I just got my bucket in and i have the same issues that you are describing. Ive seen a lot of dimples and spots where the paint already came off. I am most likely gonna sand mine down and fix it up. Love your progress so far Thanks. I should be able to post some updated photos next week on my bucke...

I did a bunch of testing over the past few weeks, and I am going to stick to actual leather paint/dye. Like you said, most paint will crack as the leather flexes over time. The paint I have been testing is from a leather company made for leather and seems to work very well. I will be using the same ...

Boots Update 1: The CTRL states the tops of the boots need to be higher than the knee and lower than the groin coming to a point at the top. The trick was finding a pair of thigh high leather boots in a men's shoe size. I eventually settled on a pair of essentially drag queen boots. Unfortunately th...

Bucket Update 1: Last year I bought the Ruby's Deluxe helmet because it was approved on the forums and seemed the best choice of the ones available. It ended up being a "Monet." It looks good from a few feet away, but up close the details are not that good. The biggest issue I have is the ...

Yes, I think I can get another one or two in from the top of the belt buckle to the chest plates. I am going to wait until my belt is done so I have an accurate reference point. I think the CTRL says max 8 plates.

Working on the chest armor templates. Still getting the proportions down and deciding on how many abdomen plates fit my fat belly..=)

For some reason, it doesn't look like I ever posted my force glaive I did several months ago. I have also posted some of the reference pictures I used. Everything is built from scratch. The shaft is wrapped in hand tooled leather and the blades are aluminum. Two things I took into account. 1. Some o...

Back after a long break. Working on the blaster pistol, helmet and belt pouches this week. The images of the belt pouches/buckle are just mockups to look at sizing. Click on the images to view larger. http://www.dlc-games.com/cosplay/kanos_pistol_1s.jpg http://www.dlc-games.com/cosplay/kanos_belt_1s...

That's what I was thinking. Thanks.

I am getting ready to do my blaster pistol. My question is: how should it be colored. In Crimson Empire 1, it's almost always colored copper. Some panels have it copper and black. The traditional blaster pistol is silver and black. The CTRL on the forums doesn't mention anything about color. Should ...