Issue 24

It took a little while longer to get this issue done then I was expecting. This was partly due to a long cold that I still have, and partly due to the rather high level of difficulty in this issue. The main action was putting the beard together. I assembled the mask way back in issues one and two, but since then it has just been sitting in my toolbox. Finally with this issue, and the next few, I should soon finish the mask and neck guard.

The main action of this issue involved tying the hair into bunches of 40-50. I had to count out each pile because I found it very difficult to guess. If I had too many then the bunch would not fit in the hole. However, if I had too few then the bunch would not stay in the hole. It took a long time to separate and count the hairs,  tie them together, thread the bunch through the mask, and then glue it in place. Fortunately, after about the 12th time, I became familiar with the right amount and I could estimate the correct size without counting.

Anyway, after threading and gluing the bunches into the mask I had to give the beard a much needed trim. I think it turned out quite well. The next issue is more of the same as I add a small soul patch, and finally a moustache to the nose guard. Date Masamune was clearly a man of great style.