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Mr. No Stripes

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  8. making stormtrooper handguards

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

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    Yep. I agree You really put a lot of effort into these. The look good.

     

    But I don't think that all the slopes were sculpted, mainly the the "bend" on the part which points to the thumb. This is all the result of the flexibily of the material (latex)-

     

    I really do believe the "original sculpts" were just made out sheet material. Why bother with an elaborate sculpt when the finished hand guards bends, contorts and follows the curves of the hand anyway?

     

    Now, if your cast YOUR versions in a flexible material and put them onto a glove and wear it, it WON'T look anywhere near the screen capture. It will bend and contort even more.

     

    If you use it as a buck for vac formed plates, it looks DEAD on

     

    It really helps to have a real latex plate to study its properties.

    Karin

     

    I'll keep that in mind, however the photo appears like it is not bending much at all... If you notice during this scene it looks like they are actually coming off... which is why it is probably the best reference to use.

     

    Other reference pictures do not match perfectly, because they bend at the corners... but my plates still match up pretty well (mainly the corners are smaller... which is what happens when they bend... the middle strip remains the most constant). I guess I will make a casting after making a few slight adjustments, and then go from there. I may make a V.2 if I can find more ways to make them accurate

  9. making stormtrooper handguards

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
    photos updated gmrhodes13 2021

    update...

     

    First pic is from the film... its actually a few frames from the one I was originally using... it is much more flat on so probably the least amount of warping from the camera angle in the entire film... that I could find.

     

    I decrease 25% transparency as the pictures progress... The last pic. is my new handplate...

     

    HOLI9Fc.jpg

    Iicsn5j.jpg

     

    please let me know your thoughts

  10. making stormtrooper handguards

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
    photos updated gmrhodes13 2021

    I have crapified my handplates... just to get a rough idea of where the lines should be... I'll need to stop and get some epoxy on my way home from work today, so I can start the perfecting process when I get home

     

    After comparing pics... here is what I found I needed to change...

     

    iV2rlzG.jpg

     

    here's where it is at right now... its pretty rough, and yes I know it looks pretty terrible. Although... it may even be more accurate this way :lol:

     

    fA2REgy.jpg

     

    but no... the main thing I wanted to do was get the correct shape... which I still need to add to and fix up more, but they will be sanded down, smoothed out, and the detail will be sharpened.

  11. making stormtrooper handguards

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    well, its back to square 2. :D

     

    after spending a few hours doing a frame by frame in every scene in ANH with a stormtrooper... I had a chance to get alot of reference.... after doing alot of comparisons I found alot of inaccuracies about my plates. I made the strip thinner, as well as repositioned it...

     

    In the reference pic I provided looks like a chunk was taken out of the left side of the hand plate, hence why it is not as square as all the others. I see now what you mean by squaring off the edges.

     

    I think I will be able to make these much more accurate within the next few days... I'll post some progress once I get it sanded down and primed again.

  12. making stormtrooper handguards

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by Mr. No Stripes

    I think you need to square off the wrist area more. The real hand plate in your comparison is at an anlgle so it's not the best to use for reference. I'd make the raised strip narrower too. Good start though :)

    Thanks for the feedback. I did notice after taking the pics that I should make the raised strip a bit narrower. Would you mind sending me a good reference pic? I've been working off this one mainly.

  15. making stormtrooper handguards

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
    photos updated gmrhodes13 2021

    A LONG LONG TIME AGO.... I sculpted these out of clay and made direct mold from silicone, I tried to make the handplates out of urethane (quite hard urethane at that) and I just couldn't get it to stick... the project was then put on hold for several years.

     

    finally, I got around to refining my handplate. I casted a resin model, then began sanding away... after several days of sanding, carving, bleeding (only a litte cause I screwed up) and priming... I came up with this...

     

    EAYAjBJ.jpg

     

    Note: they have not been painted... only primed

     

    this is the first real thing that I've ever created, so please blooden me over the head with critique. I want to make final corrections before I make a mold of it. Thanks!

  20. Hovi Mics

    in Electronics for Helmets / Blasters

    Posted

    Hovi Mix PA2 is the name of the microphone your aerators are cast from... they basically a resin cast from the same type of microphone heads used in the movie. Depending on who you bought them from they may not come with speakers or a microphone at all... Hovi mix mic tips are just your aerators (the black nubs that go on the bottom of your helmet), not a working microphone.

     

    :D

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