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docandk9 in dw_cosplay

Captain Williams!

Dec 11, 2011 18:59

Evening/Morning folks!

My next Cosplay plan is Captain Williams on budget. I hate that word too- Budget. I've got so much on next year in terms of conventions and other major plans however I'd love to end the rein of TIA/DOTM Rory which I have some great new pictures of at the moment...

So- I started to eBay the rainsuit or something similar and this ( Read more... )

budget costuming, companion: rory williams, in search of - rory, jumpsuit, episode: the wedding of river song

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lisahpg December 11 2011, 19:17:01 UTC

(I just wanted to drop a comment to applaud you on your 'Current Music' choice. :D *skips off*)

docandk9 December 11 2011, 20:36:02 UTC

Don't forget Forever Day next weekend! Going to be buying the song... By the way- your costumes are brilliant! I've seen you from afar at conventions and I am in amazement at your work! Super stuff!

lisahpg December 11 2011, 20:38:58 UTC

Aww thanks so much! And, I'm not an expert on this particular Rory costume by any means, but from my point of view that looks like it would work great as a bargain alt. I'm all for the bargain alts! :D

docandk9 December 11 2011, 20:42:53 UTC

You're welcome! Looks like a deff buy! Might try to contact the seller to extend the period of selling as money is quite tight. Any future event plans?

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eclecticmuse December 11 2011, 20:21:15 UTC

The picture is sort of small, but it looks perfectly acceptable to me! As a 'budget' option, I'd say you should definitely consider them. :)

docandk9 December 11 2011, 20:39:48 UTC

Think I'm going to buy it! Seems a reasonable enough price and look so I think I might as well go for it! Any advice on the other bits? As soon as more money comes my way then I'll buy/make an eyepatch and buy some shoulder pads. It's just the beret and vest I'm stuggling on...

tvguy123 December 11 2011, 20:35:24 UTC

That looks pretty good and I have the real suit in my possession to compare. As for sizing, don't adhere to the measurements or anything. I'm 6 ft as well and have a large which still has a bit of room even after all the gear is added.

docandk9 December 11 2011, 20:38:26 UTC

It is only £9.99 (exc. postage) so I'm quite tempted to ask the buyer to extend the closing time as I'm short for cash atm. Any advice on the other bits (like the vest style thing?)

tvguy123 December 11 2011, 20:40:38 UTC

Matter of fact, most of the real Viper stuff can be found pretty cheap on eBay and such but that's comparing to the hefty amounts I'm used to paying for screen accurate items. Just browse the listings, see if it you find anything. Matter of fact I have an extra beret as the first one I got (a medium) was a bit too small that I'll toss you if you cover postage.

docandk9 December 11 2011, 20:43:50 UTC

Really? May have to wait until after the holidays however certainly! R.e. Viper stuff I'll keep looking. Cheers!

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stevericks December 11 2011, 21:33:03 UTC

Sorry, did you not see the amazing posting where every item from this costume was found?
http://dw-cosplay.livejournal.com/1049657.html

I know you said BUDGET, but I pulled together the full, screen-accurate costume for £170.
http://eleventhdoctorcostume.blogspot.com/2011/11/captain-rory-williams.html

You just need to stalk eBay for the correct items at budget prices!

lisahpg December 11 2011, 23:29:37 UTC

It looks like he did, as he is asking for the opinion of this suit vs the real, ID'd one. And also for cheap alts to the other ID's items.
Yeah... I'm also a budget cosplayer, I traditionally spend £40 or less TOTAL on any given costume. So that is on everything from shoes to jackets and everything in between. :) My one exception was my Amy-Armour, which cost me around £65 total. D: So yeah, if he is anything like me £170 for a (yes amazingly fully screen accurate) costume is not budget. At all. Lol. :)

acciochocolate December 12 2011, 04:28:01 UTC

Since you don't have PMs turned on in your own LJ, so I'm having to post here. :(

The ebay link must be removed, as it is against the comm's policy. Please read here:

http://dw-cosplay.livejournal.com/profile

Policy re: Selling Items On This Community - UPDATED, 11/13/11

No active sales posts of any kind are permitted.

If you have something to sell, or wish to point out a link to something for sale (even if it's not your item), please post it on dwcosplay_sales, a community made specifically for that purpose.

To be clear. A sales post includes any of the following and these are not allowed:

a) current ebay links

Current ebay links include Buy-It-Now posts as well. Thanks for understanding!

docandk9 December 12 2011, 07:29:39 UTC

Apologies- I will remove it...

acciochocolate December 12 2011, 23:08:11 UTC

Thank you! All sales-related posts are now at dwcosplay_sales; if you're not a member, please join over there, so you can post. :)

The sales policy was updated just last month, so some comm members who only read/post once in a while might not be aware of all the details; we the mods just didn't want to "spam" the comm here with many posts about the newish no-sale policy. Thanks again!