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Journal Entry: Sat Nov 27, 2010, 6:18 PM
Ironically, as complicated as Old Snake's octocamo was, I was able to get it done in two weeks.  I haven't gotten ANYTHING done in months sewing wise because of my terrible school schedule.  Having my machine seize up constantly isn't helping either, but I got it repaired today, and as it turned out, I needed a walking foot for the material I'm working with.  Not knowing things like this makes me think I should've taken an actual sewing class.  I'm really hoping I'll have something new to post in January besides infinite Old Snake and Raiden photos.  

Speaking of Raiden, I've been planning out how I'm going to approach the MGS4 version.  It looks like I'll be getting a male mannequin with a similar height, sculpting the suit's arms and legs in Klean Klay, molding it with gelcoat and fiberglass, and then casting it in Dragonskin silicone.  Once I have the arms and legs done, I'll build a muscle suit to fit them and make me look like a dude.  From there, I'll be basically doing the same things I did for Sweet Raiden, except I'll spend more than 2 days on it and use better materials. Building off of a life cast would be ideal, but the outer shell has to fit a muscle suit, not me, and life casting upholstery foam sounds like a terrible idea.

Hopefully that will be ready by AX, if not before.  For January, depending on how fast I work and if I am able to go to ALA, I'll hopefully be done with Harlock, Kei Yuki (from cg Harlock), and Shizuka from HOTD.  I really hope I can go as a ton of friends I rarely see will be there!

I've also worked out how to make Laughing Octopus' tentacles, so that should go smoothly!

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:iconhcoregamer00:
Good luck with the outfit, I know how you feel. Imagine balancing a part time job while being on the Board of Directors for Anime Expo and getting a Masters Degree.

See you at ALA, I am heading there in Saturday.
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:iconcrystalcosfx:
We both need breaks!
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:iconhcoregamer00:
So true, sometimes you just need to take a breather and escape it all. I had a chance like that when I went on an Alaskan Cruise in August. If you have the time (and money), take a cruise to Alaska. You will forget all about the worries in life.

For a week I was in total bliss.
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:iconladydarkwolf:
I'm looking forward to seeing this one ;D I'd be interested to see progress shots of the process too. Hopefully I'll be going to at least comic con if they ever figure out the ticketing situation so i can get a ticket lol I don't suppose you're going to fanime this year? ( btw this is Wolfy if you were wondering lol)
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:iconcrystalcosfx:
I'll be putting progress on my blog once I get started on it. I hope you can come to Comic Con, as I don't think we can make Fanime this year. :( It depends on how things go, I'll let you know.
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:iconclaudiasutton:
*claudiasutton Nov 29, 2010  Professional
My God! Will you be my cosplay mentor?!
Good luck to you. I bet it will be awesome. :dance:
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:iconcrystalcosfx:
Well if you ever have questions, I'd be happy to help!

Thank you! :)
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:iconclaudiasutton:
*claudiasutton Dec 1, 2010  Professional
That is so sweet of you to say that. Thank you.
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:iconglezx:
~glezx Nov 28, 2010  Student Digital Artist
wow awesome :)
good luck ^^
looks like you have alot to do
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:iconcrystalcosfx:
Thanks, and I really do!
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