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 W.I.P. I have been gone for a bit....

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Re: W.I.P. I have been gone for a bit....
« Reply #50 on: Mar 22, 2018, 11:17 PM »
Those are very very expensive gloves Vod! Got them at Harbor Freight.  :P (super cheap) Thank You for the kind words!

Ori'vor'e, thanks a lot! I'll have to see if I can find one of those in my state- Or at least something like it!

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« Reply #51 on: Mar 23, 2018, 11:28 AM »
I'm gone for two weeks and you're half done! Super impressed with how fast you're knocking all this out, and it looks fantastic!

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« Reply #52 on: Mar 23, 2018, 12:42 PM »
Nice! I need to go shopping at Harbor Freight.

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« Reply #53 on: Mar 23, 2018, 03:48 PM »
Lol!!! Thank you Vode!!!

Lay down a coat of Carbon Mist Dark Metallic aaaaaaaand wait.....I really want to pull off that masking tape BAD!!!



Update:
Couldn’t wait....



Soooo, now lets make a holster for this thing. Poster board template, picked up some tooling leather. The plan is to make a Jango rig, sidearm on the right side and the hip bag on the left.


Thoughts and comments welcome.

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Tal Akaan


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Re: W.I.P. I have been gone for a bit....
« Reply #54 on: Mar 24, 2018, 07:43 PM »
Armor size and shape and placement thoughts.

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« Reply #55 on: Mar 24, 2018, 09:50 PM »
Really enjoyed watching this build, Vod. 
The size looks good, but the spacing needs to be a little closer together. You want about a thumbs width between the large plates, and a slightly smaller gap for the spacing around the diamond.

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« Reply #56 on: Mar 24, 2018, 10:00 PM »
First, the pistol is looking awesome.  Really digging it.

Second, your placement and sizing is pretty good.  Looking at the spacing between the collar and chest plates, it's a smaller than the spacing between the chest and ab.  You'll want those to be as uniform as possible.  Additionally, the bottom of your ab plate should be resting right around your navel.  It looks like the bottom of the ab is a little low...but since I don't know where your navel is, I can't say for certain.   :P  However, moving the ab plate up a little should take care of it. 

The main problem with getting the spacing right is that the curves on the chest fangs don't quite match the curves on the ab plate.  That "feature" of the templates bugs the crap out of me.   :laugh:  But, to get your spacing juuuuuuust right, you might want to trim the ab plate a little to better match the curve of the chest fangs.



I hope the visual helps, vod. 

Otherwise, your build is coming along really nicely, and I can't wait to see more.

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« Reply #57 on: Mar 25, 2018, 10:05 AM »
Makes perfect sense, thanks Havelock! Thank you Zulu! You guys are the very best!

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« Reply #58 on: Mar 25, 2018, 10:12 AM »
Hey there ! Looks like your build is on the right track !
I love that blaster, and both your plates and soft parts look really good :) Special mention for your paint job on your plates and bucket !

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« Reply #59 on: Apr 08, 2018, 08:40 AM »
Thanks Myra Tiin, appreciate the encouragement!
So working on a few things.
Impact Grenade for the kit to hang off the belt.



Still need to liquid latex and put a coat of black on it and black wash.
Leather blaster holster:
Cut out and wet formed the leather


Then I tooled in the Mythosaur skull

Then stained the holster dark brown and painted the skull  with a transparent red

Added the riveting to put it together and let it dry overnight



The brown became really rich and the skull became more subtle, I’m really happy with how this turned out having never worked with leather. Thoughts, ideas, and comments welcome Vode!

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Re: W.I.P. I have been gone for a bit....
« Reply #60 on: Apr 08, 2018, 10:49 AM »
That holster looks great!

However, i still see 3d print lines on the impact grenade. You will have to sand those off.

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« Reply #61 on: Apr 08, 2018, 12:35 PM »
For your first time sewing, that vest came out great! And your armor and weapons are coming along beautifully. Aside from the aforementioned spacing issues and the never ending plague of the ab template not-quite-matching the chest plates, I can't see anything that requires changing. A lot of the very small shaping troubles disappear when you have the plates secured to the vest, whether velcro, rivets or whatnot. When you do have the final attachment method chosen and done, you may have to tweak a tiny bit here and there, but that's about it.

Your paint and weathering on the completed parts is absolutely spot-on, very well done!

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« Reply #62 on: Apr 08, 2018, 06:25 PM »
Thank You Kel! Really appreciate the kind words!
And thank you Vhett, I was really happy with the outcome of the holster. So I sanded the Impact Grenade and used a filler primer on it. Do you think it’s okay to proceed to the black layer of paint and weathering?

Waiting to hear back before I move on.
Thank you again Vode!

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Re: W.I.P. I have been gone for a bit....
« Reply #63 on: Apr 08, 2018, 07:06 PM »
Thank You Kel! Really appreciate the kind words!
And thank you Vhett, I was really happy with the outcome of the holster. So I sanded the Impact Grenade and used a filler primer on it. Do you think it’s okay to proceed to the black layer of paint and weathering?

Waiting to hear back before I move on.
Thank you again Vode!

That looks amazing I say move forward with paint.

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« Reply #64 on: Apr 08, 2018, 11:48 PM »
Looks good, well done!

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« Reply #65 on: Apr 11, 2018, 03:03 AM »
I like the idea with the hip bag. Where did you find that?

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« Reply #66 on: Apr 11, 2018, 09:46 AM »
I like the idea with the hip bag. Where did you find that?

It’s a Ukoala bag, they make a ton of different ones. My buddy DoonPenn gave it to me a while back, he said he thought it would go good with my build. We have been working really close (when we can get the time) on our kits together. I have seen the Ukoala bags on Amazon.

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« Reply #67 on: Apr 11, 2018, 04:17 PM »
I bought it on eBay really cheap several years ago.
I think I paid under $20 for it.
It’s a Ukoala bag, they make a ton of different ones. My buddy DoonPenn gave it to me a while back, he said he thought it would go good with my build. We have been working really close (when we can get the time) on our kits together. I have seen the Ukoala bags on Amazon.

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« Reply #68 on: Jun 23, 2018, 08:07 AM »
Just a little update, I finished the other shoulder plate. Here are a few pics.





Me and my Buddy are going to the BMG armor party today, so I should be able to get chest and back plates formed and ready for paint. Pics to follow

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« Reply #69 on: Jun 23, 2018, 03:24 PM »
Love the detail, well done on that weathering!

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« Reply #70 on: Jul 02, 2018, 09:16 PM »
Thank You Vod!!!
Working on the Cod Plate





And some work on the shins





Anyway, this is where I’m at right now, comments welcome!

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« Reply #71 on: Jul 03, 2018, 09:15 AM »
Excellent weathering on the helmet and shoulders, and very nice job on those spats/shin plates! I'm not sure if the App team will want you to extend them just a hair to cover those bottom lace holes, but  they look awesome as is. That could also probably be achieved by adding boot armor too, without having to change the spats.

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« Reply #72 on: Jul 03, 2018, 09:22 AM »
Thanks Slade! Planning on doing boot armor to ensure that those laces are covered.  :P

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« Reply #73 on: Jul 04, 2018, 01:29 PM »




A little more work on the shins, next is ankle and toe caps for the boots! Happy 4th of July Vode!!!

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« Reply #74 on: Jul 04, 2018, 07:12 PM »
Looking great, vod.

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