tl;dr – new guy, working on first build, steel instead of sintra, pitter patter let’s get at ‘er
Hey everyone, I’m going to attempt to keep this short since I always end up writing a novel of a post. I’ll try to just hit the high points on where I’m at currently and where I’m headed in the near future. I don’t really have a theme ironed out yet, but I wanted to get started and hope I’ll figure out as I go.
Here is what I’ve done so far:
• Working with the WoF Jango template
• All pieces are 16g mild steel and have been roughly shaped, will fine tune once soft parts finished
• Vest and neck seal pieces are proof of concept pieces I made to see how I want to do them. I’ve started another vest with modifications, but it isn’t pictured.
I’m sure I’ve made mistakes many new people make, one of which is being over-ambitious enough to go with steel rather than sintra. I get it, and if I’m being honest, I’m still not convinced I won’t end up starting over with sintra. A running theme in my life decisions is choosing to do something more difficult than I should, so why switch it up now? I’m just glad I was able to talk myself out of going for Boba or Jango right out of the gate.
My near future plans:
• Finish flak fest and flight suit so I can get the size and spacing evaluated and correct
• Finish neck seal
• Decide on the theme/brigade I’m going to focus on
Near-ish plans:
• Finish codpiece, gauntlets, knees
• Talk myself out of doing my own helmet, especially out of steel…for now…
• Figure out plans for back item and weapon(s)
Ok, I’m gonna cut it off here because I could totally keep going with my thought process. That wouldn’t be fun for anyone, probably not even me. I’m looking forward to any feedback/advice, especially once I have the soft parts done and start spacing it out.
Also, I figure it’s worth mentioning that I’m a 2nd year med student. I bring this up because I’m going to attempt to keep a steady flow of work on this, but it’s possible there will be bursts of activity and periods of no work at all that center around exams. Ok, now I’m done. Thanks, everyone.
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