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    Imperial Army Troopers

    in New CRLs

    Posted

    Dude, those pics are epic.  So jealous!  Makes me wonder if I can get an event like that put together in my local area...

     

    I do have to say I chuckled a bit to see people wearing eye protection when they had goggles on their forehead...yeah, I know that their costume goggles probably weren't safety rated, but it still struck me as funny.  I made sure to purchase my future AT-ST goggles as military surplus just so I could also airsoft in them.  Someday...

    Agent Kallus

    in Rebels

    Posted

    darn pantone colors are never what you'd think..

     

    Agreed -- many of the Pantone definitions given by Dave Filoni don't match the characters to my eye.  Even the Hexachrome Black used by both the Inquisitor and Kallus look different.  Shading, luminosity, and color adjacency must play a big factor here.  Even with these definitions from the source, I still feel we're running into the old "real prop vs. as seen on screen" debate.

     

    Here's some info on Hexachrome Black that I dug up:

     

    Hexachrome was a six-color printing process designed by Pantone Inc. In addition to custom CMYK inks, Hexachrome added orange and green inks for better color reproduction. Hexachrome was discontinued by Pantone in 2008.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexachrome

     

    PANTONE Hexachrome is a unique six-color inkset, and NOT a CMYK ++ system. In other words, the Hexachrome cyan, magenta, yellow and to a lesser extent, black, are unique, cleaner and more chromatic than their SWOP CMYK counterparts.  When combined with the Hexachrome Orange and Green, these inks far surpass the gamut available in conventional four-color process printing. However, the same cannot be said of simply adding orange and green to SWOP CMYK.

    To attempt to 'match' PANTONE Hexachrome colors with PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM solid color equivalents doesn't make much more sense than attempting to match CMYK colors with PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM solid colors, although customers have been doing that for years.

    John Stanzione on Jan 8, 2008 11:45 AM

    http://printplanet.com/forums/prepress-workflow-discussion/13683-hexachrome-colors-pantone-colors-whats-connection#post84827

     

    So obviously we're taking the color matching conversion one step further and trying to match digital colors to pantone colors to fabric colors, which reflect light differently due to their various weaves and materials. 

     

    But in following the description of the hexachrome being "more chromatic," and the screenshots of Kallus' and the Inquisitor's uniforms, I'd interpret the hexachrome black as being a material with a bit of shine to it, compared to a more matte or flat black.

     

    Hexachrome black is used in Kallus' chest panel and yoke, and used in the Inquisitor's armor.  These are both "highlight" areas intended to stand out, and interpreting their expression in fabric I'd say something with just a little bit of shimmer or gloss would do well, rather than looking for an actual lighter tone.

     

    Thoughts?

    Agent Kallus

    in Rebels

    Posted

    Yes, I've noticed the insignia on the officer uniforms as well.  Every Imperial officer we've seen on screen so far has them.  We'll have to see if they mention any sort of significance.

    Agent Kallus

    in Rebels

    Posted

    Here's a link to an album of screencaptures I've been taking of Kallus.  There is so much material available with all these promotional videos, with some good closeups!

     

    http://s482.photobucket.com/user/kievanmereel/library/Star%20Wars%20Rebels/Kallus

     

     

    Some observations:

     

    Kallus' uniform is a more saturated green than the olive color of regular Imperial Officers.  See them here side-by-side.  Tell me what you think?

     

    th_ScreenShot2014-08-07at120914AM_zpscde th_ScreenShot2014-08-07at121943AM_zps1b6 th_ScreenShot2014-08-07at123010AM_zps490

     

    Details of Helmet:

     

    th_KallusHelmetSide2_zpsa57d702c.png th_ScreenShot2014-08-06at115822PM_zps320 th_KallusCommanding_zps20c17f43.png th_KallusBack_crop_zpse97ba975.png

     

    Since the helmet is so cylindrical I've been thinking I can scratchbuild it from a 5-gallon bucket like the Mando Mercs often do.  However, I haven't found a source that I like for the hemispherical top quite yet.  A cheap option could be salad or mixing bowls, but finding one with just the right dimensions is the trick. 

     

    Another option are some vacuform companies out there that can form hemispheres and even bell domes, but just the parts would come out to $60 - $120.  I know that's less than most helmet kits in the Legion, but maybe I'm just cheap and that's why I end up researching costumes and not making them.  I wonder what vacuformers in the Legion could do, especially since these companies make domes out of Acrylic, which I hear tends to be brittle, instead of ABS or HIPS like we typically do.

     

    Common prices:

    Helmet Base: 8" diameter x 10" tall acrylic bell dome: $70 (those with big heads would easily add $30)

    Front & Back "Cheesegrater" shields: 8-10" diameter acrylic hemisphere: $30

    Total: $100 - 130 + shipping

     

    If we use a $5 Home Depot Bucket, price comes down to $60-80 for two hemispheres.

    Agent Kallus

    in Rebels

    Posted

    So much of the helmet can be taken from a Navy helmet, it'll be interesting to see who can come up with the rest of it.

    I don't think we'll be able to reuse any parts from a Navy helmet kit, because the shape is completely different. The design elements are similar, but we'd almost be better off basing this off of a Fett helmet. Even better would be to pull off of a Roman helmet itself.

    Agent Kallus

    in Rebels

    Posted

    Here's an image of Agent Kallus from the back, taken from the 60 second trailer. Looks like none of his armor is standard. The Roman-style helmet is an interesting addition to go along with the many other styles that have been used in Star Wars.

    KallusBack_crop_zpse97ba975.png

    Also, it seems that he has some sort of strapping on the outside of his boots. Anybody else seeing that?

    Tool to find Available 501st IDs

    in The Officer's Lounge

    Posted

    Okay, I googled the error message you posted, and it says that you need .NET framework installed to run the program. I'm not surprised because the fancy line of code that I used to download the list is probably supplied by .NET. You can get the framework here: http://www.microsoft.com/NET/

    I guess I'll see if I can find a way to do the same thing without having .NET required. I can definately change it so you have to download the file on your own, but I like how if it connects to the online list you'll have current data.

    Tool to find Available 501st IDs

    in The Officer's Lounge

    Posted

    I just sent in my 501st application, but I got really sick of having to sort through the list and find the available IDs, so this is a little program I wrote in C# that does it for you.

    The program accesses the online 501st roster, downloads it, and displays the untaken IDs, and some stats. If your internet goes down, the program will read from the backup file instead of the online list.

    Right now there are too many available IDs to fit on one screen, so it also gives you the option to save the results to a file. It will be saved as Available501stIDs.txt in the folder the .exe is run from.

    This is a very quick project so it doesn't have a lot of error catching or nice features, but it gets the job done. If there is a lot of support I may expand it to be better and offer it in the other Detachment forums, etc.

    Let me know what you think!

    Download Link: http://rapidshare.com/files/284540677/A ... 1stIDs.zip

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