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The idea behind this blog is to share my opinions about Post-Apocalyptic Literature, Films and Ephemera as well as my random nattering on a regular basis.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Musical Interlude The Twenty First

Just listen ... think about it.



I look to the sky but there's nobody watchin'
Left here behind all alone and forgotten
So now the world belongs to me, the world belongs to me

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Wasteland Weekend Promo

Next year it's on! But, for now, I'll have to make do with watching from the sidelines.


Saturday, September 10, 2011

Leather Jacket Update #2

The Good News is the chain mail is about 1/4 of the way done. And is looking great:



The Bad News is I have run out of clipped loops and need to wind and cut some more.

Further Updates as events warrant.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Leather Jacket Update #1

The left sleeve will be chain mail at least to the elbow.

I'm doing it from scratch. I want to spend as little as possible on this this thing. Anyhow I borrowed my father-in-law's electric drill and got a piece of scrap metal from the welding shop I worked at before I was a teacher:


Then I got some left over wire from when I built a Trumpeter Swan from paper mache and used the drill to make tightly coiled springs:


Next I cut all the 'coil loops' apart with a wire cutter:


Lastly, I weave the mail from the cut loops. Here is the start:


Notice my hands taped up with duct tape in those photos? My delicate hands began to blister after 15 minutes of cutting. Duct tape (and ingenuity) came to my rescue.

Wasteland Weekend 2012

This is a Mad Max Festival in the Southern California desert. I can't go this year because I didn't have enough lead time. But next year it's on.


Costumes are required for everyone. Mine will be sweet. First step is to take my old metalhead leather jacket and transform it.

Here is a before pic:


I'll update as needed. It'll be tagged Wasteland Weekend.