animator
Sr Member
My 10 year old boy wanted a Boba Fett costume, but I suggested a custom Mandalorian might be more fun. So we worked together to design the helmet, trying to mix Mandalorian style with some Vader technology and a hint of Stormtrooper. We made the visor area really large so he would have great visibility when wearing the helmet. I have been slowly learning the skills needed to do the actual work. I am now realizing it will take me another year to fully finish his costume. Here is my shameful progress so far...
This was my first time trying any of these materials. The fantastically talented folks on this forum make it look easy... I did not find it easy! Not at all. I started by buying Monster clay and doing my rather amateurish sculpt. I then molded it with Rebound 25 and a Plasti -Paste II mother mold. Smooth-On was great, answering the many questions I phoned in.
I then roto cast the helmet with 65D.
I made the chest armor with Worbla black. Many thanks to the scalable templates I found on the Mandalorian Mercs site!
I'm having fun and learning a lot, but both inspired and saddened by the amazing projects I see posted on this site.
This was my first time trying any of these materials. The fantastically talented folks on this forum make it look easy... I did not find it easy! Not at all. I started by buying Monster clay and doing my rather amateurish sculpt. I then molded it with Rebound 25 and a Plasti -Paste II mother mold. Smooth-On was great, answering the many questions I phoned in.
I then roto cast the helmet with 65D.
I made the chest armor with Worbla black. Many thanks to the scalable templates I found on the Mandalorian Mercs site!
I'm having fun and learning a lot, but both inspired and saddened by the amazing projects I see posted on this site.