Project: Jedi Wookiee

[tanzanlinnear]

No problem I think it'd work best if the 'cooling suit' was in two halves with the pumps at waist height. Good luck with the project

[Nova Darklighter]

That looks really good, The hair looks good, but blocks the mouth, but it looks like you did do something to it.

[LoreenShadowchaser]

I hope I'm not being too harsh, but that hair on the suit still look too much like it must have when you bought it, the strands crinkly and still sort of twisted together.

I suppose that the hair will sort of "fluff out" with time, but is there anyway you can maybe brush it out?

I'm sure it'll look better later, and I know you must have put a lot of work into that daunting task, but I just think, that right now it looks too much like a "walking carpet". It just doesn't look like fur, to me.

I wanted to see if anyone else was going to say what I was thinking, but no one did.

I think, the mask is great, but the suit just doesn't match the way the mask looks.

I'm still impressed with all the work you put into it, there's just something that doesn't look quite right about it, to me.

[Clone Commando]

i think it looks great but loreen is right it just dosen't look the way it should, also wookiees hate clothing with a PASSION so a wookiee would really only wear the belt and that's it.

[DietVanillaMike]

the suit isnt done yet, i cant brush it together until the whole thing is peppered if i brush it together i couldnt get to the suit to add the gray hair in underneath,

i agree though, the hair in the face needs to be bobby pinned to the mask to keep it from going everywhere

it will never look like fur, becasue wookiees dont have fur they have hair, it will stop looking matted together once i get some more gray hair though

baswed off of the only wookiee jedi that i know of besides lowbacca, tyvokka wore robes, im thinking about a bandolier belt hookup i think that would be pretty cool for a jedi wookiee

[Ky-Wan Zann]

Yeah the issiues from the Star JHyperspace war by Dark Horse had that Wookie Jedi in it, he was Plo-Koons Master, I would love to see a jedi with robes I have another refrence shot here

www.holonetnews.com/54/news/1352_1.html

look about halfway down the page

[tanzanlinnear]

It also shows Dooku when he was a Jedi Master, and his costume looks rather dark

[Nova Darklighter]

Just out of curiousity, how did you attach the hair? When you go to unmat it, if you have a steamer, try steaming it straight before you use a comb or brush. Also, try using a hairspay w/ laquer in it on the mask hair, brush it where you want it, and spray, but not to heavy, you don't want cotton candy, just hold.

[Shatir Lavan]

If I were to undertake a project like this, I'd skip out on the pants and tunic, just have a belt, tabbards, and a robe. From my point of view, that would fit a wookiee quite well.

[Ky-Wan Zann]

Yeah Dooku has a great look along withthe Padawan Qui-Gon there

[tanzanlinnear]

Definitely, it'd be interesting to see if someone were to be allowed to recreate that costume, as it seems to be just very dark shades of grey.

[Olos Nay]

The original Chewie suit was tubed for cooling. There are tubes passing everywhere in the suit, small tubing ennough for water to pass in, a little like that


passing everywhere in this fashion




the best is to have an undergarment with cooling tubings.

You need a fixture to attach somewhere with a container (quick release the better), and when you're getting too hot, you pump out the hot water and change it with cool one.
I think some 501st do the same.

Its kinda pricey, but if you already paid big buck for a costume, you better be able to use it.

[DietVanillaMike]

hey guys thanks for the info im just kind of saving up for this and thinking about my options

Nova, yhe hair is simply hot glued on i was told this i effective and a little quicker than the other tie it in method (yeah i chose the quick and easy path ) i was in a rush i finished about 3 hours before i needed to get to the premiere to meet up with my friends

thanks again for the heads up on the tubing

[Cara Drume]

Personally, I think all that needs to be done is fixing the face, adding the gray hair, and then making a belt/bandolier to hang the lightsaber on.

Other than that, the suit looks GREAT!

[DietVanillaMike]

i always meant to keep a beter update on this but i always ended up getting sidetracked along the way...again thank you for all you comments... im preparing for a big move, to colorado now and i plan to get my costume finished before i leave, ive done the head and will get a picture soon it looks much better now though i havent aded the gray yet though so i still dont have the body suit done... i wore him to a store on the midnight release of episode three and was 10 minutes late for a costume contest i didnt even know about...

anyway be on the lookout for new pictures they are coming soon