# New year, new goals! Whatcha working on? **URL:** \ **Category:** Open Discussion\ **Created:** [January 26, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723 "2021-01-26T22:08:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/kev011/32/923_2.png) [@Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Kev011)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/1 "2021-01-26T22:08:44Z")
With a lot of cons on hold while we get through all this stuff happening, it give a good opportunity to make something new! Be it something small or something big, let’s share something either started or yet to begin. This can be a prop, a costume upgrade, maintenance on a costume, photo shoot idea, etc. It would be great to get some creative juices going and even some mutual sharing happening. Maybe it’s something someone has already got a template for or some advice. ![image](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/uploads/default/original/1X/8658f83b7372849ed3592140142dbcfa8fd731fc.jpeg) ![image](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/uploads/default/original/1X/af1437a95b1a8e20e246a09fd92ccfcda68ca9c1.jpeg) I’ll start: I want to make a hooded cobra commander mask. I sure could use a template if anyone has one to share. I’ve been practicing getting back into sewing and this has been on my list for some time. ---
**Author:** ![Panzer](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/panzer/32/80_2.png) [@Panzer](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Panzer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/2 "2021-01-26T23:08:47Z")
Been toying with the gamestop Snake Eyes helmet, looking to build up a couple different SE builds really using mix of gear I have and what can be affordably added. Lot of costumes can repurpose gear from others and save you month, and lot of my outfits began with me looking at something and going “hey, I got those already… and that… I think I can make this with a little work” ---
**Author:** ![Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/kev011/32/923_2.png) [@Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Kev011)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/3 "2021-01-26T23:39:23Z")
Totally! Once you’ve invested in a pair of combat boots, a drop leg holster, drop leg pouch, rubber bayonet, black tactical knee pads and a H/Y harness it’s wild to see how many times those parts can be reused for other costumes! ---
**Author:** ![MainFrame](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/mainframe/32/1470_2.png) [@MainFrame](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/MainFrame)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/4 "2021-01-27T00:05:25Z")
Too many 🤣 Steam-Roller, MainFrame, FireBat Mechanic, etc. 😜 ---
**Author:** ![Panzer](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/panzer/32/80_2.png) [@Panzer](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Panzer)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/5 "2021-01-27T00:08:39Z")
I had said no more new costumes but really the doing nothing with COVID basically got me itching again to put some things together. ---
**Author:** ![Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/kev011/32/923_2.png) [@Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Kev011)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/6 "2021-01-27T00:51:40Z")
Welcome to the forums! Glad you took the plunge! ---
**Author:** ![MainFrame](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/mainframe/32/1470_2.png) [@MainFrame](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/MainFrame)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/7 "2021-01-27T00:53:29Z")
Hahahaha weeeellllll I did start a 100 comment fireball so figured I better 😜 ---
**Author:** ![Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/kev011/32/923_2.png) [@Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Kev011)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/8 "2021-01-27T01:00:55Z")
It would be cool to document some of your builds here too. Anyone who’s first coming to the forums would love to see some progress and pitfalls (if any) to help them along. For me personally I was handed a recruiting card at a con. I wasn’t on Facebook at all at that time. Once I arrived at the forum to poke around I was perplexed if anyone was doing anything. I was shocked to A. Learn that there was a Gi Joe costume club and B. That it originated in my home state. It took 10 good years to learn of the club even with attending the bigger conventions in my area fairly consistently. So please, if you have some time to start a new costume thread or a prop thread like for the Mainframe computer, those would be great to document. ---
**Author:** ![MainFrame](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/mainframe/32/1470_2.png) [@MainFrame](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/MainFrame)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/9 "2021-01-27T01:22:30Z")
Yeah it tripped me out to find out this group started in my home state also!.. I have no prob Sharing any of my builds, as I have progress pics for all of them… but I wouldnt have a clue where to start in Here. ---
**Author:** ![VFS](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/vfs/32/245_2.png) [@VFS](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/VFS)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/10 "2021-01-27T02:20:50Z")
If you’re looking for a good template to follow. This is one of the best laid out/organized builds on the forum. > [@Desert Scorpion Build](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/desert-scorpion-build/199): > > Disclaimer: this was mostly cut and pasted from my website post so let’s see if the forum translates all the things correctly! smiley This is all about the making of my Desert Scorpion v2 (2013). The images used for refs are from [yojoe.com](http://yojoe.com) and [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) (most likely) as well as my own photos. It’s probably 90% done at this point. I redesigned the mask a bit for a better fit and detail, just needs paint and attachments. A few other details need to be finished as well with some oth… ---
**Author:** ![0mega](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/0mega/32/840_2.png) [@0mega](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/0mega)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/11 "2021-01-27T02:22:50Z")
I love that Sideshow hooded version of CC! I did a hooded version myself (not approved, second costume), the fabric that I used for the hood was pretty ‘stretchy’ and falls nicely on the head without major modifications. I’m thinking of re-doing mine exactly like this Sideshow version, either in the same ‘stretchy’ fabric that I have but not the same blue as the rest of the costume, or to try and find a more navy blue fabric, then do meaner eye openings and cut it in an oval instead of a circle to make the front and back drop more. ![Cobra Commander BACKGROUND](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d9041940697f8d8224cfc92c66d683c5193dd7f9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VFS](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/vfs/32/245_2.png) [@VFS](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/VFS)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/12 "2021-01-27T02:31:49Z")
Hoods are super tricky. The best cloth one has got to Ray’s hands down. Latex is also an option but from experience, I can tell you that it’s hot! ![Edit](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/92d21f3ada9f44e33d5115f30fb48fa442c7c28e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![0mega](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/0mega/32/840_2.png) [@0mega](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/0mega)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/13 "2021-01-27T02:32:50Z")
oh, and I’m working on a Viper costume, waiting on my helmet from PVS. 🙂 I’m also in the planning stages of another build, it will be a 1st in the Finest (at least I think). Slowly I’m looking at what I need for this build. ---
**Author:** ![VFS](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/vfs/32/245_2.png) [@VFS](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/VFS)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/14 "2021-01-27T02:35:02Z")
Vipers are a fun build! Going straight '86 or Sideshow? ---
**Author:** ![0mega](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/0mega/32/840_2.png) [@0mega](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/0mega)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/15 "2021-01-27T02:45:02Z")
v1 86, with combat boots and tactical knee pads but with a Sideshow helmet. The Sideshow helmet is the more ‘fitted’ of the two PVS offers, better for my small frame, to hopefully not look like a bubblehead. ---
**Author:** ![VFS](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/vfs/32/245_2.png) [@VFS](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/VFS)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/16 "2021-01-27T02:46:11Z")
Nice. I dig the lines of the sideshow bucket as well. ---
**Author:** ![AutobotJazz](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/autobotjazz/32/480_2.png) [@AutobotJazz](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/AutobotJazz)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/17 "2021-01-27T02:53:28Z")
Cross Country v2, BackBlast, Steamroller all in various stages of planning or development. Maybe a trooper since I got the Nerf gun from a local costumer who painted one and donated it to the group. ---
**Author:** ![Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/kev011/32/923_2.png) [@Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Kev011)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/18 "2021-01-27T02:57:11Z")
If you get any of the above rolling, please feel free to start a new thread highlighting what you’ve got going. These assets are great especially for characters we don’t often see portrayed often. ---
**Author:** ![Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/kev011/32/923_2.png) [@Kev011](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/Kev011)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/19 "2021-01-27T02:59:04Z")
If you end up with any decent pattern to share, I’d appreciate it! I’ll do the same if any of my experiments work out ---
**Author:** ![VFS](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/user_avatar/forum.thefinestcc.com/vfs/32/245_2.png) [@VFS](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/u/VFS)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723/20 "2021-01-27T15:19:39Z")
@Kev011 Reach out to Ray, CO of the 13th. He’s shared some details for his hood design in the past. [Next page](https://forum.thefinestcc.com/t/new-year-new-goals-whatcha-working-on/723.md?page=2)