Asoka head piece in the works

[tk1565]

hey gang
i'm making a "Ahsoka" head piece for my daughter to wear in 2 weeks at FANEXPO and thought i'd share the progress
so after about 8 hrs of work


day 2


well the con was a success and my daughter was aswell this was a rushed project and a first for me i learned alot and have great ideas for a better one for next year so with out adue here are the finished pictures of the head piece and a few pic's posted to 2009 events album



more pic's after the jump...:cool
input welcome

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Looks great so far !

 

[tk1565]

thanx for the kind words :cool
new pic's, day 2 of work

 

[EVO3]

Hey Mr. Brian! Thats lookin sweet!

PM inbound.

 

[skygunbro]

sweet job Brian looking very nice.Cant wait to see it done.

 

[kimncris]

nice job with the foam!

 

[tk1565]

thanx gang
i hope to be back on it by sunday
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[Dougie Fett]

Pink foam is so versatile!! Looking great so far.

 

[tk1565]

Re: Ahsoka head piece in the works

finished pic's added

 

[stormtrooperguy]

awesome! i'll be making one of these soon, and was also planning on pink foam. this just proves that the idea will work well! great job

 

[theyrenotdolls]

wow...looks great!

what's the best tool to cut pink foam??

 

[tk1565]

wow...looks great!

what's the best tool to cut pink foam??

thanx i hope to start another one soon .
i used roofing blades and shaved it most of the way, then sandpaper with a thin coat drywall compound and then latex finish and paint. pretty starit forward just whiddle away at it
cheers

 

[Walter Neff]

I've often wondered whether that was her hair or a hat of some sort...