so, with Anime North on its approach again for this year, coming up in 3 months, in July, im preparing for my cosplay early, instead of pulling off a cosplay of some one nobody would recognize, nor appreciate (I was freakin DEATH from Supernatural! D:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PghNEN-29CQ

As well as Tiki from D. Gray Man
http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/.....n/TykiMikk.png
its hard cosplaying when nobody recognizes your character ;-;)

so im cosplaying as Haji from Blood + since I have the hair for the job, and the hight, and plus hes my favourite character from Blood+ as well.
A picture of Haji
http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Animatio.....chara_hagi.gif
With this prop design I made in the past 2 hours (it took a loooong time to get everything measured, and calculated considering the people who drew the coffin didn't really stick to a set design in the anime, which drove me up the freakin wall!!! as well as the fact that I had to sift through a bunch of episodes to get the details I needed for it, and even then, I think im missing details ont he back portion of it). The whole prop im going to be constructing out of plywood, as to Dray's suggestions to have it seem more realistic, and not have it mae out of cardboard, and its scaled to size to be as close as possible to the real thing from the anime. The only thing that it won't be doing is carrying around a cello, having a secret compartment for a sword, nor be lined with blue velvet, satin, or some other fancy fabric. But im aiming to have the outside as realistic as possible.

thankfully with my job working at Sheridan (starting this Monday! Might even be able to become a forklift driver! :D) I'll have the money to buy the wood, and other materials to make it. The only HARD part will to be finding the oufit with the same collar as Haji's, same with the front swallow tails, and the belts. But if I have the time for it, I COULD attempt at making the coat as well x33

dimentions
48 inches length
16 inches width (at smallest), 20 inches (at largest)
10 inch depth

updated version to be submitted, and hopefully a finished product to be submitted when its finished and I'll be heading off to Anime North :D

PS: I checked up on the rules, and yes, I am allowed to make the thing out of plywood, as all props are not to be of replica fire arms (fake guns are allowed, but no actual replicas), all blades can LOOK metal, but really be rubber/plastic, and every prop must go through the weapons master. The anime has it as a weapon/shield, so obviously it has to be checked out, but from what they said, it is neither a fire arm, nor blade, so having it be life size, and made out of wood is perfectly fine, as opposed to small and made out of cardboard.