Jawa ion blaster (enfield version) build/paint (Woodman resin kit)

ecl

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• Dec 5, 2017

• #1

Got this really amazing kit from Woodman a few days ago and I’ve started work on it. I’ll update the progress here. Below are some Iphone pics, but I’ll take better pics soon!


”Metal” parts: Black primer, semi gloss spraypaint, then touched up with a light dry brushing of model paint (small bottle black) and aged with pastels. lighting brushing on the model paint from the bottle with a brush--kind of like burnishing-- helps to create a nice semi-gloss sheen. To knock back the "gloss" a bit, just hit it with a light mist of the black primer, then throw some pastel on top with a cotton ball--that yields a nice antiqued look.

”wood” parts: primer, light brown spraypaint, artist acrylics applied in thin layers with a brush for the wood grain detailing, some artist pastels on top for the aging process.

 

Last edited: Dec 5, 2017

ecl

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• Dec 5, 2017

• #2

Just took a few nicer photos of the progress so far! It's going to be heavily aged...looking forward to that part. It's only dry fitted at the moment.

 

TatooineMachine

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• Dec 5, 2017

• #3

Nice work!

 

SofaKing01

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• Dec 5, 2017

• #4

Gorgeous!

 

russellsch

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• Dec 5, 2017

• #5

Oh man, that looks great! :thumbsup The wood finish looks so real!

If it helps, here is a shot of my real grenade cup launcher.

 

ecl

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• Dec 5, 2017

• #6

Thanks everyone! And thanks for the pics of the grenade cup russellsch. Very cool to see the finish and weathered appearance on an original; it’ll help a lot as a guide.

 

ecl

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• Dec 5, 2017

• #7

The bulk of the painting is done, and pieces are epoxied in place

This kit is so clean and has a lot of small details, which really pop when the paint is applied. I was surprised to see so much wood detailing in the casting; for some reason, I was expecting it to be flat without any texture, so it was a pleasant surprise as it really helped to accentuate the faux wood paint effect.

Next, I need to figure out the paint for the power pack, and how it'll attach to the end of the blaster. I'm thinking about installing some kind of small extruding metal tube for the hose to attach to, but I'm not sure what people normally do for that part.

 

OdiWan72

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• Dec 6, 2017

• #8

I absolutely love your painting skills...well done!!!

 

russellsch

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• Dec 6, 2017

• #9

Holy cow! Even close up shots, it looks so real! opcorn:thumbsup

 

eethan

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• Dec 6, 2017

• #10

are you kidding man!! this is a painted resin kit? this is amazing :thumbsup

 

ecl

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• Dec 6, 2017

• #11

Thanks Layers of paint and some aging can do quite a lot....it really is skin deep. Although, the amazing casting contributes greatly to the overall effect. I have to say that anyone thinking about getting the kit from Woodman; go for the power pack as well. It's surprisingly detailed...I'm wondering if it was cast from a found piece? No idea. But it looks cool!

I started to work on the power pack, cleaning up some of the mold lines. Very minimal amount of prep work.

Also a few better shots of the fake "wood grain", aka brush strokes with a little bit of steel wool sanding some of it off after dried.


Occasionally I forget it's all resin, so I can't bang it around haha. It has some weight to it too which is really nice.

 

Last edited: Dec 6, 2017

ecl

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• Dec 8, 2017

• #12

Really bad iphone pic of the work so far on the Power pack, but the detailing really shows up well with a few different colors of paint. The pastels also do a lot to make it look aged as it gets into the recessed design areas. Just for fun, I added a little bit of translucent copper paint on it so it’ll have a nice subtle metallic sheen to it under certain angles.

 

scottjua

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• Dec 9, 2017

• #13

Wow man! Fantastic work!

 

Romans Empire

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• Dec 9, 2017

• #14

Sweet monkey love!!! Beautiful!!! Have been thinking about one of these for a while. :love

 

ecl

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• Dec 10, 2017

• #15

Thanks for the comments guys It was super fun to paint. The Power pack when all finished up is really fun too. I admit I couldn’t resist trying it on just to see what it feels like to be a Jawa lol.

Here’s a pic of the final build:

I ended up selling it—it’s on its way to a new owner—because i’m saving up to get a kit of the ‘other’ jawa blaster. That non-Enfield one is my favorite SW prop....it’s just so quirky looking. But these Woodman kits are incredible; don’t hesitate to get one from him!

 

spid

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• Dec 10, 2017

• #16

Awesome!

 

PAULH

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• Sep 13, 2019

• #17

The quality of your build is stunningly good and does not like a resin prop. I've got Woodman's v3 blaster on the way and can only hope I can do a job somewhere near what you've achieved.