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Deimos' Royal Guard WIP

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:45 am
by Deimos
I have started this on my local garrisons page so I thought I would start one here to:P

I am going for a ROTJ style guard.

Detailed itemized list of source locations and costings so far.

[size=large]Source locations for products[/size]
Material - DistinctiveFabric
Helmet - FP
Boots - C6
Force Pike - C6

[size=large]Expenses so far[/size]
Material - USD$158.16
Material postage - USD$64.26
Helmet (including postage, visor and lining) USD$300
Boots (including postage) USD$292
Force Pike - USD$159
Seamstress (A local Garrision memberl is making these) AUD$180
Total costs converted to Australian dollars $1132.56

I still need to get loads paint, gloss and loads of sanding paper. I think paint will cost a bit as I will be getting the paint color matched.

If anyone has some tips on colour matching that would be great. I shall update as I work on this more. At the moment I am just waiting on my helmet to come in and for a fabric sample so I can colour match the paint

Re: Deimos' Royal Guard WIP

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:16 am
by Cybermew3
Hi mate,

any chance you might be able to post up a picture of your fabric in good light? I might need me some eventually and would love to see it :)

On a different note, the mods may ask you to abbreviate the names of some of the manufacturers above, probably more the helmet manufacturer than anything else. Just so you know :)

Re: Deimos' Royal Guard WIP

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:59 am
by bdgr
Nice detailed vendor list for your Royal Guard build. Just don't let your significant other see the total cost :D

Re: Deimos' Royal Guard WIP

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:02 am
by Deimos
Cybermew3 wrote:Hi mate,

any chance you might be able to post up a picture of your fabric in good light? I might need me some eventually and would love to see it :)

On a different note, the mods may ask you to abbreviate the names of some of the manufacturers above, probably more the helmet manufacturer than anything else. Just so you know :)
Yeah I will abbreviate the names now.
As for the fabric I am waiting on my seamstress to send me some pictures of the fabric. I have been told it is a very good match though. The fabric didn't cost to much to get sent over which I am happy with. The company I used upackaged it to make it smaller. Apparently when items are sent from the US the weight includeds volumetric weight. So if a item is long or an awkward shap you could be charged more.

bdgr wrote:Nice detailed vendor list for your Royal Guard build. Just don't let your significant other see the total cost :D
It's a good thing I'm a bachelor :P

Re: Deimos' Royal Guard WIP

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:33 am
by Deimos
Boots have now been ordered. Really didn't want to part with the $300 :P

Re: Deimos' Royal Guard WIP

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:02 am
by LuciousTalvloinne
Its a good Investment - They are Comfortable and great lengths went to make these very accurate

Re: Deimos' Royal Guard WIP

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:50 am
by Cybermew3
LuciousTalvloinne wrote:Its a good Investment - They are Comfortable and great lengths went to make these very accurate
I'm looking at those boots soon.. Having seen them in person, I know they are worth the cost!

Re: Deimos' Royal Guard WIP

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:01 pm
by Deimos
Oh I know they are good quality I was jut being stingy and didn't want to part with the money :) but I'm happy they are ordered I know they are fantastic boots.

Re: Deimos' Royal Guard WIP

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:30 am
by Deimos
finally got my fabric samples and they are the right colours and the right texture. I would highly recommend the place I got my fabric from, cheap and easy to deal with.

Re: Deimos' Royal Guard WIP

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 3:21 am
by Fettophile
I just ordered fabric swatches from there. Glad to hear they were easy to deal with. Did you do red and dark burgundy?

On the boots, does the 8.5 - 14 US size range refer to men's sizes? If so, does anyone know of places that have them in women's sizes?