2012 Seattle Meetup Clan Cosplay

[mikkowilson]

Originally Posted by Sarah Noel

Shall I put you on the list as our photographer? You did a fantastic job in June. I'll look into nearby locations for a good background for a photoshoot. Besides the museum of coarse, a park or something might be nice.

Thank you.
Yes, go ahead and put me on the list as the photog.

Could be fun to go on the (proposed) hike with the costumes. But I'm guessing the costumes are kinda a one day thing?

Originally Posted by Sarah Noel

Extra props are always welcome. I dread the day I have to find a way to get my long bow checked on the plane. You said you used a very long tube, so I'll have to get one of those I guess.

I got the tube for my bow from Home Depot. I went to their carpet section and asked if they had any spare carpet center tubes. They had a stack of them (about 4"~5" diameter), along with some smaller tubes (~3") on the same pile that turned out perfect. They gave one to me for free. I just cut it to length (about 6 inches longer than my bow) at home and put some padding in there with the bow & arrows.

To travel with it; I simply checked it as a bow. No questions asked. (A bow is standard sporting equipment after all.)
Flying down I had 2 suitcases plus my bow, they charged me for 2 cases total (light cases, so they took my bow for free). Flying home I only had one case and my bow; they charged me for both that time. So the total cost to get it to Seattle was the one $20 bag fee.

And if you can't find a cardboard tube, you can always buy a plastic tube used for shipping/checking fishing rods. They cost around $30-$50, and are available in most sporting goods stores; including my local Fred Meyer. The plus side is that they are often telescoping so you can set them to the exact length, and they are quite spacious. The down side is that they are plastic; something that I want none of involved in my bow project.

- Mikko