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[Al'ayna]

I completely forgot to start this when I actually started my kit, but here's a bit of a photo dump to start off with! I think I'm a bit over half done at the moment. I originally started this back in October, took a bit of a break from mid November to March, and restarted it back in late March. I'm currently using 6mm sintra for everything, cotton duck for black(currently navy) soft parts, and some sort of linen/rayon blend for orange soft parts. I'm using a purple/violet/orange color shift pigment in a matte clear coat as my main color, copper for my main accent, and black for my second accent color. I'm using a DL-44 as a sidearm, and I'm planning on adding a vibro staff, knife, and some more little things soon.
Here's my current plans for this:

• new canvas flak vest, the leather I used is too thin and it doesn't fit quite right
• new visor, not sure if I want to go with a mirrored one or just stick with black
• re-dye flight suit and remaining canvas, it was supposed to be black
• remake or fix gauntlets, I made pretty simple bracers out of cups but paint isn't sticking very well right now
• new boots, going with a black chelsea/tk style with a heavier tread. I'm not 100% on what I want to do with them, thinking about boot plates and shin wraps but I may make shin armor instead if it seems like too much fabric
• trim my collar plate on the sides, reshape it so it's not stabbing me in the neck, and redo the paint on it
• tailor flight suit since it's about 2"-3" too long in the waist, and fix waist sash so it stays where it should
• add elastic to my knee plates so they don't look like they're falling off
• remake chest diamond
• rework boob plates so they're more smooth, it's hard to see at a distance but there's some pits and bumps that I missed when I filled the seams in the first time
• figure out what I'm doing for designs and weathering. I want to add stripes, just not sure where yet

Here's my first version- I couldn't get everything to line up right and wasn't a fan of how the boob plates came out, so this was scrapped.

My first parts that I finished painting back in April, I didn't realize exactly how close the orange shift looks to my copper paint, so I decided I'd be using black to separate them where they're next to each other. Also temporary blaster, since I took this with me to celebration and that managed to fit in my holster after a bit of sanding.


My actual blaster that I'll be using, I just need to start sanding and filling it in.


& armor where it currently is! I feel a lot better about it now than I did when I got my first version to this point, but there's a lot left to do.

[Sabine]

About time you posted here!

It looks like you're pretty aware of what needs work. I personally would try the wraps first, I think most of our clan members find they work better with combat and chelsea boots than shin armor for sake of easy movement.

I think the biggest issue I've noticed that you haven't mentioned is that your new collar is sitting quite low. We'll want to bring it up closer to your neck, which means we may have to make some small filler plates so there's not a big gap between collar and chest plates. Not a big deal, we could knock them out in an afternoon. You'll also want to remember to make sure your sash covers the top of your cod.

This is looking great Alana. I'm really liking your custom plates and the color shift paint. If you need help shaping the new gauntlets or anything, let me know and we can try to get together.