jeddz
New Member
Hi i am jeddz member of the Southern Cross Garrison downunder, i dont usually post much stuff outside of my usual spots but have seen some great threads here and posts and thought why not share a little.
So after building my full scale Tauntaun that i troop in as Han Solo on Hoth i realized that i enjoyed the creature build side of things a lot and the challenge of doing new things and the unknown. So while there were many creature options in the galaxy i was drawn to Moroff after his brief appearance in Rogue One and then a cameo in Solo. The character itself to me was a mix between a Wampa which we already have 1 of in the garrison so no need for 2 and our beloved Chewie which we also have.
I have a lot of left parts, foam, wood, aluminum and fur and leather and bolts and list goes on from Tammy (Tauntauns name) so to use this up it was time to go Moroff.
Now i started with all the scouring of the internet like anyone else does and got as much reference material as possible and images, information and sat down to work this out. At the time there were no other Moroffs (now there are 1 or 2) but i wanted to do the build and keep as close to the screen version as possible.
So the way i set out about it -
1) height how to get to 7ft plus
2) materials to use for frame - consider light weight and malleable
3) Materials for covering
4) materials for greeblies and props
5) weathering
6) and so on as it changed so many times.
Concept -
Moroff stood at 7ft 7inches once put together with actor and some additional padding, i am 5'10 at a push so i had to come up with a way to add almost 2 more feet. So the stilts were going to be the first and only option. Luckily i had a pair that i fabricated myself that were first attempt for Tauntaun but did not suit but for this worked well. They are very strong plenty of support at base for stability and some strapping around shins, very similar style to that used by wookies.
I did a mud map of what i thought would be best way and what materials in each section. Had to take into consideration putting on legs/stilts, then a full body followed by head. The use of soft foams and stiff foam in different sections was going to be key.
So lets start building
So after building my full scale Tauntaun that i troop in as Han Solo on Hoth i realized that i enjoyed the creature build side of things a lot and the challenge of doing new things and the unknown. So while there were many creature options in the galaxy i was drawn to Moroff after his brief appearance in Rogue One and then a cameo in Solo. The character itself to me was a mix between a Wampa which we already have 1 of in the garrison so no need for 2 and our beloved Chewie which we also have.
I have a lot of left parts, foam, wood, aluminum and fur and leather and bolts and list goes on from Tammy (Tauntauns name) so to use this up it was time to go Moroff.
Now i started with all the scouring of the internet like anyone else does and got as much reference material as possible and images, information and sat down to work this out. At the time there were no other Moroffs (now there are 1 or 2) but i wanted to do the build and keep as close to the screen version as possible.
So the way i set out about it -
1) height how to get to 7ft plus
2) materials to use for frame - consider light weight and malleable
3) Materials for covering
4) materials for greeblies and props
5) weathering
6) and so on as it changed so many times.
Concept -
Moroff stood at 7ft 7inches once put together with actor and some additional padding, i am 5'10 at a push so i had to come up with a way to add almost 2 more feet. So the stilts were going to be the first and only option. Luckily i had a pair that i fabricated myself that were first attempt for Tauntaun but did not suit but for this worked well. They are very strong plenty of support at base for stability and some strapping around shins, very similar style to that used by wookies.
I did a mud map of what i thought would be best way and what materials in each section. Had to take into consideration putting on legs/stilts, then a full body followed by head. The use of soft foams and stiff foam in different sections was going to be key.
So lets start building