Have the Asok ILM in hand... This is now a WIP

Got the itch to start on my lid last night so I trimmed everything necessary out and started with the sanding... Used 120 then 220, and here are the results so far... Thinking about going with a brushed look rather than the smooth Jango look, so I may not hit this with 320 or 400, and may just go to some 0000 steel wool to smooth everything out just a little more... Will hit this lid with an anodized purple and a royal purple... Then I think I'll be through.

sanding up to 600 grit or so and then using the 0000 steel wool should give you very nice results with a brushed aluminum look. i wouldn't suggest going higher than 800, and don't use metal polish on it and you should get what you're looking for.

cool... I'll finish up some time tomorrow evening with my sanding... No intentions on using metal polish... I have to check my local auto parts store for my paint. It's been awhile since I've done a project which required the anodized look. I'll probably paint during the week next week.

Yes, use the steel wool 0000 as mentioned! Works great, just gotta be careful not to sand too much, cause you can accidently sand away the silver. Ask me how I know lol

I am interested to see this color combo fleshed out.

Paint will come real soon.. got some free time in this morning while everyone was getting dressed to head over to a friend's house for Christmas brunch... Got the finish I like... All that is left is to paint...

what grit did you get up to with it?

600... then the steel wool... I think i'd get a clearer, brighter shot if I took the helmet outside and took pics... Maybe tomorrow once I go on my paint hunt...

I have to wait a few weeks to get my armor from Cruzer... Then hopefully I can get the gaunts and other soft pieces before SheVaCon... I really wouldn't mind being fully suited by that time...

With mine i went from180 all the way to 1800 using wet and dry paper and of cause wet it for better results,..
You said you wanted a "brushed" look id personaly say go for a more authentic look and smooth it out more ,
One thing that did happen to my Asok lid was i went thrugh the first layer of CC in places and unfortunantly the mix from layer to layer veryied in aluminium to resin ratio so i got patches,. However once i finished the lid up and gave it a dirty look with a waterd down mix of arylics , the cc layers only added to the look and in turn gave the over all a more astheticly pleasing result '
My point is i think its worth smothing the CC out and if it does rub thru its not the end off the world

jinto, definitely understand what you are saying. It's just that with the anodized paint I'll be using it's going to show through some of the work underneath and I like the scratchy look... I don't want to be totally smoothed over... I may beat up some of the purpl to give it the weathered look and having the scratchy underneath gives the beat up look.

The fun part for me will be the rest of the armor... Once I get it all in anyway. 3 months to get everything in and completed is a very short time frame.

Yeah right i missed all that abuot the anodized paint erlier,
I guess it makes sense the way you are going to do it that way.

After paint and adding visor

I can't get over how much like Gnarles Barkley...bet you get that all the time, eh?

I love the metallic finish. Looks nice, Man.

LOL... first time for Gnarles Bakley... Usually get Shaq (minus a foot) or Mo Vaughn

Hang on you arnt Gnarles Barkley? I thort you were ,
Did you guys ever see the live performance he did,.. him and the group were all dressed in SW costume , I asumed he was just up grading
Any way the purple looks good on the CC , Quite Mace mando

I woulda' said Bill Duke from PREDATOR, myself.

LOL on the Bill Duke pic... Funny I can't disagree totally... jinto, I may just go with Mace Mando...

Just got my pistols in... Going the same direction with these as well... May weather these, may not.

I think if the orange was gone theyd be super pimp

I'm actually going to hit the guns with a silver paint so I will cover the orange with silver then paint over the tips

Ah I figured they were done...the paint looks good already

Hey smuwindu- Looks amazing! Gotta love the "peewee herman" toy blasters..they look great all mod'd up as I have the same!!!! the washers on the end as devilstar suggested on my WIP really made a huge difference too. They have the chrome color as well. Love the colors bro..cant wait to see the rest!
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dynamic1, I'll be making a trip to Home Depot to look for those over the weekend... I got lucky and found a toyshop selling two for a decent price on Ebay. The funny thing is if I were doing a "normal" Jango, I would not have had to paint them at all. They were already silver and blue...

LOL!!! Ya, my wife found the orange and white ones at target after halloween for $1.50 so I couldnt pass it up : )...thats great u lucked out w/ the silver and blue ones..they really look nice w/ the purple, I luv it! The washers really give em a nice aesthetic and make them appear a tad longer as DS said. Have a great newyear buddy!

You do the same!!!

Hey buddy- Lets see those sick blasters : )...u get the tips on?

no tips yet.. got caught up with football over the past two weekends...

I've also kinda started another project while I wait for some of my armor to get to me... Trying to get alot done between now and March, and then the other project between now and June

Originally Posted by SmuWindu

no tips yet.. got caught up with football over the past two weekends...

God, I was pulling my hair out this past weekend! Sunday's my day, though-- GO PATS!

Haven't provided an update in a while...

I have gloves on hand finally... (It's tough finding purple gloves that fit my hands!)

Waiting on some stuff from Cruzer, Seeker, and Bleahh. Things should start coming together real soon however!!! Thinking of doing something off-kilter with the boots since this is more custom Jango than movie accurate Jango...

not a bad bunch of "dealers" you're waiting from. You won't be disappointed. And ditto on Cee Lo Green, I had to do a double take

lol.. I wish I had just a lil bit of his money...

Picked up more paint and really loved playing with the rub n buff all week... Here are some more updated pics. I'll be working on the gaunts over the weekend...

Gauntlets


Gauntlet Bottoms

Looking sharp, man... are those Cruzer's Gaunts?

that looks freaking cool, can't wait to see this come together dude.

Does anyone else appreciate the irony of doing a Jango suit in Mace Windu's colors?

Trout it's all Cruzer, everything except for the darts n missile, and the ASOK helm... Werstrooper, I only have the soft parts from Bleahh that I'm waiting on. Once I get those and can mount the armor to the vest, everything should get very interesting... I may have to buy another helm though because my head is rather large and I feel like an M&M in the ASOK helm... I can manage in it, but would rather a looser fit

Get a M-DSB they have different sizes and they're a good price. Your kits looking Awesome by the way!

Thanks for the heads up!!! I'll look into them shortly...

Chucko, not sure if you've seen the new helm... but here is a side by side of the two of them...

Hey Smu..This looks amazing man! Great job man!!!
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hey thanks... I just ordered a visor for the new one so i'll hopefully have it in the next week....

Awesome!!! You go to t-visor?

bikerchick from mandomercs.. just got it in today... ordered it from her sunday

Looking good man. I cannot wait to see your kit done.

I like the design on the new lid, but is it a dsb? it doesnt look that much bigger than the Asok , still looks cool

different and cool

It's the XL DSB... It's wider at the base and a little taller Enough room for me to fit my exlarge grape in...

After a lil wait for my vest and jumpsuit and a couple of shots of dye... My vest and jumpsuit are almost ready for Dragon*Con...

Here is a shot of the vest. Have to work out the snaps for the back plate...

Awesome looking man!

Thanks. I'm going to close up the gaps a bit as was recommended to me, and then do another test fit...

ok man catch me up wat exactly is the theme of this build.. is it jango with different armor or a custom jango or wat???????

It's a straight custom... I just posted the thread in the wrong section when I started out with the helmet...

Two pics from this past weekend at the Baltimore ComicCon....

Wooohooo! That's sick man! Gotta love the Shaq mando. ;-)

Seeing the kit together with the comicon pics lets you see how impressive everything came out!!! Nice build Smu, High Fives and French Fries!!!!

Thanks guys... I have to get rid of the gut eventually... Pushed my belts down... I had a blast though, and didn't feel bad wearing the kit from 7am until 5:30pm...

Phenomenal smu!!! Nice work