Recent commissions and a round up.

  I have been so busy something has had to give and that has been my blog. I have been tweeting and facebooking but not blogging. So to rectify that situation here is a round up of recent commissions and events.

  I shook hands on agreement to retain my workshop in Ashby de la Zouch. That has given me a little more security. A small but steady stream of handbag repairs and bag strap alterations keep popping up. I had a little flurry of shoes repairs.

One of my customer's competes in full contact Medieval "sport" i.e. clouting each other with assorted metal weapons.. He wore out the soles on his boots. I was asked to resole them but also to add treads. Whilst not historically accurate you need to have a secure foot whilst beating the b'jesus out of the opponent. His son likes the medieval scene so I was asked to repair a pair the shoes for him. The shoes are so nice and I had such a lot of feedback on social media about them I am working on making some from scratch. When that will be I have no idea at the moment!

Mark as Savage Opress

A commission I competed sometime ago came back in to be "distressed". The costume is Savage Opress, a character from the Star Wars Alternative Universe franchise. I had to dismantle the eighteen pieces of the armour to get all the hidden areas and backs of the plates. It took about ten coats of paint to get the base down. Then another ten passes, in different colours, to create the mottling random enough. I put it all back together again and another couple of passes to get the overall look a bit more uniform, if random can be uniform. I delivered the outfit back the Mark at the Colletomania at Milton Keynes. My good lady came with me and was delighted to see the actor, Paul McGann, in the flesh. It made her day. Mark's day was made with the suit. He had to try it on. I have to say I am pleased with the result although I was not at all certain fo the outcome whilst executing it.

   Another Star war piece was Chewbacca's Bag. The customer had some very definite ideas about what they wanted. I am happy to report the finished article exceeded his expectation so now I have another commission from him....which is nice.

Boba Fett's ammo belt

 I got a photo from a customer who has now finished his costume. Here is Adam sporting his Diamond Awl ammo belt.

Steampunk ditty bag

 I was given carte blanche by a customer to create a small ditty bag to go with her Steampunk outfit. The only guide was that there needed to be somewhere for her lipstick. So with that in mind I made a wet formed bag, finished in contrasting thread AND a small pocket on the front for the lippy.

E-11 Blaster Holster

The E-11 blaster holsters continue to be a steady seller. I got some feedback on them when I crewed for the 99th Garrison at the Nottingham Car Show on the 1st June. The feedback was that they were expensive but really well made. It seems the holsters have become aspirational buys for the well kitted Stormtrooper. I am glad I held my ground on the price. I knew they were worth the expense.

Click HERE to see what he good people at the 99th Garrison do. The collection at the Nottingham Car Show raised about £280 for Dreamflight. Click HERE to see what Dreamflight do.