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    Swfangirl visas marr build

    in Visas Marr

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    Would the middle darker fabric color work? I didn't like the fabric texture, but if the color is right I will use that as a reference for other textures55b3abd5b7e91634846bf83477edd2a2.jpg

    Be careful of colour matching while its next to other colors. Because it's next to other reds, it can be bouncing the colour back. You really need to pull it out of the lineup to see what colour it actually looks like. Sometimes the colour can change dramatically depending on what else is around it.

     

     

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    WIP Mara Jade

    in Mara Jade

    Posted

    Ok, just be sure you have black gloves if she's going to be using the cape. There are specific combos that you have to follow. Light cowl with light gloves, cape with black gloves, black cowl with black gloves. So you won't be able to get the cape cleared with the current gloves, although you could with the light cowl.

     

     

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    WIP Mara Jade

    in Mara Jade

    Posted

    Looking good so far. I'm not a clearance person, but you shouldn't need both cape and cowl, just one. She never wears both, at the same time.

     

    Also, I think you might need to adjust the harness. The straps look a little long in front to me and where they attach at the top it should look like two straps rather than a V. I'm not sure if that would prevent clearance, but it might be something to look at. Also, is there metal slides on the straps? I can't see them, but you'll need them for clearance.

     

     

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    New SoCal Mara Jade

    in Mara Jade

    Posted

    Ok so ordered my YaYa Han bodysuit pattern! My plan is to make just the "leotard" out of muslim/ cheap fabric first for fit purposes.

    I have some scrap spandex leftover from other costumes I will be testing the piping on.

     

    This is going to be my "summer sewing project" but would love to have done by SDCC - we will see...

    If you can, I'd recommend making your muslin in something with some stretch, rather than your typical muslin/cotton as the pattern needs stretch to fit. You could try a jersey, which I expect would be cheap enough.

    Mara build + New Bodysuit Pattern Option

    in Mara Jade

    Posted

    Hey folks,

     

    So I got approved back in the fall, but its taken me this long to actually get this all written up. Finally put up the bodysuit article on my blog today, and I'm hoping it will help others as I found that the pattern for the bodysuit was by far the hardest part of getting it right. It wasn't really the construction for me, but finding a good pattern that I liked for my body and its larger than average boobs.

     

    After trying Pam's suggestions and a couple of other pattern options, I eventually tried Yaya Han's bodysuit pattern made by McCalls and it worked so perfectly the first time. I was so relieved. There are still some changes that have to be made, and that's what I detailed in my blog post that is specifically about the bodysuit complete with diagrams.

     

    The rest I made mostly out of Worbla and leather.

     

    Happy to clarify anything if you're reading it and something doesn't make sense, but I HIGHLY recommend using this pattern over the previous patterns suggested. It just fits so much better, especially if you have a big difference between bust and waist.

     

    Mara's bits and pieces (harness, belt, etc)

    http://withoutastitchon.blogspot.ie/2016/04/mara-jade-bits-and-bobs.html

     

    Mara's shinguards & knee pads

    http://withoutastitchon.blogspot.ie/2016/04/mara-jade-knees-and-shin-guards.html

     

    Mara's bodysuit

    http://withoutastitchon.blogspot.ie/2016/05/mara-jades-bodysuit.html

     

     

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    Headress help needed

    in Darth Traya

    Posted

    where did you have your headdress made? I am trying to do it myself and looked good but I did not make it wide enough so I am starting over. I have thin leather material that I can attach to a foam sheet but the point doesn't lay flat. Any ideas?

    You can shape foam with heat. Heat it up, press it where it needs to go. Repeat as necessary.

    Road to Revan (My first costume!)

    in Darth Revan

    Posted

    That's an interesting product. Must be relatively new, don't see too many people mention it.

    My local WORBLA stockist brought it in last year. I love it. I can get it thicker than craft foam but thinner than most local Eva foam. It's great to work with.

    Road to Revan (My first costume!)

    in Darth Revan

    Posted · Edited by eliste

    I've never heard of the stuff either, so I did a quick google search. Do you mean the insulation foam, or is it something different? I've seen someone on YouTube to amazing things with insulation foam, you can get some really nice detail with it, and it holds up REALLY well.

    No, it's super dense foam, not like insulation foam at all. It moves and is mold able like Eva foam, but it's so dense you can paint it without having to prime it if you want. I still covered it in WORBLA and primed it with gesso, cause I knew foam only wouldn't get approved.

     

    http://www.monmouthrubber.com/durafoam-closed-cell-sponge-rubber-plastic-foam/

    Road to Revan (My first costume!)

    in Darth Revan

    Posted

    I should also note that why I personally don't like using the partial worbla coverage is that I've seen the exposed foam start to warp and get a little funky being exposed to the skin when you sweat during troops (not after one of course but after a handful).

    Lucky you! I just could not get it to work. I think I've sorted that issue on the foam by going with a higher grade foam than the traditional EVA. I used durafoam and so far (12+ troops later) there's no sign of any issues.

    Road to Revan (My first costume!)

    in Darth Revan

    Posted

    Thankfully, Revans armor doesn't have too many curves to it, it's mostly details on the front. The chest piece seems to be a pretty standard shape, when it comes to chest pieces. How were you trying your sandwiching? I'm planning on having the visible side overlap into the back, then putting on a back sheet to seal it on. I guess that might not be sandwiching, more like making a wrap, or a burrito. XD an awesome Star Wars burrito.

     

    What costume were you trying to build with the worbla?

    I've done several now, Mara Jade's knee pads and shin guards, Bracers for other things. Mara's back piece. Shoulder pads.

     

    I tried the sandwich method on Mara's shin guards. The difficulty is that it buckled a lot. The inside looks like a mess and the front is a disaster. I'm not the only person who's had these issues when you're doing full-calf shin guards.

     

    Be careful when you put on the back on. You have to heat up both parts of WORBLA or it won't stick together and what happened when I tried was it would lose its shape with both sides heated. If you don't have thick foam that keeps the shape, you need to be able to put it on something to get the riot shape while it's hot, and that should not be your own body unless you want to risk burns!

    Road to Revan (My first costume!)

    in Darth Revan

    Posted

    I don't do Revan, but I love WORBLA.

     

    So, I did NOT do the sandwich method, because I couldn't get it to work without looking terrible. I went with thicker foam 5mm which gave me the shape I wanted. For raised areas, I used thin craft foam and glued it on top of the thicker foam. Then I covered all of it with the WORBLA.

     

    I think which method you use really depends on what you are doing and how much money you have. I'm not the only person I know who had difficulties getting the sandwich method to work if you're doing a large area with a lot of complex curves.

     

    But I will say that mine hold up just fine without the extra layer in the back.

     

     

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    New SoCal Mara Jade

    in Mara Jade

    Posted

    Hey, so I would completely recommend Yaya Han's bodysuit pattern from McCall's. I tried all of the normal suggested patterns and they all turned out baggy in places or just looking not like I wanted. Yaya's pattern was super easy to adapt and worked out the first time I used it.

     

     

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    Knights of Ren CRL's

    in Miscellaneous Characters

    Posted

    We @ TFE should be looking into taking any New Cannon EU Characters as they come (and they will come)

    I agree with this a lot. Will we only ever be "bad" EU characters or a home for anything non-canon?

     

    I don't know if anyone here plays it, but there is a miniatures game called Imperial Assault by Fantasy Flight Games that have some seriously awesome characters. I tried asking where the smuggler would go through Rebel Legion but got basically nothing. I think there should be a serious think with both the 501st and Rebel Legion and some kind of plan put in place cause there's a lot of stuff coming out and the chaos right now isn't ideal.

    Darth Traya Headdress help

    in Darth Traya

    Posted

    A good "fake" material that you can use to mock up for leather is craft foam. Because it has the thickness that leather can have, I find it really useful for mocking up pieces before cutting into the real leather. Then you can use it to create your patterns for the real leather so you don't have to ruin good leather trying to get it right.

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