Next stage of this build is to start blending it into the Carbonite.
The first step was to fill in all the gaps with liquid nails panel adhesive. Took about 4 tubes of it to go all the way around, but we got there. That guy is rock solid in place now.
RIC by
chris stephens, on Flickr
Next up is bondo. I caked it on there with a putty knife and then used my hands ( rubber gloves of course) to spread it around and give it some texture.
RIC by
chris stephens, on Flickr
Then sanded it with my electric sander.
RIC by
chris stephens, on Flickr
I still need to get in there and sand some of it by hand. There's places where the orbital sander wouldn't reach and I want to smooth it out some more.
I've seen some HIC builds that go very drastic with the bondo texture and then all of a sudden it's smooth Carbonite. I think it should blend it's way there and not be an obvious transition seam.
I also added some texture to the droid itself. I did this with liquid nails, rubber gloves and a feather duster. If you look at the HIC's, most of Han has a medium to rough texture. It also helps with the weathering and gives the black wash something to adhere to.
I'm still on the fence about having the Carbonite drip off the hoses. I think it's a great look the way Han has that on his hands, but I'm not sure it will have the same effect on the hoses.
RIC by
chris stephens, on Flickr
RIC by
chris stephens, on Flickr
RIC by
chris stephens, on Flickr
RIC by
chris stephens, on Flickr
Still a lot of detail work to go, but I wanted to get some pics out there