Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project. 15 June - eye lenses and shutters

[Turrican]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway!

That's one of the hardest parts on the whole build.
To make fit these two parts perfectly together without ruin the contour and scale of the parts.
It's useless if the parts fit's perfect but the cutlines and dimensions get wrong.
I realy have hate that work on my mask.

 

[kurtyboy]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway!

I don't have much choice but to tinker with it since the recaster made such a monumental cock up!

 

[Kroenen77]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway!

Oh,man...what a lot of work.I think it would be a lot easyer to build a complete new reveal from a ROTJ helmet cast.;-)

But good work,man!


I like your colors on the old reveal...what did you use?

 

[kurtyboy]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway!

For a change I decided to work on the Vocoder today.

Some parts are temporary but here's a quick mockup of most of them.

 

[Kroenen77]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

Looks nice.The black "plastic scew" on the left side...what is that?And can you tell me what a grid do you use under the parts?It looks like the right triangle pattern,right?

 

[kurtyboy]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

That'll be the infamous 'mystery part'. The mesh is close but I had to sand the surface down a bit because it wasn't flat. It's mesh code 922 from Expamet.

 

[bobasfett]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

Looking good Marcus. I did the same process years ago with Nathan's base mask. Cut the tubes off the top mask, got the plastic tubes ready. I even shaved the tubes off the bottom jaw and had it ready to take the lower plastic tubes. There is, as Marcus is showing, a LOT of work to bring the base mask up to production made accuracy. Especially true for the lower jaw. Anyway, after I cut the dome off to add the Plastruct piece, I decided to source a more accurate base mask (which I did) and just never got back to building. Can't wait to see you finish this one man! Maybe it will inspire me.

BTW, I posted this on the old Reveal forum, but to get the smaller tube parts to fit on the larger tubes on the jaw piece, wrap the larger tube with sandpaper and sand the small tube part back and forth until you get the correct arch. They will fit perfect as long as you sand at the correct angle.....that is the tough part.

 

[Ham Solo]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

WOW, Marcus! I can't believe the progress you've made. It doesn't even look the same.

 

[OdiWan72]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

WONDERFUL job Marcus

Keep the WIP pics coming, very inspirational

Markus

 

[kurtyboy]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

Thank you gents. I have another update to post soon.

 

[kurtyboy]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

My first attempt at making some new teeth. I had both some square plastic rod and some resin stuff that Sidewinder machined for me.

Then realised the teeth are not deep enough so got scrapped.

Need to add some material to the left side and make it curve inwards more.

 

[Kroenen77]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

That looks very nice and clean!

 

[kurtyboy]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

Thanks, but unfortunately I used squared rod and I need to switch to rectangular to getvthe depth. Plastruct do that too however.

 

[kurtyboy]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

More work on the neck part. Gaps now filled but still some reshaping needs to be done towards the rear.

Back to getting the two halves to line up. This mask could be as much as 25% filler (I use P38 and Milliput) by the time I'm finished. Also a touch more breaking and re-fiberglassing going on!

I sometimes use a piece of flat wood to give a straight edge.

Filing and sanding...

Yet more filler. Really want to get those nice ramps up from the back to the front which ramp down again towards the mouth.

Oops I broke Vader's bottom lip!

Here you can see I've been trying to match the asymmetrical slopes on each side.

After more sanding and a coat of primer.

The chin hole has been enlarged and tidied up and the mesh has been cut to size. Edges need a bit refining though.

Tune in next week!

 

[sskunky]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

bloody Hell Markus, what have you done to that wonderful Ketzler casting? :lol

I must say when you got that back from me I thought your a better man than me...Hahahahaa.....

You've really gone to town and that turd is beginning to look polished...

Keep it up... Looking forward to the next installment :thumbsup

 

[Kroenen77]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

It is really ever a surprise how much better a piece is looking with primer on it,right?;-)

 

[kurtyboy]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

Well there is that, but then there's also the three weeks of work correcting this piece of turd that I put in to it! :lol

 

[Tom1971]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway!

Marcus,

What it the black piece with the half round edges that you are mounting all the teath and mesh to???

Is that your own design, a found piece????

For a change I decided to work on the Vocoder today.
http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/kurtyboy2/reveal/vocoder.jpg

Some parts are temporary but here's a quick mockup of most of them.
http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/kurtyboy2/reveal/vocoder3.jpg

http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/kurtyboy2/reveal/vocoder4.jpg

 

[kurtyboy]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway!

Not my work but that of a master craftsman who will chime in if he wants to!

 

[Wolfsburg]

Re: Kurtyboy's new Vader Reveal project is underway! Update 11 Aug: Vocoder

I would love to have a display Vader helmet that combined the reveal elements of that seen in RotJ and RotS but I have nowhere near the skill to make that happen! Beautiful work here!