Toughest cosplay you've made?

Post here about some of your trials and tribulations making cosplays

My toughest was Harley Quinn...since it's the only one iv'e made so far. But there were so many different aspects that were reallllllly tough to work out!
I tink the neck thing was the hardest and i'm still not happy with it today!

Mine was probably Tayuya just because of the stupidly massive butt bow!

That came out so well though! I was really impressed!

I've never really made a cosplay as such, closest thing has to be my latest Halloween costume; the Welder from the John Defoe games (a point and click horror mystery from Yahtzee Croshaw). I made a leather apron, welding mask and machete for it, the machete was flimsy and lame looking, mask looked better and wasn't too bad to wear. But jesus, the apron, oh gods, the apron. That was a difficult one to pull off...

well, it wasn't the whole cosplay, but i can tell you the hardest prop i've ever tried to make - a fully modular pistol/assult rifle/sniper rifle, with multiple ammo forms and a backpack supply, plus carry space for the lot. it was ambitious, and it fell to bits...:-(

ah, that apron - if you still look for them, you can find the fake blood stains on the sofa arm, the floor, and my trousers

Awww thanks Shadow, i was/am immensely proud of it, hand sewing 8-10 metres of fabric is not an experience i want to repeat!!!

ewww blood...

you should try making Bustles, if you like bows like that - plus, bustles and steampunk...

haha i am attempting to make one!!!

it wasn't that kinda bow it was a purple rope bow... and it was upside down... still love it haha

interesting way to do a bustle is to take a separate piece of fabric from the dress, bunch it, the secure the rest of the fabric in overlapping waves with lots of safety pinns - works out as a removable, and easily alterable alternative

hmmmm that sounds like a good idea... cus i am lost when it comes to bustles and stuff!!!

Iv'e been wanting to make a bustle for a while, I have the pattern for it but can never follow patterns well

haha i know the feeling... i'm just like... i'll wing it...

yeah, i'll use the pattern pieces, and even then i tend to adjust them now anyway, and screw how they want me to do it
Yoshi -- no point in even using a pattern haha

now in my head i have yoshi wearing a bustle and corset

*gigglefit* haha oh dear bad images

Oooh you have a bustle pattern, is it a commercial one?

It is a simplicity costume pattern available at any good pattern store

http://www.simplicity.com/p-1769-costumes.aspx

i was gonna get that pattern aswell!!!

Oooh, cool. I should prob use the patterns I have first though before buying more!

Yeah I say that to myself too Apple

i don't... i just impulse buy reeeeeeaaally bad... and thats when i have my mums whole reserve of patterns aswell

Think I have everything in simplicity's costume section on hand now anyway haha

i'm getting there slowly that sale sure helped haha

haha i know!! i got so manyyyyy