LastMinute
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Another build thread time!
This is a concept that I've been thinking about doing for years, and slowly with getting more and more challenged by costumes, I decided it was time to give it a go. I was specifically inspired by these two images:
I love the TFA suit, and this image of the suit with Canadian iconography is badass. Its a little ambitious to start out with, but I figure I can do it in stages. My "Phase One" suit will be more inspired by the end of TFA, while I add some Canadian items, and work on little bits like the helmet and belt.
I want to take the simple SSR T-shirt, and add some Canada to it:
So I had a friend alter the logo with a Maple Leaf, an Albatross (the RCAF bird), and "CSR"
Which brings me to the harness! I got the AoU (I think) buckle from dstengler, which was a breeze to put together:
And a pattern for the straps generously provided by SMP designs. I got some faux leather, craft foam, and started playing with scale and sizing.
I happened to have some CADPAT pants, combat boots, and gloves from another costume, so the look for Phase One is starting to come together:
The Helmet.
There's a free craft foam template floating out there online that is easy to find, I just printed it onto card stock, cut it out and traced it onto foam:
I ended up re-doing this helmet since I wasn't happy with it, adding a few more lines and details, more similar to TWS or AoU Helmets
I sealed it using Smooth-On's Epsillon foam sealer, and bondo/sanding before painting.
And then weathering:
(In the attachments... don't know why it ended up there.. thrice. Oh well.)
The Shield.
.... Not yet. I've been working with phebert to do me a custom shield, and it's almost ready, but that will be for a future update. I'm SUPER excited and can't wait to get my hands on it.
Thanks everyone for checking this out, I'll be posting updates as I finish the helmet and start work on the shield and onto the "Phase Two" suit!
This is a concept that I've been thinking about doing for years, and slowly with getting more and more challenged by costumes, I decided it was time to give it a go. I was specifically inspired by these two images:
I love the TFA suit, and this image of the suit with Canadian iconography is badass. Its a little ambitious to start out with, but I figure I can do it in stages. My "Phase One" suit will be more inspired by the end of TFA, while I add some Canadian items, and work on little bits like the helmet and belt.
I want to take the simple SSR T-shirt, and add some Canada to it:
So I had a friend alter the logo with a Maple Leaf, an Albatross (the RCAF bird), and "CSR"
Which brings me to the harness! I got the AoU (I think) buckle from dstengler, which was a breeze to put together:
And a pattern for the straps generously provided by SMP designs. I got some faux leather, craft foam, and started playing with scale and sizing.
I happened to have some CADPAT pants, combat boots, and gloves from another costume, so the look for Phase One is starting to come together:
The Helmet.
There's a free craft foam template floating out there online that is easy to find, I just printed it onto card stock, cut it out and traced it onto foam:
I ended up re-doing this helmet since I wasn't happy with it, adding a few more lines and details, more similar to TWS or AoU Helmets
I sealed it using Smooth-On's Epsillon foam sealer, and bondo/sanding before painting.
And then weathering:
(In the attachments... don't know why it ended up there.. thrice. Oh well.)
The Shield.
.... Not yet. I've been working with phebert to do me a custom shield, and it's almost ready, but that will be for a future update. I'm SUPER excited and can't wait to get my hands on it.
Thanks everyone for checking this out, I'll be posting updates as I finish the helmet and start work on the shield and onto the "Phase Two" suit!