kman's Hoth Hangar Trooper WIP

[kman ()]

Our base is doing a group build of ESB / Hoth-based costumes this year, in light of the anniversary of ESB, so I thought I'd start a WIP of my progress.

http://newsite.rebellegion.com/hoth-hanger-trooper-ep-v/

PARTS:

1. Trooper Soft Helmet: Ordered from Pilot Bay. CHECK (once received, but no worries on that front)
   
   
2. Goggles: Vintage Uvex goggles from eBay. CHECK (they're not Swans, but they're the right shape with pretty good vent patterns. Once I strip that little bit of color out with acetone, I just need to change the elastic to some plain white elastic and they're done!)
   
   
   
   
3. Flightsuit: Tan Flightsuit (from WampaWear). CHECK
   
   
   
   
4. Boots: Vintage Jackboots: CHECK (I may still try my hand at making the moccasin style boots myself, if I have time, but meanwhile, I'm covered either way!)
   
   
   
   
5. Helmet Comm Device: 3D Printed. CHECK (I still need to paint it, but fortunately I had randomly printed one of these a while back, before my printer died)
   
   

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Let's see, I have remaining:

Complex:

1. The Vest. That's the last complicated piece. I'm hoping to try to make the vest myself, else I'll go with an Etsy vendor.

Aside from the vest, all that's left is truly simple stuff:

1. Gloves (welding gloves are cheap, and I can probably print the glove greeblie?),
   
2. Hoth rank badge (I'll likely 3D print this myself),
   
3. Cloth rank badge (I found an Etsy vendor that sells these as iron on patches, but I need more research on this), and
   
4. Scarf (should be simple to find one on Amazon, else maybe just a length of fabric?).

All of the simple things which should be pretty straightforward. Looking forward to this coming together!
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[STAR-WARS-FREAK-JPB (JEFFREY BUHOLTZ)]

If you buy a vest, I recommend 20EyesDesign on Etsy. It's the perfect color to go with the Wampa suit.
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[kman ()]

[STAR-WARS-FREAK-JPB (JEFFREY BUHOLTZ)]

I used one of the rank badges here seen on the suits for the inside troops. This is out of the book. I do not know what all the rank emblems mean so I just chose one of these 3, so I know it goes with that uniform. I am sure what you chose will be fine though.


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[LeiaAurora ()]

The vest is almost identical to Leia's Hoth vest so you're welcome to borrow my pattern and modify it to suit your needs if you like.
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[ChrisG ()]

Nice build. I'm trying to do something similar, but I am not having any luck on the goggles....
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[ChrisG ()]

Nice build. I'm trying to do something similar, but I am not having any luck on the goggles....
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[ChrisG ()]

Will do. Thanks for the advice.
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[kman ()]

Very little movement on this build. My hat is still being made, at Pilot Bay. I hope to make it to a build party later this month for some guidance on sewing the vest. The rest should still be pretty simple.

I did work on the goggles a bit. Still need to swap out the strap, but I may drag my feet on that until my hat is done, so I can make sure it's sized correctly to go around the hat.


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[STAR-WARS-FREAK-JPB (JEFFREY BUHOLTZ)]

Goggles look great.

It's good you went with the Wampa wear suit so you can find a light enough colored material for the vest. I am seeing some being made that are too dark, in my opinion. The Wampa suit is perfect color and the vest should only be a couple or a few shades darker, not much.
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