Customizing Costume Containers - Part 3 of 4
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- I customize my containers for each Star Wars costume I build, so that they look more like something from that universe. This tutorial teaches a lot of tips and tricks I have discovered over the years, as well as some pitfalls to avoid, and some simple fixes for when paint issues arise. People have asked for a tutorial on these, and I put this together over a few months. It was an hour and 45 minutes long, so I broke it up into four parts. This video is part 1.
Part 1: Introduction, example cases, choosing your case. Video link: • Customizing Costume Co...
Part 2: Paint preparation, laying out greeblies and decals, and how to more permanently mount them. Video link: • Customizing Costume Co...
Part 3: Priming, painting, troubleshooting, and weathering.
Part 4: Adding electronics, simple switch installed in a battery night light, basic circuits. Video link: • Customizing Costume Co...
Weathering videos referenced:
Weathering Theory: • Prop Weathering Tutori...
Acrylic Wash Weathering: • Prop Weathering Tutori...
Chipped Paint Weathering: • Prop Weathering Tutori...
Fuller's Earth Weathering: • Prop Weathering Tutori...
About me: I am an enthusiastic ameteur prop builder, focused on Star Wars props. I am a member of both the Rebel Legion and 501s Legion costuming clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. I post a lot of my builds and other costume content on my Instagram with the same username. / oddviking
For some of these videos, I was getting over a cold, so there is come congestion sound to my voice (apologies!).
Links:
Common Husky 50 gallon rolling tool box: www.homedepot....
Jettisonable greeblies on Etsy: www.etsy.com/s...
WampasWorkshop greeblies on Etsy: www.etsy.com/s...
Pieman Graphics custom Aurebesh vinyl decals on Etsy: www.etsy.com/l...
basic LED resistor calculator: www.hebeiltd.co...
I really love your designs. Kind greetings from the Netherlands.
Thank you very much!
These videos are amazing! Thanks for sharing.
I am so glad you like them!
Love your videos! Probably have watched all of them at least ten times each lol. Honestly such great education. I was wondering what kind of bolts you use to attach greebles and such to your cases? I haven’t been able to find the right ones that’ll work.
I use a variety pack of M3 bolts and nuts from Amazon. M3 are 3mm holes, so a 1/8” drill bit is perfect for them. the heads are hex Allen key holes, and the kits come with them.
glad to hear someone else doesn’t get on with montana! really good and helpful videos btw!!
Yeah, I see they work great for lots of people. Some work well for me, but Rustoleum is way more consistently successful.
Have you ever considered using a self itching primer? I've never personally tried to paint any of these cases like you have so it might not make a difference on that plastic but it could be a useful thing to try if you haven't already
I haven’t ever tried it, but that’s a great idea!
@OddViking Hopefully that might fix some of your adhesion issues. Thanks for the tutorials man I'm gonna put them into practice for my Sev build!
Amazing video do you use a mat or a gloss to seal your props helmets armour
I use matte / flat on most of them.
At what stage do you add a clear coat in these? After primer or paint? Or do you just skip it in order to weather it?
I always wait until after weathering to clear coat, as sometimes it impedes the acrylic adhesion a bit.
When you paint your cases, specifically the cases with hinged lids do you disassembled the case before painting?
No, they usually are assembled in a way that makes that very difficult to remove, so I just paint them attached.
Mistakes just add natural weathering!
Some do! Some are worth fixing... I know you go by the 10 foot rule! Mine is more like 10 inches... or even 10 centimeters!