Today I worked on the designation plate.

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Today, from about 6.30 in the morning to about 7.30 at night, the sewing machine was working overtime. Here is the first part of the build of the tunic (and yes, most of it was supervised and critiqued by the cat) LOL.

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Okay, with the fabric for the tunic purchased for the shorts and arm sleeves, I've now acquired silver and black ribbon for the detail work/trim.

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As will all projects you need to have reference material. In my case, to build the D84 VOC robot, it will be the DVD "The Robots of Death."

Here are some screen shots noting some interesting things about the costume.
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I know I said I wanted to do red dwarf "Rimmer" Cosplay for Armageddon, but I haven't completed my Doctor Who wishes yet when it comes to dressing up. I've done Scaroth; Sutekh (for my son) and the 4th doctor...now it's time to try something harder and ultimately more rewarding. I'm going to attempt D84 the VOC robot from the Tom Baker serial "The ( Read more... )