That is impressive! I can't wait to see the finished product!

sorry about that, it wasn't my intention to turn this into a sales thread

when i'm done with the costume, people are welcome to discuss commissions with me via PM if they really wish, but lets see how i do with the rest of the costume, before anyone decides, eh?
:)
btw, happy turkey day.

You deff have my buy if you sale, But on topic, What did you use to make this?

I second this!
Wow, dude, you're doing awesome. Can't wait to see the end result.

Impressive. Would you be willing to post your paper craft mask plans? And here is a duster I was looking at for my costume (its a little light in color, but with some paint, dye, or dirt it could turn out right): http://www.amazon.com/Duster-Mustard-contrasting-Collar-MUSTARD/dp/B0000AOWOT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290900004&sr=8-1

Nicely done!

A few more costumes and you can start your own Fallout party like these Russian fans did: http://acidcow.com/pics/2966-russian-fallout-31-pics.html

This is amazing. Can't wait for another update on this!
It would be sick if you were able to make the lenses light up.

Wouldn't wanna mess with you on the airsoft field if you went wearing that armor.

Glowing LED eyes ->

http://www.showmewithvideo.com/videos/1125/halloween-tips-eyes-glowing-led-mask.html

Assassins Creed: Brotherhood was on your table...

Also, man i can't believe someone is actually doing this! It'l be very exciting to see the end result.

we need to keep this alive!!!!

Yeah, thanks for the bump. I missed it the first go around. This is incredible! Dude should apply to a major studio in Hollywood for costume design and wardrobe.

If they ever for some reason make a Fallout movie with NCR in it, He could make a few costumes.. (Possibly..)

Just amazing. Probably the most iconic image from new Vegas. Those Russian power armor pics were good but this looks even better.

hey guys,
i haven't been sharing any of my daily updates here, but since your trying to keep this on the front page, i think i should at the very least, get you upto speed on my progress!
your all a credit to the NCR!
(which i find ironic of me to say, since i sided with the legion in my first playthrough..)



http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/P9260623.jpg

this is a shot of me chopping up half the mask to make templates for the plastic version of the mask, so i can reassemble the mask in plastic over thanksgiving holiday... i got abit done during turkey day, but not as much as i had hoped.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/P9260625.jpg

the wife stole the mask earlier too, before i chopped it up.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/P9250618.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/PA010627-1.jpg

it's taking time, but this is plastic this time around and will be backed with fiberglass afterwards.
much stronger than cardboard and lighter than bondo (which is a kind of grey to pinkish car repair substance that's great for props)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA020628.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA020629.jpg

yesterday i took part of the mask apart tonight and flared out the edges around the muzzle area,

trying to replicate the flared edges of this picture.
http://www.existentialgamer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/fallout-new-vegas.jpg

than attached the front and lens frames.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA030631.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA030630.jpg

now i need a couple of pipes for the gas mask canisters, and i've taken a trip to home depot today for fiberglass and resin.
doubt i'll be using it just yet, but i have a few days off work so i hope i'll be upto that point.

meep.

Looks.. Great.. NEED.. DUSTER.

Thanks for the update!
Can't wait to see the finished project!

If you guys want to be a huge help,
i have a favor to ask.. i'm trying to work out what is written on the chest of the NCR armor that the rangers wear.

on the left side (your left, when your looking straight at them) it says
"PD"
"OT"

i 'think' that is infact
"LVPD" (las vegas police department)
"RIOT"

thoughts?

as for the white circle on the other side of the chest i have no idea.. so any ideas?
if you think im wrong on my idea, by all means, say something, otherwise it wont be just a bad idea, it'll be a full on mistake on my armor.

pre-War LAPD riot armor

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/NCR_Ranger_combat_armor

As always The Vault has the answers

You have to remember NCR comes from Cali not Vegas.

very true, i had not really thought about that!!

thank you so much!

now.. my best bet is that the white circle may be a circle with the NCR bear standing up in it, like the design on the shoulder of the duster coat they wear.

btw.. i just got two flags in the mail, California flags, i plan to try and work out a way to combine them into a single NCR flag.

could anyone with a PC version take a screen shot of a suit of the armor dropped onto the ground? i think that may show some insight onto what the logo may or may not be.
(i was just checking the wiki, and someone confirmed you can read the whole LAPD RIOT if you drop the armor onto the ground from your inventory and look at it on the floor.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/New_California_Republic

Has shots of the flag in detail.

I try not the throw this word around lightly, but this......is......EPIC.

Okay folks, big update, (apologies for the img tags, i know they dont work here but its a habit.)
i've been working hard getting the amp on the front of the mask looking right, which isnt easy when its from scratch.
couldn't find a pipe the right diameter to use for it, so i had to improvise.. now i have to do something similar for the gas canister! not going to be fun.
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA060601.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA060602.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA060603.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA060604.jpg[/IMG]
sometime round this period i noticed i was doing it wrong, and had to tear the pieces apart and redo them, so the gap between the sections were even all the way along, rather than kind of arcing outwards.
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA060605.jpg[/IMG]

i felt the mask was too wide, so i cut a slit in the side
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA050599.jpg[/IMG]

and attached it closer.
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA050600.jpg[/IMG]

I also began work with my favorite type of weathering, BATTLE DAMAGE!
so i took my trusty soldering iron to the foam.
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070606.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070607.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070608.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070609.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070610.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070611.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070613.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070614.jpg[/IMG]

some people have been curious with how i rigged the straps at the back, so for their benefit.
the silver thing on the strap is a safety pin, i will add a line or two of stitching, once i am satisfied with the entire vest.
[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070615.jpg[/IMG]

Firstly, as much as i liked the burn marks and blackening of the foam with the soldering iron, i am not content to leave the armor a simple grey with a few scratch marks.
it needs to look dirty and have a somewhat paintchippy look to areas.

i cannot speak more highly for this spraypaint however, in the shot you can see it, Plastidip,
works a charm on foam, and holds paint to it perfectly, a great primer
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070617.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070618.jpg

after i've gotten the front amp sorted, i needed to make the filter canister, and was at a total loss for how to do it until i routed through some of my junk box, i found something almost perfect!
it was a cheap dollar store purchase at a japanese market, i bought a couple of them for things like a potential stick grenade prop, or other such ideas.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070619.jpg
cut it in half
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070620.jpg
and the bottom now slides inside the top.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA070623.jpg

for the more observant of you,
http://www.existentialgamer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/fallout-new-vegas.jpg
this detail shot shows an interesting detail that looks like a series of thin discs held inside the canister.
so i'm going to have to try to replicate that.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA080624.jpg

hey, the hole only shows about a quarter of the possible inside of the canister.. why not cheat?
work smart, not hard!
so i saved my fingers some pain and divided each disc i cut into four.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA080625.jpg
i think it works.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA080626.jpg

now, back to the armor,
i want to keep the channels between the plates black, so i'm using some blue painters tape.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA080627.jpg
hard to tell but i've given it a coat of gunmetal as my "raw" armor color, i'll be painting the grey over this in select places to give it an extra weathered look.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA080628.jpg

i also think the plastidip is a great stuff to try with the canister, so i'm giving it a coat of it before i give it some regular primer, we shall see how it goes.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kaikaiAA/Vaultdwell/PA080629.jpg

Coming along very nicely. I love the attention to detail.

I like your attention to details. If I were you I would just find similar gas mask and call it a day....