BYAKKKKKKKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO



no of course i'm not gonna do that version, don't be alarmed.



now this looks much more decent right?



whee heee.

and i've already started it. seriously i think i could have reused the one for my shinigami...



but i remade it all the same, with new materials!



so never mind. should be able to get it done by jan...

eeeks

i chionged stuff for others and didn't really work on mine. x_x eeeps.

worked on my first commission for val 8D YAYYYY i hope you like this!! took 3 hours for the basic stuff to be up, then adjusted it (actually not much adjustments, my measurements were sort of alright lol).





the pockets were a pain in the arse, had to iron it out first to get the shape, then tack it to get the position right. swing it inside out is really NO FUN at all. then comes the buttons.



bleah

and then the finishing touches (side seaming, uhu tack hurhur)



and putting on the blue lines (i think it looks better without the lines.. but oh well!)

it's actually an animated gift image where the rabbit keeps running and running in a spasm-like motion.

i can't stop laughing at it omggggg

sometimes i wonder if i am going to remain like this forever.

and today happens to be one of those times.

i am comfortable with where i am, but is this where i want to stay permanently?

where do i wanna go?

what do i wanna do?

what is important to me?

and one question that was asked repeatedly to me today...does it tie in with my aspirations? and i knew i was at a loss. what aspirations were i looking at? hobby-wise... or career-wise?

i know there is hardly a way to tie both together. i have 2 different lives, and they are really as different as each can be. i'm so afraid that either will eat up the other one, and i'm having a pretty good balance right now. but what i want to proceed as a step further in the future may prove to disrupt this balance. do i want that?

i feel like i'm just waiting and waiting. for something. something. but that something will probably never happen.

also polished up on the tip of my blade for tales. added that little golden tip, and managed to stuck all the patterns on with zera's wonderful double sided tape. hehe

progress for ragnarok over the weekend... i think i accomplished quite a lot. my only problem was i was watching chuno halfway and the disc stopped working T_T so i switched to watching the last disc of Baker Kim Tak Gu instead (and finished it hahaha)

ok coat first (wasn't done over the weekend, but just a late update). sewed all the bias tape outline...



then i stuck extra layers for the guards for the armour



and another layer - can you spot the difference?



also connected all the different parts and stuck on velcro.

worked on the shoulder guards too and sewed (YES, SEW) all those triangles on - it figures sewing will give a better 'grip' than hotgluing. think i took half a day to sew them on and kept poking myself T_T



lastly, the sword!!! i spent another half a day (on sat) gluing all those petals on... only to realise that they were supposed to be crystals as informed by benj T_T wahlao, no turning back.. gotta see what i can do to make 'em shine...



and kangaroo glue is horrible, i kept getting them all over my hands and have to take half an hour to peel them off each time. i'm kinda getting used to the smell though - is that a good thing...!?

ughhh i smelt glue the whole of sunday. i think my brain is 20% damaged now.

so results of my brain wreck, and i had to spend like half an hour washing all the glue bits off my hands. urghhh:

many many small triangles



which eventually became trapeziums



all the leg guards sewn with velcros (i actually used cloth hard lining for these instead of foam cos my foams were too small lol. may have to stack the patterns again)





all the handguards. the patterns were clearer for this, hmmm.



and the finger bits...



which i glued onto my gloves. it was an OUCH experience. hot glue is very hot you know, but i don't have a hand model... x_x



oh yeah i was watching chuno ep 17 behind. hurhur. finished my nappeun namja... stupid ending. URGHHH he didn't have to die you know!!!! :(

still lacking shoulder guards... bleahs

pandora's box (saint seiya) shopping list

epoxy putty: $4.80
thick wires: $2
kangaroo glue: $8
brush: $0.50
foam boards: $5*3 = $15
zera-tool: $50

total: $80.30

this is one day of hari raya hard work.

newspaper templates first followed by tracing onto the foams and cutting all the armour part designs out.

but at least i was watching nappeun namja 나쁜남자. kim nam gil 좋아!

i'm making a suit myself!

lycra is really hard to estimate. when i followed the templates... the outcome was the size for the leg is suitable for the size of my arms, and the size for the arms... is well, not suited anywhere else. had to redo some parts and add extensions to the top. but otherwise... yes! i got the whole set!



i even made gloves.. hurhur. though it looks ugly. had to do it twice because the initial measurements didn't fit well. who has a pair of hands that's smaller than mine and needs orange gloves, i have a spare... haha.

spent about 2+ hours to style grell's wig because i didn't have a proper stand so it keeps falling over. sighs...



and i got the specs but it's not the exact same shape. arrghhh whatever, because the shape changes in different pictures too. bleahs!



redid the vest because the bottom is supposed to be a straight edge.

here's a basic cape for richard



his tie around the neck



and the pants. err it should be more shapely, but i was lazy since it's gonna be tucked in anyway. and it's a bit small... damn.



attached the inner sleeves. now my jacket has lining (because it is required!)



and made the frills too



some more patterns for the rest of the jacket



and i modified this belt from an existing one i had. just cut the shape and attached a leftover leather i had to the bigger part, then blue lining.



the accessories are made outta foam and attached via the tack like clips i used for iljimae/ hotglue. easy.



here's the basic structure of the boots cover. haven't sewn it yet. wore the boots on me feet and stitched around it so it would fit nicer.. i hope



and lastly! pvc for the sword!



using my newly found material (car sticker) from korea, i lined the whole blade with the shiny thing



then pvc for the hilt patterns, which i used white acrylic on it first, then spray painted it cold and finally a coating spray.
hotglued them on, but doesn't seem strong enough. have advice from zerar that i should use super glue... oh by the way the whole pvc idea was zerar's - he seemed to have calculated some impossible physics for making a lightweight weapon outta this material. pure genius.



and i did all my stuff while watching kim soo ro and nappeun namja. yes, managed to finish kim soo ro... whooo!

shio's weapon is a mess.

i tried the pvc method with it



and even painted 2 coats of acrylic



but i decided that it's not nice at all...

so i went back to the previous weapon and covered it with tissues for the 'feel and texture'



but it just looks horrible up close.

so i tore the whole thing away back to the basic structure, and wrapped it with 5 rolls of beige cloth tape i found around my house



then i painted 2 coats of white acrylic over and shaded some inner areas



finished it off with a lacquer coating. looks decent now, but still ridiculous up close.

whatever



i'm sick of the weapon. it's so sticky now. bleah. and the paint peels when it sticks to something. final touch... baby powder...!?!

updates on pandora!

using the newly found lace from korea, i managed to complete her gloves.



then i worked on the pvc method for her spear. not too bad.