What Not to wear ECCC 2019; I Learned How To Make A Gif today

Since there was no Doctor Who/Anglicon this December, I have slept through a lot of cosplay thinking. But better cosplay comes from planning and materials testing, so best to get a move on.

I love this coat. I really do. I am very curious as to what is going on around the neck,   "Ishtar Statement coat" from Idaretobeme.com. I'd link it but the site looks dodgy as heck, thus this screen shot. 

It wants to be a Dalek coat. It does.

However, I want to be clear: I don't always want to dress up like the villain.

Alphonse Elric, 

of FullMetal Alchemist

Alphonse is a set of armor that has...oh never mind. He's got a backstory a mile long. I love him, and he's a sweet character in a fun show, everyone will recognize him, everyone loves him.......but this costume is a long day on the floor. I've seen several cosplays of the full armor set, but never ever on the floor. You would not be able to see out of it. You could pose in the lobby, moving slowly. For an hour.

There is no un-escorted trip to the bathroom in this costume.

It needs a team.

It's an Adam Savage kind of thing. He has a team to make sure he doesn't get stuck in a doorway or fall down and be unable to get back up.

One of many many Savage builds

https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_savage_my_love_letter_to_cosplay

The thing about cosplay is you are dressing up as something you 

1) love

2) can make

3) can wear

4) can visit with other people in cosplay they love

It would be nice to be have all four.

I know there's a way to make Alphonse into a wearable item.

There are some beautiful variations on this theme

http://www.darlingarmy.com/alchemists-brother-cosplay-pinafore/

Her stuff is gorgeous, this is just a sample.

I am considering a hoodie.

One example I would not revisit.

The Dalek Onesie

 I was cuddly. No one hugged me.
Also, bathroom inconvenient 

Which reminds me......

I am not an evil robot from outer space

but I do love the Daleks of Doctor Who.

And they have a new one!

WARNING: at this point, we wander into a black hole of BBC silliness.

There's no sewing past here. Thanks for visiting.

 All these photos are screen grabs from the BBC website.
From a two minute video.
These are only a few I snatched.

Human for scale. Puny human

There's so much welding for texture

Lookit all the welds! Ooooooooh

 Also, the eyestalk is like a flower.....you don't see that?
Huh.

Fine. Be that way.

Okay, that red glow is CGI. I'm not going to get that.

Big deets: the half balls are different sizes!

 Second exciting welding sequence this year (lots of sparks). Thus all the weldy bits.

I bet I can identify which Montana shade that can is.

Scrap metal. Gun. 

Its little arms are like a t rex!

And then that black ball in the center drops back and a missile comes out of it and blows up a tank! Having a ray gun is just not enough these days.

This just made me laugh so hard, I had to make a GIF of it.

This gif is not mine, but it does explain how other girls get to be Daleks

And then she builds a shell for it. 
The new season has a lot of welding.

Dalek infected person doesn't wear goggles while welding

The Doctor wears goggles when she welds. That's how you can tell she's good.

That is a proper ray gun.

And that's how I spent my evening.

I could not be happier.

And if you need a primer on the pals, this will catch you up. Kinda Snarky about Davros, but what can you say if you're not a pepperpot?

https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=a-brief-history-of-the-daleks

https://youtu.be/hVwXa4MnJDs

Am I any closer to what I'm going to make?

No.