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 W.I.P New shiny mando

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W.I.P New shiny mando
« on: Jun 17, 2020, 08:00 PM »
Made some new plates for my mando. Here it is so far. I'm not sure about the spacing. Thoughts?


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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #1 on: Jun 26, 2020, 09:02 AM »
Not so shiny anymore.


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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #2 on: Jun 26, 2020, 11:28 AM »
Spacing looks spot on!! And great job with the weathering!

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #3 on: Jun 26, 2020, 02:58 PM »
Weathering looks really solid. Dirty but not overly damaged. Battle-worn is the term I'd use. Really great work here, vod.

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« Reply #4 on: Jun 26, 2020, 10:47 PM »
Spacing looks spot on!! And great job with the weathering!

Thanks but when reattatching. It back to the vest I can't get the spacing the way it was. This is the closest I can get


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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #5 on: Jun 28, 2020, 04:20 PM »
The spacing still looks quite nice. However, you'll need to heat you plates a bit more to get them nice and flush with your body. Looks like you have a little bit of floating going on, which isn't super hard to fix. Some extra velcro will also help with that. Great job so far!  :D

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #6 on: Jul 13, 2020, 06:25 AM »
So I decided to repaint my kit. And make different shoulders to the usual mando shoulder piece.

Next up will be shins and cod piece.


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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #7 on: Jul 13, 2020, 06:29 AM »
And now for some weathering/ battle damage
 

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #8 on: Jul 13, 2020, 09:26 PM »
Wow..Great eye and technique!  Great job!

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #9 on: Jul 14, 2020, 03:59 AM »
Wow..Great eye and technique!  Great job!

Thankyou :D

It's just primer, silver, white than i used chalkboard  paint for the weathering. Using a sponge brush to apply it and carefully wiped away and applied here and until it was like it is.

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #10 on: Jul 15, 2020, 08:57 AM »
Needs some adjustments but getting there


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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #11 on: Jul 26, 2020, 02:14 AM »
Hand plates arrived and I had one good sunny day to get all my painting done before the rains hit.


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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #12 on: Jul 27, 2020, 06:58 PM »
Fantastic work all around!  Really love that paint.

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #13 on: Jul 30, 2020, 03:32 AM »
So. Busy week ahead. Both my helmet and gauntlets arrived. Big thankyou to STEIN customdesigns for the helmet, and Calbiris Workshop for the gauntlets.
 And I'm sorry but I forgot to credit HerosEnd for the hand guards.

But anyway. Hopefully I get moat of it done over the weekend. Along with the lower half of my kit.




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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #14 on: Jul 30, 2020, 01:51 PM »
Nice! I'm very happy with my Cabiri gaunts as well, but a bit of advice: keep the pin in as much as possible. I stored them open (like a di'kut)  and found that the heat had warped them so that the pin holes did not align anymore. I was able to wrestle them back into shape, but I wouldn't wish that struggle on anyone else, and they still aren't perfect. That all said, they are very sturdy and I really like the design!

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« Reply #15 on: Jul 30, 2020, 08:22 PM »
Nice! I'm very happy with my Cabiri gaunts as well, but a bit of advice: keep the pin in as much as possible. I stored them open (like a di'kut)  and found that the heat had warped them so that the pin holes did not align anymore. I was able to wrestle them back into shape, but I wouldn't wish that struggle on anyone else, and they still aren't perfect. That all said, they are very sturdy and I really like the design!

Oh thanks for the heads up. Will do!

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #16 on: Jul 31, 2020, 10:28 PM »
Hey there Luke!

Nice work on the kit so far! It looks great!
Thanks again for the shout out on the helmet....
Can't wait to see how it all comes together!

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #17 on: Aug 13, 2020, 05:46 AM »
Finally had a nice day to paint, and so i worked a bit more on my helmet. It's coming along nicely.  I think it needs something, to give it a little more 'pop'. Suggestions? I've thought of kill marks but well i've only got a few colours. White, Black and grey (flack vest)





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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #18 on: Aug 13, 2020, 10:39 AM »
I love that your shiny mando is looking pretty grimy now. That bucket looks awesome. My thought- a small hint/trim piece in a solid color- red, dark green, dark blue. Maybe the kill stripes in those colors? You want a pop of color, but nothing too crazy.

Another potential idea- a subtle outline of certain pieces in another color- like a very faint red outline around the caps, ridge, etc. You'd have to be really delicate though.

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #19 on: Aug 13, 2020, 11:42 AM »
A small pop of an accent color can do wonders for a kit. I have a set of 9 kill stripes that I put on all of my helmets (even my Rebel X-wing helmet has them), in the same dark purple color regardless of the color of the rest of the kit. Its a sort of trademark of my costumes if you will.

Kill stripes are a good way to add an accent. You can also just paint a small piece like the top of an earcap or a stripe on a shoulder bell in a contrasting color.

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #20 on: Aug 17, 2020, 02:11 PM »
That helmet looks great Luke!  ;)
Everything is really coming together nicely.
Great job!

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #21 on: Aug 29, 2020, 10:31 AM »
So my blaster the DC-17m finally arrived. And im in love! Can't wait to put it togeather


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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #22 on: Sep 08, 2020, 12:01 AM »
Where did you get the DC-17m from ive been looking for one with the sniper atchement

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #23 on: Sep 09, 2020, 03:14 AM »
Where did you get the DC-17m from ive been looking for one with the sniper atchement

I found some 3d files on easy who sells it with all attachments, and my friend who owes me printed them for me.

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/782243736/star-wars-dc17m-interchangeable-weapons (link to files here)

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Re: W.I.P New shiny mando
« Reply #24 on: Sep 18, 2020, 11:01 AM »
That helmet looks clean

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