 VASH THE STAMPEDE Trigun |
| Costume Stats: |
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Costume Completed: 2004 Costume Remade: 2011, 2019 Debut: Anime Boston 2004 |
| Convention History: |
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Anime Boston 2004 Anime Boston 2005 Anime Boston 2006 Anime Boston 2009 Anime Boston 2010 Anime Boston 2011 Katsucon 2019 Anime Boston 2019 Katsucon 2020 |
| Performances: |
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Masquerade: Anime Boston 2004 Cosplay Chess: Anime Boston 2005 Cosplay Chess: Anime Boston 2006 Cosplay Chess: Anime Boston 2009 Cosplay Chess: Anime Boston 2010 Cosplay Chess: Anime Boston 2011 |
| Awards: |
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* Best Craftsmanship Anime Boston 2004 * Best Performance Anime Boston 2004 |
| Photo Credits: |
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Shiva AmiePhotos |
Construction Notes:
Vash was my very first cosplay costume, and the character that got me into cosplay in general. I've reworked and remade this costume a number of times since its debut at Anime Boston 2004, where I earned the nickname "Leathery Vash" for making the costume out of a pleather material instead of cotton fabric - something which was unusual at the time. The current version is less shiny but more deserving of the nickname as it is actually made from real leather. I patterned this using my previous versions as a base, splitting the design into two pieces: one cropped jacket including the arms and collar, and a separate part made up of the full-length coat. I lined the entire jacket with brown liner and I sandwiched black pig skin leather between the red layers and hammered silver snaps into the front panel. The armpit buckles were also handmade, using aluminum bent into shape.
The belts for the arms and legs were individually patterned and made using a craft foam core and wrapped with scrap leather from an old couch, which each individual buckle I hand made from worbla scraps. The boots are bought but were not the right color, so I used leather paint to dye them the correct shade of brown, then accented them with worbla and nylon screw tops. Vash's holster I crafted from foam wrapped in worbla, while the prop gun was a 3D printed kit bought from Traywick Designs on Etsy, which I then assembled and painted. I wanted to make the manga version where Vash's hair has turned almost entirely black, so the wig is a black lace front with blonde wefts sewn in and lots of styling by my friend Majodere.
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