Hi – Here’s a quick update on the activities. Took a quick break from the Airfix WW2 US Paratroops paint-up to work on some very last minute cosplay for a recent comic convention in Seattle. I was going for a Wild West Gunslinger cosplay theme loosely based on Clint Eastwood’s Man with No Name (Fist Full of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly).
The clothing was simple-ish enough. It was basically an old button down dress/business long sleeve shirt. “Denim” blue jeans worked or the bottoms. I also bought some paisley print bandanas to compliment the fit. I bought a black vest from the local thrift store. The “poncho” blanket was for another project, but it came in handy hear and was surprising nice and warm for the downtown Seattle overcast weather. I already had some Chelsea boots that could pass for tall boots. I bought the hat off Amazon, although I was contemplating making one from scratch by buying some felt, shaping and sealing it. (Couldn’t do that in a week, tho.)
The next hurdle was the pistol and gun belt including ammo. How am I going to do this while making it “read” wild west pistol and setup while being convention safe for cosplay? EVA foam floormats and craft sheets, pleather and lots of contact cement. I was dizzy from the fumes (always work in a well ventilated room) Also having access to the family sewing machine didn’t hurt either.
After researching the necessary info for the props, I set off on a 4 day journey to complete that portion of the cosplay. I mainly posted some work in progress pics on the Insta. I guess I could create a write-up here as well.
Anyways, back to some more mini painting.
Let me know if you want to see more cosplay type content on this site as well. As always, check out my other socials (I know, I have yet to post real content on YouTube. Soon-ish? Maybe?)
Happy crafting!
A Little Bit of Glue 