... i was thinking....While you're working on your Chewie costume, are you documenting your steps so others who might want to make their own suit/costume may...
Hi yes, ive been taking pics as I go along. Im in the final process now of the undermask so within the next day or so, im going to apply the dragonskin. The...
Thank you for letting me join. I'd like to actually meet anybody who has made their own Wookiee costume. Also, I noticed that someone brought up the height of...
... foul out early. As far as Wookiee height, seems like I read a long time ago that Chewie was around 7.5 feet tall and was considered "short" for a Wookiee. ...
According to Stuart Freeborn, who did the make up effects on the original trilogy, in the end Chewie was 8 feet tall. Peter is 7'3"/7'4" and Freeborn explained...
The drywall stilts did seem much easier to stand and walk in. My decision to go that route had actually been made based on reading reviews on clowning...
I still wear shorts with my suit unless it is extremely cold out. I wear some elastic knee braces over the uper part of my calves to prevent chaffing. Although...
Stilts may get a person to their desired hight, but they also make the rest of the body look way out of proportion. For example some of the legs I've seen go...
Hi all I am about to start building the head for my Chewie costume and wondered if anyone could give me guidance on attaching the hair. I plan to glue it all...
Take and study the fur pattern. I don't recall the issue number, but in early 2005 Insider had a great issue with a closeup of TarFul on the cover. I used...
My experience has been that height is a big part of what makes a wookiee. I've seen some good costumes that were short - and they don't get the same level of...
I was a 5' 6" wookiee at celebration three I wouldnt sweat how tall you are. knightshade23 <wookiee@...> wrote: My experience has been that height is a...
Yes. In terms of extending the arms, Darren added some longer hair near the hands and it really goes a long way towards making the proportions seem right. On...
OK. My name is Tom, I built the k-9 studios head for Shawn. I know I don't participate much, but I have to interject on a couple of points. ... The Hair...
I should have mentioned that both Darren and I made our masks in latex rubber and used the glue because, when I started punching hair into a latex rubber mask,...
Tom - Thank you for the information sharing! My understanding from Lou Elsey was that 80% of the hair on the EIII mask was glued on. The hair closer to the...
I finished my chewbacca costume last night, i will still continue tweaking, wip, and whatnot. I do have have to say a big thanks to Matt for helping and...
Tom, speaking for myself... I appreciate your tidbits of advice that are posted from time to time, but in your lecture you called most of the people that read...
Oh boy Tom, see what you did... Now you've got everyone all upset! Kevinlehning I hear your pain. I've read all the teachings of Tom, I've also tried to...
I'm still in the research stage myself. Although, I did get stilts off of eBay already. I plan to make the modifications to those first -- permanent shoes,...
Hi I don't even remember, If I asked it or if he even gave me the info for the mask. I planned on doing it myself originally as it always has been. Ive read...
Okay, I think we all need to relax a bit and let this go. Take a stress pill and think things over. I can feel it.. my mind is going... Stop... Dave... Stop......
photo album named CHI-town wookie, ill take more pics during the week, of the mask and what not, feet, etc. Thought i show pics of me in costume over the...
maybe... what're you looking for and when? ps. whats your budget? Have A Blessed Day From: "Nik" <merkahbah@...> Reply-To: wookiee@yahoogroups.com To:...
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