redkraytdragon

I can pull you a set of those separately if you need. Hit me up!

Thank you kindly gents, appreciate it! More to come soon!

Thanks for the kind words guys (Lou, pm inbound on FB). I've still got the clone arms to sculpt for this guy and then FINALLY I'll be done. Hopefully then I'll be able to start working on a trooping version

So it's been a while since my last update. I apologize for the delay but I've been super busy between my real world job, filling orders, and trying to squeeze in time here and there to work on this project. I've taken a bit of a break from sculpting on this project but only because I needed to finish assembling the first cast out of the helmet mold to see how everything looks...needless to say it was quite a bit of work but also very enlightening on how this helmet kit will need to be done and how much work is involved. I'm not really going to get into details with words but I'm pretty sure the photos below are self explanatory (I didn't take shots of every singe step, but you get the idea). Without any further babbling from me, here's pics. Enjoy! That's it for now. Still gotta weather the helmet and cowl (will take more pics and post them after that's done) and then hopefully in the very near future I'll be able to start sculpting the clone arm pieces. As always, thanks for looking and stay tuned!

That paint job looks fantastic, well done!

I eventually settled on .125 half round styrene for the edges (after discussing it with Barry...he also supplied me with the templates for the eyes) That's it for now. I've got this under primer but just haven't had a chance to take full on pics yet. More to come soon!

(Tamiya putty is the BOMB btw)

Update: So after finishing up the original foam master, I decided at this point I really needed a hollow resin copy of the helmet to be able to effectively continue. Enter - my VERY first GM helmet lid (slush of course). I can't say I'm really very proud of this thing (no vent and it needed a LOT of work) and the scrap mold was a piece of garbage, but I learned a LOT from it and it got the job done...for the most part. Here's a few pics Nevertheless, I was pleased with the overall shape and size/proportion of it so that was a good thing I guess. Up next was the ever daunting task of sanding my @$$ off for the next god knows how many hours (I gave up counting, honestly) to get it as close to where I wanted it to be. I also needed to cut out the vent and reattach it, recessed. Simple enough but just a matter of getting it done.

Thanks again Allan. No sorry man, that's still the master that I'm working on...but it gives you an idea of what the pulls will look like

Getting a bit ahead of myself, but I couldn't help it....here's a teaser shot

First coats of primer

Thanks again Lou for the kind words, appreciate it!

Here's some more progress pics for you all, enjoy! At this point, I had spoken to Barry (banzai88) and he pointed out that the cheeks needed to be corrected. I knew SOMETHING was up with it but couldn't quite put my finger on it. Onto the Rondo! Then sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand, sand....and more sand, sand, sand, sand, sand O.o That's it for now kiddies, stay tuned...

A few more progress pics. Added the neck ring and correctly flared out the skirt, makes a HUGE difference in the overall look. That's it for now kiddies....stay tuned

Thanks Allan! More progress on the helmet: That's it for now...

Thanks Allan! Here's another quick shot...just cause. I think I placed the epaulets a bit too close together but...m'eh, you get the idea

Gearing up for a local con, so I decided to get a display setup ready for the 501st table. This was a LOT more work than I originally anticipated (it doesn't help that I did it mostly all in 2 days either), but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out...plus I'll have this for future cons and events so it was worth the trouble.. A nice break from the helmet sculpt too Here's some pics

Not too much more to report. Making some headway on the dome and skirt with the foam. Had to make some circular templates for the skirt base as well as some 'step up' templates for each section as I go closer to the top Next I cut these up on the band saw to get a closer profile to work with....a bit tedious and time consuming, but it'll save me a ton of time down the road And working my way up to the dome Rinse and repeat for the other side...only mirrored of course A quick top view to check my progress...this was actually the SECOND time I had to do this grrrr due to the fact that I didn't account for the proper angles going up and had used the same circular template as I did for the base of the skirt for the rest of the pieces....had to start over from the ground up but got it right as I figured out what I did wrong. Lesson learned Then I moved on to the front brow on the right side Rinse and repeat mirror-like That's it for now, stay tuned folks...LOTS more left to do on this

Construction on the helmet begins! More to come, stay tuned

Can you let us know who the re-caster was so we know not to buy from that person?

Thanks very much Leo! I hope to raise the bar even more with some high expectations I've set for myself for the next few pieces to this costume when it's all said and done. Thanks again all for looking and stay tuned

Thanks very much Patrik PM sent bro