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The gloves needs to be formfitted as to the CRL and not flare out - if I were you, I would contact your garrisons GML and ask if the gloves can be approved before I buy them.
The ones, that Nina (DarthValkyria) links to are more accurate. -
I wouldn´t buy that headdress, it doesn´t look right and will need modifications to reflect the CRL.
There are some nice wips in here, if you´re up to making it yourself.
Regarding the belt, it is a bit hard to see out of that one picture. But it looks like it would work fine. -
None of these will work for the outerdress - it will need to be a black leather or leatherette, and it has a low gloss finish, which will need to be given a faint gray pinwheel pattern. I haven´t seen any fabric that can be bought finished, so you´ll need to paint it yourself. The pattern for the pin wheel can be found on this forum, I don´t have the link at hand right now.
You can see the CRL for the costume here : https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:SL_marr_unseen
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Great work - I agree on your finds, and the loop looks that one similar to Revan, which goes around the back also.
Would be a nice addition to the CRL´s
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1 hour ago, Bhane said:
I'm looking for a Mask do you have pics of your finished one and where did you locate the correct one. That is what's holding me from getting approved now. Any help would be great I'll attach a pic of where I'm at
I 3d printed mine, made the corrections to the mask by sanding down the raised (red) stripes over the eyes, I then rebuild the eye sockets with car sculpting clay.
I am not sure, where you can get the right mask at this moment.
You will need to shorten your skirts, they shall not touch the floor and your knot needs to be lowered a bit. Nice work
My build thread is here :-
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😂 I´ve found a lot of the parts for my costumes there, hope you´ll get the right gloves
You´re welcome
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It can be a bit tricky to find all the parts, perhaps one in here with the KOTOR version can help with a vendor for the gloves ?
I have the coft version, where the gloves are a bit different.
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As to the CRL, that you can see here : https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:SL_darth_nihilus-kotor
the gloves needs to be free of straps, buckles, snaps, or extra decoration, so unless you can remove the bindings, then they are sadly a no go.-
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1 hour ago, Alachaas said:
ended up doing a wicked armor one
Very nice, much better with the tunic - do remember to put the cape up over the shoulders and down the back as stated in the CRL. I use a snap on each shoulder to hold it in place - good luck on your approval.
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12 hours ago, Darkfox said:
My new mask with your advice
It looks better, but I still think the eye sockets are to big and the groove around the edge on the silver design has to be removed. The nose looks better and so do the cheekbones, though they still look a bit sharp/pointed at the sides, could be the angle that the picture is taken.
It looks like you´re 3d printing it yourself and has the ability to redesign it - is it possible for you to take the mask from the CRL and set them aside ? that way you can see the difference better.-
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If you take a look at the CRL here : https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:SL_darth_nihilus , your mask is sadly not looking like that. The eye holes are to big, the silver design is not supposed to have a submerged groove around the edge like yours have, and the cheekbones are to pointed if you look at it from the front + they are not skull like enough, when you look at it from the side. The black mask should also have its nose through the nose of the white mask, which yours doesn´t seem to do, because the hole is to small.
I had to redo my 3d printed mask to get it to look more like a skull for exampel, I had to resculp the cheekbones and the eye sockets, before I could get it approved.
Small corrections also to your costume, your sleeves needs to be either pulled down in your gloves or sewn in, so they doesn´t puff at the elbows., your belt looks to be wider then the approximately 5 cm and your obi then also is to wide + your outer tunic needs to be shorten, as it is much to long.
And it is hard to see, but do you have 2 tunics and two skirts ? and a picture from the back and sides would also be nice, to see the costume from all sides.
I love your action photo, nice effects on that
I know, it is no fun to hear that there needs to be made corrections to ones costume, if you want to join the Legion with it, but we are here to help and assist in every way we can.-
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6 hours ago, Gomcse said:
Now I see it.@Heavy1973 and@DarthValkyria , do you see issues with the mask?
In my opinion, the mask looks a bit odd in its shape - @DarthValkyria ?
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Congratulations - what a great costume, you look amazing
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I made mine in one piece - as to a pattern, I havent found one yet, so I just winged it... you can see my build here : https://www.theflagshipeclipse.com/forums/index.php?/topic/3864-wip-nihilus-coft/
It is a bit hard to explain but I put velcro inside the vacumformed hood, sewed velcro on the fabric, attached it and then pulled it over the hood and down the back. For the front of the hood, I sewed in a piece of fabric to hide the gape between the form and the mask, I made the knot in front at the chest and shortened the cape, done.-
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1 hour ago, IMaDesignerd said:
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 TapatalkIndeed it is - I am fascinated by how many things you can make with a 3d machine.
Thank you so much, that is really nice of you - right now, he is printing place cards holders for my youngest sons confirmation in April, which is kept in Jurassic Park/World theme one of our friends made the file for us.
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8 hours ago, IMaDesignerd said:
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 TapatalkMy son got a Ender printer when he turned 18, so he is in the learning steps at the moment but he did print a couple of things, like pokemon figures for his younger brother and christmas ornaments for his old mum
You just write her a message here on the forum - you can find her profil under "Staff" or use this link and she will get back to you :
https://www.theflagshipeclipse.com/forums/index.php?/profile/174-darthvalkyria/
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That looks great - really looking forward to seeing how it turns out as an actual 3d print.
As to being an approved 501st. file, we would need to get our DL Nina to take a look and give the ok - it would be an amazing resource for others to be able to get the "right" shaped mask for a 3d print, and thank you so much for putting the work into doing this
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8 hours ago, IMaDesignerd said:
I made it more like the CRL
Once I get the ok that this will work, I will print it up.
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This one is better - is it possible to get the checkbones under the eyes to be a bit more outgoing or will they be when printed ? you can see it on my mask here before and after - I had to do it by hand, I am no good with a 3d printer LOL - but it looks like you can, so that print file would be a great help for others doing the Nihilus, since there is no correct 3d file that I know of yet :
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Much better, nicely done - and good idea to see, how it will look with the boots on, though I suspect you´ll still need to shorten it a bit
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Hi good to see, that you haven´t given up on this
You´ll need to shorten the skirt though, as it is only to nearly touch the ground - you also need to fold the fabric in and sew down along the split, so the white lines at the fabric edge are hidden, since there shouldn´t be any fraying of the fabric there.
On the pic from the CRL you can see what I mean :
looking forward to seeing your progress.
As a side note, please make sure, that your mask is up to date, the mask you have pictures of here, will need mods to get approved. I have the same one, and I needed to sand down the two lines over the eyes and resculpt the cheekbones/area around the eyes to make it more scull like as the pic from the CRL here :
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5 minutes ago, Gomcse said:
Thanks Heavy. You're always helpful.
My COTF needed corrections too, though not as extensively. I had asked WA to make mods for me per CRL and it made everything go more smoothly.
Thanks I do the best I can
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It is of course sad, that you don´t have time now to make the small adjustments, and it is also sad, that you haven´t written a pm to me, as I do what I can to be active daily on the boards, even though it is the Holidays.
I would say, that your GML is very nice to have put your pics up on the Legion Board on the 25th. - some GML´s don´t take approvals in at this time of the year due to many being with family and enjoying the Holidays. I answered him on the 26th, since I am in Denmark and there is a time difference.
My comments are the same to your GML, that I have written to you here - please do give me a pm, when you have done the corrections and I´ll give you a heads up before you put them in for approval.
Again, I apologize for not having seen you asking for a review on your pics in this thread on the 19th of December and therefore not been quick enough to give you the comments then.
No time has been wasted, but a bit more patience would perhaps be a good thing another time ?
Happy Holiday...
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Sorry for not seeing this thread before, but it is the Holidays and we are all doing this on our free time, that said - no costume is approvable out of the box, neither is the WA, but yes, others have been approved with the WA after making adjustments.
It would be nice to get a clear message as to what your GML told you to adjust, instead of you only writing :" Rejected flat out" and then "The Skirt, The Tunic, the Cape, and my Hood were inaccurate/incorrect"
I can tell you, what I have noticed :
You´ll need to adjust your cape to go over your shoulders and down the back (not down your arms), which is also stated in the CRL. To better keep the cape in place, you can put in some small snaps on the shoulders, it is an easy fix but it makes a worlds difference.
You´ll also need to shorten your cape and skirt, they are way to long - as pr CRL - "reaching nearly to the floor", yours are dragging on the floor.
Is your outer tunic padded ? it needs to be pr the CRL :
"The outer layer consists of a somewhat fitted sleeveless tunic with a layer of heavy padding hidden under the fabric of the chest area.High loft quilt batting or a more rigid material may be used to create the padded look of the tunic chest.
The outer fabric is not sewn to the base of this padding; instead it hangs loosely over the stomach."
On the back, you need to make sure, that the hood covers the closure on the cape, but that is more a dressing issue - you can put in velcro, so it stays put when trooping.
It is small adjustments and easy to fix, and I´m looking forward to seeing you approved, when done - hope this helps, and again, sorry for not seeing this thread right away, but I have been enjoying Christmas and the Holidays with my kids, which I suspect the rest of the staff and members also has.-
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I don´t have any experience with it myself, but one of my friends uses it for his Revan.
As our DL Nina already wrote higher up here, you do not need it for approval - but it do look very close.
I got one custom made for my Visas Marr, since I had the same problem and couldn´t get right hilt.