Popcult Helsinki 2016 & Cosvision 2016

So about that huge post.

This spring started again the cosplay season for me. First was Popcult Helsinki, new event that I missed last year, so I was excited to go there. And it was really fun! I took my Mandarin outfit for a spin again, with fixing it up a little. I added more jewelry and a new sash. I wore that on saturday, and sunday I wore my third version of Captain Boomerang. I bought this great jacket from thrift store in Pori, and it actually fitted and looked accurate as well!

(C) Kyu Eturautti

(C) Kyu Eturautti

(C) Kyu Eturautti

Then there was Cosvision. For a show named Cosvision it was pretty weird that there was not a photo booth there that you could just walk in. I managed to get a few pics via photoshoot that I was hanging around in. My costume was my first superhero cosplay I have done- Guy Gardner aka Green Lantern! Really liked how it turned out. Lantern was a hazzle to do, but looked great at the end. Definitely gonna use this again! Power battery was made from two styrofoam balls, flower pots and lots of gesso. Gonna make the power battery probably better next time, most likely a little bit smaller version. Here's some pics.

(C)Mikael Peltomaa

Now begins the arduous task of making my next costume, Thanos the Mad Titan from Guardians of the Galaxy. Ugh, I'm already frustrated but excited too!

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Sorry about the silence

So! This blog has been kinda dead for a while. I have some new cosplay photos yes, but I'm probably gonna have more after this weekend when Cosvision is over. SO I just wait until that and make one huge post. But here's a one picture of my updated Mandarin costume from Popcult Helsinki!

(C)Aleatha

Awesome picture by talented Alethea! Be sure to check her site out!

More coming soon I promise!

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Merry Christmas 2015!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

I really love Christmas.

 Cosplay things has been bit slow recently, but next year is gonna be a doozie. Here's a sneak preview of things to come:

Have a wonderful Christmas, and a happy new year!

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Tracon 2015

I'm still sick, so I'm gonna be brief.

Last weekend (5-6.9) was again time for Tracon, Finland's foremost anime-manga-video game-cosplay convention. To me, Tracon is the gathering place for the best cosplay. I especially love the fact that costumes from games, movies and tv-shows are the majority these days. And as always, I was not a stranger to cosplay. Once again Marvel Cosplay Finland was assembled and made their presence known in Tampere.

This year I was the Mandarin from Iron Man 3. Now, I must say: I hate that movie. I hate what they did to one of my favorite old school comic book villains. And no marvel one-shot can save that. That given, the Mandarin looks so cool. Just look at the posters and trailers- he is veritable badass out of hell. So what the hell.

I do not have any making of- pics since my phone decided that living was too much of a hassle. Instead, here's the final product:

(C)Helene Lindfors

(C)Helene Lindfors

(C)Helene Lindfors

Here's also a picture with my friend Hilkka and her amazing Iron Man cosplay. That thing was so awesome, and half the reason why I decided to be the Mandarin. Also pictures from our photoshoot with other Marvel characters:

(C)Arttu Timonen

(C)Arttu Timonen

(C)Arttu Timonen

So that's that. More Tracon feelings are coming to the main blog's site later. Next con is Hoth Con in november, so see you then again!

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Ropecon 2015- Two for the price of one

So Ropecon was couple of weeks ago again. That con is REALLY the best 'con out there. I do always a ton of shit there, I waste ton of money on a different nerd swag and I I'm always sad when it has to end. Really, it is the three best days of gaming in Finland.

And nowadays, I cosplay there as well! I had two costumes with me this year- I'm still poor, and I could not made a new costume from the scratch. So I decided to make a closet costume and use a old costume again. My first costume was my old friend CAPTAIN BOOMERANG. I wanted to use the New 52- version because that looks way cooler than the classic one (Which I had as well) and it was easy to make. I had the jacket, cap, gloves and boots. I had to buy a new scarf, and make more boomerangs. But all in all, this was a really easy costume.

But then it got hot. I mean, sun was blazing and I was wearing a hoodie and black jacket and a woolly cap. I had to change to my lighter costume. That was the THE HOOD. I have used that costume before as well, but I like it so much! Hood is such a badass, and that costume is practically jsut a cloak. Nice and breezy cloak. I also took some photos with my buddies Kerttu aka MISTRESS OF STRATEGIES-LOKI and Oskari aka SPIDER-MAN. Here's some of that fun:

It was a fun. Next time is Hypecon, and I'll probably try something new there again. You'll see. *Waugh waugh*

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Tampere Kuplii 2015

'ello 'ello!

It's springtime for me, even though the weather seems to be disagreeing with me. And springtime means one thing and one thing only: the cosplay season is here!



So that's great. And the first in the line is classic goodie known as TAMPERE KUPLII. Last year we had our first Marvel group, and that little meeting has now grown to a tradition. We met in Ropecon and Tracon last year, and with every meeting our group goes ever larger. At last Tampere kuplii we had 9 cosplayers. This year?

19. This is a growth rate I like. We had characters based on movies, comics, and even some very original creations. I was going to make a Hobgoblin costume for this one, but then my monetary situation just kinda...blowed up. So I just took my old Doc Doom costume....yet again, but last time for a while. I made sure of that buy destroying my old armor pieces for good this time. I had to make them from scratch next time, and to make it better. I added some studs to mask and remade the Infinity Gauntlet:

Bah! Enough about me. We as a group had ton of fun, and it was great to see everybody again. As I said, we had some new faces again and some new characters as well- Wolverine, Rocket Raccoon, Star Lord and many more. But what am I babbling about, picture tells more than thousand words:

So that was grand. After that, we had a good meal in Siperia's SpeakEasy restaurant and that was fun as well. It was nice to just sit down and talk about stuff like school, work and movies. For me it was one of the best parts of the day.

So yeah, that was fun. Next time is probably going to be Marvel, but no more Doom. Popcult Helsinki will bw the next con, and after that Ropecon, coming early this year. Until then,  here's a special present- I found this amazing Shazam cosplay and had to take photo with him:

See ya next time!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope that spirit of Christmas reaches to everybody's hearts and we could all enjoy the best holiday there is! And, again, Muppets can put the words better than everybody else!

As a added christmas bonus, here's a pic from a small con where I debuted my re-worked Captain Boomerang costume. I see you next year!

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