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Shutting One Door, Keeping others Open

UPDATED ON 8/20/21: Facebook, Patreon and Blog IG pages have been shutdown/discontinued As the COVID pandemic rages on and cons are even shutting down into 2021, it got me thinking on a drive home one night about how I'd feel with even coming back to blogging. When cons eventually do come back at some point. Truth be told, many of the posts and content I shared here could be transferred over to more discussions via my podcast CosplayBytes. I've been blogging my love for games, cons and cosplay for 7 years now and maybe it's time to say goodbye for now? My podcast has gotten me some incredible opportunities as a member of Press for conventions, and the rapid love I've had for streaming is also taking up a lot of time now. On top of multiple personal things on my end, I don't think I have the energy to keep this up even post COVID you know? The very first cosplay centered post I wrote was on Jessica Nigri's Deadpool, and since then it's spawned over 800 posts
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Cosplay Feature: Amie Lynn is a Raging Raven.

You have more than likely seen Arizona cosplayer Amie Lynn before, be it here or somewhere on the Internet. I haven't done a feature focused on a certain cosplay of hers so I figured why not change that. One of the franchises that holds a special place in Amie's heart is the Metal Gear Solid games which I would guess stems off of her love for Sony and the Playstation. This has led to her making various cosplays within the MGS universe from EVA, Female Raiden, Mei Ling and the outfit for today, Raging Raven from Metal Gear Solid 4!

Photo by CK December
The outfit at first seems simple with a great pattern design on the bodysuit. The real challenge/attention grabber here though is the wings attached on the back with pipes made to look like rockets as seen in the game. I couldn't find that many photos of just Amie so included are progress shots she posted on her page so you really get a sense of what in to making the wings. The wings are crafted with mod podge and Worbla to reinforce it and make it sturdy, all attached to Amie's back via a harness. I wonder how heavy the wings are actually, I'm guessing the base for them was some kind of fabric? I'm most likely wrong though XD. The rockets as stated before are made from cut pipes. I definitely love how she styled her hair here!

The setting for the photo shoot done is also really nice. It might be a safe bet to say that Amie has more MGS cosplays planned for the future and I'm excited to see them. Until then, enjoy these pictures guys! :)

Wings reinforced with mod podge and weathered!

Worbla parts to help reinforce them and make it sturdy!

The harness to hold everything up.

Photo by WWCosplay Photo

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