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CCP Phantom
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2015.03.30 15:53:24 -
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The Cosplay event at Fanfest 2015 was a great success! We saw participants with amazing costumes and well prepared actors. The variety was impressive and inspiring - but see yourself!
Check out the pictures from the Fanfest 2015 Cosplay event and be surprised by the impressive results in CCP Affinity's latest blog I Take Off My Robe And Wizard Hat - Fanfest 2015 Cosplay Res!
A big "Thank you!" goes to all the participants.
CCP Phantom - Senior Community Developer - Volunteer Manager
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Makoto Priano
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
6788
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Posted - 2015.03.30 15:59:18 -
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Woooo! :D
Oh, and cosbros: let's chat and trade some thoughts so that we have our ideas written down. I figure in six months once Affinity and Falcon are giving this a thought again, we'll have forgotten everything, otherwise. :/
Also also, Seagull totally agreed to be a guest judge for the next competition at the Party at the Top of the World.
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries: exploring the edge of the known, advancing the state of the art.
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Ronen Osden
Ronen's NEW And Improved Mining Services
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Posted - 2015.03.30 16:24:35 -
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Nice to see some quality Cosplay.
EDIT: If the prizes next year are similar (Insane), I might just have to get myself over there.
Non Est Mortale Quad Opto - What-áI-áDesire Is Not Mortal
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS IDLE EMPIRE
1009
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Posted - 2015.03.30 16:30:08 -
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Nice costumes, although need more monocles!
@ChainsawPlankto
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire
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Posted - 2015.03.30 16:44:00 -
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Congrats to all, good job! I need to get a blessing in order to be worthy of this game Next year perhaps!
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Visit my in-game channel 'Holy Veldspar'
Twitter @Chribba
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Tam Arai
Garoun Investment Bank Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.03.30 17:36:33 -
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good work all round |
Soldarius
Kosher Nostra The 99 Percent
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Posted - 2015.03.30 18:07:35 -
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Max had druids! This has got to be a thing.
http://youtu.be/YVkUvmDQ3HY
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Arri Palere
State War Academy Caldari State
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Posted - 2015.03.30 19:13:27 -
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I take my figurative hat off to those who made such an effort this year. It really adds to the uniqueness of the whole spectacle (where you can walk down a street in Reykjavik and hear people talking about gatecamps as if it were just regular conversation).
*bonus points (if there is such a thing) for those awesome Pax Amaria books! |
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
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Posted - 2015.03.30 19:56:52 -
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Cool stuff! Hope it is repeated next year.
The Greater Fool Bar_ is now open for business, 24/7. Come and have drinks and fun somewhere between RL and New Eden! _
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Bellanea Rajanir
Poseidaon
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Posted - 2015.03.30 20:09:38 -
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Some of these clothes are so awesome, they could be recreated in game and they would make better clothes than we have now. Like this jacket. I like this pattern more than current Amarr "Curate" coat. |
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Xindi Kraid
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
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Posted - 2015.03.30 20:12:31 -
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Hey neat Ishukone costume Oh hey that's my CEO. Woot!
Congrats to all the winners. Nice costumes. Next year I want to see a DUST merc in full gear, though.
Hopefully I can actually make it to Fanfest next year. Now where can I find a jacket similar to what my character wears (close enough to modify)? |
Stranger
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2015.03.30 21:25:31 -
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Right on!
I had some great fun this year, and it was a pleasure to see and meet so many people willing to step it up a nodge. I'm with Makoto on getting a community together, and I hope we can all make an effort to make this even greater next year. I'd also very much like for us all to be able to exchange ideas and experiences on how to put together costumes and character ideas and backstories.
I've actually written down a ton of notes and feedback gathered from most, if not all, of you, which I'll make sure gets saved and opened up for further discussion. I'd love to get a dialogue going on what we as players can do to make this event an even bigger success for the coming years.
For now, I have created a facebook group for those interested in building a community. I have also gotten a twitter account you can contact me on, for those of you not into the entire facebook deal.
Furthermore, I've used the hashtag #EVECosplay to make it easier to communicate.
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/EveInCharacter Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrangerEVE |
Freelancer117
So you want to be a Hero
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Posted - 2015.03.30 21:39:08 -
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@Sugar Kyle; the minmatar logo and shoulder patches looks great
The players will make a better version of the game, then CCP initially plans.
http://eve-radio.com//images/photos/3419/223/34afa0d7998f0a9a86f737d6.jpg
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
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CCP Guard
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2015.03.30 22:56:51 -
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These were so cool to see at Fanfest! \o7
CCP Guard | EVE Community Developer |-á@CCP_Guard
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Alain Colcer
Agiolet Security and Logistics
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Posted - 2015.03.30 23:24:16 -
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Dang!, that is some nice cosplay
Will have to do something to represent the Federation someday. |
tasman devil
HUN Corp. HUN Reloaded
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Posted - 2015.03.31 12:03:22 -
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I'd very much like to have a read more on the winners about what made them do a cosplay, why they choose the character they chose and what effort (how long it took / research / special skill sets / etc) it look them to come up with the final product.
CCP Guard wrote:These were so cool to see at Fanfest! \o7 ps. FIrst time I realised that Guard has set the height of his avatar just about right...
I don't belive in reincarnation
I've never believed in it in my previous lives either...
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Dennie Fleetfoot
Dust University Ivy League
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Posted - 2015.03.31 12:37:39 -
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It's been a lot of fun in the previous two Fanfest being dressed up as a Dust Merc so it was a nice surprise to win the Second Day competition.
I got great support from the Devs and I lost count of all the photos I posed for. Also like to think I did a bit to highlight Dust 514 with lots of Eve players asking how the game is going.
Just wondering now how to top it next year. Had the Quafe Minmatar Sniper and helmet this year, might go the full quafe for next year.
PS... when do I get my Plex?
CEO Dust University
www.twitter.com/DennieFleetfoot
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SCV'Argos
TheMurk
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Posted - 2015.03.31 15:22:39 -
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OMFG, these costumes (all except 1 amarrian) are so freaking ugly. |
Bellanea Rajanir
Poseidaon
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Posted - 2015.03.31 15:51:44 -
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SCV'Argos wrote:OMFG, these costumes (all except 1 amarrian) are so freaking ugly.
Cmon, these are fan made diy clothes, not Giorgio Armani. If you think you can make better, show them on next fanfest... if you dare exposing yourself to criticism of people like you. |
Makoto Priano
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
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Posted - 2015.03.31 17:11:57 -
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Argos; the issue with any cosplay is that, in trying to replicate a given look, you'll end up with design elements that look costume-y instead of fashionable. Indeed, even with professional costumers, the result may look a bit silly out of context, without high-grade photography and image adjustment after the fact.
Tasman; can't speak on the others, but I'd actually had the idea rolling around since 2013, as I'd been playing in-game with an Ishukone-related group. I'd been planning to do FF14, but ended up planning a different vacation instead. In any case, after watching the FF14 feed and regretting my decision, I grabbed a FF15 ticket straight away, and made plans.
Some admissions: in the first place, while I can sew, I'm sort of terrible at it. Being part of a very crafty community though (the same one Max Singularity is, in fact), I know a ton of folk with a lot of talent, and we often help each other with projects. My friend Rebecca and I have known each other for about six years now; I'd modeled for her back in the day, we'd gone on long camping trips to this thing in the desert, volunteered together at camps, so on. Just so happens that she has an embroidery machine! In any case, fast forwarding, joint project. ;)
The part that was mine alone, and rather unique: buttons. "You... made the buttons?" "Yeah!" "That's all?" "Um. Trust me. Bronze is a pain in the ass."
A number of people told me at FF that they'd thought about doing Ishukone shirts in the past, but the trick is that the shirt's buttons for epaulet, collar stay, and cuff, are a truncated hexagonal pyramid. They'd given up after being unable to find the buttons. Needless to say, this is because the buttons don't exist in real life. Trust me. I've looked, and looked, and looked. Fortunately, I have access to a kiln and metal clay.
Buttons at various stages!
So. First, I tried to sculpt a form free-hand; that was a terrible idea. Never do it that way.
Second, I got sculpy, an oven-firing clay of a sort. When frozen, it holds a very crisp edge when cut. I rolled out a sheet to the approximate thickness of the button, froze it for a half hour, and then trimmed it to the approximate shape of the gray button form on the right. Needless to say, I ended up with about three of these of various qualities after eight attempts, and this was the best. After firing, the process was repeated for the mold: roll out a sheet, freeze it, oil the form, and press the form. At that point, I refroze the sheet, and carefully pried out the form before firing the mold.
Voila! I now had a button mold. Active time to this point: five hours? And a couple hours of firing, a couple of hours of freezing, etc.
Third step; after rolling out the metal clay, I compressed it into the mold using the form to create a hollow shape. After allowing it some time to dry and set, I then removed the form and the casting. A bronze hook was cut and twisted out of dead bronze wire, and affixed to the back with additional metal clay slurry.
Active time: four hours, about? Mostly for the wire. An hour or two of drying time.
Fourth step; firing. Using a jewelry kiln (which is tiny, but gets up to 1800 F or so), the buttons were fired. Only two buttons would fit in the firing vessel at a time, and each set of buttons needed about seven, eight hours in the kiln. It took a few days of constant firing to get through everything.
Active time: not really that much; maybe an hour, swapping firing vessels, setting up and tearing down equipment, etc. Firing time: 32 hours.
Fifth step; filing and polishing. This part was a royal pain. You see, metal clay is essentially an organic suspension with metal particles. When firing, you are burning away the organic material and sintering the metal powder. Shrinkage results. In the case of a geometric shape, the shrinkage will vary from part to part based on its construction, which meant that each button had to be filed back into a planed shape.
Active time: eight hours? Ten? Bronze is hard.
So! In the above picture, the second from the right are the buttons pre-firing. The next, dull bronze is a fired button that's been hit with a wire brush to remove carbon from the surface. The shiny one to the left of that is one that's been filed into shape, a process that took about an hour per button. Be warned: tiny buttons mean you'll be filing your fingers, and friction heating may or may not cause blisters. Have I mentioned that bronze is evil? In any case, once the filing is complete, polishing is achieved by a set of sandpaper, from fine to ultrafine, finished with a polishing cloth. The final buttons are the left-most pair.
Pile of finished buttons!
So. I made some buttons, and worked with a friend to do the sewing/embroidery. The buttons had an active work time of perhaps twenty hours, give or take, and a firing/curing time of about forty hours.
Jesus, but the buttons.
Let me never do that again.
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries: exploring the edge of the known, advancing the state of the art.
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Bellanea Rajanir
Poseidaon
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Posted - 2015.03.31 19:26:54 -
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Makoto Priano wrote: Let me never do that again.
It is Ishukone special edition alright. |
Xindi Kraid
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
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Posted - 2015.03.31 21:58:40 -
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Damn and here I was thinking I need one of those shirts. |
Ascentior
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2015.04.01 07:01:26 -
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Just absolutely amazing work, all of you. I'm so jealous that I'm so far away from getting to a FanFest! We need more of this, and not just at one location, once a year
Admiral of PIE Inc.,
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris (See 'PIE Public' for recruitment)
Honorary Fabricator-General of the Imperial Navy
Chosen by God to serve the Empire.
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Catherine Laartii
Crimson Serpent Syndicate Heiian Conglomerate
497
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Posted - 2015.04.03 11:32:21 -
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Gotta hand it to Max Singularity for not only dressing like an amarrian, but looking like one too. That said, that is some MIGHTY fine attire. |
Gregor Parud
Ordo Ardish
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Posted - 2015.04.03 11:45:52 -
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Amarr but no monocle, such a missed opportunity. |
Max Singularity
House Singularity
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Posted - 2015.04.04 07:54:44 -
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Catherine Laartii wrote:Gotta hand it to Max Singularity for not only dressing like an amarrian, but looking like one too. That said, that is some MIGHTY fine attire.
I can't help it, I was born True Amarr. |
Max Singularity
House Singularity
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Posted - 2015.04.04 07:58:19 -
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Chribba wrote:Congrats to all, good job! I need to get a blessing in order to be worthy of this game Next year perhaps!
I think CCP is going to have a special booth for me next year just for pontiff blessings. Sort of the Eve version of your photo with the Easter Bunnie. hehe |
Klaus Tylar
Tylar United Freight
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Posted - 2015.04.04 08:35:16 -
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Max Singularity wrote:Chribba wrote:Congrats to all, good job! I need to get a blessing in order to be worthy of this game Next year perhaps! I think CCP is going to have a special booth for me next year just for pontiff blessings. Sort of the Eve version of your photo with the Easter Bunnie. hehe
I will be so disappointed if I don't get a chance to see you in costume and receive a proper Amarrian blessing when I go next year. |
Max Singularity
House Singularity
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Posted - 2015.04.05 20:11:27 -
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Klaus Tylar wrote:
I will be so disappointed if I don't get a chance to see you in costume and receive a proper Amarrian blessing when I go next year.
I'll make sure I bring my little pal the Fedo with me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNtM_TEZphk
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