I still haven't done the materials tests needed to transform my PVA powder into a nice plastic. Soon, maybe? Hard to say.
I also need to do an inventory of the materials that Dr. Carpenter gave us, and make a shopping list of what is needed to round them out. Wednesday tends to be my random task night, but Wednesdays have been busy lately! And NEXT Wednesday is the Scare meeting at the Lodge.
The last two Wednesdays a few of us have gotten together to round out the Scare project / task list. We've filled in some estimates and cut out some projects, and generally tried to get a grip on the massive task that is building an ambitious haunt. All of it is in the Wiki, so for those who have access, go check it out!
What I have been able to do the last week, however, is still pretty good. The Goblin program is coming along, and I've got a basic system of lights worked out. I need to work up some of the advanced features, and get the communication network integrated too.
I built up three of the little blinky circuits (the so-called "micro-Goblin"), and I still need to build up some of the other circuits -- the bridge/power board, the laptop interface, and the 110VAC control version.
Saturday I spent the morning reinforcing the weaker of the mother molds on Nathan's lifecast, and extending both halves of the mold down to an even, square base with a nice flange. This will make it easier to hang upside down (or plug and clamp into the rotomolding machine) later.
Saturday afternoon I packed up my makeup kit and wandered out to the IGDA picnic for abour four hours, doing some fun makeup on random strangers who foolishly wandered into our tent:
http://tinyurl.com/ljd8zm
After that I started heading to Paul's for a bit of party time, but never made it; overcome by heat and weariness, I headed home and turned into a blob.
Sunday I went to the lab a bit later than usual (10am, goodness, I'm slacking!) but I did spent an hour or two prior working on the Goblin system.
The first thing I did was clean up the INSIDE of the plaster part of Nathan's mold. I figure that cleaning up the inside of the mold once will be easier than cleaning up the two or three positive castings I expect to make later. I had hoped to cast a positive today too, but decided to let the fresh plaster cure for a day first.
Instead, I did the finish work and then heat-polished four sets of teeth; the first teeth I started when the whole dentistry project was launched months and months ago. I did some large fangs for Ian, and finally finished up Crystal, Marla, and this quiet girl's teeth (Niobium? Titania? Nicky? They are marked "Ni"... it could mean anything!).
Soon, I'll make molds and cast acrylic and be done with that phase of the project! Yay!
I also did a second pass of cleanup on these crazy saber-tooth fangs I'm experimenting with on my own teeth.
Oh, and I captured Marla's lower teeth, but didn't get Charlotte or Nathan today for some reason. Right! They must have slept in.
Coming up next: Lifecasting me, I hope I survive! Also, Nathan's first casting and the beginning of the Demon makeup in earnest.