The geeks are taking over!

Every 6 months the london ExCel centre hosts the bi-annual geek fest that is the london expo. Gamers, sci fi and anime fans with more money than sense turn up to buy useless junk and photograph much geekier geeks dressed up as their heroes.
By tradition, me, anna and pete meet at the expo every 6 months. This year i was joined by james and claudio. Here's just a small sample of our pictures from yesterday:



Last year, a small group of people dressed up as team fortress characters. I tried to find them all but only managed to get 3. This year, Team fortress was represented with force, all classes turned up- bar the sniper this time. I still didn't get to photograph most of them. Interestingly there were at least as many girls cosplaying the characters as boys.

Never enough medics!

Lolita was represented. Red eyes even improved the picture!

Rikku: Thief Gear

Rikku: Final Fantasy X gear

Rikku: Lady luck gear. Rikku was represented!

PICK UP THAT CAN

PICK UP THOSE CANS

By far my favourite: Vieras were represented!!

Origami ninja: exactly what the label suggests, a ninja quietly performing origami for people. I didn't notice him at first, so he's good

The nutters carrying these signs with hypnotic flashing red eyes claimed to be recruiting for "Doctor Steel's Army of Toy Soldiers" an army of thousands "who leave a trail of creation in their wake". Sounds like a good idea, actually, i think i will.. OBEEEYYY.....

Longcat has representation.

Jayne (from Firefly)

Alien: one of the most popular cosplayers there. Don't worry, it's on a leash.

Alien vs Predator

Steampunk was well represented, there were several stalls selling clockwork jewellery, faux victorian machines and guns, and even a gorgeous working mechanical sign. Unfortunately none of us managed to get many great pictures, but here is a guy wearing the helmet we saw at the exhibition in oxford back at christmas.

WHODUNNIT? Was probably just the rum, actually

The day was utterly knackering. In addition to the photos, i also got a new model for my collection. She will no doubt recieve her own post in the near future.