my lifesize Chewbacca Stand ups/costumes: Update 11-30-10

[Trap Joe]

I am starting a new thread about my 2 lifesize Chewbaccas, I´m working on right now. I want to make one ANH and One ESB Chewie. I started with the Hairwork on the ESB first. This is how far I am to date:




This is how I started:



Bernhard Köhler, one of my best and oldest friends, only 10 cm´s smaller then Peter Mayhew with blue eyes, would be the man who should become my Chewbacca. He also is the man who composed the music for Star Wars-Powerplay Of Forces/Spielball der Mächte.

After taking his measurements for the suit and the carved styrofoam body, the next step for me was to take a facecast where I can sculpt the Chewie mask on:

 

[Trap Joe]

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These photos show the sculpt. I sculpted over Bernhards facecast which I completed with the head all around. The eyes remained free. I prepared a mould that I could use for a silicone skin cast where the hair can be punched in.

 

[Raffles]

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Looking good! The sculpt seems spot on.

 

[Vadermonkey]

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Looks damn good.....I am starting a Chewbacca myself very soon.

 

[Darth Niob]

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Cant wait to see it finished one time. Great work Jörg:thumbsup

 

[Trap Joe]

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Cant wait to see it finished one time. Great work Jörg:thumbsup

Thank you Guys:cool
Good Luck Vadermonkey:thumbsup
This is how I continued -with a really simple plaster mould:





This is what I received:

 

[Darth Niob]

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Does this cast allow any mimic....like opening or closing the mouth?

 

[Trap Joe]

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Does this cast allow any mimic....like opening or closing the mouth?

Yes, definitely. He can even do the snarl. I also installed a mechanism that allows the snarl to lift up more on one side or on the other.





After I seperated the underskull into jaw and upper head, I sculpted the teeth , and cast them. Followed by the tongue.

 

[Darth Niob]

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Amazing. Have you ever planed to do a run of the facemask itself?

 

[Trap Joe]

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Amazing. Have you ever planed to do a run of the facemask itself?

Thanks!
No, I haven´t thought about that, yet.
My plans are to stop spending too much time into the Star Wars hobby - where I still fail so miserably...

 

[Darth Niob]

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Thanks!
No, I haven´t thought about that, yet.
My plans are to stop spending too much time into the Star Wars hobby - where I still fail so miserably...

If i see these pics you should spend much more time for SW stuff imo:lol

 

[Trap Joe]

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If i see these pics you should spend much more time for SW stuff imo:lol

lollol:thumbsup thanks.
I wish the day would have 48 hours.

 

[vaderdarth]

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its a true tragedy that folks like yourself that make Chewie look so accurate cannot provide them to everyone. This is the first Chewie likeness I'd pay real money to attain. Well done Joe.

Dave

 

[Trap Joe]

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its a true tragedy that folks like yourself that make Chewie look so accurate cannot provide them to everyone. This is the first Chewie likeness I'd pay real money to attain. Well done Joe.

Dave

Hi Dave. Thank you :love
Well it´s not like it won´t be a pleasure for me to share my stuff. It´s only that I never thought about that before. I still do have my all moulds for Chewie and Yoda as well. My problem is that I have to give priority to my official sculpting work, more than my hobby. That´s all. I will think about a run of Chewie later that year.

 

[moff man]

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I have to add what a fantastic work space you have. I dream of that kind of area.

 

[Peacefrog35]

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I could cry... I've wanted an accurate looking Chewie mask forever. Please do a run.. please please!!!:cry

 

[Trap Joe]

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Thank you moffman, thank you piecefrog.
I´m very happy with my work area. I have to pay "a little" for 270 squaremeters (there are more modelshop-rooms), but I live from that space either, so that´s okay with me. I was working on a 17 meter Mount Rushmore portrait project in that area. It was tight then, but it also worked.

All right, I will do a run of Chewiemasks sometimes later this year, because I´m too busy right now.
Here are some pics of the carved styrofoam bodys:

 

[Trap Joe]

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I like to share two more progress pics with you:

this is an odd skull and bones pic:

 

[Darth Niob]

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All right, I will do a run of Chewiemasks sometimes later this year, because I´m too busy by now.
Here are some pics of the carved styrofoam bodys:

Thats great news:love

 

[Trap Joe]

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Thats great news:love

:thumbsup
My most important motto is: I´ll always keep my promise.