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    Vicky's Mara Jade Black Nebula Build for Help/Support from the Flagship - Redback Garrison (AUS)

    in Mara Jade

    Posted

    Hi I'm just starting Black Nebula Mara--I have leggings that I believe are the right colour for the "body suit"--I'll be doing leggings and false sleeves......I'm stuck at the moment on the maroon fabric, any hints there?  I can't seem to match to anything at my local JoAnn's and hesitate to buy online without someone having done so before and saying "yes it's the right one"
    Hey there!
    So I'm in Australia and I found it at a discount fabric store in Logan. It has good drape and is light feeling. Not see through. I am about to sew it together tbh. I had this on the back burner for a bit
    Feels like Rylon?


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    Vicky's Mara Jade Black Nebula Build for Help/Support from the Flagship - Redback Garrison (AUS)

    in Mara Jade

    Posted

    So found some dark grey spandex I love!! And will be using for the arms and legs, purchased already. I won't do a full suit under the dress as it is super dooper hot in Australia. So arms and legs will be covered. Will sew into seams of dress for arms and have seperate legs to allow ease of amenities. Per CRL

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    Leather! This leather looks to match the CRL and the comic leathers. It's orange tan. Will discuss with my GML about it all as well.

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    Thoughts?

     

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    Vicky's Mara Jade Black Nebula Build for Help/Support from the Flagship - Redback Garrison (AUS)

    in Mara Jade

    Posted

    Fabric Samples for Undersuit! What are your opinions? 1, 2 or 3?

     

    1

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    2

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    3

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    CRL

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    Unitard

    For 501st approval:

    The dark steel-gray unitard is made from a low sheen material

     

    I am kinda partial to 1 and 3 in colour and type. Thinking 1 is more true to colour though

     

    Thoughts?

     

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    Flash

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    I love how equal the colour is and that in flash it shows the undertones. It is equally applied over. No streaks in person. It matches the CRL photo in colour and has the brown undertones

     

    More progress to come.

     

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    Vicky's Mara Jade Black Nebula Build for Help/Support from the Flagship - Redback Garrison (AUS)

    in Mara Jade

    Posted

    I am a fan of leather dye.

     

    Use the paint brush for the 1st coat and paint it on, will leave your paint strokes everywhere. 2nd coat use a damp cloth with more dye, helps to blend it all in so it looks the same and the paint strokes are no longer visible. 3rd coat is more or less just checking for any spots you missed in the 1st 2 coats.

     

    If you have more fun with kiwi, then more power to you, I just find dye a lot easier and less work.

    I'll think about it next time. Still learning about leather dye is all. Don't trust myself

    Vicky's Mara Jade Black Nebula Build for Help/Support from the Flagship - Redback Garrison (AUS)

    in Mara Jade

    Posted

    So, here we are again and I here myself screaming the words: WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF!?! WHAT HAVE I GOT MYSELF INTO? 

    Well. I did the CRL searches and I know there are 2 other Mara Jade 501st approvable costumes out there. Arica and Black Nebula. So instead of being nearly naked as Arica, I am going full gowns and leather with Black Nebula

     

    CRL - https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:Mara_jade_black_nebula 

     

    Reference Images:

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    So break down time! What have I got that I can use? What do I need to ask Phantom (Redback Garrison GML) about and what the hell did I get myself into... and more over, another Flagship costume to finish before Dreamworld (major gathering of 501st in Australia) next year  aaaah.gif

     

    Red Hair:

    SO! I have this sorted. Same wig as my black body suit. Good-o

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    Scarf and Dress Material's:

    Maroon! I do love that colour. Coming from Queensland and all, as with the state of origin happening at the moment (sport, NRL, state vs state... bragging rights for 1yr)! best! I am going to head to Spotlight. I have two costumes that need this colour material. It will be a non stretch material. Shhh secret 2nd costume... Tach doesn't know

    Scarf with have a hat brim made out of a tan/orange leather - means a visit to Mac Lace in Capalaba again

    Dress will gave a black torso, sleeves and skirts attached to the black torso are maroon in colour. Skirt has 4 panels. Spilt down the front, sides and back. woo! Fun... NOT! and thankfully the sleeves are wide and not fitted. I hate fitted non-stretch costumes

     

    Undersuit:

    Steel Grey Body Suit, with long sleeves. Easy. Done. Can do in my sleep.

     

    Leather Vest and Shoulder Epaulettes

    Again. Same leather as the brim on the scarf. All matchy matchy and such.  Epaulettes will require some skills I need to work on. This being custom bias and piping... again. Woo. Also some beading.

     

    Black Vest 

    Layers. Many layers! Like an Onion. Gonna die in this. It is a bolero length, doesn't close and made of a very deep black, almost velvet in type from looking on the CRL.

     

    Boots

    grey/brown?!? WHAT. So I buy some dark grey boots and get some tan/brown polish and give some TLC? Thoughts? May need to ask TFE (you guys) and Phantom about this or do I use the same ones as my black body suit?

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    Lightsaber:

    I am set with the purple saber thanks to Tachyon (best boyfriend and also 501st member)! Best christmas pressie from the best boyfriend a girl/star wars fan could ask for! Shhh! I didn't tell you that :P

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    I will update this thread with more info and things I make as they happen! I am pretty excited to start something new again! I know Black Bodysuit (BB) Mara will be getting a cape and clasp! Always having fun with Mara. Next will be Arica when Black Nebula (BN) Mara is done... and other TFE costume, Visas Marr, is also happening. So, both hopefully done before Dreamworld and maybe one done before OZCC Brisbane (major convention in Queensland, Australia) this year!

     

    Wish me luck!

    Vicky's Visas Marr Build (Redback Garrison, AUS)

    in Visas Marr

    Posted

    RESEARCH

     

    I tend to be a person who likes to break things down! So here I go!

     

    Reference Photos

    1. good for whole costume views, not so much for the gloves

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    2. better for the gloves

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    3. original poster for the game

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    Over Dress and Trimmings

    Materials for the over dress I am looking at a matte leather recommended to me by Moxxxie, she also recommended getting 5yards of it and not the 4 the pattern recommended for the dress. There was limited stretch in the material. I am lucky that Moxxxie is helping me along with this one. She also has her original stencil for the pattern on the over dress.

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    Veil, Underdress and Trimmings

    Veil and Underdress are made of the same red material with blue tones. Easy done. Getting it to fit me, well, That will be interesting. I work best with stretch materials over non-stretch materials. Will be heading down to my local Spotlight to scope out the materials this week and find a pattern or two that I like. Trimmings on the veil will be stencilled onto the veil and gloves in pearl paint or maybe into a pleather like gold and attached. Depends on how I feel.

     

    Sash

    Redder in the more brighter colours and in stretch. When I go to spotlight I will compare swatches and make sure they match the CRL.

     

    Gloves

    Heading onto eBay, found these gloves, like the length and price

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    Boots

    Black boots, no trimmings. Will likely use my Mara Jade boots

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    Makeup

    Lucky I own a heap of makeup. Have the right shade of lipstick.

     

    I think I have covered all my thoughts in this post. Will be buying some gear later this week! Hope I have covered the basic's, let me know what you think.

    Cheers! 

     

    Questions/Issues Pertaining to the Forums

    in Welcome Area and Forum Help

    Posted

    Just as all Starkiller are in one area, even though there are several versions of different costumes to choose from, so are all the Mara Jade in one area.

     

    Look here:  http://www.theflagshipeclipse.com/forums/index.php?/forum/94-mara-jade-arica/

     

    If you don't find what you are looking for, feel free to start a new topic, and create what you want to see.

     

     

    Hey Yankee71, thanks for getting back to me!

    Still not very clear on this. That was for Arica, which is awesome and she is something I plan on building. But it doesn't have any references for the CRL for Black Nebula (as a pinned topic on the forum area, I have already downloaded the PDF of the 501st CRL page). Arica and Black BodySuit Mara have seperate places in the forums with he CRL pinned to the top and locations of References and such. Just wondering should Black Nebula be the same? or have the CRL requirements listed on one of these places giving people like me a place to start a build thread? I know of a couple ladies in my Garrison who will be wanting to start Black Nebula, and I have seen ?3 posts on her in the Black Bodysuit posts with ?where to post about it.

     

    Cheers!

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