A fez would be neat.... Maybe try that? Of course, not for this set. Maybe for the future. Man, that fez would look good on a spy. *Hint hint*

cane looks stupid

like the moustache

the moustache and hat should be a set..but other than that it's a bit meh

Pretty darn good.

how do you test this out

See, the thing is, it's a great idea, but melees and hats we already have "enough" of.
See if you can make a cotton candy scattergun or some other nonsense for the primary slot.

Also like Mr.Jonnathan said a heavy strong man would be very sweet.

I would love this sooo much in game!

i would buy this in an instant. great idea

for a heavy strong man how about a big dumbel that he could hit people with

I understand where your going with that Teddy, but the goal for me was to make something that 'fit' the characters overall theme. In this case the Scout's theme is Americana.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americana

The set itself is meant to represent a member of a Barbershop Quartet (I was also influenced by Vaudeville performers since some also wore boater hats and were still around when barbershop quartets were gaining popularity. Perhaps I should have used a different name for the set as Sideshows are usually associated with circuses but I loved the alliteration too much to part with it. Note how the other names are simply generic old timey 'showbiz' terms.) which were a huge part of American culture at the turn of the 20th century and had a strong following even in the 50s and 60s, when TF2 takes place.

It is because of the reasoning above that I chose the Scout for this set. It simply doesn't fit the 'feel' of the other classes. Let's take the Soldier for example: Yes he is American like the Scout, but he is more military themed. (Don't bring up the Dr's Dapper Topper.) Also if you tried to put a boater on his head he would tell you to get that 'namby-pamby hat' away from his head before proceeding to punch you in the face. (Is joke.) I could go on for the other classes you mentioned, but I think you get the point.

I'm not mad or anything, I just want people to understand my thought process going into making an item. (Plus I like writing this kind of stuff out.) Thanks for your input! (I might try out that Heavy strongman idea though; I just have to think of weapons that fit.)

P.S. Before I typed this I tried the items out on other classes with proper positioning and everything. There is a reason why facial hair items are not added very often. (Yes it looked worse, but I think it was more because of the proportions of the larger classes. It might look okay on the Medic if you could remove his glasses.)

P.P.S You also haven't ruled out the possibility of the mustache being a really good fake. Adding tape to the model to make it obvious would be easy or maybe Valve could make a comic and at the end the Scout would be sooooo embarrassed when everyone finds out and laughs at him.

(Yes I typed this out then split it up and posted it backwards because there it a 1000 character limit on messages.)

this would be great on like the heavy, medic, soldier or even the demo, but a stache on hairless mcsmoothballs here is a bit wrong. wait, actually, it would be amazing on the medic, since his sideshow act would be the heavy he pockets. you could then do a bearded lady heavy set, or strongman, or something to go with it. you're welcome

that looks amazing

Cool pack

I enjoy this pack

I hope this will be accepted cause it looks awesome.