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29 minutes ago, Officercato said:
The majority of my fabrics are on the way!! I'm getting pretty excited. Ordered my boots today too. I'll be sourcing leather locally, so I'm going to wait until I have the undersuit and cape done before I jump into that part.
I do have a question and wanted get some opinions. I've gone back and forth about the printing. I still strongly believe that it is high density printing, but would it be unapprovable if I went with a basic flat print? Finding local sources to either create screens for me or to do the printing hasn't been very successful and I may never get this done at this rate. There are plenty of screen printing companies, but not that are willing to do this kind of custom work. I wanted to do it all myself, but I just can't justfify the expense to buy all the equipment needed to do it since I'll never screen print again after this.
Thoughts? Should I go for a typical screen print and not worry about the slightly raised effect? I could also fake the dimension a little with some paint which I wouldn't have an issue doing.
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I came across the same issue when reaching out to screen printers, none of them wanted to touch it, usually because it was so large. I went with the flat route after learning that raised print pattern would be near impossible to recreate without the highly specialized machines at Quantum FXs. They made the fabrics with a special kind of 3d printer. My flat print came out just as good.
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My fabrics are all here with a grey suiting for the shirt and jodhpurs, black suiting for the outer cape, and a high luster satin for the inner liner.
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Very great progress! I have that inquisitor saber too it's very cool! The only difference between Xeno and Proffie is the proffie has more custom animation effects for the blade. Wattos Junkyard is releasing a grand inquisitor hilt from the Kenobi series I'm hoping to grab soon!
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2 hours ago, AphraCat said:
What a wonderful build!
Just to make sure the hand makeup doesn't come off, make sure to use some makeup setting spray. Will make the need to reapply a lot less and you won't transfer onto anything else.
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My friend Steven found that spandex thin gloves with nails attached can work as well with his palpatine!
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Been getting paint applications applied. I've been using a sponge paint technique to get that texture on the armor as seen on the mannequin at Celebration.
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This looks so good-looking!!!!
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I have the Chest, back plate, and forearms fully printed. With 3/4 thigh pieces printed. Still need to print the shoulders and belt pieces.
I've been post-processing the completed prints tonight. I believe one more go with some sanding should be good for the back and forearms. I'm thinking of more bondo on the chest plate.
I also got word that the silicone mask I commissioned is being shipped soon.
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5 minutes ago, Officercato said:
Where did you source the jersey? That looks promising.
The online fabric store https://www.onlinefabricstore.com/black-cotton-jersey-knit-fabric-.htm?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlK-WBhDjARIsAO2sErR0yhuDjsRFa9AN3hWvuXlrI9-pc-fe5ej2pUoQnOvDeqGsX_LdEW4aAkI0EALw_wcB
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Collectors outpost has started selling what I believe are 1:1 scale replicas of the grand inquisitor pin, I think this would be cool for Reva since she wears it as well at one point.
https://mycollectorsoutpost.com/products/grand-inquisitor-symbol-star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-enamel-pin
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3 hours ago, pockethux said:
Hey there!
As some of you may know, I've recently finished working on the Queen of the Screaming Citadel from the Dr. Aphra comics. I suspect there are quite a few things that need adjusting, so I wanted to create/set up a build thread here on the forums to see if the adjustments are things that I'm willing to tackle to make this into a CRL/approval, or if I keep this costume just for fun.
Would I post this up in the "Comics" section or "new to Legion" section? Don't want to clutter things up unncessarily
Thanks!
Linds
Hi Lindsey! It would be under Research and Development, Comic Characters: https://www.theflagshipeclipse.com/forums/index.php?/forum/190-comic-characters/
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Liner fabric came in, I think it came out pretty good in Satin! there's a nice reflective shine in it as it moves.
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I think I found at least the right color for the fabric, the fabric sample I got recently itself looks quite nice.
This is the fabric under standard lighting.
This is edited with a bright blue lights filter, to mimic the bright blue lights of the Volkswagon booth. (used on the red carpet to prevent it from being too bright like orange or white lights would do.)
The color is a dead match.
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After some further analysis, I have come to the conclusion that the liner is not a rubber coat or a high-density print but a standard printed fabric on a glossy fabric like a high luster satin. It's bothering me seeing the crushed-looking sections down below in this picture by the cape corners (I'm assuming it was stepped on a couple of times) and I don't believe something other than flat printed fabric will behave like that and still obtain its original design. The same can be said for Reva's fabric, the one that looks like chain mail. Look at the gloves and how the curve over her knuckles, it's very smooth and doesn't stick out at all, it's probably a 3d effect 2d image screen print fabric.
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Just a heads up the Vintage collection figure of Reva has started hitting stores in New Zealand already.
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Did a test print of the previous iteration last night, came out pretty well for a 13-hour print.
Current printing is a bit longer and a tad less wide. The shoulder parts of the chest need to stick up a little and they can't go over the ball of the shoulder.
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Gio currently has a 6-8 month wait on custom orders at the moment.
I'm a little bit worried about the seam in the front of the boot there, the LMO team can be picky.
20 minutes ago, Officercato said:These might work. Would need to cut down the shaft and the toe isn’t as round as the Harley boots.
https://www.medievalcollectibles.com/product/prescott-jackboots/
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Had to make some alterations to make it a teensy bit more accurate, mainly elongating the chest and making the back box smaller. I also curved the belt boxes.
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I have test fabric coming in tomorrow, and I just got the 3d print models I commissioned The-Heaven-Studio for!
This is a complete 1:1 digital replica of the costume armor seen at Celebration recreated with over 250+ photos and references used to sculpt it. Everything is accurate according to photos with the exception of the back plate, the top is accurate but below the box, it's imaginative as we have not seen that yet.
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8 hours ago, jenmcnitt said:
I took several photos also at Celebration. My album can be found here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/BwTXfs4YRD3PsVf76
Thanks!
I have Identified the Grand Inquisitors' boots. They are Tuff rider brand Equestrian boots. they have the same tongue, spur rests, and unique details. There is a stretch panel in the back of the boots along with a zipper. I created a collage of my findings below. These are not standard or ordinary riding/officer boots. Though I can see officer boots being a basic approval, any higher must use these. There are some modifications such as the top strap being removed and the Spanish head style at the head of the boots has been removed/cut off so the head of the boot lays straight and flat instead of curved. Initially, I was puzzled about the use of a stretch panel, but then recalled that we started seeing them on Imperial officer boots in the Mandalorian Season 2.
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After some discussions with my garrison mates and seamstress, I'm going ahead with this:
It matches perfectly to the Inquisitor fabric in weave and matches the product images in color. It also matches the fabric without flash in person at Star Wars Celebration. As a bonus in low-light environments, it appears as below.
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Thoughts on this? I found a grey fabric that looks exact or close to the Grand Inquisitors:
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14 minutes ago, Keylani said:
Why are these original boots look like low buget quality cosplay from allieexpres ...😕
The boots were heavily modified, tall boots can be incredibly expensive, and they probably got the cheapest pair they could find and filleted it for production.
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The most recent episode shows a lining to Reva's cape. It looks like black satin. I don't remember seeing it though on the costume at Celebration.
Live action Third Sister (Reva) build
in Third Sister: Reva
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I used Joanns fabrics online for printing. I tried other services like Spoon flower and print fab but Joanns was the only one that provided a shiny satin that I needed to give it a reflective look.
https://www.joann.com/customizable-fabric/