Recent content by Strabo

Here is the armor again with the ab plate done up and dirty a bit plus a piece on the diamond now. I have yet to put on the logo though. The flash makes everything seem a little brighter than it is, especially the yellow, which isn't as bright as it looks :D

Thanks :) Yeah for the diamond I still haven't attached the piece to it. I plan on putting a little back plating on the center of it where I will have the mount for going on the vest too and paint that piece the proper color...so right now it's just a hole until I do hehe. I was thinking about...

Very nice!

Did a little more work on the chest plates, sprayed on an undercoat of silver, then ran over with an italian olive color, with tape in place for the chips, then hand painted the rest. It's all a first effort at chest armor but it went better than expected. Not too bad for a garbage can I don't...

Very cool :) I was thinking something similar when I get to the kneepads on my current project. I was thinking of using those foam work kneepads and cutting them out to the desired shape then mounting the plastic part over that. Hopefully it'll work too :D

So I have the pieces sanded, and primed, sanded and primed some more, so they are ready for the first coat of metallic silver before the green. I'll put up some pics of that when I get done. Being a first time doing something like this (I have always made soft costumes....like Tuskens or Jedi...

I have yet to attempt a Helmet...so I was wondering a few things. First, just how sturdy is the fillet type dome using Wizards templates? and what are some folks doing to strengthen it if so? and is Trashcans viable for that s cardboard? (whoops guess that was alot of firsts :P) Second, I...

So I decided to make my first go a Trash Can set. I just finished cutting out the chest belly and neck (front) I should add that I will only be cutting out the left side of the breast plate for the LED of course....I accidentally traced it out on both sides because it was 2am and with a restless...

Hey Rafal, yep I found those stickies so I plan to make ample use of them :D I think I may try the trash can armor as a first go as well like you suggest. It would be a shame to use something more expensive straight off and make a mess of it afterall :) There's a army navy surplus store just...

Well the only ones I would be using are the mud wash and boltgun metal for scratches and wear. I wouldn't use their green, I would want that to be accurate so that would be something else. Same with all the rest, I'm just real comfortable with making battle damage with GW's stuff :D I think I...

Hehe indeed, complete with bumper stickers :D Good luck!

I found those links shortly after :D My son was finally asleep so I had more attention on what I was doing rather than what he was doing hehe. I think I'll start off with the armot and soft portions first, the Helmet seems a huge project in itself so I think I'll do that after I feel my way...

Thanks for the welcome my friend :) I really liked Antmans and Ral's (or Raf's?) cardboard helmet deals so I think I'll be using them as well, I've seen the term WOF pop up concerning templates quite a bit and didn't know what that stood for so thanks! I assume those templates are stickied? plus...

Hey all, I'm a huge Star Wars Enthusiast, have been since 77 XD Which thankfully my wife understands. I'm up here in Eastern Canada and in my particular province things like Trooping and conventions don't exist. I have in the past created a few costumes myself out of my own interest, namely a...