“You couldn’t kill me if you tried for a hundred years.”

Costumer/Model: Gambette Cosplay

Photographer: Aperture Alternative

Horse: Evelyn Blue of GambettEquestrian

                        Come join the murder, soar on my wings

              You’ll touch the hand of God, and he’ll make you King

Photographer: Shinigami Photography

Cosplayer: Gambette Costuming & Modeling

Character: Jackson “Jax” Teller from Sons of Anarchy (rule 63)

Been really quiet around here, but since my recovery from a back fracture I’ve been busy working on stuff for MCM Comic Con in London, which is next week! Here’s my lineup:

Cassandra on friday, with a small part of the Inquisition Squad.
On saturday it’s Lagertha for the Vikings meetup, Cassandra with the Squad, and on sunday I’m bringing fem Jax Teller from Sons of Anarchy.

I’d been doubting between Jax and Domino, but with Lagertha and Cass already being pretty flashy, I figured I’d bring Jax in stead as that costume hasn’t seen a convention yet. Anyone on here going there too?

And with a new year comes a nice new costume plans list, for 2016! Some of the ‘in progress’ ones are nearly finished, while others still require a fair bit of work. The only ones I have deadlines for are Cassandra and Lagertha; those two are set to be finished before MCM London in May, but hopefully I’ll have Lagertha finished before Dutch Comic Con at least. Aside from these, I will also still be finishing Milady De Winter (from BBC’s The Musketeers), and both designing and making a special outfit for Cassandra for a themed photoshoot. No set date yet, but that will definitely happen. Let’s hope this will be a productive year!

Characters left to right, top to bottom:
Cassandra, Dragon Age: Inquisition
Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones
Ivy, Soul Calibur
Rachel Cole-Alves, Marvel
Fem!Jax Teller, Sons of Anarchy
Faora Hu-Ul, Man of Steel
Lagertha, Vikings
River Song, Doctor Who (The Husbands of River Song)

Did a makeup test for Cassandra today. The wig still needs cutting, styling and the braid added on top, obviously, and this test was just to see what works in terms of makeup, but there’s a few things I’m definitely keeping for the real deal. Which brings me to the announcement that I’ve decided to get DA:I Cassandra done for MCM London in May. Happy noises from me, much disgusted noise from Cass :P

Bonus collage because someone said I didn’t have enough expression. 

Actually I was just trying to balance my camera and get the makeup to show properly :’) while looking disgusted and judgy but mostly ugh camera you have a tripod that’s supposed to be stable

[Hi-res and better version of my previous photoset]

Photographer: Guerrillaphotography

Costumer/Model: Gambette Costuming & Modeling

Character: Lagertha from Vikings

Taken at Archeon Midwinter Fair 2015

Note: I left my shield at home due to not being able to carry it yet, while recovering from a double back fracture. Swapped my bracers for warm mittens for the day because it was really cold out.

Photographer: Guerrillaphotography

Costumer/Model: Gambette Costuming & Modeling

Character: Lagertha from Vikings

Taken at Archeon Midwinter Fair 2015

Note: I left my shield at home due to not being able to carry it yet, while recovering from a double back fracture. Swapped my bracers for warm mittens for the day because it was really cold out.

Photographer: Guerrillaphotography

Costumer/Model: Gambette Costuming & Modeling

Character: Lagertha from Vikings

Taken at Archeon Midwinter Fair 2015

Note: I left my shield at home due to not being able to carry it yet, while recovering from a double back fracture. Swapped my bracers for warm mittens for the day because it was really cold out. 

More pictures soon, stay tuned!

What I’m working on while my back is broken in two places (oh yes, I look fine and can still walk but that’s about it)? Female Jax Teller, that’s what. There’s a lot of work left, like weathering the cut and patches, working on the rings and tattoos, and the plaid I’m wearing is a substitute for the actual shirt, but lookey lookey, it’s a Teller :P

Costume Updates/Plans!

Since it’s been a little quiet on here, here’s a small update to let you know I’m still alive and to update you on the projects I’m working on, so you’ll know what to look forward to wink emoticon

- First and foremost, I’m working on my friend’s commission of American McGee’s Alice. This includes a prop and work on the boots (as well as the full dress and skull pin and such, of course) and I want to get all of that done before Abunaicon, so that’s priority.

- Lagertha 2.0, of course! The basic outfit is finished, my shield needs a bit of repainting after all the training I’ve done with my horse and I now own a Viking sword—so basically, the most work I’ll be doing is the leather corset and the chainmail. Corset basis is mostly finished, but detailing and staining needs to be done and chainmail needs to be added. Deadline is Winter London Film & Comic Con in November.

- I’ll also be doing a Ragnar commission for a dear friend of mine. What, you didn’t think I was gonna have a man at my side? tongue emoticon Shhh, let’s not talk about marital status there. Deadline’s the same as Lagertha 2.0, though probably earlier of course.

- Jax Teller, female version. Oh yes, this is happening. Since I wanted the patches to be as accurate as possible, I’ve ordered them (all of them, including the Opie one), but I’ll be making most of the rest of the outfit. In case I know any photographers who live in the Netherlands or will be there at some point and who know a ‘bike owner or own one themselves…contact me. Promise it’ll be worth your time.

- I have a photoshoot with Lagertha’s season 3 outfit coming up, probably in October…with my horse, my sword and shield and birds of prey. Keep your eyes peeled, this is gonna be awesome.

- Daenerys’ white dress with the black necklace from last season. Don’t really have a deadline for this, so I’ll probably take it easy on that one.

- Faora from Man of Steel. It’s been a while since I started this project, and now I finally have the materials to finish it, thanks to Proptimum’s awesome gift card that I won in the Galaxy Masquerade at Imagicon. No deadline for this either, but I have a Zod who’s also making his stuff, so expect to see us teaming up for a shoot or convention at some point next year or the year after that.

- Dragon Age: Inquisition Cassandra and Dragon Age: Origins Morrigan. Those of you who follow my shenanigans on my personal page know that I’ve been obsessing over DA lately (when haven’t I? I just have these attention shifts sometimes :P), and I really want to get started on these projects. Haven’t determined when, though.

- Domino and Rocket are getting updates, Gambette might too at some point in the future. Domino because I’ve cut up her bodysuit to make her Cable & X-Force outfit and I want to make her suit from X-Force: Sex and Violence, Rocket I was never really satisfied with and I managed to burn a giant hole in my Gambette corset. Oh yes, don’t ask. Really. It’s embarrassing.

So there you have it! Loads of talk. For those of you who read all of this: which of these projects are you most looking forward to? If there’s a lot of enthusiasm for projects I haven’t set a deadline for, I might speed them up a little ;)