Actually, I started it at work. Shh!
Usually, I have a set of colored pencils in my backpack for exactly this sort of thing, but I'm not sure where they got to. Instead, I had to use pens, which does make for that seventh-grade study hall dicking off aesthetic. I put the template on the thin cardboard of a Fed Ex envelope, which gave it a little more weight. I should've poked bigger holes in it, though.
After folding and gluing it, I started stringing the pieces together. I had some rubber bands from work, but they were the long, thick ones: too big. I ended up using fishing line, which I have in my toolbox for some reason, but it dawned on me what would've been perfect: twist ties. The twist ties I get with just about every action figure purchase. If I had started this before the trash had gone, I would've had more than enough from my purchases this weekend. Heck, the Jack Sparrow figure alone would've done it. I used to have a ball of twisties that I added to every time I bought another toy, and it was about the size of a softball. Had to get rid of it when I moved in with my future Wife. This is the second time in recent memory that the damn thing would've come in handy: a while ago, I needed to jury-rig Sugarpie's cage together since the door was falling off. (Spoiler: I'm not very handy.)
This took me frickin' ever. Admittedly, my evening was broken up a lot by dinner, playing with the kids, letting the dogs in and out, and watching TV; but I think my vague idea of trying to make, oh, say a couple dozen A.I.M. beekeepers to fight Captain America and the Thing; is an impossible dream. But the Oldest and I might try the Black Spider-Man one later: he was trying to make a Wolverine, then accidentally cut the chest piece in half and got frustrated, which I can hardly blame him for. We'll save up our twisties for it.
My dear, you have some unexpected talents.
ReplyDeletei've never made on of these gotta try it out
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