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 Personal OC - First Kit - WIP

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RedBirdXlll


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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #25 on: Jan 06, 2020, 02:43 PM »
Those would look rad with some armor on them!

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #26 on: Jan 07, 2020, 12:52 AM »
This looks awesome! The deep scratches and paint work on your bucket are really great inspiration, and I hope to pull off something even close to that cool when mine comes in!

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #27 on: Jan 07, 2020, 01:05 AM »
Thanks Mirran,
If you want I'd be more than willing to assist you in weathering and battle damage if you want. Just message me and bring what you got to a Gurreck armor party.  :like:

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #28 on: Jan 07, 2020, 09:48 AM »
Be careful with that kind of boot armor that comes over the from of your ankle, if it isn't just right it can pop off when you walk as you bend your toe and ankle together when your back foot leaves the floor to take another step. Maybe try elastic bands around the bottom of your boot to help with that.

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #29 on: Jan 15, 2020, 10:50 PM »
Hey everyone,
Update time. :vizsla:

I went ahead and did a small modification to my bucket. I added a bit of sintra to the visor mounting area and painted it a metallic blue to help hide it.



With the added support the visor fits snug enough that I only had to tape in the corners to keep it looking good.
With that done, I added my foam back in and enjoyed my work on the last Blue Friday of the season.


On to the Boots.
I went and got the boots in the previous post and here's what I did.

Covered the logo and lettering on the heel with some recycled sintra.




Added some plates to the toes.



Gave it a good paint with fresh new vallejo airbrush metallics.  :cookie:



Temporarily taped them in place for progress shots.


The plates still need a good amount of sealant and the shoes overall need to get weathered, but I'm happy with them so far.

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #30 on: Jan 16, 2020, 11:25 PM »
That looks really good!

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #31 on: Jan 23, 2020, 09:19 AM »
Love what you have done with those boots! Keep up the great work. Your battle damage looks great!  :like: :like: :like:

Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #32 on: Jan 23, 2020, 04:06 PM »
Absolutely in love with the combat detail. I will definitely be using this idea on my kit. Keep it going vod!

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #33 on: Jan 26, 2020, 01:23 PM »
I'm floored how well this came out

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #34 on: Mar 06, 2020, 02:53 PM »
Hey guys, I waited far too long and have far too many pictures. Here's the progress I've made over the last month and a half.

So not much has changed on the shoe front. I finished up weathering them and managed to break them in over the course of a week.





In late january I went to an armor party hosted by my Ruus'alor where they helped get my plates shaped properly






After the party I finally acquired some golf gloves that fit and began the process of removing the labels and adding conductive fabric to the fingertips so I can use touch screens while in kit.








Next I patterned up some hand plates and gave em some good ol fashioned weathering







My both beautiful and generous girlfriend got to work making my flak vest, patterning it off of a sleeveless t-shirt of mine.









The vest initially ended up being a little big, especially the front half.





So we made version 2.0! It still needs some darts in the back but overall a much better fit.








Afterwards, in her continued crafting radiance, my girlfriend began patterning and creating my shoulder bells











And because I am disgusting lucky to have her, she also made me some wookie braids from a cheap cosplay wig and inserted some pink extensions as a tribute to my aunt that I lost to breast cancer. It's important to me to have representations of their strength with me in kit. My girlfriend says it's a 4 strand circular braid so that it's symmetrical all the way around. I'll include a link to a short video she made showing the completed braid.



video: https://imgur.com/DVwXQ44

Next up was patterning and making my shins and knees. I dont have a lot of pictures of the patterning process, but here the shin after I PVC welded the two pieces together and then once I had added some reinforcements with epoxy sculpt





Then came the knee. I ended up cutting my knee out of 6mm sintra, whereas everything else was 3mm as I wanted the knee to be super durable. I filled in the gaps with epoxy sculpt, and put a layer of craft foam along the back side as some padding for my knee when I kneel down. Some extra bits for flair, greeblies and sanding until death is all they needed.














Here's a quick shot off all my armor laid out thus far:




Next is I made a set of thighs with hard case holsters attached. I ended up padding the insides with some thin craft foam to give my westars a snug fit.














After those were completed I started work on my gauntlets. Not many pictures but enjoy this gripping/climbing modification I borrowed from Jango




And there we have it! Everything I have worked on so far. If you wanna see my knife updated or the completed westar pistols, check out my weapons WIP thread as they'll be updated soon.
Thanks for all the positive thoughts and encouragement everyone. You guys are great.

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #35 on: Mar 06, 2020, 04:17 PM »
Hi DuroLankisst, how are you doing?

I must say: I love your battle damage, that's gorgeous! Great work!

Keep on going vod!

Have a nice weekend, regards,

AJ

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #36 on: Mar 07, 2020, 02:56 PM »
Your kit continues to impress and I love seeing all the personal touches. Well done!

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #37 on: Mar 13, 2020, 01:29 PM »
awesome work. Love all the detailed updates as well!

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #38 on: May 21, 2022, 11:37 PM »
It's been a couple years, but I kept at it and now I'm applying

This one is going to be mostly just pictures since I don't remember a lot of in-depth details. and I am pressed for time as I help my partner finish up her kit and Pack for Celebration.

Gauntlets:






Video Links
https://imgur.com/XCNR3XE
https://imgur.com/dp7CwoK

Plates and soft parts:







And then disaster hit, but I fixed it just fine.


Belt Stuff:





New Westar 35s:






And to mount them to myself I hired my friend and leathersmith RedBirdTrade.






 App Photos:





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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #39 on: May 22, 2022, 05:07 PM »
Excellent stuff vod!  Love the kit. I love the Danger Stripes on your blaster.

Nice colors, nice details. This is a kit to be proud of.

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #40 on: May 23, 2022, 04:01 PM »
Thanks. Can't wait to show it off this week  :porg2:

Excellent stuff vod!  Love the kit. I love the Danger Stripes on your blaster.

Nice colors, nice details. This is a kit to be proud of.

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #41 on: Jun 23, 2022, 01:35 PM »
My Kit was approved on June 1st.

Here are some pictures I got at SWC of the kit just before it was approved and the first two official troops, Seattle Mariners SW Night, and Wa. Summer Con.
SWC:




Photo Credit: YinHikari

Mariner SW night:

Photo Courtesy Seattle Mariners Twitter

Wa. Summer Con:

Photo Credit: AbominableSnowmando

Photo Credit: Ciryc Ca'tra

Photo Credit: Johnathan Custis

And Here's one of all the New Gurreck members of 2022 (so far)

Photo Credit: YinHikari

Next for me is either Brigade upgrades or a Brigade ready Post Imp. Kit 2.

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Re: Personal OC - First Kit - WIP
« Reply #42 on: Jun 23, 2022, 04:13 PM »
So so good!! It was an honor to troop with you at SWC and see this kit come to life!

 


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