Nevu's Custom Mando (Lots of Pics)

Very nice, I guess you dont get a wip stirke today :p
I like the way the poster board looks really battle damaged, the deep cuts look melted.
 
Thanks Adonian! Heh, I was hiding from the whip... I imaged that a few of the cuts could have been lightsaber damage, thats why I made them so deep. It was really hard to make it look like just a plain old scratch.
And for the record 100 posts and 2 pages!! :D:D:D:D:D:D
 
Ok today I want to work on my Shin pieces. So I have an idea as to how to make them wrap around. Tell me if u think this would work or not.

Ok so I want to use the duct tape method. What i'll do is put on my old really tall sock. Wrap the duct tape around my leg multiple times to cover the area. Cu it in the back so I can get it off my foot. Repair the area that I cut to get it off with more ductape.

Then I will draw out on the sock with duct tape on it(hopefully it will keep its shape) the shape of the shin I want. Then in that area I will cover it with bondo, sand it, more bondo, sand it, filler, sand it and so on. So it will be nice and solid. Though I get stuck here.

How on earth am I supposed to get it back on my leg after its all sturdy? Is there a way I can cut it into 2 pieces and then some how put it back together on my leg? What do they do for stormtrooper leg pieces of getting them on, Im pretty sure they are 2 pieces...

Please HELP!! And I need to get something done soon otherwise I'll go back on COD4, which would be very bad..
-Nevu
 
Cut it along the sides, then take leather straps and buckles on one side and hinges on the other.

Like this:
greave-detail.jpg


I dont know about the TKs...
 
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Thanks for the advice A'den. You guys are so helpful to me :D. Sadly I didnt get any work done, and won't for about another 2 weeks.

My girfriend and I have been going out for a while. And this week her parents were on vacation in Idaho. Well not IN Idaho, there were just driving through it. But yesterday I found out that her parents got in a car accident. And a bad one at that. In the accident her mom died, I dont really understand exactly how but the car appearently rolled. The dad is badly injured in the hospital. So yesterday night I had to go over to her house to comfort her. Which didnt really help because I was crying too.. Her mom was a second mom to me. So on Monday her and I fly out there. Should be back by the 14th, possibly.

No work will get done until then. So if you guys could maybe somehow keep the thread alive? Just suscribe so you know when I get back. But you'll probably be busy in Ordeyns thread, ha ha.

But yea, see you guys in a few weeks...

-Nevu
 
Oh **** bro, sorry to hear that, were here for you, and tell your girl, were prayin for her.

Moment of silence please for a fallen family member...............
 
Praying for u ner vod, sorry to hear about your loss. It's never easy. That's the beauty of Aay'han tho... rejoicing in the memory of those who've gone on.

Kal
 
Well i'm back. That was a long trip, wow. Hope to get work started up on the again soon. Though school starts on Monday so we will see just how busy I am.
Aw come on, page 3? This has fallen behind! I'll see if I get any progress tommorow to post up something.
-Nevu
 
Glad ur back ner vod... btw, ur sketch is up in my thread, altho I'm not real pleased with how my concept turned out so I may resketch it with a better pose.

Kal Waco
 
Well sorry but nothing to important got done today that was picture worthy. Though I have solved my problem of the wrap around shins and how to attach them. I figure that the easiest way to get them to stay in place and have a invisible attacher (is that a word?). Industrial velcro!! So whenever I get around to doing that. I've also decided that the socks wont work so instead I will have to use an old pair of pants to attach the duct tape to instead since the sock will try to go back to its origianl shape b/c it has to much elastic.

If I think of anything else i'll post it, but for now thats it.
-Nevu

p.s- Thank you for the warm welcome-backs!:D
 
Your other option is pop studs (also known as camping studs). You put one part onto some plastic and another onto the elastic, glue the plastic to the spin plate (I recommend E6000 glue, it's wicked strong!!) and you should have a more sturdy clasp than velcro.
 
Thanks levi. Sorry but school is keepign me super busy. Though i did get some detail work done on my helm. I might take a few pictures
 
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