The Lady Arbitrator's new AVP suit for 2009

[Bovine13]

You are doing one hell of a job Julie. Cheers!

 

[Garo Predator]

Dude Julie you took my P1 backpack idea! Good progress.

 

[Ei luj]

strugglingrunt Posted Today, 02:59 AM
looks well pukka i really admire people who put there own suits together i dont have the time or skill unfortunately so i had to buy one finished,but anyway nice job bigthumb.gif

TiaJaHuntress Posted Today, 02:32 AM
Very nice, looks like its coming together nicely for ya biggrin.gif You guys really will own this year again at SDCC!!!

Julie...you truley are a woman of hidden talents ....killer job.Cant wait to see everything at SDCC09

StrugglinGrunt, TiaJa, pdisc

Many thanks, I'm bookin cause SDCC is comin' up on us FAST

You are doing one hell of a job Julie. Cheers!

Scott,

And a tip o' the bio to you, without your WIP thread I'd still be trying to figure it all out

Dude Julie you took my P1 backpack idea! Good progress.

Garo,

Be sure your backpack is not filled chuck full, otherwise it will be HEAVYYYYY

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Ei'luj

 

[strigoi]

this is coming along great...can't wait to see it finished

 

[jaded]

Keep it up Julie, you will be finished in no time!

 

[Ei luj]

Strigoi, Jaded

thanks for the boost

I got the backpack weathered this evening:

Only thing left for this is attach a leather bottom to it and put velcro on it, plus put a slot for the cannon mount...

Latex painting is done, next painting will be resin items like dread beads, small weapons, and gaunts

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Ei'luj

 

[CoolleKotten]

Really nice work on the backpack, Julie!
What dreadbeads are you having?

Kotten

 

[Ei luj]

Really nice work on the backpack, Julie!
What dreadbeads are you having?

Kotten

Kotten,

Thanks

I am using Bambooie's AVP style beads, they're next on the list to be painted... I'm going to try to thread them onto a string so I can paint all the surface at one go.

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Ei'luj

 

[predator666]

wow backpack turned out great! Nice work

 

[Ei luj]

Thanks Predator666

More pics!

Painting took up the whole day, what started out as dreadring and shuriken paintup ended up being that plus weathering most of the armor.... reminds me of when you change one thing you end up doing way more than you expected, i.e. the whoooole thing :0

the dreadrings

shurikens

the anklets

thte "uh oh" moment

front piece

thighguards

butt piece

shoulder bells and bicep flaps

the sternum and spine covers (sorry for bad pix, did this inside as light had long gone :0 )

I painted over the red on the nunchakus:

tomorrow maybe start on the gauntlets

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Ei'luj

 

[predator666]

Really nice work there, not too long til its all complete

 

[pdisc]

looking savage....great job

 

[Garo Predator]

Julie enjoy that AVP dagger .. I swear you beat me to everything lol . The Armor looks badass you are gonna be one pimped out Lady Arbitrator.

 

[Ei luj]

Really nice work there, not too long til its all complete

looking savage....great job

Many thanks, Predator666 and pdisc

I got started on the gaunts today, but the smallest thing took the longest time

I dug thru hubby's stash of hinges and couldn't find small enough ones, so after a lot of discussion, I made a hinge out of thin leather and bonded it with that two part 5 minute Loctite epoxy.
The first one stuck together so the door wouldn't open, so I scraped it off and redid it.

Then after dinner I stopped by Home Depot and got some grey Painters Choice primer, and some Rustoleum black enamel.

I cut the openings for the countdown windows, and primed the top and bottom:

Tomorrow it gets foamed and weathered... gotta find some red plastic for the windows

Julie enjoy that AVP dagger .. I swear you beat me to everything lol . The Armor looks badass you are gonna be one pimped out Lady Arbitrator.

yes I will

many thanks for the props on the armor, there's a bunch of little stuff yet, toedusters, belt strap for nunchakus (that black paint I used is STILL sticky ), bandolier for the shurikens, shinguard strap & peace tie scheme for the dagger, leather bottom for the backpack and velcro for it... that torso armor is gonna be last

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Ei'luj

 

[Bovine13]

The hinges I use are at home depot. Thats where I get em.

 

[Ei luj]

The hinges I use are at home depot. Thats where I get em.

that reminds me, I got a pack today along with the paint (and also picked up some more Dap Weldwood, I go thru a lot of it ) .

I just may swap out that leather.... I put it on top, middle and bottom and the one on the bottom is "off" just enough so that side of the door doesn't close as well as the other

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Ei'luj

 

[Usurper]

another to notch con suit nearly ready.

congrats

 

[Ei luj]

another to notch con suit nearly ready.

congrats

Many thanks, Lee I'm getting amped up

More gaunt pix!

I weathered up the wristcomputer:

And foamed it inside, the sides need a little something added to them because its fiberglass:

I tried it on my arm, those rounded pieces in front make it a little bit long:

Compared to the wristblades:

Somewhere along the line the wristblades had Great Stuff foam put in there:

The blades are long, there's about 7" inside the gaunt; I'm going to leave them dark but match the gaunt parts to the other one:

Questions,

Can a wristcomputer be shortened by trimming the large rounded parts off the front, in other words, trim down to the smaller rounded part?

Should I dig out that Great Stuff foam that is inside the wristblade gaunt and replace it with the four pound foam?



to be continued

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Ei'luj

 

[Ei luj]

More Pix, I answered one of those questions about the gauntlet and decided to alter the wristcomputer... took about an inch off the front

Before:

After:

When doing anything that makes resin dust, use a respirator, dampen the item, put it in a large clear bag to catch the dust and pieces, and minimise drilling.... exacto knives and small saws work slower but are less messy....

The guantlet on my arm, looks better:

I figured how to make a space for the countdown circuit, yet allow foam to be added....
A spacer made out of sanding sponges goes in first:

Then put a rectangle of leather in there, with saran wrap under it and up the sides, with leather spacers on the side so the bottom of the gaunt will fit:

The foam will not stick to the saran wrap and when it sets, you can pull it off and the foam is stuck to the leather insert:

That insert can be velcroed to the top, then when the circuitry gets added, it will fit in the space between the leather and the windows.

I also added foam to the sides so the fiberglass wouldn't scratch my arm.... be careful not to add too much and lay it flat so it won't run out the side or ends :0

I also did toe dusters out of leather:

Used 5 minute epoxy to hold them onto the feet armor which was slotted with an exacto knife:

I made a leather piece for the backpack, for a bottom. then I can put batteries and stuff inside of it. It also helps keep the cannon mount section from wiggling around:

more to come....

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Ei'luj

 

[Paintninja]

Phenominal work, Julie! Can't wait to see con pics of the "whole enchilada"!