

>>8633758
I've been on the scene for years. It doesn't look like the UK con scene will ever improve.

[Anonymous No.8633864]

>>8633758
Doesn't help that we're a tiny island.
I've been hopping the pond to other cons for the past few years just because the overall quality of North American cons are several times better.

[Anonymous No.8633882]

Just seen Tabs and KJs last few casual selfies and OMG they're actually so pretty? I don't understand why they look like such trash when they do cosplays but they're so different as normals. Why do all our cosplayers go for such shitty make up when in costume?

[Anonymous No.8633904]

>>8633882
No they really don't, tabitha has a witches nose

[Anonymous No.8633927]

>>8633758
There's a community here...? All I see is bitching and backstabbing

[Anonymous No.8634086]

>>8633741
It succeeded. I just checked the CSPLY fb page and I think the guy just finished his first batch of travels and he's still got 3-4 countries left (UK included). He seems to update the page quite regularly.

[Anonymous No.8634141]

>>8633882
Make up or not they still have shitty personalities

[Anonymous No.8634170]

>>8633904
Wrong Tab. Tab doesn't mean Tabitha Lyons. Tab means Tab. Tab Kimpton. Tab from Khaos.

[Anonymous No.8634228]

>>8634170
I'm pretty sure that anon meant Tabitha. Tab from khaos wouldn't be posting selfies or in the same category as KJ

[Anonymous No.8634229]

>>8634170
No, I'm >>8633882 and I meant Tabitha Lyons, because Tabs and Tabby always means Tabitha Lyons.
But I disagree with >>8633904

[Anonymous No.8634242]

>>8633601
The quality if cosplays is also totally shit tier. A lot you think look good only do from a distance.

Very few actual decent costumes.

[Anonymous No.8634311]

>>8634242
So it's an MCM event, then.

[Anonymous No.8634423]

>>8633927

I'm seeing the same things, anon. Sheesh, if everyone in the UK is like this, what hopes of being positive are there?

[Anonymous No.8635028]

>>8633601
It's just a sea of fat Harley Quinn's everywhere. I'd probably end up in hospital for alcohol poisoning if I took a shot every time one passed me. pic related; the worst so far

[Anonymous No.8635163]

>>8634423
The community has never been good, everyone has always bitched about each other behind their backs. And I mean everyone.

[Anonymous No.8635169]

>>8634423
>>8635163
Welcome to Britain.

[Anonymous No.8635172]

>>8635169
Still has better photography than we could ever hope for.

[Anonymous No.8635298]

>>8635028

I made the mistake of going as Two-Face yesterday. So I'm now in hundreds of pictures with FatHarlies.

[Anonymous No.8635314]

EGX was really great though. They've used all the extra space they have now really well and I'm already looking forward to next year!

[Anonymous No.8635327]

>>8635028
The UK cosplay scene consists entirely of lazy people cosplaying Harley Quinn.

[Anonymous No.8635335]

>>8635314
EGX is a game expo first and foremost. It's got more cosplay now than it used to, but it'll never be a prime cosplay event.

[Anonymous No.8635382]

Everyone's getting free stuff at EGX. Super jelly. Kinda wish I'd gotten tickets now.

[Anonymous No.8635383]

Within relation to OP's picture, please enjoy this latest cosplay from Queen of British cosplay, Eevee Cosplay.
Note: it's supposed to be Juvia from Fairy Tail.

[Anonymous No.8635389]

>>8635382
There's always next year

[Anonymous No.8635436]

>>8635382
What stuff?

[Anonymous No.8635463]

>>8635383
She needs to style the wig a little better but to be fair it's the best costume she's made that I've seen so I'm not going to tear down someone if they've improved.

[Anonymous No.8635483]

ECG reps about to be announced.

[Anonymous No.8635491]

>>8635483
Entries were shitty. Didn't the League group have Tabitha help them make props? She's a judge, that's so rigged

[Anonymous No.8635498]

>>8635463
I feel a packet of dye for all that jersey wouldn't have gone amiss. Arguably it's missing the implication of being a ripped dress and instead comes across as a skirt and top. But for a mod it's not bad.

Lack of wig styling does make it kind of lazy.

[Anonymous No.8635501]

>>8635483
Well?

[Anonymous No.8635548]

>>8635483
lmao they aren't gonna be announced until 5:30 bruh

[Anonymous No.8635659]

League group won
WarHammer thing was solo winner

[Anonymous No.8635700]

>>8635659
Pics?

[Anonymous No.8635753]

Kerry and kenny won group (they came runner up at lscc)

Clockwork dandy noodles won single

[Anonymous No.8635755]

[Anonymous No.8635760]

[Anonymous No.8635791]

Kenny and Kerry and the new Ben and Laura Sindall.

Everyone gets replaced sometimes

[Anonymous No.8635818]

>>8635791
Well yeah, nothing lasts forever... Aren't Ben and Laura way past competing now anyway? He organises and is friends with all the other organisers so he doesn't need to win stuff to get free tickets, and her own work is considerably more impressive than just entering cosplay competitions. More like they moved on.

Never heard of these new winners but their costumes look decent, especially for a UK prelim!

[Anonymous No.8635824]

>>8635791
never heard of Ben and Laura's costumes falling apart on stage

[Anonymous No.8635911]

>>8635791
No... Laura is above everyone

[Anonymous No.8635916]

>>8635791
HA NO! Laura is beyond cosplay now, up close her work is flawless. She just finished on beauty and the beast with Emma Watson so she's beyond anyone in the cosplay scene

[Anonymous No.8635932]

>>8635911
>>8635916
Holy shit. You can't be for real....

[Anonymous No.8635947]

>>8635932
She makes costumes and prosthetics etc for films professionally. She works at artem i think

[Anonymous No.8636078]

Out of all the contestants, the ones who won deserved to do so imo.

[Anonymous No.8636099]

>>8635760
I think I've met Kenny. He's one of the London Iron Man...men?

And I think he made Chappie. He's a pretty solid armour dude.

[Anonymous No.8636117]

>>8635947
Assumed this was common knowledge...
I have a massive amount of respect and love for Laura, but end of the day, it's her job, she's a professional costume maker. Hence why she's above everyone, it's her job and she's arguably one of the best in the industry.

Kenny and Kerry's armour work is pretty decent and seems to be getting better, but neither of them have done anything sewn to my knowledge, I'd like to see how they deal with that.

As for the comment above about them being the new Ben and Laura, let's see how they do in the ECG finals first

[Anonymous No.8636141]

>>8635932
She left her full time job at an SFX company Artem last year and became freelance doing shit for films. She's done really well and deserves it. Anyone who's doesn't believe can check her Instagram for photos with Dan Stevens (the beast from the film) she's beyond cosplay and Ben always took her and lex for an easy ride

[Anonymous No.8636143]

>>8636117
Lol sorry but unless they win alongside solo they aren't the new Laura and Ben

[Anonymous No.8636155]

>>8636117
She is absolutely amazing, but she is in no way one of the best in the industry. Best in the cosplay industry, and the most known film professional by cosplayers, but she is nowhere near the top costume designers and she'd agree

[Anonymous No.8636164]

Sorry I'm the anon from >>8628670 being super creepy. She gave me a huge list of professional places to order from when I asked her for advice last year and made me feel so much better about trying to enter contests.
There are lots of cool cosplayers like that when you start talking to them that I've met in the community big or small

[Anonymous No.8636171]

>>8636155
Don't think anyone said that she's still in her 20s, most famous costume designers are in there 40/50s easily just means she's doing well for herself generally in her career

[Anonymous No.8636199]

>>8636171
That is very true.

[Anonymous No.8636266]

Kenny and Kerry are great people, I'd love for them to win the ECG finals, but realistically I don't expect them to stand much chance.

[Anonymous No.8636286]

>>8636266
They're really sweet but they won't even place so yea

[Anonymous No.8636325]

>>8617449
I'd heard this, who is this guy?

[Anonymous No.8636326]

No way are we trying to replace anyone. Ben, laura and lex has all of our respect and we could never replace them. I often go to them for advise. Kerry and I are still really new to cosplay and the scene and have so much to learn. Each build we do is better than the previous as we pick up more and more techniques. We could is do our best and hopefully our best will do yall proud! We're always open to feedback and criticisms because that's the only way one can improve so feel free to message us!

[Anonymous No.8636988]

>>8636326
Piece of advice, PLEASE don't come and defend yourself on here in the future. This is just baseless dramu and not worth associating your name with. I appreciate the sweet tone of your post but it makes you seem like an idiot pandering to cgl.

[Anonymous No.8637056]

>>8636326
Also please, please stop with the dance gimmick.Your costume work is amazing and your fight scenes are very well done, you don't need the cheap gimmick. Plus it makes you seem like you're taking the piss out of the serious competitors/competitions and that deminishes any win. Sure cosplay is supposed to be fun but egc is supposed to be this serious competitive competition; stick to the tone of what you're entering!

[Anonymous No.8637069]

>>8637056
(Not Kenny) but you're kidding right? You're telling people who dress up in fancy dress costumes that they have to be 100% serious all the time? You sound like a knob. This isn't a serious hobby calm down

[Anonymous No.8637082]

>>8637069
I agree with you anon that it can be fun in contests there's no reason for it not to be but Kenny does seem to do the same thing every time, it starts off serious then goes into some weird dance mix, this is the 4th contest I've seen him do it in now.

[Anonymous No.8637085]

>>8637082
Watching it was awkward. The start of the performance yesterday was good - could've used some sound effects for the fight but otherwise solid. But then it just got weird and awkward to watch when the dance off part started.

Not to mention throwing a space hopper into the audience, I'm surprised they weren't disqualified on the projectile rule or for it being a hazard. The crowd was huge and it went directly into the audience sat at the front of the stage.

[Anonymous No.8637089]

>>8637069
No I'm asking them to stick to the tone of the competition they're in. you wanna dance at mcm go for it but when you representing the uk in a serious competitive competition that's about both craftsmanship and performance then girating on a sword and throwing around a space hopper isn't right.

[Anonymous No.8637092]

>>8637089
They won't place at ECG with that kind of act you're right. Hopefully they'll do the smart thing of changing up their usual routine and going to Laura, Lex and Ben for advice

[Anonymous No.8637096]

>>8637082
Oh I agree that they need to change it up. All I was saying is that pretending that this is a hobby that should be completely serious toned is idiotic

[Anonymous No.8637213]

>>8637096
Good job no one said that then isn't it.

[Anonymous No.8637243]

>>8637213
"It seems like you're taking the piss out of serious competitors and diminishes any win. This is a serious competition" if the competitors aren't having fun they shouldn't be doing it

[Anonymous No.8637272]

>>8637243
No one said don't have fun, you're completely managing to miss the point. Do you think that someone entering a Europe wide competition is doing it just for fun? Or because they also want to take place in a showcase of talent and skill and earn their win? It's one thing to cosplay, it's another to compete in a masquerade. and a completely different thing all together to compete in something like ecg. Basically ecg is a professional showcase so treat it like one. have fun doing it, but maybe skip the projectile space hopper.

[Anonymous No.8637283]

IT'S TIME FOR FUN

[Anonymous No.8637285]

>>8637272
>>8637243
>>8637213
>>8637096
>>8637092
>>8637089
>>8637085
>>8637082
>>8637056
>>8636988

[Anonymous No.8637336]

>>8637272
My problem is mainly that every competition Kenny enters, he does the same fight-turned-dance-off which was funny the first time but after a few skits that follow this pattern it's just not got the same effect. It's definitely time to start thinking up new ideas.

[Anonymous No.8637489]

>>8637336
All I hear is "WAH! I DON'T LIKE DANCING!". I hope he double fakes you next time. Does the fight routine, looks out at the crowd where you're about to have an aneurysm, then walks off the stage, only to return and dance for twice as long, just for you.

[Anonymous No.8637518]

>>8637336
It's boring and overdone.

[Anonymous No.8637623]

>>8637489
They didn't say they don't like dancing, they said they don't like rehashes of the same skit every single time, which is absolutely fair. Part of the key to Lex and Laura's success was they didn't repeat themselves.

[Anonymous No.8637740]

>>8637623
I wasn't hating on the dancing - I like the dancing and it's a change from the same old boring lack luster fighting skits that most armored cosplayers come up with. I legitimately enjoy Kenny and Kerry's skits but anyone can see that their ECG skit was almost identical (give or take a space hopper) to their LSCC one.

[Anonymous No.8639363]

Their skit at LSCC was hilarious. Then Kenny did something similar with Chappie, and then their ECG skit was just LSCC all over.

It was good, and funny the first time because it was unexpected. The space hopper was pretty funny though.

[Anonymous No.8639425]

I didn't really have any respect for her, now I have even less...

https://www.patreon.com/TabithaLyons?ty=h

[Anonymous No.8639449]

>>8639425
>Jasmine and Sultan
>$2,500 per month

[Anonymous No.8639504]

>>8639449
Just like the creative edge they are either being very greedy and deluded or just stupid and don't realise that it's not like kickstarter stretch goals.
I think artists and content creators should use Patreon and things like that for support but should start off and be realistic.

[Anonymous No.8639518]

>>8639504
There are some nerds with no concept of money/monthly payments.

[Anonymous No.8639524]

>>8639425
On the one hand it's good she finally twigged she could be getting some of this money herself instead of letting Creative Edge leech off of her.
On the other hand this is so misguided and totally not how Patreon works. You don't try batting for $2500+ right out the gate. That's basically asking for a full-time monthly salary when what you're delivering is a one-time thing. This is written like it's a Kickstarter. If that's the sort of money she's hoping to get in every month the only way she'll get there is if she puts in a monthly nude shoot. That's literally premium porn site money.

Good on her for trying to cash in for herself for once, total shame for not understanding crowdfunding and having such delusional goals.

[Anonymous No.8639679]

>>8639425
>>8639524
My thoughts exactly.

I'm all for Patreon, if people want to give and support someone then go for it. But they're approaching the format in totally the wrong way. Did they not look at successful artists who offer things like WIP sketches, PSD files, brushes, tutorials, etc? (Don't know any successfully funded cosplayers/costume designers and makers)

Also $2500 as the smallest milestone is disgusting, even if you convert that into pounds. The costumes she makes with the money are the basic, not the milestone. The milestones should be about giving back to the donors.

Seriously how dumb can you be to market yourself that badly? Just look at how patronage has worked throughout the ages. YOU SERVE YOUR DONOR THEY DO NOT SERVE YOU. Doing what you want is a privilege that having patrons allows you, but they should come first and foremost. There is literally nothing offered to the patrons in that fundraiser. It says in a small corner of the description that they run courses each month - BANK IN ON THAT YOU IDIOTS. Film them, lock them, make them patron exclusive. Even if stuff gets leaked, people actually do still support artists they love out of principle.

Seriously people learn basic fucking business tactics this makes me angry. If they succeed regardless then good for them, but I swear that a little extra sense thrown in would make a world of a difference.