Modesty Studios

OMG shoes. I was hit by a fey mood and actually worked on costume things after a long day at work. Usually I have no energy for such things. But I was able to construct the shoe armor. So much time in the respirator. UGH...barge cement...why must you stink?? I got them mostly to my liking. They'll need sanding before seal and paint but They look legit. Which means, I have constructed the last bits of armor for the costume. I'll just do the last touch ups necessary. This upcoming weekend I am doing more social activities so I'll probably just work on the hand-sewing of the cat prop and stuff. I also need to order another LED kit. (Note to self) I also forgot to mention that I cut out the base of the sword. That thing is loooooooong. I'll need to get that PVC pipe. Better print my gift card and spend!

It was a messy weekend. It was the day for cutting, sanding, dremelling, drilling, fucking up with the dremel, trying to figure out how to fix things, trying to sand them, not getting the result. Getting Tired. Making sugar-free gummy candies. Forgetting to wear eye protection while using the dremel, but remembering to wear the respirator. delicious sugar-free rupees!  Safety first kids. You never know when you'll jam a needle into your thumb. But that was two weeks ago. However, happily I was able to really work on the chest piece and get it pretty snug and fit. All the things that needed straps pretty much have them...except the thighs. Magnets did not work, velcro does a little but my ultimate plan: I have installed D-rings that I will loop double-sided velcro to. The velcro strip is sewn onto the leggings, looped through the ring, then attached to itself. Although...I'm having a thought right now. I could use the nylon webbing and snaps or a button. I have lots of b...

So it was a day of making connections. The knees are attached to the thighs via nylon webbing like I intended. However, my brilliant magnet plan didn't pan out very well. It just doesn't stick well enough so, I'm using velcro at the moment. I think what I may end up doing is using D-rings and velcro strips to loop through the ring and hold it in place. Which means I need to sew a little bit more. (I'm leery about my sewing machine right now. It bit me.) Speaking of sewing, the pants now have a big pocket to fit my phone, wallet and iPod. I worked mostly on the chest armor this weekend. I got the straps and clips hooked in, got the collar on. Need to do some trimming and heat shaping. I'll use D-ring velcro loop or just velcro for the back of the collar to close it up. But to get it on, I needed some flex for my head. I'm also going to line the inside of the collar with craft foam to give it a smooth finish. Lots of sanding in my future too. So the next...

It's leg day. It's also chest day and arm day. Armor work has begun. I got the chest pieces cut and glued on one side. I need to figure out how to do the collar bit. The legs on the other hand came together pretty nicely. I had some weirdness with the shins but I figured it out. The thighs came out really well. The gauntlets are glued together and looking great! There's still plenty of "connection" work to do to make sure these things stay on and look right. This includes: - velcro for the shins to close up the ankle parts. - Attaching knees to thigh armor using nylon straps. - Adding magnets to the thigh armor and leggings. - Adding clips and nylon straps to the chest armor. After things have their attachments, I'll start priming and painting. 😓 I still need to cut out shoe guards and belt pieces. But I am losing inches on my hips and waist lately so I also have to figure how to make things adjustable.