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From the San Diego Comic-Con 2008 comes cooking V!

I've been meaning to get around to posting something regarding my single devoted entry into Cosplay, but it was hard to get good pictures together, as my own tended to be poor due to my limited visibility in costume.

My eternal thanks go to Mike Rollerson, who out of the sea of photographers waiting outside the Masquerade, was the only one to take and post such spectacular pictures! Without him, I'd never have seen the other contestants in any detail nor myself!

I'm posting this in Crafts>Other, because my costume is such a grab bag of self made, designed, and re-purposed parts. Of the whole suit, the Mask was by far the most time taking and strenuous part for me. It is personally handmade in casting plastic, and painted to match the movie version. Lightweight, sturdy, and not as ungodly oversized as the cheap plastic version!

I custom designed the doublet with tailor assistance, and hand altered the apron to my frilly satisfaction. The painted burlap gloves were a fun, clean, and cheap alternative to the scar make-up I'd been using up to this point, and largely turned out well! No putty mess at the very least!

I also made the convention safe daggers and belt, though they are not a part of this version of the costume. There are NO official parts in this costume at all. The Rubies stuff is terrible!

Description
From the San Diego Comic-Con 2008 comes cooking V!

I've been meaning to get around to posting something regarding my single devoted entry into Cosplay, but it was hard to get good pictures together, as my own tended to be poor due to my limited visibility in costume.

My eternal thanks go to Mike Rollerson, who out of the sea of photographers waiting outside the Masquerade, was the only one to take and post such spectacular pictures! Without him, I'd never have seen the other contestants in any detail nor myself!

I'm posting this in Crafts>Other, because my costume is such a grab bag of self made, designed, and re-purposed parts. Of the whole suit, the Mask was by far the most time taking and strenuous part for me. It is personally handmade in casting plastic, and painted to match the movie version. Lightweight, sturdy, and not as ungodly oversized as the cheap plastic version!

I custom designed the doublet with tailor assistance, and hand altered the apron to my frilly satisfaction. The painted burlap gloves were a fun, clean, and cheap alternative to the scar make-up I'd been using up to this point, and largely turned out well! No putty mess at the very least!

I also made the convention safe daggers and belt, though they are not a part of this version of the costume. There are NO official parts in this costume at all. The Rubies stuff is terrible!