Are you familiar with the term " Cosplay " ? Revolver from Tri-Gun

00MrNotWrong00

Are you familiar with the term " Cosplay " ?

I'm not sure if anyone here frequents any Anime Conventions, but if you do, you most likely Know all about it. For those that don't it normally goes something like this. Con goers come to the convention in costume, they compete in the costume masquerade, then groups of costumers put together a sort performances that are judged and prizes are awarded to the most entertaining group. The short performances are normally relevant to pop culture or recent events or just scene from the film the characters are from, but it's all in fun.

Props used in these performances are normally over sized and simple, like a stage prop would be, in theater, where live performers would put on a play for a live audience. People all the way in the back need to be able to see the items/props and recognize them.

This brings us to my Costume/stage prop Revolver from Tri-Gun. The item is very simple and easily recognizable from over 100 feet away. Check it out and let me know what you think.





Also if you have made any stage props that you are proud of please post pictures.



john

Mercury

Will that be something else you might offer as a kit? Looks very nice finished!

00MrNotWrong00

I have ten right now, I'm going to finish them off and try to put pictures of them up on all the cosplay websites, and I'll also have them available in the junkyard. My credit is now frozen some how, so I will only be excepting money orders, when everything is said and done. I can't believe this much can go wrong in one year, I need to find a job really bad.

Ham Salad

Sure, it's what pretentious american anime fans pretend they are doing when they are are wearing costumes.

They understand not the true spirit of cosplay, which is practiced only in japan.

Regardless, gun looks good.

00MrNotWrong00

Oh you make a very good point, that reminds me I wanted to put a link to the Wiki page.

Here it is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay

That should help some people.

NoTsOsErIoUs

I attend Cosplay events. However with the characters I do I usually don't inspire a sense of play in others. However watching the anime kiddies run in horror when I offer a "free hug" is always funny as hell!

Spike

That looks pretty darn cool for custom made, but i'll always prefer the Poseidon Kit.

00MrNotWrong00

That's what I based mine off. I could never find the thing for sail, and when it did show up on ebay once or twice it was just to expensive. I wouldn't feel comfortable walking around a con with something that I had so much invested in.

Ramiel

Not only in Japan... Even if they do it better (hey Japan it's where it started afterall!)
But yes, most people just go around in costumes, but at least, if they try to "be" the character they are portraying, that could be called cosplay to me

And lovely gun!
Always liked that revolver

Spike

Make's sense considering it's a very rare and sought after kit. Although you could always try and snag one of Rook's recasts when he sells them.

jon_meadowbrook

Your gun is perfect!

Ham Salad

Yes, only in Japan. Take heart, americans invented costuming at conventions...but not cosplay. People who think there are cosplay events in the US don't know what cosplay actually IS.

Ham Salad

Really? How many of these events in JAPAN have you attended?

Calling a dog a cat doen't make it one.

Ryu Kumon

Here's two different Eagle Long Colt .45s I've built:





Both are Poseidon guns. The bottom one is a working airsoft. Sadly, I no longer have any anime guns but I've got quite a few pics of the ones I had.

If you want a Poseidon kit, I have a recast with the Tokyo Marui M-29 available, only one I have. But I've built 7 of the original Poseidon kits so if you need help, I can give it.

And on a side note, I have been to a few conventions in Japan (cosplayers at every one of them, and some of them are my friends) and their methods of cosplay are no different than the US anymore. Cosplay nowadays has less to do with reenactment of scenes or faithful imitations of whatever character. They have those that just go to look good in costume, those that are in character 50% of the time, scene performers, goof-offs, etc etc. In Japan, it's just that there is a slightly higher number of quality cosplayers. They have better materials, more access to quality replicas, etc etc.

Hell, a lot of those, quality cosplayers don't even make their costumes. They are in it to be photoed and adored so they buy them from places like Cospa, Cosumel, or off some Rakuten store. Regardless of being in the US or Japan or elsewhere, it's still costumed roleplay, I would say that they just do a better job in Japan.

On another side note: "They understand not the true spirit of cosplay, which is practiced only in japan." sounds pretentious and somewhat elitist, not that you personally are being elitist. The true spirit of cosplay is within the person cosplaying, not their location. There are quite a few (ok MORE than quite a few) people that do it pretty poorly in Japan as well and some that do a pretty damn good job outside Japan.

Just an opinion, though.

Right, it was the japanese writer that was visiting and reporting on those american conventions and those costumes that invented it.

Ryu