Captain Rex

I like the original bucket better, the new one is too large, especially at the bottem.

it is a bit too large, but not hugely so. the next version of it is coming in a bit smaller, but only about 1/2". the animated helmets should be about the same width as the shoulder straps on the armor.

they are supposed to be a bit bobbly headed :)
 
Simply outstanding. The craftsmanship displayed by you guys rivals that of the original ILMers.

I'm equally as impressed that you are able to keep from totally burning out and abandoning halfway through.

Kudos to all
 
"Snow Clones" !!! I love it! :) I really liked Snow Rex in that episode too! It was called "Trespass", a great episode it was too! Right up there with Cloak of Darkness!.

So you're doing one of these??!! Can't wait to see it buddy! I was going to make templates for one of these for scratchbuilders when I get some time. Though coming from you I know yours will be amazing!!
I agree - the abominable Snow Rex was totally cool. That show continues to impress - original and action-packed.

And speaking of "Toon Wars Mods" check out my Tiger Clone mod (just a paint job, really). They're the squad dispatched under Plo Koon. One of the freekin' coolest paint schemes I've seen, yet.
 
I does impress! Even more so now. I saw the latest episode here yesterday. Can't remember what it was called but a clone named "Slick" betrayed the republic after being offered freedom by the seperatists. I really liked that as it (to me anyway) ties in nicely with the Karen Traviss Republic Commando books.

Anyway I'm off topic, I'll shut it now. :)
 
I am very jealous of your awesome forearms!

I'll be doing up a batch of them some time in the warmer weather... It's just too much of a pain to do vac forming when it's 2 degrees!

I've been making a lot of progress on reshaping my Rex helmet... The changes are subtle, between 1/8" and 1/4" adjustments here and there, but the difference is really impressing me.
 
Looking forward to seeing it Brian!!

I know what you mean about the weather too! :( I want nothing more than to be able to get back into the garage but it's just too cold here.
 
I'll be doing up a batch of them some time in the warmer weather... It's just too much of a pain to do vac forming when it's 2 degrees!

I've been making a lot of progress on reshaping my Rex helmet... The changes are subtle, between 1/8" and 1/4" adjustments here and there, but the difference is really impressing me.

Very nice job, love the job you've done. Makes me want to make a set of clone armor if I only had the skills and resources. At any rate, will you be planning on selling forearms when you get more made? I'd be interested in getting a set for my Jedi general outfit that I'm (slowly) working on.
 
it's about time i got back into this!
so here's the REALLY rough shape of the belly:

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it is a BIG stack of MDF and a lot of bondo. i smoothed it out using:

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so fast! that thing just TEARS through the bondo... think of the little dremel sanding drum, but scale it up a LOT. it's nothing you'd want to do picky work with, but it sure gets the job done for large flat areas!

additional sanding services provided by:
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and while i was at it, i did a bit more tweaking on the helmet:

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The MONSTER dremmel!!! Nice work bro!

hahaha! you know, when i bought the big sanding rolling pin, folks laughed at me. but seriously, it is WELL worth the $80 or whatever i paid.

it's such a great hybrid between a dremel, a pad sander and a belt sander. i can't imagine not having it.

a big piece like that is too heavy to move around the stationary belt sander i have in the garage, so this was a total win.

tomorrow morning i'll probably smooth it out the rest of the way and carve the details in.
 
here's the new helmet sanded out... it's now at the point where i'm doing small filler spots, smoothing, etc... i still need to carve in the vent slots, but i want the thing pretty well smooth before i do that.

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this was rinsed a few minutes earlier, after a messy round of wet sanding. the way the water is drying on the visor looks pretty neat. also neat is the layering of primer. i alternate coats of light grey and dark grey so that i can see if it's a nice even coat. when doing fine sanding like this (320 grit wet), you end up with some pretty awesome patterns.
 
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