Tales of the Jedi-Eleventh Brother Research/Development/WIP (SL-19836)

[Phaeton]

Hi,

Where did you see this?

[DarthValkyria]

Leland Chee confirmed the encyclopedia entry was a miscommunication. Marrok is the first brother and this one is the eleventh brother.

[Phaeton]

Hi,

Well, I guess it is his job to know this stuff.  At least he still has a name....

[Phaeton]

Hi all,

I have continued to work on this costume.  Here are a few shots of prep work for the hood and cape.

Cape on scale figure

Couple of hood shots

The stiff foam liner you can see in this shot is there to get the bottom of the hood to flair out at the shoulders. 

In terms of fabric I am currently investigating going with a dark charcoal grey color in either a cotton twill or a cotton sateen fabric.  Thinking the grey color rather than black as the artist drawing implies a slightly lighter color for the fabrics compared to the boots (which are black). 

 

Additionally, I am still in process for how to attach the mask to headgear.  I was thinking that a hockey goalie style rig would work, but the top of the mask extends above my head, which would create a visible crease in the hood.  So now I am think I will need to go with some sort of helmet the mask can attach to so that I can get a smooth top of the hood. 

 

Any thoughts or insights are appreciated!

[planktonimore]

I’m excited to see this costume come together, keep it up! We will watch your career with great interest.

[Cookiedala]

I'd think a Charcoal Grey (close to black) would work very well, however I wouldn't recommend a cotton twill or a sateen as that will look and move very differently to the animation. I'd say a medium weight coat fabric (either a wool, silk or poly-blend) would be your best bet to get this effect.

[Phaeton]

Hi all,

I have done a bit more work with the helmet-mask situation.

First, the problem.  As you can see in the pic below, the mask extends above the top of my head. This would create a visible ridge in the hood, not good.

 

So, I thought that if I attached the mask to a helmet, I could get a more smooth transition that would not have this ridge. I think this might work, would you agree?

 

New problem, the weight of the mask pulls the helmet down in the front.  So I will need a way to secure the back of the helmet to counteract the weight of the mask.  You will notice that I am holding the back of the helmet to provide this in the pics. 

 

Any ideas of how I could achieve this? 

 

Side note, the hunt for fabrics continues.  Who knew dark charcoal grey in a mid weight wool would be so hard to find!

That is my latest update.  Remember constructive feedback is always appreciated!

 

[DarthValkyria]

Would adding arms as with glasses help so that it holds up the mask with the assistance of your ears, as well?

[planktonimore]

You could try adding something to rest on your nose bridge to keep it from sliding down. Something like this?

[Naasad Tal]

In the military world, we use counterweights on the back of our helmets to offset the weight of Night Vision optics...you could add small lead weights to the back of the helmet inside, that way there won't be anything sticking off the back of the helmet creating a bump under the hood

[Phaeton]

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestions!  I will poke around and try out your ideas.