After the silver paint dried I taped over the silver parts and then painted the remainder of the gun black (also taping off the clear window on the scope so no paint would get on it). I also removed the dart holding rack that was mounted on the side of the gun. Although I liked having it shoot darts (what is more fun than that?), I sawed off the hoop on the back that is used to pump the gun, I filled in the hole that was left after removing the pump arm, and painted the front of the gun and the inset metallic silver. I have taken the Hasbro foam dart gun and modified it to be more screen accurate. I also spent some time working on the DL-17 Rebel Blaster.
I like the way the pockets look much better now and I will also actually be able to use the pockets, to hold my Rand McNally Atlas of the Outer Rim. I also sewed on some black velcro to keep the pockets closed. I still had leftover material from the second flight suit so I was able to cut new, double-sided flaps with fusible interfacing to provide some solidity. The original flaps were somewhat flimsy so I made new ones. With the pinstriping and stickers the helmet really looked great!Ģ6 November 2013: After trying on my X-wing costume I discovered that I didn’t like the flaps for the leg and right arm pockets. Once the clear layer was removed the stickers look bright and beautiful. It took a bit of time, and some help from Hans, to figure out that there was a protective clear sticker over the real stickers that needed to be removed. The rest of the stickers I peeled and stuck to the helmet and then noticed that the stickers all had a clear layer that stuck out from the colored part and made the stickers look messy and amateurish. I figured it out fairly quickly and only ruined a couple yellow dots. Unfortunately, these stickers were just normal ones. All of the help information and videos for using the stickers showed that the stickers were water based and needed to be soaked before use, so I did that. After all the taping was done, I added the stickers that came with the helmet. I used the 1/8″ tape to mark off the edges between colors.
I added the 1/4″ stripe to the mohawk center to offset the light blue stripe on the top. We've also got a great Women's X-Wing Fighter Dress, and great choices for kids and even your toddler.The helmet all taped up and ready for the dark blue color.Īfter painting the helmet up, I went to Autozone and Hobby Lobby and got some black 1/4 inch and 1/8 inch pinstriping. Our X-Wing Pilot Costume is spot on, and when paired with our collectible helmet, you'll look like you just got off the set of A New Hope! How great would it be to get a group together and go as the entire Rouge Squadron. Picking a X-Wing Fighter Costume is an classic choice. Together the X-Wing pilots took their squadrons into battle time and time again, and while losses were heavy, they played an integral role countless battles, and ultimately in the destruction of both Death Stars. It had the versatility to match their brave pilots and since they were outfitted with hyper drives, they fit perfectly into the hit and run tactics of the Rebellion. The cunningest pilots needed a craft that was as versatile as the pilots themselves, and this fell into place when the Alliance began accruing T-65 X-wings into the fleet. Their ingenuity and skill in flying would prove to make the Alliance a formidable opponent to the Empire despite the numbers being against them. While some were Imperial trained defectors, many were just backworld bush pilots who were more apt to be hunting womp rats than traversing space. Skilled pilots who were sympathetic to the Rebellion made their way into the pilot corps from a variety of backgrounds. The brave souls that made up the ranks of Rebel Pilots were a scrappy bunch, and X-Wing Fighter Pilots were among the toughest of the bunch. The Alliance to restore the republic had a ragtag navy that relied on the strength of individual units versus strength in numbers like the Empire.
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