Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! scouter done (except paint)!!!

Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!!

probably will, says so in my start post (that thing is called Scouter ;) )

and yeah, i will probably do my best: its over ninethousand!!! impression and crush the scouter in my hand XD
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!!

so i finished pepping the chest piece, and its a little wide. may have to rebuild, depending on how my muscle suit turns out.

here's a front and back view :)

also gonna make the shoulder straps out of foam, and making them able to open on one side, its kinda hard getting in ;)

/edit: looks kinda deformed in the back, doesnt it? well, thats just the photo, no worries ;)
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!!

well i got bored, so i built a scouter

there are no pep models out there, so i freehanded it :)

its not finished, because it needs resin and bondo, and some acrylic glass, but i think it looks really close to the original ones :)

will buy some ear protectors and strip the vinyl of for the ear part, and probably build in some wire to get it stable on the ear ;)

also got foam today for my muscle suit, so a lot of work to do :)
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! chest and scouter built!

9000 power level ;)
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! chest and scouter built!

shouldve done 9001 :)

well its just a temp for the final glass, so its ok :)

but i can easily change it, its just drawn on with pencil :)
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! chest and scouter built!

Great start! I think I have DBZ to thank with my fondliness of body armor; only wish my current rig looks that cool.

Same offer extends to you as well mate! If you can't find someone to etch your plexi, lemme know and I'll print you up some water slide decals to use on the scouter in the interim. If done right you can't even tell it's a decal. Just pay for the stamp on the envelope. :thumbsup
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! chest and scouter built!

thx epilepticsquirl, its kinda hard to get by some colored plexi glass here :)
stupid country has nothing readily available, when you need it
i will come back to you if i find the glass, and noone to cut it :)

same goes for the decals

heres some more pictures, its allready wearable, as you can see :)
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! chest and scouter built!

Eye...are u doing vegeta with or without the tail?
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! chest and scouter built!

Eye...are u doing vegeta with or without the tail?
didnt think about that, but now that you brought it up, probably without tail, as this chest piece is far later than the tail :)
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! chest and scouter built!

didnt think about that, but now that you brought it up, probably without tail, as this chest piece is far later than the tail :)

Yea after I posted that question I thought about it.....but I figured since u was doing the scouter(which the chest piece was also after) then hey why not the tail lol. I think it would be kinda cool 2 see the tail with that armor because it never been done. But thats just my thoughts on it.
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! chest and scouter built!

sooo, i finally got to do some work on the scouter

i bondoed it, and sanded the first batch, i didnt have any resin, and also no place to resin, because its too cold outside. so i kinda improvised, and used elmers glue thinned with water.

it gives the pieces some hardness, and as its not really big pieces it was good enough to bondo over it.
i also took the pieces apart again, as its waaaaay easier this way, and also will be easier to mold, if i intend to do so.

sooo still lots of filling and sanding to be done, but its getting there, in small steps :)

i also bought stuff for the muscle suit, got some memory foam and a longsleeve shirt size S (xD) for tight fit. but i dont have a hot wire cutter, and cant afford one atm. so i tried with a small hand saw, but that doesnt work at all, so that is on hold until i can afford a hot wire cutter

im still looking for colored acrylic glass/plexi glass, so if someone has an idea, im all ears (europe)
or if someone wants to send me stuff, go ahead xD


also looking into making a tail,but just as a belt as the saiyans do it, not a free tail (because of practibility mostly)
it shouldnt be too hard, furring up a rope should do it good enough :)

so here are some pics:
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! bondo and sanding scouter Nov. 14th!

One of the greatest characters of all time... Just look at my former board name.. I have "Bejita" tattoo'd on me in Japanese for cryin' out loud!!
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! bondo and sanding scouter Nov. 14th!

i have to say, im kinda sad that nobody did a good costume of this anywhere yet. they are either scrawny, the hair looks awful, etc.

there are some good partial builds out there, for each part of the costume, but none that i would like to look like :)
for example, this is a nice wig:
ssj_vegeta_wig_1_by_otakukawaii86-d3xe1h6.jpg

and its pretty straightforward :)

and i know exactly how to make one like this, just with black hair :D
 
Re: Starting a new build - Dragonball Z!!! bondo and sanding scouter Nov. 14th!

THAT IS BAD ASS!!! Holy crap that's cool!!! wow... I never thought "real" hair could look that good for this application.
 
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