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Pouches
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I have been struggling to get new patches from a supplier since November. However, he has been having some serious health problems. Since I was sent the wrong pouches I decided to make the change myself. So I went to Joann Fabrics, got a bottle of “chocolate” Rit dye and went to work. Here is…
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Welcome
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Back around the holidays of 2021 I was chatting with some friends when the topic came up of “what did you want to be when you were 10 years old and, if not, why aren’t you doing that now? A few folks said they wanted to be an astronaut, firefighter, policeman (back then it didn’t…
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And I think it’s going to be a long, long time
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Jetpack: v2 After being so impressed with the armor and service from MinuteFett I asked about purchasing a jetpack from him but he told me he does not do that. He recommended I contact Seven Cat Studios and purchase a jetpack from him, which I did. It took about a month to arrive. It was…
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Helmet, take 2
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I was so pleased with the armor from MinuteFett I ordered a helmet from him. It took a while to be made and arrive but it was worth it! I also opted for the metal (aluminum) “ears” and rangefinder stalk. These are the progress pics of it being painted. After the jump check out the…
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Cans
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A look at the paint cans used (so far)
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A few (more) small repairs: Jetpack Edition
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Halloween did a doozy on the jetpack. When someone tried to give me a hug (don’t; bad idea) the jetpack went crashing to the floor and ended up. Well, see for yourself: The great thing about tearing these apart and repainting them is that if (when) they break you have the confidence and know-how to…
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More helmet repairs and Halloween
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In an effort to salvage as much of the helmet as I could I made my own back vents out of another piece of Rubbermaid trashcan and an X-Acto knife. It worked OK. I also picked up a desktop calculator from a friend who was selling it on eBay. I recognized her name and it…
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Tired of patching; starting anew
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After dealing the ear I got tired of patching stuff on the armor and decided I would repaint it. Then I noticed that the armor I got wasn’t even close to the damage from the movie. So I did A LOT of research. I was ready to put down a ton of money from Boba…
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van Gogh-ing my helmet
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I took some time to get everything back in order from the ceiling collapse. Since GalaxyCon I was mindful of how poor the earls looked on my helmet. Thinking I could fix the helmet I ordered a couple of pieces from Boba Maker. I sawed off the existing cast-in ear, put some fiberglass and resin…
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A few small repairs, and a big one
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GalaxyCon took a toll on a few pieces of the outfit. Here was the last photo taken before packing up: What broke: All of the repairs were super-easy with some industrial strength glue and just making another spike. The great thing about things breaking is that I had the confidence (and repair kit) to quickly…
