BobbyFromBUF
Well-Known Member
Hi All,
First, I'd like to start off by apologizing for creating yet another IM build thread... I know there are TONS already. I just need an outlet share with someone, otherwise I am going to ruin the surprise of the costume on Halloween by sharing all these half finished photos with everyone. It's mostly to just get it "off my chest" so to speak. So, with that in mind, thanks for letting me "let it all out."
Quick background on me: I'm 33. I'm 5'8" 187lbs. I have never attempted to build a screen replica costume before. I was never even allowed to build models as a kid because my Mom thought it was too messy. I actually wanted to build a Hero ANH TK, but saw the initial purchases of armor parts, and my lack of experience as an obstacle. Quite honestly, I thought I would drop about $500 on molds, and then immediately ruin them by making mistakes.
So, this brought me here. I felt like the foam parts pepakura design was a design that would allow me to make my mistakes, learn from them, and then replace those parts later as my skills improved.
So far, I think this strategy is working. I'm learning quite a bit every time I sit down at the workbench.
At this point, I need to incorporate shout outs! A huge thanks to Stealth - your herotutorials helped me find this amazing community via youtube. Also, Stealth, your general attitude toward costuming made me realize it was ok to make mistakes, and that it wouldn't be the end of the world if I did. To "keep it fun" for a lack of better words. Jowe, Dubean, and Robo your work on the pepakura files enabled me to have a place to begin. Also, XRobots, your tutorials revolutionized the way I was thinking about all this stuff.
As a total NEWB, I honestly started the whole thing from scratch. No knowledge, no skills, and few tools.
I'm having some trouble adding my pics on ImageShack. I'll add some later if I can figure out what the problem is... Thanks again everyone!
First, I'd like to start off by apologizing for creating yet another IM build thread... I know there are TONS already. I just need an outlet share with someone, otherwise I am going to ruin the surprise of the costume on Halloween by sharing all these half finished photos with everyone. It's mostly to just get it "off my chest" so to speak. So, with that in mind, thanks for letting me "let it all out."
Quick background on me: I'm 33. I'm 5'8" 187lbs. I have never attempted to build a screen replica costume before. I was never even allowed to build models as a kid because my Mom thought it was too messy. I actually wanted to build a Hero ANH TK, but saw the initial purchases of armor parts, and my lack of experience as an obstacle. Quite honestly, I thought I would drop about $500 on molds, and then immediately ruin them by making mistakes.
So, this brought me here. I felt like the foam parts pepakura design was a design that would allow me to make my mistakes, learn from them, and then replace those parts later as my skills improved.
So far, I think this strategy is working. I'm learning quite a bit every time I sit down at the workbench.
At this point, I need to incorporate shout outs! A huge thanks to Stealth - your herotutorials helped me find this amazing community via youtube. Also, Stealth, your general attitude toward costuming made me realize it was ok to make mistakes, and that it wouldn't be the end of the world if I did. To "keep it fun" for a lack of better words. Jowe, Dubean, and Robo your work on the pepakura files enabled me to have a place to begin. Also, XRobots, your tutorials revolutionized the way I was thinking about all this stuff.
As a total NEWB, I honestly started the whole thing from scratch. No knowledge, no skills, and few tools.
I'm having some trouble adding my pics on ImageShack. I'll add some later if I can figure out what the problem is... Thanks again everyone!
