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I faced a boob panel, and even with understitching and top stitching the edges curl up and won't lie flat. Will I just have to live with it and use double sided tape, or is there some other technique I can use to make it lie flat?

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a friend wants to cosplay Hotaru from Dagashi Kashi, but is kinda stuck with finding a shirt. she came up with the idea of finding a similar lolita shirt but the the problem is, she's got pretty big titters and isn't exactly tiny japanese girl size all over. so - looking for shirts that look like pic related, lolita or not, that come in custom sizes or larger Western sizes. I'll update with exact sizes later, but she's nowhere near hamplanet, not above 42 inch underbust iirc.

I realise how retarded my request sounds without exact sizes, sorry, I'll add sizes soon

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Anyone know of any good prop making youtube channels? Nothing specific. It's more for keeping something on in the background while I work on my stuff.

I watch Tested for Adam Savage's prop and costume videos so if there's something similar to that it would be cool.

Wear as little clothes as possible

Swimsuit versions of characters

>>8925402
I go to Acen every year, and honestly the weather is really hit or miss. Some years it's super hot and other years it's freezing. My best advice is making sure to drink a lot of water and if you need to, take breaks to freshen up, reapply deodorant, etc. I don't remember if Acen did this, but I know at Midwest one of the days it was especially hot there was an ice cream truck near the loading docks, so maybe we'll get lucky with that.

>>8925402
If you get really sweaty, bring along some unscented wet wipes with your deodorant and use those on your pits before reapplying it. Otherwise you're just putting deodorant on top of all your sweat and that's a pretty unpleasant feeling. I sweat like a motherfucker too, so I know this pain.

As for sweaty makeup, I carry those little makeup pads that keep you from getting oily (forget what they're called).

I am. I'm excited to see what kind of crowd is going to be there. I can imagine a whole bunch of your basic Brian-type, especially with a location that easily accessible from the inner city.

Anyone else?

I'm thinking about going but I'll wait around and see if they'll book any interesting guests or panels before I buy a ticket. So far the Scandinavian comic cons have been pretty terrible at the "comic" part and that's really all I want to deal with ATM.

I was there on Sat/Sun, mostly selling in the AA. Sales were really good. I had little to no expectations for this con and sold as well as I do at Fanime, if not better. Based on the pics, looks like I missed out on a lot of the quality cosplays there.

Didn't stick around for the costume contest.

General rundown, based on my experience and word of mouth from friends:
Pros
-Panels were cool/interesting
-Dealers had a lot of variety including some obscure and hard-to-find stuff for super cheap
-"Museum" stuff was cool
-Generally a chill and fun time
-Lots of celebrity run-ins. I guess a lot of the guests were able to just mosey around the exhibit hall and stuff.

Cons
-Organization was shit, esp for reg. I don't think my friends got into a panel because they got cut off right before, but it could've been because people were weaving through the reg line (which was right next to the panel room) and cutting. Organization for getting into the panels seemed bad.
-Everyone was losing their shit. People were losing stuff. Kids were losing parents. Parents were losing kids. Someone lost a golden idol from Indiana Jones. I half expected them to say that they lost Stan Lee at one point like goddamn keep an eye on your shit (this isn't really the con's fault though haha)

Overall, it's looking like a really solid start.

Also, I love the Woz. I love him so much. He's so happy and enthusiastic about this con so I will support it 150%. Very intrigued to see how it goes in Japan, since I guess they're hosting a sister con there in December.

>>8922142

They kinda rushed through the costume contest, but it was way better handled than Fanime's Masquerade since 2012. Even though Masq in 2015 seemed to have gone to normal, it didn't drag a big crowd like it used to.

It kinda sucks most of the celebs were stuck to autograph signing instead of cool shit like panels, but Jeremy Renner and Nathan Fillion's were more than great.

I think part of the issue with on-site reg is that they weren't expecting so many on-site stuff - I got my bracelet/badge thing a week before the con. I heard stuff about the panels on ground floor being infiltrated by random street folk because they didn't have the ipads to check for badges like they do topside.

Line control sucked ass at the primary panels, too - we had WAY too many people who'd beg for autographs, and they only started enforcing this during closing ceremony - and then a handicapped Robin cosplayer broke the rules, anyway.

I really wonder how the Japanese - especially the hardcore NORMALFAGS OUT REEE otaku trash a lot of anime panders to - will react to a foreign comic-con, especially in a culture that's usually hostile to foreign newcomers. I still remember Japan Expo's US failure.

I get it was a first year, but this con was incredibly poorly run. There was so much money poured into it yet no planning

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I'm sorry I don't have much to post.

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>>8868223

Get a dead squirrel, put it on your head.

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>>8923325
sadly, trying to get the hair will leave a dent in ya savings
wont get much change out of £100k for hair that glorious

apart from that, maybe build a wall prop?

>>8923325
H E L P T H R E A D

>>8910564

I found out about thia con 4 years ago. I've never gone because something always came up, so i'm actually excited to finally see it for myself this year.

>>8922465
I've gone every year since 2009. I couldn't make it last year so I'm excited to see some familiar faces again.

>>8921974
will be going, should be fun

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Swimmer has a few cute ones but you need a shopping service to order from them.

>>8918483
Thanks!

Quick question about shopping services, as I haven't used them before. Will they work with you on ordering from multiple sites? I'd assume that they do, but just checking.

Either way I imagine there's a minimum $ amount for an order, I'll have to order a bunch so I'll add these to my list to get a little later on(first paycheck ayyy)

>>8918513
Yeah, there also isnt a minimum amount to spend but you will have to pay shipping for each to them..

I'm trying to decide between A-kon and San Japan. it looks like SJ is the better choice between the two, but what do you guys think?

>>8893942

I dont think akon has announced their fashion guests yet. I think someone said they would have them, but don't know why they are waiting.

>>8893946
Akon is projecting 40k people this year. I guess they're lying about attendance along with AM. What west coast shows have fashion elements? Time for a flight.

This is my first year attending, can someone please explain to me why it's the "worst convention in the US"?

Fashion guest Lynda Leung. Is that real?

>>8924683
There's already a thread that says the same thing with the same image. Your hate boner is showing, go cry somewhere else.

I legit thought it said 'Autism con' at first.

>>8924319
I'm sure that's not too far off from what it will become.

Yikes! Here's the link though http://youtu.be/fY3-QQlLgpE

When did SXSW become more than a music festival? Seems kinda dickish to push all this other stuff in.

>>8923794
It's been gong on for about 20 years m8, but the film and other media events never get as much visibility. I'm curious to see how big this new gaming section will get, especially since they moved it closer to the main SXSW stuff.

Have photos of your WIPs and reference images physically printed out on paper (put together in a collage or soemthing)
I have done that everytime I've competed and the judges have always really appreciated it. It's always much easier to just hand them the paper then spend your precious judging time flipping through your phone.

It also helps to have your photos/wips out in a way of progress so in the moment you dont forget to tell/explain anything important.

and lastly if you dont know already, finish all your damn seams. Judges will usually get up and pull up/look at a thing or two to see how neatly it was sewn. Also be honest about parts you did and didnt make.

>>8923073
thank you
are there things that are preferred or that win over others? example would be armor. i feel like if you have armor you have the advantage

>>8923603
Armor, ballgowns, Sakizou, and cosplays with large wings have more of an advantage than most other things that enter.

Elaborate props won't help you with jack shit unless you're going for a prop prize.