Hey everyone! So technically I have finished with this build and am waiting approval, but I thought I would do a wip from pictures i had taken.
A little backstory on my character: I went to see TFA last year and was a little diasappointed with my towns lack of costumers and cosplayers so with a little convincing, my wife allowed me to begin building a kit. I joined some of the forums and began researching. Originally i was going to do a Boba build but then i saw this guy:

I thought man that looks awesome! I want that! So i dive into the early crusader build head on with no experience using fiberglass, bondo, etc. So here we go
First thing i decided to do was build a mythosaur axe. I used cardboard for the blades and a piece of pvc for the handle

I used seugtai's build as a reference and followed her suggestion of using drywall tape. I also decided to make the tip of my axe a spear point. After that i cut out my other pieces and taped them up

On to fiberglass. I can say that both my wife and our roommate started hating me at this point

Bondo was next, and working with it in the virginia heat was a challenge. I ended up with cottage cheese quite a few times

I dont think im skilled enough to make a bucket from scratch so i ordered a proto fett helmet from the mandalorian arsenal

Filled in the earcaps, dome, and mandibles with bondo

I also wanted more of a "y" shaped visor. The hose attachments on the helmet were pieces of a gas mask that i epoxied to it. Visor is a #5 welding shield tha iis attached with velcro which lets it flex because i wear large frame glasses. Its also kinda obvious now that i wanted a bone look for the plates. Heres a close up of a thigh plate

And my shoulders

I used rustoleum in heirloom white, then did a wash of burnt and raw umbers. For some reason i couldnt find any cinnamon. Black was used for accents. I tried both rubbing alcohol and windex for mediums and preferred the windex. I used a very watered down wash at first and built up until it was almost a paste, then would wipe off. I did this for all the plates and was very happy.
For the ab plate i cut along the sides with my dremel, but not all the way through. I used jb weld to hold it at an angle then filled the seams with bondo


Here is the finished product. I scrapped a backplate in favor of a cape, and used scrap osnaburg for a revised loincloth. Flightsuit is a pair of red kap coveralls, and i used some scrap plate pieces to do some boot armor. Upper body is attached with velcro and magnets, and lower body with just velcro
Sorry for such a long post. Hopefully this can help someone with their build. Any comments or suggestions are appreciated!