Cosplay Weapon-Making

As you all know by now, my son Marc is into cosplaying.  Aside from having costumes made, finding wigs, shoes and other accessories, part and parcel of the total look is the weapon or gadget used by the character being portrayed.

And fortunately for my son, his classmate John C, who also is a cosplayer, has got the talent in doing such.

I did have the opportunity once to watch how the weapon of Sasha of Seikon no Qwaser was made (it was the simplest of them all though) and somehow I’ve got the idea now of the whole process.

John C (who cosplayed as Cloud Strife and Noctis below) already did several weapons to-date…

And so here now is the step-by-step process of cosplay weapon-making…

… making marks on the styro sheet (pattern)

… cutting-out the pattern…

… end-product after the cutting phase…

…putting some cut-out papers drenched in starch…

  … drying it out for about an hour, before spraying it with paint…

  … spray painting…

 

and here is the end-result…Sasha’s weapon…

What I have illustrated here is really a very simple process but I just want to impart whatever knowledge I had gained, no matter how little it is :-)

Cosplay Adventures…

After Mangaholics 2009, it was time for Hero Nation.  It was held at A Venue, Makati Avenue last November 30 of last year. 

 As in Mangaholics, my son portrayed Gilbert Nitrate of Pandora Hearts, and this time around he and some friends joined the catwalk.  Here he is, at the stage, as My Hero Individual Contestant No. 84…

It was fun seeing him on the stage because he is basically a shy guy.  And I am just amaze as to how his personality transforms once he dons an anime costume…

And here I am posing with my son, his cousin Rap and other cosplayers…

 

Next stop… Toy Convention 2009 at SM’s Mega Trade Hall B last December 20…

 

as Roxas of Kingdom Hearts…

and as with Hero Nation, another catwalk experience for my son…

 

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and Marc receiving a token courtesy of Sugarfree and Blue…

the cosplayers also did a small parade around the mall…

posing with friends…

and with me…

Next destination… Otaku Expo 2010 at SM’s Mega Trade 2 last January 24 playing Noctis of Final Fantasy 13…

and here are some of my  photoshop creations using the Noctis character…  

Next journey… Toys and Hobbies Convention at

Robinson’s Manila last February 28, this time as Sasha of  Seikon no Qwaser…

did some photoshop creations…

   

Marc with some of the beautiful cosplayers who attended Tagcom…

and with his friends, posing outside the venue…

and inside Robinson’s…

and at the stage, doing the catwalk…

 

and with me…

and last stop (well, as of this post)… Ozinefest 2010 at SM’s Mega Trade Halls 1 and 2 last April 11, again as Sasha of Seikon no Qwaser… this time donning the correct costume…

  with friend John Carl Flores as Noctis of Final Fantasy 13…

with the girls of Ozinefest 2010…

There was supposed to be another cosplay anime event last May 8, Go Kaisho, but unfortunately was moved to June.  Well, I guess, my son has to wait for some more days…

Looking back at all the cosplay /anime events that we had attended, each one was unforgettable. I truly enjoyed accompanying my son to these activities… becoming his official photographer, I’ve seen his transformations.  I still clearly remember how awkward his poses then, fumbling with his hands, trying hard how to project.  And slowly, event after event, he found his way with my camera.  He is not shy anymore , so comfortable now even when he’s being  asked to strike a pose by people watching the event.  Somehow, he has grown into a better person because of his passion for cosplaying.  And it also became a venue for our bonding moments… and so I eagerly await for the next cosplay activity!!!

Charice’ Pyramid!!!

My featured video for now is “Pyramid” by Charice featuring Iyaz, which as of this writing is the Number One on the Billboard Dance/Club Charts. Do enjoy watching it and hope you would like the upbeat tempo and if you are in the mood to sing along, here’s the lyrics of the song…

Shawty's love is like a pyramid (ooh)
We stand together till the very end (eh ooh)
There'll never be another love for sure (ooh)
Iyaz and Charice let we go
Stones, heavy like the love you've shown (shown)
Solid as the ground we've known (known)
And I just wanna carry on
We took it from the bottom up (no no no)
And even in a desert storm (yeah)
Sturdy as a rock we hold (oh)
Wishing every moment froze
Now I just wanna let you know
Earthquakes can't shake us
Cyclones can't break us
Hurricanes can't take away our love
Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh (oooh)
Cold (cold), never ever when you're close (close)
We will never let it fold (fold)
A story that was never told
Something like a mystery (yoh!)
And every step we took we've grown
Look how fast the time has flown
A journey to a place unknown
We're going down in history
Earthquakes can't shake us (oh)
Cyclones can't break us (oh)
Hurricanes can't take away our love
Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (hey!)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top, (at the top baby) like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing (wind is blowing)
We'll never fall just keep it going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid (eh oh)
Like a pyramid girl let me show you
That I love you so much
That we gonna get through (oh oh)
Even when there's storms
I will never go, Ima be the one to keep you safe (hey)
Before was our love back it up more than enough
Holding on to one another be the cover when it's rough (oh oh)
Mother nature (hey) or disaster won't stop at happy ever after
Pyramid, keep it going (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)
Oh oh ooooh (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)
Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (solid rock)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch (oooh)
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay (Charice), like a pyramid (what what)
Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid (pyramid)
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep it going
Forever we will stay (ooh), like a pyramid
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh

Missing My Blog!!!

It’s been awhile since I made a post…almost five months, my last was November 24 of last year.  I just can’t believe that it was that long…too much break huh!!!

I would have celebrated my first year anniversary in blogging last January 27 but I wasn’t still in the mood for writing at that time.  I guess it’s about time to go back …i did miss it really.  I also want to thank those who drop-by my blog.  I never thought that after 1 year and five months, my readership will reach 26,000 and read all over the world.  To think that I am not much of a writer, but really a very frustrated one :-)….

I do hope that I will also go back to my other love, which is scrapbooking.   Its the primary reason why my blog was born.  And I think most of my readers are scrapbook lovers too.

But for the meantime, I will update you all with my son’s (and mine too) cosplaying adventures since that was what my last blog was all about.

And so.. back to my blogging journeys…