I took a ton more pictures but I don't feel like sorting through all of them right now. My feet are killing me . I have a lot of ideas for how to improve this costume in the future (maybe a hinged jaw, but I'd have to remake the mask, and that's a lot of work I don't want to do), but overall I'm very happy with how this turned out
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7416595
This is a remix of BrownBearDesign's reversible case for the RP Nova (https://makerworld.com/en/models/3357102-retroid-pocket-nova-3d-printed-gripcase-protector , awesome dude btw ), which I really enjoyed but found uncomfortable to hold for too long when you're trying to play games that use the sticks more than the dpad. Granted, this takes the nova firmly out of the realm of "maybe pocketable if you have big pockets," but for me that's an acceptable trade-off, I'd rather the console be comfortable in my hands than in my pants (and I wear a purse or occasionally a backpack, so I have space for it).
Admittedly, this isn't the most elegant solution. My 3d modeling skills can most charitably be described as "functional." I wish I could blend the stalks into the original case better, but most importantly the stalks are comfortable for my hands and the reach for the controls (sticks and the dpad/ABXY buttons) feels fine to me, as well as the shoulder buttons. Also I reversed the direction of the rear vents from the original model, because it didn't quite line up with the vents on the Nova like I'd wanted (maybe something wasn't aligned right when I put the console in the original, or my printer needs to be calibrated, either way this actually ensures enough air vents are open)
Buttons and sticks are from etsy, specifically MeasyMesserCustomCAD: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4565085732/retroid-pocket-nova-crystal-green-button (another awesome dude) I swapped to the Xbox orientation, it involved a bit of snipping to get them to fit (had to flatted the outside edges and take off some locating pegs), but honestly it was a very easy swap. I found the whole teardown very simple, maybe I got lucky but the screws came right out without much of a fight using the supplied screwdriver from retroid. Honestly I didn't find it intimidating at all, but I'm a generally pretty handy person so your mileage may vary. I had more trouble getting rid of all the adhesive on the membranes so the buttons would be as clicky as the stock ones were, but now that it's done, I am really really happy
From the kickstarter page:
We know how important it is to see the updated models before the campaign concludes, so we’ve tried to get the most up to date images we can of the current work-in-progress. Though unfortunately the final/polished versions of the new model aren’t quite done, this is the best we’ll get before the campaign concludes.
Please keep in mind, the following images are still the 3D computer model of the tooling pattern. It is still being developed, and is not final, nor is it fully licensor approved. This is just to show where things are at as of today!
Playmates Toys hopes this stage will be done in about a week, and they hope to have the first output/painted sample in 2-3 weeks.
Without further ado, let’s start with the work in progress on the Dragonzord Battle Mode’s new mask/face!"
Last shot is of the green and white ranger minis, details are a bit lacking but similar to the main 5 rangers that were packed in with the Pterodactyl and Thunderzord.
Yesterday I made a post about a trans pharmacist filling my estradiol prescription. People started writing smut about me and her hooking up and fucking in the comments. I wish I was joking.
Jesus Christ can we not put everything in a sexualized context? The point of the post was that we are not as isolated as we tend to think we are at times, not that we're all secretly horny and thinking about fucking each other. It turned a sweet post about solidarity into erotica. It's just as unwelcome from other trans people as it is from cis chasers.
We always start with the plan of just cuddling,nothing more. But somehow, every time, things end up getting more intimate than we intended. 😭
I've taken to making helm chain when I have some down time and need to keep my hands busy, apparently. Not entirely happy with the corners of this piece, I might clean them up later with some bigger rings, but for a first revision I'm pretty happy!
Much happier with how it looks with the rest of the ribs filled in, still debating whether or not to extend the sternum and add a lower pair or ribs but I'm fat and I don't want to draw any more attention around my midsection than I have to (I'm working on it, I just like food 😅)
I need to extend the middle ribs so they drape better, add a small set of ribs below the collarbones, make the sternum longer to add another pair of ribs at the bottom. I'm thinking it might need more as well over the lower oart, but I don't want to crowd it too much, but as it is it looks way more like a bra than the rib cage I was going for (curse my big ass boobs 😅)
At the moment it's more of a metal bra than a ribcage, but I should be able to improve it. I need to extend the middle ribs so they drape better, add a small set of ribs below the collarbones, and make the sternum longer to add another pair of ribs at the bottom.
I have a project in mind, a chainmail ribcage harness. This strip is going to be the sternum, I'm thinking of doing helm chain for the ribs, need to work out the neck piece and arm loops (have some ideas on those, but one step at a time). This is every but the fiddly little timesink I thought it would be 😁