mrlaws
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Post by mrlaws on Dec 1, 2006 21:09:46 GMT -5
OK. here is the second revision. I made the flat panel a lot smaller and I tapered the sides to more closely resemble the clone back. If my calculations are correct it should share the same width as the clone back from armpit to armpit and at the base too. I've included a shot of me wearing it so you can get a better feel for the size. Let me know what you guys think. Dan
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Post by admin on Dec 1, 2006 21:16:27 GMT -5
Looking good to me!
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Post by Anrev on Dec 1, 2006 22:58:36 GMT -5
I actually like the first one better. I wish the pics of the first one were still posted so I could compare them. But I will compare your new one to the ILM "white" model and point out what I see. Here is the comparison. A. shows the ILM model. I drew a line along the bottom edge getting using it as a ref for the upper line. Then I stretched the upper line out to the arm cutout. Notice how high it is on the cutout. B. shows the new chest plate with the same thing. Note a new lower line was drawn to get a new straight straight line for use on the upper. This way the lines are parallel on each separate pic. It is NOT the same set of lines from pic A. Please take note of where the upper line falls on the arm cutout. It is much lower on the other pic. C. shows where I feel the upper portion of the flat area should be. Note that the green line falls aprox. in the same location as it does on the ILM model. It is also SLIGHTLY wider. But just to keep the proportions. The upper red line is from pic B. to show the difference. Please note that this isnt nit picking. You asked what we (I) think. I think your doing a great job. And plan on buying one. I'm just trying to help. Interestingly enough. The second pic you posted looks proportioned right to me. Are they the same part? I even went so far as to put the second pic ON the ILM model as best I could and it looked correct.
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Post by snowflake on Dec 1, 2006 23:35:26 GMT -5
i think this version is much better then the other, and as Anrev sais the proportion may change from picture to picture. It's going to be an awesome job!
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Post by mrlaws on Dec 3, 2006 5:58:10 GMT -5
Thanks for the input. I think it's hard to compare the ILM pic to mine without having a shot taken from the exact same angle but I tried to do that with the second pic. Do any better pics of this costume exist yet?
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Post by pghfett on Dec 3, 2006 11:54:26 GMT -5
I actually liked the first one as well. The first thing I noticed about the 2nd pull was that it appeared to small when I first observed it. My decision was based on the overall look. If you had a GM helmet on in the above pic, the cowl should hang closer to the curved area. The 2nd pull has the distance between the curved control panel and cowl greater than pic'ed in the CG image.
The only way to be sure (I would think) to get the proportions right, would be to put on a finished or assembled helmet, take a pic with the chest plate on and compare it to the images available to us. Just my input, I could be off on my observations but without a pic with the chest plate and helmet on together, it makes it kina hard to judge. Not to mention inconsistant CG images which doesn't help anyone -
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Post by Anrev on Dec 3, 2006 12:54:14 GMT -5
Unfortunately the white pic is the best.
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Post by snowflake on Dec 3, 2006 14:59:06 GMT -5
I believe you can't use the prop helmet to do any measurements since it is a bit disproportionate already. For me the 2nd pull is much better, i think the curved control panel is the just right
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Post by pghfett on Dec 3, 2006 20:20:51 GMT -5
I would think you have to use the helmet, disproportionate or not, if you want it to have the proper look overall. I seen the best armor on the wrong sized people look bad because of proportion issues (including the helmet, which must fit also). The armor ultimately must fit the person wearing it, this is why some costumes look great on some but just not right on others. Overall a nice piece at any rate.
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Post by snowflake on Dec 3, 2006 20:51:52 GMT -5
I seen the best armor on the wrong sized people look bad because of proportion issues This is of course true. I guess this armor should be an average size, one-size-fits-all is just impossible or very hard to achieve. Anyway, the more i look the ILM pic, the more i find it very small compared to the rest of the body. That's why i find the 2nd push proportionate.
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Post by pghfett on Dec 4, 2006 14:23:06 GMT -5
Snow I agree with you, the more I look at it the more I agree with you about the size. It's a shame we don't have better pics of this chest plate, the CG images are so inconsistant form one to another. Perhaps the new figure will shed some light on the chest plate when it comes out. I'm not trying to be ignorant about the chest plate, I'm just offering up what I intially observed at first. Make no mistake Mrlaws, the piece is a very clean and sweet pull and I'm going to be getting one without a doubt, many thanks for tackling the project !!!
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Post by snowflake on Dec 4, 2006 16:16:58 GMT -5
And the movie doesn't help us either, they hold their dc15s with both hands in every shot!
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Post by youngling on Dec 5, 2006 7:25:45 GMT -5
All i got to say is good stuff about the pull is just absolutely beautiful and smooth Im having one heck of a time with my GM knees because they the hot plastic bunches up on the top and makes that part look mushy while the rest looks sharp and clean. Also sinc I am such a small guy this pull you have done might be the on I need. Just incase you decide to change the mold.
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Post by Anrev on Dec 12, 2006 14:12:56 GMT -5
Any updates?
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Post by Commander Voltaire on Dec 12, 2006 19:04:02 GMT -5
I got mine a few days ago. Probably the cleanest pull I have ever held since I got into costuming 1 year and 7 months ago!
I will post pics tomorrow (I think mine is the very first pull, prior to the revisions, I will pm LAWS and ask again, my mind has been mush these days)
CV
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