A few years ago my boys decided that they HAD to be Mandalorians the day before we attened the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Christmas Parade. With about 8 hours to pull it all together, I grabbed a pair of skateboard helmets and padding, visor replacements, and whipped up a quick design on my vinyl cutter. Here's the pattern if you'd like to do something similar for your ad'ika!
My first video woohooo! My apologies for the watermark but I had experience with Camtasia and they offered a free trial. Sadly, I didn't realize i'd be forced to add that. Premiere Pro and livestreams are in the near future, though!
After circling the design block for the last three or four years, I finally settled on a color scheme and design for my custom Mandalorian. Coupled with a rare few moments to work on something for myself while waiting on commission materials, I figured I should take advantage and get this baby done, and so I did! Well, mostly anyway. I have to say that it's not the kind of kit I had ever imagined building for myself with regard to the color scheme, but I've had an enormous amount of positive feedback, and a couple of requests to share...
A substantial number of my canon builds are Death Watch so I wanted to start putting the details in a location that was more accessible to me and others wanting to work on their kits. The write up is 98% the brainchild of Kevin Weir. I've added in a few images and details and I also have sources for just about every piece in the kit. Jumpsuit - Olive Green Gloves – Olive Green Vest – Olive Green / Blue Leather Belt – Olive Green Jetpack – (Vizsla specific) Boots – Black with Silver and Beige Soles and...
I've been asked dozens of times to post some sort of tutorial on visor installs and finally have a moment to get one done in between the "HOLY CRAP THE FORCE AWAKENS IS OUT IN 17 DAYS AND EVERYONE WANTS THEIR COSTUME NOW!" rush. There are numerous ways to trim and install visors but this is my preferred method. It all starts with your given helmet. Now, I know some people that install the visor at the beginning of their build and then mask it off to protect it from paint, but to me it seems like an awful...
A few months ago I took on a commission to complete a helmet based on Jango Fett from Ian Doescher's The Clone Army Attacketh. Rather than a standard range finder, this jaunty knave has literally placed a feather in his cap, so I ordered feathers for the first time today. Whenever I work with a new item I like to gather a bit of information about it, 1) Because I'm kind of obsessed with learning new things, and 2) I feel it gives me a better understanding of how to use it. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that there...
