Hence this thread.
Be aware of that the pictures shown are rough materials that will be worked on before they are final.
My wardrobe of costumes has grown a bit the last couple of years, but there is only one 501st approved costume in there. That, I will change ...
My choice of costume is not far from the one I already have, the RG. I´m going to be the treacherous, back-stabbing Carnor Jax.
Ok, now to the log:
I am going to use a couple of methods in this build, some that I am used of and some new.
For the soft parts I´ll use my old and faithful sewing machine. That should be the least tricky part.
One exception, the spandex suit. I have never sewn spandex before so that could be a hell.
For the helmet:
I have started a sculpt with a pepakura base. I´ll see how that turns out.
Chest armor:
I sculpted the pec-parts in clay, used "Alginat" to make a quick mold and used ordinary molding plaster to create a dummy. The dummy will be sanded and refined to make a positive mold to use with vacuum forming. (Haven´t got the machine for that part yet, but it´s coming.)
The belt:
I used a model foam sheet, bought from Bauhaus, to form a belt. It should be rigid and have the look and feel of the hero from Crimson Empire.
To form it, I put it in the owen for a couple of minutes and then bend it around my waist. It flexes a bit, so it will be easy to put on. I´ll attach some webbing and a buckle in the back.
Gauntlets:
I use the same material as for the belt.
This is experimental, will see if I get it to work.
For the buckle, I used the same method as for the chest piece. Clay, Alginat and plaster. The final result will also be a vacuum formed piece.
The pockets and pieces attached to the belt varies from picture to picture, but I´ll go for two flap-pockets and four "ammo cartridges".
Same method as chest and buckle.
