Traditional Vs Imagination

I think he is saying the Rubies buckets are ugly. In my opinion they are, they are just funny shaped and too small.

I agree with CombatBaby. None of my posts are meant as a diss to a custom. I think to make my point, I can will say it as clear as I can.

A lot of the custom mandos out there look bad. They look uncompleted or just half-done. Thats what I meant by weather the jumpsuit. Dont wear sweats, get something different than hiking or work boots. When you have something as obvious as brand spanking new hiking boots, it pulls the audience back in from the fantasy of the character from a different universe right back to normal when they recognize those boots, or sweats, or whatever. Think things through. Its not about how much you have to spend, its about being judicious.

Well thought-out, great executed ideas with some labor shine through.
 
CombatBaby said:
Correct, that helmet looks a ton better when you take the time to cut that silly plastic off and put a full visor in it.

You can get them a lot of places for $12 shipped so it's a great investment.
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Ok, I thought you might be talking about Rubies that, for the most psrt, only get repainted. I agree, if you leave the stock visor/lens it does take away from the overall look.
Someone looked at my unfinished desert helmet (it still has the molded plastic in for now) and suggested that I might cover it with something like a respirator since the desert can be harsh. I thought about it but I desided to cut it out all the way when I install my lens.
I have seen helmets that don't have a full t-visor but have been modded and look great, Phantom Viper and BH1378 come to mind.
 
Another thing that really irks me is firearms. What I mean is when people just buy a cheap softair or chinese airsoft clone that look like rubbish. Also when people just look at a gun and think it looks futuristic enough, examples being the FAMAS, Aug, P90. I understand that there isnt alot of choices out there for guns that seem to fit the SW galaxy but atleast try and modify the gun more than just putting a BSA reddot on it.
 
Rubies helmets are a drag. My Boba (first costume ever) was done up with a repainted Jango that I drilled a dent into and redid the visor. I'm still not happy with it. It's too small. This is why I decided to build my own bucket when I did the custom. Believe it or not my nose isn't pressing up against the inside of the visor. I have about a 1.5" clearance now. My firearms for the custom I built (and I'm waiting on leather holsters that a friend of mine is making for me) are two nerf pistols with the red laser effect just beneath the barrel. I removed the stick that stuck out of the back of the gun which is used to cock it and then did some modification to make it look more like a gun. And here is the finished result:
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I haven't seen anyone wear sweats under their beskar'gam. Who does that?
 
I gotta tell you, as a newbie, if I knew there was this much whining and arguing in the costuming world, I'd have stayed with the fanboy jerks who ramble on for four hours about insignificant **** like Picard vs Kirk. You guys certainly can suck the FUN out of this. It's a friggin Halloween costume that we geeks put on when it's not Halloween. If some people are more talented than others, who cares?

My personal pet peeve, and I see it among some of the 'best' of you, is the slap-dash "Look at me uncontrollably rub silver paint on my armor to weather it!" look without any regard as to how paint actually chips or wears. But I'm not going to get my panties in a bunch over it or confront the guy at a con and say 'You suck!' because he still busted his rear end to get the costume to look that good.
 
BobaFettDaddy said:
My firearms for the custom I built (and I'm waiting on leather holsters that a friend of mine is making for me) are two nerf pistols with the red laser effect just beneath the barrel. I removed the stick that stuck out of the back of the gun which is used to cock it and then did some modification to make it look more like a gun. And here is the finished result:
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Welcome to the PM10 Series family of blasters (as they've become known), you'll find those pistols are the mainstay of many a Mando! (Any one know how I can get shares in Nerf? :lol: ) I'd suggest removing the nerf lugs from underneath if you want to be able to draw them smoothly from holsters. The same goes for the tabs on the side of the laser.
 
This is a Rubies that I touched up in under 2 hours in my garage with spraypaint only. Its far from a masterpiece, but for someone with a small budget and an even smaller interest in 'trooping', it does the job just fine. Not to mention it looks better than alot of the "custom" jobs I've seen that began as nicer helmets in the first place.

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I probably should pass this thread by and keep my mouth shut, but if I did, I just wouldn't be "me." I think that we do ourselves a slight disservice by putting too many labels on Custom Mandalorians. Traditional, imaginary, canon, movie quality, etc...Rather than divide ourselves pointlessly, we should unite ourselves in some way, shape, or form. I've suggested some kind of group for customs in the past and was blown out of the water for it-so I can relate to those of you who have been bashed for no real reason by certain folks. Whether my set of armor is the best or the worst, it matters little to me-for the most part anyway. We would all like to have our work praised but my motivations seem to lie in pouring what creativity I have into my projects, and also meeting and getting to know many of you fine people...

 
The Asylum said:
I gotta tell you, as a newbie, if I knew there was this much whining and arguing in the costuming world, I'd have stayed with the fanboy jerks who ramble on for four hours about insignificant **** like Picard vs Kirk. You guys certainly can suck the FUN out of this. It's a friggin Halloween costume that we geeks put on when it's not Halloween. If some people are more talented than others, who cares?
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You're going to get arguments in any world you enter, be it costuming, comics, fantasy, or sci fi. That's just life. People disagree, and people argue about it. Why? Because it's important to that person.


Rubies helmets are just big giant pains in the arse. Id recommend either making one out of scratch (that batting helmet thread is around here somewhere) or acquiring a fiberglass bucket. Of course, there are some who can make great looking helmets out of Rubies (lloydkristmas recently made an awesome one). I just know that Im not that talented. :p
 
OrtharRrith posted:

I'd suggest removing the nerf lugs from underneath if you want to be able to draw them smoothly from holsters. The same goes for the tabs on the side of the laser.
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Funny you should mention that, but my friend who is making the leather holsters for these bad boys managed to make them go in and out of the holster smoothly without any further modification to the gun. He's just that talented.
 
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