Build your own Chewbacca

[generalgrevious]

that`s to time consuming to me. so was building my chewie two years almost there a pic of him on the last page

 

[Groovy34]

no generalgrevious ,clparker is making only my bandolier, i got my head from him and the feet are going to my friend Pete to finish. he may need to Jerry rig it to fit into the ankle socket. im not concern with joint movement because he doesn't need it. only need to add an inch to legs and he will be good to go. I still need to make a mesh body suit to be skn tight to give the hair tooth to cling to. i can hand stitch the fabric near ankle since i have to leave some opening to make room for feet.

the irony is these feet add already 1/2 inch to height so that makes Pete's job a synch to do.

 

[generalgrevious]

that`s cool. it should be interesting to see how the suit comes along since you plan on sewing it on

 

[Groovy34]

im not sewing the hair on im adhearing it to mesh like a big giant wig cap

 

[generalgrevious]

Hm. Maybe you could do one for me if i buy the supplyes once you figure yours out

 

[Groovy34]

sure it's not going to be cheep though because of the hand gleing and then i have to treat the hair so it will look right.

I think the fur preps might take a month or so to do with wait time and ploting out the spots. I will try to sew in the hair like they do with hair extensions in peoples heads. I don't think that will work here unless hair is long enough and only some layers would be optimal for sewing into it so if i do that i will have to alternate sewing with gluing.

 

[generalgrevious]

sure it's not going to be cheep though because of the hand gleing and then i have to treat the hair so it will look right.

cool keep me updated on your progress show pics of how the body looks before you apply the hair

 

[Groovy34]

SSC would have to hire every sweat shop out there (shh it's a secret just ask Niki back in the 80's) to get this to be cheap enough that people would buy a proper furred suit. although if the do a fair trade with someone who makes the hair it could be avoided and the country the fur comes from would make a buck and ssc could make a buck and everyone is happy, if not look at hasbro's fur suit and if sideshow could buy up rights to volks neo-eb-go/guy bodies since they stoped selling the male bodies and just extend limbs voila. you have yourself a chewbacca

 

[generalgrevious]

well i guess our custom chewie`s will have to do until the mean time. still consider me in for a suit anyways down the road once you have the blue prints figured out

 

[Groovy34]

OK will do. Will i be doing the head? if so your going to want to pain head ahead of time i don't do paint I tried and I suck at it.

 

[generalgrevious]

no I will be using the one I made. im not going through that again once is enough for me

 

[Groovy34]

one suggestion maybe lower his behive just by 1/4" then it would be perfect.

just an FYI I will need a body to put this on since it's not like a suit you can throw on him .

 

[generalgrevious]

do you have a link to where you bought yours from

 

[Groovy34]

There sold out right now the office in china told me it would be ahile before the restock them. this body would also work for a scarecrow from batman figure as well. but we have time and when they restock them I will give you link.

 

[generalgrevious]

cool thanks groovy. maybe you could send it to your friend to be sized up once the body becomes in stock

 

[Groovy34]

I'll have to ask him since mods like that is not his specialty, he is only doing mine because i asked nicely and im paying him.

 

[generalgrevious]

man is this thread dead. I thought a lot of people would get excited about doing there own version of our favorite wookiee

 

[FLOSI]

I did too. I plan on working on mine tonight. It's been too long!

 

[generalgrevious]

I did too. I plan on working on mine tonight. It's been too long!

im glade FLOSI. also to see this thread alive again. i thought heard the flat line. beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

 

[Groovy34]

the thread is not dead I am excited as well it's just he takes soo damn long to do. I am waiting on the body mods, then I have to hair him. with drying time of glue that might take a month to do properly.