heavy mando idea!

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.

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

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

best 18s birthday present ever

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

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
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00482.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00487.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00488.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00489.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00490.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/DSC00499.jpg

that should be it

Nice work keep going