NOTE: This Cylon is for sure one of the closest and 100% COMPLETE authentic Cylon replicas ever. I went ALL out when I constructed it but I wanted all original parts to build the reputation of "Nothing less than 100%" being that I am a "perfectionist" with each and every project I build.

I wanted to make it look robust, and I needed the surface area to make a strong bond with the glue. A brush (image 9)I made a brush from the cut off ends from my broom - a little duct tape and you have a perfect swirling brush. The tape should be fairly close to the end of the bristle, when i tried to use it on the other end, the bristles started breaking. For auction, Here is my most precious prize for sale, a 100% AUTHENTIC custom built Cylon Centurion costume For all you Cylon costume fans who are trying to "piece" together an authentic Cylon

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This Cylon costume is 100% COMPLETE, you will NOT have to modify it or search to buy weapons as it comes with the sword & scabbard, a working rifle, and working bulb scanner. I will also include a 1 hour CD of the sound effects (eye "warble" sound and professionally made Cylon voices using an analog vocoder) which contains much more phrases than the movies and series combined!! The costume will be fully insured and I would like to see it go to the hands of someone who really wants Cassius was a straight forward man: he enlisted to dedicate his life to the emperor and spent every waking moment serving to the best of his ability. It was difficult to pinpoint exactly when his shift in attitude occurred, and what led to the decision to plot the emperor’s downfall- but when you deal with tyranny day in, day out, the romance of fighting for such a man begins to fade. On the day of the emperor’s assassination, one thing was clear: that day, Cassius was no longer serving the emperor. That day, he was fighting for Rome. I wanted this to fold over and act as the curved section of the helmet. I cut long slits down the center of it so I could curve it and fold the flaps over. (image 4) This can be used for a variety of different things - not just this costume, I started getting some awesome ideas for what i could do with this technique, but alas, I get distracted too easily, so those were put to rest. I sandwiched the broom section between two pieces of curved cardboard. This gave me flexibility in case I messed up and glued them incorrectly - I wouldn't damage the crest holder re-positioning the broom location.

Other pointsOne crucial point in forming the shell is to flatten the cardboard as thin as it will go, this will allow you to mold the curved shape into the paper. If you don't, you'll end up with a folded (and creased) piece of cardboard. (image 4)This part was rather difficult to make it look how I wanted it to look. In the end, it looks fine, but I'm still overly critical of it.