Marrow Sun's Custom Progress

**UPDATED August 29th**Hey everyone! Long time no post. Well last week I had a bit of time on my hands before we went on our mini vacation. I've got a fair bit of work done on my helmet and a small portion accomplished on my armor. I'm pleased with how everything is coming together. I did like my last custom helmet, but in the end it was too bulky for what I had envisioned. This time around the Mandalorian Super Commando bucket will be more streamlined with romanesque feel to it.

here are some progress pics

****! :suprise That looks awesome, nice to see another Heavy Commando in the works! :thumbup

Holy **** man, that is so cool!!!

Killer helmet there! What's the history to this project? You scratch build that?

:thumbup seeing props like yours, there´s an inner voice that says: "WANT IT, WANT, WANT IT...." ;)

Outstanding progress, but then what else could we expect from you. Highly original. This I shall watch with interest.

Nice work MS. Are planning on reproducing the helmet, or is this a one off like the last one? Either way, great work. Are you going to fill in the holes in the back with something? I seems a nit... open. =)

phil

WOW. :suprise I like... :)

that gear simply looks amazing. i can't wait to see it finished

Wow, thats amazing MS! Cant...stop...looking at it!

Nice MS, setting the bar for customs once again. :thumbsup

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Originally Posted by hellopike

Nice work MS. Are planning on reproducing the helmet, or is this a one off like the last one? Either way, great work. Are you going to fill in the holes in the back with something? I seems a nit... open. =)

phil

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I do have a plan for the back. It will be different than it is now. Definetly not left open like you see it now.

Its nice just to see the RF on the other side. =)

Phil

Dang, thats realy realy awsome!:suprise

Wow! Great work MS. Looking forward to more pics!

It's awesome to see an actual custom mandalorian, and not just a Fett repaint! Great work!

Yeah - what BOBA PHAT said!!

That thing is awesome!! :drool

Wow, looks amazing. The helmet almost looks like a medevial knights helmet. Excelent work.

Wow.





Just Wow.


Amazing work!

Good to see you on the boards again MS. Great work as always!

wow...thats all i have to say...it reminds me of the 300 spartan helmets..very cool buy'ce my friend...this is like the picasso of custom helmet makers here people!

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Its nice just to see the RF on the other side. =)

Phil

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Ah, someone finally noticed that! I thought it would be interesting to do the left hand mount RF and earcaps. It was a bit of work to change those around but it worked out well.

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Originally Posted by MARROW SUN

Ah, someone finally noticed that! I thought it would be interesting to do the left hand mount RF and earcaps. It was a bit of work to change those around but it worked out well.

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I thought that was pretty obvious...


It looks great though.

That helmet looks amazing! all you need now is a shield.:lol

MS..


That looks fantastic!!!!


Great job on it.

Now, If you ever do a DeathWatch helmet....

That is COOOOOL!! I love it. :suprise
It sort of looks like a very logical in-between stage from a Clone Troooper to a "classic" Mando helmet.
Your original Supercommando helmet was amazing! This one will rival it for coolness! :thumbsup :thumbsup

Man, that's niiiice...:thumbsup...one question, tho...how are you gonna get the visor to fit? Will it be vaccu-formed or something? I was looking at that wicked overhanging vee-brow...
Rob

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Man, that's niiiice...:thumbsup...one question, tho...how are you gonna get the visor to fit? Will it be vaccu-formed or something? I was looking at that wicked overhanging vee-brow...
Rob

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The ridge area is build up ontop of the existing brow line so I can set the visor in like any other. it will most likely appear more recessed than the standard Fett helmet. There will also be more build up on the area above the cheeks and down the mandibles so it will be more balanced. In my mind I imagine a furrowed brow type expression built into the helmet. whether or not I end up pulling off that look is yet to be seen.

Marrow...looks like you're "pulling it off" pretty **** good right now!:lol
Keep up the good work!:thumbsup
Rob

I love it! I love the almost organic feel to it.

holy ****

Holy cow, this kicks ***! *drool*

VERY original concept, and it fits perfectly. Awesome!

Now thats what I call a custom!!!!! WOW!!
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If only more customs were like you :D

Great job! This thread will actually make me smile when I open it for once!!

Andy

YOU ARE A MACHINE BRO! I am glad the project is still inthe works!

That helmet design looks fantastic - love the top layered shapes.

Oh my gosh...you're making the chest that I've been drawing for the past 6 months on little scraps of paper. I WANT THAT CHEST PIECE. :D

I managed to squeeze in a few hours today on the helmet. No new pictures of the back since I've only did some needed clean up,nothing in the design has changed yet. The front on the otherhand in nearly completed. Just some minor filling, sanding and tweeking to do.

Here are the pics!

That's looking awesome! Would you ever make any for sale? :)

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Originally Posted by GCNgamer128

That's looking awesome! Would you ever make any for sale? :)

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I think this time around I will offer copies if there is sufficient interest.

your "custom" bucket is an actual custom, not just the classic repaint of a jango, it's looking amazing!

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Originally Posted by MARROW SUN

I think this time around I will offer copies if there is sufficient interest.

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Sounds good.

Yeah, I have a feeling there will be quite a few interested.

Looking great MS. I love the frownish look you gave it. Gives off, to me, a little more hatred look to it.

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Originally Posted by Laan

Looking great MS. I love the frownish look you gave it. Gives off, to me, a little more hatred look to it.

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yeah, sort of Stormtrooper-esque.

I´d be very, very interested! :cheering

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Originally Posted by Laan

Yeah, I have a feeling there will be quite a few interested.

Looking great MS. I love the frownish look you gave it. Gives off, to me, a little more hatred look to it.

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Thanks Todd:) I was considering painting on the Pre-pro style ears or eyes but then I though, huh.. why not just sculpt an expression?!
So I did:D

I like the medieval knight look you gave to it MS, very cool.

that looks awesome!!!!!!!

Amazing work! Very nice to see a totally different take on a custom mando! :cheers

ugh..that is nauseatingly amazing. haha. That is really a CUSTOM mando. I don't even have words to describe how impressed I am by that!:lol:lol

Great work! Very impressed. I like the 300-meets-Jango-meets-clone-meets McQ fusion.

That's excellent - great that we're finally witnessing a real custom Mando project.

:thumbsupVery cool. I really like the angry "eyebrows" above the t-visor area. Gives it quite a menacing look. Can't wait to see it done. What is the color scheme going to be? Deicided yet?

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:thumbsupVery cool. I really like the angry "eyebrows" above the t-visor area. Gives it quite a menacing look. Can't wait to see it done. What is the color scheme going to be? Deicided yet?

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Most likely a very dark grey or gunmetal. Goro is sending me a red visor from Japan for the bucket so I may have some other red highlights here and there.

Man, a red visor will look so menacing people may cry just looking upon it.

Great technical work as well as a great conceptual idea, like the rest I can not wait to see it finished. Many of us can draw some cool looking helmets but getting them to the physical world is the challenage, you have done a great job and are truley talented.

a techincal question. what is your process for making changes to the underlying helmet. Are you adding bondo then carving/sculpting it?

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Originally Posted by Mandocommando

Man, a red visor will look so menacing people may cry just looking upon it.

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I say stick with a black smoked visor.

I think one of those really shiny gold/clonetrooper visors would look cool.

I don't think it much matters which color visor MS chooses to install. That is one bad bucket. :)

I think as long as it's not too bright of a red, it should be fine.

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Originally Posted by pastafett

a techincal question. what is your process for making changes to the underlying helmet. Are you adding bondo then carving/sculpting it?

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For most of the face area and the top raised detail I did use bondo jelly and regular bondo. I use 1/8th painters tape to mask my rough shape, build up the shape with the bondo and when it dries I sand it out and then use a razor knife to carve in the detail. Alot of the shapes are started with thin styrene or MDF and then bondo is applied on and around.
LOTS of sanding is involved.:thumbsd
Hope that helps.:)

Nice job! I'm anxiously waiting for an update to see more. Very interesting take on the armor:thumbsup

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Originally Posted by MARROW SUN

For most of the face area and the top raised detail I did use bondo jelly and regular bondo. I use 1/8th painters tape to mask my rough shape, build up the shape with the bondo and when it dries I sand it out and then use a razor knife to carve in the detail. Alot of the shapes are started with thin styrene or MDF and then bondo is applied on and around.
LOTS of sanding is involved.:thumbsd
Hope that helps.:)

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Thank you for the insight,

while it is off topic, I am making some fiberglass saddlebags for my sport bike and wanted to get the layering effect, I will try your approach.

**August 19th** Just a quick update. I've only had a couple spare hours all week to tinker with the helmet. More setbacks than work accomplished. Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have the back of the helmet done. I'll be leaving out any detailed greeblies to make the casting procedure easier.

oh man, I can't wait till this is done! Amazing work MS:cheers:thumbup:thumbup:thumbup

That's such a wonderfully mean looking helmet.

Holy Asterisks! That looks incredible!

The back is stunning, I also love the little gills on the sides too. Little details like that make it look awesome. You're a crazy individual Marrow Sun!

Wow.







Nothing else to say :lol

Skillz man!

Great detail, nice to see you busy again making props!

Awesome work

Marrow....didn't see this in the thread, but what kind of materials are you sculpting this out of?

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Marrow....didn't see this in the thread, but what kind of materials are you sculpting this out of?

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Mostly bondo jelly, MDF and styrene. I try to avoid the plastics as much as possible as I don't have a lot of luck with the bondos adhering to them properly. MDF is your friend:D

Great Job Marrow Sun I love your helmet it awesome!!!!!

AWESOME

awesome

That is outstanding work --- they the military should by these for all soldiers in the M/E -- it would definitely scare the SH*T out of the insurgents! I believe you should get some type of award for the best mod out there -- that helmet is unique....

J

The more I look at this helmet, the more I absolutely love it!! You have rekindled inspiration for a custom Mandalorian. My first one was 5 years ago. So much has changed regarding the custom Mandos since then.

It'll be fun! :) ;)

Incredible work man. Like everyone else I cant wait to see it done.

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Originally Posted by Bountys Hunted

The more I look at this helmet, the more I absolutely love it!! You have rekindled inspiration for a custom Mandalorian. My first one was 5 years ago. So much has changed regarding the custom Mandos since then.

It'll be fun! :) ;)

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Incredible work man. Like everyone else I cant wait to see it done.

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Thanks guys:) I havn't done too much more at this point as I've been working alot this week. Unfortunalty I have to take the weekend off as well so not much will get done at all till next week. I did recieve my silicone today so I am getting closer to casting this bad boy up for those of you interested in a copy.

Right on man!
Taking time off isnt really a bad thing. You can come back to it all refreshed. Gonna send ya a pm shortly too.

I really don't think i can add much else that hasn't already been said above mate, but i will add this;

The first time i sgined up to these boards, years ago under a different name, that shocktrooper helmet you built was the best thing i had ever seen, and prompted me to try to make my own helmet one day. Well, three years later, i've had a clone commander Bly, Anakin Skywalker, And a 3rd age Gondorian Infantry soldier my Dream of a Mandalorian is finally here. With the help with a couple of people it is finally coming to be a reality, and i felt an immense amount of pride when someone likened my helmet to a Marrow Sun as far as uniqueness goes.

You sir are a credit to the entire costuming world, and your work inspires us all to do better and greater things with our own projects.:thumbup

ok, now THAT"S freakign cool.....

Definitely count me as interested in one once you get around to casting it. About how much do you think I should save? I'm looking forward to adding it to the list of helmet's I'll eventually have for my custom Mando to switch between (along with switching some of the accessories and armor parts).

And as far as the detailed greeblies go, I think that: a) neither of the original Fett helmets had them, and b) let people add their own. I've already got a drawerful of stuff that I might be able to use for that purpose...

~Ceric

Hey there one more question on how you create these great helmets.

I noticed some vent holes on the right cheek plate area. Do you dremal these out? carve?

It is the small details like this which make your helmets fantastic.

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Originally Posted by pastafett

Hey there one more question on how you create these great helmets.

I noticed some vent holes on the right cheek plate area. Do you dremal these out? carve?

It is the small details like this which make your helmets fantastic.

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The slots on the cheeks are done with a dremel bit on my drill press. I set up a straight edge and machined in the slots into plastic. Then I cut out the area on both sides of the helmet and replaced them with the pieces I made up. Bondo,sand,prime,...Repeat:)

All I can say hell yeah id like a shab'la copy!! just let us know when youre ready to crank them out! Im putting some pennies aside for the day you're ready! That is straight up raw creativity and love of the art. you have to appreciate the craftsmanship going into this one. You've topped yourself already and it isnt even finished. Its screaming Mando'ade of the old republic to me. Its beautiful, theres no other word for it.

Kandosii job! I have to agree with MandoSniper - looks like one of the old. It even reminds me partly of that worn by Rohlan Dyre

http://images.wikia.com/starwars/ima...RohlanDyre.jpg

Again, stunning job. Don't give that one up... ever!

Marrow, what is the visability like in the helm?

i want one.. in steel.... to wear at war... thats so gladiator-esque its insane. great googly moogly thats beautiful...... im gonna go cry now.

August 29th Well I think I'm about done the bucket now. All there is left to do now is a day of sanding, primer and the odd detail adjustment. I should have the helmet molded by the end of the weekend. Then more armor pieces to create:).
Here is the back. It still needs some more sanding and a bit of bondo here and there.

In a better world this would be considered high art.

Hi MS,
that´s awesome!
Perfect work.
Can´t wait to see more pictures.
Sven

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August 29th Well I think I'm about done the bucket now. All there is left to do now is a day of sanding, primer and the odd detail adjustment. I should have the helmet molded by the end of the weekend. Then more armor pieces to create:).
Here is the back. It still needs some more sanding and a bit of bondo here and there.

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Lookin sweet man!

Beautiful Jordy!, just beautiful! And I love the creative design.C Can't wait to see the full costume

Geo

:drool:thumbup:drool:thumbup I'm speechless:thumbup:drool:thumbup:drool

Fantastic :)

That is simply beautiful. It's been said before but you truly are an inspiration.

I also think the dark colors, with the lens from goro which I think will be more of a blood redish (is he the one who re-did a MR Clone helm?) will look amazing.

If you have an idea of pricing please pm me :)

**Update Sept. 02** I'm pouring silicone today on the helmet :)

Should be done the mold tomorrow and casting on Tuesday :)

Really looking forward to seeing this helmet in fiberglass. :)

Is it done yet? Come on man.. ;)