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CONSTRUCTION TIME: 1 week (V.1); 2 days (V.2)
DEBUT: Anime Expo 2012 (V.1); Anime Expo 2014 (V.2)
Thoughts: Tiger and Bunny is the best superhero show ever! But there’s not a lot of characters to cosplay from it that I was interested in. I thought about doing Blue Rose but at the time, I didn’t feel too comfortable. I wanted something revealing but not too revealing. I had just lost a lot of weight and I wanted to flaunt my hard work. Instead of looking to the heroes of the show, I decided on Kriem. I loved her. She’s an evil little thing with a big, evil boyfriend. Not only that but absolutely cute!
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I’ve wanted to do Rain for years. G Gundam was the only gundam series I ever liked and thats because it was just so dumb.
This is Nether Gundam. It’s from the Neo Holland. It’s real. I don’t know why either.
I’d actually attempted to do Rain once before the final attempt but I hated everything about it. I picked the wrong fabric for the jacket so it was too blue and didn’t hold it’s shape right. The red was TOO red and also a size too small (what happened there?!) so I couldn’t actually wear it. I was disappointed in the outcome. When I attempted it a second time years later, I realized I had all the skills needed to re-do her properly.
This is Nether Gundam. It’s from the Neo Holland. It’s real. I don’t know why either.
I’d actually attempted to do Rain once before the final attempt but I hated everything about it. I picked the wrong fabric for the jacket so it was too blue and didn’t hold it’s shape right. The red was TOO red and also a size too small (what happened there?!) so I couldn’t actually wear it. I was disappointed in the outcome. When I attempted it a second time years later, I realized I had all the skills needed to re-do her properly.
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Since there's two versions of this costume, you get two stories.
Since there's two versions of this costume, you get two stories.
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VERSION 1
Kriem had a lot of little things to her! I didn’t expect her to be so complex. I got used pants and a shirt from Goodwill and altered them. The shirt wasn’t a good fit but I made the buttons out of clay and there was Velcro in the front so the shirt could attach together. I re-used an old wig but it ended up being not good at all. I always felt that I could have done better with her.
VERSION 2
Since I was really unhappy with how V.1 came out, I always had her on my re-do list for the longest time. I really loved this character and wanted to give her my best. For two years I kept looking for the perfect pair of pants for her (which is incredibly hard for me). I eventually found some, re-made her tie and shirt out of a light pleather material and although she still isn’t where I want her to be, I’m happier with the costume now than I was the first time around. I still plan on revising other elements about her (such as updating the gloves, adding the umbrella and glasses) over time.
Kriem had a lot of little things to her! I didn’t expect her to be so complex. I got used pants and a shirt from Goodwill and altered them. The shirt wasn’t a good fit but I made the buttons out of clay and there was Velcro in the front so the shirt could attach together. I re-used an old wig but it ended up being not good at all. I always felt that I could have done better with her.
VERSION 2
Since I was really unhappy with how V.1 came out, I always had her on my re-do list for the longest time. I really loved this character and wanted to give her my best. For two years I kept looking for the perfect pair of pants for her (which is incredibly hard for me). I eventually found some, re-made her tie and shirt out of a light pleather material and although she still isn’t where I want her to be, I’m happier with the costume now than I was the first time around. I still plan on revising other elements about her (such as updating the gloves, adding the umbrella and glasses) over time.
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