I got tagged by @blood-on-the-phoenix-crown to show a current WIP! So, as we have just crossed the threshold of WIP Wednesday proper... Here's some updates on my projects!
(Also: tagging @sol-el, @aquamarignis , @cursedbeasts to share some projects they're working on!)
I put my whole techpriest cosplay (so far) on my sewing mannequin, just to see how it looked. Not perfect, but it's so close to where I hoped to be for Castlefest that I almost can't believe I managed to get this far?
The three-lens goggles are the newest part I finished. They're just some bits I threw together, and the "held together with idle hope and welds so shitty my instructor would've cuffed me over the head" look was, let's say, only 60% or so on purpose? XD But the important part is that I can wear my prescription glasses underneath. So I can actually see through these! Not... well. But enough!
The sewing café is closed for the summer, so I'm now on my own until halfway August for any further fabric endeavours. Will be missing the venerable Magi of the Sewing Machines as I may (or may not) try to make a caftan, and some pouches for my belt.
I also have a pile of nice merino wool in neon colours and QPP has promised to show me how to felt wool dreads for a dreadfall. So, potentially, another project!
I still need to finish the Omnissian Axe -it's pretty much all done, except that the handle of the axe still needs to be painted, and it's harder than you would think to find a suitable dark metallic paint. Note on that: Citadel Leadbelcher spray is NOT the right shade of metallic for this project. It's warm toned, like, there's almost a brown hue to it? Everyone recommends it in hobby spaces, but it's actually a really strange shade that doesn't harmonize well with cool-tone metals.
Gonna trial Vallejo Gunmetal and Army Painter Plate Mail Metal to see if those are at all usable. In the meantime, enjoy a tiny flat-lay of the axe parts ^^
Wishing you all good crafting energy for the rest of the week!
