Well, despite all the long hours of effort and meticulous attention to detail. I didn't even rate in the top third of cosplayers accordng to the judges. I am annoyed about this, and not just in a sour grapes kind of way.
Me and my friend constructed this outfit with no pattern, and managed to pull off all the weird details and made it look pretty darn good. The woman who won the contest was wearing black pants, black jacket, white shirt, a wig and a hat that she had clearly not made and some wings and face paint that she can be credited for. She looked good, sure, but where is the skill?
I intend to write a letter. That'll show them!
My outfit was very popular with the audience and the cosplayers and the general Armageddon going public, but not the judges.
*sigh* it is very disheartening. Not sure I'll enter again next year, if I do it will be in a jokey costume. I got some pretty darn cool photos though.