Any Cosplayers? :D

[Quilly]

I must admit,one of my motivations for becoming more fitter is so that I can cosplay characters from some of my more favourite animes and games like Deadman Wonderland,Fullmetal Alchemist,Tekken,Metal Gear Solid etc   I've always wondered if NF had any otakus or cosplayers in its depths. 

 

Included is my cosplay of the Undertaker from Kuroshitsujii from last year's Comic Con in Dubai. God,liquid latex REEKS. 

 

 

 

And then there's my Kiba cosplay (from the anime Wolf's Rain). The jaw moves when I speak and the nose, teeth and tongue are handmade by yours truly. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here's me as Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist (that's my boyfriend as Jiraya). 

 

 

 

 

 

So otakus,where are you hiding?! 

[JessOfAllTrades]

Not so much an anime fan anymore, but through high school and college I loved cosplaying, and want to continue for some future cons (I've been out of it for the past 5 years. Yeesh).

 

Being able to pull of FemShep from Mass Effect is one of my motivators at the moment.

 

Here are a few shots of my older costumes that I still love. We have Spoiler!Midna from Twilight Princess, Sheik in the black outfit from Super Smash Brothers Brawl, and Seras in her red outfit from the Hellsing manga (stealing Pip's hat). Unfortunately the shots don't show everything, and as I said, they are old and show some of my mistakes.

 

http://nerdfitnessrebellion.com/index.php?/gallery/album/47-old-cosplay-pics/

[guest439437484421]

This summer will be my first cosplay.  I'll be going as Harry Dresden from the dresden files.

 

My ultimate goal is to get ripped enough to pull off Major Armstrong from Full Metal Alchemist.

[Taz]

Cosplay is one of the reasons I joined the Rebellion- so I can tone up! Near the end of Spring I'll be going to my first Con. I plan to go as a female version of Brick (from Borderlands). I'm supposed to be working on my outfit >_> but I've been lazy about it.

[ellystar]

I also joined the rebellion to get in better shape for cosplay. I've had the materials to make Kallen from Code Geass for years, I just need to body type to feel comfortable in it.

 

I've made 80+ costumes in the past six years, for myself and others. It's my favorite thing and I've made some amazing friends doing it. Here's my stuff: http://www.acparadise.com/loves/stardust462

[SkiBlue]

It's not one of the reasons why I joined the Rebellion, but it's definitely one of the reasons why I want to get in shape. I have plenty of costume ideas (cosplay and otherwise) that I would love to bring to life, but I definitely need to get in better shape to do them. I also need to practice some more with sewing and such. Most of the costumes I want to make are Star Wars related; I want to join the 501st Legion someday.

 

I've only cosplayed once at Otakon in 2009, and it was one of the best times of my life. I can't wait to do it again!

[Niccolo]

I'm also an aspiring cosplayer. I've done two so far: Ezio from AC: Brotherhood and a Demon Hunter from Diablo 3.

I have two projects that I'd like to have ready for PAX Prime this year: Corvo Attano from Dishonored and Monkey from Enslaved. The Monkey costume is actually what has been driving a lot of my fitness goals since the last PAX. For both of these projects, I'm gunning to learn a lot of new skills, like prop making and epoxy casting.

[BeautifulBeast]

I wish I had talent with sewing because I would LOVE to cosplay. But I don't

[JessOfAllTrades]

I need to get into prop making and casting if I ever want to do Shepard. Any tips, ladies and gentlemen? Basically looking into best methods to make futuristic armor and/or weapons.

[Garth]

I don't know if it's strictly cosplay, but I love dressing up. 

 

Went as Dr Horrible to a fancy dress party last year:

 

& Shaun of the Dead for Halloween: 

[Niccolo]

I need to get into prop making and casting if I ever want to do Shepard. Any tips, ladies and gentlemen? Basically looking into best methods to make futuristic armor and/or weapons.

 

I've done some work with armor for a costume before.  You can use foam, like craft foam or flooring foam, to make the armor.  After it's heated up using a heat gun or hair dryer, you can mold it to a shape that it'll hold.  Then it's a matter of sealing it with several layers of white glue (Elmer's, etc.) and you can even go as far as to use epoxy to make it completely rigid.  

 

Take a look at The Replica Prop Forum.  They have a huge amount of information on how to create armor for cosplaying.  

 

Good Luck!

[KAllen]

That's me in the middle, w/ Chancellor Gowron (Robert O'Reilly) on the left, and Chacellor Martok (J.G. Hertzler) on the right.

[EmlyAnne]

I was Kim Possible last year for ACen.

 

 

This year I am working on Koyuki from Sgt. Frog.

[Kunai]

One of my biggest goals is to be able to pull off a respectable Goku cosplay. Long way to go. lol.

[Sihu Kee]

That's a big goal for me too. I want to be an awesome fem Ezio for Dragon*Con this year!

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[Laney]

Gonna dredge up this topic, how's everyone's cosplay weight loss going? I'd love to follow any cosplay blogs if you have them.

 

Here's a couple of my best

 

 

[JessOfAllTrades]

Your Hinoto is awesome.

 

So my friends are trying to convince me to go to Otakon. The only future cosplay I have in mind is FemShep, but I will definitely not be ready to pull off a full armored version. I'm considering one of the off-duty casual outfits, which means getting my butt into shape will be all the more important (no hiding under armor!). So, crazy for a broke grad student? Thoughts?

[Spider-Dan]

Jofalltrades - I love your Midna!

I cosplay, but would not call myself an otaku. Costumes I currently do

Spider-Man and Symbiote Spider-Man (both from Spider-Man 3)

Naked Snake (Metal Gear Solid 3)

Snake Eyes (GIJOE)

Storm Shadow (GIJOE)

2 Jedi Knight costumes (Star Wars)

Mandalorian (Star Wars)

The Joker (Batman)

Ironman Mk VI - Work in progress (Ironman)

Ryu (Street Fighter)

Potential costumes I may do in the future include Indiana Jones and Lee "Apollo" Adama from the newer BSG series.

[stellalihr]

I'm a cosplayer!  Some of my recent ones are Starbuck from BSG and Deneve from Claymore (my friends and I did this as a group, and it was epic).  I pulled of a pretty sweet Darth Maul for Halloween as well.

 

I'm not the best at sewing, but I love prop-making and SFX make-up.  I made the swords for our Claymore group.  A couple years ago I whipped together an infested Kerrigan (Starcraft) costume over about 2 weeks worth of evenings.  One of my ultimate cosplay goals is to re-do her and go all-out.  I also really want to do Leona Heidern from KOF, but I know I won't really be able to pull that off without abs... some day!

 

I scrounged up some pictures.. I am notoriously bad at documenting things (especially myself):  http://nerdfitnessrebellion.com/index.php?/gallery/album/153-cosplay/

 

jofalltrades- I'm also a poor graduate student... if only I had more funding for costumes!

[Laney]

@jofalltrades- Thanks! FemShep's casual outfits can still be pretty complicated, which one did you have in mind? Either way it'd be awesome

 

@stellalihr- CLAYMORE /faints

 

 

Everyone here is awesome and I love all of you. That is all.

[minderly]

I'm a cosplayer!  Some of my recent ones are Starbuck from BSG and Deneve from Claymore (my friends and I did this as a group, and it was epic).  I pulled of a pretty sweet Darth Maul for Halloween as well.

 

jofalltrades- I'm also a poor graduate student... if only I had more funding for costumes!

yay! BSG! I tried my hand at Caprica 6...though I'm not tall enough or fit enough...though I was in better shape when I did it than I am now. I'm also a grad student...so going all out is really hard...though I love sewing.

 

I'm with Garthgreen on this...I  love dress up!! :-) but I'm not as good as most girls, like Laney. Those are amazing. Did you actually make those yourself?

[Laney]

@mindytx88- Ahh you're so pretty, that looks great! And thanks, I make everything myself, but trust me, my first few were so bad. I literally want to crawl in a hole and never come out when I see pictures of my first costumes D:

[minderly]

haha thanks

you're costumes are really amazing!! It must have taken a lot of dedication. You look great

[Spider-Dan]

Mindy, I think you are being too hard on yourself. I saw the pic before I started reading and instantly knew you were Number 6. Good job.

[Suited hippy]

I've never been to a con or anything but go all out for any costume party I goto...

 

The buddy of mine who took my GI Joe picture<<< is going to do a Wolverine photo shoot with me. I just started the blades, but it is going to take me a bit to get them finished. Fitness wise I think By the time the blades are complete so will my toning.