Soo... it is that time again, found out at the last minute the girlfriend wants to go again this year. Helmet broke last year, and is in an unknown location (have moved since then and have tons of stuff in storage), and the robes are nowhere to be seen as well.
flail needs some touch-up paint, between moving and stuff the tips on some of the spikes are getting pretty red... guess I should have used primer before painting...
So, I am going to have to remake the helm.. And the robes needed to be redone anyway as I had some annoying wardrobe issues with it not sitting on my shoulders properly, and having strips sewn down the arms intended to have half hanging down on each side of my arm, always ended up with all on 1 side. I wont be using bedsheets this time either lol.
ALSO I am making a more "feminine" but still witch-king looking crown that has distinguishable matching characteristics of the helm for the girlfriend to wear with her warlock-ish outfit. All while juggling my college classes... Should be an interesting 2 weeks.
And to ditch the black gloves, I am sort of taking an easy way out, but also doing it for comfort/maneuverability (flail and helm are bad enough).. I ordered some gloves that will need a bit of modification before they can be worn, but should be able to give me the final effect I am looking for.
Hopefully my luck is as good as last year for getting in with the flail.. It is mainly cardboard and foam so not any more dangerous than a wooden staff, but it looks a heck of a lot more intimidating so they may flag me like they almost did the second day last year... Here's to hoping I can talk my way out of it emphasizing on the foam and cardboard should anything arise.
And hopefully I don't make any diehard prop/LotR fan's on here mad with my not-so-perfect remaking and improvising, + the crown that obviously didn't exist.