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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #25 on: May 09, 2014, 01:32 PM »

Well i decided that my shnees were really uncomfortable so i cut them back and they are far nicer now. opinions i will be attaching it to my velcro/ flight sure in a bit :D finally getting there.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #26 on: May 09, 2014, 08:37 PM »
That looks a lot better Make sure you have heaps of velcro and have you thought of a couple of magnets to as back up ?

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #27 on: May 10, 2014, 12:32 AM »
Use some form of strapping as well (through the flightsuit). I have both otherwise my armour will float.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #28 on: May 10, 2014, 05:09 AM »
Im going to have webbing straps running through loops on the flight suit as well as velcro.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #29 on: May 10, 2014, 09:14 AM »
Shaping up nicely  ;) It's really hard to tell exactly where your knees are on that pic  :laugh: are they covered well?

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #30 on: Jan 16, 2015, 11:13 AM »
I've been sleeping a while but im back baby.
first off i think im almost there some velcro needs sewing but thats it.

Im sorry for the -censored- picture but im in my dorms at uni with only a web cam so its all i got.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #31 on: Jan 16, 2015, 01:04 PM »
so i bribed a fiend with a camera to take some pictures better quality id say.





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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #32 on: Jan 16, 2015, 01:30 PM »
Looking good, nothing too big jumping out at me, just little things.
Your sash could do with being firmly fixed in place, it looks to have slipped down a fair bit.
I can't see it too well under the sash, but the cod looks to be at a rather jaunty angle.
Upper sleeves and thighs still look quite baggy. If you need that room to move/sit then I'd suggest a strap from the gun holster and make something for the other side - grenades or something so that the strapping will stop the material from looking so wide.
Shoulders could do with shifting a tiny bit more to the front

Also, you got a vest under that? I can't tell.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #33 on: Feb 08, 2015, 11:00 AM »


here is the finished stuff. i have fixed the stuff kris called me on. so i hope to get my kit OM by the 17th (my birthday)

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #34 on: Feb 08, 2015, 01:16 PM »
Make sure the bagginess on the flightsuit is tucked in under the shins/knees. I find a stirrup can help keep the pant legs where they should be. They do look better than they were, but they're still a bit floofy :P
You got any side or back shots? Front looks pretty good, but the other views would help.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #35 on: Feb 08, 2015, 01:23 PM »
i will try and persuade my camera back .

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #36 on: Apr 18, 2015, 07:35 AM »


so I finally had a moment to get more photos done after all my uni work so all feed back to get me OM would be epic.
 

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #37 on: Apr 18, 2015, 07:56 AM »
Much better on those legs. Cod still looks a little lopsided, but I'm not picking anything else up from that view.
I'd say get some full preapp photos up, front back and sides etc as that's looking pretty close to done I think.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #38 on: Apr 19, 2015, 04:28 AM »
I agree although the negative space around the girth could do with a bit more going on maybe a thicker belt will balance it out down the track.

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Re: first offical kit (new pics page 3)
« Reply #39 on: Jun 10, 2015, 02:14 PM »
new cod plate strapping and raised shoulders  and I tweaked the knee placement ( may need some more tweaking not sure)
As I tried to clean up my photo bucket its messed with all the pictures so
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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #40 on: Jun 10, 2015, 10:37 PM »
Much improved! ;D

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #41 on: Jun 11, 2015, 02:09 PM »
Solid start vod! Although it looks like you moved your photos in photobucket and all the links on your build here are dead.. no pictures!  :-\
from the pics at the end though it looks like you've done pretty well for yourself. I do see a couple little things with the paint app though..
not paint but first and foremost.. no fannypack.. it's super earth recognizable and there's a pretty obvious zipper in the back shot of it.
the groin plate.. I would hate to hear the story of what you went through to get THAT much damage to the groin.. I would lighten up a bit on the damage there. also it looks like its all going the same angle and direction(a mistake I made on literally EVERY scratch on my first kit.. oops!  :-X ) try to vary the size, angle, and direction a bit to give it a more natural look.
the rest of the plates is better, but they all look about the same size and shape still. think of what gave you those scars(not the joker), was it a sniper shot?(big dent or blast) small arms fire?(smaller dents, maybe a few close together) was it a direct hit, or a ricochet? big animal attack?(nexu, tiger thing from episode 2 that attacks padme) or your neighbors chihuahua?(those suckers are vicious in packs...  :blank: ) knife or lightsaber? different thoughts like that can give you a more natural less uniform damaged look.
you could also see about feathering the edges of the stripes with some light sandpaper to rough them up and match the damaged and worn look you got going.
lastly on paint... DIRT. and I'm only just saying that because I love me some dirt. mixing acrylic paint with water and dabbing it around on the plates can give you some natural worn plates that looked lived in. add brown for mud and stuff and black heavy in areas for blaster burns and carbon scoring.

I can't really tell if you have a vest either.. it gets kinda lost in all the black. you could see about adding some of that grey from the knees as an accent up top to bring it all together a little more too.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #42 on: Jun 11, 2015, 08:48 PM »
Looking good vod.

Ronin: The fanny pack is gone we've all puled that up xx :)

Ok issues I see:

Your flight suit arms and your vest look to be a bit baggy. you'd maybe benefit from a bit of tailoring.

your weathering does look a bit samey but i recon it's small enough and understated enough to not be too much of an issue.

if you have already black washed in these pics i suggest you do a couple more. the plates look a bit too clean.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #43 on: Jun 12, 2015, 05:45 AM »
Much better. Cod and shoulders look good placement wise. Knees are better - ones still facing slightly sideways, other is spot on though.

Pant legs look fine to me, just get a bit of elastic and make stirrups so they don't pull out of the boot and flop over your knees. Might need to take the sleeves in though, they still look a little billowy.
Just double check the edges of the collar plate, they look to be lifting from you just a touch and one side of the backplate may be misaligned (depends if you had a knowledgable set of hands helping you kit up - could just be wardrobe malfunction)

Beyond that I think you're into more cosmetic changes than anything else. Add some more differing size scratches, give it all a black wash, and don't forget to include the sash in the weathering.
And trophies or a rank rope worn at the shoulder would help to be a break between flightsuit and vest.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #44 on: Jul 14, 2015, 09:25 AM »
so a bit of an update. Trophy's added (imperial navy tags), got some more pouches although i may add more and a dirt wash  but it doesn't seem to show up very clearly in the pictures but trust in person its there, I also applied a popper to the collar to give it a jumpsuit look rather than an armoured janitor.





 

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #45 on: Jul 14, 2015, 09:33 AM »
If it's not showing up in pictures you probably want to add more dirt  :P. There's a nice rule I've heard many times, that it's all about how your kit looks at about 5 feet away. More or less the standard distance that someone will take a picture at, make it look good for that distance and you're good.

That said, the kit is looking pretty good.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #46 on: Jul 14, 2015, 05:24 PM »
Everything looks great. I'd say you could really use more blackwash make it look dirty in the pics then it will look great.

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« Reply #47 on: Jul 24, 2015, 04:28 PM »
right so i apologise in advanced for the double post but my brother brought his swanky camera down and took some more shots of my gear hope this shows the dirt better.
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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #48 on: Jul 24, 2015, 05:08 PM »
Plates look great. Almost app ready though I'd say your vest and the arms of your flight suit could use taking in a bit.

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Re: first offical kit
« Reply #49 on: Jul 24, 2015, 05:50 PM »
Also, correct your knees.

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