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My Nihilus in progress


TS-8642

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Hi everyone,

 

after a few months of collecting data, i started building my Nihilus now.

And still have questions. :D

 

[in advance: Sorry if i might not find correct words as i'm no native english speaker ;) ]

 

1. Boots: The CRL is pretty... wide regarding those. As far as i understood it i could use my officers boots as well, right?

 

2. Cape/Hood: The CRL is not giving a clear picture (in my opinion) of how the cape "should fall/ be drapped from the hood". I thought that hood and the cape are just one piece and so it's like falling from the top right to the end of the cape without any interruption. Means there is no wrapping/folding at the neck. But i saw several pictures of that here in the forums? Are both way approvable then??

 

2.b Cape/Hood: I am planning to add velcro at the top of the crown and inside the hood to help holding the weight of the cape. Is that ok? Or how are you guys doing it?

 

3. Gloves: I guess i know what i need but better doublecheck with the pro people. ;) Are these ok? http://www.larp-life.com/htm/Ruestung/Armschoner/Handschuhe_delux.htm

 

4. My belt: Your opinion?

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5. Mask and crown: Your opinion?

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6. Saber: Actually i am searching for a cheap alternative for the beginning. I would like an accurate saber later but have to builds funds for that.

So i am thinking about using some generic silver stunt saber like this one https://www.ultrasabers.com/product-p/stunt-initiatev4.htm for starters. What do you think?

 

 

Ok, thanks in advance! ;)

 

Best regards,

Christian

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Based on the belt, I'm assuming this all to be for COTF edition.

 

1. They never really show the boot details for him in any reference, so as long as you have embellishment-free black boots that reach to at least your mid to upper calf with a normal heel, they should work fine. Most Nihilus I know just use some variation of the jack boot for theirs that are shared with a handful of other costumes in the Legion.

 

2. On the hood, I am going to go out on a limb and assume it means these parts here circled in red. It is to highlight the fact that even though it is all one part, there needs to be an obvious 'hood' shape that drapes over the cape so that you don't just have a straight piece of fabric going from the crown to the shoulders.

 

3. Those look fine so long as they stay relatively close against your arm when they are on (no wing flares, no matter how fabulous Nihilus is!).

 

4. Without seeing the belt on you and how it lays/is proportioned, what you have looks really good!

 

5. The mask also seems to be really good and matches the higher crown that COTF has vs KOTOR II in the CRL as well as the more pronounced "duck-face selfie" cheekbones the COTF version has against KOTOR II.

 

6. Maybe one of the Nihilus specialists can chime in here, but as far as the CRL states, any of the KOTOR II or COTF style hilts would work. The one in the link seems a bit too etched and beveled for the smooth casing that the body of the hilt shown in any of the reference images I'm finding. 

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Stupid me, sorry, yes it's gonna be the CotF version. Forgot to mention that.

 

1. As i own some pretty military officer boots without any buckles, straps, zippers or anything, it should be fine then. Perfect, gonna save me some money. :D

 

2. Hm, i have to admit i'm kinda struggling with your comment. I'm not sure if i got your meaning 100%. 

So you mean although it is one piece all over there should be some kind of "break in the flow" at the the neck. Just like this? -> http://www.theflagshipeclipse.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2219-my-5th-attempt-app-pics/ (sorry for hijacking those pics)

 

3. Ok, i gues i'll give it a try. Those are not expensive, so i'll check those.

 

4. It has the dimensions given in CRL (5cm wide and 1.2cm for the narrow part).

 

5. I bought the mask as my tries weren't any good at all. Just built the helmet myself. 

 

6. Yes, later i would like a accurate hilt like given in the CRL. But for smaller non-canonic events i am thinking about using a "similar saber" (You know, without glowstick is half the fun :D )

 

Thank you for your feedback!

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For the hood:

Yes! Exactly! I'm understanding it as describing the overlap of the draped parts you linked so that it does not end up looking like a black sheet ghost costume coming from your head!

I also just realized the image never posted, and my comment made no sense, so here it is!

SL_nihilus_cotf_head.jpg

 

For the belt:

Great! Then it should be all set.

 

For the hilt:

For events like that, I see no issue of a "ballpark" design for the hilt since the references are not exactly screaming with high quality details for acceptable options like the KOTOR II sabers. While not as terrible as the "vaguely metallic stick with glowy thing coming out of it" files of KOTOR, they are still not perfect.

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Ok, thanks for the clarification!

I guess, i got it. 

...i hope. :D

 

I will bring up some new pics once the fabric has been chosen and some stuff is sewn and read to be shown.

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First off welcome to the forums and good luck on your Nihilus build.  For the cape/hood the material should be straight down the back of the crown piece leaving no bunching around the back of the neck.  There should be two ends of the material that drape down in the front and come together in the front to form a knot.

 

For the lightsaber you may want to look into this one https://www.ultrasabers.com/product-p/stunt-bellicose.htm  It's one of the closest I've been able to find to a generic KOTOR style lightsaber.

 

If you have any more questions I'm more than happy to help.

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Thanks for your comments cracker.

 

That saber is indeed looking a bit better. Will see what i'll do regarding this issue.

Later (after saving a serious stash of monies) i will ask some of those saber guys to build me a proper one. ;)

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Welcome to the forums first off

 

Second imagine a sheet attached to your forehead, putting a knot by your throat and the rest touching the floor. That's pretty much how the cape works in the easiest way to describe it. If you want let me know I can get you pics of mine

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As softparts are in the making, one question did arise...

 

The outer skirt:

The CRL just says "...split at the front center.". Ok.

As can be seen http://chucrew.com/CRL/Nihilus106/106_11.jpg, it is not just splitting but leaving a gap.

Is this gap defined in size or has it just "to be looking appropiate"?

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Ok, my next question:

The sleeves and that vertical ribbed pattern. I acually wondering about the distance/width of each cloumn/rib there. 

I was thinking of 2 to 3 cm (0.8 to 1.2 inch for you imperial guys ;) ).

How did you guys do it?

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Well, i guess it is finished.

Today i made a wearing test and here's one short and crappy photo:

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I will do more better photos tomorrow. This one from wife's mobile phone is not showing many details.

But the costume is feeling good already. :D

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