EPIII Galactic Marine (project complete!)

[EVO3]

Hey guys!

Havent posted here in a while. Been busy building my wife a GM. She was getting tired of here Scout armor, so i had to build her something new. Wasnt easy, as some parts were built from scratch and others had to get down sized to fit her.

I started with an SGB helmet. To big, so i took a bit out of the middle and rejoined it. I also added a lip around the edge of the helmet and resculpted the face a bit.

More to come.....

Next, i decided to make a few changes to the helmet. Added styrene to the cheeks.....

Then started to mod the "beak" area.......

Then added trim around the edge of the "hard hat".....

Next was the right shoulder bell. Some people say its a TB shoulder bell or a modded TK bell. Ended up having to make my own. Started out with some blue insulation foam from Lowes. Cut out the rough shape, then started sanding away. Its the first time ive ever used this medium, and i have to say, i loved it! I had the foam shoulder bell shaped out in about 20 min. Unfortunately, i was so excited i forgot to snap a pic. Next step was to Glass the foam. The idea is for the foam to act somewhat like a disposable mold. So it got glassed with about three layers of cloth and resin.

Here you can see the blue foam.......

Here is the result once the foam is removed and the bell is sanded smooth.

Then i measured and drew the lines on the bell to use as a guide for gluing the styrene strips on it.

Here is the bell once all the edges were taken off of the styrene and body work was done. Its ready for painting!

Primer is done and i can move on to the next part.

 

[EVO3]

Backpack was next on the agenda. Started with my old JM backplate and added some pegboard for the base.

Used cardboard for making stencils to cut the wood...

Once all the stencils were done, i started tracing them onto wood, cutting them out and gluing them in place.

This is as far as i got when i ran out of wood. <_<

Added magnets to the side boxes. This makes them removable in case of repairs. Plus its cooler when you can make things functional.

Added magnets to the thermal detonator thingy as well. It makes for a great money and key holder.

Here are pics of the pack completed and primed.

mounted on the backplate.

Next came the boots.......

The "toe armor" is from Mr. Bungle and the "boot shaft" is from PGHFett. I covered the boots in marine vinyl and had to modify the sole a bit as well.

Made the straps from the sam vinyl, then stamped into them with some hot brass to make the rectangle indentations.

Also completed the master for the buckle, made the mold and cloned 4 of them!

 

[EVO3]

These were mock up shots i took to see how everything was fitting. as you can see in the pics, the belt and back pack pouches were added. I built (sewed them) from scratch. I wanted them to be functional, so that was the bast way to go.

Pics of the pauldron build up.

Boots and boot armor. Boot armor is a combination of MrBungle and PGHfett parts.

Knees from MrBungle.........

Elbows. A modified set of JavaMonkey elbows...

Custom built backpack and pouches done by yours truly.

Functional pouches and belt done by me as well.

Helmet is a modified SGB.....

Here are some more pics. Chest ammo bricks and chest greeblies are all SteelBlitz parts.

 

[EVO3]

Here are the pics of my wife in armor. Weathering is not completed, but as soon as it is, i'll post some better pics. We will also be participating in Disneys Star Wars Weekends parade next weekend. I'll hopefully have so cool pics to post from there.

Action shot!

This was a pretty intense build for me. Much harder than the Bacara that i built a few years ago. I guess because of all the sewing and custom fabrication involved. I hate sewing.... not my cup of tea. Hope you guys enjoy the pics!

 

[Nobody]

Wow, great job! Looks awesome.

 

[propologist]

That is awesome. ...really like the helmet and tutorial for sure

I noticed you had the evil sith lord behind you creeping up on you on the TV..lol

 

[JediJayne]

Wow looks great :thumbsup I love to see progress pics like that, it really helps guys like me who haven't done much to learn about the process. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Klwl]

Amazing detail and I love the weathering on the armor, great job!

cheers

 

[The Manlet]

Your work is always top level Evo!

 

[TK1536]

Perfection!

 

[Nexus6]

Amazing work!

How did you accomplish the weathering on the white parts?

 

[Vegas Vader 2]

what a great build!! thumbsup always a pleasure seeing your work!!:cool

 

[MFP 2020]

Awesome times infinity! I don't know how you guys do it.

 

[Grumpy Popeye]

I'm not sure what's cooler; the awesome build or the fact that you got your wife to wear the costume!:lol

Either way, awesome work!:thumbsup

 

[erictank]

That's fantastic work! I've liked the Galactic Marine since seeing them in Ep III, and they're rare enough to raise eyebrows a little compared to most of the other trooper costumes. Thanks for the details on how you did the various parts!

 

[EVO3]

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Hopefully somebody will get some use from the how to pics and use it for one of their projects.

Next costume to complete is the EPIII clone pilot. Helmet is done and the chest and back armor molds are in production. Should be ready for C5 if all goes well.

I noticed you had the evil sith lord behind you creeping up on you on the TV..lol

Hannity is the man! :thumbsup

 

[ne0ven0m]

Great job. I like seeing how things progress and end up as an awesome work of art.

 

[Firespray]

Wow...Great build. Thanks for all the progress pics.

 

[DivineHeresy]

Holy smokes....another awesome build EVO.
Love it.

Neil

 

[Flachzange]

Wow, another awe-inspiring build mate! Turned out great. Such a characterful costume!
Btw, did you ever end offering the EP2/ Phase1 version of Bacara?