You can all put down your controllers. I now have the highest score ever in Smash Brothers Brawl. Incidentally, I also won the match.

Also, happy birthday drleo. May it be buff.

I'm going to be sewing my bodysuit up tomorrow or the next day, or at least at some point in this week, but I'm having a major issue on how to cut the pattern out for a "hidden" zipper type entry-not sure if I should leave more fur on one side of the seam, or whatever. o_o

Links to how to set up a hidden zipper is also great, considering I've never done it before. (diagrams are preferred, since I'm quite brain-dead currently.)


I... uh, thought there was a section in the memories for this, but I couldn't find anything in it.

I finished my second pair of 'toony eyes and colored them the same way as my first, by painting with acrylic paint around the pupil. However, it's difficult to hide strokes, plus the paint chips fairly easily! and overall it just does not look as put-together as the rest of the head.

so, what are some alternatives when doing irises? what different mediums, that sort of thing?

er, anything eye-wise you find helpful would be appreciated, for future reference. :)

Hey, Fursuit! Remember Ida, the... Iunno, dragon-thing?

She's back, with a few improvements- I personally like her a lot, but I figured I'd post her for you guys to see. She's almost a complete partial now (I have the head, tail, and handpaws- I just need to do the feetpaws, which shouldn't take more than a few hours), and when she's done I'm planning on wearing her or my first partial for Halloween, since there aren't any cons where I live.

Remember, before you crit- I happen to like this design a lot now with the changes made, so if the business of the maroon and blue swirls bothers you, it's a bit too bad. XD To each their own, right? If there's anything you can point out structurally (Like how to help fix a crooked jaw- I need some help with that one) or something that you think looks wrong in that strain, please say so! :3 (And, again, I really can't do anything with the ears. D: I know they're back too far, but it doesn't look too bad when she's actually being worn.)

Anyway, now I post some pics...

Does anyone have an example of a suit that had the dropped crotch?

I'm attempting to make a dachshund suit and wanna see how a dropped crotch has helped make a character more elongated.

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Has anyone seen my power meter? Its the type that plugs into the wall then devices plug into it. womble swears he gave it back, but its not in its usual hiding place and the instructions aren't there either, so it implies that someone borrowed it. I know that it was doing the rounds at one point.

Anyone, anyone?

 


  

Has anyone ordered from foambymail.com for their foam needs? There is no JoAnn's here, so buying it locally isn't an option.

If no one has bought from them, do you know where a good online place for foam is?

I'm making my furst full suit and need a lot of it for this project, but I don't know what to look for.

Many thanks :).

State fair in two weeks. Two weeks to state fair. That is all.

Well, not really. Actually, there is more. First, a note that in reality almost everything should be ready by the Tuesday before, as that's the last day I can reliably count on getting the car in there to haul things in. What's the state of things? Well...

Locomotives:
Digital motor control established in the older F7A that has no DCC socket. The newer one will be upgradeable in a matter of minutes as it has a quick plug socket. Parts for a second attempt at headlight operations are on order. If that doesn't pan out, if worse comes to worse, I can illuminate the upper headlight only fairly easily. I still need to apply temporary number decals to these units- they will receive permanent ones when they've gotten other detail modifications that won't be done this year.

Cars:
Cars mechanically upgraded: 19 with an option for two more. The new diner and baggage-dormitory are upgraded, as is the dome-buffet-coach mentioned previously. Note that 'mechanical upgrade' can range from as little as "put new couplers on" if everything else checks out, all the way up to "full disassembly, add weight, adjust diaphragm spring tension, redo suspension, increase truck swing clearances, etc." if a car is particularly unready. Most cars were somewhere in between. Not all of these will run at once, but I want alternate cars in case I want to change things up a bit, or in case mechanical failure sidelines a car for a day.
Cars numbered/named: 11 done, and one came with a number (albeit an incorrect one) applied. I probably won't bother fixing that car's number this year.
Cars with grilles darkened: None. This is the lowest priority operation in the grand scheme of things, and will only be started once all cars are numbered/named. Not all cars will even get this treatment- mostly just Budd cars that are silver/stainless. Other color schemes may be too dark for this detail to be visible anyway, and many Pullman cars have louvered vents instead of open grilles.

It looks like, if all goes well, I should have the Empire Builder (1972) ready with time to spare. Which then raises the question of what secondary objectives I might try to sneak through. A pair of DM&IR SD38s may run freight... I may see if I can quickly detail up that VIA F40PH I've had sitting in a box for about ten months- but that may not happen in time, as some body work remains to be done and I don't want to rush it. We'll see.

And, as ever, if I decide to run my HEP equipment... I have a tweak or two to do on the never-done lounge car. Mostly just mechanical stuff this time. };>

Viked from esran: Bold the things you've done in this very long and very arbitrary list (are all of the items from Heinlein's "specialization is for insects" rant here?)  Might use this as a checklist!

im worknig on a Husky head thats built on a balaclava with a Articulating jaw but i think the jaw and nose are too short now when put the head on the jaw seams longer i dont get it can anybody help me out?

pics of head in question

..is hereby awarded to shiro_kuma for his pwnage in prose that he recently submitted to the Memphis local newspaper. "Pwnage in prose": I can't describe it much better than that.

rcleopard, thank you for not allowing the Baby Seal to cross danger's path. shiro_kuma, take care to not allow the Baby Seal to be clubbed or otherwise harmed while it is in your purview.

Well basically I had to get new scissors since the last ones were butcher knife like. And the foam I was origionally using was way too thick for me (my hands are unusually small =/)
but I worked slowly on this one and managed something looking more like my character. Definately here for advice, but I do like how it had turned out so far. Ignore the kitty in the second foam head pic (he wanted on the internet XD)
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Tomato soup and peanut butter toast is incredibly awesome. A chipped tooth (and probably a few cavities) however isn't. I've sorted out a temp fix for the break lights on the car now, taking priority off that so I guess that means it's time to book a dentist appointment. :\

Folks tell me that I am "food motivated", which I suppose is a cute dog-training inspired way of saying that I'm simply a glutton. :) I love food! I can't deny it.

K stayed home on Tuesday, due to an unplanned 19 hour stint at work the previous day. So we took the opportunity to pop out and buy a car seat for the spawnling, and decided on the spur of the moment to wander into the city for some dim sum.

I think the last time we've had dim sum together would have been maybe 2 years ago, so it was long overdue! 
We ended up at Golden Century in Northbridge. (I still felt a little put off from the whole yum cha thing in Perth from late last year when I took my parents out to a place on William Street, queued up for 45 minutes only to be served 'food' soaking in oil and tasting somewhat like soaked cardboard.) So anyhow, the decor of Golden Century was odd as it consisted of suede-look purple paint with Ikea orchid prints around the place. However, I dine out to EAT, not to worry a lot about the decor. I'll forgive gutter-side road stalls for their splintery rickety tables as long as their food tastes great (and doesn't end up killing me).

Service was fast and friendly, and the waitresses didn't automatically assume I spoke Cantonese, which was a big relief for me. We grabbed the standard fare from the trolley, char siu pao, sticky rice in lotus leaves, siu mai, har gao, radish 'cakes', a bunch of other savouries and of course finished up on custard egg tarts. The mince in the siu mai was a little coarse though. K grabbed the braised pork ribs, which was amusing as they are very slippery and not chopstick friendly at all. Very filling stuff! I'm glad to say that the food wasn't dripping in oils. It certainly wasn't as tasty or varied as the dim sum house offerings in Hong Kong, but I guess in Perth you take what you can get. I'd definitely come back for more dim sum here, but there are a few other places I want to try out first as I've heard good things about them as well.




So feeling completely stuffed full, we headed home and relaxed for a few hours before we realised it was K's mother's birthday! After a few moments of panic we organised dinner at Sorrento Quays. Oh dear, yet more eating. We wandered around the harbour for while aimlessly, - his mother is a tad indecisive. Eventually we ended up in Portofino's. Again the wait staff were attentive. The menu seemed pretty standard in terms of variety and price for the 'average' Italian restaurant. K ordered the rack of lamb, I grabbed a wood-fired pizza. The lamb looked great, but was too rare for me to sample due to my current state. Gosh, I really really miss a bloody charred chunk of cow or lamb. My pizza was light with proscuitto, fetta, grilled eggplants, capsicum and basil, but due to my heavy lunch I didn't care very much. All round in terms of taste, the food was average-good. I probably wouldn't go out of my way to drive up here for Italian food since we have Villa da Vinci's literally down the street from our house.

Now, days later I'm still thinking of custard egg tarts.

It's probably old news to most of you now but this game Toribash is awesome. It's got the ragdoll people silliness of Sumitori Dreams (except without the hilarious falling over stuff) and mangling the anonymous computer man appeal of tAAt's Porrasturvat and Rekkaturvat. Highly recommended.

Tip: Shift + Space gives you better control.

Edit: All the stuff i am doing in Toribash seems to be rather homoerotic wrestling-type moves. :(

Ok... details can be found in my lj post here.
http://lucractius.livejournal.com/26834.html

I'm opening my doors from 5pm tommorow night. and I'm also doing it saturday, and may let people over earlier if there's interest.

Please leave feedback so I have an idea about numbers...

Also... I have a wii, 2 wii remotes & 2 gamecube pads... so people bringing their own and bringing games are more than welcome!

Time to share a little music, methinks. C: One artist, I've been meaning to share for a while now. The other, I just found recently.

Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan's work was something I stumbled across while looking for something that I no longer remember. It's hard to describe the genre of the music itself, as the music often consists of a wide variety of instruments. The lyrics to his works however can be likened to folk music, as each of them tells a story.

Nono, a story. Not a couple of sentences drawn out over four minutes.


Chicago
The Avalanche
The Predatory Wasp of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
Jacksonville

I've got a bit more of Sufjan's work in the Sufjan folder, but I'd rather point all interested towards Asthmatic Kitty Records.





CSS
This group is something different, and I'm wondering why I hadn't heard of them sooner. Or, if I had, why I didn't take notice of them before now. Rather upbeat, rather danceable, and rather alternative.

Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above
Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex
Rat Is Dead (Rage)
Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above (Spank Rock Remix)
I'm including this remix because it sounds so 80's, and I love the 80's

Unfortunately, I don't have more of this lot. Not yet, at least.






On the side, pills and assorted over-the-counter relief made for suppressing stomach acids and heartburn totally throw my focus and concentration out the window. Best left before bed (as opposed to taking them in the morning as I was told to take them), when I don't have to work or think, or happen to be in a drawing mood. Which I have been.

 update time
i fixed the nose
found a mesh with much smaller holes for the upward view ports under the eyes
repainted pretty much the whole thing
fiexed the eyes are they were a tad crooked (they do look strait now right?!)
furred the cheeks
replaced the long white fur with shorter fur as it was too fluffy when placed with the body
 sooo.....

Before



after



am i the only one bothered by the seam between the black marks under they eyes? i think i need to go in with some short trimmed off fur fibers and dap them on a bit of hot glue to fill in that gap

also i think i should give it some short thin black wiskers on the snout to add to the realisium, what do you think? do i even need wiskers?


 does it look better now?

and i should be done with the whole suit in a few days and i cannot wait to show you guys as i am just giddy with how well the paint job came out on the body and it has the best digigrade legs i have done so far
 
and  here is a side view/shot of the mouth just for the sake of it

 
ah yes i almost forgot
no pipecleaners on this one XD