MegaObsesser Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Hi there! This will be my second time attending this convention and my first ever cosplay! In honour of Sylvester McCoy attending the convention I decided to go dressed as his character in the Hobbit, the Wizard Radagast the Brown. Because of this I need a wooden staff, and my question is are wooden staffs permitted to be carried around the convention throughout the day? I have read the prop rules on this forum for previous years and nothing has come up about wooden staffs. I would appreciate a reply. Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 A wooden staff won't be a problem. I remember seeing a very good Gandalf a while ago, he definitely had a staff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaObsesser Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 A wooden staff won't be a problem. I remember seeing a very good Gandalf a while ago, he definitely had a staff. Thank you very much! And I saw a good cosplay of Gandalf last year and he had a staff but I just wished to confirm it for myself :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollett Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Yeah wood is fine, I did 4 costumes last year and we went as a group, Gandalf with a wooden staff, Saruman with a plastic staff and the Witchking of Angmar and Frodo both with bamboo cored swords (foam covered) no issues. I think the ones you need to be careful of are metal swords etc. (which need to be peace bonded) and replica guns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaObsesser Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yeah wood is fine, I did 4 costumes last year and we went as a group, Gandalf with a wooden staff, Saruman with a plastic staff and the Witchking of Angmar and Frodo both with bamboo cored swords (foam covered) no issues. I think the ones you need to be careful of are metal swords etc. (which need to be peace bonded) and replica guns. Ha you're the guys I had a picture with and was refferring to in the previous comment. You guys did an awesome job at your cosplays! And as for swords I am lucky unlike Gandalf, Radagast doesn't have a sword (yet anyways). Just a question though, did you have to go to the cosplay desk at the start of the convention to have it checked upon by the staff there? I read on the forum that all props must be taken to the cosplay desk at the start of the convention to be checked. I will have to go there anyway because I plan on entering the masquerade but I am unsure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollett Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 lol, cheers took me months to do all 4 costumes, ended up doing another 4 this year. I didn't go to the cosplay desk and nobody said anything, not sure if I should have though. look forward to seeing your costume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaObsesser Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 lol, cheers took me months to do all 4 costumes, ended up doing another 4 this year. I didn't go to the cosplay desk and nobody said anything, not sure if I should have though. look forward to seeing your costume Oh thanks that has answered my question enough. It's taken me a few months to get my cosplay together also, and I still have loads to do on it before the convention. Are you going in more Lord of the rings cosplays? And I hope to see your cosplays too! Although I'm only going on the Sunday due to Sylvester McCoy attending only on that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollett Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Nah me and my wife are going as steampunk sky pirates, i'm also doing costumes for my brother and his girlfriend as denerys and rakharro from game of thrones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaObsesser Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Oh cool! :) I look forward to seeing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrond_peredhel Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Yeah wood is fine, I did 4 costumes last year and we went as a group, Gandalf with a wooden staff, Saruman with a plastic staff and the Witchking of Angmar and Frodo both with bamboo cored swords (foam covered) no issues. I think the ones you need to be careful of are metal swords etc. (which need to be peace bonded) and replica guns. I saw you guys and got very excited! :) Didn't get chance to come say hi, but I was extremely happy to see LOTR cosplays :) L:ooking forward to seeing Radagast (both real and cosplay! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaObsesser Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Yeah wood is fine, I did 4 costumes last year and we went as a group, Gandalf with a wooden staff, Saruman with a plastic staff and the Witchking of Angmar and Frodo both with bamboo cored swords (foam covered) no issues. I think the ones you need to be careful of are metal swords etc. (which need to be peace bonded) and replica guns. I saw you guys and got very excited! :) Didn't get chance to come say hi, but I was extremely happy to see LOTR cosplays :) L:ooking forward to seeing Radagast (both real and cosplay! ) Haha thank you! I was actually lucky enough to get a picture with them, but I myself didn't go in cosplay last year as it was my first convention. I'm looking forward to this cosplay as it is my first one and it is quite a challenge, but more importantly meeting Radagast himself! I love Sylvester McCoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaCosplay Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 should be awesome to see this! If your still worried please do pop over to the Cosplay table so we can fully check out the prop ect. and it means I can compliment you on your costume and we can share some lord of the rings jokes ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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