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  1. 06-20-2010, 05:28 PM #1
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    My Wife's FINISHED Zam









    Since I have been getting close to completion on my wife's Zam and there has been a little bit of interest in the stuff I made for her and offer to others that I would show some of the finished/almost finished parts. So here's what we've got done so far. There are a few parts not shown that are finished, like I have MonCal's aluminum barrel blaster.

    In terms of breakdown of who made what -
    Foot armor - my sculpt
    Toe armor - my sculpt w/ screen cast toe spikes
    Handplates - Left is screen cast, right is my sculpt
    Thumbguards - my sculpt
    Misc colored greeblies - my sculpts
    Chest armor - my sculpt
    Hose Connector - ZamIAm
    Stomach Armor - my leatherwork
    Crescent moon - screen cast
    Horseshoe - ZamIAm
    Ovary Bits - screen cast
    Hose - from a Spot Bot carpet cleaner (bought a replacement hose online)
    Shins - my sculpt
    Gauntlets - my sculpts
    Helmet - from original DCB run but I had to resculpt/cast the binoc bridge
    Skirt - My leatherwork w/ wife's help for lacing
    Holster - My leatherwork, formed to MonCal's awesome aluminum blaster

    For the bodysuit we have ZamIAm's custom neoprene. We have the boots with correct sole, though they are not finished, and we have the leather for the remaining pieces like the vest, cummerbund, and veil. We are trying to get everything done by SDCC this year.




















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  2. 06-20-2010, 06:53 PM #2
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Beautiful work. Can't wait to see it all together!
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  3. 06-21-2010, 02:18 PM #3
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Thanks. I can't wait to finish it either. Seems like its been forever. I just want it to be done.
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  4. 06-21-2010, 02:29 PM #4
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Looks good, can't wait to see it finished
    greetings for the Snowball xD
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  5. 06-21-2010, 03:37 PM #5
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Awesome!!!

    Finally! I want to see it together dude, especially with your jango.
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  6. 06-22-2010, 01:36 PM #6
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Yeah, hopefully there will be some good photos with my wife's Zam and my Jango at SDCC this year. We will also get some professional photos done together at some point.
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  7. 06-23-2010, 01:12 AM #7
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Wow! Amazing work! Really cool!
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  8. 06-23-2010, 12:14 PM #8
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Excellent Start!
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  9. 06-23-2010, 08:03 PM #9
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Thanks, but I sure hope this is a lot more than a start!! We basically just need to finish the undersuit, vest and cummerbund and its done. It's taken 3 years to get to this point.
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  10. 06-24-2010, 05:49 AM #10
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Outstanding . Would be cool to see that one done and worn.
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Amazing work!!! Wish I was going to SDCC to see it in person - maybe next year. Hope you'll get plenty of pics (Dumb question... but needs to be said! LOL). Noticed the hose right off the bat... I like it better than mine...
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  12. 06-25-2010, 11:51 AM #12
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Thanks, yeah we are right down to the wire in terms of finishing for SDCC. My wife's new sewing machine arrived busted and its going to take too long to get a replacement or get it fixed, so we had to revert to her 1967 Kenmore, which ironically is the only sewing machine out of the 3 that she owns that functions properly.

    The hose is pretty nice. I searched all over for something good. That was the best I could find and its still nowhere near perfect, but its close enough. There is someone on ebay that sells with buy it now, the Bissell Spot Bot hose for around $25 (that's where we got ours).

    This is the hose I got and from this seller, but I think I paid less: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=390191976573&

    (it's BIN w/ multiple available so I don't think there should be a problem posting the auction)
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  13. 06-29-2010, 10:40 AM #13
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Well, she finished the top of the undersuit yesterday. Considering she didn't do a mockup (she just dove right into the neoprene due to time constraints) and had never sewn neoprene and her first two sewing machine options both wouldn't work it came out well. Her original sewing machine wasn't powerful enough. Then she bought a new sewing machine which arrived broken. So she had to use the 1967 kenmore. The machine is quite powerful and steady, but the downside is that it is inside a cabinet, so making the sleeves attach to the top was a huge PAIN. Also, her serger did not cooperate with the material fully, so that option kind of went out the window in addition to her other two sewing machines. The welt seams were easy though.
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    *envies*
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  15. 06-30-2010, 10:17 AM #15
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Nice to see this featured on Facebook - the TDH page!
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  16. 06-30-2010, 11:02 AM #16
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Woah cool! Thanks for notifying me of that. I had no idea.
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  17. 06-30-2010, 12:46 PM #17
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Looking awesome!!
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  18. 06-30-2010, 02:49 PM #18
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Quote Originally Posted by kamel_m View Post
    Looks good, can't wait to see it finished
    greetings for the Snowball xD
    Snowball has decided to take over the sewing responsibilities

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  19. 07-01-2010, 11:08 AM #19
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    No costume is complete without feline supervision....
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  20. 07-01-2010, 12:00 PM #20
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    She likes to do more than supervise...like lay on top of stuff we are trying to work on.

    Anyway today was an awesome day. I finally found fels naptha soap locally. I must have visited a dozen stores before I finally found one that carried it.
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  21. 07-02-2010, 03:01 AM #21
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    There is a livejournal community dedicated to those feline "helpers". My cat has silk seeking radar affixed to the top of his head. They certainly don't work as ears...

    Looking great SDCC should be all kinds of spectacular fun this year so I hope you guys have fun
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  22. 07-03-2010, 11:38 AM #22
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    Awesome!!! That looks very awesome. Inspiring me to go redo parts of mine. I'm so glad she's trooping SDCC. I trooped it as Zam last year, but I am not going this year, so she can "carry the torch." Awesome...

    Keep posting pics. And how are you going to attach your cummerbund to the belt bits? Just curious.

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  23. 07-03-2010, 01:51 PM #23
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress

    They will be attached with lace and if that doesn't seem to hold then maybe we'll add some velcro. Honestly at this point we are so crammed for time we are just focused on making it wearable for a day at SDCC. If anything has issues we will just have to deal with it later. Actually right now I'm more worried about how to attach the chest armor assembly. I've seen various harness ideas but still haven't come up with a solid plan.
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  24. 07-26-2010, 11:34 AM #24
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    Re: My Wife's Zam Progress




    Many more pics coming later, but here are a couple taken by Bonnie Burton for the SW Blog.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/starwar...7624431791179/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/starwar...7624431791179/

    Here's a couple more:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/defyita...7624589956758/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/defyita...7624589956758/
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  25. 07-27-2010, 10:04 PM #25
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    Re: My FINISHED Zam

    Thanks to Lesley Farquhar for the pics:







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  26. 07-28-2010, 11:37 AM #26
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    That looks awesome, great job!
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Excellent! Great work on a tough costume. And a nice Jango too. A Zam that looks that good deserves a rifle. If you're interested , send me a PM.
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  28. 07-28-2010, 11:37 PM #28
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    you both look awesome!
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  29. 07-29-2010, 02:38 PM #29
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Thanks for the compliments! This was probably the most difficult costume I've attempted to date...it was a lot of work and used my entire skillset.
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Awesome Zam!!! Wonderful pictures too!!! Hope I can see it in person sometime soon!
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    It's costume's like this that make a GML's job very easy.
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  32. 07-30-2010, 10:43 AM #32
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Thank you for all the compliments! I can't believe 3 years of work has finally paid off. Foxbat did such a great job - and his attention to detail (while occasionally driving me crazy) really makes this costume. Hopefully I will meet you all in the future. We will be at C5 - but the costume isn't coming
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    That is one awesome Zam! well done! Like Nathan said...builds like this makes a GMLs job easy!
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Thanks to Nathan's quick approval, she is now a member of the 501st! She is now BH 5830 (my TK # backwards, he he).

    Hopefully with the generous help of another member, she will be adding the rifle to the costume. We plan to have some professional photos done in a studio sometime after CV.
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    SO AWESOME! Looks perfect! I personally think a zam would be harder to make than anything!

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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Great work.....What's the next project?
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    hey Fox...she looks awesome...great job! I have been so distant from the zammer thread since i got into my own Jango project...its awesome to have another Jango Zam married couple running around! lol
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    That Zam looks awesome!

    You look great together!
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Thanks everyone! Here's a couple of videos of us at the San Diego Padres Clone Wars night...dancing on the dugout to YMCA.



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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Great stuff! That final shot of the young boy in video two said it all: BIG SMILE!
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    OMGosh! That is so, so great! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    I must've missed this.... That is just too funny! Zam doing the YMCA! LOL
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Man You guys look great, way to go . Both of you did a stellar job on your costumes !
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Looks awesome!!!
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    WOW great job both yall.. WAtch out ZAM you know he has a poison dart.... I KID I KID !! lol

    very nice work...
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Awesome you guy's look Great! Though I have to say, gotta love the "two step" Kenobi. I bet the kids loved it!
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    Re: My Wife's FINISHED Zam

    Really, really well done!
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    Great WORK!!!
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