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Stilgar makes a good point. Your final shade is affected by your primer. Havent used HoK paints, havent seen them in stores, are they avaialable at car paint shops?

Maybe I am mistaken, but is this the kind of 3D printer you are talking about? I have worked with some parts (not costume/ armor parts but prototypes) that came from this type of machine. Impressive stuff! http://www.dimensionprinting.com/

I will jump in. Ti4019 Bast Alpha Garrison, and one of the few that is begining to work with Pepekura. Most of the people in my area have never heard of it,but I am working to show that there are other ways of costuming than ABS/ Hips/Resin and Fiberglass. I am working on an ATST helmet from...

Rustoleum is fine, but my personal preference for sandable primer is DupliColor light grey sandable. If I have something really rough/ nasty (I work with a lot of resin figures that tend to be on the rough side) I will use Rustoleum or Duplicolor high build formula. For my Star Wars weapons...

Thanks again...and Das Brutus thank you for the insight. I have been going through a lot of costume designs and was not sure where to focus. I tend to do a LOT of research before I begin, but its always best to have a direction, and I thank you for that! One question if I may. I have a...

I was looking for a new method to make some SW gear that I need for next year, and someone mentioned this thing called Pepekura as a base. I figured it was worth a shot but was highly skeptical coming from the ABS and Fiberglass community. Now I am reading all the stickies and doing those...

Thanks for the info Ureeka! I have been in contact with Jeff at Studio Creations, their shop did all of the 5e costumes for D*C06 (or was it 05?) Anyway the one costume that was missing in particular was the NYPD officer. The shop managed to make a total of five Mengalores, and even a...

I help to gear up one of our local Mandos and he has hinges There are two ways to do this: Epoxy in some nylon strap as the hinge isntead of mounting in some kind of metal cabinet hinge. You will need to play with it quite a bit to get it as tight as you want. second option takes more...

I am glad I found this. I have worked with plenty of epoxies but never with fiberglass resin so this in particular has worried me. I work with a lot of props and models that are made entirely from FG resin and I run into the situation where the resin has not cured all the time. Intersting...

Was this by Skip or Vagabond? I have seen the images of Skip's Ep2 and Ep3 clone helmets, there are minor differences in the armor, with differnt helmets. I am working on one of Vagabonds helmets and there are about a million gores to be cut, some of the parts make no sense to me since I was...

I will throw in what I know: I have made a lot of molds over the years and heat generated during the mold set-up can possibly warp or deform the oringal part. I try to fill the interior with sand if I can to keep a part solid, if it requires it. On using latex, modelers are reporting that...

Wow thanks for so many replies! I admit these forums are a bit different than my Legion forums and you certianly have some rule differences in what is not allowed here so I shall make sure that I do not encroach upon the doorstep of the banhammer. To Chewbcc: I almost had my wife...

excellent work! I have always preferred the MS085th team gear vs. Gundam OS designs, they just look more utilitarian and functional. While I will always love the ground pounder Gundam my fave will always be Zaku. I build a lot of Bandai MG kits, are you using any of the MG kits to help get...

Blackwatch on Deck I go by Dewka in the 501st and either Blackwatch or Dewka is good with me. I am 43, married no kids and an aircraft mechanic for an airline. I spent 15 years working on helicopters prior to moving to the flying bus side of the business. I have been costuming with the...

Name: Dewka (my callsign) Profession: Aircraft mechanic and maintenance scheduler Age: 43 (does that make me the Old Man? ) Favorite Hobby: scale modeling Interests: Helicopters, military aircraft, running clubs and costuming. Favorite Food: Mex,Italian and Sushi. Wrap it up, Ill eat...