Another trick I've used to fill in or build up small areas from my model-making days is super glue (must be the regular liquid kind, not the gel) and then sprinkle baking soda on it. It hardens into a resin-like substance that can be sanded and carved. You can build up layers if you need a bigger area. (It does heat up as it's curing, FYI)
Apoxie Sculpt is a 2-part sculpting epoxy that is non toxic and also excellent to work with, though you have to order it online.
Thanks for the tips--given that this is my first time working with a 3D print, they are appreciated! I was going to try the Smooth-On product, but the Traywicks didn't recommend it. Said it ended up a little too hard and difficult to sand. Given some of the nooks and crannies on this thing, I could see that.
You should be able to machine stitch these modifications with a long stitch length to minimize the number of holes. I hope this gives you some help.
I've been looking at this possibility, believe me. The fingers are actually a bit too long, a bit too wide, and the palm could easily be taken in at least an inch, maybe an inch and a quarter. My size 6.5 - 7 hands are usually well below the standard sizing. Thanks for the suggestions -- will see what I end up with!
Thanks!
I've not used any of the Kwik patterns before, do you find they are relatively easy to put together and read in terms of instructions? I think some commercial patterns are put together better then others. I'm side eyeing you right now Butterick.
I assumed twill would be a safe bet, it's good to see that someone agrees. Legion's standards are actually a bit vague by just saying "dark gray/green heavy cotton ". I really liked the idea that someone posted about using cotton drill for that more uniformed military look but I'm not having luck in finding it in a suitable olive. Joanns has one but it's white and I'm not super keen on the idea of coloring it then doing all the potential tea and weathering afterwards. I'm still really new that. On that note, how great that your doing coffee dye, I've always wanted to try that. Is it more permanent then a tea dye or is there some specific way to 'set' it?
Are you intending to line it as well? Between the nylon lined vest and a lined coat and presumably an equally heavy scarf for that drape, this is going to very hot costume.
I find the Kwik Sew patterns are generally fairly easy to put together. There are, of course, exceptions, but I've used them fairly frequently over the past few years and been happy. I was happier when they printed on bond paper instead of tissue paper, but that was before they were purchased by McCall's. ::muttergrumble:: Most recently, I used their cargo pants pattern for DH's Theron Shan, last year. They were a little large, but that was user error, not pattern error. =D
KS remains one of my faves, though, as well as Jalie and Simplicity.
Regarding the coffee -- it's more about the tone that you want. Tea offers a bit more of a reddish-toned brown, while coffee can offer more of a black-brown. The chicory coffee blend I'm going to use is very strong, and just 30 minutes in a soak did a decent job of aging a sample slightly. (And it helps that this is the kind of coffee I keep on hand. =) ) To set it, I'll be using a vinegar and water rinse, as you would with tea or -- I assume -- with other dyes. I've only ever done tea dying on a few scraps for a quick gift before (an "instant pirate kit" in an aged drawstring bag), so this will be another adventure!
And I think the costumes for Rogue One are still new enough that RL and the 501st are still kinda feeling their way through the standards, seeing what works, what doesn't, and what materials are readily available. "Heavy cotton" could certainly mean a bottomweight twill, canvas, drill, or even duck, depending on the texture. Magnoli's version looks like a brushed canvas, which would be right in that ballpark.
I agree -- the lined vest, a lined jacket, the scarf together would all be extremely warm. It's one of many reasons I'm not rushing through to get the jacket and scarf done. Most of the cons I do are during summer in the south. And, while I'm certainly willing to suffer for my art, as it were, heat exhaustion may be a step too far. I might explore simply finishing the jacket seams, rather than lining it. =D