Post by: SID on January 30, 2011, 06:15:03 PM
De-lurking for a bit to say hi and to start planning what has become a tradition for the con, a new GIJoe costume put together.
Last year I went as Dusty, the year before it was a poll and I ended up going as Beach-Head and Shipwreck, and of course the tradition all started with my Snake-eyes outfit back in 2008.
I have one new costume set to debut this year, I just need to pick up an article of clothing to complete a well known Joe character. Yes, I am a tease, gonna have to wait until I show up to find out what it is ;)
So, that said, is there anything in particular y'all want to see me try out or is one costume enough? :P
Cheers :)
EDIT - slight changes going on, see next page(s) for updates.
Post by: BHMike on January 30, 2011, 06:44:45 PM
Post by: bandonov on January 30, 2011, 07:34:11 PM
Quote from: "THE Mike™"
Personally, I'd be thrilled if anyone showed up as any of the CanJoeCon characters!
I don't think I will look good as the Ice Queen? ::)
Post by: SID on January 30, 2011, 07:36:30 PM
Quote from: "THE Mike™"
Personally, I'd be thrilled if anyone showed up as any of the CanJoeCon characters!
Prolly not in the works as I'd prefer to at least stick to canon characters. Also did you check my PM?
Post by: morgardee on January 30, 2011, 09:12:42 PM
Post by: BHMike on January 30, 2011, 11:01:06 PM
Quote from: "bandonov"
I don't think I will look good as the Ice Queen? ::)
The Ice Queen isn't a CanJoeCon character however. ;)
Post by: xhairs on January 31, 2011, 12:23:37 AM
Post by: Sundance on January 31, 2011, 02:27:05 AM
Post by: bandonov on January 31, 2011, 08:11:44 AM
Quote from: "THE Mike™"
Quote from: "bandonov"I don't think I will look good as the Ice Queen? ::)The Ice Queen isn't a CanJoeCon character however. ;)
well that is a relief, too you all!
Post by: latinjoe22 on January 31, 2011, 12:14:44 PM
Post by: latinjoe22 on January 31, 2011, 12:17:27 PM
Quote from: "Sundance"
i'd like to see someone as Joe Canuck...
I totally agree: Joecanuck!!!
Post by: SID on January 31, 2011, 01:35:03 PM
Quote from: "latinjoe22"
SID: How about a Firefly version 1 costume?
Very possible, but I am hinky on the thought of going as a saboteur who specializes in explosions with IEDs and the like...
Post by: Raptor on January 31, 2011, 01:42:05 PM
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Post by: morgardee on January 31, 2011, 03:08:27 PM
Quote from: "Raptor"
Ice Cream Soldier.
- :chicken:
+ 1
Post by: pdaat on January 31, 2011, 06:40:11 PM
The Joe equivalent of the Village People.
Post by: Scramble on January 31, 2011, 07:56:10 PM
Post by: martin-montreal on January 31, 2011, 10:29:14 PM
Quote from: "pdaat"
How about Wild Bill? Then bring 5 other people dressed as Keelhaul, Law, Spirit, Torch and Tollbooth.
The Joe equivalent of the Vilaage People.
Oh man, that is soooooo funny!!!
Post by: Sundance on February 01, 2011, 02:27:35 AM
Post by: pdaat on February 01, 2011, 06:10:32 AM
Quote from: "Sundance"
shipwreck, not Keel Haul, surely?Yeah, but I was going by the reference pic I found online.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... 29,r:1,s:0 (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.stonewallvets.org/images/TheVillagePeople.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.stonewallvets.org/SVA_events_2002.htm&usg=__mAZbipI2j2li2ig84E59zCK9wtk=&h=590&w=900&sz=60&hl=en&start=0&sig2=mk57fWZWan9W43fKZcjizw&zoom=1&tbnid=TmmF4F5BZWzxpM:&tbnh=143&tbnw=187&ei=C-pHTdODCdCdgQfi16nvBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvillage%2Bpeople%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D811%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=327&vpy=124&dur=3508&hovh=182&hovw=277&tx=152&ty=115&oei=C-pHTdODCdCdgQfi16nvBQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0)
Post by: 5h4rK on February 01, 2011, 09:15:00 AM
(http://http://i821.photobucket.com/albums/zz140/bandonov/Misc/DSC_0172.jpg)
Post by: bandonov on February 01, 2011, 09:31:06 AM
Post by: 5h4rK on February 01, 2011, 09:32:10 AM
Quote from: "bandonov"
5h4rK do you really want to see me in Black Leather? :chicken:
Post by: BHMike on February 01, 2011, 10:52:37 AM
Flint (but only if you shave the goatee)
Zartan
Major Bludd
Mutt (yeah, I know... no Junkyard)
Storm Shadow
Crimson Guard
Cobra Solder
Post by: pdaat on February 01, 2011, 11:02:06 AM
Post by: SID on February 01, 2011, 02:09:39 PM
Then I grow it back on for my Jayne Cobb costume about a month later when I meet Adam Baldwin ;)
Flint is a possibility, only thing I'd really need for that would be shoty shells and attached to chest webbing.
I've already done Storm Shadow, waaaay back in 2003, check the video for some LOLs, it also won best presentation award that year:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dl11HCsg0M[/youtube] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dl11HCsg0M (http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dl11HCsg0M))
Hmmm, Zartan... I have a compound bow and if there is a mini dish that can be found in my travels to recreate his audio enhancer (re: assassination of Hard Master) then All I have to do is design his body armour from scratch :P ...
Cobra Soldier/Bludd are only stymied because I don't have the cash to fork out for an appropriate helmet... truth told I prefer not to use them for a variety of reasons ;)
Post by: SID on February 07, 2011, 10:48:17 AM
I'm only going to have 1 new costume this year. But again it will be a new costume and added to the prior clues I let loose I think the answer should come fairly easy with the posting of a photo of an element to the outfit.
(http://http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/neoengel/Canadian%20Joe%20Convention%202011/canjoecon2011-costumeclue-pants.jpg) Sorry for size, mods/admin please feel free to edit.
So yeah let the guessing begin. I now have all the pieces I need to pull off the outfit thanks to a $5 find at Value Village during their 50% off day today :P
Post by: 5h4rK on February 07, 2011, 10:56:06 AM
Post by: SID on February 07, 2011, 11:57:24 AM
Recapping a previous clue I'm going as a well known Joe from the original 80's run, I'll narrow it down: between 1982-1989
Post by: latinjoe22 on February 07, 2011, 01:05:11 PM
Quote from: "SID"
Nope.
Recapping a previous clue I'm going as a well known Joe from the original 80's run, I'll narrow it down: between 1982-1989
Sid, when you say "Joe" do you actually mean you'll go as a good guy? When I see that shirt, all I can think of is Firefly...
EDIT: BTW, +3 Timbits for the fact you've been dressing up these past years, and I never gave you a single Timbit for that! :wink:
Post by: bandonov on February 07, 2011, 01:14:50 PM
Post by: morgardee on February 07, 2011, 01:16:57 PM
Post by: bandonov on February 07, 2011, 01:22:53 PM
Quote from: "morgardee"
I thought those were pants.
WOW, they are pants... +1 for Morg, and + 1 to SID for tricking us...
Post by: latinjoe22 on February 07, 2011, 01:37:41 PM
Quote from: "bandonov"
Quote from: "morgardee"I thought those were pants.
WOW, they are pants... +1 for Morg, and + 1 to SID for tricking us...
LOL, that photo tricked me good. Pants it is now ;D
Post by: SID on February 07, 2011, 04:35:40 PM
Yes I will be going as a Carded character.
Yes it is a member of the Joe Team.
I have been very particular about the colour matching to be as close to the figure and cartoon/comic depiction as mush as economically and logistical feasible.
Thanks y'all for the timbits and regards :)
Post by: SID on February 07, 2011, 09:44:16 PM
Quote from: "Scramble"
It's not right that you haven't gone as Flint yet.
I tried that in 2003...
http://www.neoengel.com/gallery/display ... =67&pos=23 (http://www.neoengel.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=67&pos=23)
;)
Post by: Sundance on February 08, 2011, 02:38:05 AM
Post by: SID on February 08, 2011, 06:24:57 AM
Post by: 5h4rK on February 08, 2011, 10:23:56 AM
He's a well established character ya know!
Post by: dodge822 on February 08, 2011, 01:21:09 PM
Post by: xhairs on February 10, 2011, 11:42:02 AM
Post by: Sundance on February 10, 2011, 03:09:45 PM
Post by: martin-montreal on February 19, 2011, 08:11:23 PM
Post by: SID on February 19, 2011, 08:22:47 PM
Good guesses so far but no dice.
Recapping which character I'm recreating:
He's part of the Joe Team, seen in the 80's Marvel comic run along with the Sunbow cartoon.
... also ...
Was a figure available in stores, originally released sometime in the 80's.
Post by: Propergrounds on February 19, 2011, 09:37:46 PM
Post by: SID on February 19, 2011, 10:21:13 PM
Post by: pdaat on February 19, 2011, 11:30:20 PM
Post by: SID on February 19, 2011, 11:36:27 PM
Might consider it if I work out a bit more and shave my head ;)
Post by: Propergrounds on February 20, 2011, 07:03:04 AM
psyche out?
Post by: SID on February 20, 2011, 07:44:24 AM
and
Nope
;D
Post by: Propergrounds on February 20, 2011, 08:01:44 AM
Post by: martin-montreal on February 20, 2011, 08:37:40 AM
1982
# Breaker
# Cobra
# Cobra Officer
# Flash
# Grunt
# Rock N Roll
# Scarlett
# Short-Fuze
# Snake Eyes
# Stalker
# Zap
# Clutch
# Grand Slam
# Hawk
# Steeler
# Cobra Commander
# Major Bludd
1983
# Airborne
# Destro
# Doc
# Gung-Ho
# Major Bludd
# Snow Job
# Torpedo
# Tripwire
# Ace
# Cover Girl
# Grand Slam (silver pads)
# Grunt (tan)
# H.I.S.S.Driver
# Viper Pilot
# Wild Bill
# Duke
# Breaker (v1.5)
# Cobra (v1.5)
# Cobra Commander (v1.5)
# Cobra Officer (v1.5)
# Flash (v1.5)
# Grunt (v1.5)
# Rock N Roll (v1.5)
# Scarlett (v1.5)
# Short-Fuze (v1.5)
# Snake-Eyes (v1.5)
# Stalker (v1.5)
# Zap (v1.5)
# Clutch (v1.5)
# Grand Slam (v1.5)
# Hawk (v1.5)
# Steeler (v1.5)
1984
# Baroness
# Blowtorch
# Duke
# Firefly
# Mutt & Junkyard
# Recondo
# Rip Cord
# Roadblock
# Scrap Iron
# Spirit
# Storm Shadow
# Clutch (tan uniform)
# Copperhead
# Cutter
# Deep Six
# Stinger Driver
# Thunder
# Wild Weasel
# Zartan
1985
# Airtight
# Alpine
# Barbecue
# Bazooka
# Buzzer
# Crimson Guard
# Dusty
# Eels
# Flint
# Footloose
# Lady Jaye
# Quick Kick
# Ripper
# Shipwreck
# Snake Eyes
# Snow Serpent
# Tele-Vipers
# Tomax
# Torch
# Xamot
# Tripwire (Listen N Fun)
# Crankcase
# Frostbite
# Heavy Metal
# Keel-Haul
# Lamprey
# Tollbooth
# Sgt Slaughter (mail-in)
1986
# B.A.T.
# Beachhead
# Dial-Tone
# Dr. Mindbender
# Hawk
# Iceberg
# Leatherneck
# Lifeline
# Low-Light
# Mainframe
# Monkeywrench
# Roadblock
# Sci-Fi
# Viper
# Wet Suit
# Zandar
# Zarana
# A.V.A.C.
# Cross Country
# Lift-Ticket
# Motor-Viper
# Serpentor
# Sgt Slaughter
# Slipstream
# Strato-Viper
# Thrasher
# The Fridge
Special Missions: Brazil
# Claymore
# Dial-Tone
# Leatherneck
# Mainframe
# Wet Suit
1987
# Big Boa
# Chuckles
# Cobra Commander
# Crazylegs
# Croc Master
# Crystal Ball
# Falcon
# Fast Draw
# Gung-Ho
# Jinx
# Law & Order
# Outback
# Psyche-Out
# Raptor
# Sneak Peek
# Techno-Viper
# Tunnel Rat
# Backstop
# Gyro Viper
# Hardtop
# Ice Viper
# Payload
# Rumbler
# Sea Slug
# Steam Roller
# W.O.R.M.S.
# Zanzibar
# Starduster
# Starduster (a)
# Steel Brigade
# Steel Brigade (a)
Sgt. Slaughter's Renegades
# Mercer
# Red Dog
# Taurus
Cobra-La Team
# Golobulus
# Nemesis Enforcer
# Royal Guard
Battle Force 2000
# Avalanche
# Blaster
# Blocker
# Dodger
# Knockdown
# Maverick
1988
# Astro-Viper
# Blizzard
# Budo
# Charbroil
# Hardball
# Hit & Run
# Hydro-Viper
# Iron Grenadiers
# Lightfoot
# Muskrat
# Repeater
# Road Pig
# Shockwave
# Spearhead and Max
# Storm Shadow
# Toxo-Viper
# Voltar
# Armadillo
# Destro
# Ferret
# Ghostrider
# Nullifier
# Secto-Viper
# Sgt Slaughter
# Skidmark
# Star-Viper
# Wild Card
# Windmill
# Starduster (b)
# Steel Brigade (b)
# Steel Brigade (c)
# Super-Trooper
Tiger Force
# Bazooka
# Duke
# Dusty
# Flint
# Lifeline
# Roadblock
# Tripwire
Tiger Force Drivers
# Frostbite
# Recondo
# Skystriker
Night Force
# Crazylegs
# Lt.Falcon
# Outback
# Psyche-Out
# Sneak-Peek
# Tunnel-Rat
1989
# Alley Viper
# Annihilator
# Backblast
# Countdown
# Deejay
# Deep Six
# Downtown
# Frag-Viper
# Gnawgahyde
# H.E.A.T. Viper
# Night-Viper
# Recoil
# Rock & Roll
# Scoop
# Snake Eyes
# Stalker
# T.A.R.G.A.T.
Python Patrol
# Python Copperhead
# Python Crimson Guard
# Python Officer
# Python Tele-Viper
# Python Trooper
# Python Viper
Slaughter's Marauders
# Barbecue
# Footloose
# Low-Light
# Mutt & Junkyard
# Sgt. Slaughter
# Spirit
# Rampage
# Starduster (c)
# Steel Brigade (d)
# Steel Brigade (e)
# Aero-Viper
# Darklon
# Dogfight
# Hot Seat
# Long Range
# Payload
# Track-Viper
# Wild Boar
# Windchill
Night Force
# Charbroil
# Lightfoot
# Muskrat
# Repeater
# Shockwave
# Spearhead & Max
Post by: bandonov on February 20, 2011, 09:49:15 AM
Post by: pdaat on February 20, 2011, 12:07:39 PM
Post by: SID on February 20, 2011, 04:27:28 PM
Quote from: "Propergrounds"
Low light? with pockets???
Ding Ding Ding...
Ladies and Gentlemen
[move:2dm2548d]We HAVE A WINNER ! ;D[/move:2dm2548d]
Congratulations Propergrounds, you win a non-existent No-Prize :P
I just had a chance to checkup now and see that the winning response was given, I am costuming as Low Light :)
The colour of the pants themselves were the clue, hard to find stuff in my size so I just went with the bdu's I have already thinking they'd be appropriate for the outfit.
Though there might be some minor deviations, the outfit will be instantly recognizable from the other end of the dealers room.
I was inspired by the recent feature on the new figure and will be attempting an amalgam of the original depiction and the new one, going so far as to have purchased a sheet of clear red plastic (for lighting filters) to augment the goggles.
I'll post updates with the outfit as time permits.
This is fun, thanks all for playing along and congrats again to our winner :)
Post by: Propergrounds on February 20, 2011, 04:49:46 PM
I AM THE CHAMPION OF NOTHING!!!!!
I AM OFF TO CELEBRATE WITH A BOTTLE OF C.C.
Post by: latinjoe22 on February 20, 2011, 05:51:47 PM
And we were playing it all along ???
And the prize was nothing ??? No fair! I would've liked to win that non existing no prize :P :lol:
Post by: SID on March 12, 2011, 03:31:39 PM
One of the most challenging parts to accomplish for this costume was the properly coloured red tint goggles that Low Light wears. Somehow I managed to find CF goggles with removable ballistic lens for $15 :O Something I can use anyway, so I grabbed them and added some red light filter gel cut to size and fit behind the lens.
(http://http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/neoengel/canjoecon2001lowlightgoggleswip.jpg)
The red stuff below the goggles is some of the red gel - it's the same material that used to be used to red the tech specs of the original Transformers toys.
So, the rifle... I wanted to find a fair balance between realism vs. safety/size & weight issues.
I figured the best route to take would be to use my NERF LongShot, but with added parts, notablly the LongStrike barrel and the Recon target spotter underneath for kicks and giggles. I wanted to add a larger scope but will just use the one that came with the LongShot.
(http://http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/neoengel/canjoecon2001lowlightwipnerfsniper.jpg)
Next up, digging up the knee and elbow pads, then a test run of the outfit :)
Post by: morgardee on March 18, 2011, 10:33:25 AM
Quote from: "Propergrounds"
Its got to be sneek peak!
Who want's to dress up as Sneak Peak?
Post by: SID on March 21, 2011, 10:36:22 PM
The main difference with my Low Light outfit in progress is that my vest is black, but the rest of the costume is as best a match as possible to the original figure.
Last year I wore a helmet and extra fabric for the Dusty costume and sweated my [censored ;)] off, this year I'll have to put up with a beanie cap :P
Post by: SID on June 13, 2011, 11:29:18 PM
I hope to still make it, but my outfit won't be as accurate as I wished because the goatee is staying on, oh well :P
However, there is the potential that I'll be bringing 2 Joe costumes as well possibly a creation I'm working on for the 'oh wow that's kinda cool factor'.
Off to bed, pulling double assignments this week... ;)
Post by: ranger1ca on June 19, 2011, 10:14:07 PM