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ok, so i figured i should try and post some pics of my progress, which is not much because of... well tons of home work:doh but any ways; here is some pics of my right bracer. its not painted yet so its see-through which kinda ruins the pic, but hey.
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wow.... did not know they were gonna be that big....
sorry bout that
What is that done with? Heated lexan?
cnat exactly remember what it was called, but something like that. it works just like sintra, only this is what the company i asked recommended.
i have never worked with sintra, but from what iv seen on the net, this stuff seems harder, while sintra is more flexible
Hey Creon, nice start, BTW, what character are you going for?
G-Fett
thanks Studio Fett:P
at first i thought of a republic commando look, then just a regular clone trooper. but i will probably make something of my own design, based on mandalorian armors and clone armor
got some pics of some pf my progress!
shoulder plates are pretty much finished, just need to attach them, and upper and lower arms too, they just need paint
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****.. that didnt work at all...
any one know of a way to adjust the size of pictures when they are attachments?
Shoot, I'd just like to figure out how to add photos
press the "manage attachments" button under the text window when writing a reply.
id just like to know to manage the size of the pictures:P
the best way is to get a free photobucket account.. it is sooo easy!! photobucket automatically resizes your pics and gives you the link to paste on here!
ok, i think i got it!
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00443.jpg
this should be the left shoulder. i first layer is black, then i put some toothpaste on the ares i wanted weathering. then red layer, remove toothpaste and added the silver using a paintbrush.
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00434.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00432.jpg
next is the left arm. i have moved away from using the elastic bands to make it stick. instead im using some pieces of a sponge as padding, glued to the inside.
i finally settled for a paint scheme. i never could choose between black or white so did both and mixed in some red, simply because red rocks.
the fist on the chest is the one from the album cover of St Anger by Metallica, only i intend to... customize it a bit.
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00456.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00456.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00457.jpg
the black is going to be heavily weathered and show the white bellow, while the red on the shoulders and bucket will show the black bellow.
and yes, the mando symbol on the kidney peace sucks, ill fix that;)
tell me what you think and plz make suggestions for improvement!
btw:
im planning to put some black on the feet as well, i just hate drawing feet...
Swwweeeet!
Lookin good! Love the heavy mando idea - I've always been a big fan of the 'walking tank' concept :D
thanks guys
ill see if i can post some pics of the arms tomorrow
havent got any new pics for you, but i made a quick drawinf of a possible helmet design
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00460.jpg
its a bit unclear, but the white "thing" is the range finder. i always wandered it was so tall, it would bump into everything, so made my own. the square "eye" is just... a something something
that material you're using looks pretty cool. Good luck with your build
ok
pics of my newly painted arms... and something extra
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00473.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00464.jpg
they r just white for now, gonna start on the black tomorrow
pluss
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00469.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00468.jpg
that everyone, is an original 50cm long and 46cm wide X-wing toy with sounds, movable wings and proton torpedo llauncher from the 70s. with Luke and R2-D2:D
best 18s birthday present ever:D:D
thanks Apollo, that means a lot
that is a pretty slick x-wing
Before you paint any more you definitely need to fill in your seam lines with bondo or wood filler. It will look 100x better
hmm i guess your right, i had ignored those up until now
wood filler? would plastic filler be better?
and what exactly is bondo? i live in norway and im having some trouble with the translation so i cant really find any
bondo is an autobody filler that can be found at hardware stores or autosupply stores. It's a two part mixture that you can put into the seams and it will harden. Then you just gotta sand it down.
I'm not really sure what plastic filler is, but I should have mentioned that wood filler is easier to use than bondo, but it's not nearly as strong
hmm ill ask around a bit and see what i end up with during the week then. thanks alot Apollo
Your helmet concept looks great! Can't wait to see it when you're finished!
got a surprise for yall... but its not done yet so ull have to wait on more week. i only work on my costume during the weekends cause i live away from home at the moment.
but i have one question:
does any one have any good suggestions on how to make a... "comfortable" but plate? im considering making out of 2 pieces connected to each other with a rubber band of sorts, but it just doesnt feel... right. any suggestions?
cheers
Hey that looks cool, great to see someone else using plexi-glas.
be careful with it though, it tends to crack relativly easy in comparisson to sintra.
thanks for the warning, but its not plexi-glass. i cannot remember the name of it, but its just as bendable as sintra, but i believe it is harder and doesn't break easy at all. lol i tried to break it... nothing really worked except the axe, which made a fairly big dent though.
i read somewhere that you can cut sintra with some sort of knife, i have to use a saw:P
Lexan. I used to work with it a lot at a hardware store, you seem to be describing it perfectly. I'm gonna use the same material for the armour plates on my suit. It's lightweight, easy to form(with a bit of heat), and unbelievably strong. Seriously, a quarter inch piece of that stuff will stop shotgun slugs. And it's not all that expensive - 4->5 bucks a square foot.
thank you!!
thats it lexan... lexan... love it.
i also use some PVC pipes... the kind used in sewers haha not as strong but easy enough to work with
yeh, i kno how go 2 ur pics find it in ur computer then right click and hit open with open it with microsoft picture manager, then go 2 the bar up top and click on picture drop down 2 resize make it smaller then hit save as and change the name so then u have the orginals and the new smaller ones then u can post them.
soo aah... yeah
the elbow-guards are done. All though the rest of the arms are not done i decided to post what iv done
its all in my Photobucket profile and here is the link to the first picture, enjoy and tell me what you think:)
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00478.jpg
dang that link didnt quite work
try this
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00478.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00479.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00480.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00481.jpg
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http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00490.jpg
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that should be it
Nice work keep going