rogue9607
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I've wanted to do this costume since I first saw it in The Clone Wars, and have been working on it for quite a while now, but lately activity has picked up on it as I make the push to finish for Celebration Anaheim.
A bit over a year ago I started working on the helmet. I don't have much in the way of Blender skills, but I tried to put a pep file together as the base, and while it has been adequate for a base, there was a LOT of work that needed to be done.
I coated the whole helmet in spray foam and started sculpting.
Next came primer and Bondo.
The cycle of Bondo and sanding repeated quite a few times.
Finally, I felt like I was getting something reasonably close.
Then I decided that the helmet looked too much like an oblong alien head and needed to be cut down.
This lead to even more sanding and Bondo.
In the mean time, I did a quick mockup of the upper body fabric pieces. They're close, but still have a lot of adjustments that will be needed.
So about this time there were several events/cons/costumes that took priority and I took a roughly 8 month break before I came back to... more sanding and Bondo.
Finally I could move on to prepping the helmet for casting.
I had considered microsuedes to approximate the look of The Clone Wars, but ultimately decided on linens and leather. (the belt keeper was just in the pic for size reference)
Made the keys which I just need to prep for casting.
At long last, the helmet was ready to be cast. At one point I'd planned on sculpting the detail on the face, but after careful inspection I realized that the surface is smooth in the actual model, so for accuracy I will paint this detail.
One last bit of prep on the helmet and the start of work on the saber with the covertech-ish clip.
The clip still has some finishing work to do, but it's nearly done. I'm hiding the recharge port here where it's generally out of sight.
The first pull from the mold came out reasonably well, and my wife sketched on the artwork. The right side is mirrored in Photoshop and revealed a few tweaks that were needed.
Last night I was back at work patterning out the hood.
And, that's my progress so far. Lots still to do, and less than a month to finish, but I'm still very optimistic. Oh, and did I mention I'm doing one for my wife as well?
A bit over a year ago I started working on the helmet. I don't have much in the way of Blender skills, but I tried to put a pep file together as the base, and while it has been adequate for a base, there was a LOT of work that needed to be done.
I coated the whole helmet in spray foam and started sculpting.
Next came primer and Bondo.
The cycle of Bondo and sanding repeated quite a few times.
Finally, I felt like I was getting something reasonably close.
Then I decided that the helmet looked too much like an oblong alien head and needed to be cut down.
This lead to even more sanding and Bondo.
In the mean time, I did a quick mockup of the upper body fabric pieces. They're close, but still have a lot of adjustments that will be needed.
So about this time there were several events/cons/costumes that took priority and I took a roughly 8 month break before I came back to... more sanding and Bondo.
Finally I could move on to prepping the helmet for casting.
I had considered microsuedes to approximate the look of The Clone Wars, but ultimately decided on linens and leather. (the belt keeper was just in the pic for size reference)
Made the keys which I just need to prep for casting.
At long last, the helmet was ready to be cast. At one point I'd planned on sculpting the detail on the face, but after careful inspection I realized that the surface is smooth in the actual model, so for accuracy I will paint this detail.
One last bit of prep on the helmet and the start of work on the saber with the covertech-ish clip.
The clip still has some finishing work to do, but it's nearly done. I'm hiding the recharge port here where it's generally out of sight.
The first pull from the mold came out reasonably well, and my wife sketched on the artwork. The right side is mirrored in Photoshop and revealed a few tweaks that were needed.
Last night I was back at work patterning out the hood.
And, that's my progress so far. Lots still to do, and less than a month to finish, but I'm still very optimistic. Oh, and did I mention I'm doing one for my wife as well?
