Koda Vonnor
Well-Known Member
Work has begun on my next costume.
First to gather an insane amount of reference pix, I got ahold of a KotOR mod that turns your character into Malak. Went out with Carth and found an open area in which to move the camera around. Here's what I came up with. Anyone else researching this costume, help yourself. There are already a great deal more angles and details then previously found from googling.
There will be more.
Here is a sampling:
My first thoughts are these (in no particular order):
- The horizontal rib-folds will have to be put in by layering the fabric, as the ribs are tighter in the torso and legs than in the sleeves.
- The jaw-guard has to "float" and not rest on the hard collar, so it needs to be light enough to wear like sunglasses - clamped over the ears.
- The breastplate is not right-left symmetrical, and will most likely be cast in some semi-rigid material from a hard master.
- Would likely use the same material for the belt.
- The costume lends itself nicely to a bald-cap (it will also cover the Rahm Kota goatee). All the gray head-stripes can be painted on the cap. Most of the cap edges will be hidden beneath the jaw-guard. It can be blended into the face-paint at the temples and across the forehead over the eyebrows.
- The jaw-guard can be seamed at the sides and held with rare earth magnets or some slide-locking mechanism.
I plan to complete this for CV, and will keep the "elephant" parts as small as possible.
Welcome to another cool ride. :cool
~ Vonnor
First to gather an insane amount of reference pix, I got ahold of a KotOR mod that turns your character into Malak. Went out with Carth and found an open area in which to move the camera around. Here's what I came up with. Anyone else researching this costume, help yourself. There are already a great deal more angles and details then previously found from googling.
There will be more.
Here is a sampling:
My first thoughts are these (in no particular order):
- The horizontal rib-folds will have to be put in by layering the fabric, as the ribs are tighter in the torso and legs than in the sleeves.
- The jaw-guard has to "float" and not rest on the hard collar, so it needs to be light enough to wear like sunglasses - clamped over the ears.
- The breastplate is not right-left symmetrical, and will most likely be cast in some semi-rigid material from a hard master.
- Would likely use the same material for the belt.
- The costume lends itself nicely to a bald-cap (it will also cover the Rahm Kota goatee). All the gray head-stripes can be painted on the cap. Most of the cap edges will be hidden beneath the jaw-guard. It can be blended into the face-paint at the temples and across the forehead over the eyebrows.
- The jaw-guard can be seamed at the sides and held with rare earth magnets or some slide-locking mechanism.
I plan to complete this for CV, and will keep the "elephant" parts as small as possible.
Welcome to another cool ride. :cool
~ Vonnor
