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As requested! No one stipulated legibility :) This was scribbled down on my lunch break, so it may be a little rough. I put this together 8 months ago!
The whole thing is cheap and simple. This one was made of scraps and things I had sitting around my house. If you are familiar with featherweight's cardboard techniques for cosplay prop creation, this is a terrible terrible imitation of the techniques. I really didn't intend for it to be used more than once, but it was such a really funny and well received thing I kept going with it.
As it is currently designed, it is best made for use in a corset, simply because it slides into the back and is held to the body well and doesn't require cutting special holes into costume bits to accommodate something poking out from your back. Oh, and don't get all ready in your costume and then forget you still need to sit in a car and ride somewhere. Because trying to pull it out all by yourself is really really amusing for other people to watch you do.
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The whole thing is cheap and simple. This one was made of scraps and things I had sitting around my house. If you are familiar with featherweight's cardboard techniques for cosplay prop creation, this is a terrible terrible imitation of the techniques. I really didn't intend for it to be used more than once, but it was such a really funny and well received thing I kept going with it.
As it is currently designed, it is best made for use in a corset, simply because it slides into the back and is held to the body well and doesn't require cutting special holes into costume bits to accommodate something poking out from your back. Oh, and don't get all ready in your costume and then forget you still need to sit in a car and ride somewhere. Because trying to pull it out all by yourself is really really amusing for other people to watch you do.
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Though I think that having several wind-up dolls at the same time might not be so bad, I mean, look how many airship captains and mad scientists there are!
I think it'd be fun if we could figure out how to attach one of these to the guys and/or to outfits that don't have a corset involved (no corset, you say? preposterous!)
Maybe mini keys at the back of the neck that could attached to a tie/jabot/neckwear under a folded collar?
Hook the terminal ends to the battery (anything from AAA-D, the bigger the battery, the longer the life). If you add in a white or yellow LED, those draw a minisule amount of power adn will poke throuh cardboard nicely.
For something a bit more permanent, if you get a thin sheet of model makers wood, add your wire & hot glue (love the HG) to that then seal the whole shbang with satin finish spray Minwax, you can rub on a bit of blacking and wallah, yer key!
If you make it in parts, put a bit of a drink straw in using a slot in the straw to slide your key handle into then fill the straw w/ HG and seat your motor shaft in it.
I'm really lovin this Steam Punk-dom!