IMaDesignerd

That’s awesome! 3D printing is really going to change the world. Once you dial your 3D printing skills in, the hard part is learning to model. Once you can do both, a whole world opens up to you. I can do basic geometric modeling, but this is my first dip into 3D sculpting. I am a graphic designer by trade, but do a lot of fine art as well, including sculpting. I have just been hesitant to get into the computer based tools because the learning curve was so steep. Software developers have come a LONG way with digital sculpting and I found one that is very intuitive to real life sculpting. This project was the push I needed to finally give it a try and I am enjoying it! I can’t wait to try and sculpt and print other stuff! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

3D printing is awesome. I’ve been doing it for a few years now. The Ender machine is an excellent starter machine. I have the CR-10V2 with several mods, which is basically a larger and improved Ender. If your son has any questions about printing I would be more than happy to help and if I don’t know the answer, I do know several people who will. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Haha it’s no problem at all. I have been wanting to learn how to 3D sculpt anyway. How can we get in contact with Nina? I would hate to print this thing only to find out it’s a no go. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I think I am at a point where the mask is ready to print. I made the cheek bones bigger and smoothed everything out a bit. I am excited to be able to share this with the club as a 501st approved file. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I made it more like the CRL Once I get the ok that this will work, I will print it up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

With regards to the mask, If I print this file do you think it would pass? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I went ahead and hemmed the edges. As for the length, I am going to leave that until I get my boots. I want to get some with a bit of a heel to give me some more height. I will trim to size with the boots on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the tips. I will take care of the white lines in the fabric and shorten it up. My logic was that I could always go shorter if I needed too but can’t go longer. I was reading over the threads here and I agree I need to make modifications to the mask. No big deal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well, that was a LONG break. That said, I had a dream the other night about working on this costume again so I decided that it was time I finally finished it. So, tonight I took a stab at the inner tunic, since it seamed (see what I did there?) to be the easiest part. Tell me what you think and if I need to change anything. I think it looks pretty darn good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I can always paint it again to remove the weathering.

Thanks! I need to increase the sensitivity on the swooshes, but other than that, I really love how it came out. I hope to get crackin' on the soft parts here really soon.

OMG. Its been so long, but living in Socal and the Star Wars land announcement has me FIRED UP again! I got the ok from the wife to purchase the fabric so I am rarin' to go! Over the last few months, I was able to create and finish a fully functional RGB Darth Nihilus hilt. It is loaded with Darth Nihilus sounds, flash on clash, swooshes, and blaster fire blocks. It was a labor of love and I think its.....perfect. Here are a few pics and a couple links to videos of how it works. The third picture is an in-progress pic that shows the internals and the 3d printed chassis I made.

Thanks! I am planning out the sewing now. I pulled the pattern out of the box in my garage and it all makes sense except for the wide band on the inner edges of the tunic. I've been comparing the pattern with the P&S tutorial. The band appears to be an separate interfaced strip that is sew on to the main tunic, I just don't understand how to attach it so that it looks good. The instructions are unclear to my noob brain. I'm also a bit stumped about how to approach the sleeve quilting. Seems like I could cut two layers of the sleeve fabric out, add interfacing, and then sew the outer layers back to back at about 1" spacing. Any experienced sewing people out there that can walle through this process? Or point me in the direction of a tutorial video? As for the mask/hood, I think I am going to try and make a "helmet" with a low profile hard hat, cat ears, black undermask and outer white mask attached to it. Then I can Velcro the hood to it so it won't blow off. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

Well, its time to get back on this project. I have been looking at building a saber and buying the fabrics. I really need to dig up some props to sell. LOL Maybe I can start building my "cat ears" first. That shouldn't cost much...

I finished my mask today. All painted and weathered. The image doesn't look as good as it does in person. I'm going to have to get creative coming up with the money for the robes. I need to ponder it a while.... Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk