ComicCon!

So in other news, our state has decided to host it's own comiccon!! Although I'm not a huge comic book fan my elder sister is so she bought us both tickets. It's coming up in September and is really short notice so we're having a hard time deciding if we should dress up or not. Our plan (if we did something) would be to wear our superman and batman shirts (with capes attached) and some pleated skirts in the superhero chick fashion. I'm both excited and nervous. They've invited so many guests and I've NEVER been to a convention this big before. The biggest one I've been to has only just hit something like 3000 people. So if you have any hints and pointers to give about attending a huge con like this let me know because anything would be welcome.

Update on Kazuma's head frame:
So when they say check to make sure your material is solder-able. They mean it. It didn't destroy my head or anything it just didn't seal my joints as well as I want. So here comes the handy dandy dad to save the day! He found this lovely thing called Flux (?) that is supposedly a bonding agent and that we should use his blow torch instead of a soldering iron. I've never really worked with a blow torch before but since I'll get to play with fire (with adult supervision) I'm still excited.  We'll see how it turns out. Pictures to come.

On another note. My sister and partner in crime has expressed interest in posting on the blog as well about her adventures in crafting her cosplay. She's working on making animated wings which is so versatile in many costumes and cosplays that I can't imagine it not being useful. So please look forward to her posts and pictures!

Seriously

Just a quick shout out with conventions coming up and such feel free to message me if you need some help. I know I'm a beginner and all that and that my quadsuit didn't turn out all that fantastic but I have done a LOT of research so if you need help with something I can try my best to answer any questions. I created this blog so that people like me who wanted to try quadsuiting and other costumes with more difficulty could get help with any stumbles.
So yeah...just saying. I'm here for you, if you want me to be....
*feels awkward*

halfway head

wire frame heads are interesting to build. I used the mascot book again which you can find Here. It is actually very helpful. It shows how to make suits from various materials and it has a whole chapter just on heads. I used it to help with the quadsuit as well. First you want to start out with the side profile...

 Then it has you do a horizontal piece.

 I wish styrofoam heads were the same size as regular heads. But alas I do not have one in my head size.

 this shows the third attachment piece.

 this also shows the third piece.

 skipped a few steps but basically just more circles added. I almost stopped here but my father pointed out very wisely that the more wire I added the sturdier it would be.

 the piece of tape near the head's eye is where my eye line is.

 ugly side profile of me. I was surprised I could stick my head in with the wire.

shows my possible ear. Kazma's ears are freakishly long and I'll be hitting doorways every time I go anywhere so I tried to shorten them just a little but this, I think, is too short. Still haven't worked out how I'll support them because they're a little heavy.
So as soon as I have all the pieces worked out I'll solder the connecting points and tape over sharp wire ends. And after that I'll sew a fabric mesh over the wire and, depending on if I use iron melding interfacing as the mesh or not, I'll either sew the fur from there or from the mesh.
trying to keep working and making progress. So far I've done okay with time management but I'm thinking it's the calm before the storm.

King Kazma

So with all the leftover fur from my quadsuit I decided to do another furry. Even when I complained how tired I was of fur. I'm doing another team one with my elder sister. She's being Natsuki from Summer Wars. I've decided on King Kazma.
My sister is being very brave and doing both forms of her avatar.

Her final form

Her beginning form

King Kazma

I would do Kazma's final form too but it's a little more complicated than his first form and I'm not sure I'm ready to do another big costume like his final form.



King Kazma Final Form/2.0

Doing this one would require me making feet and attaching a wig somehow. I'm not sure I have the skill to do it. And for the cosplay contest I also plan on doing some martial art moves and I wouldn't be able to do it with foam feet on. So the first form is most likely all I'll be able to do. Too bad though cause the second form is really bad a$$.

Anyway, please look forward to my adventure in making this costume. I've already started the head and it's coming along very nicely. (who knew wire frame heads were so much easier?!)

Until next time.