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heliboy999 () Active Legion Member
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 5:28 pm Post subject: Heliboy999 TFA Generic resistance pilot Briefing room WIP.
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Hi all.
Putting together a Generic resistance pilot costume. Initially a Briefing room set up but later to complete pilot when funds and time allows.
Hopefully this will go a small way to erasing the extreme disappointment from a few years ago. I was cast to be a Resistance pilot in The last Jedi (due to my job) and when I went for costume fitting my flight suit wasn't there. The costume fitter couldn't explain why at the time and I had to settle for being an engineer. Turns out my suit was used to replace a damaged one for one of the main cast. Had a great time and a really amazing experience but I never got to live my dream of being and X wing pilot.
Thats me taking a sneaky look back at camera during that scene.
Cheers
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Blue Banshee Leader (Alex Buirch) Active Legion Member

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Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 8:04 am Post subject:
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Good luck! _________________ B-wing Pilot - Jedi - Resistance X-wing Pilot - Temmin "Snap" Wexley
-Former RLSC XO - Former RLSC Costume Judge - RL Pilot Costume Mentor
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heliboy999 () Active Legion Member
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Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 10:07 pm Post subject:
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Photos for your inspection.
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Regards
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 2:50 am Post subject:
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Left leg. Best is pull the leg pants down so the lace is not see. And great job. I like to add flares are right. I see then being worn upside in pics. |
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heliboy999 () Active Legion Member
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 11:18 am Post subject:
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Hi.
Yes agree the leg can be dragged down a bit. Need to use the leg flare strap to keep it down.
Not sure what you mean by the flares. Do you mean that you personally like to see them being worn upside or do you mean they SHOULD be worn upside?
Reference pictures show wide ends up and some show wide ends down. There is even a picture of a pilot wearing on the right leg.
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heliboy999 () Active Legion Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 4:59 pm Post subject:
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Moving on to the rest off the full pilot build now.
BS Helmet donar ready for strip down and repaint.
Primer applied.
Main blue colour applied.
Lots of careful masking needed for the secondary yellow colour.
NIGHTMARE!!!! reaction between paints meant that the visor had to be stripped back to base to get rid of bad paint. Hours of fingernail scrapping!
Paint done. Decals needed now to finish.
Decals designed and ordered.
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heliboy999 () Active Legion Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:43 pm Post subject:
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Decals on.
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heliboy999 () Active Legion Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:45 pm Post subject:
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Helmet finished.
 _________________ The only time you can have too much fuel is when you are on fire.
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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:47 pm Post subject:
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Chest box and hose attached.
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heliboy999 () Active Legion Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:49 pm Post subject:
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Vest.
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Blue Banshee Leader (Alex Buirch) Active Legion Member

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Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:50 am Post subject:
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That's all really looking nice! You're doing a great job on the costume!
And hey, you might not have been a pilot in the movie, but at least you were in a Star Wars movie. They could stick me in as a janitor that gets shot at the end of a three second scene and I'd be happy.  _________________ B-wing Pilot - Jedi - Resistance X-wing Pilot - Temmin "Snap" Wexley
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Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 3:34 pm Post subject:
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Looking fantastic! Did you sew your flightsuit yourself, or have it made? (and which vendor?) _________________
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heliboy999 () Active Legion Member
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Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 4:48 pm Post subject:
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Hi.
No I bought the suit from someone else who didn't want to carry on with the build. It was a custom build by
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/XenaJoCreations
Jo also made my Vest.
I needed to have a lot of work to adjust the suit we were very different in shape. I got a wedding dress maker to do the adjustment as it needed a lot of seam work but the result was worth it.
Hoping to do the full dress tonight for final approval shots. _________________ The only time you can have too much fuel is when you are on fire. |
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Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:19 am Post subject:
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Cleared!
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Blue Banshee Leader (Alex Buirch) Active Legion Member

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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:31 am Post subject:
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Awesome job on the costume. Congrats.  _________________ B-wing Pilot - Jedi - Resistance X-wing Pilot - Temmin "Snap" Wexley
-Former RLSC XO - Former RLSC Costume Judge - RL Pilot Costume Mentor
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