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NYCC 2013 Recap
Lately my weekends have been pretty typical – hang out with friends and family, watch movies, play some games, watch a lot of football. However, this past weekend was incredibly unexpected since I flew 3000 miles to spend a day at New York Comic Con! Even though I hadn’t planned on going, I took an unexpected last minute trip to New York and suddenly realized I would be there the same weekend as the con! With some last minute luck,…
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The Making of Lady Vader
I knew the minute I saw this anime Lady Vader art that I wanted to cosplay the costume. However, when I started to show my friends, I got a few concerned “Wow, that’s ambitious!” comments. I mean, could I actually pull it off? Would I look ridiculous in all that armor? My head was full of questions about how comfortable I would be, whether or not I could even make everything in time, and if I would even look right…
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*NEW* in the Gallery – Lady Vader Cosplay!
I’m still sorting through all my swag, toys, new statues, and other random stuff I picked up from my trip down south, but I wanted to take a second to update my Cosplay Gallery! Check out some of my Lady Vader pics here!
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SDCC 2013 Cosplay Pics!
After 4 days at Disneyland and 2 days of line camping, I was pretty exhausted and almost didn’t want to wear my cosplay anymore! But when I saw the clouds rolling in over the convention center and that weather was going to be low 70s, I remembered all the hard work I put into this cosplay for the past 5 weeks and went for it. As much as I feared being really uncomfortable as Lady Vader for 8 hours, I…
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Preparing for the Comic Con Storm
I know that it’s been a while since my last post, but if you’ve been following me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, you’ll know that I’m hard at work on my Lady Vader cosplay! I pretty much spent my entire July 4th weekend using Bondo, then sanding, Bondo, sanding, rinse, repeat (see pics after the jump). I think I got a pretty good workout (and tan) sanding for hours in 95 degree weather and I hate to say it, but
