UPDATE: Knees complete!
Hi all, I've attached some pics of the completed left knee. Same technique was used to do it, including pastels used for shading.
I've also attached a pic of my attachment method. I glued a strip of velcro into the center part of the knee pad using "Shoe Goo", and attached a matching piece onto the knee area of my jumpsuit. I also used Shoe Goo to glue on the elastic straps. The velcro supports the knee armor and keeps it from slipping, so the elastic is basically there just for show.
If you notice, the elastic is glued onto the center knee pad portion, NOT the side parts. So during wear, there is no stress whatsoever placed on the side parts of my knees. I did a wear test the other day when everything was dry (much to my wife's amusement ) and it worked like a champ!
Anyway, enjoy the pics!
Eric
wow that looks great. how big are the FP knees? ineeda get some but wanna make sure they are relitivley on the large side. better yet whats the distance from side to side on those puppys?
SB,
There's a member here who does vacc'ed armor sets. He's had some health problems lately and he's kind of hard to get hold of, so it's hard to say whether he's still in the armor-making biz.
He does tremendous work, though, and I feel really lucky that someone else was selling theirs.
Outstanding job Superjedi, right down to the correct red and black rings on the left darts. Love your detailed weathering technique of using the pastel powders and the charcoal pencil. Outstanding bro, FP would be proud.
Outstanding job Superjedi, right down to the correct red and black rings on the left darts. Love your detailed weathering technique of using the pastel powders and the charcoal pencil. Outstanding bro, FP would be proud.
but, but ??!! awwwww Mom, cmon we wanted to play kick the Ewok again
Ya painting is fun but it's deffinatly the finer details that you come up with along the way that really make your suit "your own". I mean even with you sharing this, 10 of us could have FP knees, use the same exact methods, paints, blahblahblah and still everyones will look personalized and unique.
It deffinatly adds to that Pride factor when your wearing it that you know you've created something special.
Again, great job bro. I love seeing progress threads like this.