Student’s ‘Mad Max’ wheelchair cosplay steals convention
"Thank you for making this SO SHINY AND CHROME!”
By Earl Abalajon | Daily Buzz – Fri, 11 Sep, 2015
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Benjamin Carpenter took to the floor of the Tampa Bay Comic Con (TBCC) this past weekend and impressed convention goers with his spot-on rendition of Tom Hardy’s character in “Mad Max.”
The Mighty
reports that was Carpenter, a 20-year-old student at the University of
Central Florida, was born with spinal muscular atrophy and that his
cosplay made the front page of Reddit on Thursday. Carpenter told The Mighty that his love for “Mad Max” and admiration of other disabled cosplayers inspired him to create his own costume.
The wheel chair is a modded Permobil C500 standing chair, according to Carpenter, with attachments which help it tow the rear cart with a passenger.
“I am utterly speechless at how this cosplay has been spread, and honestly, all I can say is thank you for making this SO SHINY AND CHROME!” Carpenter posted in the Reddit thread.
His Instagram shows him posing with his cosplay partner Amy and three girls dressed as other "Mad Max" characters, and the caption says they won best group cosplay at TBCC.
According to GameSkinny, Carpenter has stated that he plans on modifying his chair for more cosplays in the future, possibly as the guitar guy from the same movie.
(Instagram/@bloody_ben)
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