Neo-Crusader Build

[lunar lord]

Hey every one for my first SW costume i wanted to go with the Neo-Crusader Mandolorian from SW KOTOR I hope to become the first accepted into the 501st.

 

Ref. Img.:

 

 

Parts FG:

 

Helmet with bondo: ( i have a long way to go haha

 

An "inside" look:

[lunar lord]

how can i enlarge those ref.pic.? Cuz i got a 22in flat screen and they look a whole lot bigger on there then when i post them

Updates:

 

 

Had to carve off this side to make it more symmetrical:

 

Less bumpy yay!:

[crazas[TX]]

In the other thread I asked for some references pics and WIP and here they are!!!!

 

Great work so far.

[lunar lord]

Thank you the hardest part is going to be making the undersuit lol

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

hey Luna glad to see you made it over. Crazas,Izzi, I told him to bring this to our boards. Would this fall into our detachment?

[lunar lord]

More Ref. Pics

[Shade]

Man, I can't wait to see more progress on this, going to be EPIC! Looks like some great progress!

[lunar lord]

thank you i hope it turns out good

[Tachyon[501st]]

Mate, this looks awesome, going to be following this with interest!

[izzi[TX]]

hey Luna glad to see you made it over. Crazas,Izzi, I told him to bring this to our boards. Would this fall into our detachment?

 

Glad to see this over here. This costume is one of the grey areas. It could fall under us or the Bounty hunters... Up to the LMO. If we build it over here, we have a good chance of keeping it.

 

Try to get really good shots of the NPC armors. Get some high res front, back and side shots of the NPCs and we can help you brainstorm a bit better.

 

-iz

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

I asked him to bring it here because the Mando's shunned him off, never answered him or something to that effect. I told him we handle EU and he'll actually get help here.

[izzi[TX]]

well, if they don't want it we definitely do!

 

-iz

[lunar lord]

Thank you all I should have an update soon

[lunar lord]

Well most of it is smooth now but still has alot of grooves new material added 1 tube of Spot putty now i need to get more lol

 

[izzi[TX]]

Love seeing the work in progress.

 

-iz

[lunar lord]

just added more spot putty I'll be sanding it soon pics as soon as im done

[lunar lord]

I had to add some touch up in some spots so build pics will be up soon i need it to dry then sand it

 

more Ref. pics.

 

[lunar lord]

Question: do I sand the spot putty down to the bondo so it only shows in the holes you keep it all putty??

update:

 

Used a paper towel to wash off the dust and anything else on there it gave it a nice shine:

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

Can't wait to see this finished and eventually in person.

[lunar lord]

How would/should I make the riffles under the chin?? and what should I use to for the visor and how should I mount it?

and one last thing how does this helmet stand up to the game helmet??

Thanks.

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

Dunno about the ripples, but for the lens you could use a motor cycle helmet visor or it looks like you could probably use one from a Royal Guard helmet. A bucket like that will be hot inside so some of the guards use a black pantyhose or mesh so air can get through, or at least leave the bottom gapped. Depending on what you end up with you can velcro it in, hot glue, or even tape it. I've also seen some set up molds around the lens they can screw them down with.

[lunar lord]

Dunno about the ripples, but for the lens you could use a motor cycle helmet visor or it looks like you could probably use one from a Royal Guard helmet. A bucket like that will be hot inside so some of the guards use a black pantyhose or mesh so air can get through, or at least leave the bottom gapped. Depending on what you end up with you can velcro it in, hot glue, or even tape it. I've also seen some set up molds around the lens they can screw them down with.

sounds good haha thanks for the help I'm sure when i get to that step something will work lol

[izzi[TX]]

Can you get bigger pictures of these?

 

[lunar lord]

after 10min of searching i finally found a enlarger site and a better sharing site then photobucket hope these are better i can make them bigger if needed

Edit1: and what does LMO mean? i seen it on the first page and never really paid attention to it but now i wanna know haha

Edit2: those decals on the black mando i think those would be optional because hes the only one i seen with them

Edit3: when the suit is finished in the far future where would I request 501st status here? or over on the Ohio Garrison?or 501stlegion?

 

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[izzi[TX]]

Edit1: and what does LMO mean? i seen it on the first page and never really paid attention to it but now i wanna know haha

LMO is the Legion Membership Officer. Basically the guy who is in charge of approving all band new costumes to the Legion. He'll want to see the references you used to create the costume.

 

Edit2: those decals on the black mando i think those would be optional because hes the only one i seen with them

Then you need to find some pics of the back of a Mando without it. It'll be considered mandatory unless you can show that not all of them have it.

 

Edit3: when the suit is finished in the far future where would I request 501st status here? or over on the Ohio Garrison?or 501stlegion?

We just help you build it. Your local garrison's GML (Garrison Membership Liaison) will submit the pictures of your costume and supporting references to the LMO for the approval process.

 

Hope that helps,

 

-iz