tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76694326084759988032024-03-14T05:01:53.338-04:00The Blue Fairy's WorkshopLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-70528290780928769122016-01-03T23:01:00.002-05:002016-01-03T23:01:56.326-05:00Professor Pericles Statuette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey, I finished a project!</span></b><br />
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<b>Character:</b> Professor Pericles is a villain from the animated show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo!_Mystery_Incorporated">Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated</a>, which is brilliant and you all should watch it. From the wikipedia page: this show features "two elements that have never been used in a Scooby-Doo series before: a serial format with an ongoing story arc featuring many dark plot elements that are treated with near-total seriousness, and ongoing relationship drama between the characters."<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pericles is "The Smartest Criminal Parrot in the World". I made this little statue as a Christmas present.<br />
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<b>Construction:</b> </span><br />
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This is a free-handed sculpture. The only thing underneath the Magic Sculpt is aluminum foil and a long sturdy twist-tie.</span><br />
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In progress:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These pictures are after the first sculpting session. I went back in a few days later to sand down the rough parts and add more Magic Sculpt to smooth out sections. Then he just needed a few painting sessions and a bunch of coats of sealant to finish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's not a large piece, or terribly fancy, but I like how it came out. </span></div>
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Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-69691547524850693492015-05-16T21:20:00.000-04:002015-05-16T21:22:41.963-04:00Bat-Santa Suit (Cosplay)<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wow, it's been a while since I've posted here. </span><br />
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I've done a few craft projects in the past couple years (<a href="http://www.mainliningchristmas.com/p/articles-and-more.html">See the bottom of this page</a>) but mostly I've been busy with work, life and other such trifles. Plus, since 2012, we've lived in a beautiful place, so I want to go outside all the time. </span><br />
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However, this year I created a costume for Erin to wear to Emerald City Comic-Con. </span><br />
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Here's the final product:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The costume is based on a one-shot holiday special, see an excerpt here: <a href="http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/1317677.html">http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/1317677.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Most of the suit is based on this pattern:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The red fabric is a nice rich color that doesn't come through in this photo. I chose a microsuede to give it a little soft texture while keeping the weight light and comfortable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I altered the coat pattern to close up the back instead of the front, and added a fur collar (the pattern calls for a standing collar in red).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The bat-symbol was of course the hardest part of the coat, and the most important to get right. I traced it onto pattern tissue paper from a Batman T-Shirt, and very carefully transferred the design to the back of the fur.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I did a bunch of tests of different ways to attach the symbol:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And the straightforward tight zig-zag stitch acting as an applique won out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The boots are just boot-tops made out of a black fake leather, probably the least successful part of the costume. I just altered the McCall's pattern to come to two points in the front instead of having a fur trim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The mask/cowl presented a problem. We went through a bunch of ideas and a few trial runs before Erin said the magic words: "Attach the bat-ears to the hat." And then everything fell into place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The ears themselves are thick craft foam, doubled over and glued, then tacked into the hat. The hat is just built off the McCall's pattern. The pom-pom has some weight to it, I filled it with stray fluff from cutting up the rest of the fake fur!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Erin doubted me when I bought crushed panne velvet for the cowl, but it was just the right color, and I just used the shiny side as the inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Originally we were going to buy something, but that fell through, and this is a better piece than we would have gotten anyway. I found the perfect color in a duck canvas, and the rest was a bit of trial and error to get the best size and shape for the pouches and weight for the belt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Based loosely on a dream I had once, this lady was partially a series of experiments, and partially made just because I wanted a scary-looking siren-esque swamp chick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Construction:</b> She started life as a fairly generic Barbie friend that I bought at a yard sale.</span><br />
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I liked her mane of long hair, and I matched her head with a body whose arms were fairly beat up, so I had no compunction about losing them.</div>
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I chopped off the lower arms and replaced them with forearms from a Beowulf movie Grendel's Mother figure. (Those things are fabulous custom bait, by the way.) The transition is covered in Magic Sculpt, which I textured to blend the two looks, while I used Kneadatite to add some dimensional details to the neck and feet.</div>
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All exposed skin got sanded and painted with layers of brown, green and gold. Her face got a makeover as well: I re-colored her lips and eyeshadow areas and widened and deepened the pupils of the eyes. I also added new little sculpted earrings, since she had the holes anyway.</div>
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The dress is stitched together out of wide lace, cut into pieces. The lace started out an ugly teal, but I used tea to dip it down to a nice swampy color. This also aged it some, which really helps with the rising-from-the-deeps look that I was going for. <i>Completed 2011</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Construction:</b> This Galactic Heroes Jedi was too perfect a base, once I saw it I had to do this project.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I used a combination of vinyl and Magic Sculpt to create a dress over the existing framework.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08iZZChlsIpHyOPhWbYMZrJ7RZZTuoPS7vhescQheqSAoIdyqMeL4_b_ItJ31YahzFzPEU52jUbNoNKgCNHASms1fWEYnr_gg-PwHWbhG6oeR269hp5WYzQESR9GbK4p4-Gd8_WuKfzY/s1600/Progress2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08iZZChlsIpHyOPhWbYMZrJ7RZZTuoPS7vhescQheqSAoIdyqMeL4_b_ItJ31YahzFzPEU52jUbNoNKgCNHASms1fWEYnr_gg-PwHWbhG6oeR269hp5WYzQESR9GbK4p4-Gd8_WuKfzY/s200/Progress2.jpg" width="150" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0PxMZmFjVM5KIiziVu5QJlIPTQe543W7xQ5oUI-B-peqgVq3CWsb05IG4S_wWXiq3Ko80AdQLF_cPrced3vtqW-4_IIYH02d8TjT1nSVZt1fToh2HLNAOamH16Vw_lu1qekgoNPJRIc/s1600/Rear+Progress+Two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0PxMZmFjVM5KIiziVu5QJlIPTQe543W7xQ5oUI-B-peqgVq3CWsb05IG4S_wWXiq3Ko80AdQLF_cPrced3vtqW-4_IIYH02d8TjT1nSVZt1fToh2HLNAOamH16Vw_lu1qekgoNPJRIc/s200/Rear+Progress+Two.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The sleeve cuffs were added later with Kneadatite. An additional feature of the skirt: now the figure can actually stand, unlike before: her bandy legs couldn't support her.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Spray Primer on everything but the head, and then lots of paint.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not too bad for an experiment. <i>Completed 2011</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is not the first time I've rescued a Jean Grey. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Also See My <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/05/phoenix.html">8" Phoenix</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><br />
</span></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-43559533971618442602011-09-29T15:14:00.000-04:002011-09-29T15:14:51.068-04:00DinoBride and ZombieGroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXmrF-SoXMLiPDdqE8lX42GG9WOZ-v1ReVh-u9gqD2WVN14qpYSPdUqpDc_V-MTncgHcs18Yncq0jejk6qkk__qFYn0aKElx5ZepziYDR_xUoc1itsi8yUYojBse9VB8KR6yfVz1KTpI/s1600/Pair3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXmrF-SoXMLiPDdqE8lX42GG9WOZ-v1ReVh-u9gqD2WVN14qpYSPdUqpDc_V-MTncgHcs18Yncq0jejk6qkk__qFYn0aKElx5ZepziYDR_xUoc1itsi8yUYojBse9VB8KR6yfVz1KTpI/s320/Pair3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Character: </b>Two good friends of mine recently got married. As they are crazy fabulous people, I created this duo to commemorate their special day.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Construction:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">The Bride is made from a Wedding Dress Ariel Zizzlinger, and a Jurassic Park Raptor:</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I carefully carved the face out of the Ariel, shortening the bangs to fit the dinosaur head. I used Magic Sculpt and pins to attach the new piece and added new sculpted hair to blend it into the edges. The doll portion got a full repaint as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div> The Groom is made entirely from a GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra Storm Shadow:<br />
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I carved away the bangs and much of the hair, and used my Dremel drill to add the empty eyesocket. Kneadatite was added to create his mangy Zombie-style hair. I cut down the ninja star in Storm Shadow's hand and smoothed it into a disk with Kneadatite, then added a small crystal bead to create a ring.<br />
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He also got a repaint, except I just touched up the eye area, leaving that mostly original.<br />
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As it got closer to the wedding, I picked up a display case to keep the figures safe, but decided it was missing something. A base!<br />
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I sculpted a base out of Sculpy, adding plastic poles after baking.<br />
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The marble look is only on the top level, and is in the Sculpy itself, created by careful blending of white and dark clay. A heavy cardboard base level was painted and glued to the bottom to support the Sculpy.<br />
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Testing the size of the base in the box:<br />
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I strung some ribbons between the poles, and sculpted tiny bees out of Kneadatite to "hold up" the banner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Progress</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Painting</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Complete display:<br />
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</div><i>Completed 2011</i><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">The Fur Thing is almost entirely a X-Men Movie Cyclops. His head was sculpted over with Kneadatite, and I loosened up some of his joints by shaving off pieces of the plastic that inhibited movement.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He got new claw-like fingers over his hands, hand-sculpted out of Kneadatite. He was sanded, painted, and covered with fur. The 'fur' is a mixture of synthetic hair and black feathers. I also added a little red paint around the eyes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why Cyclops? I also cleaned out his battery case and replaced his batteries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Previous Posts about this project: <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/oath.html">The reveal</a>, <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/i-can-be-green-lantern.html">How she was made</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With a DC Direct Black Canary. Yeah, there's a reason I don't collect their female figures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With another Barbie-brand Heroine</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Comic Character Customs:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/02/rogue.html">12" Rogue</a> <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2009/10/gambit.html">12" Gambit</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4" Animated Gotham Girls: <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/02/calendar-girl-gets-no-love.html">Calendar Girl</a>, <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/03/poison-ivy.html">Poison Ivy</a>, <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/02/catwoman-and-isis.html">Catwoman</a>, <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/02/talia-al-ghul.html">Talia</a>, <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/02/harley-quinn.html">Harley</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4" Starcrossed JLU Figures: <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/03/starcrossed-bruce.html">Bruce</a>, <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/03/starcrossed-diana.html">Diana</a>, <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/03/starcrossed-wally.html">Wally</a>, <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/03/starcrossed-john-stewart.html">John</a>, <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/03/starcrossed-shayera.html">Shayera</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I should get better pictures of those one of these days...)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/12/supergirl-old-school.html">4" Superman: the Animated Series Supergirl</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/05/phoenix.html">8" Comic Phoenix</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2009/02/raven.html">6" Comic Raven</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-88900037121775041522011-07-08T07:56:00.000-04:002011-07-08T07:56:32.471-04:00Mutant Toy: Pirana Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriuze028d3pOphzmwaHopEoO2NFh17s0BPwZXD7VUMM9Jxa7co-Be4AXnhUqMW5AhXWdwOW5TrVKR82pCpWiatDHfck6PIjC3pUhcfYMwIgvb7C5y64cG_YmQ6AejsruIyi-dBdHqtpU/s1600/Fish+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriuze028d3pOphzmwaHopEoO2NFh17s0BPwZXD7VUMM9Jxa7co-Be4AXnhUqMW5AhXWdwOW5TrVKR82pCpWiatDHfck6PIjC3pUhcfYMwIgvb7C5y64cG_YmQ6AejsruIyi-dBdHqtpU/s320/Fish+Front.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Character:</b> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Another Mutant Toy. Pirana Man isn't especially friendly, though he's more likely to claw than bite.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Construction:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Pirana Man's base is a loose Batman figure, origin unknown. He has hands from two different Witchblade figures, and his head crest came from an armor piece from the spare parts bin.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">I removed much of the original paint first, and cut off Batman's ears. Then I used Kneadatite to fully re-sculpt the head, add the panel over the torso, attach the new hands, and sculpt the fin on the right arm. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Progress</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Painting</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The tube on his back is a piece cut off of an X-Men Movie Toad. The holes in his back that the tube is glued into were drilled with a Dremel. All non-green parts of the figure were hand-painted and sealed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Pirana Man retains the articulation of the original figure: Shoulders, hips and neck. <i>Completed 2011</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</span></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-79867895594324272552011-06-17T09:56:00.000-04:002011-06-17T09:56:31.264-04:00I Can Be... A Green Lantern!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithdOcPnK1nmhNxt-PlV3MzUxtHOhK_HFn22tefC6tSyKzwpRHJSPV6XtRqnVPFH9kJN24wfmLnEzaeiBVYWmZL2RY07eri4xhNRCmtpvCkjJXX15VhUbtC1Vu1symj6_VaTCRVfiQFNM/s1600/Take+Flight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithdOcPnK1nmhNxt-PlV3MzUxtHOhK_HFn22tefC6tSyKzwpRHJSPV6XtRqnVPFH9kJN24wfmLnEzaeiBVYWmZL2RY07eri4xhNRCmtpvCkjJXX15VhUbtC1Vu1symj6_VaTCRVfiQFNM/s640/Take+Flight.jpg" width="283" /></span></a></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Character:</b> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Barbara Millicent Roberts, you have a history of willpower and you are capable of overcoming great fear. Will you accept this charge?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Construction:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I found out the only Barbie product for the new Green Lantern movie was a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Carol Ferris, I decided that couldn't stand. After all, Barbie has had over a hundred careers, even spent time in Starfleet, and been transformed into a number of superheroines. She deserves this. Much to the movie marketers' surprise, I'm sure, the Green Lantern Corps are not an all-boys club. (For more on why I like Barbie, you can see <a href="http://theclearancebin.weebly.com/review-race-car-driver-barbie.html">my review of I Can Be... Race Car Driver Barbie</a>)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Barbie I chose to receive the ring is a Fashionista "Sweetie," for her classic Barbie look, and her Fashionista articulation. I re-did her hair into a simple ponytail, but didn't change her eyes or lips.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I bought a pair of 1/6 scale fists on eBay, and sculpted the ring onto the right one as a first step. Attaching the fists to Barbie's arms required the sacrifice of her original hands so I could use the existing wrist articulation. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Her arms were so slim that I decided to give her a little more muscle with some Kneadatite epoxy putty.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next step was building her jumpsuit. I bought a shirt at the local thrift store that had the texture I wanted: almost a thin swimsuit material, a lycra with a little sheen to it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Her jumpsuit is entirely handsewn. Her boots used to belong to a Princess Amidala doll.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I painted her boots, and cut down and painted her earrings. Her green gauntlets and symbol area are painted onto the jumpsuit by hand with fabric paint.</span><br />
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</span>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-75276156725429604072011-06-16T10:24:00.000-04:002011-06-16T10:24:17.423-04:00The Oath<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><b>More Pictures of the newest member of the Lantern Corps tomorrow!</b></span></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-38614064093415628182011-04-27T08:35:00.000-04:002011-04-27T08:35:18.160-04:00Mutant Toy: Squid Face<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTNUL8ii7qEoSeBrZHeT5X595-SNUqV3k3L9_1KIhiES6CpqKJWAT7tPBylNhAJifRifZeieZ7FE-3Au97PWDesmCwUsUT2fLNojbFMYDT1hTeb1ZalEbJR61uMi2AZgIylCY3dgyjkE/s1600/Squidside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTNUL8ii7qEoSeBrZHeT5X595-SNUqV3k3L9_1KIhiES6CpqKJWAT7tPBylNhAJifRifZeieZ7FE-3Au97PWDesmCwUsUT2fLNojbFMYDT1hTeb1ZalEbJR61uMi2AZgIylCY3dgyjkE/s320/Squidside.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Character:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Squid Face is a decent sort of fella, even though some people find his tentacles...unnerving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Construction:</b> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">After my success with the <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/01/robotic-rabbit-demon.html">Rabbit Demon</a>, I've been digging through my bins to come up with more fun mash-up characters. I found plenty of inspiration in a box of old Batman figures that I purchased in a loose lot on eBay. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Squid Face was constructed from a loose Batman figure, several bits of plastic cut from accessories, and a piece from a Witchblade figure. The additional tentacles were added with Kneadatite.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is Skeletor. Doesn't he look cold to you?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tQh2lffNe3McrjSTUlKz4gt5R1OQzkiCWlnWv09w89FNqstvUyy3_aFUF7Nf_HRFjk1Nidb8dlVUwhinZXtkvQEneHZYnoGhKw3ZIFUv4c3-SgQ9FEzmVJHgbTw7jHFGlQ12lr8UQd0/s1600/Cape+On.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tQh2lffNe3McrjSTUlKz4gt5R1OQzkiCWlnWv09w89FNqstvUyy3_aFUF7Nf_HRFjk1Nidb8dlVUwhinZXtkvQEneHZYnoGhKw3ZIFUv4c3-SgQ9FEzmVJHgbTw7jHFGlQ12lr8UQd0/s320/Cape+On.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Much better. I'll never understand the Eternian customs against the wearing of pants, though.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Because Erin asked so nicely, I created a cape for Skeletor. It's made out of a piece of dark purple crepe-back satin, which was luckily almost the exact same shade as his armor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I designed the shape of it from scratch, because I wanted it to drape around his shoulders a particular way, and still leave access to the scabbard on his back.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweNueanXLHiXya1NLydm7U77oQaNpT5IDJAYSix_6STXqAN0Qlz-D9fWMLlVuc6FWAjv-8sSBDvi62ONDupZM0sTsAGhGSUHBqrsTNaIT9oewJoONG02SxWROCRXagB6xI_WvzbqsZgM/s1600/Cape.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweNueanXLHiXya1NLydm7U77oQaNpT5IDJAYSix_6STXqAN0Qlz-D9fWMLlVuc6FWAjv-8sSBDvi62ONDupZM0sTsAGhGSUHBqrsTNaIT9oewJoONG02SxWROCRXagB6xI_WvzbqsZgM/s320/Cape.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All the seams are hand-stitched.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To get it on, you have to remove Skeletor's head and his armor piece.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCNm4fWqEN95V6qi9cEKdALMBuvoJecl7bkPZKACMMT7qyc0CW46pVGo5pDFJcCDqf4G-1E4phx_MEsjsVgOV104UFYpVM6_VF8u5UXQlEPae5LmwrmkTYIx4ualmWfM59u3qAU3uthw/s1600/Cape+No+Head.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCNm4fWqEN95V6qi9cEKdALMBuvoJecl7bkPZKACMMT7qyc0CW46pVGo5pDFJcCDqf4G-1E4phx_MEsjsVgOV104UFYpVM6_VF8u5UXQlEPae5LmwrmkTYIx4ualmWfM59u3qAU3uthw/s320/Cape+No+Head.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then fit the armor around and over the cape, mostly by feeding the back straps through the neck of the fabric. It's easier than it sounds, trust me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIryOwaEcn1AtgeOxciAnV2xXAOqv1qaR-BWZaH2BeLmvLVKwxA9wqg-IVMhttWXQ8pMaNGHYflwsrnTn58EuL_QguG_k3Y_avnTAok7UcKUuAQuVFArDzbkTfLmBOWXyBnrgn5h_aTU4/s1600/Cape+Side.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIryOwaEcn1AtgeOxciAnV2xXAOqv1qaR-BWZaH2BeLmvLVKwxA9wqg-IVMhttWXQ8pMaNGHYflwsrnTn58EuL_QguG_k3Y_avnTAok7UcKUuAQuVFArDzbkTfLmBOWXyBnrgn5h_aTU4/s320/Cape+Side.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Presto! Now Skeletor's fully dressed. This picture shows some of how the scabbard interacts with the cape - not perfect, but I think it still looks pretty awesome. <i>Completed 2010</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After I finished the cape, Erin set about making Skeletor some better weapons... stay tuned at <a href="http://theclearancebin.weebly.com/index.html">The Clearance Bin</a> for more pictures soon!</span></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-31503442359490769542011-03-17T23:13:00.000-04:002011-08-22T11:39:54.214-04:00Magical Robotic Princess<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpB_TC61C9pIygZEPp1xHL_IRs_l_znpP1Smpg5r-QO22CiaMohFfZFX_1NT-WeiYpxVyoINHIvxmY5rA8mCumiQzvZknjrVvZlBrwMHAwgtucxKzk-zfaZqk1ZobUQRf1V2XJnhuHww/s1600/Princess+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpB_TC61C9pIygZEPp1xHL_IRs_l_znpP1Smpg5r-QO22CiaMohFfZFX_1NT-WeiYpxVyoINHIvxmY5rA8mCumiQzvZknjrVvZlBrwMHAwgtucxKzk-zfaZqk1ZobUQRf1V2XJnhuHww/s320/Princess+Front.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Construction:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">I collected the Disney Zizzlinger Princess figures for a while. This was a thing a few years back, where they came blind packaged in a packet that dissolved into pink bubbles in hot water, revealing the figures. Of course I ended up with a few duplicates, and I've always been trying to think up a good use for them. They're simple figurines, made from one solid piece of plastic. Head-swap and/or re-paint seemed like a good direction to go in, and here we are.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Robo-Princess is made out of a Zizzlinger Cinderella and a head from a Power Rangers thingy. I used a little Kneadatite to make the neck, the spinal fin and the points on the shoulders. The rest is a really fun paint job. I love how she came out. She now has articulation at the neck, which the original figure didn't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Completed 2011</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Character:</b> <a href="http://welcometothemiddleroom.blogspot.com/">Erin</a> asked me to come up with a handmade present for a friend. I poked around in the bins, and started to get inspired. I therefore present a Mutant Toy: the Robot Rabbit Demon.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Careful use of super-glue secured all the pieces. The head is loose so that it can be turned during posing. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The head was entirely repainted, everything else just got detail paint-work and some color wash. Final touches were gloss on the eye and claws, and matte sealant. <i>Completed 2010</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Wow, it's been a while since I've finished a project. This lovely lady had been languishing half-finished for upwards of six months. Well, better late than never.<b><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Character:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Pallas is the head of security for the Faerie Court, and bodyguard to the Queen. Her insect is a Mantis, I combined a few different types for inspiration.<b><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Construction:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Pallas started dollhood as a Twelve Dancing Princesses Barbie:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">The underskirt is hand sewn out of a fabric scrap, and the strips are painted silk flower petals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Her wings are made from wired ribbon, which gives her some posing options. The intent was always to have her wings form a cape, but I went through several possible designs before settling on this one.</span><br />
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</span>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-88202557203691659282010-05-25T10:19:00.001-04:002010-05-25T10:22:21.643-04:00Terracotta Sculptures<span style="font-family: georgia;">Haven't been doing much customizing lately, but that hasn't stopped me from:</span><br />
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<a href="http://bluefairysbookshelf.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Blogging about books,</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://theclearancebin.weebly.com/">Reviewing toys</a>, sometimes purchased with an eye to future customization,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Taking a class in Sculpture, with live models and everything! Pieces are all done in</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> a type of terracotta. I've worked with similar clay before, back in the mists of elementary/middle school art classes, but not for a long time, and the hand technique is completely different than the polymer and epoxy clays I can use at home. Still, I got better fairly quickly, as you'll see in the progression below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Finished Products:</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Standing Female Figure, 10" including base.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Detail shots:</span><br />
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Head awaiting firing, lifesize.<br />
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Meanwhile, a Fairy Court Member languishes half-done:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP5V6yE3ivHvrMkUTyOYceMYZsOIT96cYGv5LDv0o6UNaadNhMvEFMqhFo6WGcrac_oELb2fxY6xfhNGqmIFYtuJ48mIyx3prfI1Gt3kYVm0FEbNfts-upQiZrFnPhpJaKC9eQXEqjCM/s1600/In+Progress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP5V6yE3ivHvrMkUTyOYceMYZsOIT96cYGv5LDv0o6UNaadNhMvEFMqhFo6WGcrac_oELb2fxY6xfhNGqmIFYtuJ48mIyx3prfI1Gt3kYVm0FEbNfts-upQiZrFnPhpJaKC9eQXEqjCM/s320/In+Progress.jpg" /></a></div>I'll get back to her eventually...Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-27546123800198195092009-10-28T11:02:00.010-04:002011-06-15T10:36:53.406-04:00Gambit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIp4S5Wf4h-fG9uJvYo1AW01PF4UjY3iYcReukUflCiTg5gipsiL5VbNJCO7pyRJU3u4hX3D-QLhaLpe8jTSQteuxJBDBCb6Xw78B8MvrACb5d9bcoHDG55nkD2OjmoBU__udwtVpWYYs/s1600-h/Full+Costume.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIp4S5Wf4h-fG9uJvYo1AW01PF4UjY3iYcReukUflCiTg5gipsiL5VbNJCO7pyRJU3u4hX3D-QLhaLpe8jTSQteuxJBDBCb6Xw78B8MvrACb5d9bcoHDG55nkD2OjmoBU__udwtVpWYYs/s640/Full+Costume.jpg" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><b>Character:</b><br />
Poor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambit_%28comics%29">Gambit</a> had languished on the workbench for years, started but unfinished. No longer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The same disclaimer from <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/02/rogue.html">Rogue</a> applies, though. The version of this character I picture by default is from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_%28TV_series%29">90's animated show</a>. We will not speak here of that hideous movie from last summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><b>Construction:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Gambit began toy life, years ago, as a "Ken as Superman", from Superman Returns.</span><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">I chose this doll because Ken is the right height to stand next to my Barbie Rogue, and this Ken in particular had a nice look on his face, (most Kens sport a dopey looking grin) as well as decent articulation.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Side Note: his Superman costume has padded muscles in it. This cracks me up.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The first thing I did was sew his bodysuit. It's made of a double layer of black nylon. I stopped most of the way through this step and did other projects, for a VERY long time. He actually benefited from the delay, though, because in the meantime, I learned to use Kneadatite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> The breastplate and boots are hand sculpted from Kneadatite. The flexibility of the cured Kneadatite means that the pieces are (carefully!) removable. Of course, to make them I had to wrap the doll in pieces of ziploc bag to keep the compound from sticking to the doll, while holding the desired shape. (No picture, sorry.) I like using ziploc bags because they're thin and flexible, but not as flimsy as plastic wrap, which tends to get stuck in the dried pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">After sanding and paint:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Next I did the only permanent part of the costume, the gloves and mask. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">I carefully marked where they should be, and then sanded the skin, painted the areas black, finally gluing a layer of the black nylon over the paint for texture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Next I painted the pink chevrons on the legs of the bodysuit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">I sewed him a 1/6th scale trenchcoat (I had to send away for tiny buckles, I highly recommend <a href="http://www.tinyzippers.com/">www.tinyzippers.com</a> for doll sized notions).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">I finished the style on the hair with a little hot water and glue for hold. Finally, I painted his face, redoing the eyes (obviously), touching up the lips with a different shade, and reshaping the eyebrows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">And the layers come together:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Okay, so I was too lazy after all that to build him props as well, so he's borrowing those cards from a <a href="http://theclearancebin.weebly.com/review-dc-direct-13-inch-joker.html">13" Joker</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">So, after a long time sitting solo, Rogue finally has her 12" Marvel guy to share her shelf with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Aren't they cute together?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">It's been a long time for him, but I'm really happy with the way he turned out.</span><br />
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</span>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-47604907970496114412009-07-01T08:30:00.000-04:002009-07-09T01:51:18.305-04:00Disney Princess fun at the Bin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieUo-Zyjl2mPbIUz7bYs3J3rvIIc1d03n6d5xXPOwGYKj_gtkNwudJ8xZxKJfGavgBv0m1OoGb_hVE7AUqqdxObzcUhGRpBZ7IMTVRL6iBAovrAAk8iybZQb8KoC3WRU1k2bOwMqPK0k/s1600-h/triple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieUo-Zyjl2mPbIUz7bYs3J3rvIIc1d03n6d5xXPOwGYKj_gtkNwudJ8xZxKJfGavgBv0m1OoGb_hVE7AUqqdxObzcUhGRpBZ7IMTVRL6iBAovrAAk8iybZQb8KoC3WRU1k2bOwMqPK0k/s400/triple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353292462971359586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Two pieces of mine up at The Clearance Bin:<br /><a href="http://theclearancebin.weebly.com/review-disney-princess-fashion-dolls.html"><br />Review of Disney Princess Dolls</a> (with special discussion of custom potential)<br /><br /><a href="http://theclearancebin.weebly.com/from-the-workshop-princess-supplement.html">Alternate Princess Supplement</a> (Photo essay of dolls in better outfits)<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /></span>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-16087662461574343142009-06-26T10:00:00.002-04:002009-06-26T10:00:59.632-04:00Fairie Court Pictures<span style="font-family:georgia;">So I've been making Insect Fairies </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">(among other projects) </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">in my spare time since 2006. I recently thought that </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">since I tend to alternate doll projects with action figure projects, anyone who hasn't seen them together in person might not remember who they are, or realized how many there are.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />So after some consultation with the Queen:<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLxxNgbMg7VxGZF4NLiMQ_1atLcfpfA0TyU1qzgsn1OjbVD6QB9xLUrEsVi33PJ5m9ZXMAFFMNY5vgv42WnhomHugQJ8diT2qhtzZOzn2U6homzPrUxviFQcUPT0VgwyyOkcRsuF7IbI/s1600-h/Consultation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLxxNgbMg7VxGZF4NLiMQ_1atLcfpfA0TyU1qzgsn1OjbVD6QB9xLUrEsVi33PJ5m9ZXMAFFMNY5vgv42WnhomHugQJ8diT2qhtzZOzn2U6homzPrUxviFQcUPT0VgwyyOkcRsuF7IbI/s400/Consultation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351393731859982002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Here's some pictures of the fairies in the context of the group, a recap of the court so far: (Links lead back to individual doll pages)<br /><br /><a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/03/faerie-queen.html"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Fairie Queen:</span></a><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZ8xKrNI261Zj7w1ZY1K9Gj4JTtGutio8BXip2pwyXSXTCfgxRQq_AzZOmizUz-8xyKKkEgx1e9wrU1bvsnOBb2gSDUQQcVKg6x0_rKqmNkGpleGN-LV4IjmeU4W1DQ5Ve2F8z4pH2M4/s1600-h/Queen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZ8xKrNI261Zj7w1ZY1K9Gj4JTtGutio8BXip2pwyXSXTCfgxRQq_AzZOmizUz-8xyKKkEgx1e9wrU1bvsnOBb2gSDUQQcVKg6x0_rKqmNkGpleGN-LV4IjmeU4W1DQ5Ve2F8z4pH2M4/s400/Queen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351395717221292418" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/05/satia-moth.html">Satia,</a> adviser to the Queen:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbJVM9svOLDy7a7xvonrupdyKz_RZf8BY20wm6lTzbpfuGW2cSNeMA-MueowLLm9tXe-lvXC_TRM-xEbLpxg9I9ZSckBmX13FQFU3nntEm9erauSxoqIsyddH8X0MfAlYbNSGRiPyrgM/s1600-h/Satia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbJVM9svOLDy7a7xvonrupdyKz_RZf8BY20wm6lTzbpfuGW2cSNeMA-MueowLLm9tXe-lvXC_TRM-xEbLpxg9I9ZSckBmX13FQFU3nntEm9erauSxoqIsyddH8X0MfAlYbNSGRiPyrgM/s400/Satia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351398354255978034" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/02/charane-spider.html">Charane</a>, mystic soothsayer:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVEDLUckwcuhUXvbOgv7X1V_R2OYmC_A86nnxmj9aRVxWVb9lqHOymkq68iFxpJ8eXzb244ZmH3x8UFYQEQ160xNKvKxKQ4Yn1XsQQomL0Xm4o6a0RIyGkttYLvV7V8qdk9PfnQw33OE/s1600-h/Spider.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVEDLUckwcuhUXvbOgv7X1V_R2OYmC_A86nnxmj9aRVxWVb9lqHOymkq68iFxpJ8eXzb244ZmH3x8UFYQEQ160xNKvKxKQ4Yn1XsQQomL0Xm4o6a0RIyGkttYLvV7V8qdk9PfnQw33OE/s400/Spider.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351394349564424434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2009/06/nidea-swallowtail.html">Nidea,</a> Lady in waiting:<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgET8PeE31P5y3Nxwkaq2vF9ywTnivG2QqhFszKFjdS9bXG-l-R3wO4Ey0WtA5ei4mlfS1TRMo3HaxSQRSs0T3TjPNdle_ZZM36xOTWS38DTf9R-3B21MNnB5FpBBeY4dckUIGCN8rmAz4/s1600-h/Nidae2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgET8PeE31P5y3Nxwkaq2vF9ywTnivG2QqhFszKFjdS9bXG-l-R3wO4Ey0WtA5ei4mlfS1TRMo3HaxSQRSs0T3TjPNdle_ZZM36xOTWS38DTf9R-3B21MNnB5FpBBeY4dckUIGCN8rmAz4/s400/Nidae2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351398350491793330" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/01/aya-dragonfly.html">Aya,</a> governess, and <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/03/princess-lysandra-caterpillar.html">Princess Lysandra:</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitodzMFlrdMHe9pTzKW2YyCuvb54BOifIYZ-mrKDQwyJhX0ZeEI8YP3NBxWfNchPkR4YVFKCzLbrQwHL6tTefQc9sKYscyEgCyH3ikuVp8rkYRolVxw09ETbQXT0a3sS9kjf_jc1bY65g/s1600-h/Aya.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitodzMFlrdMHe9pTzKW2YyCuvb54BOifIYZ-mrKDQwyJhX0ZeEI8YP3NBxWfNchPkR4YVFKCzLbrQwHL6tTefQc9sKYscyEgCyH3ikuVp8rkYRolVxw09ETbQXT0a3sS9kjf_jc1bY65g/s400/Aya.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351393734565373586" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/10/kami-cicada.html">Kami,</a> dancer:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMxaf9eTX_Inqx7cQGp9XNdJeu2or7atcbbh6eyZncPKg_88RHOQ98Dw3rCuOVA9fNB7HZ2wHrniPJSr_T09LJ2akQwx4WKUvnW9DfY8MbUetQQmsaG8fHIyXIx3A8AAlXAE7sPe3Paw/s1600-h/Kami.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMxaf9eTX_Inqx7cQGp9XNdJeu2or7atcbbh6eyZncPKg_88RHOQ98Dw3rCuOVA9fNB7HZ2wHrniPJSr_T09LJ2akQwx4WKUvnW9DfY8MbUetQQmsaG8fHIyXIx3A8AAlXAE7sPe3Paw/s400/Kami.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351393741319846050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />The Court:<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4ntNOJAPixLx3bz8Q11bYhMPrwnJc-wv8xo7l7NhzAskVMwyiMvPO2cJxzOWlVzEkgNcSKJC-8qeaktnhQX9sWNJhlz_Tq6ZoEnzNayItoYQT0Hx6kskPeMyAHgnAka1LDRb9sA1JC8/s1600-h/Court2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4ntNOJAPixLx3bz8Q11bYhMPrwnJc-wv8xo7l7NhzAskVMwyiMvPO2cJxzOWlVzEkgNcSKJC-8qeaktnhQX9sWNJhlz_Tq6ZoEnzNayItoYQT0Hx6kskPeMyAHgnAka1LDRb9sA1JC8/s400/Court2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351395711661656850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Next on my list is the Captain of the Guard, hopefully it won't be another whole year before she's done. Although I'm not sure where I will put her...</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyc51zPDOcjjlqJvcXIvYqHC__TLrxmhsjWT9TgISHIb7g3nxHtINq1tBTSZ9Fulfvg5D6sPEeJMksZrbDZTQb6J0_Ano0X5etfZIED5kZOemxM3Y4xPu2LUc1p5GWrqHk4sp9jnGo6o/s1600-h/12"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyc51zPDOcjjlqJvcXIvYqHC__TLrxmhsjWT9TgISHIb7g3nxHtINq1tBTSZ9Fulfvg5D6sPEeJMksZrbDZTQb6J0_Ano0X5etfZIED5kZOemxM3Y4xPu2LUc1p5GWrqHk4sp9jnGo6o/s400/12" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351394352524810258" border="0" /></a>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-2095228536723163632009-06-25T17:00:00.005-04:002009-06-25T18:16:10.928-04:00Nidea, the Swallowtail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9zPpNIHtXyKwofo-6xaiP1EJwgwOs2K75Xd9bOjPjPcuNITROuopPt-e9bm82TuEVntXPGuZ9mqVP4lSQVN5ETi6w1aFYlMCwn5X7eAbv85YTbMghIdxBdVzXbJaY8zDJR4AkeeVUb0/s1600-h/Front+View.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9zPpNIHtXyKwofo-6xaiP1EJwgwOs2K75Xd9bOjPjPcuNITROuopPt-e9bm82TuEVntXPGuZ9mqVP4lSQVN5ETi6w1aFYlMCwn5X7eAbv85YTbMghIdxBdVzXbJaY8zDJR4AkeeVUb0/s400/Front+View.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351382236961860274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Character:</b><br />Lady Nidea is lady in waiting to the <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2007/03/faerie-queen.html">Queen.</a> She is a young cousin of the queen, and her insect is the Swallowtail Butterfly.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9onZfxpOClsjQR_9Jk1UqKjDwbXrYMBTYgePGt_huqaTn16b7bofCCA0XDcG7SUOhJvhXv8d9bbnYCRpuXIztJba8WxuD3yApHe8llBtpSN1bYlcIUqXg3hPqX3EokWNFW1hag2KVRbA/s1600-h/Wings+closed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9onZfxpOClsjQR_9Jk1UqKjDwbXrYMBTYgePGt_huqaTn16b7bofCCA0XDcG7SUOhJvhXv8d9bbnYCRpuXIztJba8WxuD3yApHe8llBtpSN1bYlcIUqXg3hPqX3EokWNFW1hag2KVRbA/s400/Wings+closed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351382970645424514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Construction:</b><br />Nidea started out as a Swan Lake Barbie I picked up years back at a yard sale. She actually served as dress dummy for some of the other fairies whose base dolls were more fragile (or had drying paint).<br /><br />Her dress is a handsewn muslin shift covered in silk daffodil petals. The wings are attached to a hinge, which is attached to the dress, which gives the wings a range of poses.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LqVvlxwVF4DDfQTt2uFu-l_WMU-UBCrNzGbBc_LPPhkemO79aHAszUxH6dOM91XMmrtLASCeFQKAsjHalmHTcdmLsnmlZEwbwPQmftHFgut_zH_8jXCWtSXi-vKfbRrR2C5b4Yx3SGM/s1600-h/Side+View.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LqVvlxwVF4DDfQTt2uFu-l_WMU-UBCrNzGbBc_LPPhkemO79aHAszUxH6dOM91XMmrtLASCeFQKAsjHalmHTcdmLsnmlZEwbwPQmftHFgut_zH_8jXCWtSXi-vKfbRrR2C5b4Yx3SGM/s400/Side+View.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351382967980586034" border="0" /></a>Attaching the plastic side of the wings to the plastic hinge was the most difficult part of the whole project. Nothing seemed to stick. In the end, it's a fragile combination of layers of epoxy putty, tacky glue, and super glue, but what's really holding it together is the black feathers glued over both surfaces on the back.<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPVERLsJVN8h_Tk1R1F40C38MhQVHR8R2ngIfkzO9XU2Hpox5_QFDPkg9IRsxDFlsuTcaTvNri8zehx0ouBgIxictqtDIhKVVs8CSlG0zRI6bySatGkzrW7h6uS9m946FcJRlE4qOn8E/s1600-h/Back+bright.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPVERLsJVN8h_Tk1R1F40C38MhQVHR8R2ngIfkzO9XU2Hpox5_QFDPkg9IRsxDFlsuTcaTvNri8zehx0ouBgIxictqtDIhKVVs8CSlG0zRI6bySatGkzrW7h6uS9m946FcJRlE4qOn8E/s400/Back+bright.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351382226503266162" border="0" /></a><br />Similar to previous butterflies, the wings themselves are cut out of acetate, and then bits of colored feathers were individually glued on in rows, filling in the wing pattern. The pattern is also colored in on the back with Sharpie. This gives them a semi translucent, stained-glass look in the right light. Unfortunately, it's very hard to capture that on film, although I did try.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA35iDeuvzYUIZkknCGZsUf5SPxXAfbxe4xOAK49P20z1ObsW4bTBpDlSsBCl8xO_4Msh8xakIU9mWd0N6RzdXMNfcfhQqrSFgEt0pNqg8vaRSH662E0SBr5x3_KrW2zinMsa3L2MGYaQ/s1600-h/Glowy2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA35iDeuvzYUIZkknCGZsUf5SPxXAfbxe4xOAK49P20z1ObsW4bTBpDlSsBCl8xO_4Msh8xakIU9mWd0N6RzdXMNfcfhQqrSFgEt0pNqg8vaRSH662E0SBr5x3_KrW2zinMsa3L2MGYaQ/s400/Glowy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351382240816426482" border="0" /></a><br />Her shoes are a pair of white Barbie sandals painted yellow, with a few small blue petals glued on as accent.<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzW7dPcI8ZUkPotcK7kyl-KxcH1pf56TYdpn-MCwf77zhfvi31Mg6nfSZkLBchtYkdG9X6Ufr04rczWGrFa_p-NnQepf5Tr9IbSzUZU0XDqIawQs6c5-Km_8aQTvb-PKpn6Is0kfHDC0/s1600-h/Shoes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzW7dPcI8ZUkPotcK7kyl-KxcH1pf56TYdpn-MCwf77zhfvi31Mg6nfSZkLBchtYkdG9X6Ufr04rczWGrFa_p-NnQepf5Tr9IbSzUZU0XDqIawQs6c5-Km_8aQTvb-PKpn6Is0kfHDC0/s400/Shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351382960389287122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Finally, her eyes were repainted a deep blue, and she was given a choker and headband out of the blue petals.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnhm2HrYiNNl16fHNw0LC2jWXnbR7Dvlh3ygy59vw5Z_-GxPu3gCPeDY0oHcIYKWdP9DAOBRwu34HT__60t2zF-hqwiAkxDDlZjdS887szeSWaBsCwB1HHmtB0QFSvq5hfc02xlNwOxM/s1600-h/Focus+on+Face.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnhm2HrYiNNl16fHNw0LC2jWXnbR7Dvlh3ygy59vw5Z_-GxPu3gCPeDY0oHcIYKWdP9DAOBRwu34HT__60t2zF-hqwiAkxDDlZjdS887szeSWaBsCwB1HHmtB0QFSvq5hfc02xlNwOxM/s400/Focus+on+Face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351382232044578418" border="0" /></a><br />I'm glad that I got around to another butterfly, although I really love the more exotic looking insect fairies. The yellow brightness of Nidea makes her a lovely counterpoint to the looks of some of the other dolls. <span style="font-style: italic;">Completed June 2009</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kql-DVcbeh77MOwdSxFbUk9xwFZrRDjSqisCX7vUuxIT2VfZmXBYIofHcjSJdjr7NpleWV9udqwsrPBB-05Ag3J1XoZ-8kw1MWBH8Mcq-4UYR-NIpFqbZcpg-OcQfwwMknKkT5PUouM/s1600-h/Audience+w+the+Queen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kql-DVcbeh77MOwdSxFbUk9xwFZrRDjSqisCX7vUuxIT2VfZmXBYIofHcjSJdjr7NpleWV9udqwsrPBB-05Ag3J1XoZ-8kw1MWBH8Mcq-4UYR-NIpFqbZcpg-OcQfwwMknKkT5PUouM/s400/Audience+w+the+Queen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351382227999945602" border="0" /></a>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-81460195521121810482009-02-19T14:46:00.009-05:002011-06-15T10:37:07.445-04:00Raven<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm-t4j27DS1EMIwJp6eYMAA9r1LdFyi6-0B4u_yMC2QKQ_Fu9_fHNx76MS6meYO0I8eLRzOlYvYlBSFKHoHGrfgOS8tzYl5vtNDefYR-Ym6XM7Mv-DUxwLzsSuYymo22ITN6Bm8yOVFE/s1600-h/Raven+Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm-t4j27DS1EMIwJp6eYMAA9r1LdFyi6-0B4u_yMC2QKQ_Fu9_fHNx76MS6meYO0I8eLRzOlYvYlBSFKHoHGrfgOS8tzYl5vtNDefYR-Ym6XM7Mv-DUxwLzsSuYymo22ITN6Bm8yOVFE/s400/Raven+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304597459657956146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Character:</b><br /><a href="http://titanstower.com/source/whoswho/raven.html">Raven</a> from DC comics Teen Titans. Here Raven is seen in an interpretation of her original look from New Teen Titans in the 80's.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY23waGqNSgpHTAw0fIkOE28W4yWQgKsGjcCK0E6i_xa99wARjqtHyC5JpTkYBb8kfi9V7B3xufPJSMKJfKMRSLP8NoAfJDIlU5RjxX5IHFhSCslGQdMWzTBrUB9i6nV8kqm9L7yfLLH4/s1600-h/Raven+First.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY23waGqNSgpHTAw0fIkOE28W4yWQgKsGjcCK0E6i_xa99wARjqtHyC5JpTkYBb8kfi9V7B3xufPJSMKJfKMRSLP8NoAfJDIlU5RjxX5IHFhSCslGQdMWzTBrUB9i6nV8kqm9L7yfLLH4/s400/Raven+First.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304597458362092914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Construction:</b><br />Raven began toyhood as a Planetary figure:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaf0gOWqwb6nLylOXRT7vqXyXvBzn0o9FvKF49ztclhigPkVUyBQBK5PnDQ9RxC2ek_bJewWZeK6qpFo1WAZu6PvTXSzMkGLXcje9OJy63_gy6ZxSEgYPchLqUXnKSFxnLDAwpNxRaVQ/s1600-h/Wagner_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaf0gOWqwb6nLylOXRT7vqXyXvBzn0o9FvKF49ztclhigPkVUyBQBK5PnDQ9RxC2ek_bJewWZeK6qpFo1WAZu6PvTXSzMkGLXcje9OJy63_gy6ZxSEgYPchLqUXnKSFxnLDAwpNxRaVQ/s320/Wagner_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304600277146917330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">(more pictures <a href="http://theclearancebin.weebly.com/review-dcd-jakita-wagner.html">here</a>.)<br /><br />I chose this figure as a base because of the clean hip lines (despite the lack of articulation), and the shape of the face.<br /><br />I removed the raised red lines, elbow and knee pads of the original jumpsuit, and pared back the line of the breasts. I also carved away some of the stomach and rear, to partially correct the odd way the original figure was posed. I trimmed down the area of the feet and cut up a raised heel for the shoe.<br /><br />In Progress:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeU8-lC2fVs0oOSS0VlNGnxdiqnCAygMvKCKDgRVT4wkeHpGz1NyIT2_CwjKYPt9m8ZHajLIgu96JoA8rBcF-D1CutqWOZcOZqGPjvc8GZojgf44iKeR_JTN-O-RwjMH5Bdw9rw6w_CQ/s1600-h/In+Progress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeU8-lC2fVs0oOSS0VlNGnxdiqnCAygMvKCKDgRVT4wkeHpGz1NyIT2_CwjKYPt9m8ZHajLIgu96JoA8rBcF-D1CutqWOZcOZqGPjvc8GZojgf44iKeR_JTN-O-RwjMH5Bdw9rw6w_CQ/s400/In+Progress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304599061004747202" border="0" /></a> <br />Then I used Magic Sculpt to smooth over the body shape, and Kneadatite to add the shoes, dress, and gloves. The front of her hair was trimmed way back and replaced with Kneadatite, which was also used to extend the hair in the back. Her cape is a separate piece, made of vinyl, Kneadatite, and two small plastic disks I had left over.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi133tOVOVQgAULj_tjcdKSP9jA2HKTLvBPln9FBXZQhH3ZAAzEHoEZ1wVzWUgft4ZljSLDCEI5qah_I7WtX_tzRI-aYmWdBqphLm2bIsdZOmHSPnBiFJlSeArbpiRHR4CS0uiz8bmFNNU/s1600-h/Cape.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi133tOVOVQgAULj_tjcdKSP9jA2HKTLvBPln9FBXZQhH3ZAAzEHoEZ1wVzWUgft4ZljSLDCEI5qah_I7WtX_tzRI-aYmWdBqphLm2bIsdZOmHSPnBiFJlSeArbpiRHR4CS0uiz8bmFNNU/s400/Cape.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304597460324590786" border="0" /></a><br />I was trying to build another separate piece for her characteristic hood, but the sculpting didn't come out as nice as I would have liked. It looks okay at this angle:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaeprK5fYJLgskzDuUSH2QKMZzU7WObPMo__xizHlatd4k_BBzLnDVOF032HkwkA3bYrgkMoqvJ-OLpRcAVDAhjaekHLly7tgL98c81KwSlXjhA166VvBSzsRqSJenG7fevDjs3hgKyU/s1600-h/Cape+Hood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaeprK5fYJLgskzDuUSH2QKMZzU7WObPMo__xizHlatd4k_BBzLnDVOF032HkwkA3bYrgkMoqvJ-OLpRcAVDAhjaekHLly7tgL98c81KwSlXjhA166VvBSzsRqSJenG7fevDjs3hgKyU/s400/Cape+Hood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304597462061161330" border="0" /></a>I really wanted to have the option to display her in several ways, instead of just sculpting the hood, cape and hair into one piece.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9VQ3YnaHmS25s8V_lxzsDHMbtONUxobqW2g5HXQERmAz_luqqRvx9gOIrAvP_rJu2uqLe4-tJNlraeZCey8GooXi1q8fgIrWCHlIP6sSs62kI5Fsa2V9WiDvmX6SgQ6n5d1uPUcxvbQ/s1600-h/Back+Double.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9VQ3YnaHmS25s8V_lxzsDHMbtONUxobqW2g5HXQERmAz_luqqRvx9gOIrAvP_rJu2uqLe4-tJNlraeZCey8GooXi1q8fgIrWCHlIP6sSs62kI5Fsa2V9WiDvmX6SgQ6n5d1uPUcxvbQ/s400/Back+Double.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304599057652833202" border="0" /></a>Paint and sealant and she's done. I have a new very fine brush which I used here, and I'm very pleased with the face paint.<br /><br />Created as a gift for Erin. <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8aoz1VrBfpG3Hnv762tQ5JieKR04OTlT7YHKvddhUyos7AgZ1qfq4GN6yyiTrDY7JuhRRIECCsWfZBfq3hO3-mGKuGVtgpVz-x493_2mFbREsox47N75n-OmbdZ84E_ex8XoeiRQzzk/s1600-h/Titans.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8aoz1VrBfpG3Hnv762tQ5JieKR04OTlT7YHKvddhUyos7AgZ1qfq4GN6yyiTrDY7JuhRRIECCsWfZBfq3hO3-mGKuGVtgpVz-x493_2mFbREsox47N75n-OmbdZ84E_ex8XoeiRQzzk/s400/Titans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304603515517841714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(Pictured here with DCUC Nightwing)</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Completed 2009</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HaX5oQjzMUFa8x7ZdBwjBMIdPDGSbM3fAaou-MMhajNii5C4sLLeUa94t_T2QUMZtSAFeAzjFeji_BBQp5fxWsrjcMXSok6_69MKmiXXZIp1n4GwU__mlWZLDa6wthCvEMIiQLW-_jg/s1600-h/Close+Up.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HaX5oQjzMUFa8x7ZdBwjBMIdPDGSbM3fAaou-MMhajNii5C4sLLeUa94t_T2QUMZtSAFeAzjFeji_BBQp5fxWsrjcMXSok6_69MKmiXXZIp1n4GwU__mlWZLDa6wthCvEMIiQLW-_jg/s400/Close+Up.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304597467757915746" border="0" /></a>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-52007188737317109592009-01-23T15:30:00.000-05:002009-01-23T15:53:25.066-05:00THEM!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJl5x8Hlai_vNqmaRSqW7CyKqHM3-akhpHj_s1gzJeNfb3bhscv-ra394JAiba4KYMPWE_VmVAphyKW72Mji-ea-QSovlB7DScrOJ30vasyDS0OTl4h85DN_GZqXF-7GyewYqoa-rUSE/s1600-h/Shit!.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJl5x8Hlai_vNqmaRSqW7CyKqHM3-akhpHj_s1gzJeNfb3bhscv-ra394JAiba4KYMPWE_VmVAphyKW72Mji-ea-QSovlB7DScrOJ30vasyDS0OTl4h85DN_GZqXF-7GyewYqoa-rUSE/s400/Shit!.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286482237858471186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Character:</span><br />When I was small, my dad and I used to watch monster movies together. I liked all the Godzilla flicks and their relations, but the one I remember the most is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them%21">THEM</a>. Those giant radioactive ants scared me thoroughly when I was little. It's a very well made movie, good creepy tension building, the ant puppets are super for their time, and the sound design is great. So for this holiday, I decided to commemorate this experience with a diorama as a gift for my dad.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Construction:</span><br />Pile of stuff I bought for this project (didn't end up using all of it):<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57uC8xl3DPLVpeV3VbwWT9k5yix5GTywQY7LeQt-BLlzbwByg6cRD9ZGD08Pida1_R8OCipXHAGt6syGqOjm9cSy2YZBmDC9arKJR3MfpEvyymA6KTYcYPvFcOUSL035VE76tvU8bL5w/s1600-h/Supplies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57uC8xl3DPLVpeV3VbwWT9k5yix5GTywQY7LeQt-BLlzbwByg6cRD9ZGD08Pida1_R8OCipXHAGt6syGqOjm9cSy2YZBmDC9arKJR3MfpEvyymA6KTYcYPvFcOUSL035VE76tvU8bL5w/s400/Supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286482251685919554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Ant:</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtMqMMjlCbbPtguAoSyE2Ec-W0aQ7esUO2fw5vFoF5w2K0K7VqOYph5yXyv5tkTE9CG2oVkXpxWrEn2mikVYNIgSl8SXF9cVO36K8IZEatQu_ibnYwy3acza0t5ZEZq1Q6JJ7WyPtWKU/s1600-h/coming+for+you.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtMqMMjlCbbPtguAoSyE2Ec-W0aQ7esUO2fw5vFoF5w2K0K7VqOYph5yXyv5tkTE9CG2oVkXpxWrEn2mikVYNIgSl8SXF9cVO36K8IZEatQu_ibnYwy3acza0t5ZEZq1Q6JJ7WyPtWKU/s400/coming+for+you.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286481599911192098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The Ant (the most important part, obviously) has a base of a tarantula purchased at Michaels. Details of the figure <a href="http://theclearancebin.weebly.com/hidden-kingdom-scorpion-and-tarantula.html">here</a>. I made a head out of Sculpey to slide over the pedipalps, turning a spider (two body segments) into an ant (three body segments), then joined it with some Magic Sculpt. The thorax was filled out and given segments with some more Magic Sculpt, and small pieces of cheap paintbrush bristle were stuck into the clay for the back bristles.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjnoT0ceWSZY3ktPoqAkQTLVrf9mxrpCeYT0Fa-Ycb95eMtNav0MN2OgDvXVTvQdkz8bfkQNYO4CxD44SqYaq71uUs16xOv2LNN7o87-xP75EnfmDCA0B88vdvhvsz78A81DWBMIkZog/s1600-h/ANTSide+view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjnoT0ceWSZY3ktPoqAkQTLVrf9mxrpCeYT0Fa-Ycb95eMtNav0MN2OgDvXVTvQdkz8bfkQNYO4CxD44SqYaq71uUs16xOv2LNN7o87-xP75EnfmDCA0B88vdvhvsz78A81DWBMIkZog/s400/ANTSide+view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286481585285426978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I cut off the rear legs of the spider, carved down the lower segments of the legs and added small spikes at the joint out of Kneadatite. The internal part of the eyes was sculpted and painted, and then a plastic outer eye was added, made of the clear portion of a "wiggly" or "googly" eye. The jaws are Kneadatite, with a wire embedded to keep them stiffer. They are slightly hinged, connected to the head with pins. Antenna are just heavy craft wire covered in "fur". Most of the fur on the ant is craft marabou, with some doll hair for texture on the back segment.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrOBNpN2XOvQK3i5kLbeFLNIw0nVSiSWDyUGEeVPQFaZXrfSmY3il7uiTvpImharEPddMVvXfvByrKufUSci6Khp_FSFLxob24fImGIXgHrIn6hxRH_nmAKYURZp6NMCxpgo_ooYSZcY/s1600-h/Ant+and+guy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrOBNpN2XOvQK3i5kLbeFLNIw0nVSiSWDyUGEeVPQFaZXrfSmY3il7uiTvpImharEPddMVvXfvByrKufUSci6Khp_FSFLxob24fImGIXgHrIn6hxRH_nmAKYURZp6NMCxpgo_ooYSZcY/s400/Ant+and+guy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286481587597622146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Army Guys:</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoPJyBr8R2v3ZaoCSzGAh91v5-sl4TXqM_m3hElaHPvmtDGLCqqE_j-2Dps7-CR2f7UeFLbE96iHM9AG36P8FdrQUhE35bRQz96BtvbFqBGRXglfcLUVBpKh3tZMow6YyReGp4SHUxBs/s1600-h/single+guy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoPJyBr8R2v3ZaoCSzGAh91v5-sl4TXqM_m3hElaHPvmtDGLCqqE_j-2Dps7-CR2f7UeFLbE96iHM9AG36P8FdrQUhE35bRQz96BtvbFqBGRXglfcLUVBpKh3tZMow6YyReGp4SHUxBs/s400/single+guy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286482247379503282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The Army Men, meant to represent the guys who invade the final giant ant base at the end of the movie, are from two sets of "Forces of Valor" figures, scale 1:32. They are sold as WWII army guys, and are highly detailed. I decided that if their details are slightly different than the National Guardsmen or whoever from the movie, it's subtle enough not to matter to anyone but students of military history. All I did to these guys was pick the ones I wanted and paint them in a detailed grayscale.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZD1Q8YQEuUecfy_v86UnHH-C7Lmmn0PHqkX39vLblMP6o02cZDmqZ00JiED-Kd3AyuHz4S50MMhHB32f-MYpKRx1eftXKvylnB3VLec4YezUgI8KH_e-UXQlxNEt78RTLLgO3ZM_BDn4/s1600-h/Troopers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZD1Q8YQEuUecfy_v86UnHH-C7Lmmn0PHqkX39vLblMP6o02cZDmqZ00JiED-Kd3AyuHz4S50MMhHB32f-MYpKRx1eftXKvylnB3VLec4YezUgI8KH_e-UXQlxNEt78RTLLgO3ZM_BDn4/s400/Troopers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286482439977645378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Set up from when I was trying out the guys before painting: (I didn't end up using all of them)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHWIHPx-camfYK8NMJkIh9RCqSAvaqtyMTx68yJbDscOIlcxQdp41jWu6Z5vf4xJOR7Hu16GowCLtd6wlyGhjSHbSSnq6rOuQco6blskeb5PXbLG1dxBleCrFhJvx9HaMXBb6-OepapA/s1600-h/Army+Guy+Reference.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHWIHPx-camfYK8NMJkIh9RCqSAvaqtyMTx68yJbDscOIlcxQdp41jWu6Z5vf4xJOR7Hu16GowCLtd6wlyGhjSHbSSnq6rOuQco6blskeb5PXbLG1dxBleCrFhJvx9HaMXBb6-OepapA/s400/Army+Guy+Reference.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286481594636356914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Base:</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom6T88Ia3MC9-4_k6Ojbxm8Yt2fovSO4ZYVvYe2rU_sKwDVozbO4efu7qvA5tVXq961jas6tARTTBNibJ9OgnZbuEZ-SSSrI1t_u-jgyi1kVpwIXcBqQ4n98bMdmbbN29xs3Kq_EwJh0/s1600-h/guy+and+ant+side+view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom6T88Ia3MC9-4_k6Ojbxm8Yt2fovSO4ZYVvYe2rU_sKwDVozbO4efu7qvA5tVXq961jas6tARTTBNibJ9OgnZbuEZ-SSSrI1t_u-jgyi1kVpwIXcBqQ4n98bMdmbbN29xs3Kq_EwJh0/s400/guy+and+ant+side+view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286481603361078866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The Base is built on the base of a large model car case (about 9" by 13"). The Forces of Valor sets came with some broken scale walls and rubble that I glued down and painted. The large rocks are from a plaster rock kit intended for school projects. The plaster kit also came with a bag of small gravel, which I colored and added throughout. The base was finished off with a layer of sand and plaster mix, sprinkled with rocks, and imprinted with a few ant-footprints, which ties it nicely into one piece. Only the walls and rocks are attached to the base, the army men and the ant are able to be moved.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Sign:</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoMv2BDLwBlgf6y8oTHzpxOUl-H8-1EBHH6n-Dl6gALGDJxq9FoZL3FCZ_U-JpfRBq-8LAyk91yU8iqdAnYtu25lbw5Qp9yjCbEptxfOlBTGQADF-jp7T65I-EgEvI8gIgIlbxpJi8cE/s1600-h/Sign.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoMv2BDLwBlgf6y8oTHzpxOUl-H8-1EBHH6n-Dl6gALGDJxq9FoZL3FCZ_U-JpfRBq-8LAyk91yU8iqdAnYtu25lbw5Qp9yjCbEptxfOlBTGQADF-jp7T65I-EgEvI8gIgIlbxpJi8cE/s400/Sign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286482243154904866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Final touch, I sculpted the letters out of Magic Sculpt and glued them to a sheet of thick plastic packaging.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21W8z7DqYtggPT7XG21Ll24mY2nQHQ0W4X7MduziiVc5sNSQAZgLTTDexBAzDBTKCm6diMDdhMUMdB1VC6gfan0tagLm87MeevieXuCUFBnwTF0P9iEtbfjdGKG7oUODF2jUmbjFEfpY/s1600-h/He's+in+trouble.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21W8z7DqYtggPT7XG21Ll24mY2nQHQ0W4X7MduziiVc5sNSQAZgLTTDexBAzDBTKCm6diMDdhMUMdB1VC6gfan0tagLm87MeevieXuCUFBnwTF0P9iEtbfjdGKG7oUODF2jUmbjFEfpY/s400/He's+in+trouble.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286482227548331122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The most complicated piece I've done in some time. If only I'd had time to add sound effects. <span style="font-style: italic;">Completed Dec 2008</span><br /></span>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-41942884600327479602009-01-04T14:00:00.000-05:002011-06-15T10:38:42.491-04:00Lina Inverse!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bYElpgNiahlOhEFpMz55PPMhfZY_ZZDRa6YlgTDD_YfdOQtcMiSlP6Tcy4QFRpF-THPLLDyirZmlTXm0pO80EGMcom2zY2yi1sHib1hPL_aN_-wD9K3gPpYkA-nvxlB1hKysIJw7ojo/s1600-h/LinaFullFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 466px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bYElpgNiahlOhEFpMz55PPMhfZY_ZZDRa6YlgTDD_YfdOQtcMiSlP6Tcy4QFRpF-THPLLDyirZmlTXm0pO80EGMcom2zY2yi1sHib1hPL_aN_-wD9K3gPpYkA-nvxlB1hKysIJw7ojo/s400/LinaFullFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286478482750583586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><b><br />Character:</b><br />Lina Inverse, of Slayers fame.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLE7Y4fy-92Ofp0JpjPli6THOAPSixxZszgepqloHhutDYI5tuS2cqCXA7j5GzKqqEKx9Th_2vbTAaaqBuEwnhg_q9r9DTnOH3mhN5mRUIDyifLbKBQXZREqP4Uqkd1RKNtVJjqTvJsA/s1600-h/GlamourShot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLE7Y4fy-92Ofp0JpjPli6THOAPSixxZszgepqloHhutDYI5tuS2cqCXA7j5GzKqqEKx9Th_2vbTAaaqBuEwnhg_q9r9DTnOH3mhN5mRUIDyifLbKBQXZREqP4Uqkd1RKNtVJjqTvJsA/s400/GlamourShot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286478477376803618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Construction:</b><br />I decided to do Lina because I spotted this doll:<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiNJOIeJ3CSs9cyRa_iVezyXU5gUSA2HNig0HGCn9Rjg47uESY3hU5n9mOXnl0CYWFno4nB11e-nO0cb7fEUkc_TR6cmdQepWXuscbXN8Qzn21kb5rvhJakdXbM4O9fYh9RQOK053qqE/s1600-h/Ariel+in+box.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiNJOIeJ3CSs9cyRa_iVezyXU5gUSA2HNig0HGCn9Rjg47uESY3hU5n9mOXnl0CYWFno4nB11e-nO0cb7fEUkc_TR6cmdQepWXuscbXN8Qzn21kb5rvhJakdXbM4O9fYh9RQOK053qqE/s400/Ariel+in+box.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286478463027038674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />and I thought, look at those huge 'anime' eyes on Ariel. Ariel is from the Shimmer Princess line, as is the Mulan I used <a href="http://bluefairysworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/12/maleficent.html">here</a>.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3N1vK6O1NkdEroFKhOyNCtFbQVd41WYJyohDGp-VtnDuIzALWz-URt1BaWkSht8NbM255DnNvz1AYdxwcqbpE4GvxmpyDmeAQoi4FIknTD8H4dLOq-E0pMZgpK9oEFhE6FG1OANmRI9Y/s1600-h/Castaspell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3N1vK6O1NkdEroFKhOyNCtFbQVd41WYJyohDGp-VtnDuIzALWz-URt1BaWkSht8NbM255DnNvz1AYdxwcqbpE4GvxmpyDmeAQoi4FIknTD8H4dLOq-E0pMZgpK9oEFhE6FG1OANmRI9Y/s400/Castaspell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286478474158941602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">She has an entirely new hand-made costume. Her accents which are not cloth are Kneadatite. All costume pieces are removable except the earrings, headband (sewn to her head), and the gloves (painted to her hands). This includes 3 optional gem pieces, so she can be displayed as she appeared at the beginning or the end of Slayers Next.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVhIghG_oykLGPb3f1rvNJBN41pVNGnZS7a2rIYvUzHJ14t85-5Ge9jiNhrrKM02KAUIYrpTc8vrOI_lk08uw9JBWMilPkhzzpzX5_FbgwCfIa0KrN4CAhgplieuNjCe8mub0RVYXgYM/s1600-h/Waistfocus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVhIghG_oykLGPb3f1rvNJBN41pVNGnZS7a2rIYvUzHJ14t85-5Ge9jiNhrrKM02KAUIYrpTc8vrOI_lk08uw9JBWMilPkhzzpzX5_FbgwCfIa0KrN4CAhgplieuNjCe8mub0RVYXgYM/s400/Waistfocus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286479299987401330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The gems are just rhinestones set in Kneadatite. Her boots are Kneadatite on top of a pair of high Barbie boots that used to have flowers on the sides.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSZgFRHFvbY2DBj2FtCXoeipIizlD6STax74eCghTVTn3tAZZu2mlcDgoAF-TUsNJJhycBEcX6rh9VSPOjjNE2UG3nPzCocz0eyge_alzS_C83lIm7n21hvbkBKHwg5l54iUQQrxIJsU/s1600-h/Boots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSZgFRHFvbY2DBj2FtCXoeipIizlD6STax74eCghTVTn3tAZZu2mlcDgoAF-TUsNJJhycBEcX6rh9VSPOjjNE2UG3nPzCocz0eyge_alzS_C83lIm7n21hvbkBKHwg5l54iUQQrxIJsU/s400/Boots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286478472913698706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Her eyes, lips, and eyebrows are recolored, and I removed the ugly glitter eyeshadow she used to have. I also removed the ends of her eyelashes, which makes her look a little more excited and awake. I'm very pleased with the final effect. <span style="font-style: italic;">Completed Dec 2008<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIW7OkM10xeCx6VYGht6uIGy-hhWKLrduAMUBOvSspEyhnyYBErCtcKMXVI2hbrZlbsx5Dza2RHNnT1gGwNS_oYwgsfH-1ebe3kMFRRnnHsCPW9kaZRlYKDvXPCdncPPZj2W-X9mJ7l0/s1600-h/NeckGem.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIW7OkM10xeCx6VYGht6uIGy-hhWKLrduAMUBOvSspEyhnyYBErCtcKMXVI2hbrZlbsx5Dza2RHNnT1gGwNS_oYwgsfH-1ebe3kMFRRnnHsCPW9kaZRlYKDvXPCdncPPZj2W-X9mJ7l0/s400/NeckGem.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286479294210020258" border="0" /></a>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669432608475998803.post-81540625534191366982009-01-02T14:00:00.000-05:002011-06-15T10:36:17.994-04:00Sleeping Beauty Ornament<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-v5uarLcN7ssh-QVhve9ZKt3_YKwb52InX3pttAtYAwpfOY3s7GBuPX0ONsjfkiiuqo88b15bKk6qTgDyPWdzHwZuP0D5qOlSygSel5IkoYhBDQ8uxPZEjDaEQ9fSPYNpJfB7z_37Kg/s1600-h/AuroraRepaintAfter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-v5uarLcN7ssh-QVhve9ZKt3_YKwb52InX3pttAtYAwpfOY3s7GBuPX0ONsjfkiiuqo88b15bKk6qTgDyPWdzHwZuP0D5qOlSygSel5IkoYhBDQ8uxPZEjDaEQ9fSPYNpJfB7z_37Kg/s400/AuroraRepaintAfter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286480764468716962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><b>Construction:</b><br />A deceptively simple project, I took a Sleeping Beauty Ornament from the Disney Store, removed the ugly Mickey Mouse head she was holding, removed all the glitter with acetone, and repainted her dress in blue. There are, unfortunately, still pink spots behind where Phillip's legs are closest to her dress, but mortal paintbrushes can only do so much. Done as a gift.<br /><br /><br />Before:<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkDgAvL32p_wyDVJgavZaNrXzY2Pdfry9WpxO_uE_eDInpIrkPqca_tRt4z_Q_AhoH9m0-HRA7JiG1XUyUYkfMO5rp1-gEANMvTbirSk7hsUV706d_H3xdeFL9YUKNQZBX7P5jWH-0qk/s1600-h/Before.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkDgAvL32p_wyDVJgavZaNrXzY2Pdfry9WpxO_uE_eDInpIrkPqca_tRt4z_Q_AhoH9m0-HRA7JiG1XUyUYkfMO5rp1-gEANMvTbirSk7hsUV706d_H3xdeFL9YUKNQZBX7P5jWH-0qk/s400/Before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286480761379529378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Completed Dec 2008</span></span>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.com1