My Custom Projects (was My Vaporator)
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Re: My Vaporator Project
Maybe Sideshow will do a line of one-sixth-ish scale figures in the future to go with it.
Maybe Sideshow will do a line of one-sixth-ish scale figures in the future to go with it.
MANDO
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Re: My Vaporator Project
The Vaporator looks great so far and I can't wait to see Dengar finished!
The Vaporator looks great so far and I can't wait to see Dengar finished!
Re: My Vaporator Project
It looks much bigger, but like I said it only looks that way. When you have some time please take a pic with Luke of some other 12" for scale.
It looks much bigger, but like I said it only looks that way. When you have some time please take a pic with Luke of some other 12" for scale.
jkno
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Re: My Vaporator Project
The vaporators are indeed quite big in real life:
The vaporators are indeed quite big in real life:
bjones833
Freakzoid
Re: My Vaporator Project
More great pics! Thanks
Will do as soon as I get some time. Meanwhile, there's a shot with a Sideshow stormtrooper on the first page.
I have the Dengar on a Sideshow body, but I'm thinking of switching him over to a Dragon. Fitting the Sideshow leg and wrist armor to him was a pain and I'm still not sure I'm going to get to use the forearms. I also need to find a source for some shin armor. I get bits from Toy anxiety usually, but they seem to be all out.
I have company in town, so right now construction is at a standstill for about 5 days anyway.
More great pics! Thanks
Will do as soon as I get some time. Meanwhile, there's a shot with a Sideshow stormtrooper on the first page.
I have the Dengar on a Sideshow body, but I'm thinking of switching him over to a Dragon. Fitting the Sideshow leg and wrist armor to him was a pain and I'm still not sure I'm going to get to use the forearms. I also need to find a source for some shin armor. I get bits from Toy anxiety usually, but they seem to be all out.
I have company in town, so right now construction is at a standstill for about 5 days anyway.
Chakaman
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Re: My Vaporator Project
That Dengar is coming along great. Dengar has been a popular choice to kitbash the past few months.
Love the vaporator, looking good!
That Dengar is coming along great. Dengar has been a popular choice to kitbash the past few months.
Love the vaporator, looking good!
bjones833
Freakzoid
Dengar Progress
Too chilly to paint outside, so I've been working on some inside projects.
I did these
while watching the Walking Dead on AMC last night.
Found a couple of costuming sites that claim Dengars "shoes" are actually boots, the unmodified versions of Han and Lukes Hoth boots, so thats what I went with.
A couple of things I noticed.... 1) they're too short and 2) somehow they're both left feet (somewhere there is a German soldier wearing two rights). I plan to make some new ones both taller and with left and right. Due to the thickness of the suit material, I'm also looking at using a short boot instead of the jackboot.
Let me know what you think....... again, I apologize for the shoddy camera work. Looks like my phone is the only reliable camera I own.
Too chilly to paint outside, so I've been working on some inside projects.
I did these
Found a couple of costuming sites that claim Dengars "shoes" are actually boots, the unmodified versions of Han and Lukes Hoth boots, so thats what I went with.
A couple of things I noticed.... 1) they're too short and 2) somehow they're both left feet (somewhere there is a German soldier wearing two rights). I plan to make some new ones both taller and with left and right. Due to the thickness of the suit material, I'm also looking at using a short boot instead of the jackboot.
Let me know what you think....... again, I apologize for the shoddy camera work. Looks like my phone is the only reliable camera I own.
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Oh nice! Can't wait to see how your Dengar turns out.
But I guess he won't be doing a lot of dancing...
But I guess he won't be doing a lot of dancing...
Force28x
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Dengar is looking sweet.
bidufarewell
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Re: Dengar Progress
Love Dengar's boots mate, would love to know how you did them, I'd definitely upgrade mine with a pair of those, if I could
Too chilly to paint outside, so I've been working on some inside projects.
I did thesewhile watching the Walking Dead on AMC last night.
Found a couple of costuming sites that claim Dengars "shoes" are actually boots, the unmodified versions of Han and Lukes Hoth boots, so thats what I went with.
A couple of things I noticed.... 1) they're too short and 2) somehow they're both left feet (somewhere there is a German soldier wearing two rights). I plan to make some new ones both taller and with left and right. Due to the thickness of the suit material, I'm also looking at using a short boot instead of the jackboot.
Let me know what you think....... again, I apologize for the shoddy camera work. Looks like my phone is the only reliable camera I own.
Love Dengar's boots mate, would love to know how you did them, I'd definitely upgrade mine with a pair of those, if I could
Crimsonbob
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Yeah those boots are very nice.
bjones833
Freakzoid
Re: Dengar Progress
Thanks! I wish I had taken pictures, but I'll try to explain. It was pretty simple.
For materials I used some cheap,thin leather work gloves, suede side out. Next, get yourself some boots. These are 21C jackboots and none too flexible. I would suggest a dragon WWII jackboot, German or Russian. I said earlier that I considered a short boot, but upon reflection, I think jackboots are best.
Get some CA glue (superglue) and something small to spread it with. I used thin plastic strips. You'll want to spread it out thinly, because too much soaks through the leather. Small sharp scissors and x-acto knife are very helpful.
First, make a wide strip of leather, rounded at one end the same as the toe of the shoe that extends all the way from the toe to the top. This is the tongue. Spread some glue very thinly down the center of the boot and glue the tongue down
Next, cut a strip that covers the area horizontally from the center of the heel all the way around to touch itself back at the heel with no overlap. Make it a little taller than the distance from the sole to the top of the ankle. Spread glue following the line of the shoe's sole about the height of the tongue you just glued. Start at the heel and wrap a thin piece of leather around, ending back at the heel. There should be some leather sticking above the toe. Take your x-acto and taper the piece from ankle height to toe height. Cut the side flush with the top of the toe box. That gives you the moccasin look.
Finally, take a wide strip and glue it vertically up the back. Again, cut this one to overlap the tongue, but leave about 1/16 of an inch (sorry don't know metric lengths) to give the moccasin look. Taper and round the bottom of this piece until it looks right. Thats all there is to it.
According to the costuming sources, Hoth boots and Bespin Luke boots are all the same as this with added pieces of strap to cover the eyelets.
These are a pair of the 1:1 hoth boots made by a costumer. They may help make sense of what I wrote.
I hope that made sense. I'm going to do another pair, so I'll try to remember pictures. They're probably a lot simpler to follow than my writing.
Thanks! I wish I had taken pictures, but I'll try to explain. It was pretty simple.
For materials I used some cheap,thin leather work gloves, suede side out. Next, get yourself some boots. These are 21C jackboots and none too flexible. I would suggest a dragon WWII jackboot, German or Russian. I said earlier that I considered a short boot, but upon reflection, I think jackboots are best.
Get some CA glue (superglue) and something small to spread it with. I used thin plastic strips. You'll want to spread it out thinly, because too much soaks through the leather. Small sharp scissors and x-acto knife are very helpful.
First, make a wide strip of leather, rounded at one end the same as the toe of the shoe that extends all the way from the toe to the top. This is the tongue. Spread some glue very thinly down the center of the boot and glue the tongue down
Next, cut a strip that covers the area horizontally from the center of the heel all the way around to touch itself back at the heel with no overlap. Make it a little taller than the distance from the sole to the top of the ankle. Spread glue following the line of the shoe's sole about the height of the tongue you just glued. Start at the heel and wrap a thin piece of leather around, ending back at the heel. There should be some leather sticking above the toe. Take your x-acto and taper the piece from ankle height to toe height. Cut the side flush with the top of the toe box. That gives you the moccasin look.
Finally, take a wide strip and glue it vertically up the back. Again, cut this one to overlap the tongue, but leave about 1/16 of an inch (sorry don't know metric lengths) to give the moccasin look. Taper and round the bottom of this piece until it looks right. Thats all there is to it.
According to the costuming sources, Hoth boots and Bespin Luke boots are all the same as this with added pieces of strap to cover the eyelets.
These are a pair of the 1:1 hoth boots made by a costumer. They may help make sense of what I wrote.
I hope that made sense. I'm going to do another pair, so I'll try to remember pictures. They're probably a lot simpler to follow than my writing.
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Crimsonbob
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Pics would be helpful. I kinda get what your saying but im still confused about how u get the seam around the toe looking so nice.
bidufarewell
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thanks so much bjones, will have to have a go at mine
bjones833
Freakzoid
Sharp scissors. Once you have the tongue down (don't go down the sides of the boot) Glue the horizontal band in such a way as it always touches the tongue (don't try to glue them together). There is no actual seam, it is an effect of trimming the horizontal piece. The thickness of that piece makes the "seam".
I'll see if I can get pics in the next day or two. I think I have some hobby time tomorrow
bjones833
Freakzoid
Okay, for those who asked, I made the new Dengar boots tonight. I was watching a flick called Frozen, which was two hours of my life I'll never get back. Luckily, I could ignore most of it AND get credit for spending time with my girl. 
Plus her phone has a camera and takes better pictures than mine.
PARTS:
DML Russian Officer boots
Cheap thin leather work glove. Bought a 3 pair pack at Home Depot for like $9. They're unlined, undied and very thin plus strong.
You'll also need scissors (or xacto), ruler and CA glue plus something thin to spread it with. I guess you could use another type of glue. CA is what I had so its what I went with. Remember, don't glue leather to leather, it makes stains on the boots.
STEP 1
Run a thin stripe of glue up from the top of the toe to the top of the boot. Apply a rounded strip of leather to make the "tongue" of the boot. Once its placed okay, go ahead and spread more glue to hold down the edges.
Step 2
Measure out a strip that goes all the way around the boot about 1/2 inch wide. The bottom must be straight, the top doesn't have to be very precise. Here I used a steel rule and xacto to cut the strip. Run a strip of glue around the boot, carefully following the rubber sole on the boot. Starting at the center of the rear seam, lay down the leather, again following the sole. When you come to the back, cut strip to end at center of back seam. As before, carefully glue down any unsecured leather.When finished it will look like this
Step 3
Remove the excess leather around the toe. I cut a slit in the leather to start
Then, using the top of the foot area as a guide, trim off the excess. It will look like this :
Step 4
Figure out how much you will need to cover the back of the boot. Don't forget you want to overlap the tongue somewhat.
Round the bottom corners at little. Leave a little extra on the top. It doesn't have to be straight.
Continued......
Plus her phone has a camera and takes better pictures than mine. PARTS:
DML Russian Officer boots
Cheap thin leather work glove. Bought a 3 pair pack at Home Depot for like $9. They're unlined, undied and very thin plus strong.
You'll also need scissors (or xacto), ruler and CA glue plus something thin to spread it with. I guess you could use another type of glue. CA is what I had so its what I went with. Remember, don't glue leather to leather, it makes stains on the boots.
STEP 1
Run a thin stripe of glue up from the top of the toe to the top of the boot. Apply a rounded strip of leather to make the "tongue" of the boot. Once its placed okay, go ahead and spread more glue to hold down the edges.
Step 2
Measure out a strip that goes all the way around the boot about 1/2 inch wide. The bottom must be straight, the top doesn't have to be very precise. Here I used a steel rule and xacto to cut the strip. Run a strip of glue around the boot, carefully following the rubber sole on the boot. Starting at the center of the rear seam, lay down the leather, again following the sole. When you come to the back, cut strip to end at center of back seam. As before, carefully glue down any unsecured leather.When finished it will look like this
Step 3
Remove the excess leather around the toe. I cut a slit in the leather to start
Then, using the top of the foot area as a guide, trim off the excess. It will look like this :
Step 4
Figure out how much you will need to cover the back of the boot. Don't forget you want to overlap the tongue somewhat.
Round the bottom corners at little. Leave a little extra on the top. It doesn't have to be straight.
Continued......
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bjones833
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Step 5
Run a strip of glue up the back seam and attach the piece you just cut. I folded it in half and made sure to run the crease up the back seam of the boot. Fold around to the front and even the sides up and make any adjustments to overlap with the scissors. Remember to do each side equally.
Finally, trim the top flush.
I was going to overlap back inside the boot, but that added way too much to be able to get the foot in. You can see a bit of the original boot when on the figure, but if the suit under is manipulated right, it will cover it up, or it can probably be painted during weathering so its not so noticable.
Here are the new version compared to the old version
And on the figure. You can see there is a lot of material here. I'm thinking of removing some as well as the elastic.
Run a strip of glue up the back seam and attach the piece you just cut. I folded it in half and made sure to run the crease up the back seam of the boot. Fold around to the front and even the sides up and make any adjustments to overlap with the scissors. Remember to do each side equally.
Finally, trim the top flush.
I was going to overlap back inside the boot, but that added way too much to be able to get the foot in. You can see a bit of the original boot when on the figure, but if the suit under is manipulated right, it will cover it up, or it can probably be painted during weathering so its not so noticable.
Here are the new version compared to the old version
And on the figure. You can see there is a lot of material here. I'm thinking of removing some as well as the elastic.
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