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Convention Events and Programming => Cosplay => Topic started by: Vondan on January 19, 2006, 03:00:52 pm
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What are some of the odd things you have found to use on a costume or the best place you have found for cheap materials.
A few weeks ago I used the brass feet off Suitcases as Studs for Gladiator arm bands
Cheapest Matierls I have found for making capes was when SVDP was dumping all the sewing stuff from the Sennca Street Store and I got 100 bed sheets in variours solid colors for about 10 cent each.
Hit up places that have huge machine parts for the foam they come packed in, it's often a hi density foam and sometimes in grey or silver
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Duct tape.
I've cosplayed only once. >_>
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I think mine would have to be the time I found the vest for my Lupin costume. I had everything else for my costume so I went to Goodwill in search for some kind of vest. After searching for just a couple of minutes I came across the vest. It was perfect; the right color, pattern, size, still in good condition, and used (for the Lupin effect).
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@negima
I've done goodwill too... very useful at times, but others *shakes fist*
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Goodwill rocks ware else will I find colectable stuff for 99 cents I could e-Bay for $100 if Icould dare to part with it. I like when Moms clean out there grown up kids closet and dumps stuff off at goodwill
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My dad gave me three yards of old car upholstery out of my '67 Nova. I made my YUna belt and bag out of it.
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My dad gave me three yards of old car upholstery out of my '67 Nova. I made my YUna belt and bag out of it.
Yeah ever since I read the making of DUNE (87 version) and learned that all the space suits were made from Car Upholstrey Vinyl I wanted to try something with it. Some neabors gave me some Vinyl floor mates about 3 feet wide and 6 feet long I want to do somethng with it. Ohh I could dye my hair red and go as Raban I'm to old for paul and I just dont think i'd make a good Fayed
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I made nearly all of my save point moogle outfit out of one white fleece sweatshirt. I made the skirt out of the arms, and the necklaces/armbands out of the collar. For the shoes, I covered them with a towel, and the wings out of fabric I had left over from another cosplay. It was a total last minute costume, but really fun to wear.
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lets see old white satin sheet for moogle acessoires lots of sheets for the link troop and i used scraps for the gir link outfit, a yard sale 1 dollar a bag about 11 belts for my lulu cosplay, black costume satin got in late from halloween 90% off 10 yard 4 dollars, i used some to make a batman purse saturday
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Well, my first cosplay consisted of me being sewen into an old shirt that was changed to look like the top for Michiru Kaiou's Mugen School Outfit. @.@
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Thrift stores are so good for cosplay. My first time I cosplayed as Golgo-13 and after months of searching for the perfect grey/whitish suit I found one for $5. I still can use it for multiple other cosplays like GTO, and Harry from Gungrave to name a few.
Last year I found my perfect red Lupin III jacket at Value Village for $5. It was very nice.
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A telephone!
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And old pringles can and some clothespins. I have to say those were the best.
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And old pringles can and some clothespins. I have to say those were the best.
Oh yes I remember the things I made from old pringles cans and clothespins, those days were the best. I wonder if the under sheriff has forgotten that night? Mike did say his eyebrows grew back. It's not like it was something really bad like the time I made a flamethrower and burned all the hair off both my arms. And ha they said some one would loose an eye and no one did.
EDIT: And don’t try that at home kids… Now you know
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oh yeah this last con, i turned my old pikachu cosplay into a shuyin cosplay with scraps of link belts and some black duck tape