robertsonick
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I always like painting things up to look like they’d fit in amongst the Star Wars universe. To fit with the specific aesthetic of the films that I love so much.
It’s hard to get right!
So on the first day of January this year I had some time off work and decided I wanted to make my masterpiece... or, I should say, I wanted to try as hard as I could to not mess up and make something I could be proud of.
The idea was simple: buy a cheap steel toolbox from the hardware store and make it look like it’s been kicking around the Star Wars universe since who-knows-when.
In my head I had it in possession of Boba Fett, in the sleeping quarters of Slave I - it’s been owned by several people, used for various things, but now it finds itself there as a case to hold some cool stuff.
So that is what I started with. I removed the cheap lock from the top and the terrible carry handles from the sides - threw them away - and drilled out the hinges to remove the lid.
I walked around the hardware store looking for my spray paint colour palette - trying to keep within the aesthetic of the universe.
Once I had what I needed at that point I had to think about the design.
I’d just started watching Rebels for the first time and there’s a lot of checkerboard in that so I thought I’d figure out how to spray that so it looks good. I figured out a technique.
Took me ages to plan for and get right but I did it.
I went for a cream for the base coat and was going to spray the checkerboard and sides a dark red.
I’d be using toothpaste to mimic chipped paint - a staple of the SW aesthetic!
That’s all for right now - I’ll put the rest up soon!
I’m looking at the (pretty much, kinda...) finished thing right now and I can’t wait to show everyone.
Nick.
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I always like painting things up to look like they’d fit in amongst the Star Wars universe. To fit with the specific aesthetic of the films that I love so much.
It’s hard to get right!
So on the first day of January this year I had some time off work and decided I wanted to make my masterpiece... or, I should say, I wanted to try as hard as I could to not mess up and make something I could be proud of.
The idea was simple: buy a cheap steel toolbox from the hardware store and make it look like it’s been kicking around the Star Wars universe since who-knows-when.
In my head I had it in possession of Boba Fett, in the sleeping quarters of Slave I - it’s been owned by several people, used for various things, but now it finds itself there as a case to hold some cool stuff.
So that is what I started with. I removed the cheap lock from the top and the terrible carry handles from the sides - threw them away - and drilled out the hinges to remove the lid.
I walked around the hardware store looking for my spray paint colour palette - trying to keep within the aesthetic of the universe.
Once I had what I needed at that point I had to think about the design.
I’d just started watching Rebels for the first time and there’s a lot of checkerboard in that so I thought I’d figure out how to spray that so it looks good. I figured out a technique.
Took me ages to plan for and get right but I did it.
I went for a cream for the base coat and was going to spray the checkerboard and sides a dark red.
I’d be using toothpaste to mimic chipped paint - a staple of the SW aesthetic!
That’s all for right now - I’ll put the rest up soon!
I’m looking at the (pretty much, kinda...) finished thing right now and I can’t wait to show everyone.
Nick.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk