Complete Rubies kids X-Wing pilot costume TFA helmet conversion
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mmhnc
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Re: Modified Rubies kids X-Wing pilot costume WIP
With only a couple of nights left I got all the paint done, just a couple of touch ups and some striping tomorrow and it will be time to put it back together!
Thanks, I started this as just a new paint job but we know how that can go. Lol
With only a couple of nights left I got all the paint done, just a couple of touch ups and some striping tomorrow and it will be time to put it back together!
mmhnc
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Re: Modified Rubies kids X-Wing pilot costume WIP
As I said in the beginning, the visor that came with the helmet wouldn't work becuse you couldn't actually see through it. I wish I could get a picture of what it looks like but I couldn't get it to work. I was a little nervous about this since I only had 1 day left to finish!
So I picked up some Polycarbonate from my local home improvement store, I would have liked it a little thinner becuse all they had was 0.093" but it worked out. I went with PC over acrylic becuse I have had acrylic shatter and I didn't want that near my sons eyes, PC is much tuffer stuff.
First I made a pattern from the original visor and then adjusted the bottom to be more like the one in the movie, I cut this out it out using a fine tooth blade on my scroll saw. If you don't have a scroll saw you can use a cut off wheel on a dermal but be carful becuse it will start to melt your edges.
As you can see the original lens wasn't even on both sides, nothing on this thing looked like anyone thought about it at all so why would this be any different. So I evened it up and then using my heat gun on high and a pair of welding gloves I put the curve in it going from right to left, leaving enough at the top to make tabs that will be riveted on with the blast shield. We will curve these tabs to the couture of the helmet after we cut out some excess.
Now all trimmed and the tabs curved over, I knew I would get some puckering in the corner so I made sure this would be hidden. Now time for the tint.
I was working on all this while the paint was drying on all the lettering and striping, I will save that for the final reveal.
Once the tiny was on I riveted it up, added the foam ear pads back in, glued some fleece in areas his head would touch. And then it's time to stick a fork in this one becuse it is done. Cue intense reveal music!
It it was about 1:20am when I wrapped this up so I had to resist the urge to wake him up and show him, but this was his reaction this morning.
Full pics tonight after our dry run.
As I said in the beginning, the visor that came with the helmet wouldn't work becuse you couldn't actually see through it. I wish I could get a picture of what it looks like but I couldn't get it to work. I was a little nervous about this since I only had 1 day left to finish!
So I picked up some Polycarbonate from my local home improvement store, I would have liked it a little thinner becuse all they had was 0.093" but it worked out. I went with PC over acrylic becuse I have had acrylic shatter and I didn't want that near my sons eyes, PC is much tuffer stuff.
First I made a pattern from the original visor and then adjusted the bottom to be more like the one in the movie, I cut this out it out using a fine tooth blade on my scroll saw. If you don't have a scroll saw you can use a cut off wheel on a dermal but be carful becuse it will start to melt your edges.
As you can see the original lens wasn't even on both sides, nothing on this thing looked like anyone thought about it at all so why would this be any different. So I evened it up and then using my heat gun on high and a pair of welding gloves I put the curve in it going from right to left, leaving enough at the top to make tabs that will be riveted on with the blast shield. We will curve these tabs to the couture of the helmet after we cut out some excess.
Now all trimmed and the tabs curved over, I knew I would get some puckering in the corner so I made sure this would be hidden. Now time for the tint.
I was working on all this while the paint was drying on all the lettering and striping, I will save that for the final reveal.
Once the tiny was on I riveted it up, added the foam ear pads back in, glued some fleece in areas his head would touch. And then it's time to stick a fork in this one becuse it is done. Cue intense reveal music!
It it was about 1:20am when I wrapped this up so I had to resist the urge to wake him up and show him, but this was his reaction this morning.
Full pics tonight after our dry run.
mmhnc
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Yesterday we had a dry run at day care with a partial costume, we don't go full costume for school becuse it tends to be a little to much for the kids to handle by them selves. It went just fine!
So tonight was the big night a full hour of Trick or Treating
We managed to make it the whole time with no melt downs at needing to be carried! Only 1 incident of trip and fall that added a bit of natural weathering to the knees.
after a hard battle our little pilot returned to base in 1 piece, I think that qualifies as a successful mission.
we had planned to take some photos at the local airstrip today but got rained out, hopefully the rain will stop for tomorrow and we can head over and take some.
So tonight was the big night a full hour of Trick or Treating
We managed to make it the whole time with no melt downs at needing to be carried! Only 1 incident of trip and fall that added a bit of natural weathering to the knees.
after a hard battle our little pilot returned to base in 1 piece, I think that qualifies as a successful mission.
we had planned to take some photos at the local airstrip today but got rained out, hopefully the rain will stop for tomorrow and we can head over and take some.
mmhnc
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Finaly processed the photos we took a couple weekends ago, unfortunately we weren't able to take photos at the air strip but still where able get some photos at the park.
More serious pilot face
Oh look a battle droid
For more on the battle droid check out my other build http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=246726
More serious pilot face
Oh look a battle droid
For more on the battle droid check out my other build http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=246726
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