After I built the legs and checked for sizing, I added a small aluminum bar across the top, using the cloth and Zap method that I’ve mentioned before. This is so that the string I’m going to use to tie them to the torso doesn’t rip through the top of the leg. I drilled two […]
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Oooo! More Chaucer’d treats at Michael Livingston’s. This time he’s done Jay Lake’s Mainspring. Seventene degrees latitude approchynge, Hethor sawe th’Equinoccial Wal for the first time on lyve. I’m not sure why I find this so endlessly fascinating. Even with such short snippets, I’m starting to feel like I can understand Middle English more, like
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The legs start the same was as the arms did, so we’ll skip all that and go straight to the knee joint. I glue two pieces of fabric to the back of the leg, making sure that the joint is completely snug. It is important to have things tight, so that I don’t have slop
Here are some useful phrases. Ungi maðurinn þekkir reglurnar, en gamli maðurinn þekkir undantekningarnar. “The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.” Nú duga engin vettlingatök. “No more mitten-takes.” — used for: Do it right this time. Ég kem alveg af fjöllum. “I come completely from mountains” — used for:
Look at this nice table and — what’s Iceland doing on it again? Rob has been offered a full-time position. We are discussing it. I promise that I will let you know when there is more to tell.
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I did not work on Coraline at all. So there. Because we were nervous about money, I signed up with a temp agency right after we got to NYC. They sent me out on a gig last week, which was only one day long. It was very, very easy receptionist work. The company requested me
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I thought I wasn’t going to blog about her legs, because the process is the same as her arms. But, wouldn’t you know it, not only am I going to blog about it, but it’ll wind up spanning more than one entry. The process of making the patterns is the same as with the arms.
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Rob sent me the link to this article called, “Science of Magic” in the New York Times It is fascinating and worth reading, even if you have to register. A sample from page three: Retreating to a bar at the Imperial Palace, we talked about a different mystery he had been pondering: the role words
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Once again, I return to the drawing. This is one of the places that I took a shortcut. Were I in a studio, I would have done a top-down view of Coraline in addition to the front and side to make it easier to delegate construction. Using the front and side view, I get the
Hey! It’s the firstreview of Doctor Who: Destination Prague Many contributions are merely very strange or silly, though not in a bad way. Brian Keene’s “The Dogs of War†is a kind of Planet of the Apes but with dogs, with Prague having been overrun by intelligent canines. Appropriately enough, K-9 saves the day. “Suspension
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I cry at them all the time, I’ll admit. I’ve just returned from Jenny Rae Rappaport’s wedding to Chris LaBrunda and was kicking myself for not bringing a tissue. Jenny and Chris are so clearly in love with each other that I got teary the first time he took her hand in the ceremony. I’m
Check it out. My husband, the neo-luddite, has a website to promote his production work. Make sure you check out the audio clips on Sounds. Robert A. Kowal is a New York University graduate holding a B.F.A. degree in Film & Television with two decades experience in both creative and technical roles. His production credits
I’ve had a couple of people ask me if I’m going to make a Coraline for myself. No. I will keep the dud head that I made, but since Subterranean asked me to make only three, I’m making only three. One for Neil Gaiman, one for Dave McKean and one for… you? To learn more
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Rob always gets on my case if I forget to unplug the gluegun when I’m finished with it. My defense has been that the state of “finished” fluctuates. I mean, finished for the moment versus finished for the day. It takes the gun awhile to heat up, so I don’t like to unplug it when
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Look! There’s a sale on Best of Apex Digest 2006, which has a story by me in it. If you’ve been wanting to try more short fiction, but aren’t up to committing to a subscription, this should be a good sampler. Enjoy eight of the best stories published by Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest
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