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Well, I figured since I had the photo, I would update with this. It was hard to find the appropriate category though ^_^;

Anyway, this is my sister and I in Yuan and Kratos cosplay from Tales of Symphonia (my sister's on the right). We wore these last year to Anime Boston 2006. Each of us made our own costumes. Though Sam did get a little help from Mom, but for the most part we did it by ourselves.

I'm pretty proud of the prop, which I designed and built on my own ^_^. My shoulder was killing me after the convention was over though. It wasn't that it was heavy, it's just that people liked the shots where I held it over my head (like the one here).

It was a lot of fun. We got lots of compliments, but no one knew who we were save like two people ^_^;;; But we didn't really mind.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy!

This photo was taken by A Fan's View.Com
It was also published in NewTypeUSA!!! O_O (A friend showed it to me, I have a subscription and I didn't even notice... -_-; )

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:iconcrimsonakuma:
WOW!!! O_o That's so COOL!!! It looks pre~~tty. ^_^ What's it made out of? Wood? Wait, no, that'd be way too heavy, right? I'll understand if it's a secret though! XD It looks great!

o_O How could you not notice your own photo? That's weird. Was it that shocking? I wouldn't think so, your costume looking like the epitome of awesome-ness and all. ^_^

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It's actually made out of a flagpole and two of those 3-panel-display cardboard things. I cut off the knob on top of the flagpole, sanded off the finish, and then painted it blue. Then I cut the cardboard into the shape I wanted, but left a hole through each piece (I doubled it to make it sturdier) to fit the flagpole in. Afterwards I sandwiched the pole between some smaller pieces of cardboard and a lot of hot glue. Then all I had to do was wrap the edges in masking tape to give it a smooth look and paint it with latex paint (acrylic didn't work).

This method really worked out for me, because it didn't look like it was made of cardboard, even though it was. And by choosing the 3-panel display cardboard, which though thin is really sturdy, I didn't have to worry about damaging it every time it knocked against someone. It was also light enough for me to do some neat poses ^_^; <-- doesn't have a lot of physical strength/stamina.

I didn't notice it... Cause I wasn't looking for it... ^_^;
:iconcujo-escariot:
Thats awsome o0. Like the staff like weapon. Well done.

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:iconsylviaviridian:
Oh, my god, that is so much win. :heart:_:heart:

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WHOA OO
I am going to make Yuan, too. So...i'm not making that costume, a friend of me does that...
i can't make costumes, thats why she have to do it xD;
Anyway, this costumes are pretty, very very pretty >///<
Luv it x3
:iconcrimsonnataku:
*Blush* Thank you very much ^_^
:iconcrimsonnataku:
Thank you for the compliment.

You may want to try giving costume-making a shot, when I first started I didn't know how to turn on a sewing machine ^_^; Yet now I'm able to make costumes that I'm happy with, and this is only my third costume to date ^_^.
:iconcujo-escariot:
You're welcome ^_^

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"Its all about the little dyslexic Satan worshiper, that devoted his life to Santa."

The Voices Are Too Loud. I Can't Hear The Other Voices Talk.

I'm forever marching on in the vast recesses of a wastleand I call my head.
:iconpuzzlepiece1343:
Wow! Lovely costumes! It looks like they took forever!
I understand going to a con and having no one recognize you. I went to a con of like 500 people as Aikka from Oban Star-Racers, and only one person lnew who I was. It was kinda lame.

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