Joak

Taken from a May the 4th event Enviado desde mi SM-G780G mediante Tapatalk

Sad news then... was looking pretty sharp... take your time and choose whatever is best for you mate. Enviado desde mi SM-G780G mediante Tapatalk

No problem, test it and see how it turns out. Best regards! Enviado desde mi SM-G780G mediante Tapatalk

Have you tried heating up a metal cilinder of the same diameter as the one you want to carve and then press into the sintra? A heating gun can do the work, try it on a little piece before doing it on the real shin. Good Luck!! Enviado desde mi SM-G780G mediante Tapatalk

Looking forward to see more updates, even thinking about purchasing your finger blades mate, Going full leather for the suit right?. best regards. Joak

Looks awesome mate, looking forward to see the ene results, yesterday was my first troop as lord starkiller and you will have a great time spooking people Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Sorry i didnt post my garrison: Spanish Garrison Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Hello there, requesting access, my starkiller got approved a couple of weeks ago. https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=33203 Thanks!!! Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Yep Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

How can i get in touch with the DL to talk about it?[emoji4] Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Thankssss!!!! Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Thanks mate, any idea where should i send the pics to get the costume into the legend status? Thanks in advance!! Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Sorry for the lack of update, but i have awesome news (spoiler alert), i finished the kit and got approved!!, will be posting the process during the following days Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Any news on the fabric used? Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Quick question, does anybody wear a sound system in the armor like the transducer some vader guys use? Or just an aker? If so where do you hide it? (For my mando i use a pouch but its not possible here). Thanks Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Sorry for the quality, i will upload with the pc since tapatalk lowers the quality. Armor has been ordered!!!!!! Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

I'm in contact with Rob but comunication has been slow to say the least... Well, more work done, tk style neckseal: check Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Thanks, i already wrote rob, gotta ask, is the armor made from resin?, fiberglass? Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Hello there, the costume is still in progress, but sadly the armor is not up to my standard so i have to ask, do you recommend any maker or vendor for the shoulder and chestpieces?, im kinda stressed, im not a short guy (6,1 and athletic build). Thank you for your time. Best regards Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

Thanks mate! Yeah the dremmel part was scary not gonna lie... For the weathering, the chipping was all done with liquid mask, i applied after that a couple of acrylic washes to mute the colors a little bit, and the rest is all airbrush (i really like the burn marks). For the smoother, in Spain we have a company named Feroca, they have all kinds of products, (resins, silicones, clays) same results as smooth on but not as expensive. Best regards. Enviado desde mi SM-M205FN mediante Tapatalk

And finally, after painting i realised that most of the deep scratches would not be good without some dremmeling, so, when the paint was done, i decided to dremmel de hell out of the front of the helmet to mimic the game references. A couple touches with my airbrush to simulate the burns and more weathering and here it is. Helmet done. Hope y'all like it. Best regards

Painting time: Finally after all the sanding, the helmet looked smooth: Black primer: 2 layers of silver done, and with the mouth-piece and earcaps with the gun metal version: Navy blue top part of the earcap done with some chipping: (all done with liquid latex) Afer that, the mandibles with again the gunmetal color: Added the dark yellow stripes in the front of the helmet with some more weathering: Aaand this is how it looks while watching the tragedy of Dark Plagueis the wise... Next up, the final touches....

So, as i said, here are some updates!: HELMET: Since my head is too big for most buckets, a friend printed at 110% of the original size: Original print: First coat of 3D Smoother: After sanding, spot putty time: Layers upon layers of spot putty and sanding: When i was happy about how it looked, filler primer: When you think you are finished but after the primer you detect a lot of small irregularities...... more spot putty and more sanding, specially on the back (the original print wasn´t aligned and i had to sculpt part of the back side to make it as smooth as possible). Next step in the update: Painting. I don´t really like how the Wicked armor paintscheme is done, (don´t get me wrong, the helmet is outstanding but i opted for a more game accurate look). So, after some resarch and ingame references, the helmet is beaten a lot with some scorch and laser marks, and i wanted to do something similar for my helmet:

Time has passed but i´ve been working on a lot stuff, (covid doesn´t help) but today i will post more progress ^^

Next i jumped into the Belt Control Panel. I had a 3d finished one but didn´t like it (too big and wide in contrast of the videogame and crl references). So a friend of mine made me a compact pvc one with a metal hook on the back side to attach it to the leather belt (like the officer ones) and both metal buttons and switches. Here it is in all its shining glory (a little weathered because it should not be as pristine as Darth Vader's): CRL says it should be gun metal (like the helmet), but both in the game and othe references, the panel is the same tone as the lighter one in the helmet, so i added a touch of aluminum to make it that way.