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Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:23 pm
by sean
Awesome!!!!GO Zeta....

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:07 pm
by Red Eye
Congratulations for finally receiving your scanner!

I'm looking forward to see some test videos. :cylon:

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:15 pm
by GoldCylon
What type of putty are you using. It looks more like a expanding foam more than putty.
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Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:35 pm
by gremlin
woot woot scanner for cylon kitty!!! i will be getting one also once my tax refund check comes in :grin:

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:53 pm
by Cylon-Knight
GoldCylon wrote:What type of putty are you using. It looks more like a expanding foam more than putty.
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It is Milliput. Our pal nashslash suggested it and it is great stuff. A water soluble putty that dries and can be sanded, painted/chromed over. That particular photo you noted looks

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:05 pm
by gremlin
ok will do and injoy what i gave you too, :blink: boy its been christmas for you this month :nah:

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:12 pm
by GoldCylon
here is the original Cylon-Knight.

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:45 pm
by Cylon-Knight
I LOVE IT! *How did you guess my next build?! :twisted: :roll:*

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:53 pm
by sean
Impostor!

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:15 pm
by Huttman
I was curious as to why the use of putty rather than bondo?

also, I have seen people drill holes into their helmet above the brow. I just cant see myself doing that to a shiny new helmet. its too noticeable. If its something to do to be screen accurate, I think that is one thing I would definatley avoid doing. Am I alone here?

Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:58 pm
by Skullbeast
ImageI won't be fracking up my cylon brow. Those are background or stunt.

That's what I use.

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:31 pm
by Cylon-Knight
Huttman wrote:I was curious as to why the use of putty rather than bondo?

also, I have seen people drill holes into their helmet above the brow. I just cant see myself doing that to a shiny new helmet. its too noticeable. If its something to do to be screen accurate, I think that is one thing I would definatley avoid doing. Am I alone here?
Putty... another builder suggested it, and I saw it worked awesome in his build and it is water soluble. Bondo is like super intense chemical stuff... Pass.

The "Salt and Pepper Holes" on a Cylon's brow (as they are called), are screen accurate to hero helmets and stunt helmets. They were a means for the actor to see better due to the LIMITED vision. If you are spending any effort to be screen accurate they are a must to add or you fall short of ACCURATE. And there is a certain number/pattern too. I've researched that in another thread, or maybe? even mine, I forget :)

The Vulpa helmet had the salt and pepper holes added to when used in an episode of Knight Rider. They are now WAY over done, but still, it is screen used (and accurate ;)) for BSG and Knight Rider now.

If you don't want to add them, that's your call. I'm still 1/2 and 1/2 on if I will. If someone can one day make my dream of a "smoked black" see through scanner insert then they won't be needed for vision as they were in 1978.

Interesting note in nuBGS's "Razor" where the "Classic" type of Cylon Centurion was re-imagined, they also included salt and pepper holes!!! They are there, look close in images online, or if you have the DVD. It makes sense for the CGI robotic Cylons to have them as cooling vents for electronics and such inside their head... not for an actor to see out of anymore, but a great homage to REAL CLASSIC Cylons.

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:39 pm
by Cylon-Knight
Oh, and I do have an update on my build!

I bought some fabric to start an under suit and a pajamas pattern to use as a basis to mod off of. I don't have the vinyl yet, but figure I need to start to learn on the other first. It is a grayish fabric. Not the plumb I'd like, that's just too hard to find and I'm sick and tired of looking at the same dumb store for fabric they never have. MAYBE my next attempt at an under suit will be with a better color match fabric.

Not an epic, update and I need a photo yet (but it did happen :P). BUT HEY! PROGRESS
*You may now praise me, or be deleted* :twisted: Just kidding.

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:06 am
by Red Eye
Good luck with your undersuit!

Can't wait to see some photos...

Re: Building my Cylon-Knight

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:58 am
by Cylon-Knight
Tiny update on Cylon-Knight... I've placed my order for a Skullbeast Cylon Pistol Holster.
Mine will be black leather with silver studs... because I am a fashion forward Cylon. ;)
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I'll post pics and a review when I get the holster. Can't wait!
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