Project: Jedi Wookiee

[Nova Darklighter]

There are things made to wear under pro mascot costumes, they hold those freeze packs in strategic places and they do help,but are fairly expensive, they are the sort of thing that theme park employees wear under the big costumes, but it could be made fairly easily. You would need to work out a pattern. I've often thought about making one, but a simpler version, for under the Jedi in hot weather.

[Clone Commando]

yah I have heard of those but for some reason I completely forgot about. But thats's a good idea but yah fairly expensive unless u make ur own

[DietVanillaMike]

thats a good tip thanks i never really thought about it i know that some of the chewbacca used 80mm fans in the mask, but i dont like that idea too much myself

[Nova Darklighter]

No, I think I'd prefer the icy vest thing myself.

[DietVanillaMike]

I have my head, the mouth will definately have to be redone, it looks like he has this big stupid open mouthed pink grin on his face all the time and it reminds me of harry from harry of the hendersons, everything is perfect but that mouth though

[DietVanillaMike]

i found a Giganto jumpsuit (100% cotton) that is 6' 9" tall so ill pin it up along the sides, im attaching the hair today, and if i make notable progrerss ill take a picture

i also have my stilts now, they are about 14 inches, with the entire costume on i will be 7' 8"

[Primrodo]

I love where this is going Can't wait to see a final end product!

[Nova Darklighter]

Me either, we got the Supreme Edition Wookie in at the store, not bad, but could have been better, I put 1 in the window. Mostly I was not happy about the way the hair is attached, it will not last as long as it should. It also has no feet, not even hairy shoe covers.
The Vader is much better, both in looks & quality, I like that one.

[DietVanillaMike]

i have 99% ok my wookiee done he was good enough to make the news and get well over thirty pictures at e3 wednsday evening all that is left for the wookiee part is a couple of gray accents to make the body match the head pictures WILL come i just moved to me summer job in missouri though and am typing this at MY home now im leaving again tomorrow just hought id leave the update (ive seen ep3 3times now)

[torren]

Great- can't wait to see pics!

[DietVanillaMike]

Sorry about the wait, i had this thing finished months ago but ive been out in the middle of nowhere with limited computer use so without further adieu (adieu....?) here is the mostly completed wookiee outfit it still needs some peppering in places










so theres the wookiee, now all i need are the robes ...*sigh*

[Shatir Lavan]

BEAUTIFUL!!! Well, he looks menacing and dangerous, but such an excellent costuming job. I can't wait to see it in full Jedi gear.

[lazlototh]

Dude most awesome!

[tanzanlinnear]

That's incredible An idea I've had for cooling, is along the lines of NASA spacesuits... How about running a network of thin piping over something like longjohns, and using a fishtank waterpump to pump coolant (I've heard anti-freeze has better cooling properties than water when used in computer modifications)

[DietVanillaMike]

yeah, theres somebody who has actually done the tubing thing before, i dont remember how it worked but i think it did work pretty well. i set myself up to make whatever is needed by turning the jumpsuit, inside out and it has some huge pockets on the chest for putting stuff in

thanks for the suggestions everyone