Ed Elric with or without coat

[legionangel04]

Im planning on cosplaying as Edward Elric with the automail arm. Im am obviously ripping off the sleeve on the right arm. What I cant decide on is to whether or not have the coat hanging over my shoulder. If I paint the snake on the cross on it and then hang it over my shoulder you wont be able to see it. So if I hang the coat over my shoulder it will just look like a large piece of red fabric. Any opinions would be nice.

Here are some pics of my automail. Its my first attempt at making costume armor. Just looking for some opinions.

Arm - i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae126....AutomailArm.jpg

Hand - i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae126....utomailHand.jpg

[Salali]

From and Edward cosplayer to another, it's nice to see other Edwards actually doing automail now! Honestly, with the cloak... everyone will know what it is, and when I cosplayed Edward to Natsucon 2010 with automail I just slung it over my shoulder. It's good that you have the details like the cloak and Alchemist symbol but honestly it won't matter to some people in the long run! I didn't wear my cloak at all the entire weekend. Sometimes I actually just put it on the ground for pictures. Do whatever makes you comfortable, but still Edwardlike.

messehpie.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vmhnr

here's my own Edward Elric cosplay, notice I carried the cloak but never wore it. It's on my shoulder for a few pictures but that's really it. Most people will be more impressed with the automail to care. C:

hope that helped!