Recent content by nerdman234

I was able to get a reflective red tint on my NCR ranger by using silver window tint behind red transparency sheets. It was not as sturdy as I liked, but worked quite well. The visibility is good, but I'd avoid low-light areas. An alternative would be silver tint on red lexan/acrylic bent to...

I'm working on a costume of the Imperial pilot from Rogue One (Bodhi) and have had trouble finding the Imperial Pilot uniform. Unfortunately, the Jedi Robe America one I was looking at has been out of stock for my size, and I'm not confident in my sewing skills enough to alter a large size...

Thanks for the help! On the MF cells, I bought some 2" pine dowel, cut it, and used a belt sander to round the edges (Deskinning my knuckles a few times) then a bandsaw/dremel to etch in the indentions. I am going to redo the rifle from the beginning this time. There are a number of issues with...

Holy crap that looks incredible!!! The edges all look really clean and the paint looks great. I have a partially completed one but I will likely need to redo it because of a few details on the barrel that cannot be done easily afterwards. I used a similar template I printed on 40" 30" paper to...

It looks like the hoodie vest is over a blue coat with a sort of stylized opening at the bottom. If you're making a costume, you probably could get away with just attaching some small strips on the edge of the over vest. Less hot to wear as well.

Depends on the age you're pulling from. Blinking lights (think ye olde computer terminals), pipes if it's steampunk-esc. If you're going for grungy, do darker colors with rust. Maybe try a ship or bulkhead aesthetic? Maybe add a tank on your back that hooks into the helmet. Some crazy looking...

I've been using Harbor Freight foam for awhile. It's decent quality, cheap, and has nice texture on one side (if you need it). The only issue is their foam tends to have alot of bubbles in it, but at the price, that much waste isn't a big deal. I've also noticed that some packs have a slightly...

I've got the beginnings of my Ranger right now (Armor + laser rifle). What was the brand or color of that duster? I was having a ton of trouble finding one. Great job so far!

Google is your friend. I'd decide early on how you want to build it. You could try finding exist items that work for the costume. The armor on the chest is is similarly shaped to an umpire's chest protector and some sports pads could be used for the arm armor (gauntlets). Check your local used...

The detail on the chest piece is incredible. I'm currently working on my Hunter (on hold thanks to my ODST). One question, the metal-looking parts on the front of the helmet are painted right? How did you get them so shiny?

You'd probably have issues with a larger plasma ball (as you need a lot of power), though I haven't been able to find anything on exactly how much it uses. The commercial ones around a few thousand for something that size and probably need quite a lot of juice to run. Finding a light bulb that...

I meant to go this year (I heard about it at MomoCon last year), but work was calling. Nice job.

Steampunk Vanguard Build This was my first costume I hand built and I'm quite happy how it came out. It still needs a lot of polish and I have quite a few things I didn't add because of skill/time constraints. This isn't a replica costume necessarily, but it pulls a lot of ideas from a few...

That looks awesome. I built one not too long ago (see below), but never got around to doing the last touch up work. (Original Creator of the idea) I also never could integrate it into my costume in a way I liked, so it's currently collecting dust until I get some new ideas. I used the same...