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  1. So, I got fed up waiting for an answer here and asked on Facebook. The answer is yes there will be a Detachment Photo. It will be just after the official 501st Photo. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  2. I asked this last week and haven't heard anything. Really hoping we are though as I'm bringing a costume mostly for the 501st and hopefully detachment photo Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  3. Mine turned out awesome, but I chose to use one material for the whole thing as I wasn't sure whether the two fabric approach would get approved or not. You can read my process here: http://withoutastitchon.blogspot.ie/2016/05/mara-jades-bodysuit.html?m=1
  4. Be careful of colour matching while its next to other colors. Because it's next to other reds, it can be bouncing the colour back. You really need to pull it out of the lineup to see what colour it actually looks like. Sometimes the colour can change dramatically depending on what else is around it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    WIP Mara Jade

    Ok, just be sure you have black gloves if she's going to be using the cape. There are specific combos that you have to follow. Light cowl with light gloves, cape with black gloves, black cowl with black gloves. So you won't be able to get the cape cleared with the current gloves, although you could with the light cowl. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    WIP Mara Jade

    Looking good so far. I'm not a clearance person, but you shouldn't need both cape and cowl, just one. She never wears both, at the same time. Also, I think you might need to adjust the harness. The straps look a little long in front to me and where they attach at the top it should look like two straps rather than a V. I'm not sure if that would prevent clearance, but it might be something to look at. Also, is there metal slides on the straps? I can't see them, but you'll need them for clearance. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  7. If you can, I'd recommend making your muslin in something with some stretch, rather than your typical muslin/cotton as the pattern needs stretch to fit. You could try a jersey, which I expect would be cheap enough.
  8. You're welcome! Sorry I couldn't get it done beforehand, but well, life. Hopefully it will be useful in future. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  9. Hey folks, So I got approved back in the fall, but its taken me this long to actually get this all written up. Finally put up the bodysuit article on my blog today, and I'm hoping it will help others as I found that the pattern for the bodysuit was by far the hardest part of getting it right. It wasn't really the construction for me, but finding a good pattern that I liked for my body and its larger than average boobs. After trying Pam's suggestions and a couple of other pattern options, I eventually tried Yaya Han's bodysuit pattern made by McCalls and it worked so perfectly the first time. I was so relieved. There are still some changes that have to be made, and that's what I detailed in my blog post that is specifically about the bodysuit complete with diagrams. The rest I made mostly out of Worbla and leather. Happy to clarify anything if you're reading it and something doesn't make sense, but I HIGHLY recommend using this pattern over the previous patterns suggested. It just fits so much better, especially if you have a big difference between bust and waist. Mara's bits and pieces (harness, belt, etc) http://withoutastitchon.blogspot.ie/2016/04/mara-jade-bits-and-bobs.html Mara's shinguards & knee pads http://withoutastitchon.blogspot.ie/2016/04/mara-jade-knees-and-shin-guards.html Mara's bodysuit http://withoutastitchon.blogspot.ie/2016/05/mara-jades-bodysuit.html
  10. You can shape foam with heat. Heat it up, press it where it needs to go. Repeat as necessary.
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    Mara Jade by eliste

    Shots of my Mara Jade costume in the wild.
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    Meet the Press

    From the album: Mara Jade by eliste

    Taken at the ODEON Charlestown Dec 18th 2015
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    Black and White

    From the album: Mara Jade by eliste

    Taken at Belfast Film & Comic Con 2015

    © JK Photography

  14. From the album: Mara Jade by eliste

    Taken at a troop in April 2016.

    © Michael Harmon

  15. From the album: Mara Jade by eliste

    Taken at a troop in April 2016
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    Mara Jade

    From the album: Mara Jade by eliste

    Photoshoot done February 2016.

    © JK-KC Photography

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    Dear Disney...

    From the album: Mara Jade by eliste

    Taken at a troop in April 2016
  18. From the album: Mara Jade by eliste

    Taken at a troop in April 2016

    © Michael Harmon

  19. My local WORBLA stockist brought it in last year. I love it. I can get it thicker than craft foam but thinner than most local Eva foam. It's great to work with.
  20. No, it's super dense foam, not like insulation foam at all. It moves and is mold able like Eva foam, but it's so dense you can paint it without having to prime it if you want. I still covered it in WORBLA and primed it with gesso, cause I knew foam only wouldn't get approved. http://www.monmouthrubber.com/durafoam-closed-cell-sponge-rubber-plastic-foam/
  21. Lucky you! I just could not get it to work. I think I've sorted that issue on the foam by going with a higher grade foam than the traditional EVA. I used durafoam and so far (12+ troops later) there's no sign of any issues.
  22. I've done several now, Mara Jade's knee pads and shin guards, Bracers for other things. Mara's back piece. Shoulder pads. I tried the sandwich method on Mara's shin guards. The difficulty is that it buckled a lot. The inside looks like a mess and the front is a disaster. I'm not the only person who's had these issues when you're doing full-calf shin guards. Be careful when you put on the back on. You have to heat up both parts of WORBLA or it won't stick together and what happened when I tried was it would lose its shape with both sides heated. If you don't have thick foam that keeps the shape, you need to be able to put it on something to get the riot shape while it's hot, and that should not be your own body unless you want to risk burns!
  23. I don't do Revan, but I love WORBLA. So, I did NOT do the sandwich method, because I couldn't get it to work without looking terrible. I went with thicker foam 5mm which gave me the shape I wanted. For raised areas, I used thin craft foam and glued it on top of the thicker foam. Then I covered all of it with the WORBLA. I think which method you use really depends on what you are doing and how much money you have. I'm not the only person I know who had difficulties getting the sandwich method to work if you're doing a large area with a lot of complex curves. But I will say that mine hold up just fine without the extra layer in the back. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  24. Hey, so I would completely recommend Yaya Han's bodysuit pattern from McCall's. I tried all of the normal suggested patterns and they all turned out baggy in places or just looking not like I wanted. Yaya's pattern was super easy to adapt and worked out the first time I used it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  25. Looks pretty awesome! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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