Recent content by Mandelstam

Thanks, man! When I'm finished with my Tusken costume we will go trooping together! :) Can't wait!

Just wanted to show a jawa mask I did for my son a while ago. The whole costume is nearly finished, just need a weapon or caller and it's done. For the mask I wanted to make it more "authentic" and less "prop". So I wanted to make the eyes more in the line with the mythology where they are...

Ok, thanks for the answer! It's difficult to get a feeling for the size without any reference in the picture.. /K

Hmmm.. A quick way to know would be if Kobold marked the flashes with simple K or the whole KOBOLD name... Anyone? When I compare it with a pic of a Kobold it definitely looks like a close call..

I'm about to buy some old bulb flash units that I came across for the small sum of about $10. When I first saw the picture I first thought I saw both a Graflex and a Kobold (!) but after asking the seller he said that the left one was a Kalart, made in the US. The other one though was...

I've basically finished the hat except for one thing, the emblem. I thought I'd get some time this summer to get around to it but no.. I guess maybe I'm a bit intimidated by the task as I've never done anything like it before and if I screw that up, the whole hat is going to look awful.. Over...

Forgot the pics...

A few pics and an update. The sewing has started for real. Yesterday I finished the top or crown of the cap. I think was very nervous to actually start sewing as I was very afraid that either the pattern was all screwed up or that I would make a serious mistake and ruin everything... But all...

Thanks for the encouraging words! I know I will finish it, it's just a matter of time.. And with a full time job, a family.. Small steps.. very small steps sometimes I'm afraid. But now it seems like I can at least see the end of this thing. I know what to do and basically how to do it. :)

Crap.. I've just discovered that I must have been very tired when I did the sketch for the embroidery.. The lines in the wreath should point UP not DOWN... Well better to discover it not and not when it's finished.. :/

yea, I know.. And I actually have been looking into other sources for real military braiding and there is a few that sells it by the meter. Haven't decided yet if I'll go for the real thing or make it myself. If you buy the "real thing" it's usually associated with a specific country or even...

I just got home from work and found the leather I've ordered stuffed in the mailbox! The leather for the hat band was quite good and will be perfect, the piece for the brim was very soft and not as stiff as I would have hoped. I will try to harden it in the oven with some oil. That piece will...

Ok a quick update... I printed out the pattern that I've made in Autocad based on my other hat and reference pictures from the latest movie. I cut the pieces out of paper and did an assembly to see if it all fit together and how it looks. I think I will do a few adjustments on it but...

I ordered all the leather I'll need today. Had to buy a whole goat skin :P... I hope it's from a small goat... Sometime next week (I think and hope) a special delivery from a member here on RPF will arrive with some cannetille (gold thread).. Then I'm all set up to do all the mayor construction...

That was an excellent link! Thank you! Some really nice braiding. But they only sell them in a 25 meter roll. :( And I only need 1,3m...