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 Post subject: Re: Some progress...
PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:58 am 
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A little progress on the chest box:

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A quick mock-up of th chest box so far:

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Here are a few pics of the Rubies helmet and the chest armor taken in outdoor light- thought they came out pretty well:
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 Post subject: Re: Some progress...
PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:45 am 
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Looks great so far! :thumbsup

Keep them piccies coming :cheers

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:21 pm 
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Looks really good, I love to see wip's like this , it will help me with mine when the time comes .


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:55 pm 
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Thanks for the kind words, guys.
I'm trying some ideas out for the coinslots; I'll be certian to post pics when I have something that works!


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:32 pm 
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Nice to see the Den up and running again!

I thought I would post some progress updates that I posted at the RPF in the interim.
Enjoy.
Been a while since I did any real work on this project-busy summer. I managed to get the chest box into rough shape. I gave it a test paint job to get an idea of how it will look. I still have to finish the wiring, install the speaker, finish the back plate, and rig the strapping.

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I have resanded and primered the box since this first update.

Began to do some work on the sound fx set up in the chest box. I took an old, cheap mini-stereo thingy for MP3 players and tore out the good stuff-speakers and the board. Nice, because it has the jack and battery leads all built in then. The jack cord and battery leads will be secured behind one of the chest box straps and the battery and MP3 player will be placed in pouches worn under the robe.

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In a display of costuming ADHD I began to work on the cod. The base is a foam camping mat, which will be glued to a piece of cardboard to keep it somewhat rigid.

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I attached nylon web straps to it using rivets. I used washers on the exterior face and pieces of sintra on the back to keep it sturdy.
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Here it is with the fake leather being glued down.
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And an in-progress shot with the leather on.
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There are some considerable wrinkles on the cod that I am not happy with:
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I am working on smoothing it out now. IMO it doen't have to be pristine- based on some shots from the OT it was pretty banged up!

Comments/critiques welcome. Thanks for looking!


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:37 pm 
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That's looking like some very nice progress all-round. Can't wait to see the finished piece. :thumbsup

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