Less than month left until Anime Boston...so there will only be a few more updates before we jam-pack the cars and head to Boston.
This past weekend hubby and I put together his bracers, body armor, my belts, and leather vest. It all took a lot longer than we had anticipated, so we didn't get to Edge's boots until this past Monday. There's still more work to be done on those but that's been put off until this weekend.
I am extremely proud of all the leather work. It took a lot of time and effort to get it all done but I think the outcome (for first time leather work) is better than I had hoped for.
My daggers are all done except for the beads that hang off the pommel. The airbrush gods smiled on me this year. I didn't have a single issue with the airbrush! Let's just hope the luck continues with the Gunblade and Edea's head piece.
Last night I primed the Gunblade. We bought some chrome spray paint and a textured black paint for the handle. I hope to get all the painting done next week.
My wig is coming along slowly and the pieces for my gun holster have been cut out of leather and I'm starting to mold those. That is really the last major project I need to complete for my costume.
Joel is still working on his shurikens. He needed to order more Wonderflex, but last night he cut out all the foam and hopefully all the carving can be done this weekend..
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In other news our basement is getting ripped up Monday morning. After all that water seeped in during the last storm and we were up in the middle of the night pumping water out we decided it was time to fix the problem. So we are getting a new basement floor put in along with a sump pump. We had to dip into our vacation fund to help pay for...but at least we still have enough money to pay for AB this year! Ah, the wonders of homeowner-ship and debt!
This past weekend hubby and I put together his bracers, body armor, my belts, and leather vest. It all took a lot longer than we had anticipated, so we didn't get to Edge's boots until this past Monday. There's still more work to be done on those but that's been put off until this weekend.
I am extremely proud of all the leather work. It took a lot of time and effort to get it all done but I think the outcome (for first time leather work) is better than I had hoped for.
My daggers are all done except for the beads that hang off the pommel. The airbrush gods smiled on me this year. I didn't have a single issue with the airbrush! Let's just hope the luck continues with the Gunblade and Edea's head piece.
Last night I primed the Gunblade. We bought some chrome spray paint and a textured black paint for the handle. I hope to get all the painting done next week.
My wig is coming along slowly and the pieces for my gun holster have been cut out of leather and I'm starting to mold those. That is really the last major project I need to complete for my costume.
Joel is still working on his shurikens. He needed to order more Wonderflex, but last night he cut out all the foam and hopefully all the carving can be done this weekend..
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In other news our basement is getting ripped up Monday morning. After all that water seeped in during the last storm and we were up in the middle of the night pumping water out we decided it was time to fix the problem. So we are getting a new basement floor put in along with a sump pump. We had to dip into our vacation fund to help pay for...but at least we still have enough money to pay for AB this year! Ah, the wonders of homeowner-ship and debt!