Spock's Pickled Brain

I really have no exxcuses for this, except that the Loonatic made me do it. Most of it is really just things I found in my closet (or ferreted out of the Loonatic's), supplemented with a trip to a thrift store and a couple of weird accessories I made myself. And from that, I give you: Dinotopia's greatest (and sweatiest) adventuring librarian! 1. Shirt This is purely a result of trawling of through a couple Goodwills, but it's well worth it. I don't have any great shots of this shirt, but it's the perfect base for this outfit. Big and blouse-y, this silky button up has a modesty panel that covers the buttons and a faux-wraparound collar that makes the shirt look much more Victorian than it is. 2. Pants Really, this is pretty much just a result of watching Pirates of the Caribbean and going to Goodwill. Fortunately, grandma's golfing bermuda shorts are popular cast-offs right now, so being a swashbuckler is weirdly easy. 3. Shoes Like ...

Well if you are interested in making obscure props from a likewise obscure TV series, you're my kind of people. For assembling a Terra Nova soldier costume, I decided on making a set of dog tags that are seen in a few episodes of the short-lived series. The costuming from Terra Nova is vaguely futuristic, but for the people being from the 22nd century they look surprisingly similar to clothing in the 21st. Terra Nova soldiers are somewhat more distinct, as they wear armor that is suspiciously similar to motocross armor. So while finding the pieces of a Terra Nova costume is not too difficult, what you really need are some of the series' unique props to set it apart. The dog tags are very small pieces of a Terra Nova soldier costume, but they can certainly help. Reference Images Materials -Shur-Line Flat Painter tool -Copper spray paint -Clear coat sealer -Black flexible plastic binder -Jump ring -Black paracord Tools -Dremel tool -Heavy-duty hole punch ...

In Dinotopia, humans work and live closely with their dinosaur counterparts, to the point of becoming close friends. And in many cases humans are integral to taking care of young dinosaurs, as stewards of hatcheries and guardians of orphaned hatchlings. Of course for a string of Dinotopia-related projects I had to be one on making a baby dinosaur. In particular I wanted to make a childhood favorite of mine, a young Parasaurolophus . So I set about making one with some flexibility, with poseable limbs so that it can stand on all fours or on its hind legs. Materials -Upholstery foam -Green textured velvet -Pebble-texture suede -Cat doll eyes -Floral wire Tools -Scissors -Boxcutter knife -Needle/thread -Superglue 1. Gather the materials All of these materials can be picked up at a crafts store, although better to make it a fabric store. Upholstery poly foam is a good base, and you can get it in a variety of dimensions. I'd recommend at least on that has a 3inch t...