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[Kryamla Redalur]

Well after nearly 2 years and close to 70-something troops, it's time to build a new kit! Some people in my clan are gearing up to do a Death Watch squad so I decided it would be a good challenge for me to do Bo Katan.

While I'm waiting for the armor to arrive (any day now!), I got started with my "flight suit". I have to dye the top part and add the blue trim to the short sleeves, but this is where I'm at:


(Pardon my face and poor lighting, best I could do by myself last night lol)

It's made out of 3 different pieces: a jumpsuit, a grey turtle shirt, and the sleeves from a long sleeve shirt. I have enough fabric from the shirt to make the gloves since the soft goods are all supposed to appear as one continuous piece.

So yeah, that's where I'm at! It's going to be a slow process for me since I want to take my time and do it right.

[Zarya Arthos]

Woot! Look forward to seeing this happen

[Ruus bal'Neta]

Awesome! Great start so far.

[eqdizzle]

TCW Bo?

Let me know if you need any help with references or the like.

[Kryamla Redalur]

TCW Bo?

Let me know if you need any help with references or the like.

Yeah, forgot to mention that! Clone wars bo! And I certainly will! Thank you for the offer

Update!
My armor already arrived! Talk about fast shipping! It shipped yesterday lol

Everything is quite large and will require a lot of trimming but I have faith that it can be made to fit me (in case you didn't know, I am of the hobbit sized Mandos ). Not pictured are the back of boot armor pieces and resin pieces for the gauntlets. Once it cools off, I'll get to trimming. Way too hot right now.

[Malakier Vhett]

Looking forward to your progress vod! Let me know if I can help!

[Evaar'la Kal]

Woohoo, it's so cool you're doing this!  I'm excited to see how it goes

[Kryamla Redalur]

Thanks guys mal and evaar'la!

Sadly no progress on the armor today as I need to pick up an xacto knife or something so I can start trimming!

Hoping it starts to cool off soon (it's been over 100 where I live) so I can get some real progress done. My tentative goal to have this done is by may 4th of next year!

[DannyPider]

Hey
I'm new to this forum and I was looking for a Star wars characters outfit, but I can see that you are making outfits yourself, Is that true? or you just buying parts of shields, helmets etc?

[Aden Banto]

Hey
I'm new to this forum and I was looking for a Star wars characters outfit, but I can see that you are making outfits yourself, Is that true? or you just buying parts of shields, helmets etc?

You can buy your armor in  kits from the many vendors we have in the Mandalorian Supply depot or you can build your own armor from scratch. It's up to you 


I haven't seen many Bo Katan builds on the forums. Looks like a great start!

[Kryamla Redalur]

Hey
I'm new to this forum and I was looking for a Star wars characters outfit, but I can see that you are making outfits yourself, Is that true? or you just buying parts of shields, helmets etc?

It depends on what route you want to go. If you're crafty and have some skill (even just a little skill), you can make most of the items required for a kit. Or if you're not as crafty, we have members who produce kits to buy but they'll still probably require a little bit of work to get them to fit properly.

 Now this kit is purchased since it's so stylized.

I haven't seen many Bo Katan builds on the forums. Looks like a great start!

Thanks! I'm really excited!!

[JrMint82]

Can't wait to see it come together!

[Ruus bal'Neta]

A dremel with a cutting wheel will take care of the big chunks you need to trim off the armor. Then a sanding drum and a soft touch for the detail work. But do it outside. That vacuform plastic will get really messy.

[Jun'yar Ikaad]

Yaaaaaas Girl! Can't wait to see this when its done! Yeah What MS said dremels make quick work of vacuform plastic. I personally just use the sanding drum but only because i tend the mess up with the cutting wheel lol

[Malakier Vhett]

Aviation snips (technically for cutting sheet metal, but can also cut most plastics between 1/32" and 1/4" thick)  also work great if you want less mess. You can buy them at Home Depot

[Kryamla Redalur]

No picture update yet but I did get started on trimming the plates. I'm going to start by trimming to original size and then from there, start sizing down the plates!

[Havelock]

* Havelock checks the clock, checks the calendar

Well?  Where's the updates?   

Seriously, though, I'm looking forward to seeing you put this together when you've got the time.

[Kryamla Redalur]

Haha sorry to disappoint you Havelock! I left the plastic cutting scissors at my friends house and haven’t had a chance to get them or to go out and buy them yet.

*hides in shame*

[Naritir Ka'ra]

You're welcome to come over any time and use our garage, porch, whatever. I can't promise you won't have a furry companion following you around, though. Dang dog is almost as big as you! 

Seriously, though, cannot wait to see this all come together.

[Malakier Vhett]

You know what the solution is right?

Get more plastic cutting scissors

[Kryamla Redalur]

Oh I know but that’s money I currently do not have

[Jun'yar Ikaad]

I have found that a sanding drum on a dremmel is very good at trimming down ABS  or a cutting wheel (not my preference only because my hands tend not to make clean cuts)

[Kryamla Redalur]

I have found that a sanding drum on a dremmel is very good at trimming down ABS  or a cutting wheel (not my preference only because my hands tend not to make clean cuts)

Oh I’ll have to try that!

I’m hoping I’ll get the armor set trimmed at the AP this weekend and will finally get some progress done other than just trimming the shoulders 

[Kryamla Redalur]

Tools acquired and almost all trimming done! All that’s left to trim is the back of boot armor and thigh holsters. The edges are still really rough but until it’s sized down, I’ll wait to do the final sanding.

There’s some vode in my clan who are very talented clone builders and know how to size things down to fit hobbit sized people and graciously offered to help me sized all this down so eventually that’ll happen





Still have to finish up the soft goods... I’ve sadly been slacking in that department lol.

[Havelock]

Really excited to see you making progress on this!