Discussion on Chewbacca within the Star Wars Costumes forum, part of the Star Wars Universe category; Have started my Wookiee project, after months of research and
Have started my Wookiee project, after months of research and deciding whether to do Chewie or Tarfful, finally if gets underway. Chewie it is then!!!
Have just completed the feet that give me 12" of lift. The hair is kanekalon latch hooked to a mesh.
Beginning of the underskull build, needs some tweaking before I mould it.
Have a local tailor making mesh trousers and top for latch hooking.
Looking good man!
Wow. Can't wait to see this one unfold.
This should be interesting to see come together. Wish I had the skills!
Man, that thing is cr'eeeeeepy without the hair. Yikes!
Few progress pics
They are really comfortable to walk in and very stable.
I have ordered an original trilogy bowcaster from www.stentorindustries.com
Also asked him to price an ROTS version too.
On the hunt for a bandolier, I don't think it's something that I could make myself. I'm useless at sewing.
These are the trousers after approx 3 to 4 hours of latch hooking, it's hooked about 5 inches from the leg ends.
That is just one pack of kanekalon.
Using kanekalon numbers strawberry blonde #27 and brown #6, will start to introduce some blonde #22 and grey #44 as I progress.
I estimate that it will take approx 25 to 30 hours to complete the trousers.
My motivational ref image thrown in there for good measure, it's what will keep me going!
This is cool! Can't wait to see the progress.
well dude....look's brill so far...keep it up..
Reminds me of Jim Carrey's furry boots in Dumb and Dumber.Originally Posted by Dougie Fett
Few progress pics
Looking good so far. Will look forward to seeing more.
Been a busy boy, this is about ten hours work! Just waiting on more golden blonde .
NICE!!!!
Looking great!
Another few hours work, getting there!
wau man Awesome work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leo
Startin to look a lil "Village People". LOL
And the winner of the 2010 New York City Gay Pride Parade Best Costume goes to....
Another few hours work, getting there!
*** LMAO!!!!! I peed myself!And the winner of the 2010 New York City Gay Pride Parade Best Costume goes to....
LOL, funny....
But seriously this is turning out to be an awesome thread to watch....love your work!!!
Yeah, was thinking of leaving the arse exposed, easy ladies!
Working on well with this project. Can't wait to see the finished product.
Amazing work
Awesome work so far. That was the exact idea I had for how to make the suit. Where did you get the mesh and what kind is it if you don't mind me asking?
Got it from http://www.collinscottage.com/utilitya.htm
Trousers latch hooking complete!! Needs brushing and styling!
Awesome!
WOWThis looks so great. I can see that patience goes a long way on this kind of endeavour..
This is great work!
This is brilliant so farI always wanted to do this
Do you plan on doing commissions, or is this a one off for yourself?
-Chris
There seems to be very few people willing to offer up latch hooked wookiee suits, I hope to change that provided people are impressed by my work.This is brilliant so far
Do you plan on doing commissions, or is this a one off for yourself?
-Chris
Hope to have this project finished within the next two months so I will be in a better position to price it all up then.
I'm a addicted to latch hooking, I know it's weird!!
Color me VERY interested in this then. And I don't think it's strange being addicted to something like that. There are things far stranger in this worldBesides, because you are addicted to it, there are many that can benefit that happen to be challenged in this particular category - myself included
Great work so far mate
-Chris
Cheers Chris, will keep you informed!
dude this is very awesome!!!
WOW, this looks like a great project. Please keep up the great work!
Darren
I am so in if you decide to commission a few out !
Basic head sculpt done, just need to smooth out and refine a few details!
awesome, although i'm sure i used to work with this guyBasic head sculpt done, just need to smooth out and refine a few details!
This is coming along very nice! Fantastic job!
That is superb :thumbup
Good Job !!
Truly amazing work.
this is awesome, great job!!!
This is an amazing build, definitely something I don't see everyday! Also, I don't think I ever wanna see Chewie shaved again.. ; ;
Wow man that (does) and is going to look fantastic! The multicolored look looks very natural.
< jealous...wow thats awesome
This is an amazing build. Keep up the good work.
If you decide on doing commission of a Chewie...please add me to the list! VERY interested.
No problem, still very enthusiastic about making more after I'm done. Still hoping for an end of February finish for my own!
Also potentially interested if you decide to produce.
Freakin amazing.
That's looking really great ! In all of the Chewie suits I've seen, the two big areas where the costume loses it's authenticity are the face/hair and poofy body hair. Most of the faces I've seen look like a generic ape-man or sasquatch, they don't ever seem to capture Chewie ( plus, you need bright blue eyes ! ). The other, like I said, is that the body hair always seems freshly brushed and not the close hanging almost "greasy" look from the films. The leg hair you have put on looks really good, It's got the color ans length, but not all frizzed out, it holds tight to the leg.
Oh yeah, a lot of Chewies seem to have rock star hair a la Sammy Hagar. I like the slicked back ANH hair personally !
Awesome work Dougie !
Hey I just noticed, 300th post !
Cheers Timmer, Chewie is a difficult one to pull off convincingly.
I have spent the last month sculpting the face, constantly going back and forth making adjustments, really itching to get working on the hair.
I'm going to try my utmost to do a good job or die trying!!
i was thinking about it to day, did chewie ever get to fly the ship, or was he just the co piolet even to the biggest back stabber in the galaxy? totally not on topic sorry....
who cares??????
Judging by the (fantastic, amazing, brilliant) quality of your work, I have but one thing to say.
Do or do not. There is no try.
He did get to fly during the Death Star escape. Oh yeah, and the escape from Mos Eisly Spaceport, "Chewie, get us outta here !! " ( Han was just boarding, so the big guy must have been piloting ) Seems like Chewie was actually the go-to guy for getting everyone out of trouble : )
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Some more progress.
Had the mesh shirt stitched by a tailor and got him to add a few buttons to help it slip on easier.
Got some latch hooking done, approx 4 hours work.
Hope to have the latch hooking complete in 2 weeks.
Have acquired a bandolier from Mel Mattson, going to replace the boxes with ROTS ones.
A closeup of the latch hooking process!
Still messing about with the sculpt, I think I'm nearly there with proportions just need to smooth it out and refine the lips a bit more, can't wait to mould and cast it. Mouth is not downturned as much now
Got some platsil gel 10 for the outer mask, one of the best silicones available.
Wow, man. This thing is...just wow. Amazing, stupendous, fantastic, jaw dropping...whatever other terms of praise you can come up with as well.
I can't wait to see this thing done!!! I LOVE watching your builds! You have some serious talent, and this is looking to be one of my favorite Dougie costumes.
...And if you get tired of adding the hair, you've got a kickass Ron Perlman mask ready to go!Some more progress.
Seriously, though this has got to be one of the most amazing builds I've seen! WOW!
Wow, making some great progress,.. and fast. Really exciting thread, cant wait to see it done as well!
LOL! That does look like Ron Perlman!
Ron Perlman, absolutely !! We could have a Quest for Fire costume club ! Or not..
I was hoping to be the first to notice that, but I'm too late : (
If only Ron Pearlman had let me to a lifecast of his face it would have saved me some sculpting!
Actually a Hellboy costume is another one that I would love to try!
Any chance that we will be seeing this costume at Invasion III (assuming there is an InvasionIII)?
very nice job so far. it looks like you have the hair installation down! most wookiees i see look like they are having a bad hair day, but yours looks right from the get go.
can't wait to see the head. keep up the great work.
Most impressive.
Absolutely, along wih Tarfful and Merumeru all going well!
Very cool, you're really coming along. Jeez, I can't imagine tying on all those little hair bunches!
I can't wait to see the finished product
The end of latch hooking the suit is nigh!!!! Need to add a little more brown mix to cover up some of the grey around the waist area, reckon another 4 to 5 hours should do it.
The arms have taken a lot longer because I am latching every second loop for the most part or even every loop in some areas. The hair will need some trimming and thinning out because of this.
That is looking great. I have been wanting to do this myself for a while now. I think you have just kicked me over the edge of starting it. My wife says thanks alot.
that is awsome. wish i had half of that skill.
She'll love it, besides he's a lot more cuddly than Fett!That is looking great. I have been wanting to do this myself for a while now. I think you have just kicked me over the edge of starting it. My wife says thanks alot.
DUDE!!!! IT'S AWESOME!!!
well david buddy look's great so far.....looking a lot better than mart'ins...ha ha lol....
Love the work and can´t wait to see it completed..respect & love to u and your work!!
They latch hooking is comnplete, woo hoo, just minor tweaks needed, will post pics tomorrow.
Meanwhile I have being making progress on the skull!
Sculpt all greased up ready for moulding!
Jesmonite mould, approx 3 layers!
Negative, looking positive!
The next step was to remove a layer approx 5mm from the sculpt and carve out the underskull.
Rough and ready but will be smoothed out before moulding.
I then cast a temp gelatin skin to act as a guide for building up support.
Just waiting on RTV silicone before I mould the skull.
Last edited by Dougie Fett; 02-17-2010 at 02:16 PM.
Simply amazing....
Looks fantastic Dave. Love the under skull detail!
LOOKS GREAT!! But instead of taking off 5mm. of clay for the underskull cant you just add 5mm. of clay to the negative mold, smooth it out, and then pour plaster into it?
Yes you can, that's the way Daniel Tirinnanzi does it for his amazing animatronic gorilla head that was used in the Cadburys commercial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I96tKcfADWQ
But I decided to do it this way, didn't take too long and will be as effective!
This is incrdible, I can't wait to see how the face turns out
Here's the finished suit! Still needs a little tweaking (adding hair here and there) but very happy overall!
Will top out at approx 7'5", I'm 5'11", I'm giddy like a little kid at Christmas!!
Dougie,
I haven't been back here in a while, so I popped in for your updates. I'm glad I did.
You are doing an absolutely amazing job on this. You could hold your own with those
that made the real suits my Irish brother.
I'm so thrilled to see this in fact, that I'd offer you just about everything I had for that
thing !!
Phenomenal talent and execution
Chris
Ok I'm sending a truck round to yours LOL.Dougie,
I haven't been back here in a while, so I popped in for your updates. I'm glad I did.
You are doing an absolutely amazing job on this. You could hold your own with those
that made the real suits my Irish brother.
I'm so thrilled to see this in fact, that I'd offer you just about everything I had for that
thing !!
Phenomenal talent and execution
Chris
Glad you like it and thanks for the compliments!
Hey wait a minute
Props ! I meant PROPS !
Chris
That thing is awesome! Great work!
Ok just making shure. BTW this is AMAZING!Yes you can, that's the way Daniel Tirinnanzi does it for his amazing animatronic gorilla head that was used in the Cadburys commercial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I96tKcfADWQ
But I decided to do it this way, didn't take too long and will be as effective!
i bet that thing is 1000x more amazing in real life. that looks so sick.
Dougie simply FREAKIN amazing! I never in a million years would have ever thought about owning a Chewie suit until I saw your build. Like i said before....if you decide on making another one please consider me on the list!
WHAT CAN I SAY THAT LOOKS STUNNING TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY!!!
Hi Dave,
Have been following this build on other forums, have to say mate it's outstanding in what you have created, i'm intrigued to seeing the mask finished and you weilding your Wookie Bowcaster.
Last edited by TREADEC; 02-27-2010 at 07:53 AM.
If the mask comes out as good as the suit, this effort may never be topped. Nice work
Ummmm. . . . W to the O to the W ! ! ! ! ! I think you could work for George Lucas! Most impressive build!
today is the first time I have seen this thread.....................That is one nice looking walking carpet
We'll always let you win now.
you're insane man!!! what a nice job
This is another amazing project, i really like the fact that the hair is different shades, looks really like chewee. Very well done mate, cant wait to see more progress pics!
Steve
Dougie this out standing so how long
for the mask to be finished
Really hope to have it ready for Easter weekend! But as usual real life gets in the way!
I have the face, teeth and upper underskull moulds complete so just need to mould the mandible and start casting!!
I seriously can't believe how you came up with this!!! I never would have been able to do the designing part, much less have the skill to put it all together!
Here's a few pics of the finished product, well it's never really finished!!
Will post more later with details of the build etc. Turned into a kinda ESB/ROTS hybrid!
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