After I purchased a complete set of Cylon armor from an australian seller on eBay, the construction period takes about one or two months.
The shipping takes also a while and I had to pay custom dues, which are incresed the total sum of the armor.
After dealing with all that, I finally got home to unpack my armor. It was primed in a gray automotive lacquer and had lot of flaws on the surface. So I realized that there's a lot of work to be done.
I contacted the husband from a girlfirend of my mother before, who's a varnisher by trade, and he accepted to do the flaw-removal and painting for me. So I bought a set of chrome paint, that perfectly imitate the look of the mirroring chrome plating.
After I've seen my armor with all flaws worked out and primed in white then(which later changed to black, according to the paint set instruction), I was really blown away! He did a very good job.
Then, after five weeks or so, I got a new call from him: The chrome paint was ready! So I looked after it again and was speechless. I not recognized the armor again... now you could call it a Cylon armor!
I also asked my uncle to build in the scanning eye and the "warble" sound... after his affirmation I brought the helmet and the backback to him, which will house an MP3-Player and a speaker to playback the Cylon sound. This work's still in progress, but stay tuned, after it is done, I can make a short video clip of the helmet or something.
I furnished the rest of the armor with velcro tape, which holds better then I suspected, and added the stickers for the right and left forearm-pieces and the backpack.
But there was the next problem: The parts (the right side of the chestplate and the boot gauntlets) didn't fit together! So I called the husband of my mum's girlfriend again to take care of that problem. It's also still in the making.
In the meantime my grandpa build the sword and the rifle for me professionally. Thanks to Dale at this point for the side panels. My rifle would not be complete without them!
I also ordered the battery belt from Dale. It was really heavy because of the rechargeable batteries. Because they not needed, I removed them and reduced the weight of the belt a lot.
The boots are also painted, the painting for the gloves are still in process.
The second challenge would be the undersuit, but I've arranged that too: The aunt from a pal of me will make it. The fabric is also present. So all I can do now is wait...
So that was the story so far from my Cylon. On the added picture you'll see my armor... please tell me what you think about it!
Nice !!!!
Nice work!! Baltar would be proud!