Living most of my life in the midwest, I never really kept up with all the cons, since everytime I heard of one, it was either in the west or east coast. Now that I’m out in California, I’ve started realizing I can actually attend these elusive anime conventions… Thus, I last minute decided to attend AnimeLA. 
I am quite excited. Celty v1.95 consists of a retouched helmet (helmet 1.05) and a cheaper/simpler version of my scythe (scythe 1.9). Asians are good at math.
My original Celty (Durarara!!) scythe was a PVC and clay build. Quite successful, but heavy – considering I was carrying it around for close to 18hrs in the blazing sun, awkward and unbalanced, and not portable or plane friendly. Once I got the damn thing to Baltimore, I left it there. Good riddance. Although, the materials cost me more than I really want to admit… all that paper clay, PVC, cloth, paints, and a smattering of various adhesives – all left to the winds and homeless people of Baltimore, MD. /sigh
In order to whip up something as a replacement for AnimeLA, I’ve decided on a much cheaper and simpler route. The idea stems from Ejhuay’s sign (Shizuo – Durarara!!).
Shizuo (Ejhuay Barnes) posing wickedly (=.=)/0
Materials consist of:
- Retractable mop handle
- Foam board
- A strong adhesive
- Paint
As you can already tell, it’s simple, portable and a lot cheaper. The downside is the quality of something like a scythe blade isn’t going to be as good. The edges won’t be as sharp and the whole thing will be a bit thinner, but once I cover it in the cloth like before, I doubt it will look to thin. Here’s hoping anyway. Like before, I will post a comprehensive tutorial once I finish the scythe. For now, enjoy watching as the mystery unfolds…
I bought 2 pieces of black foam board (Target) & made my outline with a paint marker (Sharpie!)
Cut out the outline... duh.
You can save yourself a lot of frustration by using an exacto knife. I tried using a scissors, but that was not nearly sharp enough. I ended up using the blade of the scissors as a knife – creating a perforated edge, then breaking off the pieces. The edges are rough, but this should be ok, since most of it will be wrapped in cloth.
Careful with the detailing when bending/breaking the board
You can sort of see where I connected the two pieces of foam board. I used some normal packaging tape to hold it together and reinforced it with Gorilla super glue. It’s made for foam as well as other surfaces, so it worked quite well. The foam board is very light, so finding a suitable adhesive was a lot easier than trying to find something that would hold over 5lbs. of clay together.
Thanks for reading! I hope to see you at AnimeLA 
If you are going to be cosplaying Durarara!!, I want to meet you!! Also, I’ll be looking for a photographer to get some nice shots of my cosplay, since I didn’t get many photo opportunities during Otakon 
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Reita-kun
/ May 18, 2011Where did you buy the clothing part of the Celty cosplay? What is it made of? How much was it?
Andrew
/ September 20, 2011ZZZZZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMG.