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dieastraHe's finished! And I am pretty proud how natural the chest looks. I think it really looks like it always has been under that shirt.
According to this list this particular shirt rip happened only three times in the whole series! http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/kirks_shirt.htm
I'll include all pictures step by step. See all explanations under the cut.
First step: Cut away the shirt. The shirt is made from rubber / gum, so that was easy. I had hoped to just let it hang but it was way too stiff. For the picture, I had to hold it down, otherwise it would have gone up again:
This is what he looks like under it:
My first attempt of forming the chest. You will agree that it was way too much and too big and did not look good. So I took off some layers and made it smaller:
Second attempt on chest - much better. I also had to smooth away a few of the creases on the shoulder, which are from the shirt but I wanted a naked shoulder. I filled the rest up with Milliput:
Now came the tricky part - painting. I had bought skin color but of course it was way too pink and did not match with the face. So I mixed in some beige / light brown, leftovers from when I repainted the Stargate desert camo uniforms But then it was too grey, so I added in a bit of yellow as well - and it was perfect:
I'm really marvelling at how good it looks. Usually, when staring at it too much, you start to doubt, but when I just pass by and he is lying on the kitchen table - perfect.
While I was at it, I also freshened up the gold. Can you spot the difference?
This is the famous cloth, the perfect yellow. It is 26 years old. In May 1989 I was chosen (together with some more kids from our school) to go to Berlin, for a three days celebration called Pfingsttreffen. Basically a meeting of young people from all over Eastern Germany, with fun and music and concerts and all kind of nice stuff. It was great fun but we had to pay for it by taking part in a demonstration, as this was also a political meeting after all. We were given those clothes (I also have a blue, red and white one) for waving while marching. I've kept it all these years, thinking one day I may have need for it. And now the time has come!
I glued the arm piece upside down and then turned it over, that way it looks like it is really hanging down:
I had thought the cloth would hang naturally but sadly it was too stiff, and kept sticking up:
So I had to fold it and glue it into place:
See more of my customized figures and props here: List of customized figures
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According to this list this particular shirt rip happened only three times in the whole series! http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/kirks_shirt.htm
I'll include all pictures step by step. See all explanations under the cut.
First step: Cut away the shirt. The shirt is made from rubber / gum, so that was easy. I had hoped to just let it hang but it was way too stiff. For the picture, I had to hold it down, otherwise it would have gone up again:
This is what he looks like under it:
My first attempt of forming the chest. You will agree that it was way too much and too big and did not look good. So I took off some layers and made it smaller:
Second attempt on chest - much better. I also had to smooth away a few of the creases on the shoulder, which are from the shirt but I wanted a naked shoulder. I filled the rest up with Milliput:
Now came the tricky part - painting. I had bought skin color but of course it was way too pink and did not match with the face. So I mixed in some beige / light brown, leftovers from when I repainted the Stargate desert camo uniforms But then it was too grey, so I added in a bit of yellow as well - and it was perfect:
I'm really marvelling at how good it looks. Usually, when staring at it too much, you start to doubt, but when I just pass by and he is lying on the kitchen table - perfect.
While I was at it, I also freshened up the gold. Can you spot the difference?
This is the famous cloth, the perfect yellow. It is 26 years old. In May 1989 I was chosen (together with some more kids from our school) to go to Berlin, for a three days celebration called Pfingsttreffen. Basically a meeting of young people from all over Eastern Germany, with fun and music and concerts and all kind of nice stuff. It was great fun but we had to pay for it by taking part in a demonstration, as this was also a political meeting after all. We were given those clothes (I also have a blue, red and white one) for waving while marching. I've kept it all these years, thinking one day I may have need for it. And now the time has come!
I glued the arm piece upside down and then turned it over, that way it looks like it is really hanging down:
I had thought the cloth would hang naturally but sadly it was too stiff, and kept sticking up:
So I had to fold it and glue it into place:
See more of my customized figures and props here: List of customized figures
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Date: 2015-08-25 09:57 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2015-08-25 10:23 pm (UTC)One guy (younger than me) is into Star Trek and also Stargate and so I show him my collections in a bit more detail and sometimes we have a geek talk. The older ones are more amused but still impressed with what I do.
And then there was the woman who in the middle of me showing the Sherlock figures enthusiastically, asked me if I could also iron. I was so perplexed, I had no answer as I had no idea what this had to do with anything? And her reply (recently divorced and in love with a new guy) was: "Men like women who can iron and cook" or something like that. And she really isn't that much older than me actually.
I have no idea how she got the impression that I even was on the search for a man. I'm still puzzled.
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Date: 2015-08-25 11:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-08-26 10:52 pm (UTC)Yeah, but I was so puzzled and it came so out of the blue, I literally was speechless and had no response. The right response probably would have been saying that I am asexual and thanks, don't need a husband. Maybe I would have done that if we had been alone, but there were like six more people standing around us and I don't think this is a topic for the workplace. And if hey haven't figured it out by now, I can't really help them.
In general, I am of the opinion that we won't have true equality as long as it is expected from gay people to announce to everyone that they are gay. Why? Why not just living your life, and casually mentioning your significant other, and let the others draw their own conclusions. If hey have questions, they can ask. Like Matt Bomer did it, in thanking his husband publically after receiving an award. There had been rumors and pictures before, and so this drew a bit of attention, which surprised him. He said he just did what everyone would have done in that situation.
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Date: 2015-08-27 11:32 am (UTC)Thinking about it, the labeling thing is just another way to feel superior to someone else, and open the door to justify prejudice and hatred. Why is it then so popular? We are regressing at an alarming rate, it seems. I frequently find myself thinking, this is not the America I was raised to believe it is. I thought we had made such progress in combating prejudice, and bigotry, and racism, but it turns out it was just politically incorrect for awhile and had gone underground, where it's been festering like a cancer for years. Suddenly, it is becoming acceptable again. This troubles me so much, and combined with the horrific behavior of our police in recent times, is really scary, too. I was raised to believe that the police are your friends, there to protect you. Who you go to when you are lost or in trouble. Now I think you should just run the other way when you see them. What has happened to my country?