ACJay[501st] Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Where's the little spy droid? and what's her bounty hunter name? Third pic down and he's also the one blinding you in the bottom pic Van'sa Gratiir Link to comment
ACJay[501st] Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 All right, I have been working on something for a little while now and I am finally confident enough in it's appearance to show it off. As you can probably tell I did not measure twice cut once. I measured at least a dozen times and still ended up cutting twice in most areas but it's all right as the areas that have holes, bolts or rivets will all be covered by the time the lid is finished. I will be adding trim to the brow and the "T" as well as around the back that will be secured with e6000 and the gaps that are left from where the rivets or bolt heads stick out will be filled with either caulk or bondo. I will determine this after some experimentation. The front bolts will probably just be placeholders until they are replaced with rivets like the rear of the helmet but we'll see. The side bolts will also be hidden after I have dished some earcaps in the same way that I shaped the protrusions on the gauntlets. I will leave a rectangluar lip on both sides of the earcaps then drill holes to match the bolt placement when the "lips" are folded inward creating a box. The earcaps will then be either bolted or riveted. When I am finished I hope to have a seamless Legacy bucket with all rivets and bolts hidden from view. At this point no earstalks are planned and I am trying to achieve a hybrid of the Legacy V1 and V2 in all metal. Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Awesome work man! Can't wait to see this thing in person. I am getting close to being ready to work on those star killer shoulders. Link to comment
Griffin-X[501st] Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Your work with metals is very cool. I can't wait to see the completed helmet. BTW...my wife is deciding on her costume and really loves your wife's new setup. Great work on all that. Link to comment
ACJay[501st] Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Helmet paint complete. I picked up a Shade 5 Visor today at local hardward for $6. I will be installing it tomorrow and should have approval pics up by the weekend. There is one tiny detail I neglected to add till this build was truly complete (minus future upgrades) see if you can catch it in the approval pics ;D Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Bucket looks good. I am no expert, but this looks better than 80% of the Mandos I see out there Link to comment
ACJay[501st] Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 Pre-App Pics ;D I present Van'sa Gratiir Link to comment
Darth Agnon[TX] Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 You have done a tremendous job. It's been a pleasure watching your progress. Thank you for sharing this with us. Link to comment
Griffin-X[501st] Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Great job Art! I bet your wife is super proud of this costume. My wife is very excited about following in her footsteps. Great job and I hope to come close w/the armor you have helped us obtain. Link to comment
defiance7x13[TX] Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Great job Art! Good luck on the app! Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Awesome man! That is one great looking Mando. Looking forward to trooping with you guys in the future. Link to comment
ACJay[501st] Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sorry about not posting this before but Van'sa Gratiir was approved on the first App attempt. A few upgrades have been made to the costume since then. The Cape was split in two with one part becoming sort of a scarf and the other streaming down the right shoulder. I also installed a circuit board in the right ear piece that can be seen through grating. In the circuit board I installed a blue led and a pulsing multicolor LED for a cool comm device effect. I'll try posting a video of that soon. Until then Cheers! Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Another face picture!? What!? I kid, I kid. That is looking great Art. We are still going to get together so you can help me form some metal armor. Looks 150% better than so many mandos. Only thing I would say is to dump the orange inside the gun. Link to comment
ACJay[501st] Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 Only thing I would say is to dump the orange inside the gun. I would but that little piece creates a pretty sweet light show when the blaster is fired. It's definately corny when stationary though. Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I would but that little piece creates a pretty sweet light show when the blaster is fired. It's definately corny when stationary though. Got it! Link to comment
venom Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 so i was looking at this thred and later was looking at some con. pic.s and what do i happen to see Link to comment
Griffin-X[501st] Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Cool picture! Hey...the girl behind you is missing her smoke...!? Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Very nice find. She definitely looks like she is getting ready to shoot someone. Link to comment
ACJay[501st] Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 so i was looking at this thred and later was looking at some con. pic.s and what do i happen to see Ha! that's me and my wifey at Wondercon Anaheim. Already moved on from the tusken though... Someday I'm gonna have ta stick with a costume for longer than six months Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 We will see you guys later this month at wonder con 2013, right? Link to comment
ACJay[501st] Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Fer sure just gotta get some tickets been procrastinating... I'll be in my Empy most likely and she'll be rocking the FemMando as her Bo Katan is out getting molded for mass production right now Link to comment
Darth Emphatic[CMD-DWM] Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Awesome. Be glad to see both of those in person for the first time! Link to comment
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