My mando costume

Hello This is going to be my 1st thread about my costume. Sorry I don't have pics now but I will soon, and once I do please be honest because if it looks terrible I won't know so be honest and tell me how I could improve my work. Once I have pics I will have ALOT so if there is a limit for pics or something plz tell me.

THX


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Neat. Your damage is all a bit too uniform for my tastes, but to each his own. It looks like you could do with some cleaning up on the inside part of the chest diamond. Additionally: I don't know if it's the angle, but the two chest plates seem slightly different shapes. It's probably just the angle of that first picture though.
Pretty sweet work for an 11 year old!

THX! yes I did not do a very good job cutting out the diamond.

Did you use WOF's templates?

YES! I want to thank him very much. Without him I could not have done this.

Good work. Can't wait to see the helmet.

um.... that might be a while because I have none of the materials required.

Originally Posted by Armored Artichoke

um.... that might be a while because I have none of the materials required.

Ha ha! Awesome. That would definately delay the process. Are you going to fabricate your own bucket?

Nice work! I love seeing young people getting into this crazy stuff.

Originally Posted by VariablePenguin

Ha ha! Awesome. That would definately delay the process. Are you going to fabricate your own bucket?

Yes. I would much rather spend the money, work hard, and have my own bucket.

It's always good to hear from another junior mando.
I like what you're goin for, white mandos realy stand out. The layering looks good, but I think a little more battle-damage would realy set it off. You could try sponging on some mat black or dark brown paint (practice on a board or something before you have a go at the armor).
It's realy shaaping up, man. can't wait to see the rest (hint*hint*updates*hint*hint)

Best of luck, man. I'm sure it's gunna be great.

thx man, oh and about the paint where would I sponge it?

I have a collar ready and done BUT my stupid computer won't upload the file!!!!!!!

i notice your using painters tape , have you heard of masking fluid ? it is a bit expensive about 25 bucks a bottle , use cheap paint brushes the latex clogs up the brushes , but if thats too much for you go with tooth past iv never used it but other have , trust me the weathering looks a lot better this way

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Ok I have a question, what should I cut my visor out of? what should I use for the materials Poster board, Cereal boxes ect ?

How would you see through that stuff?

Originally Posted by Armored Artichoke

THX! I will check it out. hmm Toothpaste.....



How would I get the sharp claw damage look with Toothpaste?

use a detailed paint brush

Originally Posted by Armored Artichoke

Ok I have a question, what should I cut my visor out of? what should I use for the materials Poster board, Cereal boxes ect ?

not sure if i understand the question , you want to make your own visor ? get a hold of Acrylic plastic then your going need to tint it your self or you can buy one from t-visor.com

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I would take some sand paper to the damage areas to make them less like they were taped off and more random...I would also dirty up the white like stated above. Maybe some pastels instead of sponging paint on...use some brown and black...I think your doing a great job. Just need to get some more character to the armor is all...it on the way there.

Originally Posted by Armored Artichoke

thx man, oh and about the paint where would I sponge it?

I have a collar ready and done BUT my stupid computer won't upload the file!!!!!!!

No prob, man. You just cut out a piece of pakaging foam, spray some spray paint on a paper plate (enough to make a little puddle), and then dab the foam in the paint, and then dab it on your armor. Like I said before, you want to try this on something else first, so you can get the hang of it.
Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by VariablePenguin

How would you see through that stuff?

HA! sry I meant the materials for the helmet.

Little fett and C1RCA , that helped a lot.

Originally Posted by C1RCA

use a detailed paint brush


not sure if i understand the question , you want to make your own visor ? get a hold of Acrylic plastic then your going need to tint it your self or you can buy one from t-visor.com

C

What size visor?

Ok everybody I have decided that I will retry My armor. It will be the same color as original.

Are you gonna try and repaint or starting from scratch bud?

Scratch. I am going to use tin snips ONLY! I used the dremel which melted the plastic and looked really bad

good idea...can you salvage any of it?

If you just dremel around where you want to cut and not on the actual lines, you can go back with a box cutter or something similar and score the armor and then break off the excess.

Originally Posted by Fett 4 Real

good idea...can you salvage any of it?

Probably the Shoulder pieces.

Hey guys I am sry about not having an update in a long time, I have just been really busy, but I will have an update soon!

I would personally ad a few more colors to the battle damage or paint a little more on the side of the battle damage to give it a little more depth. Other than that it's perfect.

Thanks man!

Hi people i am very sad, because I just realized that I can not make my costume. Don't get me wrong I REALLY want to but it is too expensive. I am very sorry everybody. I wish I could. Bye.