[Acolyte Q&A]

4 hours ago, TK Keith said:

Thanks Andy.  I was stoked to have another Acolyte to troop with.  

 

Cant wait to see your robe!

Oh I can imagine! Cause you guys look Killer together!!  I’ll be happy if I can troop with any other Sith from KOTOR haha!! 

 

Will definitely post once I get pics 

 

[Acolyte Q&A]

Amazing Picture of you three!!! wow!!!

Thank you so much for your feedback.   As of writing this, im still hunting for the Boots and neck seal so your findings will help tremendously. 

For the Robe, im close to commissioning it from a seamstress that Taras provided me and the Belt Pouches from Bobby over at DarmansProps.  

Will post pics once i get them

Andy

[First0rders Lord Adraas Build - MynocksDen and VadersVault ABS]

Hi All,  Thanks for your patience.  Ive started the build and moving along, Learning a few new Technics in painting and what works and what doesnt.  

Hope this build helps you along the way and comment along as you see fit. thanks kindly. 

 

First of, I needed reference pics and collected these off the SWTOR still frames.   These will provide me with the Colors needed and also any modifications needed to the Armor.

 

BBB Day Unwrapping -

Everything showed up fine with no damage to either the box and or contents which is great.   Packaged very well preventing the parts from knocking around.

Theres alot of trimming needed but the lines are very visible as where to cut and a very helpful instruction manual.

 

Paint - 

For all the Armor parts, they each received a 5 step paint process outlined below.  Each of these steps cured for 12 to 24 hr between stages. 

1) Krylon Fusion Flat Black (Primer and Paint)

2) Rustoleum Universal Flat Antique Nickel

3) Liquitex Heavy Body Black Acrylic mixed 50/50 with Liquitex Heavy Body Rich Silver.   This was brushed on using a chip brush

4) Liquitex Heavy Body Bright Silver.  This was applied using a soft terry cloth

5) Liquitex Heavy Body Black ( used for shadowing).  This was applied using a soft terry cloth

 

Glue - 

Loctite Ultra Gel

E6000 Craft Glue

 

Ab / Cod -

Trimmed out the part and sanded the edges.  First with 120 grit to debur then 240 to smooth

 

Belt - 

Here ive already trimmed out the part then painted with Krylon Fusion Flat Black.,   At this point, I took a piece of 1" leather and glued it to the backside of the ABS to both enhance Rigidity and hold its curve.   I used my FO Ab plate to hold the curve.

 

Belt Boxes - 

Taken measurements of provided boxes, ive sent these to have them commissioned into Functional Leather Pouches.  Bobby from DarmensProps will be making them.   

 

Saber -

Temporary, ill be using this one from UltraSabers until the accurate one shows up from VadersVault

 

Chest -

Ive trimmed out the plate and using 1/4 Sintra, ive added these reinforcements to the back side of the plate.   Not that there was an issue with weakness, but i wanted to avoid any future issues since the 2 half's of the plate are connected at this one bridge.  The 2 lower adhered pieces will be used to adhere the Fuzzy side of velcro so to allow the ab plate a soft surface to ride on avoiding the paint from scratching.  

Next i painted the plate with Krylon Fusion Flat Black

After Drying, i added the next layer of Rustoleum Universal Flat Antique Nickel

Here , I blended Black and Rich Silver and applied using a chip brush.    My goal was to create a brushed metal look to use as a base

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Here i allowed the part to dry overnight

Next i applied and blended Bright Silver to Enrich the color

 

Gauntlet - 

After trimming out the 2 halves, i glued them together using Loctite Gel SuperGlue.  For the greeblies, i sanded the back of each part then used the same Gel Superglue.

 

Gloves -

After hunting approx 100 pairs of gloves on Amazon, 5 hardware stores and various other outlets, ive finally located a very suitable pair of gloves.  Purchased at Ace hardware.  These will work great to allow the adhering of the hand and finger plates. 

 

Hand Plates -

Here ive trimmed out the plates and adhered the claws and greebly to the plate.  Dont forget to sand the backside of the resin parts to promote maximum adhesion. 

Next i sanded the tips of the claws to a point. Then using Bondo Glazing Putty, i filled in all of the porous holes from the EVA Foam.

Painted them using the 5 step process described at the beginning of the thread

 

Shoulder Bells - 

I wanted to do something different with the bells and since im doing the Lord Adraas version and they are hidden from view due to the robe,  i felt they would look great if i tied them to the Mask.  Using 1/8" EVA foam, i cut out the parts and adhered them to the bell.   Note !  I should had asked if i was permitted to do this as i may find myself stripping them back down and starting over.  

Painted black

Then Nickel

Then other stages

 

Painting - 

 

Progress -

 

Thigh -

Here im gluing the 2 halves using a butt Joint with 1.25" wide ABS adhered from the backside. 

 

 

 

[First0rders Lord Adraas Build - MynocksDen and VadersVault ABS]

Update - 12/17.2018

Armor - Showed up from VV but i missed the Carrier so have to pick it up from USPS.  But overall was less than 30 days for delivery.  Not bad!

Robe - Im on the hunt for the robe now.  Ive emailed both Twin Robe and Mystik Merch on the below, Awaiting a response

 

Neck Seal - I still havnt figured out what im doing here but will prob make my own out of 3mm Neoprene, same material the FO is made from,  as i havnt found one thats accurate in either Design or material. 

 

The Hunt goes on.... 

[First0rders Lord Adraas Build - MynocksDen and VadersVault ABS]

Hi All, 

Ive gone with Mynocks Den and VadersVault which are in collaboration which one another  for the build.

Few Reasons as to why and wanted to share.  First off, Taras and Alan at VV were both extremely helpful and in my opinion have both the closest to Accuracy.

Mynocks offers the fully enclosed Helmet which is great for when you have the hood down, Armor is in ABS with Resin and 3d Printed parts for a durable and well detailed kit .

Saber is most accurate to the Acolyte. 

 

Now onto the build - 

11.19.2018 - Order placed for Helmet, Armor and Saber

Helmet - MynocksDen - https://www.etsy.com/listing/559692036/old-republic-eradicator-acolyte-helmet?ref=shop_home_active_2

Armor - VadersVault - https://store.vadersvault.com/acolyte-armor-kit/

Saber - VadersVault - https://store.vadersvault.com/acolyte/ 

Robe - Either TwinRobeDesigned seen here about 2/3rds down the page: https://www.twinrosesdesigns.com/Fantasy-Costume-Portfolio.html#Star_Wars , Mystik Merchant seen here: http://store.mystikmerchant.com/ or Private Seamstress Sharon referred by Taras. 

Robe Red Sleeves  - Going to paint using Jacquard Textile Colors in True Red -  https://www.dickblick.com/products/jacquard-textile-colors/#01208-3715

Gloves - Either FlightGloves or Tactical Gloves

Boots - tactical Ankle High Boots

UnderSuit - Standard TK Undersuit

Paint / Primer - Plan is to Paint all the armor Black using Krylon / Rustoleum / Liquetex

Weathering / Acrylics - Liquetex 

 

Check back soon as More to Come -

[Acolyte Q&A]

Hi All,   Im in the middle of Researching a Acolyte build and thought that we could all weight in with our findings, vendors, and any recommended upgrades along the way.

 

Saber - Id  like to ask about the color of the saber blade.  For those that used VadersVault : https://store.vadersvault.com/acolyte/ did you go with the Red or Red/Orange?    Siths obviously Red but not seeing theirs in hand, if their Red a good Solid Red or find the Red/Orange a closer match to KOTOR. 

 

Armor - Whos the good vendors out there?  Seen Wolfgang and MynocksDen used,  but how is Mynocks new ABS line?

 

Mask -  Seen Wolfgangs, MynocksDen, and Wicked Armor.   What are your findings,  who offers a back enclosure for theirs.

 

Neck Seal - Ive seen a few diff ones,  whos did you use?

 

Gloves - CRL says tactical,  any recommendations? 

 

Boots - Seen a few use Tactical Jungle boots,  thoughts?

 

Neck Robe - Seen some use MystikMechant : http://store.mystikmerchant.com/ ,   Thoughts to those that used this vendor?  any other recommendations. 

 

Belt Pouches and Belt - Looking to do  Webbed  or leather material Belt and Matching Pouches.  What have you use?

 

[Introductions and Pending Forum Member Approval]

3 minutes ago, DarthValkyria said:

Excited to see the result!

You can post your WIP here when you are ready to start. Also included in that sub-forum are quick links to the available Acolyte reference images and the 501st CRL.

I did see that thank you.

Time Permitting, is there anyone that can create a new topic under the Acolyte section with all the vetted vendors / resources avail and Pin it.

Weve done that in a few forums now and helps members out.  just a like to have

Andy

[Introductions and Pending Forum Member Approval]

5 minutes ago, DarthValkyria said:

If you can manage to get a hold of one of Mynock Den's kits, they are by far, the best I have seen for sale.
You can contact him on his ETSY here or at his website here. 

Nina, thanks so much for the kickstart and info on Mynock.

Ill post further in the direct channel for requesting further resources.  much appreciated. 

Andy

[Introductions and Pending Forum Member Approval]

Hello from the Connecticut Garrison,  Im a GML/GWL and built a few kits now and looking at a Sith Acolyte.    The Sith have always been one of my favorite characters in the SW universe and now its time to Represent one!    I joined the 501st not too long ago, in 2017 as a Shadow TX,  then build a FO Executioner, and a SnowTrooper.  

My Legion Profile:

https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=25049&costumeID=134

I also assist Running the FB group: First Order Stormtroopers so for those that are FOs might know me. 

I also Build Gonk Droids, so for those that are part of the Gonk Droid Builders Group, you may know me there too.

Lastly, im looking for resources on the Acolyte build, so if anyone can recommend merchants that are vetted, that would be great. thanks all

Andy

CTG GML / GWL

SpecOps -- TX19736
- Shadow StormTrooper (Specialist Approval)
- Magma Trooper (WIP)

WhiteArmor -- TK19736
- TLJ FO Executioner (Basic Approval)

BlizzardForce  -- TS19736
- ESB SnowTrooper (Basic Approval)