Neo-Crusader Build

[lunar lord]

has anyone here build a scratch undersuit??? I have no idea how

[Darth Agnon[501st]]

is he the guy that made the darth bane and the imperial dude with red armor? if not sorry i dont know him i hope he doesnt see this

 

Thomas is the guy who will approve you. He does the Clone Emperor, Durge, Ganner Krieg (Imperial Knight),Prince Xizor and Darth Bane. Here's a link to his site. http://www.paralada.org/Estonia_self/Estonia_htm/avatarprime.html

[lunar lord]

Thomas is the guy who will approve you. He does the Clone Emperor, Durge, Ganner Krieg (Imperial Knight),Prince Xizor and Darth Bane. Here's a link to his site. http://www.paralada.org/Estonia_self/Estonia_htm/avatarprime.html

yay i was right haha lol and thanks

[Shade]

There was a Darth Bane at Dragon*Con You think it might have been him?

[lunar lord]

The chest piece need a major repair i went for a test fit and i bent it a little and cracks major cracks:

Back side re-enforced:

 

Gauntlet:

 

a test for my mini project:

[lunar lord]

There was a Darth Bane at Dragon*Con You think it might have been him?

99.9% sure, i don't know anyone else who has made a costume for him

[Shade]

He's got the voice for the character too, lol. Someone asked him who he was supposed to be...he was like are you such and such or this guy or...? and he said "I'm Darth Bane" He seemed a little frustrated at the guy

[lunar lord]

He's got the voice for the character too, lol. Someone asked him who he was supposed to be...he was like are you such and such or this guy or...? and he said "I'm Darth Bane" He seemed a little frustrated at the guy

haha sweet

[lunar lord]

ok well i got the chest plate fixed yay all it needs if more putty to make it nice and smooth

 

Taped it so it would keep its shape:

 

Damage here:

 

Work done:

 

putty'd and sanded:

 

looks good huh?

 

small update for left gauntlet top has 1st layer of spot putty:

[lunar lord]

I haven't got to do much do to school and work but I did get some smoothing work done on the chest plate and I did a test fit the rigging for the chest and back (when I start it) is going to be like this except the belt on the inside 'cause if you look at my ref.pic you can see the belts/straps on the outside of the undersuit

 

Edit: harsh criticism is allowed i need it lol

 

[Wraith[TX]]

Looks cool, I wish I had enough skills to build my own armour from scratch

[izzi[TX]]

Honestly it's hard to tell from just two pieces in an unfinished state, but looks pretty good to my untrained eye.

 

-iz

[lunar lord]

thanks everyone and I know what ya mean Izzi bur i felt bad for not posting in a while :/

[izzi[TX]]

That's right! Feel guilty so you're sure to keep us updated!

 

-iz

[lunar lord]

the only downside to my build is my helmet is heavier then dirt i'll have to get some foam sometime to get some pressure off the shoulders

[lunar lord]

Small update nothing to major:

Bondo'd

 

The back of the Back plate:

 

 

 

The Back of the Right Thigh plate:

 

 

The back of the Left Thigh plate:

 

 

Some reinforcement work on the back of the Chest plate:

 

[Tachyon[501st]]

the only downside to my build is my helmet is heavier then dirt i'll have to get some foam sometime to get some pressure off the shoulders

 

What you could do is make a plaster mould of it, and the slush/resin cast a lighter one. I have a friend here who's doing that for my scratch built TR bucket I've been working on when not working on the seatrooper It's also what I'm doing for the seatrooper bucket. That way you get a lighter one out of it, and you have a mold to produce more, say if you wanted a yellow or red one as well. I think he's going to do my TR bucket in polyurethane. Much lighter than the fiberglass bucket one of the other guys in my garrison has, maybe not quite as strong though. You should see if there are any professional prop makers in your garrison and ask them for help. Not sure if this process will be the same for your helment, but if it's going to work on a TR bucket, I'm sure it will be much the same for yours.

 

Same friend also suggested I get my seatrooper armour done up as moulds and give them to the local vac formers to do in ABS. Then I get nicer looking armour (cause it's in shiny plastic) and it's a bit stronger and more weather resistant (and in my case waterproof). Gotta do the bondo layer for detail on it, and fiberglass for strength, but it might help with the issue you had with it cracking when you flexed it.

 

Sorry if I have confused you with this as you can probably tell, I'm no pro at it and I'm still confused about what I need to do for my seatrooper. If you have people with the skills in your garrison though, I'm sure they can help. Let me know if you want me to find anything else out for you. This process also allows you to make up some kits , I'm sure there are a few people interested in this costume

[lunar lord]

I'd love to make kits or molds but I dont have the skill/knowledge to do so lol and I thought about making a Vac former but i dont have the funds for everything and my home depot doesnt have ABS plastic sheets

[Tachyon[501st]]

I thought the same until I found out one of the guys in my garrison was a prop maker and I asked for some pointers. Ask around your garrison, I'm sure someone knows someone else who can help.

[lunar lord]

ok thanks for the advice

[lunar lord]

updates:

Helmet in stage 4 (primer)

 

Left gauntlet a little putty added no big update

 

 

Chest ....still trying to smooth it out ....

 

 

Back has outer coat of bondo need to fix the inside bottom tho b/c i had to break it due to being misformed

 

[Tachyon[501st]]

Nice, lookin good!

[lunar lord]

thank you its taking forever tho haha

[Tachyon[501st]]

Hehe, I know that feeling... Keep at it though, all the hard work will pay off in the end.

[crazas[TX]]

The armor looks great but the helmet is just awesome!!