Spock's Pickled Brain

Awhile ago I decided to make a not-so-generic Jedi, and to try to meet the challenges in the Rebel Legion Jedi costume standards .  Once I decided on the tabard fabric, I experimented with drawing out the outfit. Minimum Requirements 1. Outer tunic To make the outer tunic, I bought a Simplicity 5840 from eBay. First item I'd bought from eBay, definitely found out that a "complete" set means that it was missing half of the patterns. Still, it had the outer tunic pattern. So I bought some silky gauze fabric in cream, a rayon fabric from Joann Fabrics. Easy enough to work with, though it doesn't breathe very well and it crinkles like heck. It's also really big with odd stitching. But it was first project from a pattern, so I'm inordinately proud of it. I would probably use an osnaburg fabric to make another one, and use the medium size for a second one though. 2. Tabards For my first set of tabards, I went with a blue endless-knot patter...

In preparation for a trip to Galaxy's Edge in Disney World, I've been putting together some pieces for the occasion. Inspired by the kitbashing tutorials and builds that have been popping up, I decided to apply it to making my own datapad (aka smartphone case) and a wrist communicator (modded wristwatch).  For those unfamiliar, " kitbashing " refers the practice of using parts from plastic model kits to add insane amounts of detail to miniatures for filming, best known in the work of Star Wars. Take a close enough look at the Millenium Falcon or a star destroyer and you can make out spare parts from plastic model tanks and battleships. The same amount of detail can be found in so much of the Star Wars universe, and the same techniques can also be extended into prop-making. Materials Smartphone case Wristwatch X-wing Starfighter plastic model kit Lego pieces Random metal parts (innards of a broken sewing machine) Rustoleum "copper rose" spray paint Clear co...

Star Wars has a thing for greeblies (or greebles, whatever). A lot of what makes Star Wars are the small details around the edges, in costuming, ship and set design, etc. And I'm a fan of trying to make some of these details have some extra details. So I tried to make a comm badge that could double as a secret compartment. Materials Olive green cotton Olive green cotton trim (1in wide) Thin refrigerator magnet (2.5in x 3.5in) Hammered silver spray paint Rectangular aluminum tin with sliding lid (3 5/8in x 2 1/4in x 3/8in) Jewelry clips Tools Needle/thread Superglue Scissors, hobby knife Dremel tool (sanding) Plastidip Clear coat sealer References 3D schematic for a badge made by Printed Propz 3D-printed reproduction by Star Forge Curios 1. Gather the materials From the craft/fabric store, you can find the foam, fabric, webbing, and jewelry clips. I ordered the sliding top container from Amazon , got the paint and plastidip from the hardware store, and picked up a cheap fridge magne...