dutchy Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Dang it..I'm speechless. That is a thing of beauty! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 Backpack is mounted to the back plate. Also I moved the suspenders to conect at the front of the sholder straps. I think this will help prevent the torso from riding up. Everything is weathered other than the helmet. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausi Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 This was a very interesting read, great work and I'm excited to see you wearing that new armour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 Got some photos today This has been a really long and hard project but I'm happy with how it looks. I think the backpack really exceeded my expectations. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henselmonster Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 NICE! Lets gets this CRL in the books! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 14 minutes ago, henselmonster said: NICE! Lets gets this CRL in the books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchy Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henselmonster Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 One thing I noticed. Shouldn't the neck area on the pauldron be white also? Maybe some leather paint could fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 7 hours ago, henselmonster said: One thing I noticed. Shouldn't the neck area on the pauldron be white also? Maybe some leather paint could fix that. I noticed as well. I wish they had attached it to the bottom and not the top like a regular pauldron. I've debated glueing a piece of white fabric to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 So I just wanted to show off. This is how it breaks down for easy transport. This is a size comparison to my Heavy Weapons Trooper pack. It's a little smaller. Weighs about 10 pounds which is not bad. I think I can get it even litter by replacing some of the wood parts with foam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 A few people have pointed out that the pauldron is inaccurate. The conection pieces should be attached underneath and have white material on them. I cut them off I decided to go with a thinker fabric (probably has a name but I don't know it) so that it wouldn't fray and I count just glue it down and not worry about sewing through the think leather. Also decided that instead of trying to patch the holes I would sew along the line and make it long, hopefully making it look intentional. I used the original holes for the rivets. And after a little weathering looks somewhat like it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henselmonster Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Looking great!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutter Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Wow, this looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchy Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I'm liking what I see here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelbrierly Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Wow wow wow! This is nuts! The amount of work between you and jimmiroquai is unparalleled. So cool following this. Thanks for posting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Hi all! After obsessing overreference photos and comparing my costume I came to two conclusions. One, my Black series helmet makes me look like a bobblehead. And two, it is missing some of the details from the scene used helmets. I know jimmiroquai makes a helmet as well but from what i can tell, it looks like a recast of the Black Series with some small differences. Which doesn't help my size problem. So about seven months ago I decided to start working on my own helmet sculpt. Unfortunately life got in the way more than once and I have had to start and stop this thing several times. Within the last month I have made some good progress and I thought I'd share. Please remember this is still a work in progress and there are still many areas that need to be finalized, so don't look to hard at the vocoder its just temporary. I know I need to clean up the eyes and frown, but I'm very happy with the proportions. And that last photo is to give you an idea of the size difference compared to my ATA helmet. Today I ordered everything I need to make a mold and start casting. I hope to have a prototype in a month. That may be wishful thinking, we shall see. So, what do you guys think? Please be soft with me, I have a hard time with criticism. I normally don't post unfinished projects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Some small side notes if anyone is interested. I would love to be the CRL model for the Crystal Patrol Trooper as well. I have the pack and orange pauldron ready, I just really want to finish up this new helmet mold first to have for the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Oh, and I got this sweet flashlight for night ops! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henselmonster Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 5 hours ago, yoshix said: Some small side notes if anyone is interested. I would love to be the CRL model for the Crystal Patrol Trooper as well. I have the pack and orange pauldron ready, I just really want to finish up this new helmet mold first to have for the photos. Yes please. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Sculpt is done! Its by no means perfect, but I'm happy with it. Every time I touched it i was changing something and at some point you just have to stop and say "enough is enough". Now I'm molding. This is all so new to me and I'm super nervous to ruin what I've been working on for so long. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrookKnight Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Got some photos today This has been a really long and hard project but I'm happy with how it looks. I think the backpack really exceeded my expectations.Awesome jobSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 First time molding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshix Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 I'm so close to finishing my helmet. As you can see the bobblehead problem is no more. I just need to finish painting. I'm having a bit of trouble matching the white on my armor but I think after I put a little weathering on it won't be noticeable. The last thing I need to do is make a mold for the vocoder. I'm really looking forward to buttoning this project up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon_a Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 That’s really impressive. You’re right about the BS and Jim’s helmets looking a little big on us shorter guys. Unfortunately I don’t have your skills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrawndike Bar Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Great work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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