Chic, IL Star Wars costumes

[color=660099]Yeah, thats what I needed the hair for...well, need. That hair is very blond, and only temporary for me to experiment with on how to attach it.[/color]

 

[color=660099]My mom cannot even look at me without cringing [/color]

 

Gina, my kind of ..........avant garde trend setter.

 

AWESOME!

 

COOL!!!!!!
What'd they cost you?

Heres a page that might help you out, Gina. They stopped updating it, but it does have good tips. I hope I didn't send this to you yet..
http://www.quinnster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

 

[color=660099]Around $70 total with shipping.

You had not given me that link yet, I have been looking at it for a few minutes now and it seems very helpful. Thanks! I might need to have you play with the extensions at the meeting...lol.[/color]

 

[color=660099]Oh yeah, and back to the meeting times: 11am works for me for sewing, how about everyone else?[/color]

 

Ok, this is Suntoucher's wife, Jitka, who can't be bothered to register yet. Just wanted to say hi, and we're hoping to get to some of the stuff coming up. It only really became feasible recently, what with his new job and all.

I've been doing costuming for about 6 months now, although not Star Wars costuming. I know a few tricks... for instance, someone said earlier that they need a dress form, and I know a cheap way to make one yourself, completely custom. I'm planning our costuming for Celebration, although it's nothing like the movies. I like to be... hmm... original? Different? Something like that.

Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and let y'all know who we are and what the heck we're doing. We're planning to come to the lightsabre construction workshop. Suntoucher's made his own sabre before (note to self, get him a Dremel!), but although I've got ideas, I have no idea how to translate them from my head to reality.

I'm also willing and able to offer my sewing 'expertise' (such as it is) pretty much any time. Within reason, of course.

Um. So. Hi. I'm Jitka Suntoucher, and I'm a costuming addict.

(Oh, quick question... is the lightsabre workshop at 1 pm or 2 pm? I thought it was 2, but up there it says 1. I ask because I can be there by 1, if I don't get lost, but Suntoucher... Sah'ar, to use his first name... will definitely be late if it's at 1:00, and if he's late, I probably will be, too... it's always better to be lost together.

Also, should we bring anything?)

 

[color=660099]It was me looking into a dress form, I think I know the method you are probably thinking of, but I want to get an adjustable one so that I can use it to make things for other people as well.

As for the meeting, when it was discussed we decided it would be back at 2pm, however...as often happens, it got mixed up because last month was indeed at 1pm. I figure people will be wrapping up sewing at that point, and people will arrive gradually as well, so you two arriving at 2pm should not be a problem.

Bring anything you want to work on, or pictures of what you want to work on, or anything you have made and want to show, etc.

Okay, enough net for me, I need to actually go do some sewing![/color]

 

Actually, it was Pen Guin who was looking for the dress form.

The meeting is at FlippingYodaCola's, right?

 

[color=660099]Hmm...that makes two of us then I guess...lol...

Yeah, its at FYC's (I hate typing that name out...lol)[/color]

 

You can just call me FYC if ya'd like.
Email me or PM me for the address and stuff if you dont already have it.
Bring anything youd like..
Gina, How many pairs of contacts, or is it two individual ones?
Where'd you get them from? Im looking for a pair in red.

 

[color=660099]Emma: The red ones I bought come one per vile for 30something. The blue ones I got 6 to a pack. I bought them through visiondirect.com.

NEW PICTURES!!!!!! 501st asked for some high res shots, so I donned the costume once again (after some needed improvments and here are the pictures:

Front shot
Left side shot
Right side shot[/color]

 

I had ordered my boots Next Day delivery a week ago, but they still haven't arrived as they're on back order. (I didn't have enough credit on my card to order online until last week. I also wanted to check out a saddlery shop that might have had what I was looking for, but it didn't work out.) I hope they arrive next week. Obviously, I won't be painting them today, but I'll need some tips on doing that.

I'm going to have to put off making a Quinlan saber until I have the rest of the costume ready, but it'll still be very informative to see how to make one in person.

If there's a DVD player available, I could have a surprise to show everyone. (Hint: I couldn't make the March costume club meeting as I was at Marscon, where two music videos made their world premieres.)

Phil

 

There is indeed, and I will bring it down once you get here so we can plug it up to the tv, Phil. I hope we have some seamstresses to help us out today, because Phyllis cant make it! *gasp!*
Also, we have more promotional snacks then you thought you could handle.

 

Completed my Fett ESB Movie Sized Helmet(MSH).

It was a long road filled with pitfalls of paint reactions and mandibles flares but it is finished and I'm pretty damn happy with it.

I documented the whole process in pictures. Complete with paint reaction pics. It was BAAAAADDD!!
http://www.darthgoat.com/images/MSH_build/MSH_build.html

I'll have it with me today so you guys can have a look.

 

That's awesome! At CIII we'll have to break it in by filling it with liquor and let everyone drink out of it. At least that's how the Mandalorians do it (well they fill theirs with Wookiee blood, but same effect).

Bosh

 

[color=660099]Just thought I would post a few more group name ideas. I was thinking, all we have are su...sudle...sutle...how they heck to you spell that...refrences. I like how Black Sun and Errant Venture are both taken directly from the EU, so here are a few that I liked:

THE NAME - WHAT IT IS; GROUP, PLACE, ETC. (WHERE ITS FROM)

*Circus Horrificus - Group (Tales from Jabba's Palace)
*Coral Vanda - Ship (Dark Force Rising)
*Court of the Fountain - Place (Tales from the Mos *Eisley Cantina)
*Ecliptic Evaders - Group (Customizable Card Game)
*Festival of Hoods - Ceremony (Ewoks)
*Galactic Voyager - Ship (Darksaber)
*Hapes Concsortium - Group (The Courtship of Princess Leia, Children of the Jedi, Young Jedi Knights)
*Hyperspace Marauder - Ship (Dark Empire)
*Jewel of Churba - Ship (Wedge's Gamble)
*Project Decoy - group (Queen of the Empire)

If anyone wants to know the definition of these, they are all taken from the Star Wars Encyclopedia, so either as me to define or get off your lazy web surfing butts and look it up yourself

And if people dont start giving feedback...I am gonna turn all Palpy on you...MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Okay...time to sew more and get less sleep...[/color]

 

WOW THAT HELMET IS AWSOME! FILL WITH LIQUOR YOU WILL NOT!

 

Thanks for the compliments. I think Bosh's was a compliment.

I can't say I'm a fan of any of those names. Do we need to have a name? Can't it just be CF Costume Club?

 

Although "Circus Horrificus" has an interesting ring to it.

Subtle.

 

it's going to be a circus horrificus, whether you call it that or not.

 

Stop being such a jerk Astuart! Gosh!!!

 

Napolean Darthamite

"Hey Napolean...gimme some tots, man!""

 

My GF will be in town in June, and has agreed to show costumers how to do Face Casting (one of the classes she teaches at her university). It would have to be a 2 day class (either Saturday & Sunday...or 2 classes in 2 weekends.)

A face cast lets you create masks and prosthetics using latex and what-not. She says it's pretty cheap too (20 bucks or so). The cast is good for as long as you take care of it.

Anyone be interested in this?


Bosh

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." -OW