Volund Starfire[501st] Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 To start off with, I have never really been accused of sanity. On the contrary, I've often been told that I bite off more than I can chew. Well, chomp chomp. The Sith Imperial Shocktrooper from Star Wars The Old Republic. I'll be keeping it as perfect to the model above as I can. This includes the denim undersuit, the armor colors, lights, and some of the smaller texture details. I'm planning to build this armor using a variety of methods. The primary method is pepakura. Besides this, I'll also be using various found items, sewing some, and purchasing some (boots, gloves, etc.) Rather than boring you with a myriad of details, I plan to show each individual piece as it is built, hardened, detailed, painted, wired, and finished. That should keep my normal Wall-of-Textâ„¢ from happening. I'll also be building the Imperial Rifle to go along with this build! Link to comment
toddo[TX] Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I've been waiting for someone to make this costume. It should be an ambitious undertaking, and I look forward to seeing your progress Jason. Link to comment
Griffin-X[501st] Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Wow, that is going to be an awesome WIP! Go for it! Link to comment
Volund Starfire[501st] Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 First thing's first. The bucket. The pepakura is highly detailed (as in down to 1mm on some faces), but there are some details that aren't present on it. The wires and resistors on the face are some of the details that I will be adding after the pepakura build is complete. In addition, the two vocoders will have Clone Trooper style speakers put in them for communication. Two of the details I'll have to add are the lip on the middle of the back and the panel on the bottom of the rear. The ridge detail will actually be a foam mat, since I already have one with the appropriate look. The eye piece is really small, but I am planning a work-around. The ‘frown' will also be backed with visor material behind the vertical bars for added visibility (and so I don't accidentally run over many kids). Link to comment
toddo[TX] Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I was wondering about vision in that thing. The mouth should offer more visibility than let's say 4LOM. Link to comment
THE TROOPER[501st] Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 This guy looks really cool. All the best Jason ..... Link to comment
DarkSavage Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Going to be awesome when you complete it! Link to comment
Volund Starfire[501st] Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Okay, time to reexamine my sizing technique. I wasn't really paying attention to the pictures I posted above and kinda messed up a little. I measured chin-to-crown like I would for a Mandalorian or Halo helmet. Too bad the chin actually comes down to the base of the neck in the front. Oops... Now to reprint and start the helmet from scratch. Link to comment
defiance7x13[TX] Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Cant wait to see it! Link to comment
DeathMOS30[501st] Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Hey Jason wow good luck with this build i bet it is challenging but going to look awesome once you are finished. Was just checking in to see how things were going with this and if you are still going at it. Link to comment
Master Tej Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hope things are going well? - Master Tej - Link to comment
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