TLobe00s Progress (getting pic intense)

I figured I'd start posting my WIP page...

Well, because of the economy and everything else, I am trying to keep costs low and what not. I will also be posting pictures as I go.

First the items I have: most of the costlier items were obtained through pawning off of my goods on Fleabay (6800 GT vid. card, Tungsten E2 Palm, etc...) The rest were from giving my wife puppydog eyes and living with the recourse of her giving me heck for having a strange hobby, lol ;)

Flightsuit - RedKap PB coveralls
Gloves - Target ladies accessories section
Vest - pleather from [AK]Edge
Holsters - from [AK]Edge
Ammo Belt - from thundrkiss
Chest Armor - Trashcan Fett!!!
Blasters - Rubies at the moment, but I found a way to make some :)
Knee Armor - PVC pipe (at least trying to do it ;) )

Still need Gauntlets, Helmet, Girth Belt, Boots, and Leg Armor... I was hoping to get the helmet from Rupidupe, but alas Sithchick got it, congrats to her! :) But hey if anyone knows where I can get some of these items that would be most excellent :) :jango

Tony

Also, if anyone knows the BEST and EASIEST way to add the short sleeves to the coveralls, I have been pondering how... I have seen some responses elsewhere in the forum, but haven't heard what is the easiest and who has tried what.

Tony

If the sleeves are long enough you can just tuck some material in around the arm and stitch around making a cuff. If they aren't long enough you could cut the sleeves off where you have enough material to fold under to make the cuff. Then you cut off the sleeves off another set of coveralls and catch the new sleeve material in the stitches that you do to make the cuff. I hope that all makes sense.

actually, that was what I came up with through my pondering... I thought I could make a hem since the sleeves will be under gauntlets anyways... but having two sleeves looks more authentic.

Thanks for the ideas :)
Tony

Got a girth belt on Fleabay... hopefully it is the right size :)

Still need Gauntlets, Helmet (maybe one from Sithchick :) ), Boots, and Leg Armor & Cod

How hard is it to convert Boba Gauntlets to Jango?

Cruzer ya man for Jango gauntlets

Thanks... Yeah I see that he seems to know what he is doing with the Jango gauntlets :) but alas I think he is focusing on leg armor and small westar runs now :(

Is there any others and the cheaper the better of course :)

Thanks for the info though,
Tony

Sithchick said Sarge is going to pass his helmet along to me, yay! I am getting closer...

All that's left:

Leg armor, cod piece, boots, backplate, rocket pack, gauntlets

(below is Sarge's old helmet... it is a Bradley Fett... doesn't look too bad ;) )

Pictures and such

How would these work for boots? I thought about filling in the edge on the soles a little with some rubber compound.

Here are some shots with the gear on... granted the girth is too small (I have that hidden in the back ;) ) I also have the girth in the cargo hold for sale.

Tell me what you think and what needs improvement... I know the vest needs taken in a little (it is an XL)

Dude let em know when You get my helmet. Should be tomorrow.

Sweet, I'll be anxious to get home from work tomorrow :)

Got the helmet... not too shabby... gotta get pictures of everything put together.

Thanks again Sarge. :)
Tony

that is starting to come together bro. Cant wait for the helmet pics.

Oh yeah, forgot about girth belt... I have one of those now too... the problem is the size.

Here are the details of it.

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showthread.php?t=28984

So that means I still need:
Leg armor
cod piece
backplate
rocket pack
gauntlets

So if anyone has any extras laying around, or knows of anyone, PM me and hopefully I can get this bad boy done soon :)

Looks good.


What rocket pack did you plan on doing stubby or regular?

My other question is are you going for movie accuracy?

going for 501st approval, and I am sure I will upgrade to get to movie accuracy... as for the rocket pack, I want to find the cheapest possible route to start with, and then move from there.

Tony

I planned on doing the regular jet pack since these seem somewhat easy to scratchbuild from the WoF templates.

Tony looks good so far! Where in Ohio are you from?Jeff

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Originally Posted by TLobe00

How hard is it to convert Boba Gauntlets to Jango?

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i've been thinking along the same lines,unfortunately i'm not as talented as some of the guy's on here to do a conversion so i think i'll take the easy route and wait till some one does a gauntlet run..but if you do decide to do it please post some progress pics..

I found someone who does vac-formed Gauntlets, bradley fett, he is reasonably priced as well :)

I am from the Dayton area.

hello there!
not to nit pick, but:
i) Vest shoulders seem a tad too broad for ya,
ii) chest armor needs to be more 'V-shped'. currently looks too square.


else, Love the general look n colour. sweeeeet

Ok, thanks for the answers.

You'll have to tell me how the jet pack works out because that's what I'm currently debating on.

Also have fun with it :D

Hey nit pick away, doesn't mean I need to listen to ya ;) j/k... yeah I know the vest is too broad, it is an XL and I am a M, so I am gonna try to take it in a little to fit better.

As for the chest armor... I started heating and bending it to curve better and it looks better, so now I just need to replace with snaps instead of velcro so it sits better on my chest.

Thanks for the input :)
Tony

Here are few more from the other day when I got my boots and helmet :)

The girth belt has been sold to a fellow member here, but I will be getting another one soon :)

Haven't updated in a while... well, I got paid from a freelance job and bit the bullet on Asok's coldcast helmet... not too shabby of a piece he has there ;) gotta get the paint on it, Ocean and Royal blues!

I have the rest coming soon as well... scratch making the arena jet pack, so I'll post WIP on that as well :)

My first outing... still need some stuff, but not too bad for a first troop :)

that last picture is great

Yeah, we all kinda felt ackward taking pictures in the mens room, but we thought it was a funny idea with our armor and all, lol. :)

Here is a few more from the TechFest

That a nice looking Jango.

Where did you get the rest of the parts from in reference to post #1?

Looks like you had a blast. Armor looks great.

Here is my updated list of stuff...

Flightsuit - RedKap PB coveralls (still need extra sleeves)
Gloves - Target ladies accessories section
Vest - Leather made by my mom from the Boba cheerleading pattern with some alterations
Holsters - from [AK]Edge
Ammo Belt - from thundrkiss
Chest Armor - Created by SteelBlitz (awesome job dude!)
Blasters - Resin bought off Fleabay for like $30 bucks!! ;)
Knee Armor - BradleyFett (if anyone wants his contact and prices, PM me)
Leg Armor - BradleyFett
Cod Piece - BradleyFett (soon from Shirefolk, a BKBT one)
Girth Belt - Made myself with help from Cruzers thread!
Backplate - BradleyFett
Jet Pack - Creating via Pepakura and Fiberglass :)
gauntlets - BradleyFett, hoses from Cruzer and connectors from Lowes and JoAnns
Boots - Fleabay, still looking for some more accurate ones (Prada, KC, etc...)
Helmet - Asok, nice job on the CC dude!

I think that is it, if anyone wants any info, PM me and I can tell you my process for stuff.

Haven't updated in a while... wanted to share my new pieces... new cod and thigh armor, and new boots ;)

Nice job. Thanks for posting your build thread... It's helping me along in my build.

Looking good mate. Now bite the bullet and dye that jumpsuit! I finally did and I like it much better.

I just ordered another jumpsuit (to add the second sleeves)... so once everything is put together I will try dyeing it a little more purple :)... luckily I will have some extra material (the legs from the second suit) to try a formula first :) I also have to get my new vest done since this one was a first attempt.


Thanks for the kind words too

Hey Rup... what color dye did you use? I want to make it is a shade or so purpler, but I don't want to get too purple.

Update... I have a new vest coming soon, also the second sleeves, jet pack, and I gotta get my Cruzer armor all done up :)

here is the most recent picture of my current costume

New upgrades!!! Vest, leg armor, backplate, gaunt hoses, etc...

almost there... got a jet pack coming very soon too :)... then the button holes for the leg armor and it is good to go I think ;)

Tell me all what you think :)

Thanks,
Tony

Looking real good Tony. Hows the new vest you got working out?

I'm surprised no one has commented on how tall our local Vader is :)

Hey Chuck, the vest is working out pretty good, I could finally get the chest armor pieces a little closer... albeit a little too close, but I am short and those pieces were made by someone 6'2" I believe, lol.

Got my jet pack coming soon too :)

I was going to say either your short or that Vader is Ginormous. Chest pieces do look alittle big but it fits your frame.

maybe a little of both, uncostumed our Vader is 6'8" and I am 5'6" so there is over a foot difference, lol.

Holy **** thas a big dude.

yeah, it looks awesome when Vader towers over everyone... we walked into an event uncostumed and the coordinator said "You must be Vader."

He was pictured in the Star Wars Insider this month too, for the kidney transplant story in Bantha Tracks.

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Hey Chuck, the vest is working out pretty good, I could finally get the chest armor pieces a little closer... albeit a little too close, but I am short and those pieces were made by someone 6'2"; I believe, lol.

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I here you on the chest armor sizing issue. I'm 5'8", and had to do some serious re-sizing for my armor to fit my body properly. Luckily, all of my armor I made myself, so it wasn't difficult at all... once I figured out the size I needed.

Looking good, you're almost there!

How do you keep the hoses in your sleeves?

The end of the hoses are attached to a parachute clip (the plastic type like on backpacks and whatnot) and the other end is attached to the long sleeve under the short sleeve by means of a Tandy line 24 snap (some people sew them also)

I'll take some pics of the attachment tonight and post them

Looking really good, bro! Keep the updates coming.:thumbsup:thumbsup

Got my 501st approved!!! BH-9108!!

Nice work! Congrats on your clearance!