my 2 weeks of holiday is ending in just another 8hours... sighs. time just keep flying when you don't want them to. and i supposedly just got off msn, but i'm blogging now. GOSH. i have to totally keep myself off the screen!! (after these updates of course)

first up, my castor plates. a bit too late now but oh well.



actually resprayed it again.



and i resprayed it AGAIN. all of them don't look that different anyway. wanted the new but not too new feeling but oh well.

ooh my weekends have been rather fruitful.

saturday morning was spent coloring my blades so i can wait for them to dry later on.



afternoon was spent cutting this rabbit for val's teito. needs stuffings to complete. messaged her, then realised she's already at CF. kinda pissed off momentarily at frank's lie, but oh well. sometimes i should just not be bothered at all.



and late noon to night, the turtleneck.



then i spent about 1.5hours sewing all the buttons and hooks on to conceal the ugly zip while watching bakemonogatari.





woke up the next day with tired right arm and right leg. hmmm not sure why it is only this side. -.-

sunday - continued working on my castor. managed to piece the scythe together and colored it. went out to buy some materials in the morning.





tried to figure out how to make my butterfly armour using the foam + cloth wrapping method, but it turned out horrible. post later.

walked around house and ended up trying out the new philips blender bro had bought for mom, and made apple yogurt smoothie. yum! then blended the carrots and chestnuts, and mashed the meat, prawns and spring onions with them. sat down to wrap the dumplings while watching another episode of bakemonogatari again. dinner was great! i should have photographed all the ingredients and stuff, but i was too lazy with my dirty hands. oh well, next time maybe.

went out to causeway after that to get some more materials, and bought a whole box of chiffon cakes for my family. tomorrow's breakfast is gonna be good.

continued with epoxy-ing my scythe, and managed to saw out the top part of the specs using a saw! yays! castor looks quite ready to rock! even though i feel that maybe i'm not even needed for the group, i have to do well if i'm going to solo (since the rest were all ready to drop out just a few days ago...)



i feel like just flying a kite now...

since there's no news from our leader... we have to fa fen tu qiang ourselves. good thing i'm so self-motivated.

used those foolscap board for the base, wrapped satin and the bishop cloth. effect not so good since the surface is very ruffled.



decided to do another one using a white paper bag i found and wrapped bishop cloth over it. ironed the cloth before i wrap. not so bad!



i'm getting infected by val's uhu glue sickness. this is wholly uhu glue. cut the shape from some paper, wrapped cloth around it and uhu-glued it onto my turtleneck. wanted to stitch it on... but it seems to look better without the stitches!!! well i might consider stitching it just to prevent the paper inside from disintegrating later on after wash...

yes finally started on castor! eventhough i'm not even sure if i should wait for the main one from frank to be done... but i think i won't make it in time if i keep waiting anyway. so just started it and maybe make amends later on. haha.

the robes all look supersize now, but when it's worn, the drapes fall down and it actually looks not so bad.

the inner cloak template



when joined together



shoulder pad template



join along the 2 parts as shown...



there you have it!



joined to another cloak for the top part




sticking the straps together (using velcro for easier detachment later on)

ooh if you haven't watch 07-ghost... you absolutely have to, NOW.

castor is much love.

even though i loathe christianity... religions, anything that makes you have to chant a certain prescribed sentence with every action you do to make sure you're 999% dedicated to this almighty, so to speak.

in spite of that, bishops costumes and churches are still gorgeous.

oh, and don't you always have to start with a teaser.









ahhh screw it. who camps in their own blogs.











and his casual version







yeah what kind of thread has a (.) in the middle. oh well.

castor (07-ghost) shopping list

fuel to malaysia: $3
red wig (taobao): $28.44
white cloth (outer): RM5 * 5m = $12.50
white cloth (inner): RM7 * 4m = $14
shoulder pad: $1/2pcs
black turtleneck: $5
dark blue cloth: $2.50/m * 3m = $7.50
red spectacles: $2
epoxy: $7.65
pole: $7.90
uhu glue (huge): $6.30
black velcro: $1.10
black hooks: $2

total: $98.39