Oops - long time no see

Hey folks (if anyone reads this). I just realised how long it's been since I last put up a post (hint: aaages), but I have a good excuse - my health has been all over the place with lung trouble, tooth trouble, and general poor health (no doubt aided by the first two). Still, I intend to keep this up this time, if only to have somewhere to throw my thoughts.

Since then, I've redone my NCR ranger with a better helmet (actually a helmet liner, but it works quite well).
Unfortunately 'till furhter notice it's out of action as the chestplate has become a nightmare - the straps are pinging off, showing that hot glue won't hold if your chestplate isn't shaped to your body (I chose to have it flat for ease of storage) and the neck actually grazes my neck too much, so the patterns I used before clearly need yet more room for the neck (as well as the arms, really).

I've also finally delved into Assassin's Creed cosplays, with my own novice outfit, which will be going into its third iteration soon. If any of you want to do a Creed costume but are daunted, don't be - baggy clothes, a big hood (which this tutorial proves is easy) and a sash make the basics, and it's great fun - highly recommended for first time cosplayers or more seasoned costume enthusiasts ;)











Other than that, I've been experimenting with resin dyes (with humerous results), fabric painting, wig dying (with frustrating results) and playing around with beading, all of which I will mention soon, possibly along with a lot of cosplay-related rants (as such matters are topical at the moment).