Dragon*Con 2008: The Preparation Continues

In my last post, I wrote about my costume for Dragon*Con.

Today, I started working on my "purse". Its actually a plain lunch box from Hobby Lobby. I plan to paint it and put pictures of the Original Crew of the Enterprise. While watching episodes of TOS, I used painter's tape to cover the trim to protect it from the paint.

Tomorrow, I plan on applying the paint to the lunch box so it has time to dry. I have picked out the photographs to go onto the box, but i still have to print them out and resize them.

I'm not sure how long it will take for the paint to dry due to the stormy weather and changes in humidity. Hopefully I can get the box painted and the pictures ready to apply tomorrow.

Jackson and I will also have to work on the uniform. Once he has my measurements, the sewing should not be such a problem.

A great find at the Thrift Store today will help to accent my costume. I found an old glue gun that kinda looks like the phasers. The most impressive thing is that the glue gun only cost me 54 cent. I think that is enough for a project. I plan on spraying the white gun black and adding some silver highlights to make it look more like a phaser.

Only 7 Days Until I Go to Con!