TF Cosplay by OzFormers

[springah]

guh, not a fan..

[GoktimusPrime]

i want to beat the guy with the microphone up, its some kinda nerd fest

Ever tried doing TF cosplay outside of a nerd event like a convention?! I have! I went out dining with friends once wearing a Megatron costume - I copped weird/dirty stares and verbal abuse from some stoner during a bus ride... (-_-) I also took the train from the Olympic Park Sprint platform at Lidcombe to Olympic Park for Supanova in my Ratchet costume - copped abuse from some guys on the train before mine.

Ever since then I go directly to conventions by car if I'm cosplaying. (-_-)

I actually did get shoved by some random guy in my Ratchet costume at Animania once - much to his surprise I actually gave chase... and caught him! He wasn't so tough after that.

[STL]

Ever tried doing TF cosplay outside of a nerd event like a convention?! I have! I went out dining with friends once wearing a Megatron costume - I copped weird/dirty stares and verbal abuse from some stoner during a bus ride... (-_-) I also took the train from the Olympic Park Sprint platform at Lidcombe to Olympic Park for Supanova in my Ratchet costume - copped abuse from some guys on the train before mine.

And you're really surprised?

[jacksplatt11]

And you're really surprised?

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[STL]

I should add Gok I'm just trying to point out that that's how the community would react. I remember the time I wore the Optimus Prime voice changer to the movie. My mates basically disowned me for a weak and I copped a lot of laughs from the cinema staff. I rolled with them though b/c what else do you honestly expect if you come in like that? You're asking for a bagging. Especially when you're heading out for a meal on a Saturday night when people are about and already getting tipsy.

[GoktimusPrime]

Not surprised, but just pointing out to roller that there's a reason why people don't do full cosplay in public outside of nerd events. It was a response to roller's comment "it's some kinda nerd fest" and my reply was basically to say, "well duh!" - where else can you get away with doing TF cosplay in public? (conventions do count as public events)

I proudly flaunt my love for TFs in public and I don't care what others think. As I've mentioned on other threads, I regularly go out in public wearing TF clothes and carrying TF toys in my hands. Henkei Lambor accompanied me yesterday when my wife and I went grocery shopping.

I did wear my Optimus Prime voice changer helmet to the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras earlier this year and I mostly got cheers, kudos, hugs, high fives and several people posed with me for photos.



I also wore it to school on Halloween - the year 10s were doing a Halloween costume thing for fund-raising for their formal. Several kids posed with me for photos.

And of course, there's roller...


Anyway, I'm sure most of you have seen these, but here are pics of my previous TF cosplays...

Megatron

That's the one I wore on the bus. And yes I know... it's crap.

Optimus Prime (G1)


Ratchet


Optimus Prime (G2)


Transfan Pride FTW!!

[NoenGaruth]

SeishinKibou lives in Queensland so I assume it was somewhere there... Brisbane perhaps?

Yep, that was at Gencon in Brisbane during the start of July. (SK is a RL friend of mine) I still can't get over how awesome that costume is, so much cooler seeing it in person!

I also do cosplay but it's mostly Final Fantasy and Anime stuff, tho I can say that SK and myself are doing something TF related for SDCC next year. (Tis a secret )

[SilverDragon]

Ever tried doing TF cosplay outside of a nerd event like a convention?! I have! I went out dining with friends once wearing a Megatron costume - I copped weird/dirty stares and verbal abuse from some stoner during a bus ride... (-_-) I also took the train from the Olympic Park Sprint platform at Lidcombe to Olympic Park for Supanova in my Ratchet costume - copped abuse from some guys on the train before mine.

And now you understand why Megatron is so angry all the time. Everyone picks on him when he rides the bus. His anger at this led to him forming the Decepticons and trying to take over the universe.

Seriously, Megatron Origin should have been like that. :P

[GoktimusPrime]

If IDW offers me a writing job I'll take it. Will work for toys.

[jacksplatt11]

If IDW offers me a writing job I'll take it. Will work for toys.

Well you know what they say... You pay peanuts, you get monkeys... You pay toys, you get... kids?