#magfest

[damienthepious]

oh

i also cosplayed theeeeeeee protagonist? i cosplayed You from Slay the Princess at mag. ONE GUY recognized me and he's my homie for life. gaze upon my visage i worked SO hard on those fucking gloves actually. Also the dot eyes are reflective tape and they fucking GLEAM with the flash on.

#fucking AAAAAAAAA #pblease i need validation on this one i did NOT receive it at the con and it was HARROWING #elle's face #(SORTA) #elle's cosplay #slay the princess #stp #magfest #magfest 2024 #black tabby games

[obscuritory]

lmao great job, MAGFest signage team

#magfest #mickey mouse #steamboat willie #public domain #legal #very legal

[lyrifaun]

We are praying it lives, praying it sleeps up in magfest 2024

New and improved reverend daughter Look!!! Including many many many Real Actual Bones

#tlt #tlt cosplay #magfest #magfest 2024 #the locked tomb #harrowhark nonagesimus #harrowhark cosplay

[silkscreaming]

I made a volume 10 trimax vash cosplay for MAGfest and I am SO proud of how it came out :) Some process stuff below! Warning for image and text heavy.

Truthfully this cos is only about 85% complete—I’d purchased a bunch of hardware to really go in on a volume accurate version of his undersuit and belts, but simply ran out of time before the con. It was the first cosplay I’ve sewn since 2017 and the first wig styling I’ve done since 2020, so I’m not gonna beat myself up too much!

(This is all purse hardware off Etsy and some buttons from M&J trim)

This was my first time ever making a muslin mock-up, but I knew it was going to be necessary to get the coat to lay the way I wanted it to. I really wanted to try and create proportions that elongated the legs/torso and widened the shoulders by placing the coat tail splits appropriately and raising up the shoulders with some padding. And of course arm and leg details that I’ll get to someday lol.

I created two mock-ups. One of basic muslin that helped me go from an existing pre-bought pattern to something more Vash-shaped, then a second one on a slightly sturdier scrap fabric with my finalized torso proportions with padding so I could accurately pattern out the sleeves and collar.

I was tracing my pattern pieces onto newsprint and vellum as I went, so once all of those were finalized, it was time to cut my fabric! I used a heavy cotton twill from B&J fabrics and two kinds of fusible interfacing from Mood (I’m spoiled by being local to the fashion district these days). A smarter person would have bought a thinner fabric to line the inner torso with, but I did not feel like getting that complicated with my first ever muslin-drafted AND lined project, so I simply cut double of every pattern piece in order to create a lining.

Sleeves were done by interfacing and cutting into a top panel, carefully snipping at the cutout portions, ironing and fabritacking in place, and then top stitching the whole piece to the main sleeve. I later added some leather backing squares and interfacing behind the larger eyelets for aesthetic while keeping the ventilation in tact. Ideally in the future I'll also add a strip of fabric to the gun arm that creates a slight bunching effect since that sleeve is a little more ruffled over the cuff. Photos below also include three shoulder pads pinned together on each shoulder, but I ended up forgetting not using them on my final wear.

Unfortunately at this point I was approaching con time, so I started cutting some corners that I made easily replaceable for future upgrades. The coat tabs are just painted craft foam cut to the size of the buttons, tacked in place where the button pierces through the tab and where it wraps around the edge of the front panel. The straps that attach to the lapel and wrap under the arms also were just decorated with some silver trim instead of hardware, and I skipped the side button panels at his hips for pattern-making simplicity and time. They'll be added later! I'd also love to do some weathering, but don't think I can quite bring myself to riddle the coat tails with bullet holes as some people do haha.

Gun arm attachment was also a quick and dirty addition, just some vinyl trim on eva foam attached with contact cement and a decorative button. First time working with contact cement somehow, but I look forward to also being able to upgrade this at a later date to a more accurate shape with the full belt attachments!

I was also hoping to update the shoes a bit by making some boot covers for them and rub-n-buffing the soles to disguise the platform a bit, but I love my pick for the cleat-look that Vash has! Some good ol' Demonias in classic vash fashion :)

Last but not least: The Wig. My pride and joy.

I got lucky enough to nab an Arda sale, I think right before Halloween, and picked up the Morpheus lace front in black, along with some extra wefts in pale blonde. (I also bought a whole separate pale blonde Morpheus wig, boldly thinking I could swing a normal trimax vash wig lol. It made for a convenient Eriks wig in the mean time.)

Since I was aiming for the end of volume 10 post-Wolfwood death look, I started by trying on the wig, roughly tracing out my hairline, then gently unweaving that portion of black in order to re-ventilate it with blonde.

After I replaced that whole strip of plucked hair, I tried on again to finalize where I needed to ventilate to cover my own hairline, and completed my outline with both blonde and brown-black wefts (i had them on hand lol). All in all, I ventilated more than 4 square inches of blonde, and at least a solid centimeter extension of the black hairline across the whole front of the wig. Probably close to 30 hours of work in the ventilating alone, but I am a little slow since I haven't ventilated in a few years and didn't keep clear track of time.

If there's one thing I should be used to by now about Arda wigs, they are THICK. There is zero teasing in this wig. None. Just got2b, a blowdryer, and a prayer. And a good load of bobby pins. The wig was also sadly a last minute hotel room mad dash, and I do hope to restyle it under less duress, but I do think I successfully achieved the Trimax swoop and am very proud of it! It was unbelievably windy on the walk from our hotel room to MAGfest, so the photos in the start of this post show a bit more droop than my initial styling, but I think I'll be able to touch things up next wear.

And of course, shoutout to my partner for gifting me the official glasses for Christmas :) And thank you to my roommates who barely saw me for a month and a half except for when I needed help with a hem lol.

All in all, I am unbelievably proud of this cosplay, I can't wait to put some more love into it and wear it again!

#cosplay #trigun cosplay #magfest

[cannolicat31]

Finished my Kaname Date cosplay for MAGfest! 🥺💜 I had so much fun wearing him and I can't wait to cosplay him again soon! 🥺

#aitsf #ai the somnium files #kaname date #date #my cosplay #aitsf cosplay #cosplay #kaname date cosplay #magfest

[elbereth-gilthoniell]

Hey Soldier!

Cosplayed Golden Retriever woman at Magfest this year! So fun! Definitely want to add more to her fit moving forward 💖💖

#cosplay #karlach cosplay #bg3 astarion #astarion #astarion cosplay #baldurs gate 3 #magfest #magfest 2024 #fireblood #karlach #karlach x astarion

[shawnthewonder]

Happy Pokémon Day from Mimik to yu.

#Pokémon #pokémon presents #Pokemon day #mimikyu #cosplay #costumes #Mimikyu cosplay #Magfest #Katsucon #Katsucon 2024 #Magfest 2024

[thechurchofblahaj]

#of me #magfest

[catbatart]

2024 Conventions

I'll likely update this post as the year goes on, but since I'm doing a few new cons in different parts of the US this year, I wanted to make a post for it!

MAGfest (Jan 18-21): National Harbor, MD Emerald City Comic Con (Feb 29-Mar 3): Seattle, WA Anime Milwaukee (Mar 8-10): Milwaukee, WI Indiana Comic Con (Mar 22-24) Indianapolis, IN Who's Yer Con (Mar 29-31): Indianapolis, IN Midwest Gaming Classic (Apr 6-7): Milwaukee, IN

Upcoming: Pop Con Indy (Apr 26-28): Indianapolis, IN Anime Central (May 17-19): Chicago, IL OMG!Con (Jun 14-16): Owensboro, KY Anime Ohio (June 21-23): Cincinnati, OH Anime Iowa (July 26-28): Coralville, IA Lafyette Comic Con (Oct 26): Lafayette, IN Grand Rapids Comic Con (Nov 15-17): Grand Rapids, MI

Definitely let me know if you'll be attending any of these! :D

#conventions #magfest #eccc #anime milwaukee #omg!con #artist alley

[spectralmagpie]

1st Day of Magfest! I was Purah 💕

#cosplay #purah #loz totk #zelda totk #totk #tears of the kingdom #legend of zelda #loz #Purah cosplay #loz cosplay #totk purah #it meeeee! #magfest #legend of zelda tears of the kingdom

[luckyblackcatxiii]

HELLO ALL! I'm selling at Magfest this year!!! If you're in town, stop on by, we have a lot of goodies on hand! Beatorice charm and Strahd standee will be here, in limited stock 👀

#magfest #magfest 2024 #curse of strahd #umineko #when they cry #ravenloft #genshin impact #touhou #touhou project

[damienthepious]

did i mention that my fiance and i cosplayed disco elysium at magfest this year

and also i ran around with a polaroid for the aesthetic

#elle's face #elle's cosplay #disco elysium #magfest #magfest 2024

[obscuritory]

My panel from Super MAGFest 2024 is up! Meredith Rose and I talk about VGHF's report that 87% of classic games are out of print and the legal battle we're fighting to make game preservation easier for libraries and archives.

#MAGFest #game history #game preservation #gaming #Youtube

[kiriyon]

Squeem my beloved, im so happy people are still making merch of them even though they're no longer with us 🥺

#dimension 20 #fantasy high junior year #squeem #meme #d20 #d20 fantasy high #d20 meme #d20 spoilers #d20 squeem #d20 fhjy #magfest #magfest 2024 #dnd

[lexkuma]

My Zelda "Tears of the Wild" Cosplay

#legend of zelda #zelda #princess zelda #totk #botw #breath of the wild #zelda breath of the wild #zelda tears of the kingdom #tears of the kingdom #cosplay #cosplay girls #zelda cosplay #magfest #magfest 2024

[mahoushojo]

"Tepig, I choose you!" 🐷🔥

I had such a fun time debuting my Hilda cosplay from Pokémon Black and White at MAGFest this past weekend! I ended up stopping by the Black 2 and White 2 FunFest meetup after Thrown Controllers and connected with a bunch of cool trainers. I can't wait to wear Hilda to more events in the future!!

📸 by Iroun.Photos on Instagram!

#pokemon #pokemon black and white #unova #cosplay #nintendo #hilda #touko #hilda cosplay #touko cosplay #magfest #magfest 2024