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Well This is Odd

phantomthief — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:11:01 GMT

This journal still exists, doesn't it? How strange.

More for my benefit than anything else because frankly, who knows?'

Katsucon: (No idea of times or if the group is actually happening)

Hakuouki: Western Military Toshi (with Asta, Sonteen and friends?)
The World Ends with You: ~~Gay Jesus~~ Joshua (with Amanda and Cat I think?)
Vocaloid [Dark Woods Circus]: Kaito (With Digit as Meiko)
Vocaloid [synchronicity]: Gakupo (I vaguely agreed to this...?)
Shoukoku no Altair: Mahmut (ME MYSELF AND I, BABY)
Hetalia [Requiem Doujin]: Balcony!Jumper Russia (with Rammyz)
Mitternacht Marine: Zero (Not... sure?)
Hetalia: Some Version of Austria?

... OH SHI- DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WERE SO MANY.
So Mahmut's probably for the Masquerade, Hakuouki and TWEwY would probably be pictures-only. I've got a feeling Synchronicity isn't happening and Zero can stay at home if he needs to~
Toshi, Kaito and Russia should be easy enough to run around in <3

ABoston:
NO CLUE

Springfest:
Uhhh...

Sakura Matsuri:
Hakuouki: Calendar Chizuru or Shinsengumi Okita Souji/Hajime Saito

CPAC:
Oh hello reusing costumes <3

[Cosplay] After the Battle (Rev War US, UK)

phantomthief — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:56:45 GMT

Title: After the War
Author/Artist: FML England: Phantomthief, America: Phish
Pics: Darkkitty206 on DA
Character(s) or Pairing(s): Revolutionary America, My Life is F***ed England
Rating: T?
Warnings: Blood, statue arse?
Summary: Phish and I decided to Rev War it up at CPAC in NJ last weekend, but my new coat wasn't quite done yet so I decided to bring back FML England XD Her friend Holly was kind enough to take wonderful pictures for us :D

"I think you've done quite enough."

"And frankly, Alfred, I'm tired."

"Congratulations, America, you're free. But just as a fair warning, there are far worse things out there than a few taxes and a quartering order."
"Heh. I don't think anything could be worse than being cooped up with you, y'old man."
"...Of course."

*grumbles* Smug git.

"Er... I know this probably isn't the time but... Sorry?"

"Wait- I didn't mean-!"

And now... OMAKE!
...
...
...

Is it actually an omake if it's as long as the main feature!?

BAWW HARDER D:<

This isn't awkward. Not at all.

ALFRED. GET YOUR HAND OFF ITS BLOODY ARSE.

"C'mon! We can be like the statue!"
"LIKE HELL WE CAN D:<"

"LEAP INTO MY MY ARMS OF LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!"
"OH ARTY~! <3"

...
*dies*

Gakuen Patch Order update!

phantomthief — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:14:31 GMT

EDIT! Tracking number received for the re-send!

Hey everyone @_@ It's been a while, no?

Quick update on the patches- I have them! Technically. The company screwed up big time and I'm currently emailing them to get it fixed -_-
The one that I'm currently have over 90 of is the one on right.
The one on left is the sample they sent me for approval before mass-production. I said that was lovely, just turn the border black (since the white/tan was distracting on most fabrics I tested it on) and it'd be great. They did. And also disconnected the W and deleted the "School of World" text. That's not okay D:

I've emailed them and they're usually quick about replies so I'll update here when I get a response.
In the meantime, if you absolutely need your patch(es) by a cetain upcoming date, I can go ahead and send you the error ones and we can work out the replacements when that happens.

For those who picked up their patches at Katsu, I'll be in touch about replacements.

Sorry this is going so slowly, everyone!

PS: If you haven't paid yet I'd appreciate that happening... ;)

PPS: Er... I know I'm ranting, but really? These things are f*cking beautiful, even with the misakes XD

[Selling] Gakuen Patch Group Order is GO!

phantomthief — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:43:10 GMT

Hey all, haven't posted in a bit. The patch company and I were giving each other the run-around XD

For those seeing this for the first time, I did some mods to the official Gakuen patch render to make it
A) More like the provided art sheets
B) More feasible as a patch (read: Able to fit on a standard pocket)
C) FANCIER *shot*

As a change from last time, the patches will have to be just under 4 inches on the long side, otherwise the text won't show. I'm going with no backing (as oposed to a plastic backing) so they'll be more flexible and you can add your own iron-on backing if you'd like :) If someone has a differing opinion, I'm new to the backing system so just let me know ^.^;

Colors won't be eact, but the'll be close to the example, I believe.

Price: $6 a patch if we can get over 35
Shipping: $2 (for up to 6 patches, then I suggest priority) in a (TAPE ENCASED) manila envelope mailed first class anywhere in Alfred or Matthew (oh baby)
$5 priority anywhere in Alfred
Message me for shipping anywhere else <3

Here's how we'll do it so as not to completely maul my brain (since I'm expecting about 40 different messages XD)
Reply here how many you'd like and I'll pm you my paypal account. In the PAYPAL MESSAGE BOX (NOT IN YOUR REPLY HERE) please provide:

Lj Name:
Name:
Number of patches:
Address:
Email address: (just in case I can't reach you on lj)

Paypal fee is included in price so any method of paypal (cc or non) is fine. If you can't use paypal, please let me know and we'll work something out!
Quantity is first come first serve but THOSE WHO PRVIOUSLY EXPRESSED INTEREST HAVE PRIORITY! If you posted in the first topic, I will PM you a request of interest
Order CLOSED to ALL. If you're interested, please still post just in case someone backs out (about half haven't paid yet) but no promises. I can route you to another patchmaker who will do small quantities if it doesn't work out :)

Update! The patch company just sent me the render! Should be about a week now ^_^

[Cosplay] Sunday, Bloody Sunday...

phantomthief — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:28:39 GMT

Bloody Sunday (1905): January 22, 1905, the Russian Imperial Guard fired into a crowd of unarmed demonstrators who had marched into St. Petersburg to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II. The death toll remains ambigious with reports from 96 to 4,000 killed with a more modern accepted estimate of 1,000.

Title: Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Author/Artist: Cos: Phantomthief, Pics: My schoolmate
Character(s) or Pairing(s): Russia
Rating: T?
Warnings: Blood, strange use of filters and one seriously effed up teddy bear
Summary: "This is... my fault?"

I wanted to post some pictures for the occassion but it adamantly refused to snow this winter... So instead my photographer and I decided on some scarier "Curl-up-in-the-basement-trauma" type "after" pictures. They turned into Silent Hill... XD;;;

We found one of the... sketchier parts of the campus (read: UNDER MY DORMROOM)...
Let me tell you, the lighting was ridiculous. It was one of those scary yellow fluorescents (and only one)... I followed up on that in PS and basically turned the entire shoot into a Silent Hill ad XD I'll probably think better of it in the morning but for now I think it fits.

According to my computer, this is color corrected. Pfffffft.

"Hey, hey... It wasn't my fault, right? They were the ones being bad, not me. Right? Right?"

Omake!~

"I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY DEAR FRIEND. PLEASE SAY HELLO TO MR. SNUGGLES"
"..."

I think this is "actually" color corrected. Just wanted to show off the new wig <3

Hope you enjoyed ^_^ Though would enjoyed be the right word...

Hetalia cosplay plans... Prospective shoots?

phantomthief — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:11:19 GMT

COSPLAY STUFF!!! <3

Since... I think all... of my friends on here are Hetalia related, here's my prospective list with possible shoots at the bottom?

England
WWII [In Progress]
Pirate [In Progress]
CD Cover [In half-hearted progress]
Gakuen [In progress]
Knight [Winter 09] - Pet project! May or may not actually happen...
Britannia Angel [Spring 10]
Football [Spring 10]
Plus a few gags- summoner, waiter, etc

Russia
Children's Day [In progress]
Gakuen [In progress]
c. 1915/Stick Poster [Winter 09]
Bloody Sunday remake [Spring 09] (or combine with previous?)

Other
WWII Canada [tbd]
WWII America [Technically in progress...]
Cowboy/Children's day America [tbd]
War of Austrian Succession Austria [...]
WWII N Italy [<3]
Pact of Steel N Italy [...]
Children's Day/Napoleonic France [WHAT???]

Possible Shoots?

FIFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! [read: awesome football shoot] And for you good, red-blooded Americans, I of course mean SOCCER. Grab a National Team jersey and some knee socks, kids XD

CD Covers- from the character CDs :3 (Russia's is out in Januaryyyyyyyy!!!) They're more casual clothes so they'd be easier to throw together and perhaps improvise? A more casual shoot ^___^ And they all have decent jackets so it'd be nice for a colder shoot >>;;;; I might do CD England for the Ice Skating shoot...

Movie Posters- Okay, so these just got released today and DEAR LORD I'm obsessed. You know you want to cosplay them. YOU KNOW YOU DO. THEY'RE FANCY.

Thoughts? Any interest? ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL!?!?!?

Cosplay! Bloody Sunday Russia 1905

phantomthief — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:58:29 GMT

Mokucon was awesome for such a tiny con! That was probably due to the number of Hetalia cosplayers/fans, but the progamming was surprisingly entertaining! Uncle Yo always strangles a laugh out of me...

Met a super cool America with whom I got my USxRussia fix (XD Go me...) and who had the CUTEST NANTUCKET EVAR. It was so cute and flippy ;A; I also saw Mama Sey (aka: omgimsuchadork ) as casual/drunk England, the Spain/Italy pair (they're so adorable XD), Korea not dressed as Korea, Hungary not dressed as Hungary, Germany DEFINITELY not dressed as Germany and several others who I recognized from either NYAF or Hetalia Day <3 I love you all so much ;A;
It would've been better if my CHINA *cough*Megan*cough* was there, but c'est la vie XD

Only downside for me was a very... enthusiastic... Sealand who was really getting on my last nerve (let me tell you, it's a feat). In the span of an hour, she managed to punch me squarely in the stomach with a decent amount of force (luckily I have abs of STEEL), throw her coat over my head effectively messing up my wig until I could run for the bathroom (and this was also while most of my fake blood was still wet @__@) and rip the stitching in my scarf while choking me. I felt I would probably snap at her if I said anything so I elected not to. I was having an otherwise swell time and didn't want to sour my or anyone else's mood, after all. ...However, if anyone knows her personally, please let her know that her behavior was unacceptable, con or not. Cons are exciting, but we're civilized human beings, yo.

Well, after the pissy rant I guess I can throw out that I took 1st place in the cosplay contest! (Hetalia!? Winning a craftsmanship contest!? WHAT?)

After that, I got a few (okay, 40 XD) shots with TheBigTog, a super special AWESOME photographer! Thtwas definitely a highlight...
I'll post the (maybe 20...) shots that I took soon, but for now here are the best ones he got :) Minor cropping on my part and some eye coloring in memory of the purple contacts I had to toss the morning of the con ;A;

9 pics behind cut

Very James Bondish? XD Like you walk into the room and the crime boss is politely sitting in an easy chair with a wine glass or something.

"It's a sunflower... It's pretty... So pretty... Right? Right? RIGHT?"

Fun fact... That's a heater I'm standing on XD It was nice because that was the first snow of the year! (Ironic, no?)

'Smug bastard 101? I TAUGHT Smug Bastard 101.'

'Your fault!"

'Liet, they won't stop screaming... Why are they mad at me again? I did the right thing, I know I did. I did I did I did. But I ca hear them! They won't stop... Stop it... Stop it! StopitstopitstopitstopitSTOPIT!!!"

Just an extra touch XD

And finally...

For you.

Gakuen Patch Render and Possible Group Order!

phantomthief — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:12 GMT

I had no idea the Gakuen shoot was taking place XD But in any case, I did some mods to the official render to make it
A) More like the provided art
B) More feasible as a patch (read: Able to fit on a standard pocket)
C) FANCIER *shot*

At the moment I'm just looking for some comments and suggestions on the design. I sent a message to the girl who ran the original order to check if it's okay that I run one so until I get confirmation, I won't be taking orders.
Size would be around 3.5x3.5", 100% embroidery, plain back (iron on backing can be added for a little more) and cost would run about $6 per patch if we can get orders for at least 35 patches. I want a bunch so that shouldn't be a problem XD).

Okay soooo... Changes from the original are noted. Color scheme was derived from the patch maker's sample colors. Some of the scroll detail was lost in the color process so of course I'd be sending both the original and the new version and pointing out which aspects to use from each. But again, looking for comments and suggestions on the design! I was looking at the patches from the Gakuen shoot and the spread wing design just didn't sit correctly (and I think they were a touch large). I took a lot of reference from my Ouran cosplay patches XD

I should note... This isn't accurate to the actual in-game stills (I have NO idea what's going on with those patches!) but rather to the uniform sheets that were posted afterwards (two images on the left).

I probably need not say this, but this took a while to do (I'm slow and indecisive >>) so please do not use. Yet.

If you'd like to be notified if the patch order is a go, please drop a comment :)

First Post and lots of plotting...

phantomthief — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:04:36 GMT

Weeeeeeell... I completely missed the Gakuen Hetalia fun times but even so I'd like to make Gakuen Russia!~

I have a big, gothic campus and dangit I'm gonna utilize it! Looks like I'll be dyeing a blazer and making some pants, though the sweater vest is giving me no end of trouble D:

Guess I should email the girl who did the first patch order, as well~ <3

Probably going to shoot for a winter finish date so I can get pictures during intersession in January. After all, inside pictures are where it's at! ...When it's 3 below zero outside. XD
If anyone's seen "A Beautiful Mind", most of it was shot on-campus and I've been trying to figure out how to get to that window for epic Bloody Sunday Russia pictures *ham*. It just sits there mocking me with it's awesomeness. I have yet to find the staircase that leads up to it (it sounds silly, but you would not BELIEVE how utterly convoluted some of the building internals are!), but at the same time, I just know that behind those beautiful windowpanes is someone's messy office or something equally uncool. Mrrrrrrrrrrr.