Update (Posted 21st May 2011)

Did a dress rehearsal of this cosplay today, its all good! :D The shorts arrived today and I've got everything but the belt. I dont have any pics of me sadly but I showed my siblings my cosplay and they said i pulled it off well. So I'm really pleased with it all now, just need to finish the cannon. I'm also getting my blue contacts on wednesday and the opticians are going to show me how to put them on an stuff ^^ They arent all that blue though they are pale blue and disposable.I didnt have enough money to buy the brighter monthly blue ones so I will stick with those for now, and will buy brighter ones next time ^_^ It would of been a waste of money anyway as Im only going to wear contacts once or twice.
edit- brought the belt today, sorted! :D

whoo (Posted 11th May 2011)

My jacket arrived today, quicker than i expected! Its awesome! I really like it but the arms are slightly too short for me. Its not too bad though! Its not custom made so thats to be expected. It isnt too revealing either, it covers me up well, so I dont think I will have to get dressed at expo! Yay :D
edit! My wig also arrived on the same day (what luck) the postman left it outside for some reason :/ They do that all the time now really when it comes to wigs. Good thing my Dad came home early and saw it outside the door XD
I expected the wig to be jet black but its actually mixed blue and black. I couldn't believe it, I thought it was black but I didnt really look at the photo the seller put up properly. My fault >.<
I didnt really like it at first cos I was expecting it to be just black but I love it now.
The bunches really tangle easily though. Miku wig all over again -.- I'm not going to cut the bunches unevenly like BRS'S hair, I just cant. I cant stand unevenness!
Ugh really dont want to go through the untangling process all over again -.-

more progress (Posted 28th April 2011)

Finished making the handle for my cannon today. It looks decent.... thats all I can say ^^
And I should be getting my coat and wig soon. Ordered them desperately, if my coat doesnt come in time I will just go without no big deal. But if my wig doesnt arrive then I'm screwed ^_^;

Stuff Ive notced (Posted 2nd February 2011)

Plastic doesn't stick very well onto other plastics
Plastic sticks well on cardboard
Cardboard sticks well on everything
Yesterday I noticed that glue works better in a warmer temp so instead of gluing it outside (cos it contains epoxy constituents) I did it in my bathroom next to the humidifier xD

Today I dropped my cannon on the floor on purpose as a tester and the top part came apart a little on one side. Typical -.-
Glued it together again but I wont be doing anymore "testers" my cannon is like glass D:, so I'm going to have to be more careful with it. (Like dont drop it ever!!! careful) -.- I'm hoping the glue will last long as expo is in a few months.

Glue issues (Posted 30th January 2011)

The cannon is looking alright so far but parts of it like the base broke away twice, once when i lifted it up(with force cos i was showing off lol) and when accidentally knocked it. I cant paper mache it until its completely stuck together, so I have to go find some stronger glue in the afternoon. -.- Annnoying...
Dont know why I write so many journal entries...

Making progress (Posted 29th January 2011)

Got my glue sticks on monday :D Started working on the thing a couple of days ago again, brought mum a peg basket so I could use the container she was using to store the pegs as part of my cannon -.-
I seriously did not know that peg bags existed till last week and in my mums case she didnt know they existed till yesterday. xD
Right now its 4:10 am. Havent slept at all because I'm trying to add as much detail to the cannon as possible and its taking time! Most of the base is covered in cardboard including this tube food container thing I brought from Tescos. (Note to self: Need to update my shopping list) The base is done and its actually really long. Ive burnt/glued myself and other things around me (like the table and my headphones argh!!)so many times while using the glue gun but its been worth it. But I've used up so many glue sticks! ;_;
Made a lot of progress though, :) Going to add the bar handle thingy bits last. This whole thing is a pain in the ass so it better be worth it in the end but end result depends on how good I paint it.
Really glad her cannon is black and only black.
Lets just pray I wont fail. Not adding progress pics right now cos Im scared it will go wrong but Im trying to take as many pics so I can add them later if the cannon ends up looking alright that is. Its really long at the moment cant lift it without using both hands or it hurts my arm and nearly breaks the grip. I made the grip out of cardboard, such a stupid thing to do -.- Too late now though!
I think this monster thing I'm making may actually end up being too heavy for me to carry for long periods of time. If I'm not careful.... ;_;

Listening to Seungri- "What can I do," at the moment! :D

Damn glue gun (Posted 21st January 2011)

Had to put my weapon making on hold because I need to get more glue sticks. Ordered some off ebay but its going to take a few days -.-

Cardboard shopping~ (Posted 21st January 2011)

Went to my local Tesco's today to do some cardboard shopping. I was a little frightened about taking some and walking out just like that so I asked some of the staff for permission. I told them it was for a art project, tehee but they were nice about it and said I could take as much as I need. There was quite a few people giving me WTF looks while I was walking around with long pieces of cardboard in three crappy Tesco carrier bags.Some woman looked at my pieces of cardboard then at me in surprise and smiled at me. Maybe she was amazed? Found it amusing? Who knows. Bit of a embarrassing experience but at least it was all free :D
In case you are wondering I need it for my Black rock shooter prop cannon.

Rock cannon (Posted 18th January 2011)

Got the base for my cannon cant wait to start on it. Just not sure how I'm gonna paint it yet O.o