Well if I were going to make an electro-sapper, I would first decide how sturdy I want it to be. If you want just a one-time deal then here’s a papercraft: http://bit.ly/nhEQ50 But if you’re like me and would like it for cosplays to come, and would also like it to act as a purse or lunchbox of sorts (for convenience’s sake) I would probably make it out of a plain, wood or papier mache cigar box similar to http://bit.ly/pLYX9n and use the bottom as the front. Probably make the handles out of wood or foam. Craft foam for the hood on top. I would at least attempt to print the image on some high-quality paper and glue it to the bottom. Use the barrel of a coke bottle for the meter screen, and surround that with craft foam for some depth. Knobs and switches you can find at a hardware store. You could probably get away with spending about $15 on this project. Happy cosplaying!

>>2149

i will have to look into that. Thanks!

Voodooodolly on Etsy made my vest, and has made quite a few for other people.
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/60367161
She just sold one and hasn't relisted the item in her etsy shop yet, but if you contact her, she would be more than willing to make a top-quality sniper vest for you ;)

Here's a good pic of her fine craftsmanship

Nemoheavy approves this.

Don't touch doctors pigeon.

Going as RED Scout Friday and Saturday. I went three years ago and I remembered a shitton of TF2 cosplayers, but I don't know if that's the case for NYCC anymore.

By the way does anyone know just how strict the weapons policy for NYCC is? I've never cosplayed with a prop until now, and my Scout bat is a 100% hollow plastic toy bat from Target.

>>2207
Hey i just added you on steam it starts with ph and my image is of courage we'll talk on the steam chats :D

P.S. It's Veterans'Day Weekend. derp.

You should give the location and date for con threads. Oni-Con takes place in Galveston, Texas on Oct 28-30.

Also, wow, their website sucks. (http://www.oni-con.com/) I shouldn't have to click everywhere to find the index page. I thought it was broke until I clicked on the conch shell.

>>2170

Ah, sorry about that. I'll make sure to do that if I make another convention thread.

And yeah, for a while, I thought the same. I don't really understand why the people in charge of that site would code it that way. A little shell in the lower-right corner isn't exactly an obvious place to click.

It used to be right around the corner from my house but now that it's in Galveston, I'm not sure I can justify the price to go out there and get a room. Especially since most of them are booked now.

But I might make a day trip of it. I don't know if I'll wear any TF2 if I go though.

>>1696
OH HO HO

Going as a BLU Demoman!
I've already started on the gun, and I've got the red, white shirt and beanie hat for it too. I'm gonna start making the rest of the clothes soon enough.

>>2156
I, uh....wait, what? Are you talking about next years? Or are you just really late on the reply?

Maybe you're just The Doctor. Yea, I'm going to go with that one...

let's get some pictures up in hurr

Awww yeaaaah.

So many people showed up~

my favorite picture (aside from the professional ones you can find in my own personal cosplay thread) taken at FanExpo 2011. It's not great quality but i still like it alot. i lazily edited it a bit to look more like an underwater struggle.

OK, I'm bumping this again. Someone here has to have taken more pics from the con.

Also, if anyone has any pics of me as the Demopan on Sunday, can you please post them, or at least point me in the direction of where I can find them. I can't find a single pic of me from that day.

>>2117
hey bro, i got you covered.

Already posted in the parade thread, but since these two threads were started by different people, thought it couldn't hurt to post here too.

Myself and my best bud would love to join the meetup, if that's alright. We're coming as BLU Medic and BLU Scout. Looking forward to this little meet-n-greet!

Also, oh, captcha. "piesited". Because we all know that dirty little rumor about the cake...

I was there as a female BLU Spy in a totally shit costume.

And I got horribly tongue-tied the second another Spy actually spoke to me.

Well, chan, I shall be heading back to the con today in costume. Anyone else?