I just got back from the San Diego Comic Con, late Sunday night, where I'd been with CD, TJ, and Springie -saw Mad Katherine, Tatsunokofan, Barrdwing, Marindoll and others too. After being at work all day yesterday, I'm getting sort of caught up again there, but boy, do I have a lot of laundry and putting-away-of-things to do today. Off to pick up my cat next, from the vet where I've been boarding him... Hope to get caught up here again soon too -especially with all the gift exchange fics! Here's a pic though -I don't know who Australian Boba Fett, or wounded Gladiator/Conquistador are at all, but we somehow ended up taking group photos.

Excellent!!!

Welcome back LB! Wow, that Devil Star costume is perfect.

Wooohooo go the Aussies!!! "being naughty all over the world!" Was Boba Fett part of the "501st Legion Redback Garrison" ? they do a lot of fund raising for Starlight Kids in Australia PS Love the Devil Star costume

Very nice picture LB. Somehow I missed that one when you were showing us some of them. Glad you made it home safely and I hope your cat was happy for your return.

Oooo goody our first pics from the con, so happy to see you back and eager to read all about your fun. Absolutely love your devilstar costume. Looking forward to more of your con report and eagerly await your trib in BirdScramble next month

LOve the Devil Star Cosplay!!! AWESOME!! i was so sad when Joes racer "girlfriend" died!!

Awesome Pics!

Originally posted by littlewolf Wooohooo go the Aussies!!! "being naughty all over the world!" Was Boba Fett part of the "501st Legion Redback Garrison" ? they do a lot of fund raising for Starlight Kids in Australia

I thought the boomerangs were a nice touch! I don't know if he was part of any larger group or not -he seemed to only be with the gladiator/conquistador and a woman dressed in Princess Leia's slave girl outfit from Return of the Jedi (she's the one who took this pic), but it's certainly possible he belongs to that garrison when he's back home.

Originally posted by GatchamanR i was so sad when Joes racer "girlfriend" died!!

Nice to meet you, GatchamanR! I have a soft spot for the tragic, doomed "Devil Star #2" as well, which is why I picked her particular yellow/turquoise wig & mask color scheme instead of, say, the blue/chartreuse of the Devil Star who killed Joe's parents.

Sounds like you had a great time. Any other stories to share?

Well, I got a lot of stares and heard lots of people murmuring "creepy..." when I walked past them in this costume -I think that masks are kind of disturbing, but I figure Devil Stars are supposed to be sort of sinister-looking. So far as I know, though, only one person that I encountered while walking around the Convention Center recognized what character I was -"Battle of the Planets!" one guy said.

Originally posted by lborgia88 Well, I got a lot of stares and heard lots of people murmuring "creepy..." when I walked past them in this costume -I think that masks are kind of disturbing, but I figure Devil Stars are supposed to be sort of sinister-looking. So far as I know, though, only one person that I encountered while walking around the Convention Center recognized what character I was -"Battle of the Planets!" one guy said.

I wonder how many people looked and thought your character was familiar, but couldn't quite place it.

"Oh those youngins, back in my day when ,we walked 39 miles to school in our bare feet in the freezing weather after having done 6 hours of hard labour and our only food was left over cardborad (if we were lucky)..well we knew our characters..yep we knew them well" mutters to self "they don't know how lucky they are" walks off muttering to self "soft..yep soft all this fancy tecnology if we wanted to contact someone, we would write a letter.....' LW channels her parents, and feels a little frightened about those voices in her head....

LB, your costume is awesome! And yes, you did look creepy, but in the way that a Devilstar is supposed to! I'm sure after all of these years, Onna Taicho would be happy to know that her 'team' still spreads fear just at the sight of them...

Originally posted by littlewolf "Oh those youngins, back in my day when ,we walked 39 miles to school in our bare feet in the freezing weather after having done 6 hours of hard labour and our only food was left over cardborad (if we were lucky)..well we knew our characters..yep we knew them well" mutters to self "they don't know how lucky they are" walks off muttering to self "soft..yep soft all this fancy tecnology if we wanted to contact someone, we would write a letter.....'

Hah! You think you had it rough? I did all that, plus, when I walked to and from school, it was uphill both ways, and I had to trudge through 6 feet of snow in the summer!

hey, EW and LW, my cat's blacker than yours!!!

Originally posted by ElectricWhite

Originally posted by littlewolf "Oh those youngins, back in my day when ,we walked 39 miles to school in our bare feet in the freezing weather after having done 6 hours of hard labour and our only food was left over cardborad (if we were lucky)..well we knew our characters..yep we knew them well" mutters to self "they don't know how lucky they are" walks off muttering to self "soft..yep soft all this fancy tecnology if we wanted to contact someone, we would write a letter.....'

Hah! You think you had it rough? I did all that, plus, when I walked to and from school, it was uphill both ways, and I had to trudge through 6 feet of snow in the summer!

Guess there's no sense in complaining about having to ride a bicycle in the rain or anything like that. Not that I ever complained about doing it or anything. Oh, yeah there was that one time, but that was because my brother was being an idiot and I had to go look for him at my uncle's insistence, but even that doesn't measure up.

Originally posted by ElectricWhite

Originally posted by littlewolf "Oh those youngins, back in my day when ,we walked 39 miles to school in our bare feet in the freezing weather after having done 6 hours of hard labour and our only food was left over cardborad (if we were lucky)..well we knew our characters..yep we knew them well" mutters to self "they don't know how lucky they are" walks off muttering to self "soft..yep soft all this fancy tecnology if we wanted to contact someone, we would write a letter.....'

Hah! You think you had it rough? I did all that, plus, when I walked to and from school, it was uphill both ways, and I had to trudge through 6 feet of snow in the summer!

Now if one of us had lived in Australia, I might have said that statement might be true since there summer is our winter.

"Australia Australia, well now let me tell you,about living in Australia, we would get those 6 foot red belly blacks and tie them together so as we could cross those raging rivers on our ways to school, have to find us some trap door spiders webs and weave, I'm talking hand weave, non off those fancy looms or nothing, so as to catch those pesky drop bears that breed so bad , on account of them feeding on so many tourist, and if we were lucky we would find us a willing roo, mind you it would cost us an arm or leg on account as thyr like their flesh and many be hop into a warm pouch for a short trip ........." ah more relative in my head..what fun (not)

Originally posted by Transmute Jun LB, your costume is awesome! And yes, you did look creepy, but in the way that a Devilstar is supposed to! I'm sure after all of these years, Onna Taicho would be happy to know that her 'team' still spreads fear just at the sight of them...

Yes, I think she would! And if I could ever figure out how to to make a mask like this: And maybe also a mechanical-looking arm, I could try to be a "Cyborg-Lucy"! Her blue pants, red shirt, gloves and scarf would be easy to copy and I could almost use the same wig for her hair too, really.

Not sure about the arm, but the face could be done with stage makeup, but it would take awhile.

If anyone could do Cyborg Lucy, you could, LB You are so talented- and the Devil Star costume was awesome! You made a great Condor, too! TJ also had some great Swan, Condor and Eagle costumes! Even her daughter joined in as Jinpei! Marindoll also dressed as the Condor. CD had Ryu civvies, and I also had Swan and Eagle Civvies (actually, we all did civvies on preview night). Gatchaman/BOTP was well represented at the con!

PICTURESSSSSSS! please

Yes, I there were many cool Gatch costumes at this year's Con! However, mine was really the only one that covers my face fully and allows me to keep some online anonymity.

Originally posted by amethyst Not sure about the arm, but the face could be done with stage makeup, but it would take awhile.

I wouldn't want to try to do it with make-up -I think I could make a mask if I used one similar to my devil star mask as a base and then added a layer over it for the darker colored upper face and then one more on the forehead. I could probably figure out a way to simulate the seams and rivets too... A guy I got to chatting with at the Con was explaining to me how stuff called "EVA foam" can be used to simulate body armor, and other things. Possibly I could use it on a mask for secondary layers, or even to create something to go over one upper arm to simulate a mechanical arm? At any rate, ideas for the future...

Awesome costume, LB! Sounds like you all had a lot of fun!