"Warcraft" Cosplay group idea

By burning batsu. 02/11/09, 04:43 pm

Ok, so here's my idea. I'm working on an EXTREMELY difficult cosplay outfit for an upcoming expo, it's highly unlikely though that I would get it done before April though, so I am aiming to get it done for the next auckland expo in october. I'm also considering the possibility of trying to organise a Warcraft cosplay group and am looking for people to fill 3 particular roles, mainly for a skit I had in mind, though if people want to cosplay other characters, the more the merrier.

The main characters I'm looking at getting cosplayed are:

1. Highlord Bolvar Fordragon - Commander of the Alliance Military, and impromptu leader of the Alliance (until the king returned) - Image of Bolvar
2. Saurfang the Younger - Commander of the Kor'kron Vanguard - Image of Saurfang
3. Grand Apothecary Putress - Leader of the Royal Apothecary Society - Image of Putress

Granted there is probably better reference pictures out there, those are the first ones I could find, I'll probably put up better ones a bit later.

As for who I am planning on cosplaying as... The Lich King! (You can see why it is going to be so time consuming, assuming I can keep up the perseverance needed to FINISH the thing...)

If anyone is interested in giving any of the 3 abovelisted characters a shot at cosplaying as, or doing a different character (female suggestions: Jaina Proudmoore, Sylvanas Windrunner... probably not Alexstrasza though... >_>;;) drop a reply in here, or drop me a PM so I can keep track of them. I give fair warning though that some of the outfits are VERY detailed, and may take substantial time and effort to complete.

By Minato_mori. 02/11/09, 05:19 pm

lol i knew there was gonna be a lich king somewhere
for mike mcconnohie. i hope your group goes well!!
my guild group crashed and burned T^T but i have more
important ones now.

GOOD LUCK WITH THE LICH KING!
it's gonna be intense!!

By burning batsu. 02/11/09, 05:21 pm

The most time consuming part is going to be the part I'm currently working on, the chain mail undergarments since I'm custom-making the chainmail myself in my free time. It will definitely be worth it though if I can make a good job of it however.

The most COMPLICATED part however will probably be making a decent replica of his sword Frostmourne.

EDIT: *blinks* I actually didn't realise until just now that the VA for the lich king is going to be at the next expo... Talk about a coincidence >< Guess I'll HAVE to try to get it done for april =p

By **seraphik**. 02/11/09, 05:43 pm

haha, jaina proudmoore do want. 8D unfortunately i don't know if i'll be there. but i hope your group goes well!

By burning batsu. 02/11/09, 07:14 pm

Making your own chainmail is MAJORLY taxing on your hands, I keep having to take a break from coiling the chainmail every 20 minutes or so or else my hands keep cramping up. I'd hate to think how professional mail-makers managed this back in the renaissance period... x_x

By Anaria Zar-Rel. 03/11/09, 03:18 am

Awesome! Look forward to seeing your Lich King... WOW costumes are seriously tempting, not sure if I have the time though...

By Mischa. 03/11/09, 10:02 am

I can't wait to see this- WOW character designs rock so hard

By Tails. 04/11/09, 11:12 am

Looking forward to seeing a WoW group! One day I want to cosplay a succubus...

By Blooberry. 04/11/09, 11:16 am

Oh wow-I can't wait to see that! WoW cosplays are awesome!

By Static. 06/11/09, 02:50 am

I have a Draenei DK on my to-do list, but Sylvanas is really tempting...

By Retro Scifi. 13/11/09, 11:43 pm

Runescape FTW!

-runs away, cackling maniacally-

Seriously, though, there was an amazing WoW character at Wellygeddon last year. Just A-Mazing. It looked insanely difficult to make, but hey, what's life without a bit of a challenge?

Good luck with the group!

By Kelz. 14/11/09, 02:10 am

I would def be interested in doing Jaina. :3

**Guest** Guest

Ahh Lich King awesome!
I want to do another WoW cosplay, the people and their outfits are so neat
but so expensive to make -_- Plus I have to fix my first one up

Good luck with your Lich king!
My Dad mentioned if you want the glowey eye effect, have the helmet on most of the time, add little LEDs around the eye area of the helmet and it'l look like its your eyes glowing?

By Mischa. 17/11/09, 03:41 pm

Yours was so Fab Meeweka <3

By burning batsu. 17/11/09, 06:21 pm

Meeweka wrote:: Ahh Lich King awesome!
I want to do another WoW cosplay, the people and their outfits are so neat
but so expensive to make -_- Plus I have to fix my first one up

Good luck with your Lich king!
My Dad mentioned if you want the glowey eye effect, have the helmet on most of the time, add little LEDs around the eye area of the helmet and it'l look like its your eyes glowing?

Yeah, I've had a couple of people suggest that, I'm planning on using cobalt LED's for added effect :)

EDIT: Also, to those of you that have expressed interest in doing a particular cosplay that I have mentioned, if you decide to actually go ahead with it, please drop me a PM so that I can add you to the first post of the thread. (The more people in WoW outfits, the merrier =p For those of you that may be interested, but are keen to do something other than what I have suggested, don't be shy, would be GREAT to have a mass cosplay of WoW characters and get a group photo Very Happy

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By burning batsu. 18/11/09, 08:40 pm

Yeesh... did some sourcing for potential materials for my cosplay outfit, and as much as I hate to say this, this endeavour looks like it will be INSANELY expensive if I want to do an A+ class job on it, which I want to do.

I'm considering also using alternative materials instead of my original plan of using aluminium sheeting to give it an authentic armor look, to maybe using sculpted craft foam instead, and use dark silver spray paint to make it look like metal armor. Either way will not be cheap, but the craft foam will probably be more lightweight, and not to mention will not absorb heat like a sponge if it happens to be a sunny day when I WEAR the outfit...

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