taleya | (no subject)

ok, it looked ok at 4am, but to give you an idea why I was swearing so much...

Even these pics don't show how bad it is, but I'm a virgo, so your mileage may vary

Here you can see the base and what the hessan came out like compared to the calico. Unacceptable for a stone angel. Although I am tempted to leave that big fold to the left there.

The shoulder on the left (angels right, but left from this angle) popped out of its fucking T joint, despite being screwed in. Must not have put it in far enough along the pipe. Damn. Still, it's stable, so I need to pad out that shoulder so it doesn't look like the fuckin' hunchback of notre dame

Here you can see where the worst damage was and desperate repair jobs were done - thankfully a thick coat of mud and calico will cover this. This sort of behaviour was why I was so shat off.

Also need to fix up those hugely screwed proportions, and pad the forearm out to meet the cast hand.

Also need to smooth out the lines - easily done, and the best thing is since this is gyprock, I can use a hole patcher putty :D

So. Behind schedule and pissed (also have to clean up the house, and finish breaking down the last of the branches after the garden bin gets emptied this week). After this debacle we said FUCK THAT to mudding the reaper, and since it's poles and a skeleton, decided to wrap it in a robe and be done. Of course black material is an expensive bastard, so I went to lincraft (The one in the city was too far out of

torasin's way) and picked up 20m of calico and black dye. Don't go near our laundry sink, it looks like the friggin' black lagoon :P

SO!

Today:
~~Hit southland, grab more calico and dye~~
~~Break tiki-skull from mould~~
~~Set next tiki-skull to cure~~
~~Dye calico~~
SLEEP NAO

Tonight (during work):
~~Last two tombstone names to be done~~
~~House reclamation~~ (partial, won't be complete until I've carved up the boxes in the man room for the windows, done it up then moved the props into there for storage)
~~Cut calico strips for...~~

Tomorrow:
~~Rinse and dry reaper material~~
~~Pad, repair and (hopefully) finish off angel mud~~
~~Finish off last of tiki skull moulds.~~ (And next time I'm making more than one fucking mould)

Wednesday: (Weather change!)
~~Sew together the robes for the Reaper~~ grunt work done, pending

torasin's approval, then will fasten to frame at work tonight.
~~Fine brush layer of mud on angel~~
~~Break down and remove last of branches I cleared out of front yard~~

Thursday/Friday:
~~Go to bunnings and buy that outdoor heater we've always wanted.~~
~~Sand down the angel for a smoother finish~~
~~Finish sewing the reaper robe~~

This weekend:
~~Finish off the reaper hands~~
~~Paint angel (Detailing left)~~
~~Paint tiki skulls~~
~~Waterproof angel, skulls and Tombstones~~
Mow / edge back yard
Cut cardboard to fit over kitchen/laundry windows to cut out light pollution in the courtyard
~~Line the beer coffin~~

Aaaaaaand I'm working this weekend. Oh. Joy.

torasin still has to finish sanding, then staining the coffin (and reaper base), and it will take about ten mins / half an hour to line it (depending how much dorking about we do) Thank fuck I have a staple gun.

Then we actually have breathing space.

torasin is going to try and get Friday off as I'm working Thursday night/Friday morning, stuffs will need to be set up and I will need to sleep at some point.