Pre Vizsla Praetor's Pre Vizsla WIP Thread

[Praetor Ordo]

So, after a minor explosive scare at my university on the last good day, I finally got all the big stuff cut out! The rest of the belt pieces will be cut out tomorrow. At the Armor Party this weekend, I will have it sanded and formed. The next step is to finish up the pistol.

 

[Kad alor]

KANDOSII NER VOD!! I love the work you're putting into this! This beskar is going to be great! Can't wait to see the finished result!

 

[Praetor Ordo]

Well, I have got the pistol prototype mostly glued together. Unfortunately, I ran out of glue... So, I have sanded down the grip details and prepped the grooves on the grip to accept toe detail plates.

Also, I think I have found a way to do the Darksaber so that it lights up using a sheet of 1/8-in white acrylic (or something that , a sheet of 1/8-in sintra, a white EL wire with power box, black paint, and a bunch of fake hair to mask the blade area... like the pistol, cut it in sections (with cross-pieces for the top of the hilt) and make a cut-out on the edge of the blade to run the EL wire along. Make a cavity in the hilt to hold the EL wire power box with a plate over it held there by magnets. If I wanted sound effects with it, all I need to do is hook up the mp3 player to my voice amp and hit the PTT button to play it.

 

[Praetor Ordo]

Well, the pistol is almost all put together. I still need to cut the dowel down for the barrel, and bondo it in. Then comes the fun of sanding, bondo, sanding, and bondo. It needs to be smooth! More to come!

 

[Praetor Ordo]

After conferring with a couple of builders, I have come up with a little more accurate pistol for this costume. It will take me a little longer, but this one will actually be better as it is the appropriate size and shape (rather than flat on the sides).

 

[HD1138]

Amazing Work!!! really amazing!!!

 

[Hettyc Aden]

this is truly looking amazing, great work vod! cant wait to see it finished!

 

[Anjur]

I've seen some of that armor in person and it looks very good.Though it will be awesome when you've got it finished and have that darksaber in hand!Keep up the work man,it's look sharp!

 

[Mandalorian Guard]

Good progress there! Keep it up!

 

[Praetor Ordo]

Okay, here is a little update. Thanks to a rogue R2 unit, my original files for this armor were deleted from my hard drive. The only thing I am left with is actually the new pistol file. With that said, I am beginning a new build with this stuff, but on a separate level. Rather than trying to make this out of sintra and then hopefully bend it evenly, I am just going to sculp this and make it out of fiberglass and/or resin. It will take a little more work, but the effort will be worth it and I can even sell what I make with the molds.

Oh, and this is going to include the helmet based on a Rubies 2-piece I plan to mod until it's own mother doesn't even recognize it.

 

[Praetor Ordo]

Okay, I just finished reworking the pistol (I doubt you want one with a grip that is 2.5 inches wide on the sides and 1.25 on the front/back. I'm posting it with the model used in TCW for comparison. It is 10.5 inches from the bast of the grip to the tip of the barrel. The barrel is 1/2-inch wide to give you some scale. I should have the prototype done SOON™

 

[Mandalore1]

updates?