First event trial run

So Chewie had his first outing :-)

Cant begin to explain how awesome it felt!!

Chewbacca cold breathing

Finishing up!

So the time has come for pretty much the final post before my FIRST outing as Chewie in public!

We e made a hair net for Chewies head to keep his hair in line, added padding to the tongue and chin. I've weathered the bowcaster and finished the final wire wrap on the stock. 

Adding hair to the knees, cut 2 wedges out of the trouser bell bottoms to make them more fitting to the stilts.

Adds more hair to the shoulders, made a pocket on the front of th undersuit to hold the speaker...

It's pretty much done now!!

Thanks everyone for help and advice so far, most of which to my wife Steph who worked with me on most parts which I would have never been able to do!!

Finishing Bowcaster

Silver rub n buff used and black wire wrapped stock handle

Prison binders

Thought this would be a neat little idea for a bit of fun at the cons.. So I made some binders..

Well, I'm half way there.. Pics later..

Update : these are now made. They are a quick fix bodge for fun, but they do the job!

Just need a quick spray now..

Making the head comfy

I'll be updating this as I go, but I've been updating the head fittings so it's comfortable... After all I'll be wearing this for a while!

So far I've passed the top more. This means the whole mask sits further up.. That way it takes the weight/pressure off of the nose

I also added some padding to the back of the tongue. My chin sits against this and that is what allows me to open the jaw

Fixing the bando

So one trick idea I had was fixing the bando to the suit....

It annoys me when I bend down and the bando swings around, so I put some snaps (poppers) on the back of the bando and matched them to the suit. This also stops it from wanting to slide off my shoulder. A massive help as it means no dog collar is needed!

It sticks to me now and they aren't visible

I think I'll add another to the back of the shoulder to help it there too..