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 Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #25 on: Jun 12, 2011, 09:05 PM »
And I'm here too now.

Okay as always I'm gonna start with what I don't like and then get into the meat of the thing later.

- The crease of the collar doesn't seem to match the crease of the AB plates
- The pauldrons could stand being a little tighter together, they look a bit... splayed out.

Ah but I do like the torso armor alot! wish I was skinny enough to rock that and no mistake.
I was a bit concerned about the cupped look in the head on but the side shot cleared my apprehensions... well done!
The backplate I'm still not exactly a fan of but it does fit the look You guys went after.

And on to the constructive part, which is a bit slim at the moment.
I think the pauldrons would look better if the top and middle on were longer to close more of the gaps in between the layers.

Last but not least, I look forward to seeing what you two will pull out of the trick box next.

The collar was meant to be fastened to the chest pieces to somewhat resemble the construction of a Clone Trooper or TK chest piece; I was going for a bulky 3-D effect (as I am not as ripped as I would like at this point).

The pauldrons will be connected with a strap much like the ab section will be. This will pull them together and eliminate that gap you see.

The back will most likely have a backpack or something of that sort. I haven't decided yet.

As for your final statement about the trick box: "you ain't seen nothin' yet."  ;) :D

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #26 on: Jun 12, 2011, 09:29 PM »
hmm yeah on the collar that's the same thing i did BUT doesn't address that the center crease looks to be slanted diagonally instead of lining up vertically with the ab plate creases. Is that the picture, my delusions or is it actually slanted?

so the pauldrons won't actually flow into the biceps?
I thought it was intentional that the last panel lies flat against your arm...


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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #27 on: Jun 12, 2011, 09:35 PM »
hmm yeah on the collar that's the same thing i did BUT doesn't address that the center crease looks to be slanted diagonally instead of lining up vertically with the ab plate creases. Is that the picture, my delusions or is it actually slanted?

so the pauldrons won't actually flow into the biceps?
I thought it was intentional that the last panel lies flat against your arm...



From the look of the plate, it is slightly crooked, but not as bad as the reflection makes it out to be.

The biceps will be hung from the bottom of the pauldrons, and will look as though they may be connected. They will extend beyond the bottom plate, giving the impression that the bicep armor runs the length of my bicep. You may not see the top layer of the bicep plates with the pauldrons overlapping them. We will see what happens when the biceps are built.

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #28 on: Jun 12, 2011, 09:43 PM »
Firstly: He should do a Rory Williams outfit, as he looks exactly like him:

Secondly: Holy crap, this is badass. My favorite legacy plates by far.

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #29 on: Jun 12, 2011, 09:51 PM »
Firstly: He should do a Rory Williams outfit, as he looks exactly like him:

Secondly: Holy crap, this is badass. My favorite legacy plates by far.

Ha, I have never seen Doctor Who.  :D

And thanks Frost. Watch closely, though; the final product is something that hasn't been done before, and is completely in-Universe.  ;)

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #30 on: Jun 13, 2011, 12:56 PM »
Firstly: He should do a Rory Williams outfit, as he looks exactly like him:
By the Nine Corellian Hells, why didn't I see it before!?! Doctor Who face characters are tricky to do without proper props and whatnot, but you really are a fair ringer for Rory, Drake. If you get the chance to pirate it, or want to spend the monies for the box sets, I highly recommend picking Doc Who up starting from the revamp back in '05, with Chris Eccleston as The Ninth Doctor. David Tennant as the Tenth is my favorite, but the new guy, Matt Smith, is doing a fair decent job as well. His Companions, Amy Pond and Rory Williams have some fairly brilliant dialogue. Better than most of the Companions.

/Doctowhofanboymoment :P

On Topic; I actually kind of like the slightly loose look to the segmented pauldrons myself. Granted, it leaves gaps that are unacceptable from an 'actual-armor-don't-want-chakaare-cutting-you' perspective, but from a strictly costuming standpoint it hints at coverage with flexibility. At least, to me it does ;).

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #31 on: Jun 13, 2011, 01:06 PM »
By the Nine Corellian Hells, why didn't I see it before!?! Doctor Who face characters are tricky to do without proper props and whatnot, but you really are a fair ringer for Rory, Drake. If you get the chance to pirate it, or want to spend the monies for the box sets, I highly recommend picking Doc Who up starting from the revamp back in '05, with Chris Eccleston as The Ninth Doctor. David Tennant as the Tenth is my favorite, but the new guy, Matt Smith, is doing a fair decent job as well. His Companions, Amy Pond and Rory Williams have some fairly brilliant dialogue. Better than most of the Companions.

/Doctowhofanboymoment :P

On Topic; I actually kind of like the slightly loose look to the segmented pauldrons myself. Granted, it leaves gaps that are unacceptable from an 'actual-armor-don't-want-chakaare-cutting-you' perspective, but from a strictly costuming standpoint it hints at coverage with flexibility. At least, to me it does ;).

I may have to check out Doctor Who.  ;)

The only problem is that the pauldrons don't have the same gap. One has a noticible gap and the other doesn't, due to shape and positioning. I like symmetry, so they have to be same (within reason).

And I guess mine is considered another Alien-Mando build. I didn't see the Gungans and Wookies out there.

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #32 on: Jun 13, 2011, 01:19 PM »
Heh, fair enough; it'd probably be a pain to try to give them the gap look and keep it symmetrical. Well, you could pull it off by putting a solid backing to 'em, but that'd negate the purpose of segments in the first place.

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #33 on: Jul 28, 2011, 02:21 AM »
So I have completed the assembly and painting of my upper torso. I am tired of keeping it a secret so I will post pictures tomorrow, and those of you who can figure out my aim (based on the paint) are free to know what my goal is. I will not blatantly state my inended design, but a True Nerd can easily figure it out.

Stay thirsty, my friends.

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #34 on: Jul 28, 2011, 03:44 PM »
Sounds good!


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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #35 on: Jul 29, 2011, 08:59 PM »
dude... you can't just tease and not deliver!
up some pics already...

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #36 on: Jul 30, 2011, 09:52 PM »






More to come...

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #37 on: Jul 31, 2011, 12:32 AM »
That's totally kick shebs boss. Good job with this. NOW FINISH! D:< .... I can't stand being kept waiting, ah the suspense....

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #38 on: Jul 31, 2011, 12:08 PM »
Thanks, dude...that means a lot coming from you!  ;)

Yeah, this is all Drake's work you see here; I'm just the "picture posting guy" on this thread!  :)

Since I've gotten this new job, I've been playing financial catch-up (doing side work and such), so I haven't had a chance to get back on my Legacy kit yet...but I will!  ;)

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #39 on: Jul 31, 2011, 12:40 PM »

Nice work.  Lovin' the yellow and black!

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #40 on: Jul 31, 2011, 02:10 PM »
Very nice; with the paint applications, the 'folds' look much better. I was skeptical of them at first, but it doesn't look bad at all.

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #41 on: Jul 31, 2011, 03:31 PM »
That looks SICK! Awesome work on the folds and the paint! Classy and oh-so-cool! 8) 8) 8)

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #42 on: Jul 31, 2011, 08:08 PM »
Thanks everyone. But in the words of Bachman Turner Overdrive, "You ain't seen nothin' yet."

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #43 on: Aug 01, 2011, 06:15 AM »
Brilliant work mate , Paint job is very cool too .

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #44 on: Sep 13, 2011, 06:44 PM »
Wow. I know I'm late to the party, ner vode. I am def keeping an eye out.

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #45 on: Sep 14, 2011, 09:06 PM »
Thanks everyone. But in the words of Bachman Turner Overdrive, "You ain't seen nothin' yet."

You're right. It's been nearly two months and we haven't seen anything else yet. . . ;) ;D

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #46 on: Sep 14, 2011, 09:14 PM »
You're right. It's been nearly two months and we haven't seen anything else yet. . . ;) ;D

Meh, I'll get around to it eventually.  :D

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #47 on: Sep 15, 2011, 04:44 PM »
If I ever get around to making new shoulders I may have to steal your pauldron idea! they look awesome! I can't wait to see this when it's done.

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #48 on: Oct 07, 2011, 08:01 PM »
Feel free Kiyanu. I stole them from Savage Oppress from the Clone Wars Season 3. :)

I am going to start working on the rest sometime soon. I need to have this wearable by the December parade. I have now set a deadline, therefore it will be done.  :D

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Re: Drake's Legacy Mando WIP thread
« Reply #49 on: Nov 07, 2011, 04:36 PM »


I am going to start working on the rest sometime soon. I need to have this wearable by the December parade. I have now set a deadline, therefore it will be done.  :D
It better get done... Lol :p
Spectacular work on this!

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