Starting my first Mando today

Wow, this thread still lives? I remembering first discovering the costume clubs and reading this thread (one of my first inspirations...) and starting my costume. Now I'm Official in the Mercs (and a clan leader/founder), Official in the Rebel Legion and a 501st ESB Boba Fett! My Kal Skirata is almost done too!

Thanks for keeping a nice thread going guys!
 
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well heres the good ones that need just a little touch ups
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this one really needs to be redone!
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and heres a really sweet holster i picked up for 10 bucks :D
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Trust me, it is not as unruley in person. but you are intitled to your opinion, as are we all. Lol I'll mark it down as constructive criticism :p

On the other hand, messy was what I was going for. But as you can see... First build. So what are you going to do.

I did sand but I didn't prime in my rush for a result. But I've learned my leason I guess lol.. Back to work
 
Well I'd recommend sanding it all down to the base material then wetsand it. Once you do that be sure to prime it and then sand it down a bit and wetsand it again. Repeat this step a few times and then take pictures of your work so we can see an accurate representation of the armour and helmet parts. Then you can paint it, but go slowly and go one layer a day or so at a time. Rushing leads to messy results.
 
My photo stomach thanks you. Awesome work! :) And I totally have the same poster you do in the holster pic. :p

On the collar and a bit of the stomach, did you use strips of tape to mask from paint? I know it is not done yet and you have another layer of paint -- red, right? :D -- but I would think about making that look a little more natural with your next coat of paint. Your weathering is awesome besides that! I wish mine could have looked that beat up. ;)
 
The tape was actually just my attempt to mask a design in the side (one kal designed for me) and not my inhibility to weather lol but I guess in a way.. It does look like ****, my bad lol
 
Ok.. I thinks it's time to confess a fear Ive had for a while.. When I wear my helmet (doesn't have a visor yet) my nose sticks out of the front D: so I'm kinda worried how this will turn out when I put the visor in :/
 
well... it may be that your nose presses against your visor... I advise padding the forehead to prevent that, it will help generate the space between your nose and the faceplate.
 
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