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Emmalyn — Rainbow Dash cosplay - Spunky
Published: 2011-10-27 01:12:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 5950; Favourites: 90; Downloads: 0
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This costume is for the Ponygeist Phoenix Brony Meetup costume contest/Halloween this year! It was a lot of fun to make.
The cutie marks (on the shirt and shoes) were painted with fabric paint, the rainbow trim was hand-sewed on, the wig and tail were made/styled with Kanekalon wefts, and the wings are wire, craft foam, and yet more paint (2 bottles of acrylics + fabric medium). Do let me know what you think! ♥
P.S. This unexpectedly made it onto the Equestria Daily nightly roundup post ! Thanks to the lovely anonymous submitter.
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Comments: 41
Haha, looks quite similar to mine! Really good cosplay!
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Hee, great minds think alike, eh? Thanks!
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i absolutely love the cosplay!! how did you make the wings? or did you just buy them?
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Thank you! 
Here are some pics of the in-progress stuff, if you're curious: [link]
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It's how much I love rainbows. You'd almost think I was gay, but I'm not. You'd be surprised how fast I can like a girl just because she has colored hair. Also, one of the best Rainbow Dash's I've seen.
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I seriously love rainbows too! They're cheerful and fun, and one of the main reasons I change my (real) hair color about every month or so. (It makes things interesting, haha.)
And thanks for the compliment!
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Hee, thanks Fensy!
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Nope, none yet. I might add them eventually, but for now, they'd just get lost in the wig...
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Wow! Your cosplay is so pretty n,n!
I really like your wig and those socks are just awesome as Dash, well done!
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Aww, thanks so much! I'm glad you like it.
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If I weren't a guy I'd wear this every day of my entire life. One of the only things off is the tail, Needs to be a bit bigger, but I don't know how you would do that. Good job
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Haha, a high compliment indeed; thanks!
And YES, I know what you mean, argh. I tried spiking the tail a bit, or poofing it after I straightened and combed the Kanekalon, but it became horribly staticky. I eventually gave up, since I knew I'd be sitting on it and squooshing it anyway.
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OhMyGoshOhMyGoshOhMyGoshOhMyGoshOhMyGoshOhMyGoshOhMyGosh THIS IS SO COOL!!!!
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Omigoshomigoshomigoshomigosh! This is just brilliant!
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Oops, sorry, now I realized you asked about the tail, not the wings. XD *derp*
Anyway, I made the tail using Kanekalon hair, which is sold online and in some beauty stores in these big wefts--long, loose bundles--called Jumbo Braids (see here: [link] ). I just got one weft of each rainbow color, separated out a little bit of hair, and carefully sewed/glued each color to a small hair clip (like these: [link] ). Here's a couple pics of the wig, and tail (I glued the rainbow ribbon on top for stability and to hide the messy glue): [link]
Hope this helped a bit!
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The wig is a modified one from the Internet (heat guns and hot glue work wonders), and I made the wings!
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Feeling silly, or seeing Filly?
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You look amazing; I never pictured you as a pony girl but it fits XD
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Hee, ponies and I go aaaall the way back to Generation 1 when I was tiny. And now, well, I just love rainbows too much not to try a Rainbow Dash cosplay. 
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is the hair real or is it a wig?. i due really like it.
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Hehe, it's a wig. I bought an inexpensive rainbow wig, used hot water and heat on the hair (VERY carefully) to style it, and added a bit more body/color to it with wefts of Kanekalon (plastic fiber) hair. The tail's made with styled Kanekalon fibers too. Thanks for the compliment!
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