Gonk Droids | Costumes & Props
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division 6
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Super cool.
We need more gonk droids.
We need more gonk droids.
norscout
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Here's another gonk I made in a hurry. G3 work in progress:
Hand forming the seam cover with .06 styrene.
I wanted this one to look real beat up and imperfect. Seam cover installed.
I never planned on getting close up shots of it in bright sunlight. The costume is for darker scenes.
The two cylindrical lenses are mounted to a tinted polycarb viewport panel for actors to peep thru.
Hand forming the seam cover with .06 styrene.
I wanted this one to look real beat up and imperfect. Seam cover installed.
I never planned on getting close up shots of it in bright sunlight. The costume is for darker scenes.
The two cylindrical lenses are mounted to a tinted polycarb viewport panel for actors to peep thru.
norscout
Member
Some work in progress on my third Gonk Droid costume / prop. I'm calling this one "C4".
It's my own design, while clearly staying within an established Gonk Type Droid Platform.
Quick marker sketches I did at my workbench to figure out a graphic design for it.
First grime pass, no chips or scratches yet.
C4 is mostly complete, wearable and also on a stand, except I haven't had an easy time getting good lighting on this one in the studio.
My first photo session against black was less than stellar. I'll try again and get there on the next one.
The blue bar light is installed but the round "eye light" is not turned on in this image.
Thanks to Shawn Thorsson for support. He let me spend a couple days on his vacuum former and helped make bucks.
These are fast, fun and ez to make. Can you ID some of the "found parts" I used?
It's my own design, while clearly staying within an established Gonk Type Droid Platform.
Quick marker sketches I did at my workbench to figure out a graphic design for it.
First grime pass, no chips or scratches yet.
C4 is mostly complete, wearable and also on a stand, except I haven't had an easy time getting good lighting on this one in the studio.
My first photo session against black was less than stellar. I'll try again and get there on the next one.
The blue bar light is installed but the round "eye light" is not turned on in this image.
Thanks to Shawn Thorsson for support. He let me spend a couple days on his vacuum former and helped make bucks.
These are fast, fun and ez to make. Can you ID some of the "found parts" I used?
norscout
Member
Thanks Halliwax I used a vintage teal on PKR & leafy green on G3, with different colors on the mid seam strips.
I forget what I used on C4, it was several layers testing whatever spray cans I had on hand. I imagined C4 as a tan or brownish but didn't have the right spray colors. I hit it with an odd light green at first and didn't like it so I used some other layers and an old can of london fog.
The feet are deep pull vacuum formed. They got paper thin in a few spots but worked out well. I just glued .06 styrene strips to the thin spots for reinforcement.
I have the blue & green droids modeled in 3D, based on my practical builds I made first, then I added CG improvements. I considered printing the set as 1/7th scale models, but I haven't yet. Still on my "maybe to-do one day" list. I still need to pull the trigger on getting a resin printer!
I forget what I used on C4, it was several layers testing whatever spray cans I had on hand. I imagined C4 as a tan or brownish but didn't have the right spray colors. I hit it with an odd light green at first and didn't like it so I used some other layers and an old can of london fog.
The feet are deep pull vacuum formed. They got paper thin in a few spots but worked out well. I just glued .06 styrene strips to the thin spots for reinforcement.
I have the blue & green droids modeled in 3D, based on my practical builds I made first, then I added CG improvements. I considered printing the set as 1/7th scale models, but I haven't yet. Still on my "maybe to-do one day" list. I still need to pull the trigger on getting a resin printer!
Brothervader
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There's a group on Facebook called The gonk Droid builder group. There are tons of different custom builds, and it's amazing to see how creative everybody is. I build a half size version. It's amazing what a couple of storage buckets, and a bunch of household junk can turn into!
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Great work, love this project
norscout
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Thanks Halliwax and alexbailey Here's a 5 minute short film made with 11 year old kids in my neighborhood. The Gonk costumes weren't finished when I shot this but I only had 3 weeks to make it all. If I had more time I would've done more with Boba and Scout:
Mottrex
Sr Member
Gonk!
I'd like to see a whole adventure..
Call it "A certain point of view" and insert them into classic scenes of SW but at a distance.
norscout
Member
Gonks in the wild: costumed actors Parker, Marlon and Ollie, all 11 year olds.
PKR "Blue" has an opening underneath to climb in. The seam is sealed shut.
G3, the green gonk has a hinged clam shell design for easier entry. Both work good.
I prefer shorter legs & planed for actors to squat but it gets very difficult to walk squatted for any length, especially with boxes on your shoulders, so we defaulted to standing upright.
PKR "Blue" has an opening underneath to climb in. The seam is sealed shut.
G3, the green gonk has a hinged clam shell design for easier entry. Both work good.
I prefer shorter legs & planed for actors to squat but it gets very difficult to walk squatted for any length, especially with boxes on your shoulders, so we defaulted to standing upright.
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almar bouwman
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I love this so much. I've been thinking about this for a long time. Me riding a Gonk as a Jawa. I've seen several photos of this online and it looks so funny.
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