Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
If youre going for the hero look you have other parts to add... check out my thread on the SE theres a few parts on the flame unit that were there in filming that NO ONE really bats an eye at.
General ROTJ costume build (conversion from SE)
- Thread starter tennantlim
- Start date
Thanks Dom. Now please excuse me while I go jump off the tallest building.
Seriously though, I'll look into the FT lip at a later time. But I really do appreciate your inputs. They are humbling and always educational.
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
Theres also a trim piece that goes on the side...
Ive been ready to make it for my own build soon ish
Theres also a trim piece that goes on the side...
Looking forward to your build!
Thanks Don. Evidently I'm still falling short, but I'm trying...
Installed an elastic velcro strap into my left gauntlet and the test fit is a success! It takes a bit of effort to put it on myself, but it is possible. With the sleeve and foam filling up the space, there is hardly any slack and hence reducing the lateral roll. The elasticity of the strap will not cut my circulation off completely...I hope...
*After this photo, I trimmed down the foam on the bottom so it's not visible anymore.
*After this photo, I trimmed down the foam on the bottom so it's not visible anymore.
Last edited:
Thank you gentlemen. Honestly, I got the idea from another member here Builder and simply adapted it.
I had initially not planned for working electronics on my left gauntlet, mainly because I know next to nothing about such things. But hvacdon convinced me otherwise and had generously gotten me a step-down board to complete the rig. Even as I installed it, I was concerned about the limited space in the upper and the multitude of ways I can screw this up royally. Well, having seen how cool it looks, I am now determined to make it work. I will clean up the layout later, but here's the rig as it is now.
hvacdon
Active Hunter
"Bad Assery" !! Yeah, That"s Good !! I like that, maybe it could be one word...BadAssery !! What ya think ??
Either way, it gets the point across.
Thank you gentlemen. There are definitely ways to improve my rigging so I'll look into it at some point.
I finally got to work on the armor attachment assembly. Specs are based off RafalFett 's blueprints. It's a tedious process as it requires 23 sets of 2-part plates that house the M5 plastic screw. Thanks to Major , we got most of the work done by laser cutting the base squares. I trimmed the corners and drilled the holes for 46 pieces!
I installed brass grommets onto my vest, stuck the plastic screw units onto the armor plates, and assembled them except the left chest plate.
These screencaps clearly show a cable wrapped in silver tape exiting the left chest plate and running under the girth and ammo belts. I am guessing, and it seems logical, the cable supplied power to the chest display from a power source in the left thigh pouch or in one of the ammo pouches.
To replicate the silver cable, I removed the chest display unit and lengthened the cable so it's long enough to reach my left thigh pouch.
I'm going to look for silver tape tomorrow to wrap the cable and attempt to complete the vest, along with the wookiee braids.
I installed brass grommets onto my vest, stuck the plastic screw units onto the armor plates, and assembled them except the left chest plate.
These screencaps clearly show a cable wrapped in silver tape exiting the left chest plate and running under the girth and ammo belts. I am guessing, and it seems logical, the cable supplied power to the chest display from a power source in the left thigh pouch or in one of the ammo pouches.
To replicate the silver cable, I removed the chest display unit and lengthened the cable so it's long enough to reach my left thigh pouch.
I'm going to look for silver tape tomorrow to wrap the cable and attempt to complete the vest, along with the wookiee braids.
Last edited:
RafalFett
Well-Known Hunter
Great build so far! I think this is the best method to use for the armor, because the diameter difference of the grommets and the plastic screws allows the plates to move slightly and sit "naturally" on the vest/torso.
They used that cable to power the chest light, which had a power source (as you correctly assumed) in the left thigh pouch:
They used that cable to power the chest light, which had a power source (as you correctly assumed) in the left thigh pouch:
