Strider Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Finally managed to put my scout on an mannequin: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syllander Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 That looks fantastic! Weathering looks great too, nothing worse than a clean SW outfit... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 nice job there mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patty1985 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 That´s a great work Strider, your scout looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 I recently snagged a pair of bikerscout boots on ebay. As you can see not the originals but one of the cameo derivatives. Also (as on all original bikerscout boots found to date) the ridge at the heels is missing. Still I thought this could serve as a nice reference for some trying to emulate the groves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunPug Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Where did you manage to find those? Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Where did you manage to find those? Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Ebay, but they were listed under a slightly different name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 First off, Happy New Year my fellow Treedodgers! By way of a New Year's resolution I've decided to "finish what I started" and do the whole armor I never found a holster that really satisfied me so let's continue with this part. As usual I followed 3 simple steps: 1. References, references, references (in that order!) 2. Find some scrap wood and some plaster 3. Do it! Starting with number one, this is what we are aiming for: 2. Do some prototypes: 3. Heat up the oven and bake a new holster. Thanks for looking 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 One other part I've never been satisfied with was the upper arm armor. Most makers make the form that envelops the greeblie to edgy and not rounded and flowing like the originals. Moreover, since the lower greeblie has not yet been found, the fan made greeblies varied quite a bit from the real thing. My aim was to tackle both of those issues. This is what we're looking for: Upper greeblie: Upper and lower greeblie: After going through some test&trial versions, this is what the final upper arm armor lookes like: EDIT: Here is a link to a further update I made to the upper arm armor >>> http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=15980&view=findpost&p=164138 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunPug Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 So good! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Last but not least the thermal detonator. Reference picture: While I still searching for the larger greeblie (Ferrari 312T4 and a Boussh greeblie for the larger part) I decided to go ahead with the old one and change it at a later point. I really like to work with wood to make a prototype and mold it in plaster later on (easier to vaccum form). First pull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Allrighty, I'm finally done I've pulled a kit (trimmed and cutted) for a buddy to see how it comes out: Accessories kit: While I'll plan some more updates in the future I'm happy how it all came out at the moment. The high gloss acrylic capped 2mm ABS is cool stuff and really durable. Almost too nice to give it some of that Endor look - but just almost ;-) I won't be taking any orders atm but if I do one I'll let you guys know! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Wow! That is one gorgeous kit sir! If folks like you and Spike keep doing work like this you guys are going to have to make Lancer even harder to get😀 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroker Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Strider is a tease.... Nice work my man! If your ever do a few kits to sale you better drop me a line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Strider is a tease.... Nice work my man! If your ever do a few kits to sale you better drop me a line! LOL, I know. You see, originally I never planned to make the whole armor but collaborate with another prop maker where I give the specifications and he executes them. Unfortunately he proved to be unreliable and the work he did came short of my expectations so I decided to make everything myself. I really appreciate the support from you guys and hopefully I'll be able to offer some Kits in the future. However, my initial goal was and still is to inspire a "strive for accuracy" (sounds a bit corny, doesn't it?) in the hope that other makers up their game. Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 No, it doesn't sound corny at all! Beck it's why we do this in the first place. I've been buggin Tim about cable to wrap around my TD for my Lancer submission so we all want to achieve that next level. All I know is that I want to be on that list too if you start offering these.😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Okay, I wasn't all that happy with the TD so I decided to give it another try. Here you can see the develpment of wood prototypes (from top left to bottom right) and the final plaster mold: Next step is to do some castings and build it along with the appropriate wire and tube. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) This is what the latest cast looks like. The tube incl. wire has a diameter of 4,5cm and the caps have a diameter of 5cm (I also did new caps to fit tube&wire). While I'm still not happy with the tube and wire atm I think the overall proportions look allright now. Reference shot: EDIT: I've experimented with another wire. I think it looks slightly better than the other although it's not so nicely evenly spaced. Edited August 26, 2017 by Strider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 That looks incredible, dude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 These are really incredible! Would it be possible to get one of these boxes from you? I'm working to get my TD accurate for my Lancer submission. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 These are really incredible! Would it be possible to get one of these boxes from you? I'm working to get my TD accurate for my Lancer submission. Thanks, bro. Let me see what I can do 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteNightForest Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Nice job man, more inspiration for us new folks. Keep up the quality work! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin-X Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Thanks, bro. Let me see what I can do I've really been enjoying this thread. Great work Constantin! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 While I'm still waiting on some parts (wire and large greeblie) to complete the thermal detonator as well as on my RS bucket I thought I post some pics of the helmet Oli (Shadow78) made out of one of my Kits. He did the weathering with airbrush which looks quite cool IMO. On the left is a reference pic (obviously) and on the right the helmet he assembled: One more for the collection Btw, I found some boots on ebay that are incredibly close to the screen used boots as well as some thick white leather so stay tuned ;-) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin-X Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 So nice... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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