Heavy1973

Sad to see you two go - wish you all the best

This is a beautiful costume, very well done

So sorry to hear that, do you have any pictures of your costume ? and what did your GML point out was the reason as to why it was denied ? that way it is easier for us to help you.

Congrats

Very nice work when you get the the skirts and cape adjusted in lenght the fabric looks like it will flow very well. You will need to hide the ends of the knot, I did it by sewing them behind the knot on the inside. And yes the tunics needs to cross left over right. Personally I would shorten the tunics bottom edge as it would be more as to the CRL ref. : https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:SL_darth_nihilus , so it sit a bit higher, and make sure the sleeves are straight, when you put them on, they are a bit twisted

Looks nice, though you need to pull the cape over your shoulders and down behind your back, it is not correct like this. Good luck on the approval.

Congrats

I would say no, not without reshaping - I haven´t been able to find a 3d file that can be used without making mods on it, but WA do sell the correct mask here : https://wickedarmor.com/collections/darth-nihilus/products/darth-nihilus-mask-inspired-by-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-ii-custom-prop-replica if you´re not up to reshaping your 3d print.

Yes it is the same, that I used and it is not approvable as it is... you will need to sand down the raised areas above the eyes and sculp the mask to look more skull like with raised areas around chins/eyes. You can take a look at my wip and see, how I did

What 3d file are you using ? It looks like the one, that I used, and that can´t be approved unless you makes some heavy mods to it.

A natural weave fabric that drapes well - most uses silk, I used a silkblend that I found, that gave me the look for the draping and a different fabric for the sleeves to give it the right look.

I used a silk blend I found, that gave the right drape for the whole thing and a natural weave fabric for the sleeves

When I started out with costumes back in 2012, I hadn´t done much sewing myself - and see me now For my Nihilus COFT I used a basic shirt pattern and made mods for the cross over for the tunics - you can also use one of your shirts to lay on the fabric and cut after that. The skirts are easy, the innerskirt is done with an elastic at the waist, just pull the fabric around you and take more fabric to get the voluminous appearance, remember the split. Same with the outer skirt The cape - I measured myself from top to floor, added about 30 cm more and drapped it for the right fit, before I made the knot, I sewed in snaps at the shoulders to hold the cape behind the shoulders. The obi - not hard either, take your meassurements at the waist and remember to add on for the closure, I use velcro for that. Same with the belt, I bought two leather pieces and 8 chicago screws + added velcro for the closure. WA makes some really nice costumes, but I prefer to save money and do as much as I can myself. I think my costume was made for about $200 in total with all the materials. I was so lucky to get the fabric with 40% of at my local supplier You can see my WIP here :

You can do it - Rome wasn´t build in a day

Hi I used a normal shirt pattern for the tunics and moded it so it fit - the same with the skirts, and just winged it, so sadly I don´t have an exact pattern for them.

Thanks

Dan can perhaps help you regarding the soft parts and paint - you could try and write him a pm : https://www.theflagshipeclipse.com/forums/index.php?/profile/1834-danrodjr/&wr=eyJhcHAiOiJmb3J1bXMiLCJtb2R1bGUiOiJmb3J1bXMtY29tbWVudCIsImlkXzEiOjY0LCJpZF8yIjoyMzg3Nn0=

Thank you so much - this is a really nice WIP, that I have used for my build also - and I love the formed hoodpiece, that I got from your store

It has been a month without a reaction to my proposal - anyone ?

Nice to see, that you are still working on this

Bumping this one...

Hi Many uses the formed hood from Twi´lek Pam - I´ve just been approved with my COFT version and it can be used for both versions to get the support you need. It looks like this : + there is a very nice WIP with pictures of the back, that you can take a look at here :

I think I paid around 160 DKK for all the materials for the belt, and it is totally worth it to make it yourselves , you can save money and get the correct looking belt. Thank you so much - looking forward to seeing, how you put yours together.

You´re welcome My heart goes out to your country in this hard periode - it is horrible news we are getting - here in Denmark, we got closed down pretty fast, only food and medicin stores are allowed to be open. I am 3 weeks in a quarantine with my 2 sons - but also standing by for deployment if the Military needs me. Hopefully it will be better soon... You can use one of your own t-shirts as a pattern on the black fabric to cut after

Here are a couple of pics from my build, perhaps it can help others with ideas as to how-to The belt I made myself - bought two leather belts 5 cm and around 1,2 cm + 8 chicago screws + velcro for the closure in the bag. Formed hood from Twi´lek Pam, primer and then painted it mat black Balaclava, one I already had. Outerskirt attached to the inner tunic (used a t-shirt for size and went from there) Innerskirt with an elastic waist with the split all the way down Cape - used velcro to attach it to the formed hood and then sew in a piece of fabric at the forehead to give it more the cat ear look. The ripped sleeves with 2,5 cm spaces between and sewn them inside the innertunic to give it a look of another layer as to the CRL Outer tunic made like the inner tunic but longer, as it should reach mid thigh The mask was a 3d print and it can´t be approved without heavy mods and reshaping of the form, which I did with auto paste, lots of shaping, sanding, primer and paint. It actually came out pretty well The blackout mask is bought online and painted black. Gloves was bought online, real leather formfitted and reach mid arms. Boots, also real leather and some I already had for my Visas Marr costume. And that is it - have fun everyone if you decides to jump in on this figure. It is a very nice costume and easy to move around in, and you can sit down !