[Which mask is the best?]

So... apparently customs to Indonesia is limiting imported goods right now. And I have to send this mask to a nearby country than bring it as hand carry item for this to work. So now I'm sculpting my mask. Yeah... so many obtacles for me to gt my mask. But I'm not giving up. What do you guys think of my sculpt? I'm attaching the pics here. Please feel free to comment!

[Which mask is the best?]

I am going for the COTF version. So, the Wicked Armor one then...

[Which mask is the best?]

Hi! I got another question... I see lots of Nihiluses (Nihili?) here have lots of different masks. I originally wanted to 3D print mine, the one I have here as a profile picture, but... the file got corupted... It would take me a while to make it again. So, rather than remaking it, now I wish to purchase a Nihilus mask, which I think is the faster option.

 

But which one should I buy? I saw a couple online that I really like, and I would like to get some opinions about this.

 

 

The first one is the one offered by My Wicked Armor: https://www.etsy.com/listing/202095118/darth-nihilus-mask-inspired-by-star-wars

 

The second one by Khros Nest: http://www.khrosnest.com/darth-nihilus-mask/

 

 

Which one should I buy? Or if anyone has any suggestion to a better mask, feel free to reply.

[Nihilus COTF update on CRL - what is a natural weave?]

Thank you guys for the help!

[Nihilus COTF update on CRL - what is a natural weave?]

I've Googled and I think I may found an answer for this. A natural weave would be like this:

 

 

My wool does look a bit like this.

[Nihilus COTF update on CRL - what is a natural weave?]

Hi! I've been working on my Nihilus for a while, and my work has hinder my progress in a huge way. Finally going to continue again,and I got a question regarding a new addition to the CRL. Can someone please help me clarify, what is a natural weave? Mine is made from wool, the weave to me looks natural. But is there any criteria for natural weave?

[Starting a Nihilus...]

Revised mask:

 

 

Will be 3D printing this now, and I also will post more on the cape, hood, and other parts of the costume. As for the gauntlets, are they the same with Vader's?

[Starting a Nihilus...]

Hello and welcome to the Nihilus section! 

 

I really love the creepy look and feel of your design. While it is very awesome and unique, keep in mind that it may not be approvable if it is too different from the concept art. If you are aiming for a 501st approvable costume, it will need to keep within the boundaries of the COTF art work. If however, you just want a unique spin on your costume and aren't worried about it being approved, then go ahead with this great interpretation! 

 

Some others have done similar ideas with other costumes and just made 2 versions. Their unique one, and the approvable one. You could also look into that option as well. Some of the pieces can work for both costumes. 

 

Cheers,

Nef

 

Hi Nefthys! Thanks for the reply and advice. Yes... I do want to make it 501st approved as well. My goal is to make it still look real and scary enough, but still being faithful with the COTF artwork. I'm guessing, the speed-sculpting we did looks a bit more ghostly than what the final look will be. I'm planning to make it like so:

 

 

Of course I got it from the banner Flagship Eclipse Detachment has wit lots of Nihili there. I like how the middle one look, and I imagine that would still work well with my mask design. But what do you think about the mask design alone? Would that work? I will of course follow the CRL for the rest of the costume, but I'd like to make the mask the scariest part of him. Would it be okay, with 501st approval? Just to illustrate how the final product would look like, here's the mask with a black under-mask:

 

 

What do you think? As I will be 3D printing this, I can still change the design. Any comment is always welcome!

[Starting a Nihilus...]

Hi everyone! I'm making a COTF Nihilus. So far I've found lots of great Nihili. And I'm inspired by how some of you guys make the mask very realistic and skull-like. I mean, like wickedarmor's mask, and so many other Nihilus masks here, I can see that the mask is not 100% the same with the one in KOTOR 2, but rather an interpretation of the artwork for the box of the COTF figure.

 

So... I am making one that I hope is a good balance of looking skull-like while maintaining the original Nihilus look. And that is the base for the overall look of this costume.

 

Since the base of this version of Nihilus is only an artwork, I really want to make the costume with a "live-action-adaptation" kind of feel. What I mean is, in a live-action adaptation of a comic, or cartoon, the first thing you notice is how the different textures are used to build the costume. Like Kylo Ren's costume for example, and how the different layer of textures look nicely on him. Of course in this case, while maintaining the exact same design according to the source artwork and CRL.

 

I wish to make him very, very creepy, as he is essentially a phantom that can literally suck the live out of you. So I'm using the Nazgul costumes as inspiration. I'm aiming for that kind of rotting and weathering, which I hope would give an extra element of realism and grittiness to the character. But this also means I may use a different textured fabric for the inner layers, would that be acceptable?

 

And now the pics. My brother have created this mask, which I plan to 3D print. Again I made the mask skull-like and hope to make it very scary:

 

 

Also we ended up making a very quick sculpting of his body outline, just to see how well would the mask work with the rest of the costume and whether it is in proportion with the body or not:

 

 

It looks very scary... and very eerie... definitely what I have in mind.

 

So please comment! I would like to know what you think of this.

[Introductions and Pending Forum Member Approval]

Hi! I'm SL 12312 from Indonesia Outpost! I'm here to research on Darth Nihilus and Revanamong other things. My adventures with the 501st so far has been awesome. I'm looking forward to chat and learn from you guys here at Flagship Eclipse detachment!