Fem-mando first timer. WARNING Image heavy

Hi everyone.
I've started work on my first armor.
I've already posted some sketches and detail work up on the Mandolorian Mercs board, but more feedback is always welcome.
Here is the full body armor sketch. The character's name is Juno M'hari. She is a former dancer turned Spy/Assassin. She's based on the real life Mata Hari.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...girlcolr-1.jpg

Here is some detail of her armor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...estlower-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...upperchest.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...bellyarmor.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../leftgaunt.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...thigharmor.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../shinarmor.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rightgaunt.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../miscarmor.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../kneearmor.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ollararmor.jpg

any crit is welcome. Thank you in advance

This will be an interesting build to watch! Especially when painting those intricate designs come up!

dont know how i missed this over at mercs. very cool design. very intricate details too. should be a pleasure to see it get built.

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Originally Posted by A'den Skirata

dont know how i missed this over at mercs. very cool design. very intricate details too. should be a pleasure to see it get built.

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Thank you very much. :)

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Originally Posted by KalamMekhar

This will be an interesting build to watch! Especially when painting those intricate designs come up!

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Thanks. :)
actually, most of the designs with the exception of the ones on the helmet and the collar armor will be sculpted on there. I plan on using wonderflex for the base armor then bondo over that and finally using this stuff http://www.allfixepoxy.com/servlet/t...ine/Categories to sculpt the designs. Has anyone ever used it and know how heavy it is? Also I'm not entirely sure how well bondo will work with wonderflex. Any suggestions?

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Thank you very much. :)



Thanks. :)
actually, most of the designs with the exception of the ones on the helmet and the collar armor will be sculpted on there. I plan on using wonderflex for the base armor then bondo over that and finally using this stuff http://www.allfixepoxy.com/servlet/t...ine/Categories to sculpt the designs. Has anyone ever used it and know how heavy it is? Also I'm not entirely sure how well bondo will work with wonderflex. Any suggestions?

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dont know about wonderflex or allfix but i do know about this stuff http://www.jeffvalentstudios.com/sto...d112d0092ef27f

i use it for sculpting and it would work well for what you plan to do. it also takes paint perfectly and bondo should stick to it just fine as well.

also another idea (depending on how steady your hands are :D and how good your glue gun is) you could use a hot glue gun, just draw out your design onto your armor and then just trace it out with the hotglue gun. then use bondo to smooth it out, fill in gaps and what not B^)

Oh My God that is going to be HARD to get those details... Are they going to be painted detail or sculpted detail?

I cant wait to see this one come to life.

looks interesting... that's a lot of detail, which means a lot of hard work!

some of the details can be done with hot glue.

Hot glue would be fast and look like beads of metal brazing..BUT
if you use Apoxiesculpt... It'll bond to the plastic and last forever.
You ran roll is between your fingers (like playdough worms) and
then apply it to the armor. Then use water and some clay sculpting
tools and get BEAUTIFUL raised details. Itll take forever and a day,
but It'd look awesome and last. If your interested google out apoxie
sculpt and lothlorien bow in the same search and see some of the
excellent leaf designs the guy did on his "bow of the golden wood".
N/M heres the tut: http://www.bowstick.com/makingthelothlorienbow.html
Nice Concept! Good Luck for sure!
Mike

I *love* it. When my man and I got married three weeks ago, I wore henna (because of my background) for the ceremony (and after as it stays on for almost a month), and this idea is almost like henna designs on armour-- very cool. Wish I'd thought of it before! It'll be pretty tough-- I'm a bit surprised to see a first-timer going for something so ambitious. Are you used to working with your hands or is this, as a whole, something new for you? Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing this come along! Good luck, Tori.

This really reminds me of armor that would be used in the Malazan Books of the Fallen series. Something Adjunct Tavore would wear, or even Sha'ik reborn. (anyone read those books?)

Seeing that she can draw amazingly im sure sculpting will come pretty natural too

yeah i like the apoxiesculpt idea, rolling playdoh worms and squeshing them in place seems a little easier.

that apoxie sculpt seams to be a lot like the stuff i linked B^) a two part apoxie you mix and role out it's great stuff and dries in a few hours, its not for beginners though and can drive you nuts at times but if you are patient, you can make really great works of art!!

I like the idea and it's great that you've planned it so carefully, will always make for a better finished project :)

Love the Asian (Hindu?) feel to it.

This is going to look very cool. Looking forward to the progress pics on this one! The intricate work doesn't look out of place either.

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dont know about wonderflex or allfix but i do know about this stuff http://www.jeffvalentstudios.com/sto...d112d0092ef27f
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also another idea (depending on how steady your hands are :D and how good your glue gun is) you could use a hot glue gun, just draw out your design onto your armor and then just trace it out with the hotglue gun. then use bondo to smooth it out, fill in gaps and what not B^)

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That stuff looks pretty good. does it dry really fast, cause I think i'm going to need a least a half hour curing time? Also do you think puff paint would work as well as a glue gun for some of the finer dimensional work? I"m leary of a glue gun as it leaves threads.

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Oh My God that is going to be HARD to get those details... Are they going to be painted detail or sculpted detail?

I cant wait to see this one come to life.

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Mostly sculpted, and thanks :)

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looks interesting... that's a lot of detail, which means a lot of hard work!

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Yeah, but hopefully it'll be fun

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Originally Posted by miqt

Hot glue would be fast and look like beads of metal brazing..BUT
if you use Apoxiesculpt... It'll bond to the plastic and last forever.
You ran roll is between your fingers (like playdough worms) and
then apply it to the armor. Then use water and some clay sculpting
tools and get BEAUTIFUL raised details. Itll take forever and a day,
but It'd look awesome and last. If your interested google out apoxie
sculpt and lothlorien bow in the same search and see some of the
excellent leaf designs the guy did on his "bow of the golden wood".
N/M heres the tut: http://www.bowstick.com/makingthelothlorienbow.html
Nice Concept! Good Luck for sure!
Mike

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Yes! that's perfect! *** thank you so much! *goes to find this stuff*

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I *love* it. When my man and I got married three weeks ago, I wore henna (because of my background) for the ceremony (and after as it stays on for almost a month), and this idea is almost like henna designs on armour-- very cool. Wish I'd thought of it before! It'll be pretty tough-- I'm a bit surprised to see a first-timer going for something so ambitious. Are you used to working with your hands or is this, as a whole, something new for you? Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing this come along! Good luck, Tori.

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Yes again! Henna was exactly what i based those on. I wanted a kind of tribal bellydance feel for her. Yeah I do work with my hands a lot. I'm a costuming major and sculpt leather masks for fun. I thought i'd try my hand at armor and star wars is my first fandom so why not make a mando?

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Originally Posted by KalamMekhar

This really reminds me of armor that would be used in the Malazan Books of the Fallen series. Something Adjunct Tavore would wear, or even Sha'ik reborn. (anyone read those books?)

Seeing that she can draw amazingly im sure sculpting will come pretty natural too

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Thank you! :) sorry i haven't read the books though.

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Originally Posted by L3g3ndQ

that apoxie sculpt seams to be a lot like the stuff i linked B^) a two part apoxie you mix and role out it's great stuff and dries in a few hours, its not for beginners though and can drive you nuts at times but if you are patient, you can make really great works of art!!

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sweet! as soon as I get the cash, i'm on it.

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I like the idea and it's great that you've planned it so carefully, will always make for a better finished project :)

Love the Asian (Hindu?) feel to it.

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yeah, kinda a hindu, bollywood, bellydance feel was what i was going for, thanks.

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This is going to look very cool. Looking forward to the progress pics on this one! The intricate work doesn't look out of place either.

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Thanks!

Bump

It's been a month, anything yet?

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Yes again! Henna was exactly what i based those on. I wanted a kind of tribal bellydance feel for her. Yeah I do work with my hands a lot. I'm a costuming major and sculpt leather masks for fun. I thought i'd try my hand at armor and star wars is my first fandom so why not make a mando?

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That's awesome. I'm pretty stoked about this one. How's it coming so far?

I like it too! I saw this and told Nomad I was thinking about stealing your idea for her armor. I thought I'd scribed to this already but i am now!

Thanks for all the help and encouragement.
I've been very busy with college but I've managed to get some of my soft parts done.
Here is my Kama and the hip scarf that goes over it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/bothback.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../bothfront.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/bothside.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/hipfront.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ic/hipside.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/kamaback.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../kamafront.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/kamaside.jpg

It's a bit hard to see, but the fringe of the hip scarf has some detail work I'm quite proud of.
I took some copper pennies (pre-1982) and put them on a railroad track near my home. When the train had passed I had these
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/coinprev.jpg
I took some model enamal paint in teal and purple and painted both sides like this, teal on one side, purple on the other
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...oric/coin2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...oric/coins.jpg
Then I drilled holes in them, and added beads and tassels
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/cointong.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/coinbt12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../coindrill.jpg
Finally I added them and some other charms I made to the hip scarf.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../hipfringe.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...hipfringe2.jpg
They jingle quite nicely. Next up is my vest which I'm having to re-dye the fabric for as it didn't take well the first time. After that, belts ahoy! Any feedback or advice is welcome! thanks in advance

WOW, I am glad to see this thread alive again, and REALLY HAPPY to see progress. ;)
when this is finished, it'll probably be one of the more original looking sets in exhistance.

Looking great, me's thinking you might be a fashion student though :)

Glad to see this one is still alive!!! :cheering

...train-smashed pennies...that is rather inventive and completely awesome...

Looks really good so far!

:cheers
A'den

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Glad to see this one is still alive!!! :cheering

...train-smashed pennies...that is rather inventive and completely awesome...

Looks really good so far!

:cheers
A'den

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Train-smashed pennies is a time honored red neck game.Did this all the time when I was a kid back in Texas. I think I lost about ten bucks in change doing this. The best part of this is trying to find the pennies that flew off the track.

I used to do it when I was a trolley cop. I love how hot they were when you pick them up.

This is going to be an amazing build! I love the kama and your little Mando skulls. Good work!

First off, thanks everyone for your kindness and help.
Second Hey. I'm not sure where to put this question as it's not totally armor specific but, how do I change the color of a metal tassel from silver to antique gold? Would rub n buff work? Should I prime it first? I thought the silver would be ok when I bought em but they look ugly and fresh out the box, compared to the older look of most of the rest of the armor. Any ideas? Thanks

Hmm, the cheap way is to spray paint it with some metallic paint and then weather it with either ink or shoe polish. If you chose to go that way then primer would be a wise move.

Rub and buff though might work, and if you used it I don't think you'd need to primer the surface first.

Brown lacquer might work as well though.

you can antique the silver by boiling an egg, then removing the yolk and getting rid of it (eat it or what ever) then break the whites into pieces, put them and the silver into a ziplock bag over night. Should be nice and black by morning, then just remove what tarnish you want.

Or just get this:
http://www.misterart.com/g1855/St-Lo...Of-Sulphur.htm

it's used to antique copper but will do the same for silver ;)

IT IS TOXIC SO BE CAREFUL!!!

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Hmm, the cheap way is to spray paint it with some metallic paint and then weather it with either ink or shoe polish. If you chose to go that way then primer would be a wise move.

Rub and buff though might work, and if you used it I don't think you'd need to primer the surface first.

Brown lacquer might work as well though.

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Thanks, I have left over gold paint and some shoe polish lying around.

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Originally Posted by adonian

you can antique the silver by boiling an egg, then removing the yolk and getting rid of it (eat it or what ever) then break the whites into pieces, put them and the silver into a ziplock bag over night. Should be nice and black by morning, then just remove what tarnish you want.

Or just get this:
http://www.misterart.com/g1855/St-Lo...Of-Sulphur.htm

it's used to antique copper but will do the same for silver ;)

IT IS TOXIC SO BE CAREFUL!!!

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appreciate it, but it's not real silver, or probably even silver plated. I'm thinking painted alluminium

great job , it's cool to see another tennessean

Looking amazing! I love the detail, that's what really makes a set come alive. You should start a thread over on the Mercs to encourage all the other TN folk over there, we're kinda few and far between.

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Looking amazing! I love the detail, that's what really makes a set come alive. You should start a thread over on the Mercs to encourage all the other TN folk over there, we're kinda few and far between.

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I was just about to say the same thing! I'm from Kentucky and when I visit home, I would love to troop too.

What's your name over on the mercs Gymbeau?

man how I miss the down home feeling I used to get when I lived back east, California is sooo "i'm in a hurry to get absolutly nowhere".

When I lived in Georgia, you could say "hay" NOT "hi" to almost anyone and get a smile in return, not like here in Cali, people think your a psycho if you greet them or smile.

Yall got it made.

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What's your name over on the mercs Gymbeau?

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Bes'kad Prudii. Yeah that's me & my girlfriend Dralshy'a on the main page of the Mercs right now with Andy Mangels (author of Twin Engines of Destruction)

Sweet.

Very detailed. Good work so far.

So hows the build going, we gonna get an update soon?

O_O in the first. realy interesting desing...

A oriental-theme?

Ali Baba and the 40 Mando's? XD

Updates everyone!
I've been working on my soft parts and got quite a bit done.
First I've finished the tabards. The green floral kimono fabric that i had originally intended was sold out so I had to find
something else for the main fabric of the tabards. I found this skirt here, the sequined and embroidered panels would be perfect for my tabards.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...armor/tab3.jpg

I cut out the panels and added felt backing because I felt they were too flimsy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tabbard002.jpg

I had some silver tassels for the bottom that I spray painted gold and antiqued
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tabbard008.jpg

This is the finished product
Front:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tabbard004.jpg
Back:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tabbard005.jpg
and on the kama:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tabbard009.jpg

I have also finished my vest, if you haven't read the thread i posted, I found a beautiful piece of leather, but didn't have enough to make my vest. I ordered another piece but it was a completely different color. After some wonderful advice from the people here, I used a design that worked with that.
Here is my vest front: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P3260074.jpg
back:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P3260078.jpg
side:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P3260075.jpg
and here are some pictures of everything I have so far

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P3260066.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P3260067.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P3260069.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P3260070.jpg
I'm almost finished with my first belt no so I'll be posting that soon. Any comments or critique are welcome! Thanks in advance

The Kama looks amazing. I love the detail and fabric choice, it's really starting to take shape to your original drawing. If the armor looks half as good as the soft goods do so far you will have an amazing and super detailed mando! Very impressive.

This is going to be so ornate! I'm sure Trisha Biggar would just love your Mando!

looking pretty cool,

Just wondering if you have seen the other threads on female mando armor, one idea was to use a female mannequin torso which are like $10 on ebay and cut it out to give you the foundations. Depending on the type you get, most plastic cements will stick to it, and because they are fairly firm, it may prevent sulptured work from falling off.

But very impressive and thanks for sharing.

April

The soft parts are the most important parts to get right and I honestly think this is going to come out absolutely fantastic!

Can't wait to see your progress on this!

Oh and there has been talk about using cheap fencing armour for the plates as well.

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looking pretty cool,

Just wondering if you have seen the other threads on female mando armor, one idea was to use a female mannequin torso which are like $10 on ebay and cut it out to give you the foundations. Depending on the type you get, most plastic cements will stick to it, and because they are fairly firm, it may prevent sulptured work from falling off.

But very impressive and thanks for sharing.

April

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Thanks,
The mannequin is a good idea. I was going to do wonderflex but I'm so leary of using bondo or resin as I don't really have a place to work with it. Do you have to smooth the surface at all? You say they're firm but would re-enforcing the inside of the mannquin plates with wonderflex help? Thanks again.

I like the East Asian/ Indian look you have going here. It's different from any other custom Mando I've seen. Good Luck with this!

Very nice, and rich design good job:thumbsup Keep it up! :cheering

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Thanks,
The mannequin is a good idea. I was going to do wonderflex but I'm so leary of using bondo or resin as I don't really have a place to work with it. Do you have to smooth the surface at all? You say they're firm but would re-enforcing the inside of the mannquin plates with wonderflex help? Thanks again.

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As long as you are prepared to put the arm work in, bondo is a very good shaping tool, especially if you want natural shapes.

I made my krayt for my Krayt Dragon helmet completely out of bondo and in some ways, the way it laid out was really organic. However, at the same point, if you're clever, you can shape bondo just before it dries solid with an exacto knife, it really cuts down on sanding time.

Resin your fears are founded, but bondo? On a sheet of paper, mix it with a piece of plastic and away you go.

Here's me giving away all my lil secrets, but your project is worth it! :)

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As long as you are prepared to put the arm work in, bondo is a very good shaping tool, especially if you want natural shapes.

I made my krayt for my Krayt Dragon helmet completely out of bondo and in some ways, the way it laid out was really organic. However, at the same point, if you're clever, you can shape bondo just before it dries solid with an exacto knife, it really cuts down on sanding time.

Resin your fears are founded, but bondo? On a sheet of paper, mix it with a piece of plastic and away you go.

Here's me giving away all my lil secrets, but your project is worth it! :)

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Hee! Thank you very much. That alieviates a great deal of my fears about bondo. I'll probably still use the putty because I'm much more comfortable sculpting than carving, but I feel better about using it for the thigh and shin armor

Simply wow!:suprise I'm a begginer and this is beyond my leage

Hi Y'all!
I only have a small update this time. The work I'm doing on this is time consuming and hasn't left me with a lot of chances to get photos.
My husband is better at it than I am and he's been very busy but this is what I've got so far
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...costume006.jpg
Cut breast plates from a mannequin
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...costume007.jpg
Partially sculpted breastplates
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...costume011.jpg
Fully sculpted breastplate
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...costume022.jpg
Prim'd breast plate
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...costume027.jpg
Painted and antiqued (left) and just painted (Right)
Didn't get any in progress pics of the gut plate but here it is in all it's finished glory
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...doarmor001.jpg
and here is is with the breast plates
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...doarmor003.jpg

That's all I have for now, Coming up soon, the thigh plates, knee plates, shoulder armor, collar plate and "diamond"
Whatcha think?

that is so insanely cool!!

amazing simply amazing

I'm sooo glad I subscribed to this thread, and better yet I am glad that I came back to check my sub'd threads after a looong break, YOUR WORK IS AMAZING KEEP IT UP!

That's very good indeed. Very Mata Hari. Amazing attention to detail. You should consider a career change!

That's awsome, sorry I've got nothing constructive to add

this set is lookin great! never seen anything like this before, cant wait to see it finished ^^

Holy ****!!!
This is my new favorite custom! The vest and skirt are awesome! I can't wait to see the gauntlets.

You got some skills there! Looking good!

Thank you all very much for your help and kindness. I really do appriecate it
UPDATEZ!!!
Moving right along with my build. I've got most of it done. Just need to work on the knee armor a bit then it's on to the two biggies, the gauntlets and the helmet!
Here are some pics of what I've got and how it got there
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P6160043.jpg
Wonderflex shaped knee armor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P6130042.jpg
Thigh armor, shaped and covered in bondo/resin mix (works somuch better for me than basic bondo does)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P6210046.jpg
thigh armor again, Sculpted on the left sculpted and primed on the right
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P6270049.jpg
thigh armor and shoulder armor, sculpted, primed and painted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P6270054.jpg
Close up of shoulder armor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P6270055.jpg
Close up of thigh armor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P6270056.jpg
Collar armor, rondo'd and stickered. Now with 20% more cat butt!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P7090065.jpg
Knee pad, sculpted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P7090072.jpg
Shin armor, sculpted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P7140080.jpg
finished cod
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P7140087.jpg
Knees painted and antiqued
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P7150088.jpg
finished shins
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P7150094.jpg
finished shoulder
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...r/P7150095.jpg
Finished collars
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rmor/thigh.jpg
Finished thighs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...0armor/cod.jpg
close up of cod.
As always concrit is welcome. Thanks in advance.

one word. wow.

Looks great, and will no doubt be amazing when it's completed!

xD if ya axe me when this builds done there probobly wont ever be and probobly has never been a hawter looking fem mando done

I was just looking though this thread, and was stunned! Had to leave a message.

AWESOME!!

Hey Y'all!
I've been working hard on my helmet and after two false starts, three repaints and struggling with my visor I'm finally finished.
Comments and con crit are welcome. Thanks in advance.
Jango two piece, glued together, bondo'd over seam, with marking for the sculpting
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse001.jpg
Top view of the markings
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse002.jpg
close up of markings
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse004.jpg
primed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse008.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse011.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse013.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse014.jpg
Dome, Cheeks and back painted. Used rustoleum color shift in galaxy blue.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse007.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse007.jpg
Masked off dome, cheeks and back, to paint the contrast.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse007.jpg
Close up of sculpted scroll work.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse023.jpg
Painted contrast, Testors spray paint, Jade Green
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse024.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse025.jpg
Painted scroll work, Testor's enamel in gold
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse029.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse030.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse030.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse032.jpg

Painted dome scroll work
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse033.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse034.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse035.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse037.jpg

Nearly finished!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse250.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse251.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse252.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse253.jpg

FINISHED!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse255.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse256.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse257.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse258.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse259.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse259.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse261.jpg

That's all for now! will be posting final costume work and weapons soon!
Thanks in advance!

holy schnikeys! That may be the coolest custom helmet EVAR!!!

Wow, that is just nuts. To see your initial drawings my only thought was "good luck with that... you are super ambitious and might be biting off more than you can chew." Then coming down through the thread and watching you bring your drawings to life... amazing...

lookin good!!! i love all that detail work!!

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Wow, that is just nuts. To see your initial drawings my only thought was "good luck with that... you are super ambitious and might be biting off more than you can chew." Then coming down through the thread and watching you bring your drawings to life... amazing...

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Thank you very much. It's been a ride and a half on this end too, lemme tell you.:)

Wow and a half, Vod. Looks absolutely amazing

If you want to, you can go over that bucket with liquid boot polish and then wipe it off quickly, it would really enhance the pattern you have at the mo :)

Here are my gauntlets, made of pvc pipe, apoxie sculpt, piece of a model car and krylon paint.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse278.jpg
raw gauntlets
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse287.jpg
painted gauntlets side
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ostumse286.jpg
painted gauntlets, back
any con crit or comments are welcome, thanks in advance.

And it's finally submission ready! let me know what you think please!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ric/leggy1.jpg
posing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ric/leegy2.jpg
showing some leg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...lmetsans12.jpg
helmet off

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And it's finally submission ready! let me know what you think please!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ric/leggy1.jpg

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O.O WOW!

Wow, this turned out beautifully! There is so much detail and hard work in this, totally gorgeous. Well done x

Absolutely fantastic, vod.

I can honestly say I have never seen it's equal. Simply amazing work.

WOW!!! Talk about taking it to the next level! This isn't just a customized costume...this is a work of art!

So, after almost a year of work, it's finally finished. Here is my Mandalorian armor. That you all for your help with it's construction and all your kind words.

Here are some pictures of Ms. Juno in action.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...woodshoot1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...woodshoot4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...woodshoot6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...woodshoot8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...oodshoot10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...oodshoot11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...oodshoot15.jpg
and Helmet off
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...oodshoot29.jpg

Thanks for everything y'all! concrit and comments welcome!

that looks awesome! the only thing i'd have to say about it is that with as colorful and decorated the rest of the costume is, the boots seem kind of boring and draw attention to themselves. a little boot adornment, or some armor would really make it shine!

Dang, woman! That's crazy awesome!!! Excellent work and I agree with saint_nasty on the boots. But other than that: fantastic!

i've been following this thread for about 1 year now and it looks great. you got your plan right and stuck by it. the finished costume looks almost identical to the first drawing.

great work

That, is not only cool and unique, but amazing execution indeed ! Well done ! :cheers

Chris

Incredible. As mentioned, add a little armor to the boot tops and you'll be upgraded to "Legendary." :D

I guess I will be the only dissenter from what is a great looking kit. There seems to be something wrong with the connection between your chest plates and your belly plate and I really can't place what it is.

However I also get the funny feeling it is a niggle for you too, so, apart from the fact it is great as is, it needs to be comfy and workable for you, so get that niggle sorted :)

Just joined TDH and I have never seen anything like this. Absolutely amazing 'Nuff said...

***! This is amazing, how did you do all the detail?

I like it!

Obviously haven't posted in this thread in a while but I had to say. Flawless.

Very interesting concept and build.

Sorry I've been away so long, and I'm very late posting these, but here are some shots of my armor in action at Dragon*con.
Mandalorian with a Twist - Dragoncon_2010_9_4_0322 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
DragonCon-09032010-039 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Roman Jango Fett | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
and to top it off, this happened too Superheroes, sci fi characters invade Atlanta for Dragon*Con - CNN.com
Check out number nine! ;) I did end up adding something to the boots, just some spats made from leather, which I think i'll end up stiffening. And Saz, you're right about the vestl The magnets inside kept bunching and stretching the leather and wouldn't let the plates sit right. I'm currently upgrading to snaps and making an all new vest.

Very nice!!! :thumbsup

Wow! It is amazing to see a females take on this. Has a Middle Eastern/Indian look to it. I love your concept drawings (start to finish) Thanks for sharing your talents on this board!

holy amazin detail batman!

Congratulations on an amazing build!

I especially love the slight pearlescent nature of the paint on your bucket, looks almost like an active camo suitable for felucia! hehe.

Thank you
Some changes have been made to the armor.
I have replaced the collar, the gauntlets, and the vest.
I did a photoshoot with the new pieces and the only pics that came out well were helmet off, sorry about that.
I'm thinking of moving the breast plates closer to each other and possibly adding some sort of back plate.
Any thoughts on that?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/DSCF1355.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/DSCF1363.jpg
I also made another set of armor to look more like traditional mandalorian armor and less fancy pants.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/DSCF1345.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/DSCF1353.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/DSCF1352.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/DSCF1350.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/DSCF1333.jpg
That baby got me in the Mando Mercs, but any thoughts on how to punch it up would help.
thanks in advance!

I think adding a backplate like you mentioned would look good. Especially if you shifted the cape to just one shoulder so that it shows.

I'm sure it's already been noticed, but looks like the ab plate is really sticking out in the side-on pictures.

I was also wondering about the holster hanging so low? I'm sure that's what you intended, I'm guessing an homage to carrying a scimitar? Does look a bit odd though, and hard to reach.

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I think adding a backplate like you mentioned would look good. Especially if you shifted the cape to just one shoulder so that it shows.

I'm sure it's already been noticed, but looks like the ab plate is really sticking out in the side-on pictures.

I was also wondering about the holster hanging so low? I'm sure that's what you intended, I'm guessing an homage to carrying a scimitar? Does look a bit odd though, and hard to reach.

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Thanks very much.
Actually that plate has been giving me fits. I cannot get it to stay close to me for love or money. Should I adjust the vest or try more velcro? The holster is mostly supposed to be out of the way of the pockets, it is hanging low though so I shall move it up. Thank you very much again.

maybe a snap together button on the top center of the ab piece. mine does that and i'm probably going to use all snaps once i make a vest out of real leather.