Unedited and I want to experiment more, since I enjoy studying the effects of different lighting, but here's a snippet of a photo I like. This is from the series taken in direct sunlight. I like the amount of detail it captures, even though you can also see all my flaws in the paint job. Ah well. Gotta stop somewhere.
#cosplay #propMaking #FinalFantasy

Unedited and I want to experiment more, since I enjoy studying the effects of different lighting, but here's a snippet of a photo I like. This is from the series taken in direct sunlight. I like the amount of detail it captures, even though you can also see all my flaws in the paint job. Ah well. Gotta stop somewhere.
#cosplay #propMaking #FinalFantasy

I was scared I might get bored, overwhelmed or annoyed by making 6 pockets for the runner bag, but today I remembered that repeating things justifies automating things, making templates etc and THAT I enjoy a lot. So now I made a template for where the velcro straps should go and wow that was a good idea, I just measured once and now I can hold it, follow the cardboard cutout edges with a magic pen, pin velcro and immediately sew it on. That's 1x measuring, 11x copying.
#propMaking #sewing

Progress! Four of six small pockets for the runner bag are prepared (cut, folded and top-stitched for edge stiffness). Will cut the remaining two tonight and make a pattern for the lids. Still unsure what material to use for the lids though, also, the largest part of the work besides planning is still left, as all remaining seams need to be done by hand. This will go with the Faith Connors cosplay.
#sewing #propMaking #cosplay #MirrorsEdge

Prepared 2/6 outer pockets for the runner bag. As always with #sewing, it took 3x the time I estimated. I only got half the seams straight and dimensions vary by up to 3 mm, but that also means I at least got half the seams straight and everything is accurate enough to actually fit. Most importantly though, I'm enjoying the process. The sewing pattern (huge term for something so simple) I use now is the 3rd or 4th iteration, but it works really well and I like the material.
#cosplay #propMaking

I'm making the small bags that go on the outside of Faith's runner bag from a sheet of truck tarpaulin that I looted from the inside of the original bag which is entirely made from truck tarpaulin. Took me half a dozen paper prototypes and help from @brezeldrache until I figured out the geometry in my brain, but now it's satisfying to cut the sheet, construct all the lines and sew. And apparently my track clamp works well to create sharp kinks / edges in this stiff material.
#propMaking #cosplay

I figured out something new with the gunblade: I don't actually need the safety pins to be metal nails. A piece of ABS filament is enough. It's not as stiff, but it prevents the thing from falling apart or out of position, at least in sword form. Hmm. I will think about this. Maybe this opens up new options so I can have a more elegant lock after all. (Either way, this is good, because nails are usually forbidden at cons.)
#cosplay #propMaking #FinalFantasy #FFXIII

Another LARP another lamp. Weathered this one with different lauers of thinned acrylic paints. The poor adhesion on the glas tore some of it off and gave it an extra grimy look.
#propmaking #larp