Wookie Suit Estimated Costs?
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slave1pilot
Sr Member
A friend of mine ordered the yak fur
i believe it costs him 4500 bucks
that's just for the suit
i believe it costs him 4500 bucks
that's just for the suit
takevin
Sr Member
depends on your skills, you can do a very nice wookie suit, getting the hair from beauty supply as i did, scuplted the undermask, molded it, cast it, made a movable jaw, feet extensions, did all this for around 700, plus a looooooooooooot of time to do it. Chewbacca resource website is a good place to begin. pm me if you have further questions. You can yak fur a lot cheaper then that.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(xmart @ Feb 7 2007, 07:41 PM) [snapback]1413956[/snapback]</div>
Hey Oz,
First off, long time no talk. PM me with an update on your event plans in Turkey. Hope they're goin' well.
Okay, now as to your question. Given their value as screen-used suits, it would be extremely foolish to try to convert them to wookiee costumes.
You would run the huge risk of the conversion not going well, and then you'd be stuck with nothing: a couple of butchered screen-used props worth nothing, and a couple of crappy wookiee suits worth very little--that would still not include a mask, or bandolier and pouch. You will have put all kinds of money and time into the conversions, and end up losing money on the project.
You've got something screen-used, unique and of value. My 2 cents is to not destroy them.
Congrats on getting such cool props. :cheers How is it you came by them?
The Wook
Hey Oz,
First off, long time no talk. PM me with an update on your event plans in Turkey. Hope they're goin' well.
Okay, now as to your question. Given their value as screen-used suits, it would be extremely foolish to try to convert them to wookiee costumes.
You would run the huge risk of the conversion not going well, and then you'd be stuck with nothing: a couple of butchered screen-used props worth nothing, and a couple of crappy wookiee suits worth very little--that would still not include a mask, or bandolier and pouch. You will have put all kinds of money and time into the conversions, and end up losing money on the project.
You've got something screen-used, unique and of value. My 2 cents is to not destroy them.
Congrats on getting such cool props. :cheers How is it you came by them?
The Wook
xmart
Well-Known Member
Well I would NEVER butcher my screen-used props, and never though of converting them into Wookies 
It was just a question to see, but I never had any intentions to convert them, never will.
"Turkey" plans are going well, we're setting up the 501st here, and we are very close to getting it done and get accepted. Lots of the folks here are ready to fly CIV, so I'll see you there hopefully buddy.
It was just a question to see, but I never had any intentions to convert them, never will."Turkey" plans are going well, we're setting up the 501st here, and we are very close to getting it done and get accepted. Lots of the folks here are ready to fly CIV, so I'll see you there hopefully buddy.
stealthtrooper
New Member
I'm just about to start a Wookie costume myself and so far I've put about $3,500 into materials :eek
Jayn
Sr Member
Wig hair wookies are a LOT cheaper, but you get what you pay for.. Nat. Hair tech fur is $$$$$ but looks fantastic. I made this one for not much over 100.00 in materials... but the cost would be a LOT in labor.. takes a long time to do.
I latch-hooked this one onto a mesh fabric over a period of months..the mask was a halloween dollar mask with hair just hot glued on & the teeth & nose are sculpy.. It looked a lot better when it was new.. :lol
This is a pic of a friend in it..Looks like crap now.. the head hair has fallen & the teeth have fallen out..needs a LOT of work..
I latch-hooked this one onto a mesh fabric over a period of months..the mask was a halloween dollar mask with hair just hot glued on & the teeth & nose are sculpy.. It looked a lot better when it was new.. :lol
This is a pic of a friend in it..Looks like crap now.. the head hair has fallen & the teeth have fallen out..needs a LOT of work..
stealthtrooper
New Member
HUGE photo gallery added to the website
darthravenger
Well-Known Member
Has anyone just tried making their own unique wookiee costume based on their own
individual body height and specs? Id rather do that than try to make a Chewy suit when
youre not over 6 ft tall. It would make more sense and mean more to me to create my own
wookiee persona with my own attire. Has anyone else tried to do any Wooks strictly from ROTS?
individual body height and specs? Id rather do that than try to make a Chewy suit when
youre not over 6 ft tall. It would make more sense and mean more to me to create my own
wookiee persona with my own attire. Has anyone else tried to do any Wooks strictly from ROTS?
Karma
New Member
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If I knew a good wookie mask source, I would totally do this and be a "tween" wookie (I'm only 5'6"). THe only things holding me back would be the feet and face, since I can't sculpt worth a darn.
-Karma
If I knew a good wookie mask source, I would totally do this and be a "tween" wookie (I'm only 5'6"). THe only things holding me back would be the feet and face, since I can't sculpt worth a darn.
-Karma
takevin
Sr Member
no reason you cant be talller uses drywall extensions, or in my case i used boots, witha wood frame underneath and bigger feet to blend in to give me extra height. Yes there are a few wookies out there that are not chewie too. I sculpted the undermask, first time for me and it came out fantastic, just time and patience.
stealthtrooper
New Member
51 wookie sample growls added in wav format
stealthtrooper
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The underskull sculpting has begun and added to the site
