All the time. It
is getting to the point where if something hasn't
gone wrong on the first day, you get a little bit
nervous.
There have been times where I have had to fix glove
gauntlets with coloured Duck tape, fix belt buckles
with hot glue and even fix the cosplay itself with a
needle and thread. No matter how much
preparation you take to strengthen a cosplay, if
something is going to go wrong, it will go wrong.
I think the most memorable moment
was whilst I was crossplaying (cosplaying as
someone of the opposite sex - ed.). When I
cos/crossplay (with the exception of Super Sentai) I
tend to go for concept pieces or less well known
characters that it would take a real die hard fan to
know.
I think there has been an over-commercialisation in
recent years of people doing the more popular
characters, leaving the less popular characters
under represented. The first time I did this
in crossplay, I got an amazing reaction as there
were quite a few people who knew the concept piece I
was mimicking. It was a concept piece of Gender
Bending Genshiken and was based on the premise that
Tanaka would have lived Ohno’s lifestyle whilst
cosplaying.