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Most stuff rough trimmed. Some stuff finish trimmed. Pics up tomorrow, time to sleep.

This is some good solid THICK plastic. Nicely done BC!

2 Kits arrived safe and sound today at 6pm. Ive started the trim out. This is very exciting stuff. Coffee pot on.

Awesome.

Thanks guys! Ive got the soles masked off. Hopefully I can tint and shoot some paint before my night shift. I just wish i knew if I should add agrey tint or a darker brown. hmmmmm Result: (it should look more SA after weathering)

Yeah, dont know if id rather tint my leftover 'linen' color with brown or golden tan. Gotta take another look at the screenshots. Worst case scenario is ive got to buy a bit more paint.

Shoes Painted. Just need weathering now. I think the color is very close. Theres just a hint of 2 tone on the screen grabs. I hope to accomplish that just with weathering. If not, I can mist the soles with super light grey or something.

Top bolt- Brown for coveralls- darker Brown, almost black camo pattern will be airbrushed on with fabric paint as close to the screen pattern as possible. Middle bolt- Natural Color shoe canvas for pouches, to be dyed a few different shades to reflect the scrren differences in pouches. Bottom Bolt- greyish green, for the cumberbund base. Going to experiment with sponging on a pearl grey dye to get it darker while retaining the green highlights that are seen on the screen close ups, along with brown... brown would be added with fabric paint.

using gorilla glue to adhere canvas on hard white floral foam (for the pouches): fail. It doesnt hold worth beans. Im going to try the much more expensive adhesive thats meant for foam and styrofoam. Boots almost ready... many thin coats. I think the color is just right (after weathering it should be that is). Pic soon.

Ill make lots of mistakes for you to learn from DR. :-) No more talk.... now I start shoeing our work. My boots. The soles are getting some 300 grit loving, then a good wipe with thinners. I found a tulip fabric paint that seems to be a great match to the screen color. Its called linnen and its a really light tan. Fabric paints need to be diluted with distilled water and well mixed to get shot through the airbrush. If the color is too light I have some golden tan to add to it for the final coat.

And.... Another stop at fabricland for cotton webbing which i will dye. Im tired of searching for the right colors in a synthetic. Almost all of the materials are collected for our builds now.

Hit micheals this morning. Fabric paints, foam for the pouches. Several shades of rit dye. I think ill use a few different base colors for the pouches, thats what the dyes are for.

Shorty 15s, Armor, and buckets on the way this coming week.

This is not the crl for Gree.

I havent seen anything at all to make me think theres chrome on this. There is no chrome on this.

As long as the crl refects the costume exactly as it is seen on screen in the movie we will be ok.

Picked up casting rubber for the glove greebs. I wanted to go with foam for the glove greebs but there will be some issues. I go with rubber=0 issues and i can get it done in a couple weeks. Jae and I also got leather for the glove gauntlets. A good day!

Yup- definately going to make a flightsuit similar to the TBs and use fabric paint for the darker camo blocks... Jist trying to decide if black ir realllly dark brown is the way to go. The color of the "material" only shows up well in a few shots but i think ive got it nailed down. Should be picking up casting materials for the glove greebs and maybe some leather and dye for the gauntlet tops this aft..... Cmon armor!

Got a bunch of material today! Undersuit, riding patch, cumberbund (not straps though), and pouch material. Not sure wether to start patterning or wait for the armor. Ill post a few pics of the materials i went with soon.

Yay! Yay yay yay yay yay!!!!! Thank you. It could be that im a little bit excited to get started :-)

Looking good!

Duck cloth should be nice. On the rit dye website there is a mixing chart that shows you how to blend their colours to get many different shades... Including ones we like :-)

When i look at the closeup screenshot, the 1st layer of material looks grainy textured to me. That might strictly be a cg thing to get the overall look right, but im thinking a nice pebbly dyed canvas might more faithfully reproduce the screen look. What do you guys think?

Thanks Dartski!! Y'know... Its not too late to join us ;-)

Here we go....... Brothers from other mothers Jae and Mike are building KTs. Mike: Bucket- done Armor- done knees need strap forearms need straps Combats- done Boots- done Gloves- done Bund- needs sewing Pouches done Jae: Bucket- 80% Armor- Biceps together, tank on shins coming together Shoulders ready for weathering Combats- making, have pattern and fabric Boots- desert boots Gloves- detail pieces sewn on, have gauntlet leather Bund- patterning, have fabric and dyes but need more Pouches- not started yet