Cad Bane Scratch Build

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:22 am

I have officially begun a scratch build for Cad Bane. I prototyped the gauntlets in card board. These are very rough but it gave me the general ideas on how to move forward.

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:40 pm

Marvinrobot wrote:I have officially begun a scratch build for Cad Bane. I prototyped the gauntlets in card board. These are very rough but it gave me the general ideas on how to move forward.

Post by **TK3446** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:40 pm

Cad Bane will be awesome! The kids will love you. Can't wait to see more.

Website · Post by **138** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:20 pm

well you do amazing work ... your the scratch build master..

cant wait to see more ,,
cad bane is an awesome character...

it will be great to have it in the m.w.g.

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:11 pm

So if your children ever wondered why math/algebra is important here is what a simple solve for "X" can do for you...

Using Cad Bane's actual height and a scaled pic of him and his pistol, I was able to print a 1:1 scale picture of the grip and main body. These pistols are actually very slender and long...it's a 12" barrell.

Post by **Fleetfang** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:55 pm

Wally, I have to say that once you do all of the really hard work, I'd love to steal everything that you work up and copy it all so that Chicago can have a little taste of Duros bounty hunter, too.

Break a leg with the build. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Post by **TK321** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:26 pm

So, the entire costume will be made of cardboard?

(you're brave...I would end up with a paper cut!)

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:08 am

TK321 wrote:So, the entire costume will be made of cardboard?
(you're brave...I would end up with a paper cut!)

The gauntlet is starting out in cardstock. I wanted to get a rough shape to work with. Next I will fill it with foam to firm it up and then will make a solid casting of the rough shape to actually work on. I may not make the casting I may just start bondo'n just have to see how things go. In the end I will produce a 2 part mold that I can make fiberglass gaunts out of.

The pistiol grip will be in wood and the barrell out of plastic tubes. If I find a real scope I like I may just use that rather than make it.

The Holsters/bandolier will be in real leather.

I'm still undecided on the duster, saddle bag, chaps. The shirt will be in a pseudo seude textured polyester.

Post by **TK321** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:49 pm

(I was just kidding about the paper comment)

Website · Post by **Rebel Doughboy** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:17 pm

If your R2 is any indication of the quality of your work...your gonna be the best darn Cad Bane the Legion has yet to see!

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:48 pm

More math more detail

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:51 pm

So I've taken the initial card board gauntlet, covered it with fiberglass resin, filled it with "Great Stuff" gap filler, cut down the overflow and applied the first coat of bondo. I will apply a couple more layers and then move on to automotive bondo as I work it smoother.

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Post by **o331marine** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:19 pm

wally you are a mad scientist. awesome work so far. btw is this because cad killed your man Denal?

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:09 pm

o331mrine wrote:wally you are a mad scientist. awesome work so far. btw is this because cad killed your man Denal?

Yes and no. I loved Denal's paint scheme, Loved Cad, found a sick irony in the fact that after I decided to do Cad, Denal is killed by him...weird coincidence? or fate?

What I love is that I will be able to go as Cad in clone armor too

buuuahaahahahaha

Post by **o331marine** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:48 pm

it is such a sad irony of the matter. but still awesome work so far my man

Website · Post by **Rebel Doughboy** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:40 pm

If you do the armor variant you might as well be Nick Sant

Website · Post by **138** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:56 pm

Somebody on the legion for sale board did a run of cad bane faces ?

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:50 pm

More work on the gaunt

and repeat

Yes that's my partner in crime...we are working seperate parts and swapping

Post by **the dark knight** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:27 pm

looking good wally!

Post by **Marvinrobot** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:41 pm

I'm now at a point where I'm making adjustments. It is definitely a challenge translating "Alien" proportions to something wearable by the average trooper. The photo below show you how I have shortened the gaunlet in a proportionate manner. I will be adding a styerene box to the bottom to give it the appropriate squared off look. I will also add a new top to increase the angle. Right now I'm thinking the gaunlet would be in 3 parts: Bottom, middle top, and panel top. More to come.

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