AshleyAshes Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 So, Anime North is two months away and I'm doing a 'sorta' original cosplay based on the whole 'Girl with guns' trope. Putting together a school girl uniform with various tactical gear. I have a MICH 2000 helmet with cat ears on it. The rifle will have a cute moe type cellphone dangle hanging near the barrel. But while it's the 'trope' it's all original. I have decided to go through the effort of coming up with a whole backstory and scenario, something about a 'Japanese Tactical High School' operating on a JSDF base where students learn warfare because.. Because that's dumb enough to sound like a real manga or anime basically. But see, being a well employed individual with no dependents, zero consumer debt and less than $5000 in student debt, I decided I wasn't going far enough. I am going to design an entire custom school logo/military unit shoulder patch and get it properly embroidered by a place that produces patches. But this isn't enough. I want people to to ask me 'What are you cosplaying as' and when I answer 'Oh, I'm so and so from Combat Classroom, it's this obscure webmanga but it's recently getting tankoubon print editions. No scanlators have picked up the series yet but I get the books off amazon.jp." and they go "Ohhh yeah... I think I heard about that online. Cool" or something. But I want a prop to back this up. So I commissioned an artist to make a fake, authentic looking manga cover. Front, spine, back. I'll de-bind the cover off a real Japanese manga and then rebind this new cover onto it after getting it printed. Because that's how I think I should spend $300; To troll people with a fake obscure manga. This is my version of opulence. Fear me. :V 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagged Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Post pics when you are done, please 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socketosis Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 That sounds pretty great if you can pull it off. Just now, Snagged Cub said: Post pics when you are done, please This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, Snagged Cub said: Post pics when you are done, please 1 minute ago, Socketosis said: That sounds pretty great if you can pull it off. This. Oh for sure. Considering I spent $250 on the commission alone, I'll probably post wallpapers online. ...Maybe I'll print the cover, textless, as a poster for my own enjoyment too. My biggest concern is binding the new cover to the manga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 In the meanwhile, enjoy this cat eared MICH 2000 helmet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Sounds fun, and probably cheaper than some of the Warcraft cosplay Blizcon brings in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, Conker said: Sounds fun, and probably cheaper than some of the Warcraft cosplay Blizcon brings in Maybe? I'm sure there have been some scary expensive cosplays. THough this... Well $300 is just for the MANGA... The helmet was $140 or so, $55 for the base helmet, $50 for the 3D printed ears (I outsourced them to a high end printing service and they're 100% solid), plus paint and adhesive. Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Just now, AshleyAshes said: Maybe? I'm sure there have been some scary expensive cosplays. THough this... Well $300 is just for the MANGA... The helmet was $140 or so, $55 for the base helmet, $50 for the 3D printed ears (I outsourced them to a high end printing service and they're 100% solid), plus paint and adhesive. Heh. I am slightly jelly of that helmet, even though there's no context on earth for me to ever wear a helmet like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Conker said: I am slightly jelly of that helmet, even though there's no context on earth for me to ever wear a helmet like that. I was tempted to write 'Born To Kawaii' on it. >_>; 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrishaCat Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I'm jealous of your power level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Bitch Please. :V You have not gone too far until you spent 5K on a cosplay at minimum. :V (Do take pictures, please. :3) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Lion Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 pfffff 300$ is nuttin' for cosplay I've seen gals blow thousands of dollars on costumes they only wore once. I commend your dedication to the art of trolling tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 39 minutes ago, Red Lion said: pfffff 300$ is nuttin' for cosplay That's just the cost of making the fake manga. >_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I thought you were going to make fun of people ...but you made fun of yourself for being a rich nerd :v Sounds exciting, badass, and hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 16 minutes ago, WolfNightV4X1 said: I thought you were going to make fun of people ...but you made fun of yourself for being a rich nerd :v Sounds exciting, badass, and hilarious! This is what happens when you get a decent career and are fiscally responsible! You go full Weeb and indulge in your dorkyness with reckless abandon! Heed my story all of you! Don't make the decisions that I have and you can lead a different path! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 2 hours ago, AshleyAshes said: This is what happens when you get a decent career and are fiscally responsible! You go full Weeb and indulge in your dorkyness with reckless abandon! Heed my story all of you! Don't make the decisions that I have and you can lead a different path! It's marginally better than spending your rent money on porn commissions...so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 25 minutes ago, WolfNightV4X1 said: It's marginally better than spending your rent money on porn commissions...so... I hear the real tickets is to spend your rent money on commissions and video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Lion Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 On 3/20/2017 at 7:27 PM, AshleyAshes said: That's just the cost of making the fake manga. >_> Ashley, your opulence is hurting my body. ;n; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Considering that furries tend to drop the price of a cheap vehicle on their costuming hobbies, not including commissions, badges, and everything else, this actually seems pretty conservative by comparison. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 $90 in electronic guts to go inside the dummy radio to make it an interactive sound and light prop. ^^;;; 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 I guess the glass fiber plastic in the dummy radio would reflect the laser cutter's energy and cause a bit of fire.... Yes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WileyWarWeasel Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Use an ion cannon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Please. Call me when you're like those furries who drop $12k on a fursuit. I actually met someone who did that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Crazy Lee said: Please. Call me when you're like those furries who drop $12k on a fursuit. I actually met someone who did that. I MADE FIRE WITH A LASER, SO THAT A FAKE RADIO WILL BELT OUT MOONSPEAK, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME!? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshabi Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Lame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 22 hours ago, AshleyAshes said: I MADE FIRE WITH A LASER, SO THAT A FAKE RADIO WILL BELT OUT MOONSPEAK, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME!? I borrowed a laser table to cut acrylic several times to make a cosplay because I was being a perfectionist.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rukh Whitefang Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 $300? Thats it? I burned over $1200 in leather and plate armor last year just for ren faires. Not to mention the realistic wolf head I bought earlier is worth $1200. And I'm not even done with the costume yet. The body suit is another $1000 without the stilts and a 3rd set of armor just for the body suit. Which is another $800 I think. So nearly 5k total. And before I forget, thats with putting 3k into my garage last summer, framing a 3 season porch. And more than likely spending another 2-3k in windows for the house. Oh yeah, 2 hot rods too that need thousands of dollars worth of parts. Not gonna even bother going into how much the new gaming pc has cost yet. So no, you are not anywhere near going to far yet in my opinion. Step it up, you got a ways to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaffel Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I'm with everyone else, this is lame, step it up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I am making a mandalorian kit, and so far managed to spend close to 600. I have to get the holsters and the voice amp, which is another 200 bucks. If I commission a Verpine sniper rifle, that's another 3-400 in the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I WISH I had as much money as everyone above. I have to do everything myself by hand to save money, and then it takes forever and wastes my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Crazy Lee said: I WISH I had as much money as everyone above. I have to do everything myself by hand to save money, and then it takes forever and wastes my time. Asside from choosing an education in a career field that I'm SUPER KEEN on which had sufficient employment opportunities and a bit of luck, I actually do a fair bit of budgeting to make things work. Or well, I do budgeting to make things work BETTER? My rational is if I can make the best financial decisions in one area, I can indulge in other ares. Though I'm also lucky that my evil communist home of Canada gave me $13k or so in grants, leaving me with only $17.5k in initial student debt. I mean, I have a monthly spread sheet that's built round two 88hr paycheques a month, leaving two extra paycheques a year unbudgeted for and are surplus. The spreadsheet has surpluses by default and coming in under budget leaves more surpluses. I have a budgeting app for tracking my 'entertainment', 'grocery' and 'cleaning/hygene/pharma' budgets so I can see how ahead or behind the monthly spending budget's I am. I've been throwing over time at my student loans to tackle them more aggressively, since the less I owe, the less interest I pay. I have a whole setup to provide my entertainment purely from the internet, negating need for a cable TV provider despite being a massive TVaholic. I even have a spread sheet to make projections on my power bills... >_> Though undeniably, $59K a year with no dependents other than a tortoise shell domestic short hair cat is probably the biggest factor. ^^; Everything else just keeps me from truly squandering I have co-workers who make about the same per hour as me but have much more financial difficulties than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pignog Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Fur invest owl my Yiffin wealth in piss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 My completed sound and light radio prop for Anime North powered by an Arduino Pro Mini and an Adafruit Audio FX Mini Board. It has 30 Japanese radio chatter tracks that it randomly plays at random intervals. The backlight increases in brightness during playback. It also has an interactivity function where ewe press the talk tailon, the backlight goes red, and after ewe release the talk tailon a random 'acknowledgement' clip is played back. (Basically a pool of 7 samples of 'Ryokai!') 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 On 3/29/2017 at 11:12 PM, AshleyAshes said: Though undeniably, $59K a year with no dependents other than a tortoise shell domestic short hair cat is probably the biggest factor. ^^; Everything else just keeps me from truly squandering Fur have co-workers who make about the same per hour as me but have much more financial difficulties than me. Yea, it's that right there. Try budgeting a 10k suit on a measly 15k a year... That's like 2/3rds of my annual pay there. If I made your salary my hobbies would explode. Also, I'm afraid of all the math/budget micromanaging you do... that's some obsessive penny pinching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Crazy Lee said: Also, Fur'm afraid of owl the math/budget micromanaging ewe do... that's some obsessive penny pinching. Without knowing where owl fur money is going, ewe can't manage it at owl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Do you have ANY idea what it costs to get one-of shoulder patches embroidered up for your fake cosplay!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 Wow, this art is terribad, I got boned for $300. Oh well, at least the patches are cool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 I has to Kawaii up my school issued service rifle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silo Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 On 5/18/2017 at 8:06 PM, AshleyAshes said: I has to Kawaii up my school issued service rifle. You think people are ok with you defacing your rifle? It's supposed to be under the rail, so you have something soft to grab on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 33 minutes ago, Silo said: You think people are ok with you defacing your rifle? It's supposed to be under the rail, so you have something soft to grab on. It's just an adaptation of the cute charm/dangles you see girls decorating their phones with. Though I didn't invent the idea of doing so with a gun it's seems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 Born To Kawaii 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 This is going to be the worst photo of me on the planet, but I can't NOT post it. ...In short, while at Anime North me and friends took a selfie with Canadian Minster of Defense, Harjit Sajjan. He just happened to be at the same Greek restaurant we went to at midnight. ...Probably for the best that the rifle and the armor were left in the car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandragoras Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 That is actually awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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