Millenium Falcon Endor Gunners

G'nott sH'urr (David Campbell) · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:33 pm Post subject:

i weathered my gloves with olive oil, they are now a dead on match for the original costume gloves Very Happy

Wolf 825 () · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:09 pm Post subject:

Whoah. Those look great.! And you used olive oil to do that?
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G'nott sH'urr (David Campbell) · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:26 am Post subject:

yes! i learned it from my freind Madseamstress, who uses olive oil to weather and age leather and microsude. She says it does not collect dirt and dust, so she uses it in door hinges as well.

G'nott sH'urr (David Campbell) · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:43 am Post subject:

make sure you use Extra Virgin Olive oil and leave them in the sun for a day or two.

I need to put mine outside, this is two days later, and they need to be sun dried, they are just a bit oily inside.

As they dry the color will become a lot more natural.

Tag Aldeggon () · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:13 am Post subject:

Wow - those look really good. I've never heard of using olive oil for weathering, but it seems to be a fantastic method!
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Okami Dai () · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:34 am Post subject:

A perfect and cheap method!
Thanks for sharing this!
BTW, those gloves look great!
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Schph Gochi (Phyllis Schulte) · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:29 pm Post subject:

interesting....
always much to be learned...

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G'nott sH'urr (David Campbell) · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:40 am Post subject:

yep===go ask the Rennies' and steampunk people Smile

...they have some INTERESTING methods of weathering that I plan to emplo this spring.

oh and just amke sure to use Extra virgin oil, and leave em in the sun. its too cool to do much here now so I have them on a towel to wick anything out.

G'nott sH'urr (David Campbell)

Will this fabric strip (bottomweight material I found at joannes, labeled Cornstalk Target) that is laid up next to my new Gaiters be an acceptable color for the vest

OR

should the fabric of the vest match the gaiters exactly?

The photos are taken indoors with and without flash.

The Endor trooper standard says the Endor vest should be beige. I looked up beige and got nearly 100 different colors online.
So, before i go plunk down the cash on this material, will it be acceptable, or should i continue to search?

thanks!

Schph Gochi (Phyllis Schulte) · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:56 am Post subject:

Yes...I think I remember seeing that "cornstalk" fabric...
I was searching all over for the Khaki colored twill at 4 different Joanne's and no one had any...
am beginning to wonder if they are phasing it out...
the "cornstalk" was darker...but it should be good...
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G'nott sH'urr (David Campbell) · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:54 am Post subject:

Thanks Phyllis. I have a BRAND NEW Joanns, grand opening is this weekend, and they actually have Khaki bottom weight material, and im pretty sure they had Khaki twill too. Colors of course come and go in runs over time, there certainly is a lot of shades of green in stores the last couple of years, but virtually no Olive Drab.

what got me was the Endor trooper standards that says "beige" vest.

Thanks for the input!

Schph Gochi (Phyllis Schulte) · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject:

beige...
lt khaki...
tan...

any of those colors...
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G'nott sH'urr (David Campbell) · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:11 am Post subject:

Thank you!!
That i can certainly handle. Looks like Ill be purchasing fabric in the next 48 hours Smile

G'nott sH'urr (David Campbell) · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:37 am Post subject:

picked up the fabric today.

next question, will these coveralls be acceptable for use for this?

Most of the "tan" coveralls fall into the "khaki" spectrum
http://www.automotiveworkwear.com/RedKap/CC18/coveralls.html

Schph Gochi (Phyllis Schulte) · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:15 am Post subject:

I actually used the same coveralls/flightsuit as my Hoth Tech and Hoth Hangar Trooper...
they appear to be the same suits as X-Wing Pilots (orange), AT-AT Drivers,
So....that jumpsuit above would not work because of the zippers....
you might want to sign up on that thread for the member offering up the accurate flightsuits...

http://www.rebellegion.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=482087#482087
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