Metal Cylon for sale on eBay

[GoldCylon]

This is a first. I have seen a few metal Cylon helmets, but not an entire Cylon made of metal till now. Not bad looking for metal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Battlestar-Galactic ... 230371974c

[Cylon-Knight]

AAAAAA Blocked at work. Goodness. I'll check it out later.

[Cylon-Knight]

Ok, I got to see it... Cylon-Knight will pass.
A neat project, but no where near "close" to a 1978 Cylon.

[GoldCylon]

Using screen caps back in the early 80's as the only source to work from it isn't all that bad but by today's standard it is a bit off well off then also but better than I could do.

[Cylon-Knight]

Yeah, they were very creative to work it up at all! And working with metal is hard to do. It is a great version 1 ... I'd love to see the same person try again with out any limits to cost and all the tools they needed - then we'd have a GREAT metal cylon for certain!

[GoldCylon]

I have seen some of his other work via the links he posted in the list, and he does some really good stuff now. He really has learn his hobby a lot more in the 30 years past since he started working with metal. I also spoke with the seller (Terry) in an email, and he told me he posted just about all tid bits of information he could think of about the Cylon he built, and said I post the eBay information on here. I will do that since the listing will die off after a while.

[GoldCylon]

From my private collection. Built in 1982 or 1983 by myself during the broadcast of the original series. I would copy the Battlestar Galactica episodes on my VHS and then rewind them and pause or freeze the picture and make drawings of the Cylon armor. This was actually quite difficult to do at the time as they always kept the light low and the armor shinned to the point of almost blinding the viewer. This outfit is also the only real Cylon metal armor ever made I am quite sure. It is mainly made out of aluminum to keep it light weight. Here is a run down of how it is put together. First I bought a black pants and coat rain suit to start with. I then made a black rubber skirting that went around me and buckled in the back. I also attached two leather strips that went over my shoulders to hold the skirting in place. The area that this skirting cover's go's from just below the chest to just below the groin. Next I made the torso area armor out of nine (7) pieces of aluminum and two (2) pieces of combined aluminum and fiberglass put together for the rounded shoulders. The black strips or grill looking area at the stomach were made from that old black rubber gardening barricade stuff we bought in a roll and would use it to outline our gardens to keep grass fron growing into it. The little role on top is what made it work, so that there was dimension between each of the pieces. I mounted about a dozen or so of these strips on this grill area to copy the effect. The boots were tall black rubber rain boots to start with and then I followed the Cylon design and cut and shaped aluminum strips and attached them to the tops of the boots. Next, I made for both arms an upper armor (aluminum) piece to go above the elbows and I made the lower armor piece to go below the elbows. On the bottom ones, I made some black painted rubber foam that ringed the bottom end and was glued to the very end of the armor.

I then used black winter leather and nylon gloves and tucked then into the armor. The helmet was a combination of aluminum and resin plastic. The dark eye slits were cut out from a tinted window visor I found and the mouth grill was made from many individual strips of aluminum and rhen painted black. I also wear an aluminum belt with both the top and bottom sides bevelled or rounded off and both ends of a leather belt are attched to the aluminum belt ends in the back where it buckles up. Under this belt you use you own belt first and once it is tight, you run under your belt a very shiny silver long skirt cloth that you tuck under and over your belt. This silver skirting is like a short cape from the waist to your knees. You start tucking it in on your side and get helt to tuck it in on the back and then tuck it in where it ends on your other side. The aluminum belt covers all this work. All of the aluminum armor was painted silver. No welding or brazing or epoxy was used in the making of this armor as I made and designed a series of aluminum brackets that are unseen to to the eye to hold the armor together in it's correct alignment . All the armor parts were made from paper and cardboard patterns that I had to design and make first and fit together before I invested in buying the sheet aluminum. The sheet aluminum I used was not cheap to start with as I used a heavier more industrialized aluminum sheet metal as the kind you can find and buy at Home Depot and other stores of this kind is too thin. It was really too thin and would dent and bend easily. An executioners hood was used that I got from a Fun Shop to cover my head and tuck into the armor so no skin could be seen on the entire outfit or costume. To top all this off, this was made as a one of kind item, with no copies ever being made, so this is the one and only one armored Cylon in the world. It is also an antique or a classic in car terms as it was made during the original series, some thirty one (31) or thirty two (32) years ago. The shipping for the this complete Cylon armor kit would be $38

See more of my newer works, go too [urkl]www.niximperial.com[/url] , http://www.niximperialcreations.com and http://www.niximperial.biz . For those who are interested in joining a National and across the Atlactic Roman Legion organization go to http://www.legionten.org or email me about joining this Legionary group at niximperial (at) aol.com .
Besides having two different styles of quality made suit of armor (armour) support stands at $295 each, I also have one cheaper priced one. The two nicer armor support stand styles are a combination of a pedestal and support mechanism of stained wood and welded square iron painted black. It has a system of screws and brackets that allow it to be broken down in several pieces and shipped in a box. This particular stand comes in two styles and shipping for it is $87. The one cheaper stand is $165 and is 100% all wood painted black. The entire piece is all nailed and glued together as one piece and can not be taken apart. It's shipping cost will be $145 (UPS) and is shipped as is without a box and only slightly wrapped in plastic. All stands made in America and are not Indian imports.

Another display method is to use one of my mannequins. I have a particular male manikin style and type that I needed to best showcase my displays, so I researched into it quit a bit. I have stayed with this particular one as it works best for my different display purposes as it looks good and is very versatile at the same time. The mannequin cost is $395 and the shipping cost is $68 due to it's heavy weight. I also do Museum quality mannequins for $1250. I start off by cutting off the original head and replacing it with a more realistic male head. After the new head is attached I begin my art work over the entire body and work to emphasize the look of a battle hardened veteran of the ancient battle field with scars, an unkept body and a new realism or should I say personality that is impossible to get with the normal pretty boy mannequins. Even the best normal male mannequin with good masculine features can only go so far. Shipping for the Museum quality mannequin is $87 as it has to be packed in even larger box's with more protection around it and from it's other parts in order to be sure, it arrives in good order.

To check out pictures of the armor stands, mannequins and Museum quality mannequins, check out the pictures below in my other eBay link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :MESELX:IT

edit--- Spell check correction my Google, approved by GoldCylon

[Galactifan]

How much for the paper bag costume?

[GoldCylon]

How much for the paper bag costume?

I think that paper bag is full of cash. I have dibs