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bovil also shot some photos of me in my SlickItUp.com racing suit.
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It took 3 tries and about 3 1/2 hours, but the top of the front zip in my SlickItUp racing suit is no longer askew ( Read more... )

The final piece of Liberacicus mk II: a silver "Laurel Wreath" for his head. I wanted something that actually looked like foliage, so went shopping in the floral department at Michael's. No laurel or olive leaves, but I found something I thought would serve ( Read more... )

This weekend has been productive. I've finished the gaiters (or greaves, call 'em what you like) for Liberacicus mark II:
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I love when a plan comes together.

I'd been given a couple yards of this machine-pleated blue tissue-lame (on a bonded backing that could be peeled off if so desired). While not a perfect color match to the blue glitter vinyl, it was close enough to use for the sash
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Tonight's project: making the wrist bracers/gauntlets for Liberacicus mk II.

As I mentioned earlier, I was planning to use some of the scrap vinyl as trim on these.
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I ended up spending a major part of the weekend working on the opening slides for a keynote presentation my manager is giving in the morning (only a few hours away for him, now).

I did, however, manage to finish the "Trojan Kilt" for Liberacicus mk II.
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Thursday and Friday I got the main pieces riveted together and the strapping prepared:
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For the It's Volcano Day! party at Gallifrey One last February, I threw together a "Roman" themed bit of costume silliness that was supposed to be the floor show lounge singer's stage costume. It consisted of one of those goofy "Trojan Kilt" things in silver PVC(a set of strips hanging from a waistband) over silver hotpants, a sash draped out of a ( Read more... )