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Whatever it takes, this rebellion is worth it. . . . *blows a kiss to the sky*for Hera Syndulla on this #syndullasunday . . . 📸 by @aleestudios at #SWCO

We are strong. . . . Missing my favourite Rebellion general on this #twilektuesday, so here is a #sidebyside that I was tagged in a few weeks ago. I thought that I would use Phoenix Hera’s flightsuit pattern as a base for a new costume, but despite my apparent meticulous labelling I do not understand it! Oh well, she turned out a work of art anyway. . . . 📸 by @corporatemotion

Owning who you are will make you a better paladin. . . . Pink carnations for undying love Peonies for prosperity and romance Violets for abundance and Sappho . . . It’s 20biteen, my dudes. Let’s all push to make it as inclusive as humanly possible. To all the bi’s, and queers, I hope you all find the strength and space to be your fullest self and the rep that is truest for you. For everyone that is on a journey or finding that their identity has evolved, I wish you safety and the acceptance to keep going.

Go, be great . . . Heading into the new year with some projects already underway. . . . Riyo Chuchi - Imade the fully tailored jacket twice before having to put her aside when I hit a wall of assignments and work madness. In that time my SW sadness won out. I will probably finish her someday, I’ve put too much work into her. But not any time soon. . . . Epilogue Hera - she is... done. Basically. I did the make-up test out of curiosity, was shocked by just how good it was, bashed out most of the rest (her costume is the exact same as her s3-4 main hero look just w some colourways swapped , but I made everything but the gloves and boots anew), and then I. Stopped. I hated the epilogue, I hated everything they did to Hera from mid-s4 onwards and had a fun ptsd attack thanks to one episode. I’ll be ready to face this costume once I’ve had a little space. . . . Olivier Armstrong - @lorna_ka kicked me onto my first baby steps to weebdom and I thank and curse her for it. The main uniform has been mostly sourced, and after four rounds of dye I’ve got my main fabric to a colour I’m happy with (a smidge darker than Arakwa’s illustrations bc it’ll read better in irl.) I’m really excited to dig into this! The live action film was a super useful guide of What Not To Do! . . . Veronica McClain/Serrano (Voltron) - Veronica isa character that leapt from ‘she’s great, I love how she was introduced’ to ‘obsessed’. Her atlas uniform is about 30% done. The Garrison tactical jumpsuit is all sourced and my next project post-tunics sometime this week. I’m really excited to play with the shoulders and cf zip partial zip cover, plus the delicious technical fabrics I picked up YUM. These will also be fun multi-character looks. . . . Atlas Shiro - I’m in the midst of remaking my Shiro tunic as I revised my pattern and sold my first. There is a lot of unhappiness w shiro in s8, but for me it felt so validating seeing Shiro in a busy, focused, command position. I needed that. . . . I’m going to avoid stating cosplans going forward; instead I’m going to focus on projects that excite and fulfil me rather than worrying about sticking to an arbitrary plan.

As long as everything goes according to plan we can’t fail. . . . Phoenix Leader Hera 📸 @cosplay_through_a_lens Shiro 📸 @rinkitaka144 Atlas Shiro 📸 @bluejaigeyes . . . 2018 has been a mess of horrible and difficult jobs, a masters ultimately deferred, deaths, illness, fandom burnout, and too much personal messiness. I thought that I wouldn’t have anything to show for it cosplay wise, but I actually made far more this year - my second year of cosplaying - than I did last, and I completed the same number of costumes. I taught myself so many new skills (electronics, prop making, wig ventilating etc) and relearned old ones (tailoring!) all of which I then successfully applied! I haven’t worn as much this year - only four cons, but one of those was NYCC! Only two RL troops due to a lack of time and then a general SW sadness burnout - but one of them was Manchester MCM to induct the indomitable @vanessamarshall1138 into Elstree Base. I’m proud of myself for constantly pushing myself to try new things even when all I’ve wanted to do is curl up, give up and disappear. Being able to look back in the year and see that I have had achievements despite the void in my head is both a relief and a surprise. Happy hogmanay, everyone!

💚 I never knew there was this much green in the whole galaxy #BestNine2018. . . . Sabine - @roboemma Kanan - @scruffy_scoundrel . . . It’s been a weird and Not Good year, thanks everyone for sticking around and being supportive! It means everythjng 🖤

We can’t afford to wait. . . . Woops, I completely missed the anniversary of finishing disguise Hera last year! I made @jonjamessmith come take photos of me in -4 degree weather, permanently stained the hoarding, rushed home to scrape off enough green to pass as human for a Skype job interview, then cleaned all the way up and raced to the Last Jedi crew screening. I don’t think I got warm once that day. Hera is and always will be the general of my heart, someday I’ll paint myself green again. But prob not this much green...

How many times are you gonna save me before this is over? . . . Keef: @renrendanna ❤️ 📸: @rinkitaka144 💙 at #mcmlondon . . . Happy season 8 day! I am awash with emotions. I only fell into Voltron in July, but it has been a bright joyous light that has kept me going through this weird and horrible Year; inspired me to create again when I was feeling burned out and lost; introduced me to wonderful inspiring new friends from all over the world in this infinitely and devastatingly creative fandom, and reminded me again and again that however bleak things get and however much my body fails me I can and will get going. I’m so glad that fell into this wormhole before the end and managed to fling myself across the Atlantic to be a part of the last NYCC panel. I’ve spoken at length about how much shiro has meant to me as a queer, chronically ill women, but I can’t think of another story where I have loved every single character so much. It’s been a delight, it’s been a joy, it’s been the perfect Over Identification Space Opera, it’s been an honour flying with you all. . . . (I have watched, I am processing. If we are mutuals feel free to dm me to scream and discuss! No spoilers in the comments, be cool and be considerate.)

Fucking superb, you funky little space witch. . . . #TBT to the most ridiculous and best thing I’ve made this year: a pvc witchy hat! Inspired by @woonyoungjung’s gorgeous witches and the halloween season that I somehow never celebrate for i am a fake goth. I dyed a length of clear pvc I had lying around bright pink, stitched it into shape and double layered, bias trimmed and wired the brim for stability. It was both the wrong sort of pvc and wire for this but it was a fun way to pass an evening! Maybe someday I’ll get actual pictures of anything. Also I have no make-up in here and that is why I look like a victorian orphan that died of consumption.

Colour is overrated. . . . A lot has gone wrong this year but at least I hit two of my dream hair colours: Actual Fact Space Ginger and Napping In The Astral Plane Silver. Even if it took three rounds of bleach and all of the toner to murder that ginger once and for all.

Those astronauts braved the unknown. . . . I’m obsessed with this lining so i’m giving it it’s own post! Shiro is the Atlas that carries the world on his back and the universe in his jacket. So for that space boy I had a metre of fabric custom printed with an infrared image of the Lagoon Nebula from the @nasahubble. I’m absolutely delighted with how it looks!

People can achieve incredible things if they’re willing to put in the time and effort. . . . I hopped straight onto that S8 Garrison tunic bandwagon, mostly thanks to seeing @tsupodesu’s beautiful Keith at MCM. I have v mixed feelings about these looks: on the one hand they’re ugly af, but on the other they’re colour coded and delightful. I took a little license with the cut and made it more fitted than what appears to be a unisex garment (tho Allura’s appears to have more of a kick to it on the NYCC Print). With my hip:waist ratio a straight cut would have led to a bulky mess when belted. Shiro and I may both be thicc but in v different ways. A little inverted box pleat down the centre back for that military aesthetic. A full but unobtrusive plain black sleeve to go under the floaty arm to make sure that shoulders stay balanced and give me the option to take that ridiculous arm off. A space lining for a space boy. . . . I thought it would be fun to throw up some progress and detail shots all together. As per usual, tho, I forgot to take pics during actual construction. I work in absolute chaos and this was largely made in the middle of the night in a severe depression haze (so. Many. Mistakes made, unmade, remade, unmade, etc.) BUT if this is interesting/appealing I can try to be more conscientious next time? (It’s likely Olivier Armstrong is demanding my attention.) It’s one month until the Voltron ends, so hopefully I can get the other bits for this look done and grab some pics before i head to Edinburgh. . . . - Body - black and off-white Japanese cotton drill - Edging - grosgrain ribbon - Rank bars - foiled nappa - Lining - polyester ‘silk impression’ custom print of the Lagoon Nebula; grey cotton - Underlining - calico; domette in shoulders and cf panel; hair canvas in collar and cuff - Fastenings - concealed zip at cf; press stud; snap fastenings; hooks and bars - Shoulder pads - nowhere near enough

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