N8dog[TK] Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 As I mentioned in the beginning, it took approximately 6 months from start to finish, but the length of time is mostly because let’s face it, life gets in the way and I’m not able to make costume building my No. 1 priority. :-) But what an amazing experience it has been! Because of this new hobby, I have had experiences doing the following: Going to Michael’s and JoAnn’s more times in 6 months than I had my entire life Visiting more hobby stores in Sacramento than I knew existed. Visiting a Military Surplus store Using a heat gun to melt and curve plastic Cutting a stiff piece of plastic supported on my leg with a very sharp blade is NOT a good idea. (I cut myself and had 4 stitches/staples. BE CAREFUL!) Learning how to use a sewing machine (my wife was kind enough to do some of the sewing for me, but then she showed me how to do it) Installing approximately 125 snaps, each snap consisting of 4 pieces. Having a friend with a snazzy snap tool is awesome when assembling 125 snaps! A Dremel is my dearest friend Cutting too much plastic off of a forearm is still fixable Industrial Velcro is really cool! E6000 glue is a novice costume builder’s dream CA glue is amazing for getting a job done quicker I will always need more spring clamps Rare earth magnets are a pain in the butt to separate! Using Testor paints again is fun (last time I used them it was to build airplane models when I was 10) My wife does one mean “dirty†paint job (she assisted with my son’s TD) It’s good to be detail oriented for building screen accurate costumes It’s hard to be detail oriented when building a costume when each piece of plastic is not symmetrical and does not necessarily match up perfectly. The costumes in the 1977 Star Wars movie are amazing! The costumes in the 1977 Star Wars movie were not perfect I looked at A LOT of images from the 1977 Star Wars movie!!! Building a movie screen accurate costume is A LOT of work! Building it with my son across the table from me while listening to Pandora are memories I will never forget. I’m now looking for my next costume! Which one should I choose?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psjmiller Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Nice Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusken RTT Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Those are great- congrats to you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobio Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Awesome builds and a GREAT story. Very similar to my own. My son just turned 16 and he just recently started piecing together his Biker Scout armor. We hope to be well into our dual builds over the summer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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