Whistlingbird
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Starting work on my Mandalorian gauntlets made from scratch, will be starting on the left gauntlet first, more posts to come...
Mandalorian scratch gauntlets
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Whistlingbird
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The below photo was taken in a mirror, it is the left gauntlet.
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Photos prior to applying resin and fiberglass, widened the enclosure lip for magnet placement to keep the gauntlet closed and hinged the opposite side. More pics to come...
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Fiberglass applied inside and out. Currently sanding/shaping prior to bondo with a lot more shaping to go. The clam shell hinge/ magnets work like a charm!
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Beginning bondo application and a lot of sanding, once again the below photo was taken in a mirror, it is the left gauntlet.
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More sanding, and still more sanding to go...
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Here are the first pictures after application of paint to better see defects... will have a lot more shaping and coloring and weathering to go... also the magnets / clam-shell works great which makes it quick and easy to slip the gauntlet on and off without having 2 separate pieces to keep up with.
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Whistlingbird
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Photos taken in mirror, left gauntlet.
Will be adding more details to gauntlet, silver rub n buff applied, also getting ready for rust coat coloring, then a lot of weathering. More pics to come.
Will be adding more details to gauntlet, silver rub n buff applied, also getting ready for rust coat coloring, then a lot of weathering. More pics to come.
Whistlingbird
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Toothpaste applied to battle scar areas, then covered with a coat of Krylon satin brick, and misted with Krylon black and kona. After paint dried, the toothpaste areas were then wiped off with wet cloth which reveals the silver rub n buff underneath.
Still have a lot more details to apply.
More pics to come!
Still have a lot more details to apply.
More pics to come!
Whistlingbird
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More detailing applied today.
Still more details to go.
Everything made from scratch.
Still more details to go.
Everything made from scratch.
Whistlingbird
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I was not happy with my previous scratch attempt in making a control panel for the left gauntlet so I am replacing the control panel with a more realistic look. I found these foam buttons which work well, applied silver rub n buff and weathered, also reworking the gauntlet with more details, more pics to come once I get it reassembled.
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Whistlingbird
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More weathering...
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New year... so I am starting on my scratch right gauntlet today... more pics on the way!
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Wiring up the right gauntlet... Lots more work to go, more details to apply also still touching up left gauntlet as well
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More details shaped into the right gauntlet... will be working on the flame thrower and darts next.
Slow go with scratch building.
Slow go with scratch building.
Whistlingbird
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Darts applied today, I made them out of 16 penny nails and grooved them with my Dremel tool.
Flame thrower made from on old eye glass flat head screw driver, bent it, and cut off the others end and smoothed it.
I will be applying some slight resin to the taped portion and will then apply some silver rub n buff.
Everything from scratch...and what I have laying around the house.
Still a lot more work to go with touching up left gauntlet as well and applying a few more details to the right gauntlet before painting/ weathering.
Flame thrower made from on old eye glass flat head screw driver, bent it, and cut off the others end and smoothed it.
I will be applying some slight resin to the taped portion and will then apply some silver rub n buff.
Everything from scratch...and what I have laying around the house.
Still a lot more work to go with touching up left gauntlet as well and applying a few more details to the right gauntlet before painting/ weathering.
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