People in Dunedin

By Reikaiser. 19/09/08, 04:21 pm

k so i'm tryna get materials for an Auron costume
what will i be needing & where??
any ideas?

By IcyRose. 19/09/08, 08:20 pm

Well for materials, Spotlight is pretty much the best place to go, as for what to get, seraphik is probably a better person to talk to about types of materials to use as I pretty much don't know the name of a material until I pick it out.

By Ryans-cupcake. 20/09/08, 06:46 am

Fabric barns good too.
I'm no good with fabric. I just guess and hope that it works.

By **jpwise**. 20/09/08, 11:47 am

Yeah, Fabric Barn here in Lower Hutt isn't 'tooo' bad, reasonable section, certainly closer than Spotlight, but Spotlight was cheap enough to justify the trip when i actually came to buying something.

By **seraphik**. 23/09/08, 01:25 am

tbh fabric barn is pretty expensive (well, on the whole, more expensive than spotlight) depending on what you're buying... i pretty much only go in there for their bargain tables.

By Reikaiser. 23/09/08, 05:05 am

seraphik wrote:: tbh fabric barn is pretty expensive (well, on the whole, more expensive than spotlight) depending on what you're buying... i pretty much only go in there for their bargain tables.

Cool i'l check out spotlight when i can get time (& off my ass lol)
Any idea of specific materials i should be grabbing??

By Frangipani. 25/09/08, 02:31 am

Fabric Barn is actually a lot cheaper, when you're buying the basics. For example, at Spotlight, PolyCotton is $6.99 a metre, and they don't have much of a range, whereas Fabric Barn has every colour under the sun, for $3.99.
They also have student discount of 15%

I think you should make it out of a really lightweight satin lining, because it's cheap, easy to sew, would flow nicely, and would catch the light well, because even satin lining has a really nice sheen.
But that's just my opinion Very Happy

By Reikaiser. 25/09/08, 02:34 am

Frangipani wrote:: Fabric Barn is actually a lot cheaper, when you're buying the basics. For example, at Spotlight, PolyCotton is $6.99 a metre, and they don't have much of a range, whereas Fabric Barn has every colour under the sun, for $3.99.
They also have student discount of 15%

I think you should make it out of a really lightweight satin lining, because it's cheap, easy to sew, would flow nicely, and would catch the light well, because even satin lining has a really nice sheen.
But that's just my opinion

^^ cheers

I'm gonna go with Kh2 Auron
People in Dunedin Kh2-render_auron

maybe I'd make the lining out of that material
like the outline of his robe
I'd still need the red material/shoulder pad/THAT CONFOUNDED WHITE THING ON HIS NECK WITH BELTS ON IT!!!/Dye my hair black/Sword/i'll just wear normal shoes/lose some weight XXDD
i'll be the fat Auron lolz

By Frangipani. 25/09/08, 04:32 am

You should use no.8 fencing wire under the belt bits to hold it up Very Happy

It's the one thing I couldn't live without for Cosplay Very Happy

Nox managed to get a whole roll of brown quickie-leather from somewhere when he did his cosplay for Chchgeddon, I think maybe Spotlight, that would work well for the belts and shoulder pad thingy?
It was really cheap, and looks quite good Very Happy

By Reikaiser. 25/09/08, 04:37 am

Frangipani wrote:: You should use no.8 fencing wire under the belt bits to hold it up
It's the one thing I couldn't live without for Cosplay

Nox managed to get a whole roll of brown quickie-leather from somewhere when he did his cosplay for Chchgeddon, I think maybe Spotlight, that would work well for the belts and shoulder pad thingy?
It was really cheap, and looks quite good

brown quickie leather??
i have never heard of that before

By Frangipani. 25/09/08, 05:38 am

It's not really called quickie-leather, we just kept joking that he'd got such a good deal on it that he must have gone for a quickie out the back with the salesperson. Lol.
Its just fake leather, but it's quite well manufactured.

By Reikaiser. 25/09/08, 06:31 am

ah
does this leather have a specific name?

By **seraphik**. 25/09/08, 06:35 am

are we talking about the same place? the shop that moved in next to para rubber?

By Reikaiser. 25/09/08, 06:39 am

seraphik wrote:: are we talking about the same place? the shop that moved in next to para rubber?

Just out of curosity
what do you consider the "ghetto" of dunaz??
lol to me it's corsties

By Frangipani. 25/09/08, 07:36 am

Should just be called vinyl..or should have vinyl in the name. Just ask them.

seraphik wrote:: are we talking about the same place? the shop that moved in next to para rubber?

Yep, That's Fabric Barn.

I get staff discount there....and I'm not staff. Lol.

By **seraphik**. 25/09/08, 07:45 am

wow, i must just not look very hard. i swear the stuff that i usually get is more expensive in there than in spotlight, but i probably am super wrong. and i don't get any discounts. >:

By Frangipani. 25/09/08, 07:56 am

I'll take you there when we go stall-shopping.

It's the best.

By Nox. 02/10/08, 10:52 am

Ok,
1. It wasn't quickie-leather. I payed a full like, $8 for those meters.

2. Spotlight, it's better than Fabric Barn. And you get friend discounts if you go there enough.

3. When does you plans on cosplaying him? 'Cause sometime in the future I'll get the moneys to finish High-Summoner Braska and it'd be cool to have those two together. Hint, nudge, wink etc.

By Reikaiser. 29/10/08, 03:51 am

Nox wrote:: 3. When does you plans on cosplaying him? 'Cause sometime in the future I'll get the moneys to finish High-Summoner Braska and it'd be cool to have those two together. Hint, nudge, wink etc.

most likely during the Dunedin Anime Day event next year & i have no idea if or when I'll finish it heh life suddenly got busy

By Nox. 29/10/08, 07:20 am

Yea.. I hate life.. and cosplay. Woo DAD!
.. we need to all organise cosplay stuff for that methinks.

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