tubachris85x
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Seems that I have been prepping my initial prop-building "career" just for this build. Maybe I'm overly dramatic. All I know is that my wonderful girlfriend was prepping to do a Jango prior to meeting her. The fact I was in the process of building a Montross couldn't have been a better combo. Unfortunately, we've both decided to get these costumes ready for Celebration in April. It's March.
While I've gotten a significant amount of work done, it's still got a ways to go. I do anticipate to have the majority of it ready in time, but it's gonna be a close one. The problem, however, is that I'm building BOTH costumes...granted, I'm not handling any soft parts, but still..
As such, this will be probably the quickest Jango bucket build I will have done before. I've done about 5 or so commissions so I know what I'm doing..right? After all, I told myself I'd never do another Jango helmet, but that was back in 2009...Can't skip a beat here though.
The helmet is from the late Asok, who acquired molds (or a casting?) of an "ILM Screen cast" helmet that had a unique physical deformation along the visor which, at least to me, makes it stand out to experienced Jango prop building enthusiast-I'm sure there's not many of us these days). So I can finally say after all this I've worked on one of each known maker's helmets -BKBT-FettPride-Asok
Just for historical purposes (and those who are doing research as for what to possibly use on their builds)
Rangefinder ear cap and RF box topper hardware
Visor mounting hardware (See Cruzer's thread here: http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showthread.php?t=48739&highlight=cruzer+visor ) NOTE: I'm using a different size T-bolt due to my local Lowe's being a disorganized mess and I don't really have the time to wait for the other size if I order)
Visor and Devcon epoxy. Cruzer uses a specific brand of CA glue, however, when I did this mounting method for my Montross helmet, Devcon was the thing that held it all down without fear of breaking off the mounted T-bolts
So yea. I'll try to keep at least a photographic log of the build progress...this will be fun /s
-TC
While I've gotten a significant amount of work done, it's still got a ways to go. I do anticipate to have the majority of it ready in time, but it's gonna be a close one. The problem, however, is that I'm building BOTH costumes...granted, I'm not handling any soft parts, but still..
As such, this will be probably the quickest Jango bucket build I will have done before. I've done about 5 or so commissions so I know what I'm doing..right? After all, I told myself I'd never do another Jango helmet, but that was back in 2009...Can't skip a beat here though.
The helmet is from the late Asok, who acquired molds (or a casting?) of an "ILM Screen cast" helmet that had a unique physical deformation along the visor which, at least to me, makes it stand out to experienced Jango prop building enthusiast-I'm sure there's not many of us these days). So I can finally say after all this I've worked on one of each known maker's helmets -BKBT-FettPride-Asok
Just for historical purposes (and those who are doing research as for what to possibly use on their builds)
Rangefinder ear cap and RF box topper hardware
Visor mounting hardware (See Cruzer's thread here: http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showthread.php?t=48739&highlight=cruzer+visor ) NOTE: I'm using a different size T-bolt due to my local Lowe's being a disorganized mess and I don't really have the time to wait for the other size if I order)
Visor and Devcon epoxy. Cruzer uses a specific brand of CA glue, however, when I did this mounting method for my Montross helmet, Devcon was the thing that held it all down without fear of breaking off the mounted T-bolts
So yea. I'll try to keep at least a photographic log of the build progress...this will be fun /s
-TC
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