Skullbeast - building a Cylon

Tips, tricks, inside secrets, help, sources, items used on making the Cylon Centurion suit to wear. Tell us your story, how you came about collecting your parts to a Centurion, or if you own a complete Centurion costume.
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Post by Skullbeast » Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:32 am

Thanks!Image

Still some work left on the pistol.


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Post by jclayman99 » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:28 am

Looking greAt skullbeast
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Post by Red Eye » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:45 am

Nice to see both the rifle and pistol are coming along.

Keep up the GREAT work!
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Post by sean » Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:44 am

they look fantastic.how do you make your fins on the pistol? awesome!oh and the design in the handle how do you do that?

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Post by Skullbeast » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:43 am

I used small mitered strips of bass wood that was bought from kitkraft.
The design was dremeled but needs to be cleaned up yet. Thanks!

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Post by sean » Sun Aug 21, 2011 3:21 pm

Hey skullbeast.could you tell me the size of the strips and how much space you put between them.and I would be very grateful if you could give me the recipe for that white bondo. doesn't look like the bondo I buy.your weapons look great.going to put up a pistol with a light in it i"m making for CK soon....

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Post by Skullbeast » Sun Aug 21, 2011 3:32 pm

I think they are 3/16 and I use a piece of the same as a spacer when I glued it. I use a polyurethane multipart primer.


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Post by sean » Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:24 pm

thanks skullbeast....

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Post by FLIGHTLDR SERPENTINE » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:25 pm

Just sat down and read the entire thread. Loved it. Excellent work Skullbeast. I gotta get a set of those chest emblems! :cylongold:
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Post by Skullbeast » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:36 pm

Thanks guys! Fls yes anytime!Image

It's very nice. I would say even fabulous...????


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Post by Skullbeast » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:38 pm

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Post by GoldCylon » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:46 pm

Is that the Whitting, and Davis or something else.....hey that isn't mine is it...a Gold skirt.. :erk:

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Post by Skullbeast » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:57 pm

W&d 183.00 it came via ups today. It does match up for sure I compared photos moments ago to make sure it was close but it's dead on.


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Post by Skullbeast » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:57 pm

Yes I'm doing a gold cylon commander.


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Post by Skullbeast » Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:46 am

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