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PAX East 2016 Cosplay Thread
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There are no rule changes to the Cosplay weapons rules this year. There is no reason chain mail would not be allowed.
Not to be rude or anything but how do you now this for PAX East this year? I really would like to hear from an official source.
With the new city ordinance in Boston banning any replica handguns in public I think people will want to be 100% positive with this new ordinance and how it may effect those that are planning on bringing any sort of cosplay item that may remotely look like a gun.
While I don't think there is going to be any issues you never know with the way the world is now a days.
Just so people know all they do is take the "gun" away and you will need to pick it up at the police station.
I am the Enforcer who is the liaison for the forum regarding these issues. I formerly was the Security Chief at PAX East and am now a Lieutenant withing the Enforcers. As of now there are no changes to PAX's policy. Chain mail has never been banned and it isn't banned now.
City of Boston rules and how you might interact with the Boston PD regarding a replica firearm is not something I can speak to. We never know what the BCEC security will do, frankly I can't speak to how BPD will react either. Last year I had to tell them that we (PAX) were fine with replica guns and got them to give back some they were going to confiscate. How will that play out this year, I have no way of knowing.
PAX rules have not changed and chain mail is allowed.
Thanks for the clarification on who you are and what role you play. I do appreciate that.
Hopefully this new city ordinance will not have any major effect on what goes on inside the BCEC.
Cosplay policies have not changed from last year, you can find them all here.
http://east.paxsite.com/safety-and-security#weapons-check-policies
Chain mail is fine.
This year I'm thinking Callie from Splatoon. I'm a little worried about the cold, but it should be fun, as long as that wig is done on time...
I have a very low tolerance for cold, so even though my costumes were built for cold weather in mind, I still wore a warm jacket last year and just checked it when I got to the convention. I think it is well worth the line not to freeze my butt off.
Currently planning out a Destiny warlock and Captain Falcon.
Going for Tony from Hotline Miami 2.
Anybody have a reccomendation for fake blood on the latex mask that won't be a big mess?
I did 3 variants over the past 2 years from the first game (Aubrey, Richard and Dennis). I used a product called Perma-blood. I used a 16oz bottle of it (With at least 3/4 of the bottle remaining) and an old crayola marker to try and do my slashing splatter on one jacket, 2 pairs of jeans, a pair of sneaker, a knife and an axe. I never used it on the masks but I'm pretty confident it'll work nicely on them since it's essentially a paint. I would suggest doing the blood close to the show, though. I don't know how quickly it does so but it tends to age similar to blood, getting darker almost to a brown color with time. I covered the clothes in blood on the Wednesday evening going into that PAX weekend.
If it'll help, here's the photos I took of my fabric tests (the daylight photos), and the process on the costume itself when I bloodied it up. http://imgur.com/a/mXgVK
And here's the finished product. I wish I had more detail shots to highlight the blood for you. http://imgur.com/a/3Cuvg
If you have any other questions, let me know, I'll try to help however I can.
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deciding between Yuffie (FF7) and the Annihilator specialist class (Black Ops 3) .. what do you guys think? i can look like either of them haha
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Going to go with Yuffie, as she's way more recognizable, also probably more con-friendly.
I dyed my beard for Max Payne a coupla years back (He's got dark brown, bordering on black hair...mine is reddish-brown).
The rule of thumb is go a tinch lighter than you might expect, though I used store-bought just for men dye. For that bluish grey...dunno where you'd get it.
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Friday I'll be Neo and have a lovely yang who already posted in here. ;D
Saturday I'll be wearing my Rajang Armor set from Monster Hunter 4 Ulitmate. Still working on it, but I think it's coming out great. ;3 Though right now I'm trying to figure out the best way to make the Demon Rod weapon. It's pretty big and I want to break it down at least a little. x:
I was considering Symmetra or Pharah, but I wasn't really interested in the game, I just liked having more than one option in my skin tone. I'm excited to see your rendition.
you can go as archer lol.a friend and i are going as pam and dr.krieger.
I would love to meet up with you in your Aveil cosplay and get pictures! I'm making my own version of a Fierce Deity for Princess Zelda. c:
Also reminds me of the taxi from who framed Rodger Rabbit
Haven't decided what I'll do on Friday. Probably bring out a cosplay I haven't worn in a while.
Unfortunately the extent of my costume will have to be determined by whether or not I manage to get a close hotel. There is no way Mercedes' crossbow is making it anywhere on the T.
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Anyone have any suggestions about how best to OR reasons not to glue the studs on? I was thinking of using Gorilla glue or some sort of clear epoxy...I'm worried about it looking glued on and or possibility of studs just falling off as the day progresses.
As long as your leather isn't coated in anything that might peel off (some paints, weird sealants, etc.) an epoxy would definitely do the job.
As far as rubbing line the inside with some fabric like strips from and old pair of jeans. Cut it up and glue it to the inside.
I don't think it is. I found something on Amazon, E6000? It supposedly can bond leather and metal with a clear finish, which is what I need. I will give this a shot
...and if its a no go, I'm breaking out the drill!
And I can use the epoxy to line the inside with jeans, I know I have a few pair knocking around somewhere. Thanks for the suggestions!
I'll be cosplaying Eris Morn from Destiny on Fri and probably a Splicer from Bioshock on Sun.
Ughhhh Lulu is one of my dream cosplays! I can't wait to see how it turns out!
'16: Pool Party Draven, French Maid Draven
'15: Ahri
'14: Yin, Headmistress Fiora
'13 : Cynthia, Fem Shizuo
'12: Ronald Knox, Fem Shizuo
'11: Kikyo, Cynthia