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altivoWe haven't had a killing frost yet, but things are slowing down anyway. Gary brought in the hoses that run out to the garden over the weekend, and today he picked more beans, peas, tomatoes, and squash. The beans and peas are still flowering, so we'll keep watching for more produce. I know there are a couple of smallish zucchini still that he missed, and there are a LOT of tomatoes just starting to turn red. A few okra pods and the okra continues to blossom, but I know it will soon be too cold for that. There are still some root vegetables to dig out, beets and turnips mostly, and we still have lettuces. For the late start that most of it got, we did well on everything except the brassicas. Next year, I must get some BT for those.
A little more work on Argos' head. I'm using a baseball cap as a foundation, because I like the fit and feel of that best and it's easy to attach both support structure and fur to it. It goes backward, with the brim down against the wearer's neck. I don't cut the brim off, but keep it to help balance things out and fill out the neck better. A half globe frame of plastic canvas strips is suspended off the cap, and the upper jaw and muzzle are attached to that now. The actual plastic jawset can be set in tomorrow, I hope, and the ears attached, or at least the "cartilage" part. I use plastic milk bottles for ear support structure, so they don't seem too stiff and will move about a bit. After that, the lower jaw, which will not be movable this time. Once that is in place, I can decide how much additional rigidity is needed, and either reinforce the plastic with additional strips that are attached with hot glue or by sewing them with a tapestry needle and linen cord.
At that point, I can start putting on the fur, which is the really fun part. I'll position the eyes and add eyelids, then layer on the fur bit by bit. He gets a longer fur with some dark guard hairs for the top of his head, back of his ears, and down the back to form a shoulder ruff and mane that will taper down to the root of his tail. I have some long, fluffy white for his cheeks and chest ruff, and shorter white for face and muzzle, and most of his body.
I have to get to a hardware store and get some fat plastic tubing to form the "bones" of his tail. Hands are to be built over white cotton gloves, and footpaws are using half inch thick felt boot liners as a foundation.I'm still debating what to use for pawpads. I plan on leather scraps for the hands and nose, but those might be too slippery underfoot, and I'm hoping to find something rubbery that will give a bit of traction on tile floors. It's the head that must be done over the next week, so I can get him a fursuit badge. Photos needed by the end of the month. I do expect to make the deadline.
A little more work on Argos' head. I'm using a baseball cap as a foundation, because I like the fit and feel of that best and it's easy to attach both support structure and fur to it. It goes backward, with the brim down against the wearer's neck. I don't cut the brim off, but keep it to help balance things out and fill out the neck better. A half globe frame of plastic canvas strips is suspended off the cap, and the upper jaw and muzzle are attached to that now. The actual plastic jawset can be set in tomorrow, I hope, and the ears attached, or at least the "cartilage" part. I use plastic milk bottles for ear support structure, so they don't seem too stiff and will move about a bit. After that, the lower jaw, which will not be movable this time. Once that is in place, I can decide how much additional rigidity is needed, and either reinforce the plastic with additional strips that are attached with hot glue or by sewing them with a tapestry needle and linen cord.
At that point, I can start putting on the fur, which is the really fun part. I'll position the eyes and add eyelids, then layer on the fur bit by bit. He gets a longer fur with some dark guard hairs for the top of his head, back of his ears, and down the back to form a shoulder ruff and mane that will taper down to the root of his tail. I have some long, fluffy white for his cheeks and chest ruff, and shorter white for face and muzzle, and most of his body.
I have to get to a hardware store and get some fat plastic tubing to form the "bones" of his tail. Hands are to be built over white cotton gloves, and footpaws are using half inch thick felt boot liners as a foundation.I'm still debating what to use for pawpads. I plan on leather scraps for the hands and nose, but those might be too slippery underfoot, and I'm hoping to find something rubbery that will give a bit of traction on tile floors. It's the head that must be done over the next week, so I can get him a fursuit badge. Photos needed by the end of the month. I do expect to make the deadline.
