Honorverse Cosplay?

Mean Green Dancing Machine wrote:
> In article <xVZAf.13254$JT.3964@fed1read06>,
> Jeffrey MacHott <Raguleader DeleteThis @netzero.net> wrote:
>
>>So, I've gotten it in my head to do a Honor Harrington cosplay of some
>>sort for sci-fi cons in Texas. I'm kind of a short guy, so I figured I
>>might cosplay as a Grayson officer. Any suggestions on how to do this?
>
>
> "Cosplay"???

Just think of it as Costume/Play (aka Skit). If you value your sanity,
don't pursue it any further.
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Mean Green Dancing Machine wrote:
> In article <xVZAf.13254$JT.3964@fed1read06>,
> Jeffrey MacHott <Raguleader RemoveThis @netzero.net> wrote:
>
>>So, I've gotten it in my head to do a Honor Harrington cosplay of some
>>sort for sci-fi cons in Texas. I'm kind of a short guy, so I figured I
>>might cosplay as a Grayson officer. Any suggestions on how to do this?
>
>
> "Cosplay"???

Basically it's playing dressup, on rare occasion taken to
impressive/amusing/frightening extremes. Basically, you put the costume
together, and try to stay in character as much as you care to. Some
conventions will have costume contests where people judge you on your
costume (at AggieCon a few years ago, four 17 year old girls won Miss
AggieCon for being collectively dressed as Jabba The Hutt), and
sometimes you will be expected to perform a short skit in character to
compete in these contests.

Like I said, some people are really cool about it, some people are just
freaking scary.

--
--Jeffrey MacHott

"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of
childishness and the desire to be very grown up." -- C.S. Lewis
 >> Stay informed about: Honorverse Cosplay? 

Jay Maynard <jmaynard.TakeThisOut@thebrain.conmicro.cx> wrote:

> I'm not going to speculate on which category I might fall into.
>
> FWIW, I've been idly pondering an Honorverse costume, but so far haven't
> been able to come up with a good design for what I'm thinking about...nd
> nobody (including Weber) has described it in enough detail to simply make.
> I'll have to do some serious thinking and designing on my own.

When I attended NasFic this past summer, I saw a young woman in a wonderful
Manticoran Naval uniform. It was very well done, very true to the books (as
best I could tell) and she was very attractive.

Alas, I didn't have my camera with me.

But it's definitely doable.
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Jay Maynard wrote:
> On 2006-01-24, Jeffrey MacHott <Raguleader.DeleteThis@netzero.net> wrote:
>
>>>"Cosplay"???
>>
>>Basically it's playing dressup, on rare occasion taken to
>>impressive/amusing/frightening extremes. Basically, you put the costume
>>together, and try to stay in character as much as you care to. Some
>>conventions will have costume contests where people judge you on your
>>costume (at AggieCon a few years ago, four 17 year old girls won Miss
>>AggieCon for being collectively dressed as Jabba The Hutt), and
>>sometimes you will be expected to perform a short skit in character to
>>compete in these contests.
>>
>>Like I said, some people are really cool about it, some people are just
>>freaking scary.
>
>
> I'm not going to speculate on which category I might fall into.
>
> FWIW, I've been idly pondering an Honorverse costume, but so far haven't
> been able to come up with a good design for what I'm thinking about...nd
> nobody (including Weber) has described it in enough detail to simply make.
> I'll have to do some serious thinking and designing on my own.

That's the great thing about dressing up as a military officer, many of
the uniforms have been sufficiently described to make a run at. We've
seen illustrations of RMN uniforms on the Mattingly covers, and like I
said, a Grayson navy uniform sounds like a US Air Force uniform with
cuff braids and some different patches on it.

If all else fails, you can just make a baseball t-shirt and say you play
for the Harrington Treecats. :*D

--
--Jeffrey MacHott

"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of
childishness and the desire to be very grown up." -- C.S. Lewis
 >> Stay informed about: Honorverse Cosplay? 

Jay Maynard wrote:
> On 2006-02-02, Mean Green Dancing Machine <aahz.DeleteThis@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>>In article <hhr2u15barpb9q685s51nc0cobioqeogf3.DeleteThis@4ax.com>,
>>Phillip Thorne <thorne.DeleteThis@underbase.org> wrote:
>>
>>>The cosplay tradition came to the US as anime-themed conventions
>>>sprang up in the 1990s. Rather than using the venerable SF con
>>>terminology and rules, the imported term "cosplay" was assigned to
>>>both aspects of costuming. Nowadays, up to 40% of attendees at some
>>>anime cons are in costume.
>>
>>I'm sure the percentage is even higher at furry cons. I was already
>>familiar with most of that, except for the bits connected specifically to
>>"cosplay".
>
>
> Actually, it's lower: only about 10% or so. Fursuits are hard to make, and
> long and involved projects.

Only 10% in costume or in a furry costume?

--
--Jeffrey MacHott

"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of
childishness and the desire to be very grown up." -- C.S. Lewis
 >> Stay informed about: Honorverse Cosplay?