Hey, my spidersuit is on the way to my home! Finally. It will

Why would anyone want some creep in a bought suit near their sick children?

>>9569358

Oh anon, I would totally cheer the sick children.

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>>9569353
Not saying you have to do this, but in my area, you pretty much have to be part of an organization (just something that "looks" official) or people are hesitant to let you near kids/mentally challenged. A facebook page would help you have a central spot that people can go to when they want to reach you.

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>>9569358
It actually makes them pretty happy.

>>9569353
Another thing OP, I hope you have emotions of steel, I'll give an example situation:
The group I'm a part of typically does charity work (hospitals, foster kid events, etc.), and sometimes we get close to the parents, and therefore the kid. There was this one child who's parents we were good friends with that wasn't doing so hot (cancer). We (the group) set up a special time to go see the child because he had just gotten back out of the hospital after a scare. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it that day, so the little guy was pretty bummed that his favorite superhero couldn't be there. I had set up a time on to go visit him myself so that he could see his favorite hero. He died 4 days before that date... his funeral was the day I was supposed to go see him....

pic not related, it was not this child

>>9569353
Assuming you're not a nefarious pedo: like >>9569683 said, you'll need to be fairly official to be considered legitimate.
Try looking up and contacting some local sick kids/hospital charities and say what you'd like to do. To look as professional as possible, you might want to go to them with a sort of official looking "Project Plan" in hand with photos of you in your costume, skits or activities you're planning to do when you visit, who your driver/back-up/planning team is, your resume, as well as research on similar charity activities and related stuff to look like you've actually given it some thought.

The key point here is that you actually have to give the project some thought. You can't just phone a school and be like "Hey, I'm Spiderman? Pay me and I'll visit?"

The big thing that might sink this: you are without a doubt going to need to pass a criminal record check. If you've even got a locked juvenile record you can't do it. Security around kids, both schools and hospitals, is tight and they WILL check your record.

>>9569695
My condolences, anon. That's rough. Are you doing okay? (I know it hurts really bad when kids you've worked with die)

>>9569353
You can make a facebook page showing off your charity work, but don't make a big deal about your cosplay as this isn't YOUR cosplay. It's a suit you bought.

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>>9569711
teared up a little typing all that out, but I'm good, thanks.

Just to add more to the story, the parents actually had a lot of people that visited their child show up to the funeral in full costume. Better believe my mask was flooded that day.

>>9569706
If anyone cares, 'cause I see it mentioned, the group I'm part of doesn't charge for charity work. I'm not saying you have to do this stuff for free anon, just giving more info.

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>>9569353
>>9569706
Also, OP, one thing you may want to do first is see if there's already a group in your area that does this sort of thing. That's how I got set up with the group I'm with. I found a few groups on facebook, messaged them, and just joined the ones that responded (turned out 2 of the 3 I messaged were disbanded).

>>9569716
Those are actually both me, funnily enough.

I mentioned the pay thing because my mother works with disabled kids in public school and I always thought it was sweet about companies coming into the school doing events or whatever for the kids but it turns out the school has to either pay or enter into these wacky contracts with the companies to get some of this stuff to come in.

Like bookfairs/sales? To get the publishing company to sign the school up for a bookfair/sale, the school librarian has to sign an actual legal contract saying that she agrees to not buy any books for the school library from any other publishing company/website/travelling salesman/etc or they face blacklisting and a possible fine.

There's also a local government-owned museum that does a science fair with teaching panels, and guess what, they apparently demand a "donation" to even send info to the school about getting signed up for the fair circuit.

I had no idea public schools had to shell out so much money.

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>>9569734
Yep, we don't charge people so we keep our hearts and minds in the right place. Also it's just better for the places we go to, 0 extra expenses, and you get to draw in more people for your cause. We DO accept donations, but we don't ask for them or advertise that we take donations.

at OP:
If you're going to wear your suit to cons too, I hope you're not socially awkward, 'cause you WILL be part of the spider-people community and approached whether you like it or not. Have fun with it.

>>9569745
That's really awesome of you guys.

I guess to keep the thread on topic, what would you say the pros and cons are of doing work like you do?

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>>9569766
Pros:
>You cheer up pretty much everyone
>Feel better about yourself? It raises your spirits at times, I guess.
>Sometimes people give you donations (if you care about that sort of thing). Sometimes that comes in the form of food, which is nice.

Cons:
>Sometimes the people you work with die... (see >>9569695)
>Depending on your area, you will be VERY busy, hope you either have a flexible schedule, or don't mind cancelling your plans at times.
>Sometimes the areas you go to can be pretty far away, so it can turn into a extra "life cost". For instance, I travel about an hour for most of the events I do.

OP here. I will kindly read all of the answers and reply, when I get home.

>>9569782
>>9569745
>>9569716
>>9569695
What kind of organization do you work with? Is it a big children's charity or just a small business? How did they get started?

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>>9569865
Independent group of people that just do this for the kids. I wasn't around when they first started, but from what I know, it was a group of retired (and 1 still active) military people that realized they all liked comic books, and wanted to give back to the community, and had experience (personal and otherwise) with kids in need. When I joined, only 2 of the original members were left (due to, well, just life), and we recently lost another one (moved).

How they initially got their name out there and got gigs, no idea, sorry. I think mostly it's word of mouth right now. We have a Facebook page (could link it if you really want), but it gets updated only so often. Even after you tell people to please tag the group's page in photos to help us out, people rarely do.

Are these pics you OP?

I gotta say that's a damn nice costume.

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>>9569353
For OP, here's some other things to know that I just thought about if you're going to be doing charity work. In no specific order:

1. Know your stuff!:
Some kids will grill the ever loving bejeesus out of you. Knowing the super intricate details of every spider-man comic won't be necessary (sometimes), but definitely know all of the movies, the basics of spider-man villains/events, and know a basic overview of the animated series

2. Have patience, lots of patience:
Every kid is different. Some kids will run up to you, chat up a bit, then just go on about their business.
Other kids will be on you like white on rice, sometimes trying to climb you, sometimes refusing to let you go. These kids will also tend to get in the way when you're trying to take pictures with other children. Ensure the parents are nearby and can see what's going on.
OTHER OTHER kids will be straight up jerks! This, fortunately, is rare. While super rude, this can actually be fun, as since you're Spider-man, you are expected to be somewhat sarcastic.

3. Get into Character!:
This goes along with number 1. Spider-man is very charismatic, and has quippy one-liners, if this doesn't come naturally for you, try to learn it a bit. For example, when taking a pic with someone, just say "I blinked!" after they take the picture, should help to loosen you up, lighten the mood, and get people laughing a bit.

4.EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE!:
The Spider-man suit is NOT flattering at all! Angles will not be your friend. If you care about looking as close to the character as you can, then hit the gym, change your diet, put in the work.
DO YOGA!!!!! Dear lord do yoga! If you want to get that flexibility to get low, do yoga. This also impresses people when you can nail those poses, be the spider.... be the spider.

5.Know your motivation:
Know why you want to get into this. If its for cos-fame, then go for it (I won't judge you). Just know your motivation and hold onto it.

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>>9569900
No, just an anon trying to help OP out.
I appreciate it!

>>9569904
Listen to this anon, OP. Tips 3 and 4 are great advice, especially. I recommend trying to learn some basic tumbling/gymnastics or break-dancing. Being able to do little stunts for the kids sells the Spidey act much better than just static posing.

OP here. I just arrived. I will answer everybody now. I'm glad the thread didn't necroed.

>>9569683

Hey Anon, is that you? Your costume is amazing! Yes, I'm aware of that. That's why I will join one of those non-governmental organization, something that works with sick children, especially with those that have cancer, kids with special needs, elders - in the general, those who need just something to make them chill, relax and forget their pains. In a side note, my brother works in a NGO, and he said that they will gladly accept me in their organization.

>>9569695

Oh god, I'm sorry for that Anon. That was horrible. I hope he's in a better place now, or at least, without the cancer pain. It shoulda have been hard to you to exist with that feeling. But don't worry, it wasn't your fault.
On a side note, where did you bought your costume? Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like the suit from Tobey Maguire in Spiderman 2? And do you go to comics cons?

>>9569706

Don't worry anon, my criminal record is clean as ice. But you gave me good ideas.

>Try looking up and contacting some local sick kids/hospital charities and say what you'd like to do. To look as professional as possible, you might want to go to them with a sort of official looking "Project Plan" in hand with photos of you in your costume, skits or activities you're planning to do when you visit, who your driver/back-up/planning team is, your resume, as well as research on similar charity activities and related stuff to look like you've actually given it some thought.

This was actually a great advice. I will make the project happen, then. And I'm going to make a deep research on it. I will enjoy Homecoming popularity, since it introduced Spiderman to the 00s generation. And it will be fun and cool.

>The key point here is that you actually have to give the project some thought. You can't just phone a school and be like "Hey, I'm Spiderman? Pay me and I'll visit?

I won't visit kids for money not anything like that.
But since you have spoken something interesting: should I animate parties for some greenies? I mean, rich kids parties. I want to make my costume pay for itself, not through comics cons or charity work, but through parties.

>>9569712

I'm new to cosplay in wearing it. I know cosplay for a long time, I'm a nerd since mid 90s. But I never used one before. I thought that everything was cosplay - including pre-made cosplays. Because not all cosplayers know how to sew and make acessories. So whats the difference between my suit, made by cosmakers, and someones cosplay which the person actually paid for everything - from the sew to acessories?

>>9569716

I will do it for free the charity work, man. Don't worry. I'm a 'superhero" after all. It never ocurred to me ask for money to cheer kids. I love working with kids, I'm a teacher IRL after all.

>>9569726

Nice, I will definitely do that.

>>9569745

Thanks for the advice, dude. I went to several cons over the years, but next year will be my first time cosplaying!

>at OP:
If you're going to wear your suit to cons too, I hope you're not socially awkward, 'cause you WILL be part of the spider-people community and approached whether you like it or not. Have fun with it.

I'm a totally fun and nice guy, don't worry. As I said, I'm a teacher IRL, I work with people, especially teens. But this cosplay will be my first one. I'm so excited!

>>9569904

Thanks dude! I'm not an huge specialist about our Friend of the Neighbourhood, but I know a lot of things about him. I will glady talk to kids about the Webhead.

>OTHER OTHER kids will be straight up jerks! This, fortunately, is rare. While super rude, this can actually be fun, as since you're Spider-man, you are expected to be somewhat sarcastic.

Thanks mate, I literally ROFL reading this. I will be a good Spiderman, since I can be very fun sometimes, and sarcastic as well.

>"I blinked!"

LOL I lost my sides. Never thought about this line. Thanks, I'm making a lot of anotations!

About the body: I'm exactly 178 centimeters, just like Peter from Earth 616, and 64 kilograms. I'm on a goodshape, and I'm honestly a 7/10 average looking guy. I just need to buy a few lenses (hazel, since my eyes are light brown) and dye my hair of light brown (or buy a wig). Because sometimes, when kids ask too too much, I plan to remove my mask.

>Do yoga

Thats actually a great advice. I was thinking in start some gym classes for my poses and stunts. I mean, I can hardly kick a ball LOL I can't imagine doing backflips, rolls, high kicks and such.

>>9569919

Thanks, I will try that. I will definitely will.


To everyone: Thanks for your huge help, guys! Much appreciation from this newest Spiderman from Latin America!

Just two comments before I go to bed (its now 3am and I wake up in 4 hours):

To the anon who delivered a lot of photos here: thanks, your work is inspiring. I hope we can meet up someday.

To everyone who helped: thanks.

I won't log in tomorrow until night. So please don't necro my thread, I want to see your replies, guys. Thanks!

>>9570136
For parties, find the local party group, because its become the huge meme, so find the local princess etc group (because its really hard for them to well guys, and spider man assuming you are decent at it will find hits.

There is 100% nothing wrong with making money on parties, the disney princess types do it, so you are good there, and BECAUSE you are doing work, honestly unless you are a costuming god its better to commission to get a 100% accurate to (movie era) spider man.

I don't want to should like a shill, but get a website from squarespace as well and some business cards so you can get a page for the party people to see you are serious.

>>9570136
>So whats the difference

Okay, so yes, any sort of costume is considered cosplay. However, making a page for yourself promoting your cosplays gives the impression that you are the one who made the costumes. It's taking credit for others peoples work.

>>9570575
Eh, you can be a pure 'body model' cosplayer AS LONG AS you link who made your thing and give photo credits, because plenty of people buy cosplay.

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>>9570131
>Hey Anon, is that you? Your costume is amazing!

Yeah, that's my Spider-man suit. Thanks!

>That's why I will join one of those non-governmental organization

Sounds like a plan. Don't be afraid to do kid's birthday parties too. I mean, if you want to stick to hospitals and sick kids ONLY, that's fine, but don't be surprised if people ask you to show up to their child's birthday party.

>where did you bought your costume? Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like the suit from Tobey Maguire in Spiderman 2?

I bought my suit from Spideyplanet.com. And yes, it is the Tobey Spider-man 2 suit. My first suit was an rpcstudio suit (pic related), which was working just fine, but I wanted a movie accurate suit. I used the "pic related" suit for my first year of charity work and cons before I got the movie accurate one in all the other pictures.

>And do you go to comics cons?

I do. I don't go to many, but I will go to them. This year I've been at Marscon, Katsucon, and Awesome-con so far. I probably will only go to Wizard World RVA and Nekocon to finish out the year.

>I will do it for free the charity work, man. Don't worry.
>should I animate parties for some greenies? I mean, rich kids parties.

Oh no, don't feel obligated to do this for free if you're looking to supplement your income or make the suit pay for itself. I was just letting people know what My group does, 'cause I figured the question would come up eventually. I know a group of girls that do disney princesses, and like >>9570534 said, they tend to charge (something like $50-$100/hr per person)

>I'm a totally fun and nice guy
You'll fit right in with the con-life, assuming your area is like mine (I live on the East coast of the US).

>Thanks for the advice, dude. I went to several cons over the years, but next year will be my first time cosplaying!

No prob, hope you enjoy your time as a Spider-man. Sounds like you're all set to get out there and cheer people up!

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>>9570581
Heck, most of the popular Spider-man cosplayers do exactly this. BaneBravo, Spideyfit, and Tstunningspidey get most of their suits from therpcstudio.

>>9570138
>I will be a good Spiderman
Spider-man has a hyphen you already failed

>>9569353

Their newest homecoming suit looks really fucking good but >600+ dollars

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Hello.

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>>9574921
Not personally a fan of the homecoming suit design, but that doesn't matter. Get out there and do your thing OP! I might not ever see your work, but I'm happy to have another person out there fighting to bring a smile on kids' faces.

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>>9574522
All of their suits are expensive if you start putting on their additions (magnetic lenses, shoes, etc.).
My first suit from them (pic related) had every upgrade they offered, and it was a little over $900. You don't want to know how much my movie accurate suit costs... trust me.

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>tfw I originally started out doing the Project Rooftop version and kept combining shit

I'm probably gonna switch to a classic mask design too. The new Spiderman cartoon gave me an idea.

I thought this thread was gonna be insufferable for some reason but its been really sweet! keep up the good work anon's you're doing the community proud!

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>>9575752
Thanks! I'm curious though, what did you initially think was gonna go down in this thread?

>>9575150
Do your thing man, don't let anyone stop you. Looked like you had a good costume going there

What do you guys recommend for an Unmasked version?

Light brown, short hair + hazel eyes / lens... am I missing something? I will carry a camera along with the unmasked version.

>>9576026
In a weird, visceral level, I'm not in favor of an unmasked version. It goes against my perception of the character in a way that's hard to describe.

>>9576101
I agree. When I am in Spidey, I only take my mask off to eat, or if a kid is scared and I want to reassure them that I am a normal person.

If I want to do an unmasked version, I wear my Peter Parker casual clothes, with the shirt open to see the Spidey costume underneath, and tuck the mask in my back pocket

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>>9576026
I don't look anything like Peter Parker, so I don't unmask in front of kids. My newer suit also doesn't have a removable mask, so there's that too. Sorry, no help here.

Any subreddit for Spiderman cosplay?

>>9577270
dedicated solely to spider-man cosplay? all signs point to no

>>9577270
Doubt it, why would there be one solely for that? Would be pretty empty really. Granted there are tons upon tons of Spiderman designs to do they eventually start losing their luster.

>>9577202
>No removeable mask

Any other Spider-cosplayers have a secret for how to not die while you're wearing the mask. Gets hot as hell fast and I always find my faceshield is covered in sweat as soon as I take it off.

>>9577461
>how to not die while you're wearing the mask

If you have magnetic lenses, you could pop them off for a few minutes to give yourself some air now and then.
Other main things would be to wear Underarmor's coolswitch compression wear, or something similar. Stuff like that is made to keep you from overheating, and dries up sweat so it won't show through your costume. Sorry for sounding like a commercial there, but it works really well, and you definitely want some undergarments on when wearing any sort of costume like this, so why not one that helps keep you from overheating?

People can call you a pedo all they want but as someone who works in pediatric surgery at a children's hospital I can say the kids would appreciate you.


What you need to do is find out if the hospital has it's own charity. If it doesn't you should apply to be a volunteer. There are roles like ward clowns that go around cheering kids up but I've certainly seen some costumes in there as well. As long as you're a staff member or part of a organisation you should be fine. If you're a lone wolf expect to get arrested.

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Where can I buy a full body one for a solid price, good quality, just to have? I recently picked up a good job in the beginning of the summer and I'd want possibly a movie replica one for a solid pice

>>9577939
What do you consider to be a "solid price". because movie replica quality will cost you $600+

>>9577977
I'm just looking for a spidey suit in the $100 and below range hopefully a variety of them I can breeze through and pick one just to have I guess...

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>>9577994
Under $100 will be shit quality. Basic zentai suit, probably looking like this.

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>>9578019
Legitimately fucking disgusted, I never go in this board but I respect you guys in this thread so much with this charity hospital stuff, I give my condolences. And honestly I might drop the money on an RPC suit soon, am I in good enough shape for it? Planning on lifting till I'm 5-10 pounds less while also eating clean so it goes hand in hand

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>>9578033
Btw I meant I'm disgusted in that suit no thank you lmfao rather spend that extra $170 and get something pretty looking with actually texture...you can see that nibbas face through the mask I would imagine that being a sin here...also I'd love to get a sick batman suit but I'm gonna have some respect and dignity and pick outfits/costumes I can actually pull off at 5'9 aka spidey, nightwing, robin, can people name relatively short not super muscular superheroes? Because I can't do spawn superman or batman because I don't wanna embarrass myself I guess, plus this suit could be something I could use down the line, Halloween parties, around the house, comic cons, anything desu

>>9578033
Cosplay is not a cheap hobby. There are many who have easily spent over $1000 on a single costume.

>>9578037
Sorry I should've clarified what I was disgusted at but here
>>9578036
And yeah that's nuts but it's nice, when I was younger like 14 15 I had the balls to do Cosplay I guess but now I'd be scared or I can't really put my finger on it but yeah
Post some of your costumes

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My first Spidey suit was considerable cheaper, but I also did a lot of the work myself. I bought a pattern from GunHead, made some slight modifications so it would be a better fit for me, sent it off to a local subdye printer to avoid excess shipping costs, sewed it myself, and made my own lenses.
The second suit I made was a bit better as I made the entire pattern myself, but also bought a proper faceshell and nicer lenses.
Pic is my first suit.

>>9578043

Amazing, dude.

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>>9577977
I'm sorry, I lol'd hard. If you (>>9577939
) want movie quality replica, you're looking at $2-4 thousand. If you want it cheaper, you're gonna have to assemble a good bit of it yourself

>>9578221
So what's a step below that looks nice RPC suits right?

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>>9578253
rpcstudio, yeah (pic related). I saw a guy with an amazing looking insomniac suit that had dragonskin and tubing woven into on the suit, but I forgot who he said made it for him.

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>>9578253

OP here. My friend buys his patterns in SpideyStudio / Gunhead, then he sews and print them.

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>>9578253
You could also do non-bodysuit design. Spiderman's got tons of designs either them official or fan-made. If you can't shell out alot of cash for a full suit then just adapt one of his original outfits. That's what I did here >>9575150

>>9578036
You should cosplay other characters, since Spider Verse they opened the floodgates and all the special snowflakes are making they're own Spider-man concepts and shitty redesigns
So don't listen to this retarded fag >>9578366
And also don't listen to his other retarded fag >>9578273
Gunhead is awful and charges to much, if you really want a Spider-man costume you can buy one in AliExpress without having to buy the patterns

>>9579046

Salty.

>>9579166
No salty here brah, just helping some anon so he doesn't spend his shekles in the wrong place
Stay mad you got called for being a special snowflake tho

>>9578253
ZentaiZone

>>9579046
People are paying for quality. If you want shitty costumes, that's fine. But if you want something nicer, you have to pay for it. There is nothing wrong with paying money to people doing quality work.

>>9581288
Paying 10 dollars more for a file with an extra mask is retarded nigga
There are far better pattern designers out there like ArachnidStudio

>>9581362
Stop backpedaling. You weren't comparing gunhead to other subdye studios. You straight up said that buying shit off of aliexpress is comparable, and a better idea, than buying from gunhead, or buying a pattern at all.

>>9582323
Yes, it's a better idea for the poorfag anon who wanted something that looked good but wasn't from the RPC.
Go shill you're shitty patterns somewhere else

>>9583419
And you said here >>9579046 that AilExpress is just as good. The quality of those are shit. Not even in the looks department, but in how long they will last. Paying another $100 for something that looks good, and will last is worth it. Not even saying Gunhead specifically, but decent quality is worth it.
Oh, and here is a shocking revelation: Cosplay is not a cheap hobby.

>>9569745

Hello. I came into this thread with interest on the topic. I'm new to the scene.

Who are the Spider-People Community and how does one join it?

>>9574921

You look great.

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>>9584169
>Who are the Spider-People Community
I honestly have no idea. Outside of the super well-known spider-man cosplayers (Spideyfit, Tstunningspidey, Banebravo), I don't know anything. I don't go out of my way to be part of any spider-man or cosplay community (outside of charity events). If I'm at a con and a group of spideys wants to chill or something, sure, I'll join, but that's pretty much my involvement in the community.

>and how does one join it?
Step 1. Buy suit
Step 2. Go to cons
They'll find you really (or at least that's what happens/is happening to me), from there you can delve deeper into the rabbit hole if you want.

I'm not much help on that subject

>>9584247

Nice. Thank you for the info.

Sounds like some mib type stuff though! "They find you" and all that.

>>9584247

>two ps4 spideys

Dope

>>9584336
there's actually 3, and 1 somewhat fourth.

one on the right side
two on the left
1 (the questionable one) holding the captain america shield on the left

>>9584390
1 isn't a PS4 outfit, I think that's just a custom design.

>you will never have a Spiderman-only room party at a con
I want this to happen one day, just for all the drunk Spider jokes.

>>9584415
is it? the one wearing the backpack on the far right? it looks an aweful lot like the one on the left with the darker colors, and the one right near that wearing the white web backpack and the reflective lenses.

>>9584415
>>9584418
scratch what I said about that one having reflective lenses, I can't actually tell wth is going on with his lenses.

>>9584418
>>9584420
Oh shit there is three.

Damn I was actually at that shoot and I didn't notice there were three PS4 Spiders. I thought we were just talking about the shield guy.

>>9584422
OH? were you one of the PS4 Spiders?

>>9584429
No I'm the sweatshirt one near the bottom left behind the Iron Spider.

I have a question. It's obvious that one needs to hit the gym in order to look good enough for these costumes but how have you guys managed it? Is there a specific diet you people follow? Foods you eat? Exercises? Maybe this is the wrong place to ask, but I've always wondered if it was possible to work at getting a fit form even at age 30.

>>9584690
I don't have specific advice about diet or exercise, but don't let age 30 worry you. Chris Pratt was 35 when he went from doughy Andy to fit Star Lord.

>>9584727

Thank you, anon. I will try and keep that to heart.

>>9584690
Check out the sticky on /fit/. Try the couch to 5k challenge to get started. It's an ap that has you running in intervals that increase week by week until you should be fit enough to do a 5k marathon by the end. I'm doing it right now (age 25, not particularly out of shape but inactive enough until recently) and it's good shit.

Likewise, you'll probably naturally change your diet to suit more activity anyway, so I wouldn't worry too much about dieting beyond "don't eat junk food every day".

Also, my boss was really fat until he was in his 30s, and now he regularly does 10k marathons and goes to the gym every morning. Looks great. If he can do it, you can too Anon! Plus you can give yourself a goal if you're cosplaying. When you're running and you want to stop, ask yourself if Spider-man would stop.

>>9585371
Don't listen to this idiot, cardio kills your gains and won't help you
Try SS+GOMAD

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>>9585451
If you're unfit and don't already have decent muscle mass, you need to do some cardio. The whole "cardio kills gains" thing is fine if you're not out to lose some weight/are already fit and want to bulk up.

Plus, a 5k running program isn't going to turn you into a lean, skinny marathon runner out of nowhere. It's a solid way to go from doing nothing to getting fit.

Is it possible to have a beard in one of these or will it look goofy?
Any tips to managing that and somewhat voluminous hair?

>>9586066
Wear a balaclava and a faceshell

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>>9586066
I have long hair and facial hair (not a beard though). Wear a skull cap, or something to just keep your hair contained (and out of your face), and you'll be fine.

>>9569904
>3. Get into character
This is super important. I'm with a Ghostbusters group and kids will come up and ask questions about all our props we have. Thank god Ghostbusters goes into insane details about how everything works so I can describe how things work. But it is really important to make sure you sell the character.

>>9592277
Good male Ghostbusters or Hillary Shills Ghostbusters?

>>9592447
Well so far all our Ghostbusters are from the 80s, but we had some new people at the last event doing the 2016 costume. One of them was a seamstress and made the costume for the both of them. They just had the toy proton packs from 2016 which makes sense. There's thousands of plans for making the 80s back but no one has really done the 2016 pack.

>>9592447
Side note: we had a kid from the last fan expo recognize us only because we started a web series. He was wearing a generic 2016 costume with a inflatable pack but he was super excited to see us.

>>9586813
H-How much was that? And where? RPC? Also is

>>9586813
Just wondering, but how well do skull caps work with long thick hair? Do they keep it all contained or can you still see some bulging from it?

>>9586813
I have to ask you because you seem knowledgeable and I don't want to open a thread in the rpf about this
My dick is bigger than average so I have to use a dance belt, but the only one that I could find was a thong, but everytime I use it I feel like I'm getting anal raped, do you have any advice on making or buying boxer dance belts?

>>9593414
There are full seat dance belts. And dick size is irrelevant. You should wear a dance belt anytime you are wearing skintight spandex and will be in an all ages venue.

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>>9592803
This suit was made by Spideyplanet.com. He has different prices, but if you want a full suit ready to wear (with no work on your end), it's ~$4k

>>9593365
I mean, I would consider my hair long (shoulder length) and somewhat thick, works fine for me. I'm also wearing a faceshell in in my suit, so that pushes things down too.

>>9593414
Sorry, I don't wear a dance belt with my suit, I opt for compression pants/shorts.

>>9594212
Yeah I imagine the face shield helps. Thanks for answering though