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We’re only 5 episodes from our 300th episode of D&D Journey of the fifth edition! #dnd #dnd5e #podcast https://dndjourneyofthefifthedition.podbean.com/e/dd-journey-of-the-fifth-edition-season-2-chapter-54-i-dont-know-if-im-ok-with-this/ #rpg #tabletop (at Tucson Games and Gadgets)

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This is a great GM article!!!

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The Force Is Strong with Tattoo Artist Adam Milton

To see more of Adam’s designs, follow @adamkinskymilton on Instagram. Check out #MayTheFourthBeWithYou to see how the global Star Wars community is celebrating.

When Star Wars fan Adam Milton (@adamkinskymilton) got a Darth Vader tattoo seven years ago, he was inspired to change careers. “Like a lot of young people, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do,” says the 29-year-old, who previously painted cars. “But once I got my first tattoo, it was the greatest feeling.” Adam spent the next four years working on his illustration portfolio until landing an apprenticeship at a tattoo studio in his hometown of Perth, Australia. Today, Adam regularly takes commissions to ink Star Wars art on fellow fans. And although he wasn’t born when the film A New Hope premiered in 1977, Adam is part of a global community. “Ever since Episode VII came out it’s turned the whole Star Wars world upside down. Everyone is so in love again.” He was also lucky enough to meet the late Carrie Fisher at a fan event in 2013. “She was great,” says Adam. “It was short and sweet but something I’ll always remember.”

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WOW!

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In honor of May the Fifth be with you and Revenge of the Fifth! Some of our podcast episodes

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJM0_tudhS4)

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Having fun at TTG playing Edge of Empire! #edgeofempire #ff #rpg #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopsunday (at Tucson Games and Gadgets)

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End of the line for the bloodlines in Gloom! @Rincongames

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10 hours to go!

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Wild Wild West Con! #wwwc6 #wildwestcon #wwwc #steampunk

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Wild Wild West Con! #wwwc6 #wildwestcon #wwwc #steampunk #chemisteagirls

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Wild Wild West Con! #wwwc6 #wildwestcon #wwwc #steampunk

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Wild Wild West Con! #wwwc6 #wildwestcon #wwwc #steampunk (at Wild Wild West Con)

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DIY Dan Dare Steampunk Ray Gun

More photos of the finished DIY Steampunk Ray Gun below

This is a junk build made of the following:

old plastic sprite bottle

broken hot-glue gun

medicine cup

C02 tube

irrigation switch

foam

craft gems

primer and paint. 

TIP: Rub n’ Buff is a crafter’s  secret weapon.

For everything DIY Steampunk go here.

Find more info for this DIY Steampunk Ray Gun from Nerfenstein here.

More DIY Ray Guns

For this DIY Easter Egg Ray Gun Tutorial from EPBOT go here.

Make a $2 Dollar Store DIY Steampunk Ray Gun from EPBOT here.

For the DIY Steampunk Ray Gun Display Stand Tutorial from EPBOT go here.

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Updated Post on the DIY Bat Dress Pattern from EvaDress

All links have been updated and work as of October 2016. 

All photos in the main collage are by Cynthia DeGrand at cynthiadegrand.zenfolio.com. They can be found on EvaDress’ Blog here.

This is an advanced sewing project from EvaDress. The Bat Dress was inspired by the illustration Travestissement Chauve-Sourisin in La mode Illustrée, Journal de la Famille,1887 below.

About the EvaDress Patern

The $28 pattern by EvaDress can be bought at evadress.com here. You can also buy the Bat Dress Pattern on Etsy here.

The 21 piece pattern includes:

pieces for the wings

corset bodice

flounced skirt

gloves

polonaise

fichu

The dress comes in the following sizes:

Size set A: 33" to 39" bust, 22" to 28" waist, 33" to 37" hip

Size set B: 41" to 45" bust, 28" to 34" waist, 39" to 43" hip

You can find a post on making the Bat Dress Gloves here.

The Bat Dress Crinoline Progress is detailed on EvaDress Blog here. 

EvaDress’ daughter made the Bat Bust Ornamentation using paper and fabric mâché. 

Other Bat Dresses

Sewing to Distraction has an entire post dedicated to her experience sewing the EvaDress Bat Dress here.

For another interpretation of the Bat Dress, check out Darling and Dash’s post here. The Bat Headpiece was made from, “Black striped netting over the shoulder drape gathered and pinned to front with furry bat.”

Bat Dress Background

There is an excellent post on Victorian Bat Dresses on Cogpunk Steamscribe here, titled: The Victorian Batgirl: a Steampunk Feminist Perspective

Below is a Victorian German photograph of a “Bat Woman” costume found here.

Another Bat Costume photograph is from the Museum Victoria here.

Lastly, check out this Bat Fan from the 1900s that sold at auction here.

 “Hand painted, exceptionally rare miniature bat fan. On thin shaved wood. One of the most unusual items we have seen. Wingspan 3.5 inches. Circa 1900.”