Project Hatsune Miku

I have been slow to grow a liking for Hatsune Miku even though I was well aware of her popularity since a few years ago. I think it must have been the latest 3D virtual concert and improved songs with excellent dancing which made me fall in love with her. And as with any anime character I love, I would invite them into the real world.
Well, I'm definitely not the first who tried to do a kigurumi cosplay of Hatsune Miku, kinda not in line with most of my cosplay choices, but well... first in the english speaking world seems good enough~^_^
I have started resuming the blinking eye kigurumi mask project simultaneously with the Project Miku~
With that, I am trying to debut the Hatsune Miku kigurumi cosplay with the blink-able kigurumi mask. I am not sure how long will it take, I am currently trying to solve another problem.
Do come back into the blinking eye project thread and help me with your ideas to the new and challenging problems~^_^;
One reason that the blinking eye project is taking so long is because the seller for the battery component of my design has failed to send me the correct items.
As mentioned in the thread as well, the seller made a mistake in my shipment not once, but twice, sending me crap stuff that I cannot use.
For the record, they are also the first seller on Ebay which I have given a negative feedback to. Never thought this day would come.
As of now, I have yet received the correct items, I hope it comes in fine now, or this seller would have been a three time commiter of ridiculous mistake.
Due to a small number of requests, I started another kigurumi bodysuit mass order. Both Normal and High Quality suit orders are accepted.
Some time back, I stopped accepting orders for Normal quality kigurumi bodysuits as they are not really as durable as the HQ ones.
But of late, there are a few friends who are just starting up kigurumi and wishes for a place to get cheap yet good coloured bodysuits.
So I've decided to resume making them. Afterall, I think all the sellers only sell HQ bodysuits and no normal quality more economical ones, that makes it hard for some.
If you are interested, please head to the forum page and voice your interest.
I just need you to tell me your height and weight, and size of the suit.
Feel free to ask any questions there as well.
I have some updates for the Saki kigurumi mask and costume which I am working on for Sainte. I patched up the mask today with filler, and will sand it smooth tomorrow.
Cannot wait for it to finish as Sainte and Hotaru, both Finlanders will be able to kig together~^_^
Thank them so much for pioneering kigurumi in Finland~ THE LAND OF THE LEVA'S POLKA~^_^;
Quite an earworm of a song which has a Hatsune Miku version attached below~



 Next up are a few other note worthy posts in the forums, and news~

• Any moment now, Cici's Dita mask is going to crash in through the door and turn Cici into a kigurumi cosplayer...lol
• Darkfalz has made out blueprints to a NEW way of making a kigurumi mask, this would be revolutionary
• A new Facebook group has been started out of the blue on Kigurumi~ Looks plentiful lively~ credits to Cici

Join in the chat in the mini-chat box in the forums or take a surf in the new image gallery (new images updated every other day~)
Below are a few more preview images for Project Miku~
I'm just gettting Asuka to cosplay as Miku in the mean time, the Miku custom is only partially complete~^_^;
Thank you for your patience.

Old Meets New – New bodysuit mass order.

The final touches to the Gallery and Forum are in place for now, I can’t think of anymore huge improvements, though small add ons may still come now and then.
Now what’s left is to help some friends with the Links page and the Video chatroom.
The previous HQ bodysuit mass order has also been concluded and all suits been shipped out.
I’ve received a few more requests of suits wanted, so I’m trying to start another mass order. Well at least as many as I can muster within such a short period after an earlier order~^_^
So… Old meets new. Quite a few things in this post is related to old meeting the new thus I pick this title. I posted some pictures of Yu wearing Winter’s nurse uniform on a bed.
And thats kind of old meeting the new.
Not only that, the former pictures in my gallery and the forum gallery has been moved and merged into one large Gallery. So there is a more communal feel to the organising of photography materials.
Last but not least, the Forums has been given a facelift while retaining the same layout and usability.
Talking a little about the picture featured in this post, this shoot is taken quite early in the days when Yu was still modeling for this website.
The nurse outfit is a more fashionable version of real nurse uniforms (Although I do have a real nurse uniform photoshoot), but its more fun and kinky looking this way.
The entire outfit is made from white lycra and also bring quite thin at the same time, so it is quite form fitting.
A white corset is worn underneath the nurse outfit but it can only be seen from this view.
That is where the garter-belt is and white garter straps keep a pair of white opaque stockings on.
The nurse cap is attached to the hair with hair pins to keep it from sliding off and real latex gloves are worn on her hands.
It is a simple costume, but I think Yu pulled it off really well, looking quite sexy~^_^
Below are a few more related images of the shoot.
I hope you like them~

Some updates~

First of all, the bodysuits have been sent out. Looks like I will need to make another mass order right away as well.
I”ve received messages asking for new suits, though not that many people as yet, I’ll start another mass order thread and if anyone wants to hop on, you’re more than welcome.
For those who are interested, please check out this forum topic:
http://www.kigurumicosplay.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1277
The other update is regarding the forum and gallery integration.
Most of the work I have in planned for the gallery and forums have been complete.
All that remains is the sorting of the unsorted images imported from the previous gallery in the forums, and adding of a few modifications in the forums.
4 new features are currently visible in the forums, they were added between yesterday and today.
They include a Mini-Chat box so that users can try to get support and answers to their questions a little quicker.
And I added an international country flag display feature for every member. Since the website is an international one, sometimes it might be necessary to remind others where you’re from~^_^
Its a fun add on which I hope members will configure it when they visit the forums.
The next two updates are the “Random Images from the Gallery” and the “Last Viewed Images” also from the gallery.
There are now a large number of COSPLAY, KIGURUMI COSPLAY, FIGURINES and other images in the gallery.
I’m populating the gallery from scratch as nothing was retained when I imported the images from the former gallery and closed my old personal gallery.
Now members are allow to start their individual albums, it will be most useful for kigurumi cosplayers, and also add images into the other albums if the image fits the category~
I’m in the middle of adding a few more new features to the version upped forum.
Most of them will be cosmetics, with a number of functionality improvements as well.
Such as, fully featured quick reply box, user avatar of new posts and PM page enhancements.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Check the forum in a while to see the new features.
A continuation from before, the title images posted here are from the same new costume series which I was posting before the migration to the new server.
Its Yu in a golden metallic ninja outfit~^_^
Has socks too but didn’t wear…

Half way there~

The new design of the website is up, but there is still more left to do.Seems somehow that there is more work now than before, hehe~^_^;

Everyone who is working on the website are going through a very busy period right now. Yet they still try their best to make some progress in the area of work they are managing.A new links page and video chat page will go live once they are fully tested and working.

In the meantime, I have exported the images from the forums into the standalone gallery. Phew~ the phpBB gallery is huge, there are almost 3000 images there, I'm really glad so many people have been sharing your pictures there all these time.

The new gallery uses the same login as to the forums, you do not need to register for a separate account. At this moment, the images are unsorted as I have just imported them from the forum gallery. Eventually, the forum gallery shall go. I don't think I will be able to sort all the imags in the new gallery myself, if you wish to help, let me know.  The new gallery should be much easier to use than the  improvised attempt by phpBB to make a gallery. There are just too many features and plugins that I want to try to integrate into the forum and gallery which I do not have time to do so myself. If you are comfortable in web authoring, why not send me a message and we'll see how the website can use some of your help~^_^

Quite a few other side work happening at the same time. The costume you see above belongs to Saki from steel angel kurumi.It will go with the Saki mask ordered by Sainte.
But in order to get the costume up to standard, some self modifications are definitely required.
Let's begin the discussion Sainte~^_^
As for the Saki mask, the fibreglass replica has been completed. I will need to start working on that, it will take some time still.

I have been tinkering with the website all this while to get it to working condition.
For now, I can focus on something else since its already operational.

The other work which needs to be done are the dye-ing of the bodysuits. Yes they have arrived, just got them yesterday. Dye-ing them shouldn't take too long, I've done a few today, I will try my best to finish them all tomorrow. The order was closed and production started on the 4th Jul 2011. A month has gone by, thank you everyone for your patience, it will be ready soon.

The new suits have a new feature as well. Some buyers reported to me that due to improper handling, the zipper heads have came off. In the new design, there is a backup zipper head, so if the first one is worn off, a second one is there so you do not have to worry. This is such a good idea, I think we should patent the design lol. Conventional zentais, if you accidentally rip a zipper off its threads, it can be quite a hassle to put it back(nearly impossible). And changing the whole 1m long zipper is out of the question. Nothing of this sort to worry about now~^_^

There is a forum thread that is open for comments and reports on the new website. Since it is somewhat in a BETA stage, problems are bound to exist, if you notice any, do let me know there.
http://www.kigurumicosplay.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1171&start=0
You can also leave a comment in the comment box below~^_^

Do stay tune for new updates~

Hitagi Senjougahara Gallery 1 added.

Took some time off to add a new album into the gallery section. There seems to be quite a back log there, well there also seems to be some progress with this I suppose. The first half of the gallery has been posted. I'll put up a second half soon~

The move of the website from the old server to the new server seems to have been completed without problems. The previous server was in Germany and the current one is in USA. Those living in the US, is there any noticeable improvement in speed? The internet is quite fast nowadays, I imagine most people wouldn't notice a 1ms or 10 ms difference would they?

With the migration out of out of the way, I think I'll work a little on getting a new design up for the site too. The current version is version 6, the next version will be version 7. It all seems so fun, but I also happen to be going through quite a busy period. Well, baby steps I guess, baby steps can finish anything hehe.

Here are some of the activities that friends and members are up to lately.

The new mask project thread for Saki, from Steel Angel Kurumi (yes Kurumi, not Kigurumi).

Hotaru brings a chainsaw to a con?! Soon to be joined by Sainte, as Saki.

I want to know your desktop resolution, has things changed in the past 5 years?

Mutsu's sculpting of a goat head is sooo interesting to look at.

And a weird issue I kept encountering with FTP clients, do you know the cause?