Wow, that's some amazing work. I used to hang out on TDH and built a jango back in 02'. I remember getting some gauntlets and a TERRIBLE helmet from a guy on Ebay and CHRIST, I feel ya on having to fix all those lil' bits. The helmet looked like thisnext to a store bought licensed Jango helm)
and here's what I was able to salvage:
Still terrible...But not AS terrible.
Hey guys been really busy lately and totally forgot about my thread on here
Cheers for the compliments guys, means alot that some one appreciated my work
Gwizh - Wow, no offence mate but that helmet was poor, looks like a totally different lid now tho. If that is fiberglass on the outside I feel for you mate, that must have been a pain to sand. Love to see it painted up tho now.
Right on with the update, I only just got back to working on this the weekend just gone, but ive pretty much finished the main body. So where I left off.
I had all the colours laid down apart from the blue, so I masked the JP and primered it. I also killed 2 birds with one stone by using the primer as the grey damage.
After I had masked all of the grey damage, I then sprayed it with silver paint and began to mask all of the silver damage.
I then began to paint the blue, but had problems with my airbrush So I only managed to finish the middle section of the JP.
Making fluid gently removed to reveal the damage underneath.
I then went ahead after I sorted my airbrush out, and covered the entire piece in blue. I then waited an hour untill the paint was tacky and removed the masking tape.
Once the paint was then completley dry, I then began to remove the rest of the masking fluid to give me this,
So there it is, really happy that the blue is done as I thought it would be more difficult than it was. I plan on hand painting the tops of the tanks and decals so that should be done in the next couple of days, along with the rocket, thrusters and door panel, it can then be all mounted up to the harness
So what do you guys think
Thanks for looking,
Welsh
(Blows dust off of topic, cough* cough*
Hey guys, thought I would bring back the dead with a good ol' necro post hehehe.
Well ive been busy these last few weeks, with college finals and of course painting up my first ESB lid for our good old friend radar, ive sort of been neglecting my own Boba. After news that my lid has actually shipped yesterday ( thanks Gav) and also a few extras with it due to the time I had to wait for it, I decided to brush the dust of my fett and start it back up again.
So I took my JP, and decided enough was enough, it needed to be finished. I glued on the small greeblie piece, hand painted the decals and sanded the thruster down. After a good wet sand, I painted them up and weathered them like the tank tops. I ran out of air propellant so there not as weathered as I would like but they look good enough. The piece that I want to get now is an ALI stabilizer and LED set up to complete the pack. I dont know if I posted the pick before but I also painted the creators watermark on the back of the pack, kinda nifty I think
Ive also been busy with my helmet, even though I dont even have it. As ive posted before, Ive got my ali RF topper aswell as the LED circuit board for it. I know also have an Ali RF stalk, BM visor and a beautiful Stormrider helmet interior. I did have photos on my phone of me prepping them but I lost my phone the other week....and by lost I mean it went through the was :oops:
And I also started work on some of the interior pieces, also took some good snaps which show off the awesome details of these pieces.
So thats it for now, fingers crossed now my helmet gets here asap as im now itching to start it. So the next picture update I will have will be of the lid, that will then be a full wip as I document how to prep, cut, install the pieces and finally paint the piece, so prepare for a picture onslaught lmao.
Cheers,
Welsh
Well I got home today to find a lovely big box, after ripping it open and serching through all the packing peanuts I managed to find this beauty...with a couple of other pieces.
I also received a beautiful stainless steel Borden connector (the little bit on Boba's cheek), its going to pain me to drill out the cast Borden in the helmet but I really like shiny things. Also in the kit was all the ear pieces and the MQ1 circuit board.
I actually did manage to get a start on the lid, only to the point of removing the excess flashing on the underside of the lid. This is a pretty much easy and straight forward job, simply using the cutting wheel on my dremel, I carefully cut the piece out.
If you want to save your cutting disk and not have them shatter, the best way to cut out the piece is to really take your time. Dont try and go through on your first pass as the stress on the wheel will cause it to crack, gently keep going over the lines to achieve a nice smooth cut.
Next up will be cutting out those infuriating key slots, then to screw the ears on and cut the visor out, job done ready for paint :b
Updates soon,
Welsh
Wow, I'm just seeing this thread. You've got some seroious skills!
Thank you Caymen, appreciate you comment
Well I had some free time today, so I decided to have a go at fitting that lovely Borden to the lid. Having seen a reference photo of how the original was attached, i decided to try it.
I first had to remove the original cast piece to replace with the SS one.
I used the sanding rotary drum on the dremel to sand most of the Borden down, then used some 150 grit sandpaper to get it flat and flush with the rest of the cheek.
Then using my dremel, I drilled out the hole, making sure it was bigger on the outside and smaller on the inside, this was so the Borden would not fully fit through, yet remained in the position I wanted it to be.
I then cut down a screw, and permanently glued it to the back of the Borden.
Then I pushed the Borden into the hole, and using a washer and nut I secured the Borden in place.
And there is the installed Borden, also removable for when you want to paint the lid. Also if you cant tell, I also went ahead and cut out the visor :b This is just a straight up cut, so I still need to hit it with the sanding block to get it nice and level.
Next up will be the ears, as I seem to have misplaced my needle files lol. And I need to go and buy some more nuts and bolts for the ears and the visor. But its coming together nicely, I even put my Stormrider Kit in it earlier and I almost had to change my underwear :b
Thanks for looking,
Updates soon,
Welsh
You have done an absolutely friggin' fantastic build on this costume!!! The amount of work put into getting the pieces from start to your finished product is astounding!! Really, reallllly nice job man!! Keep up the great work
So I have been managing to find time to work on the helmet, and yesterday and today I managed to get the brunt of the prep work done.
Like I said I wanted the helmet to have removable ears, to do this I firstly marked out where I wanted the screws to be in the helmet, then using my dremel I drilled them out (should have used the drill but I was being lazy)
I then placed the ear cap on the helmet, and simply poked a pen through the previously drilled holes to mark where I needed to drill the ear cap. Again using the dremel I drilled two small channels for the screw to fit into
I then cut the heads off of two screws, and just glued them in the holes I drilled.
Once dry, I then placed the ear pieces onto the helmet and simply secure them using a washer and nut.
I repeated this for all the other pieces minus the ear cap section, knowing that I wanted a RC set up I didn't want the inside to be cluttered with two many nuts and bolts. I then gave the lid a quick wet sand and primer, and attached the RF stalk and visor to see how the assembled lid will look like.
When I find the time now Ive just got to cut out those key slots, and there are one or two blemishes on the lid that need to be sanded out, but other than that I should be able to paint this thing before the month is out
Cheers,
Welsh
Awesome build! My best friend is Tmaxxfett and up to now I would have said that he has the best ROTJ Boba...you're going to surpass him at this paceKeep up the great work.
[QUOTE=welshwarrior123;1314121]Hey guys,
first post here, I dont know if there is an intro thread but i'll do it here aswell. My names lewis, im a 17 year old currently studying Art and graphic design with the hope of one day becoming an effects artist, one day
Hi there Lewis
are you really only 17 years old?!!! You have natural talent to be able to do the work you have.
I don't want to state the obvious here, but do you visit bobamaker.co.uk? In my opinion his armour is the best ever produced outside of ILM. I thought i recognisd the flightsuit as one of theirs?
Are you working towards having an exact replica of the actual filming costume rather than 'screen accurate' which is always far from the actual filming costume/prop?
Bobamaker sells all the prop/armour parts and if you wanted an actual machined metal missile gauntlet go to RBS replicas. (google the name)
Keep up the great work- i'm sure we can expect great things from you in the future!
You do very good work.
I'll be following this thread to see how it progresses.
Hang in there.
Thanks for the comments guys, means a lot.
Robert- Im 18 now, but thank you very much for the compliments. Yes I have been on bobamkers site, most of my soft parts are his, Daz's stuff is top notch across all the boards, I had the opportunity to paint one of his helmets which are also amazing workmanship.
Slave1pilot- Thank you very much, means a lot coming from someone with the painting skills you have.
Well anyways im back at the fett. Things have been really hectic for me recently but its all started to die down a bit, so I can now start working at my fett again. Ive been working away at getting my helmet ready, and last night I did the last big bit of prep work in cutting out the back key slots. Today I just finished up applying the physical damage to the lid using a dremel, and now all it needs is a quick go over with some 1200 grit sandpaper. What do you think?
The visor isnt the final one, nor is it securely held in place. With the awesome weather we're having wales, im planning to start painting this on Tuesday, so watch this space
Also my RF stalk is aluminium, does anyone have any ideas on how to attach the RF to it? My RF is a terminalfettlers if that makes a difference.
Thanks,
Welsh
Thank you very much guys.
Okay so ive been busy working on the helmet, its taking a little longer than usual but I'll explain that once the paintjob is finished. So having prepped the helmet and applied the physical damage, I then added the first layer.
The silver is the only rattle can I use other than the primer. I find that once applied and prepped, it really does look like a metal finish that I really like.
Only downside is that if you apply it to heavily, the paint will start to have that orange peel texture, so thin misting layers are done, takes about 2-3 hours going to the lid every 20 minutes but its worth it.
After leaving the silver dry fully over night, I then gave it a very gentle buff with some 1500 grit wet & dry. This will hopefully help the other paints to stick to this, while also removing any imperfections that were on the paint.
I then carefully masked up the back panels as thats what I intend to paint first, get the hardest part out of the way
Next I took the PDF template files ( I forgot who created these but they are incredible, so thanks) And using the separation files, took the silver layer, And scaled them to the size of the helmet im working on and printed it out. After cutting it out, it lines up almost perfectly with the actual panels.
Being a bank holiday weekend, all of the shops are shut so thats as far as I can go with the helmet at present. With the templates now printed out, all I need to do is place graphite paper underneath and trace the damage on, then onto painting the second layer
Welsh
The sheer awesome nature of this build-up...and you are 17. Good lord, man, that is amazing.
Thank you very much for the compliments QG, really means a lot being my first full suit. Although im actually 18 now, guess I should update my profile info :P
Thanks for the advice Jasco, im actually already a member there, although ive found that most of the members on there are on TDH, which is the probably the best place for fett. Ive also got this WIP on my local garrisons boards, so anything thats not up to standard will get pointed out over there.
Im off out now tomorrow now to purchase all the paints, masking fluid, brushes and propellants for the paint up, should hopefully have the first layer on soon.
welsh
Welsh Warrior123 awesome build Boba Fett is my favorite character!!! Nice job on th' battle damage on th' different parts of th' costume bra!!!welshwarrior123 said:
Thanks mate
Update time,
Managed to go out and get all the paints, thinners etc... for the project.
So firstly Using the stencils I printed out and some graphite paper or wax paper,
I then placed the graphite paper underneath the stencil and placed it on the helmet. Then drawing around the details and scratches, it transfers straight onto the helmet.
Then its the usual masking process followed by applying the correct layer of paint.
I then repeated this process using the different layers of stencil for each color, when each colour was dry, I buffed it over with some 1500 grit sandpaper, this was done until I completed the back panels.
Really happy with how it turned out, I think the scaling and positions is decent as well. I found Using the stencils is so much quicker surprisingly than free handing it. If the weather is still nice now over the weekend I'll start working on the dome and lower cheeks.
Until then,
Welsh
Outstanding work. I wish i had that talent. I would save a lot of money
Mate, v nice work.
i got the same set of gaunts... Yeesh hard work they are
mind if I ask for a cour breakdown for ur jp pls. I am uk based too.
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