WoW '11 - comp!

By Static. 01/05/10, 12:29 pm

SO. I'm breaking my own (quite logical and also sane) rule of not setting a date for my Draenei DK costume, and I'm doin' it for the Welly '11 comp! Is anyone keen on joining me? I'm undecided as of yet whether to enter as a group or solo (I'm more inclined to go solo, but if we had a SWEET skit, why the hell not) but the more wowgeeks the better!

Sooooo....anybody else keen? Very Happy

So far we have:
ME in my not-at-all-impressive-but-cool-lookin'-nonetheless armour):

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Seraphik:

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Dimey:

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Sorien:

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Rayjin:

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MAYBES:
Creature124
Mischa (I'll take you off later if you cancel, but putting you in the list makes us look good Razz

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RESOURCES WE MAY FIND USEFUL

Armour tutes:
http://entropyhouse.com/penwiper/costumes/helmsdeep.html - craft foam version. Easy, lightweight, and SHINY!
http://www.sithvixen.com/tutorials/FiberglassPhobic.pdf - a craft foam and plastic sheeting version, looks a little fiddly, but moderately durable!
http://www.cosplaysupplies.com/tutorials.php?id=4 - Wonderflex, Friendly Plastic and paper mache. Looks fantastic, and really durable, but very labour intensive and expensive!
http://www.smooth-on.com/pdf/Smoothon_HTB_2008.pdf - this is a 'How-to' guide on molding and casting, which is the method I think I'm going to use...the liquid plastic looks friggin' pricey, but I will get back to y'all on how easy it is! Good read, anyway :) NOTE: liquid plastic (EasyCast urethane is what it's called here in ol' NZ) is available from TopMark from $42 for a 475gm kit. Not sure how far it'll go, but it's available in a lot of different sizes and can be rota-cast to save on materials.

**NEW** http://kamuicosplay.blogspot.com/ - FANTASTIC way to carve armour forms using a shetload of expanding foam! Beware: when she warns about how you don't want it on you, your floor or your clothing...she means it. Thank you Nikopol!

Suppliers for stuff:
http://www.topmark.co.nz - massive range of urethanes, resins, silicones, molding stuff, release agents, ALL SORTS! They have a fairly massive (like, 25 pages massive) pricelist, and are fairly helpful with enquiries :)
http://www.mulford.co.nz - plastics specialists! Branches in Aucks, Welly, Chch and Hamilton.

By Sorien. 01/05/10, 12:35 pm

You've given me something to think about. (I think you might wanna change the date in your message to Welly '11 XD). I'm not giving my firm commitment yet, but having someone else DEFINITELY doing it gives me some drive.

However. If anything (This is from the WoW site of course):

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By Static. 01/05/10, 12:40 pm

Ha, I'm a durrbrain. Ta! That'd be fantastic - I'd definitely steal you for a photoshoot Razz

I'd love it if we had a couple of horde and a couple allies; I think I may be able to talk someone into doing a belf. I hope so anyway, I may have to resort to bribery of the sexual kind, BUT SHE'LL ENJOY IT.

By Cactiberry. 01/05/10, 12:42 pm

.....-stareeeee-
If I had more then a slim, slim chance of going to Welly next year, and if the chances of my skill being good enough for such a costume weren't even slimmer, I would be totally keen for a mage gnome, or a dwarf priest.
~~this is pretty much spam isn't it? D8~~

By Static. 01/05/10, 12:44 pm

Cacti: MAKE IT ANYWAY I'll come take your picture! Very Happy

this is also spam.

By Cactiberry. 01/05/10, 12:47 pm

The thing is, even if I did magically improve in a year, I'd still probably not be able to do it.
~~pfft it's ridiculous how willing my mom would be to help with that particular costume~~

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Goshdarnit I really want to make the costume now :C
/clears space in future

By firecat70. 01/05/10, 12:54 pm

@static You should get these!! http://www.wetanz.com/wetalegs/ They're only like.... US$1000 emo

By Mischa. 01/05/10, 01:02 pm

I'm very interested - I'm not saying a firm yes yet, but ask me after Aucks Very Happy

(ALSO YOU HAVE TO DO WARHAMMERS WITH ME ONE TIME )

also they look hard!!! *boils coffee*

By Thornback. 01/05/10, 01:04 pm

"Blood elves busting out to toxic...."

You said it once.

By **seraphik**. 01/05/10, 01:06 pm

YES YES YES 9000 TIMES YES I AM SO IN

By creature124. 01/05/10, 01:07 pm

B| I think I want in the this, but I suspect it may be beyond my skill level.

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I will be watching this post with great interest

By Static. 01/05/10, 03:00 pm

Greg: I WILL HELP AND SO WILL LUCY. Come on, like we'd LET you do it without us on board! Razz

@Firecat: I actually met the inventor of the legs, Kim Graham, at the SPCC super swap! She wandered in and had a look around, found out we were costumers and said she wante to show us something. She left, and came back with a pair of friggin' legs!!! I tried them on, but I was too tall for them; Cassiel and U_ne_korn both got to walk around in them though Very Happy

they look SO COOL!

By creature124. 01/05/10, 03:03 pm

Well okay then, can't argue with that kind of backing. Between the two of you I couldn't physics it up if I tried.

The next question would be WHAT. I am mildly interested in doing a costume modelled off my old belf mage - he was low level, so it is basically a simple robe. I think it was purple, actually. I'd need to reactivate my account. But yeah, uh, bodypaint dnfw, so that mean either human or belf for me.

By Ginger Ninja. 01/05/10, 03:20 pm

Tempted to do my warlock. So tempted. Not even sure if I will be attending Wellygeddon next year but still. WoW...

Then again I am not sure if my skills cover it. SO TEMPTED.

By TinTango. 01/05/10, 03:49 pm

I'm already committed, but you guys should totally do this... FOR THE HORDE!!!

By **seraphik**. 01/05/10, 03:59 pm

seraphik in ???

i'm either going to go as a murloc

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ooooor some form of blood elf paladin, i've wanted to make this armour set forever

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or an undead or something. really i just want to play with prostethetics/makeup.

By Huntress. 01/05/10, 04:58 pm

Gutted that I am already committed to a project that is group and VERY technically demanding or I'd so be in even if I didn't enter it. However already financially committed to projects for BOTH days *sobs in a corner*

By Static. 01/05/10, 05:13 pm

Lucy: as much as i want a murloc, you should do the belf because you'll look gorgeous. Very Happy

By **seraphik**. 01/05/10, 06:22 pm

IT'S SUCH A HARD CHOICE.

in one i could be shiny, in the other i could run up to people and go MRGGRRFRGGRLRLFLLLLL all day. hrm.

... keen for epic sewing times like last wellygeddon, though. 8D maybe not so last minute, but!

edit; BUT I GUESS I HAVE NO CHOICE I'LL DO THE PALADIN SYLVIE IS AN ORACLE

By Mischa. 02/05/10, 12:34 am

What should I do, I don't know WOW very well because I'm a little retarded

SUGGEST MOTHER-physics! XXXX (otherwise I'll make a Warhammer one, because non-nerds can't tell the difference yo)

By mightydelemma. 02/05/10, 01:32 am

i would love too. how ever i dont think i'm ready to make Benni (Its what i call my Tauren figureen) that and welly next year we are doing tales of monkey island. which i have been looking forward to.
i'm not a WOW geek but i doo love the designs of the creatures

By Static. 02/05/10, 01:59 am

mischa: how keen are you for prosthetics or bodypaint?

By Mischa. 02/05/10, 02:00 am

not keen on bodypaint (my skin is iffy) , but posthetics are fine! - I'm open though <3

also I totally sound like a jerk demanding you research for me *lounges on chaise lounge eating grapes*

By **seraphik**. 02/05/10, 03:32 am

you could always do a blood elf with me...
http://slipgatecentral.deviantart.com/art/Blood-Elf-Death-Knight-106222692 (belf death knight-- it has skulls! and you'd match sylvie!)

though i thought sylvanas would be p. cool... (second one)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vef63l-sFgE/SLRNrpURlyI/AAAAAAAACp8/9uxOc1P4kZE/s400/SylvanasWindrunner2.jpg

IDK MAN

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