Scout (Female Version)
Team Fortress 2

Inspiration: This was just a last minute costume so I would have something fun and comfortable to run around Dragon*Con in. I admit I haven’t personally played much of TF2, but I love watching the game. The humor and cartoony designs are something you don’t see too much anymore…and I love the Scout! Bonk!

Materials/Construction Details: Another mostly thrift store bought costume. The red shirt was purchased and modified to be shorter. The shorts were originally gray, but I dyed them brown. The cleats were a lucky find from Good Will. The hat and striped baseball socks were also purchased at various stores. I went with a boxier style hat, rather than a plain black baseball cap because I thought it looked a little more feminine. I used an old broken headset and painted it orange, got some dog tags, wrapped my hands in sports tape, and I was done. I was called baseball Brittany Spears by people on the streets, but the TF2 people at the con knew what I was going for at least.

Wig: No wig! I just put my hair in low pigtails.

Prop: I actually had several props for this costume. First I had my bat. This was just a plastic toy bat painted metallic silver with the base wrapped in black electrical tape. I also had a Bonk! Energy Drink, which was actually a Full Throttle can with the Bonk! label stuck on top. The top of the can said citrus, but the label said cherry fission, which I thought was rather amusing. I also printed out tons of tiny “bonk” stickers that I passed out to other TF2 people and friends. A lot of people stuck them on their D*C badges. Needless to say, I had a lot of fun running around in this costume!