Daryl's AT-AT Driver build [WTF]

[Pixelito]

Man, that was fast! Congrats! 

[daryldoak]

List of changes:

1. Shorten and shape hoses.  I plan to try a heat gun and/or insert a metal hanger.

2. Paint hoses to match the siphon hanger tubes (gunship gray).

3.  Adjust the hard hat so the helmet sits lower on my head.  Looking at my pics you can see my balaclava from the side view, and comparing to the promo pics, my helmet is too high.  To accomplish this I'm going to need to cut off the tip of the crown off of the hat hat and reglue.  I was thinking this was going to need further adjustment so I used E6000.

4. LED system for chestbox

5. Repaint helmet neck trim.  It's still tacky, I think from the clear coat.

[The MisFetts]

Looks great, Daryl! Can't wait to see it in action!

[Lidocaine]

Will you be arriving in style to RCCC this weekend in your AT-AT? 

[daryldoak]

Will you be arriving in style to RCCC this weekend in your AT-AT? 

Unfortunately, no.  I'm not ready to wear this yet, especially at such a crowded event.  I love the mobility of the flight suit, but my head feels like it's in traction with the hoses.  Need to get the hoses to behave properly first.

I will debut the AT-AT at the OMSI movie event on the 25th.

[Rat]

Awesome job Daryl and congrats!

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[daryldoak]

Will you be arriving in style to RCCC this weekend in your AT-AT? 

Made several hose mods today, gonna wear it tomorrow.

[daryldoak]

Most people have probably seen my FB post already, but here is a photo from my first TA troop at RCCC.

Untitled by daryl doak, on Flickr

[daryldoak]

Made some changes.

Got a new chestbox LED display from a new electronic builder on FB: The Blockade Runner Supply.  This display has the square-shaped LEDs that I like.

Redblurr on ACD forums gave me some vinyl cog patches.  I added them to my flight suit:
Untitled by daryl doak, on Flickr

Also got new hoses from Black Knight on ACD forums.  The painted hoses I had at RCCC were a complete failure.  BK's hoses from Australia are the perfect light gray color.

Added my magnet end caps and shaped them with a heat gun and tape to get the proper shape:
Untitled by daryl doak, on Flickr

Untitled by daryl doak, on Flickr

Should be ready for my two troops tomorrow (9/25).

[Yesac]

Still a awesome costume even if the hoses and what not weren't to spec. I look forward to seeing this at a troop.

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[daryldoak]

I'm not happy with how the hoses looked at my recent troops, so today I added an internal wire that will allow me to shape the hoses so they hang properly.

I think I'm 95% there.

Untitled by daryl doak, on Flickr

Untitled by daryl doak, on Flickr

We'll see how these work at tomorrow's Go Rogue troop.

[Yesac]

That does look better. Any idea how the hoses in the movie were shaped? Wire or foam inside maybe?

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[daryldoak]

That does look better. Any idea how the hoses in the movie were shaped? Wire or foam inside maybe?

It's generally thought the hoses in the 70's were made of different material than we use today, and it was probably not as stiff.

Also, production photos show that they used string or fishing line to strap the hoses to the side of the chest.  Was trying to avoid going to that technique.

[james.p.moser]

Looks awesome! See you tonight!


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[Yesac]

That does look better. Any idea how the hoses in the movie were shaped? Wire or foam inside maybe?

It's generally thought the hoses in the 70's were made of different material than we use today, and it was probably not as stiff.

Also, production photos show that they used string or fishing line to strap the hoses to the side of the chest.  Was trying to avoid going to that technique.

That makes sense. It's amazing to me how our costumes are usually higher quality in regards to functionality than the movies so we can wear them more than once or more than a few minutes of screen time.

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