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    Newbie in San Fran/Oakland

    in New Member Introductions Archive

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    Welcome to FISD! 

     

    Inevitably, we all terrify somebody while in costume.  And not always kids, like you'd think.  I had a friend terrify some homeless guy while driving to a troop with Maul makeup and horns on.  My personal favorite was a kid who did the dramatic chipmunk point at me while in my Jawa and yell, "IT DOESN'T HAVE A FACE!".  You just kind of roll with it and move on.

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    Hello!!

    in New Member Introductions Archive

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    Welcome to FISD!  

     

    As your size, Anovos would not be the best option, but, having said that, just about any kit can be modded to fit just about anyone.  If you want an easier out of the box get to work without extreme mods, I'd check into AM and RT- they're suited for taller and larger troopers.  Anovos is like RS, it's suited for the guys built exactly like the original OT guys on screen, and their exact height, too; so if you fit that, great, if not... you're gonna have a lot of extra work.  

  13. Sharkbait's TFA Captain Phasma Build

    in Captain Phasma Build Threads

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    Finally got some work done!  It was already 85 degrees by 9 am, and warmer in the garage, but we did a mini build party anyway.  I helped a friend start working on upgrading his TK strapping, and an other friend came over and we looked over some of his Clone parts.  We just had to quit by noon because it was going to be 104 that day and it was pretty close by that time.  Ah, gotta love Central Valley summers...

     

    The shin spats were wonky and needed to be trimmed to make the V shape to the floor, so I did that by eyeballing it and just going for it.  Then I sized them.  I had to cut them down to line up and fit, but I purposefully trimmed the main shape before sizing because then I knew I was working with excess material- so if it got screwed up, I still had wiggle room.  

     

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    I forgot to take a picture of the finished piece, but I also trimmed the right inner thigh to actually have a curve shape and be wearable.  I basically lined up the other thigh against it, and slowly rolled it around to trace the curve shape.  

     

    The guys asked me how I had the confidence to just wing it and make the cuts by eyeballing and hoping for the best.  The answer?  Basically, you just do it- you can't think too hard, you can't worry, you just have to do it.  I've officially reached the point in this build where I just can't care anymore about it, and just do stuff.  I just want it done, so I'm going to make that happen.  It's not like I recommend letting yourself get to that point, but I think it is a very real experience and possibility for long builds, might as well use it to your advantage.  I also have done a lot of work with ABS parts and had to eyeball cuts before, so I have some experience in that area.  This certainly helps, as well.  

     

    I'm over this build- I'm not over this costume, I'm still in love with her and it.  But I am very much over the building of it.  I just want to send it off to the chromers and wear it.  

     

    New Jimmy helmet came in!  I am in love!  It's... far superior in my opinion.  It need some basic clean up and a fine sanding and then it's ready to go out of the box.  I think I'll even paint in the inside black before I send it off to the chromers- I don't care about chrome over-spray on the inside, but I will care very much about black over-spray on the chrome.  

     

    Finishing finesse and fine sanding needed:

    Chest plate

    Back/yoke

    Biceps

    Forearms

    Boot spats

    Shoulder bells

    Cod piece

    Butt plate

    Knee plates

    Hand plates

     

    Up next:

    Secondary hand plates- a few minutes with the belt sander and they'll be done.

    Attach all greeblies/boxes (forearms, thighs, shins) - a few more minutes with the belt sander and some E6000 fumes

    Clean up 3D print lines from blasters - hoping the acetone wipe down the Mandos use will work.  More fumes!

    1st Helmet/now prop- more sanding and clean up - but this is kind of last on the list, and maybe even on hold.  A prop is cool, but the costume takes precedence.  

    2nd Helmet- minor sanding, clean up, spray paint inside

    Finish/assemble thermal detonator - Yeah no, it's optional and I'm done.  For now.  Maybe I'll Al Clad it at a later date for the hell of it.  Or maybe it will be like my temp lens mount with velcro in my TK that's lasted almost four years, or my temp TIE bucket padding that's lasted about two years.  

    Work up connections so they’re ready to install - You'd think this would be the easiest, but have I even thought about it?  Nope.  Even if I wait until she's back chromed this won't take but an afternoon, maybe two.  And I can do it indoors.  Where there's AC.

     

    The good news, the to do list is slowly dwindling down.  The bad news, we're booked with troops for basically every weekend except two or three (so far) for the rest of 2019, and the heat will linger for a while yet.  It's not uncommon for us to have warm Halloweens.  But sometimes we get freakishly cold Halloweens, too.  Fingers crossed!

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  24. TK-73168 Checking In

    in Newly Approved Members - Sound Off!

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    On 8/13/2019 at 8:17 PM, DonnyD68 said:

     Thank you. As for my other costumes, lol, that's a loaded question. I have the following:

    ID - Imperial Staff Officer/Warrant Officer

    IC - Bridge Crew/Scanning Crew

    IN - Standard/Dress/Rogue 1

    TI - Reserve/ANH

    IG - 3 variants

    IS - AT-ST Driver (Marauder)

    SL - Emperor Palpatine

    and of course now my TK

     I have had a busy few years. :D Love being a part of the legion and have done 3 TK troops so far with adjustments being needed after every troop so far. doing some work tomorrow to fix some things.

    Ah, a trooper after my own heart!  I've got 12 approved 501st costumes myself, but my TK was first.  TK - ESB TK, DZ - Jawa, TI - ANH TIE and Reserve, IC - ROTJ Crewman, ID - Staff, Warrant, Social, Line, Admiral Daala (Olive), IG - Gunner, and TX - Shadow Scout.  

     

    With Staff and Warrant Officers,  you have everything for a Social, plus some generic boots/shoes, which you might already have from something else (but you can also get a pair on amazon for like $25).  

     

    The adjusting is never ending!  So don't worry if that happens- that's normal.  It's all part of the process and high level costuming.  Just have fun and run with it!

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