Neo-Crusader Build

[Rotccole]

This looks awesome! Keep it up bro!

[lunar lord]

thanks everyone i hope i can get paint next week lol i used up this weeks pay :/

[lunar lord]

ok i need your guys opinions should I paint the helmet and that be that or save some money and ship it out to someone in my garrison and have them mold it ????

 

Edit: option 3 buy plaster stips and plaster of paris and put vacolean on the helmet and make it out of plaster and possible some bondo or fiberglass???

[izzi[TX]]

I would probably get the armor approved first... then when you work out the kinks and it gets approved, make a mold and vacuform it. You could probably sell a few kits to recover your costs.

 

-iz

[lunar lord]

ok thanks izzi

[Tachyon[501st]]

Just a note on that Iz, with the seatrooper I have been PMing The Clone Emperor asking for his advice before I start to mold it for vacforming. He said he wasn't happy with the way it looked in cardboard/bondo and basically said he wouldn't approve it at that stage (needs alot of modding). While the neo-crusader isn't the seatrooper, spanos has some harsh requirements when it comes to getting brand spanking new costumes into the costume base.

 

Not saying it isn't possible Lunar, but I'd recommend trying to contact him with your progress to get his thoughts. He might tell you to go and get it molded anyway, or make some mods to it, which would mean you've spent the money on paint for nothing. The impression he gave me was that he wasn't going to approve the seatrooper until it was on a comparable level with an MC scout (so vac formed parts as opposed to cardboard/bondoed), he might have a similar comparison in mind when it comes to the neo-crusader. He's pretty harsh when it comes to things like the Nova, Incinerator, Shadow Scout etc, but even more so when it is an entirely new armor type. He did refer me to look at his durge build; http://www.paralada.org/Estonia_self/Estonia_htm/SWgeekhtm/DURGE_htm/Durge09.html , as to start with he used a similar method to what you and I have been looking at doing, although I believe he ended up sculpting his final product.

 

Just sharing my experience with you, would hate to see you put so much effort in to get knocked back. Looking great so far!

[lunar lord]

is he here on the forums or do i need to find him some where else

[Tachyon[501st]]

He's on the Main boards. You could see if he's a member of the detachment, not sure. Might be best to talk to someone approved in your garrison, maybe the GML, to ask Thomas if you can't find him. It can take a while for him to respond though.

[lunar lord]

lucky for me he is a member on TDH so i sent him a pm saying how he helped you with some advice and hoped he could help me out too but alot more politely then that lol

[lunar lord]

look what i picked up

 

 

Edit: tomorrow i hope to paint the helmet and maybe the chest plate ??

[lunar lord]

sooo i painted my helmet

 

 

 

 

but i think it needs repair work ....

 

[lunar lord]

why is it that after every stage of something i find a spot that wants to peel up?

 

 

Helmet small repairs and a repaint (after i took pics i found 2 more places that are crack and need fixed):

 

 

 

 

Chest primed its a mess i have a lot of work left on it :

 

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

This is a ton of work, but you're going to feel so proud when you get it done. You may never take it off.

[Wraith[TX]]

Looks good

 

All the hard work will be worth it when you get it finished and look awesome

[lunar lord]

thanks guys i cant wait right now im like "i have so much work to do i want it now" lol

 

edit: do you think the color is good?

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

I thought that was a primer color. i'd say going by the ref pics, that it's way to bright. Should be a darker metallic blue/gray color

[lunar lord]

ok cuz i wasnt sure cuz the pic thats the 3 of them in taras it looked lighter

[lunar lord]

cant work today ... stupid rain

[Tachyon[501st]]

Yeah, I'd go darker mate. Something else to keep in mind is that apparently the color blue dosn't Photograph well, so it could be darker in person than what we can see here. But I'd still go a bit darker.

 

Other than that it looks great. Good work so far, all the hard work will pay off in the end and you can be like, "Yeah, that's right. I made that."

[lunar lord]

haha ok and thanks

[rstc120]

dude that is freaking awesome. if you need help with anything hit me up. i live in ohio also and ive been working on a mando and a TX now i feel your pain

[lunar lord]

thanks and will do lol but im hoping to hook up with ohio ppl this spring /summer if my parents let me lol im 18 but there like u dont know them blah blha im a parent blah lol

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

I met Scion for the first time last weekend at Mid-Ohio Con and I have to say he's a pretty cool guy. (he even let me crash in his room! ) Your parents have nothing to worry about.

[rstc120]

Thanks Josh. Adam im 25 and still live at home if that helps. I am responsible your parents really dont have to worry. Depending where your located we have armor parties all the time (mostly Mando kits). Ill be joining the 501st soon and be offical with mercs also.

[lunar lord]

haha ok thanks lol and im in ashtabula NE of Cleveland