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Tag: Foamsmith

‘Cosplay Melee:’ Review and Interviews – Episode 6

May 29, 2017Will James

SyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode five last week, and the final sixth episode of the season airs tonight!

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‘Cosplay Melee:’ Review – Episode 5

April 25, 2017Will James

SyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode five last week, and the final sixth episode of the season airs tonight!

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‘Cosplay Melee:’ Review and Interviews – Episode 4

April 18, 2017Will James3

SyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode four last week, and episode five airs tonight!

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‘Cosplay Melee:’ Review and Interviews – Episode 3

April 11, 2017Will James

SyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode three last week, and episode four airs tonight!

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‘Cosplay Melee:’ Review and Interviews – Episode 2

April 4, 2017Will James

SyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode two last week, and episode three airs tonight!

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‘Cosplay Melee:’ Review and Interviews – Episode 1

April 3, 2017Will James

SyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ premiered last week, and it is a breath of fresh air to the cosplay community and to cosplay fans after ‘Heroes of Cosplay.’

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My Next Cosplay: ‘Star Wars: Rebels’ Kanan Jarrus: Part One

December 26, 2016Will James1

When I saw the first episode of Season Three of ‘Star Wars: Rebels,’ I knew that my next cosplay would be Kanan Jarrus.

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Representation in Cosplay: The Batman

October 13, 2016Will James3

Representation matters. Representation matters in all forms of media and cosplay is no exception.

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Completed Cosplay: Ashitaka From ‘Princess Mononoke’

April 25, 2016Will James4

I completed the version 1.0 of my Prince Ashitaka (from ‘Princess Mononoke’) cosplay just in time for Emerald City Comicon. Now that I’ve revealed the finished cosplay at ECCC, I’m sharing all of the final build details, some lessons learned, and what I have planned for Ashitaka 2.0!

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‘Foamsmith 2: How to Forge Foam Weapons’

April 1, 2016Will James

Bill Doran of Punished Props is a foamsmithing genius and his latest book, ‘Foamsmith 2: How to Forge Foam Weapons,’ will help you on the path to being a foamsmith in your own right.

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My Next Cosplay: Ashitaka From ‘Princess Mononoke’

October 3, 2015Will James

‘Princess Mononoke’ is one of my favorite films, so it was a no brainer for me when deciding on my next cosplay that I’d try Ashitaka.

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PAX Prime 2015 Recap

September 7, 2015December 13, 2017Will James

This past weekend Seattle was overwhelmed with visitors attending PAX Prime 2015. As always there were tons of crowds, lots of lights and sounds, tons of video and tabletop games, a smattering of cosplay, and plenty of fun.

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My First Foamsmithing: Link’s Hylian Shield

June 20, 2015December 13, 2017Will James12

With a desire to also be awesome, I recently interviewed Bill Doran, one of the top foamsmiths around, and reviewed his book, ‘Foamsmith: How to Create Foam Armor Costumes.’ I then set off to make my first piece of armor–Link’s Hylian Shield of ‘Zelda’ fame.

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GeekDad Interviews Foamsmithing Master Bill Doran

May 15, 2015Will James2

As cosplay becomes more popular and prevalent around the world, more and more people are looking for help on making great costumes. Bill Doran, one of the preeminent foamsmiths out there, is here to help with a new print book, ‘Foamsmith: How to Create Foam Armor Costumes.’

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