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| OmegaDog
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|  "Jon Talbain cosplay suit by L. Ikegawa"
, posted Mon 29 Jul 13:05
While searching through some mailing list e-mails, I happened to come across this images of another cosplay suit of Jon Talbain, though this one, perhaps, is the most detailed that exists.
A good number of images can be found on this page. (Just be sure that, when clicking images, you've got the size on Original.)
The costume artist, Lance Ikegawa, is known for heavily meticulous detail on his costumes -- heck, creating costumes is his profession, and he's got several years of experience doing it. He seems to have his own trademark design style, too.
The main parts of the costume seem to be made from antron fleece (the same stuff used to make the Muppets) and synthetic fur from National Fiber Technologies, which is some expensive stuff. There's also the foam sculpting.
And, these pics come from a recent furry convention -- but this costume may also appear at Anime Expo next year, as well as San Diego Comic Con. (I at least remember that another cosplay suit of his, a two-footed rendition of Arcanine from Pokemon, was featured for a second on IGN Broadband's review of one year of SDCC. A couple pics of this suit can also be found on A Fan's View, I believe.)
Anyway though -- comments?
[I know a few details are different, and I'd include, say, his trademark purple pants, yellow belt, and nunchaku set -- but, hey, the time when I do my cosplay rendition of J.Talbain is still years off. I've gotta get more experience and a better source of income. Right now, I'm learning enough creating a simpler video game canine character (not Kamio+ yet).]
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| TheBeast 703th Post
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|  "Re(1):Jon Talbain cosplay suit by L. Ikegawa"
, posted Mon 29 Jul 18:12
quote:
While searching through some mailing list e-mails, I happened to come across this images of another cosplay suit of Jon Talbain, though this one, perhaps, is the most detailed that exists.
A good number of images can be found on this page. (Just be sure that, when clicking images, you've got the size on Original.)
The costume artist, Lance Ikegawa, is known for heavily meticulous detail on his costumes -- heck, creating costumes is his profession, and he's got several years of experience doing it. He seems to have his own trademark design style, too.
The main parts of the costume seem to be made from antron fleece (the same stuff used to make the Muppets) and synthetic fur from National Fiber Technologies, which is some expensive stuff. There's also the foam sculpting.
And, these pics come from a recent furry convention -- but this costume may also appear at Anime Expo next year, as well as San Diego Comic Con. (I at least remember that another cosplay suit of his, a two-footed rendition of Arcanine from Pokemon, was featured for a second on IGN Broadband's review of one year of SDCC. A couple pics of this suit can also be found on A Fan's View, I believe.)
Anyway though -- comments?
[I know a few details are different, and I'd include, say, his trademark purple pants, yellow belt, and nunchaku set -- but, hey, the time when I do my cosplay rendition of J.Talbain is still years off. I've gotta get more experience and a better source of income. Right now, I'm learning enough creating a simpler video game canine character (not Kamio+ yet).]
TalbainEric posted one of these before he left. I am sure if he is around he will appreciate you coming back to talk more about J.T. cosplay.
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| Dr Baghead 1307th Post
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| "Re(1):Jon Talbain cosplay suit by L. Ikegawa" , posted Tue 30 Jul 14:12
quote:
While searching through some mailing list e-mails, I happened to come across this images of another cosplay suit of Jon Talbain, though this one, perhaps, is the most detailed that exists.
A good number of images can be found on this page. (Just be sure that, when clicking images, you've got the size on Original.)
The costume artist, Lance Ikegawa, is known for heavily meticulous detail on his costumes -- heck, creating costumes is his profession, and he's got several years of experience doing it. He seems to have his own trademark design style, too.
The main parts of the costume seem to be made from antron fleece (the same stuff used to make the Muppets) and synthetic fur from National Fiber Technologies, which is some expensive stuff. There's also the foam sculpting.
And, these pics come from a recent furry convention -- but this costume may also appear at Anime Expo next year, as well as San Diego Comic Con. (I at least remember that another cosplay suit of his, a two-footed rendition of Arcanine from Pokemon, was featured for a second on IGN Broadband's review of one year of SDCC. A couple pics of this suit can also be found on A Fan's View, I believe.)
Anyway though -- comments?
[I know a few details are different, and I'd include, say, his trademark purple pants, yellow belt, and nunchaku set -- but, hey, the time when I do my cosplay rendition of J.Talbain is still years off. I've gotta get more experience and a better source of income. Right now, I'm learning enough creating a simpler video game canine character (not Kamio+ yet).]
no wonder JT was nude >_< he wore the costume to creepy furry cosplay place...
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| OmegaDog
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| "Re(2):Jon Talbain cosplay suit by L. Ikegawa" , posted Tue 30 Jul 15:46:
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no wonder JT was nude >_< he wore the costume to creepy furry cosplay place...
Actually, I'd say the lack of pants was due to the heavy detail put on the legs. Muscle structure and expensive fabric and fur isn't something you'd necessarily want to create/use just to cover up. If that is National Fiber Technologies Fur he used, then that fur runs $225 just for starting up the machine to create one kind of fur. After that, it's $40 per square FOOT. (Regular good fur normally ranges $25 to $50 per yard, about 60 inches wide.) Given how much fur he used, if that is NFT Fur he used (and I believe this costume artist normally uses that source), that means that this is a pretty freakin' expensive costume just with materials. (And then his handiwork with the materials would put the value of that costume even higher.)
It's an impressive piece of work. Still though, I would've just (or rather, will just) do less work on the leg muscle sculpting, as it'll be lost with the fabric of the pants. Also, even though that apparent bulge between the legs really shows nothing, I still wouldn't've included it -- looks too questionable.
Still, though, the costume builder/performer is a proponent of clean arts -- in the costumes he's created, and in the posts I've read from him. (So, don't assume that the lack of pants implies anything dirty.) Also, I haven't been to a furry convention -- anime cons and sci/fi-fantasy cons with anime tracks are what are in Colorado currently, without much funds and time to do much leisurely travel -- but, from what I know, furry conventions are actually publicly clean. It's just those [insert expletives here] loud minority of individuals in the fandom who want to associate the cons (and in the process, the entire fandom) with activities that I don't think would even make it into a Leisure Suit Larry game, and hence ruin things even for creators and performers of anthropomorphic costumes that are not associated with the fandom.
[Edit: Well, members of the sensationalist press are at fault too, I suppose...]
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