Captain Rex

stormtrooperguy

Sr Hunter

• Aug 3, 2009

• #181

Sunday afternoon was spent in the barn killing brain cells. The results?

I think the new belly is a success. I'll know for sure once it's fitted in, but I like the look MUCH better.

The new hand plates were a minor thing. The old ones were too square, and that was about 20 minutes' effort.

The belt was a challenge, but it worked. Good stuff!

 

crow62

Active Hunter

• Aug 30, 2009

• #182

I can`t wait for see it done, gorgeous work!

 

stormtrooperguy

Sr Hunter

• Aug 31, 2009

• #183

More progress... the new chest is nearing completion!

Chest is almost done!

Gotta clean up the armpits and do the final sanding, but it's close. Tomorrow night I should be starting on the back.

And here is how it's looking at present:

Also of note since the last post:

My official 501st roster pic for it. Animated Style Captain Rex has been approved for Legion membership. I don't just mean my suit... since this was the first one submitted, this was the "is this costume type in general 501st acceptable" type suit.

 

Darth Voorhees

Well-Known Hunter

Preferred Vendor

• Aug 31, 2009

• #184

freakin awesome man!

 

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Skupilkinson

Active Hunter

• Aug 31, 2009

• #185

Yeah, awesome work Brian!!

 

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lunarlord

Jr Hunter

• Sep 2, 2009

• #186

wow awesome job and nice props in the back round of your first pic

 

Theothergary

New Hunter

• Sep 11, 2009

• #187

This is some nice work amigo. I hope to get a EP II helmet soon.



-G

 

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jose

Jr Hunter

• Sep 23, 2009

• #188

mann sweet i so want one

 

stormtrooperguy

Sr Hunter

• Sep 24, 2009

• #189

Here is the prototype chest, all painted and fitted to the suit:

I have to pad the shoulders up and out a bit, but otherwise I'm VERY happy, especially considering these are almost exclusively bad pulls I'm wearing! The chest, belly, belt and codpiece are all parts that I'd have been angry about had I gotten them from someone else.

I also had to make a new mantle, since the old one didn't fit the new armor at ALL.

The base is black marine vinyl. To get the thickness around the edges, I used a single length of 14-2 electrical wire. I cut the vinyl about 3/4" bigger than I wanted, then glued the wire to the inside where I wanted the final edge to be. I then clipped the seam allowance so that it would follow the curves I wanted, then folded over and glued it. The end result is that the vinyl appears to be around 1/4" thick on the edges. The plates are 3mm sintra, mainly because I have a ton of that stuff in my garage. I heated it and shaped it to the curves I wanted then Gooped it to the vinyl. I'm concerned about the hold, but so far, so good.

On the inside is industrial velcro holding it in place.

 

Jaycepticon

Active Hunter

• Oct 10, 2009

• #190

bad *** suit you got there. He's my favorite clone and I wouldn't mind having one of these if I wasn't trying to get a Jango

 

stormtrooperguy

Sr Hunter

• Nov 9, 2009

• #191

And finally... after a long, long time... I put on my ENTIRE KIT! I've been wearing the thighs from my original AotC suit this whole time, and only just now assembled my own thighs for myself.

 

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Skupilkinson

Active Hunter

• Nov 9, 2009

• #192

WOW!!!! Looks amazing Brian!

 

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Aden Kyramud

Active Hunter

• Nov 10, 2009

• #193

Awesome job mate! I love this set of armour, and you totally nailed the look! :cheers

 

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thundrkiss

Active Hunter

• Dec 11, 2009

• #194

Amazing...

 

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Naglium

Hunter

• Dec 11, 2009

• #195

if you think its amazing, you should see it in person!!!

 

Jaycepticon

Active Hunter

• Jan 27, 2011

• #196

just curious, but did you happen to be at the SW Concert at FoxWoods casinos over the summer?

 

stormtrooperguy

Sr Hunter

• Jan 27, 2011

• #197

Nope, that would most likely have been Madmartigan on here from CT. Same kit, so our suits look a lot alike, though he has one of Kev's helmets now.

 

Jaycepticon

Active Hunter

• Jan 27, 2011

• #198

oh cool, I was just going through pics over the summer on my old camera and I was gonna say your suit looked just as incredible in person. Both of your guys suits are awesome though

 

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Madmartigan

Hunter

• Jan 27, 2011

• #199

Verbal21 said:

just curious, but did you happen to be at the SW Concert at FoxWoods casinos over the summer?

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Yup, that was me. Still was using my WCA v2 helmet at the time:

As Brian mentioned, the kits looks very similar. I consider mine an homage to his.

Made some changes since then -- like trimming the biceps and cutting, reshaping, and adding returns on the shoulders to improve the look. And I did add Kev's helmet, though I'm strongly considering asking Brian for a v5 to paint up just for kicks and consistency.

 

Jaycepticon

Active Hunter

• Jan 27, 2011

• #200

oh cool, well it was an amazing night and I had a great time seeing everybody in their suits and you guys really made all those kids nights taking pics with them all evening. I'm actually talking to Kevin over at the clonetroopers.net as well about getting a Rex bucket. Since you guys are the Rex experts, any ideas as to who I could possibly contact to get it painted?