Decided to be a "Cosplay Medic" for my next con. I fix/build shit all the time and wanted to utilize my talents at my next costume and fix peoples costumes, no charge. I love cons, but it only takes 1 wardrobe malfunction, or a faulty wire to ruin someones costume and ruin their fun. I want to make sure people have a good time and not worry about their costume or prop faltering.
Main question: What sort of costume issues do ya'll deal with during cons? torn fabric, broken pieces, things not working as advertised? what kind of costume or prop issues have ya'll have in the past so I can be prepared?
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I've rushed to the cosplay medics at cons I've gone to to use their hot glue guns to fix some armor. They had the high temp one so it went fast. Safety pins and bobby pins and hair ties. Super glue. One person next to me used one of those glasses repair kits for something. Those little sewing kits. For makeup probably sealers and powders. A lot of tape (masking/garment/duct). Scissors.
Cosplay Medics are the true heroes.
Glue of all kinds. It'd be cute to get a bandoleer and stick all sorts of different glue bottles in there. Hairspray or got2b for wigs are also a quick, easy thing to have on hand.
Also, I hope that image is just a stock thing you found and not what you're really wearing.... something about it just screams "sexy nurse" as opposed to someone fixing cosplays out of the goodness of their heart.
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This is Captain Patch-It's gear. He's an awesome medic from Australia. The bandoleer comment reminded me of him.
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buttons coming loose, losing a pin accidentally, bit of thread coming out. Those are my top 3.
TAPE!!!! I saw so many post last weekend from a con asking for tape. I'll be bringing some along with me to the next con.
I like Gorilla tape personally but I'll also bring some double sided and electrical as well.
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Oh look, another one of these attention whores.
The fucking "cosplay medic" trend needs to end. I'm tired of you fuckers clogging up the halls blocking people while you wait for your hot glue guns to warm up or whatever fuckery you are fixing. If you were legit trying to help someone, go to a room. You are using this shit as a social crutch to pretend you are a fucking hero while you shit on everyone else disrupting their day say you can get that asspat you so desperately need.
Mostly glue, but safety pins, bobby pins, fashion tape, and a needle and thread have all come in handy for me.
Popping in to say that I've only run across a cosplay medic at a con once before, and luckily it happened when I desperately needed super glue (E6000 wasn't strong enough to prevent a slender part of a prop from snapping off). She gave me a teensy single-use bottle of super glue and vanished from my life. Still eternally grateful for her.
For suggestions;
- Scissors - countless times I've looked down at a hem or seam and noticed a single hanging thread that would haunt me for the rest of the day.
- Glues, of course - especially those single-use glues, so that the cosplayer can glue and go (I'd caught my medic on the way out of a panel, and we were headed different directions)
- Needle and thread
- Bandages (for uncomfortable shoes)
It also helps to have your items visibly listed somewhere. Cosplayers might be too shy to approach with the risk they accidentally ask for something you don't have.
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Op here. Thanks for the helpful input. I have a feeling this thread will be taken down soon but wanted to say thanks for the advice so I can be ready for whatever people run into. "Utrinque Paratus"
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thatsthejoke
it's a combat medic thing
oh captcha you so silly
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Jesus fucking Christmas anon chill
