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Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:57 am
by dabambam
Another addition to the costume arrived today.

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:11 am
by Cylon-Knight
Love it! they look great.
Another Centurion is well under construction. :) Let the cutting begin...
:byyourcommand:

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:13 pm
by dabambam
Another new addition arrived today - a vintage battery belt. I can't find a maker anywhere on it, but it looks pretty darn close to the original. It's definitely from the 1970s.

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:51 pm
by Cylon-Knight
:loveit:

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:23 am
by rustycylon
the belt looks to be in super condition for its age. good find. :byyourcommand:

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 9:28 am
by Red Eye
Congrats on getting it!

These are quite hard to find these days...

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:59 pm
by dabambam
I've been trimming my armor and so far it's going good. Are there any detailed pics here on the forum of trimmed armor? I'm having difficulty on the outside boot armor and the wrist armor as well. Not sure where to trim exactly and I can't find any good pics in the threads. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 2:08 pm
by rustycylon
best thing is to trial fit before you trim too much and then trim more off as necessary.

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:51 pm
by Cylon-Knight
dabambam wrote:I've been trimming my armor and so far it's going good. Are there any detailed pics here on the forum of trimmed armor? I'm having difficulty on the outside boot armor and the wrist armor as well. Not sure where to trim exactly and I can't find any good pics in the threads. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Fellow Centurion, you can count on your Camera Crazy Admin.
:CK:
Start here: viewtopic.php?p=4405#p4405
and then go on to the next few pages of my build thread... I think there are photos like just what you needed. :)
:byyourcommand:

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 8:25 am
by GoldCylon
Looks like you nailed it. The G & M battery belt had very limited run of logos.

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:32 pm
by dabambam
I got these used boots for $60. Pretty close to screen accurate and should do the job. Still trimming the armor.

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:51 pm
by GoldCylon
I think you good.

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:50 pm
by dabambam
I have everything trimmed but the two helmets which hopefully will get done this weekend. I wanted to post my backpack as it has become challenging to complete. The neck armor was one molded piece as was the backpack. However, the mold pull is not that great for the neck armor and I had to fabricate to triangle pieces in order to get the backpack to connect and look somewhat complete. My armor set doesn't have the "L" shape piece that goes from the neck armor down to the backpack. I picked up a 2'x4' piece for flat styrene .080 and will try to make my own. You can see the "L" gap on the back of the shoulders so I at least have to fabricate that piece.

The project continues...

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:28 pm
by Jenne
Oh wow, the belt is amazing. Very cool.

Re: Cylon Armor

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 10:14 am
by dabambam
Well change of plans on building my cylon armor and costume build. I just bought a used costume for a great price from a guy who just had Kropserkel make him a costume. He had a family emergency and needed to sell the costume fast. It's only a couple months old, worn once, has Richard Hatch's signature inside the chest armor, screen accurate chain skirt on it's own belt that fits under the battery belt, MPG player with speaker, undersuit, boots, gloves. I just received it yesterday and have posted pics of me wearing it. I really like it and basically got it for the price it would have cost me to make my own or paying someone to do some of the work. I still may make my screen accurate gloves and belt since I did secure those two parts.

Now for my armor kit. I have all the pieces trimmed except the second helmet. The first helmet is not the greatest form but the second one is really nice. I'm going to put it up for sale at my cost in the forum store if anyone is interested. US shipping only. I'll do that later today.