Bullwinkle at CC42!
Bill will be adding details of his Bullwinkle build as time and opportunity present
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Couching in the Dark (backdated)
Saturday and Sunday I set out to try and get most of the wiring harness sorted and the next phases of the lighting done. Things were dramatically hampered when we lost power in the storm in the late afternoon Sunday, which stopped me from doing any soldering or machine sewing. As a result, this post…
Rainbow Dash
A quick and mostly-easy hall costume inspired by Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic, and the number of times my rainbow mohawk inspired frazzled moms to distract their fussy kids by pointing at it and saying, “look, he has hair just like Rainbow Dash!”
Furring the Head
After making the pattern pieces, I carefully cut out the fur in mirror-imaged pieces. You cut the fur by tracing the pattern pieces on the back side, then carefully cut through just the backing with a sharp X-Acto knife from the back side.This both dramatically reduces the amount of loose pile (“hair”) you end up…
Monday Madness — BOOTS!
Monday, still no power, so I took a large bag of parts to work so I could use my soldering bench there. I got leads attached to all but one of the remaining pieces of LED strip for the costume, and finished the wiring harnesses to connect to the power distribution from the upper back….
The better to hear you with, my dear
The fur hoods look great, but I kept thinking mine needed werewolf ears. So I made some! I used the ear pattern I developed for my neoprene pup mask to make these. The neoprene has two fabric on both faces, unlike the fur, so I started by cutting two of the main ear out of…
So Much Handwork…
This weekend has been some finishing work on the tail and hat, which has entailed an enormous quantity of handwork. Finishing the tail While the main assembly of the tail was complete, neither end had been stitched up yet. The tip of the tail had been left open to make it possible to insert the…
Thanks for sharing your costume build for those of us who will not be attending the convention.
Thanks! Bill and I should be posting regular updates to our respective build diaries here.