ROTJ Luke Costume 56K warning
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I think the cloak looks the part- great costume !
Jawafive
Sr Member
Thanks for the buzzkill. I like the cloak and it is the final. What is wrong with it?
Risu
Master Member
The costume looks great. The cloak doesn't look right to me either, but I always thought it was black, just found out it was brown a couple days ago, so I can't say anything as to its accuracy.
Also, I just realized that you look a LOT like somebody I knew in high school, is your name David by chance?
Also, I just realized that you look a LOT like somebody I knew in high school, is your name David by chance?
FakeBritishAccent
Sr Member
The joint where your cloak joins is too long. Is your cloak zippered? Maybe you can lop a few inches off the bottom so it's not as noticeable? And it should taper to a sharper point.
Jawafive
Sr Member
Thanks. The material on the vest is awesome and everything else is a wool, with the cloak being wool crepe. I'm not sure what I'm missing on the cloak. It looks right to me, but obviously I know nothing.
My name is Matt, but I get the "you look like so and so" a lot. I'm 23 so if I am recognized by anybody else, I'm probably not them!:lol
Jawafive
Sr Member
Cloak is not zippered. There are 3 hooks there.
FakeBritishAccent
Sr Member
Cool! In that case, all you gotta do is leave the bottom hook unfastened and fold the excess fabric inwards. A little bit of duct tape and you save yourself some tailoring and get a more accurate look.
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Darth Mule
Sr Member
Now seeing it all together, I think maybe I did get the curve at the center front opening a little too extreme. Wish I would have seen that screencap before.
As for being ALL wrong... Just that one tidbit doesn't the whole cloak make. The overall shape is dead-on. Most of the repros of this that I've seen have been rectangular cloaks when the screen cloak is clearly a semi-circle.
Matt. I think you should try wearing the vest belt higher. 3" or so should do.
Thanks FBR. That little photoshop takes alot of guesswork out of the alt.
As for being ALL wrong... Just that one tidbit doesn't the whole cloak make. The overall shape is dead-on. Most of the repros of this that I've seen have been rectangular cloaks when the screen cloak is clearly a semi-circle.
Matt. I think you should try wearing the vest belt higher. 3" or so should do.
Thanks FBR. That little photoshop takes alot of guesswork out of the alt.
tatooineboy
Well-Known Member
Great costume! Luke is one of the several under-done characters in the Star Wars genre.
Always good to see others working on the same project: I'm working on a RotJ Luke, too
I'll create a thread on here once I have some visual progress done. Hope you can comment on mine, too!
Now you just need to work on the whiny voice :angel
Always good to see others working on the same project: I'm working on a RotJ Luke, too
I'll create a thread on here once I have some visual progress done. Hope you can comment on mine, too!Now you just need to work on the whiny voice :angel
Definitely a great looking costume.
With the cloak I immediately thought that you´d make a great Count Dooku as well.
With the cloak I immediately thought that you´d make a great Count Dooku as well.
steveo
Sr Member
Didn't mean to buzz kill, sorry about that. I like the shape of the robe, but i also thought the color was grey/black, not brown. Can't tell about the texture, but it looks different than the screen used.
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Jedi Yar-Nala
Well-Known Member
Wow.... great job on the costume...
Great details... from the vest, the tunic.... the robe with the hooks....
And great saber too.... who made the saber (is it a MR or a Parks?)
Great details... from the vest, the tunic.... the robe with the hooks....
And great saber too.... who made the saber (is it a MR or a Parks?)
Eopie Herder
Sr Member
It's looking great, I love that costume....probably my favorite from the OT.
Darth Mule
Sr Member
I think that is a popular misconception that the cloak is grey or black. Its apparently the lighting in the scene as evidenced by the various exibits of screen-used costume. I personally always thought it was brown due to the fact that my action figure had a brown cloak.
The fabric was described by one of the production staff as being a single layer of thin crepe that you could almost see through.
It was a pleasure to take a shot at this piece. Also my favorite costume from Star Wars. This one and Maul. My favorite look was always the battle ravaged "grey flap down" look. I noticed that, in all the reference, there was no sign of a closure to hook said flap. Movie magic I guess (i.e. different tunics for the separate looks). I actually sewed a Rare Earth magnet into the flap to give it a hidden closure.
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d3po2u
Well-Known Member
why is Jean-luc Piccard wearing Luke's ROTJ outfit?
LOl
LOl
I think that is a popular misconception that the cloak is grey or black. Its apparently the lighting in the scene as evidenced by the various exibits of screen-used costume. I personally always thought it was brown due to the fact that my action figure had a brown cloak.
The fabric was described by one of the production staff as being a single layer of thin crepe that you could almost see through.
It was a pleasure to take a shot at this piece. Also my favorite costume from Star Wars. This one and Maul. My favorite look was always the battle ravaged "grey flap down" look. I noticed that, in all the reference, there was no sign of a closure to hook said flap. Movie magic I guess (i.e. different tunics for the separate looks). I actually sewed a Rare Earth magnet into the flap to give it a hidden closure.
Nice costume. Glad the boots worked out for you.
