Makan Pyralis

Hi everyone! I am new to the boards, kind of.....I would like to show what i am working on. I see that this picture was shown on another thread, but for the girl (wife) and. (This is Trash Can Armor )





I am giving him the Name Makan Pyralis since he doesnt have a name yet.






I am debating doing the X and the skull, i did it before and didn't like it. So i sanded it off and painted over it.





I am not sure if you can notice that I modified it to be my own symbol. From a water drop to a leave and and ever that symbol was on the bottom i changed.





And a starting weapon, i will not keep this...my friend [COLOR=#0000ff]Fosterkeri[/COLOR] pointed it out so i grapped it. I am gunna make a couple of weapons and choose from them.



Please tell me what you think!

Nice work, but your armor seems a little more orange than red. At least to my eyes the comic armor seems more red. I would get rid of that dent though, especially since the comic one doesn't have one. As much damage as a Mando would take, a bunch of them having the same dent justs seems off. It's a must for Boba, not so for others.

I like it, I see you've opted for keeping the dent, also. It's very similar to mine, except the color on the helmet is reversed(kinda). I really like where you're going with this, are you atempting the female armor for a significant other, perhaps?

It does look orange in the picture, but it looks more red in person. The dent in the helmet is just there for now, i am going to get a better helmet to use...this is just a temp.

For the female, I am not saying anything definte right now, but i would like to do a music video fan film with this scene in it.

Yeah, what method are you using for your weatehring? I'm having trouble getting good weathing onto armor.

Looks awesome Makan...keep up the good work and keep us posted with progress pics. IMO...I'd add the X and the skull back on the helmet...it would definately add something most customs don't have. I also agree with Remo...loose the dent...hehe. Glad to see you aboard

For weathering, i used warhammer paint and a small paint brush.


Thanks fosterkeri. It will need help and it needs alot of work.


I really need some quantlets, but i don't have a lot of money.

Looks great so far! I had the same idea for the Nerf gun. Now I know what it looks like!

DUDE WHAT KIND OF GUN IS THAT?

it reminds me of Kyle Katarn's Bryar pistol with the grip and large front

any chance these are somewhere that i could easily pick one up?

-=QuinN!

Originally Posted by CombatBaby

DUDE WHAT KIND OF GUN IS THAT?

it reminds me of Kyle Katarn's Bryar pistol with the grip and large front

any chance these are somewhere that i could easily pick one up?

-=QuinN!

About 10 bucks at most stores.

Originally Posted by Makan

Your armor will look a lot more like the pic if you spotmist and mist the edges in a red/black mix with an airbrush. The red will look more blood-color and less cheery red. Looks great, though.

this is my first time making and painting the armor, i am gunna do another set after practicing a little more!

Originally Posted by drokkul

Your armor will look a lot more like the pic if you spotmist and mist the edges in a red/black mix with an airbrush. The red will look more blood-color and less cheery red. Looks great, though.

Even just a plain old black wash will tone it down. It looks like a good start.

And yes, lose the dent on the helmet.

DUDE WHAT KIND OF GUN IS THAT?

it reminds me of Kyle Katarn's Bryar pistol with the grip and large front

any chance these are somewhere that i could easily pick one up?

sorry i didnt see that earlier....i picked mine up at target, but i have seen them at walmart, toys"r"us, and anywhere else that sells nerf guns. And like was said, they cost about $10.

Nerf N-Strike Maverick

Even just a plain old black wash will tone it down. It looks like a good start.

And yes, lose the dent on the helmet.

I do want to remove the dent, but that will come in time, but i never thought of a was. I am a high school student (about to grad) and an art student at that, and it never crossed my mind. Thanks for the tip!

You've got some nice-lookin armor, man.

Originally Posted by Makan

Where is this pic from?

Originally Posted by Boba_Fett_03

You've got some nice-lookin armor, man.






Where is this pic from?

The picture is from a star wars insider....last months issue.

I really need to subscribe to that thing >_<

I do too, I just dont feel like paying for it all up front!

That, and it'll probably get cancelled soon anyway; I used to subscribe to that Star Wars Galaxy magazine. It changed to Star Wars Collector, and died after producing a few issues. The moment I subscribe to Insider, it'll probably get cancelled :p

I never played the game; I meant the old Star Wars Galaxy magazine, which was back when the Special Editions were hitting theaters, and speculation about the prequels was everywhere. It changed to Star Wars Collector, but fizzled out soon after TPM hit theaters.

ah, i was in 3rd or 4th grade at that time, i was to busy with the movies and playing with the toys to care about anything else.....i feel too young now!

Actually I think that Star Wars Insider is improving and becoming more popular, and well written and organized. I especially like the EU stories, in particular last months issue dealing with Kal'buir and the Null ARCs/RC's after Triple Zero. I'll go no further as I'd hate to spoil the story for you, but I highly recommend reading it if possible...The only issue with subscribing to Insider is that it costs $39.95 a year, plus you're a member of the fan club and yada,yada,yada-but I still find it pricey...Oh yeah, nice paintwork on your bucket etc...

Dha Syntir

Thanks....i want to finish it, since high school ends in two weeks, for good....i should have the time to finish my costume! But then i need money for college. I am going to be attending full sail in florida....anyone in the florida area?

LOL, what part of florida you gonna be at? Im in south florida near ft. lauderdale.

-tubachris

im not sure if i am gunna go or not, if i do go, it will be winter park

hydra's concept has encouraged me to do my own drawing, heres a sample. i also did my avatar.

Looks great! Save I have one suggestion, slant the eyes a little towards the visor to get rid of the "^__^" effect. It's "cute", but I wouldn't imagine a true mando'ade would apprieciate their helmet design being called such .

i agree with you, however thats how it looks in the picture....

Well perhaps if you emphasized the vertical lines off of the edges of the eyes? I think it improves them a little.

I would definitly do the skull and the X. Even if it takes you a few attempts it really adds alot to the bucket! and Hydra was right about the ^ ^ they look more like z's.

I went out and bought that nerf gun today because I liked yours so much. Now if I can get it to look half as good as yours.

anyways keep up the good work

Man, That looks SWEET !!!!!

Can't wait for more pics

Originally Posted by Hydra

Well perhaps if you emphasized the vertical lines off of the edges of the eyes? I think it improves them a little.

i see what you are saying now, thanks!


Talos, here is a picture of the gun finished. I was out at toys r us today looking for a baseball bat to cut up for my knee armor, and i seen a cool gun that i am gunna get for my costume, i will post pictures when i get it/done. I am gunna do the x, after i do a black wash or repaint the who thing. If you want to pay shipping, i will weather it for you. u'll just have to paint it black and i will paint the silver on for you.



thanks everyone!

Ahh thanks that would be nice. *** now you have a scope too Lol your just trying to make me jelous now!!!! Anyways I'll pm you sometime after I paint mine. Thanks bro

if you do have me paint it for you, and you want me to put the same scope on, send me an extra $7.00 and i will pick it up and put it on for you. I like to get my work out there!

Hehe Thanks alot man I'll shoot you a pm sometime soon. So how is your helmet coming you do any more with it or your costume yet?

That was my thread! I love seeing these costumes getting built! I was going to recast my DP buckets again to paint them in those schemes. Good luck!

Nothing has been done to the helmet yet, or the rest of the armor yet. Monday is my last day of school, and i have my government final on wednesday and then i am done for good. So lately i have been in school for about 35 hours aweek, and i pull anywere from 24 to 32 hours of work, then some sleep time, social time, and me time, i have no time for my costume. I did however start on the knee armor, i will put my before and after photos up later, im in school right now, and don't have access to the pictures of them.

I want to repaint the helmet fully. i want to do a lot more detail on it. I only have silver paint for weathering and i want the two or three colors that should be on the weathering effect. I want to repaint all the armor pieces to.

I got my guantlets from bloodsports studios, and i wish i didnt. I paid more for them then i would pay for ruffkintoys, but for some reason i thought they were around $200.00. So i dont know what i will do for those...

i have a thing with the helmet, i painted the x on the helmet when i first painted it. and what i did was taped off the area where the x would be, and after i removed the paint, there would be this...like little wall of paint along the x and that made me want to remove it. Can anyone tell me what i should do to prevent this from happening and making it look professional?


ok i am rambelling now........

ok.....it took me like an hour to find this gun, due to the school's internet filter! Paint this up and mod it and u have a nice rocket launcher or a rifle or something...



paint the foam rockets, and it can be a working one!

i did some more work on my helmet, i still havent put the x or the skull on it...









i still have to fill the dent as well, and the scratches on the back didnt turn out as nice as i wanted them to, but here is a little progress.

since you're going custom I would have bondoed the dent, it is funny how every Mandalore gets hit in the same place on the helmet

Paint job looks good!

That looks awesome! Can't wait to see it with the skull on it.

****.. it's looking pimp bro keep up the good work

what a good paint work........congrats.....

thanks everyone!

i will be getting rid of the dent in time, just need to get some money!

Originally Posted by Zeever Fett

it is funny how every Mandalore gets hit in the same place on the helmet

It's their inherit reflexes. You can't teach that.

Awesome paint on the helmet! I especially like the rusting. Nice touch!

Did you do all this with the GW paint pots I spied in the pic?

Originally Posted by drokkul

It's their inherit reflexes. You can't teach that.

Awesome paint on the helmet! I especially like the rusting. Nice touch!

Did you do all this with the GW paint pots I spied in the pic?

lol.....dang right u cant teach that! Thanks, i like it better then what i did the first time.

the red and the black under the visor and on the ear thingies is a spray paint, all the silver, gray, black, and rust are all gw paints....theyre the best paint!!!

Originally Posted by Makan

lol.....dang right u cant teach that! Thanks, i like it better then what i did the first time.

the red and the black under the visor and on the ear thingies is a spray paint, all the silver, gray, black, and rust are all gw paints....theyre the best paint!!!

Do the new paint pots with the pop-top have the drying out problem?

When they switched from the old-old pots to those horrible unscrew lids was the worst thing they ever did. My paint would dry out left and right and I refused to keep shelling out cash for something I had used very little of. I still have some of the old-old-old pots with the Gremlin on them and the paint in those is as fresh as new.

They made me so mad I had switched to Vallejo.

ummmm......

my first encounter with gw paints was in 9th grade, about 3 years ago. is was big into mage knights and painting them. so one year my aunt bought be a warhammer kit with paint and figures along with some mage nights form my birthday. when i used the paint for the first time, i was in love. i was using model paint which would run the brushes or never fully dried. then i went to acrylic paints, and they would chip off from time to time. anyways, the wg paints at the time were screw tops and about a year after i opened them, they became hard, and i got a little discouraged! But i found a game workshops store at a mall that was close to my house and i got some to custom some star wars figures. The paints i have now are screw tops and the tops also pop open....

Here is a costume figure i did of fosterkeri as a birthday gift, it doesnt look to much like him....meaning the face, but i tried to paint the armor as good as i could to his.





i did not paint the flight suit, knees, shoulders. The shoes werent painted over but were modified with the black. The helmet is the same way, i only modified some parts of the helmet.





the figures at the bottom are other figures i have done....
Nova Trooper(Swg), Imp Officer(swg), Katarn Armor(swg), and me as a Dark Jedi(real life).........(can you tell i was an art student?)

I think you are doing some nice work. I wish I was half as talented.

i got me a flight suit and died it black, washed it to set the dye, but all the dye came out.....so i am gunna get another one later on.




had a pouch area so i thought i would put some food caps in them.



finally added the other colors to my chest and shoulders





i dont know why in the pictures the armor doesn't show up the same red....

you're gonna need a pocket protector!



looks nice

here is an updated picture of my costume....its a bad shot, but the only one i have....


i made the guantlets out of pvc pipes, and other things, i will have to post pictures later....

That looks sweet dude. I still think you oughta add the skull emblem on the helmet. It gives it a bit more character.

Definatly looks awesome! But JoNich is right, you should definatly add the skull and X.

Makan..

Yup, Looks good, you just need more close up pics thats all...

JK3

i fear that may not come now, if it does it wont for a while. I am a member of the North Ridge, Buffalo New Yorks star wars fanforce, and my very good friend fosterkeri is now quiting, and selling his costume on ebay. I am now making a boba fett costume. After this last event, people were question who i was...."who is that?"..."is that boba fett?"..."Is he a good guy?"..."Is he a bad guy?".........i want to costume a character that people know right away and they dont have to question who i am....you know what i mean? anyways, what is a fanforce with out boba fett?

here is the link to fosterkeri's costume
http://cgi.ebay.com/Complete-Boba-Fe...QQcmdZViewItem

i got a better picture of my costume now.....