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ikky
Joined: 28 Dec 2006
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| Is this some MacGyver costume making? I'm not a cosplayer, but this was a an interesting read! Like they say, gaffa tape can be used for absolutely anything if you are creative enough. |
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jetz
Joined: 31 Jan 2007
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Location: Manila, Philippines
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:47 pm |
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| I've never seen this section before - is this a regular section? Cause I'm a total newbie when it comes to cosplaying. I'll be cosplaying for the first time this month, so I need all the tips I'm gonna need. |
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britannicamoore
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Joined: 05 Dec 2005
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Location: Detroit, MI. Or should I say Mt. Pleasant, MI? I live in a hand.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:29 pm |
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Wow- duct tape. never thought to use that.
I might have to try it out. |
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CCSYueh
Joined: 03 Jul 2004
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Location: San Diego, CA
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:13 pm |
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| ABout 4 or 5 yrs ago there was a Chocolate Misu at Comic-con-the suspender outfit (black pants, hat, suspenders-no shirt). I assumed since the Black suspenders managed to stay over her breases tape or glue was involved. She was enourmously popular among the male con-goers |
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Talon87
Joined: 05 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:41 pm |
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For those who already know how to use a sewing machine and fabric, this probably won't be replacing the traditional costume-making method any time soon. The tradeoff for ease of use would seem to be cost; God knows how many rolls of duct tape he goes through just to cover every last square-centimeter of cardboard.
However, for those who are going for less traditional "costumes" (e.g. Al from FMA, a Gundam unit, anything not really made of fabric in the anime's universe!), this sounds like a brilliant idea. Should open the door for a lot more cosplay, and it is admittedly hard to beat the (relative) ease of duct tape and cardboard vs. PVC or other hard materials.
Cool article. |
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Zombie Youth
Joined: 05 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:25 pm |
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Hmm... isn't it illegal to have a toy gun without a bright orange tip on it? I mean, even if it is made of duct tape.
But yeah. Duct tape fixes everything, costumes included. |
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The Xenos
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
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Location: Boston
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:39 am |
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I never made a full costume with tape, but I have used electrical tape on a black pleather / vinyl costume to fix stuff that had come unsewn. I kept a bit of it in a pocket just in case and I needed it for some bits I had rushed to sew on.
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aluria
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
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Location: Surrey, BC, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:29 pm |
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| Lol, this article immediately made my think of the Red and Green movie^^ Duct tape for the win! |
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Keito.chan
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
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Location: Northborough, MA
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:57 pm |
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Duct tape is the best ever and don't underestimate the strength of cardboard. I made my sword (Saya from Blood+) out of both and it works magnificently. When I started, I was worried that it wouldn't work (especially with me at the helm, crafts and I don't get along, but there's very little I won't at least attempt for the sake of cosplay), but was much easier to do than I had expected. It's survived a con and halloween and still looks great.
Plus, that's the only prop I've managed to get through security (forgot that the metal head of a staff shouldn't actually be metal.) |
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