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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #25 on: Feb 12, 2012, 12:04 PM »
That looks SICK! I like the upgrades

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #26 on: Feb 12, 2012, 12:52 PM »
That looks SICK! I like the upgrades


Hahahh ...... thanks Vod ....  :) 
But it's not nearly done yet ....


Can we get some close up pics of the material with a description of the type and weight? 

Yes you can ....  ;D




It's called  Warm Waffle ?  er something like that .... anyway .

It's not real heavy , but heavy enough to look & hang right .

If I use it - :
 I will line the Bottom half of the Coat with another fabric .

I will cut back the Corners so they are Rounded (like the Snowtrooper)

& yes Weathering ........  :P

I also was fortunate enough to pick up a Set of pillow cases & a Huge Blanket
made of the Correct Fleece ( Canon LFL Snowtrooper Commander )

So I think I may do a Few Different Trench coats . Why not Right ?




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As always, LMK what'cha think ? :rolleyes:

                 

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #27 on: Feb 12, 2012, 01:34 PM »
Looks good, But if you're upgrading i would suggest getting a proper vest aswell. It'll help turn your kit from good to great ;) .

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #28 on: Feb 12, 2012, 02:26 PM »
Looks good, But if you're upgrading i would suggest getting a proper vest as well. It'll help turn your kit from good to great ;) .


Hahahha   , Funny you should say that Remo , I have also purchased the Material to make a "Proper" Canon Boba Vest . (w/o) Shoulder Sleeve)
It will be in a White Quilted fabric ,  but the plates will still show up good . It's not as Stark white .

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #29 on: Feb 12, 2012, 02:39 PM »
Glad to hear it, Great minds think alike  :D ;) .

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #30 on: Feb 12, 2012, 03:22 PM »
Glad to hear it, Great minds think alike  :D ;) .

They sure Do ner'vod .....  ;)

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #31 on: Feb 12, 2012, 03:26 PM »
Liking the look of this mate, nice work. The reason i asked about the laptop keys is they would cover my rivets nicely, thanks ;)

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« Reply #32 on: Feb 12, 2012, 03:33 PM »
Liking the look of this mate, nice work. The reason i asked about the laptop keys is they would cover my rivets nicely, thanks ;)

Yeah , they work great .......  ;D


However the next time I have to put my plates on I hope to
indent the area then epoxy over them ..... we'll have to see .

I do like the look of the Keys though ....  :rolleyes:


My whole kit is a Toss up right now ...... It feels like I need to Start over ... :-\

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #33 on: Feb 13, 2012, 12:14 AM »
I love the waffle weave. Rougher weaves tend to look more "real" on costumes. I was going to say to keep the double sleeve look, but with the waffle weave it doesn't really work or need it IMO.

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #34 on: Feb 13, 2012, 12:55 AM »
Thanks Point .....   ;D


I started the Flak Vest tonight ..... Maybe tomorrow it can be done enough
for some pics .... ? We'll have to see how good it goes .....


 I've got my blasters crossed .....  ;)

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #35 on: Feb 13, 2012, 08:28 AM »
LOVE your stuff vod!! Great craftsmanship!! Can't wait to see more!!  :)

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #36 on: Feb 13, 2012, 08:31 AM »
LOVE your stuff vod!! Great craftsmanship!! Can't wait to see more!!  :)

Thanks Vod ...... Hopefully soon you can see some more ......  ;D


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Okay , a little set back ...... I cut my new vest a bit too low under the Arms .

I feel it looks way off balanced when the plates are on & not acceptable to me ......

So I will be re-cutting it this Afternoon ..... After I buy more Fabric that is ..... ???



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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #37 on: Feb 13, 2012, 06:20 PM »
Okay , a little set back ...... I cut my new vest a bit too low under the Arms .

I feel it looks way off balanced when the plates are on & not acceptable to me ......

So I will be re-cutting it this Afternoon ..... After I buy more Fabric that is ..... ???

Ouch!  What type of material was it?  I am sure the cost of material in no cheaper down there than it is up here.  When I am trying patterns such as that, I make the first one of cheap bargain material.  If it turns out, I move on to the desired material.  If it doesn't turn out, I have new shop rags to take my frustration out on!   ;D

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #38 on: Feb 13, 2012, 08:32 PM »
Yeah it was no big Deal , but I ruined the pattern ...  :(

I got more .....  ;D



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Got side tracked working on the Electronics & wiring for my Back pack .  It will power Both my Gaunts & Buy'ce .

I'll post some up dates soon ....... I just need another trip to Radio shack .....  ;D

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« Reply #39 on: Feb 13, 2012, 10:17 PM »
Okay , I may get away from the Soft parts theme unless you look deeper here .....

To stay True to my Concept My Vest will need to Have "Pass throughs" for wiring & Hoses .( Both Visual and Hidden .)

The Standard Boba has the Luxury of the Hoses Disappearing up a Sleeve ..... I wish ..... jk ..
But with the New look .... not so much . Anyhow , my vest needs a few custom pockets .
So unless I know how long the Hoses , wires , attachments , etc are ,  I won't know how much slack to add to
the wire ..... You see ? ........ No ? ..... well you'll see when I get that far,  it will make more sense then .

So now I'm kinda building the whole upper half of my kit at the Same time .


It hard to tell from the pics but I did get a lot done concept wise today even though the Gaunts are basically
a complete fresh build , along with the rewiring of the Halogen lamp arms to run current to my Gaunts and Buy'ce


Left Gaunt : Toggle switch ( Power on )
                    Rocker switch (Helmet Fans)
All run through modified lamp parts .  ;D

Right Gaunt : Toggle switch (power on )
                      Rocker switch (Helmet light)
                      Rocker switch (Accessories jack)
                      Rocker switch ( ? ? ? ? ) 




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However I did make a huge mess today , It was a blast !  I can't wait till she Goes to bed ... hahaha.




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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #40 on: Feb 13, 2012, 10:34 PM »
Your crazy.... & you rock!!  Have you given any thought to running the wires through the hose?  Just food for thought.  I am loving the sound of this and I will certainly be looking for the wiring tutorial to follow...   ;)

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« Reply #41 on: Feb 13, 2012, 11:57 PM »
Your crazy.... & you rock!!  Have you given any thought to running the wires through the hose?  Just food for thought.  I am loving the sound of this and I will certainly be looking for the wiring tutorial to follow...   ;)


Hahahaha  thanks Narseryc

Yeah the Hose/s on the Right Gaunt will have the wires in them .... great minds think alike I guess ...  ;D


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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #42 on: Feb 14, 2012, 10:14 PM »
A few progress pics .... I put up more later tonight .


This is what I have for now ....

Starting to Mock up the PSP (Power Supply Pack) & Map out the Wire Route
Through my Vest and Sleeves to my Gaunts & to my Buy'ce .

(Pardon the Clamps , it's still a W.I.P.    ;D)



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« Reply #43 on: Feb 15, 2012, 01:20 AM »
My other pics of the Wiring didn't turn out so well ..... So no more updates on that till the morning .......  :(


But I did get 3 more flexible lamp stems re-wired ..... Woooot !
 That should be enough to finish this area of the Build .
 Now the Soldering begins ....  :-X

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I also Roughed out an old Back plate for my " Black Flack Vest " ...... It's more Canon Boba ' ish .... ;D








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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #44 on: Feb 15, 2012, 05:21 AM »
Nice use of greebs mate  8)

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« Reply #45 on: Feb 15, 2012, 07:21 AM »
Nice use of greebs mate  8)

Thanks Mate ...... ;)


Hoping to get a good chunk of the Circuitry wired today .  :-\

More updates as the Day progresses .



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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #46 on: Feb 16, 2012, 10:01 AM »
Please help , I need some opinions ......  ???

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Flack Vest Color :

 I have  White (Quilted Fabric)
 I have  Off White (Quilted Fabric)
&
 I have  Black (Quilted Fabric)
I Didn't plan to use it with the Polar look but it's
again an option at this point .



The Reason I ask .....  ESB Canon Snow Troopers  &  Hoth Rebels .

Snow Troopers (Trench Coats) have a real cream almost yellowish tinge to them .....
(Which I know is Weathering & Such from my research)

Hoth Rebels have White , Cream/Off White & also Tan/Sand color mixed in their uniform .



Should I  : 

1) Stay True to the Canon look and keep within the Hoth References for Color Choice ?

2) Go with Stark White and weather it .



The more I look at my kit , the more it looks too White . ( I know it's not Weathered yet , but still )


Lets hear it ?  :P

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #47 on: Feb 16, 2012, 10:10 AM »
I like the look of yer kit mate, You cant beat the weathered look though. Either way its a top kit ;)

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« Reply #48 on: Feb 16, 2012, 12:12 PM »
I like the look of yer kit mate, You cant beat the weathered look though. Either way its a top kit ;)

Thanks Kel .....    8) Your Too kind .



But should what color should I make my Flak Vest out of ?  I'm Stuck .... it could go either way .

I'm just afraid that a White Vest  is going to be " Too much " White &  Off White/ Cream will look Too Yellow
against the White I already have .......aaarrrgh ....  I knew this would happen .... :-\

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Re: Tweaking my Armor : II (a little image heavy)
« Reply #49 on: Feb 16, 2012, 12:42 PM »
Try grey, It's not too dark, and keeps that monotone scheme going ;) .

 


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