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That's awesome! I wish he would take me to a waffle place.

Thank you sir. I'm always glad knowing that Ian was part of a community who appreciated him, and his infectious interest in many projects!

Thank you Randy! I'm happy that you got to meet my brother. I know he loved Maker Faire, and this whole group meant a lot to him. I went down quite a rabbit hole re-reading his instructables!

It broke ours too, Ian touched a lot of folks' lives and made them better. I'll try to live up to his standard and at least not make things worse!

Why thank you! It's a pretty simple detail that really makes a difference. And just one of the costume elements that makes me hope the weather is cool on Halloween weekend!

Right? I feel like I really lucked out on the earwig thing; it was gross, but not TOO gross!I seriously cannot wait to take this lady out on the town. The uniform is absolutely nothing like I originally envisioned. It's so, so much better.

The only way to improve it would be to get MORE sheds and link them together habitrail-style!

*Gasp* Shannon would never steal Christmas! ...maybe Arbor Day though.

Thank you! It is effectively disconcerting!

You can have your GI Joes back now

Thank you for understanding! :D

Thank you! It's appropriate for most occasions.

Thank you! I'm quite pleased with the results.

Thanks divalea! It was a great time!

Terrific work! This looks like a lot fun. I hope you accept this in the positive spirit in which it is intended: I love how tedious this project is. Well done!

Fantastic! Brilliant! The man herself would be proud!

Please show me pictures! :)

I think that would look amazing, but you had better find a faster way to fabricate that armor unless you don't mind spending your whole life making it.

Thanks for noticing! Someday I'll figure out a good use for it...

Thank you! I'm really looking forward to wearing this costume.

Thanks very much! I finally gave up on the idea that they might add extra Halloweens to the calendar and just started making masks for no reason.

I like to think we both are!

Thank you! This was a truly proud achievement. If I never do anything more creepy or yummy than the pie man, it was still a life well-lived.

There is an old saying about the moon being made of green cheese! It was even before my time. But the imagery lingered, occasionally popping up in children's books and old cartoons. Tom & Jerry used it once, and there were others. One of those things I never really think about, until something like this comes up!

I don't know how to draw friendly faces!

Thank you sir!

My sentiments exactly! :D

Thank you! It was quite a trip

Way too much fun! Usually I do an all-around paint job, but for this one, I just used matte varnish over the gesso clear-coat on the inside so you can still see all of the comics back there.That construction-helmet idea is an interesting one! I will keep that in my back pocket for later, thanks!

No experience necessary! Although, let's be honest, the results do tend to get a little better as I go along. But I promise that the first masks I made were just as much as fun!