Thursday, April 23, 2009

Obi Wan

Well this was a quick one...

I saw an ad for the brown robe so I grabbed it. I have to say I loved wearing it! It was so comfortable to watch movies in my cold basement. Oh well, back to blankets and heaters.

The inner tunic/robe is my old Aikedo gi slighty dyed beige, and the lower robe is just a $4 sheet I found at wal mart. COlor mathes the gi very well! The larger belt is from the same sheet. The other belt is just from a thrift store (as are the brown boots). Nothing super accurate but I added a buckle and another detail to the belt from seom reference images.

The mannequin is a cheap $25 ebay inflatable mannequin with no arms or head. I made arms out of foam noodles kids play with in swimming pools. I shaped and cut them a bit and added coat hangers to help them hold the shape.

The head..well thats just a photo I printed full size and glued to cardboard. Yup..cheesy I know but I casting of a sculpt is just not in the budget right now.


The first pic is with a flash. Lights up the face, although I prefer it in the dark a bit.



This pic is without a flash. I tried to hold still!

8 comments:

Calvin Thomas said...

Hey Old Man,
Looks good to me, Lucky Dog!!!!!
If your not happy with it, I have a spot for it.
Calvin

SuperDad said...

Who says Im not happy with it?? ;)

Hope you are feeling ok Calvin!!

Jason

The life of thomas said...

Hi Buddy! I agree with Calvin it Look excellent and there plenty of room at my new place ;)

Sorry for being a little quiet these past few weeks but with a Model Expo, wedding and moving at the same time it was tough and pleasurable at the same time. But Now I'm back and my secret project is just beginning ;)

Thomas

The life of thomas said...

pardon the typos :D

SuperDad said...

Wedding?!? Thomas did you get married?!?!?!


Thanks man. I am happy to finally have a Jedi to balance out the sith in my basement.

Jason

The life of thomas said...

Yes, I got married about 2 weekends ago....so its been a buy month, but now I'm back ;)

Thomas

SuperDad said...

Congratulations!!!!!!! I am sorry but I didn't know!

Make sure you make time for that new wife of yours too!!

Jason

The life of thomas said...

Thanks Jason and she loves my "little" hobby so its perfect :D

Thomas