stevechewbacca

I try yes 😉 Thank you ^^

Little update here Started adding the color touches on the flamethrower ^^

Thank you very much

Hi guys ! Little update here I received my new forearms and hand plates, and I went from bad sticker on the helmet to good decals Can't wait to get my new gloves to assemble everything. I need to detail the flamethrower, weather the entire costume and it should be done

Here we go ! Just hope it won't explode like some other resin prints I made last years 😬 (I printed these pieces with the hollow option and a few well placed drain holes 🤞)

And here is the new version I have to print

Thank you ! Unfortunately, while putting the backpack together to weather it, I checked the ref pics and saw that one of the main pieces is not accurate at all I need to model it again so I won't wear it next weekend

Hello there little update. I Hope i'll finish it in time but the progress is pretty cool

Thank you ! I really love the look of this helmet ^^ Can't wait to paint all the pieces again see how it's going

Hello there ! A lot of things occured in the past weeks so no updates. But I can show you my tiny little progress. I have an event at the end of april in France and I really want to bring my flamethere so hopefully I'll be able to finish it at that time.

Oh thanks I'll look for it

That is what I'm gonna do : cut the canva over the main shapes and glue it. Then heat it a bit to mold it over the secondary shapes end cut the holes at the end. I can't use an adhesive heatable vinyl to stretch and form as it will be too thin and way too glossy. The best way is to use a thin leather/leatherlike canva (thic enough to get the shapes and thicness we see on the refs and thin enough to mold the lines on the mouth. My next concern is about the fact that the cowl is meant to be in one piece around the helmet. I'm pretty sure this is not possible considering the material I have to use. So I'm thinking about making it two pieces as a snowtrooper. But what about the CRL and the approval then ? 😕 Or, I can put it around the helmet but it will have a seam on the back where I'll glue the 2 sides of the canva. Not sure if it is possible to make that seam desapear or how to do it 😕

So, after a lot of research and thinking, I'm planning to do the cowl all over again : - remove the canva I put earlier - sand the cheeks shapes - add some vinyl material (same as a snowtrooper but not glossy, I hope I can find it) above the mouth area and cut the top vents after - glue it above the cheeks too - use the same technic as the snowtrooper (ie one vinyl sheet on the front and one on the back)* * @IcyTrooper I now the cowl on the ref material is in one piece but I think this is a matter of animation/rendering as I really don't see how to manage it without at least a seam. What do you think ?

Just realised that i need to add some material to smooth the bottom of the mouth as there is an indented line on mine that is not on the original. I should be able to fix it this week.

Not pretty but it isn't meant to so it is pretty good i guess ^^ Next step is closing all the helmet together to finish painting and weather it. Crossing my fingers...