Godaiking's ESB Fett statue build

Decided I'll keep all the progress of builds in this thread. Some of you may have seen my helmet. I'm now working on the armor. Here's a few progress pics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...roject/1-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...roject/2-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...roject/3-1.jpg

Plan on using this almost strictly as a statue display. :)

Just wondering what everyone thinks of the armor color (compared to the helmet)?

Here's some clearer pics of the helmet:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...project/2a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...project/2b.jpg

It looks good to me!

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Originally Posted by RafalFett

It looks good to me!

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Thanks! Your templates were alot of help although I painted the marks a little different on the armor.

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Originally Posted by RafalFett

It looks good to me!

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Same here bro! Looks dead on. What colors are you using? And is that airbrushed? Looks great!

That is a sweet helmet paint job. Very nice. The armor color looks great as well. :cheers

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Originally Posted by redkraytdragon

Same here bro! Looks dead on. What colors are you using? And is that airbrushed? Looks great!

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Thanks for the kind words, guys. All the paints are custom mixed by me. I did a layer effect with the damage and painted everything by hand. The dirty look was accomplish with an airbrush. :)



Here's some pics of my jumpsuit (sewn by Ladysewforus...is she still around?) and batninja vest. I dyed the jumpsuit a bit more.

Not too dark on the jumpsuit color is it? Should I darken the bottom of the suit more?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...roject/2-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...roject/1-2.jpg

Looks great! I think the jumpsuit is OK... just make sure you weather the vest now.

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Originally Posted by clonecollector

Looks great! I think the jumpsuit is OK... just make sure you weather the vest now.

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Yep, I'll get to the vest eventually. :)

Here's some pics of everything on the mannequin I'm using. Still need to tweak out the mannequin (especially the left arm). He looks pretty nice next to my Vader and Stormtrooper.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...roject/3-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...roject/2-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...roject/1-3.jpg

I am jealous of your costume. Well....All of them! All of it looks great so far lol. Oh ya the ladysewforus is still doing her magic work.

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Originally Posted by sleepalot

I am jealous of your costume. Well....All of them! All of it looks great so far lol. Oh ya the ladysewforus is still doing her magic work.

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Thanks!

Good! Cuz I need some pouches from her!

Awesome displays... V. Jealous bruv! :thumbsup
Keep up the good work

Nice going on this! Boba must have pissed off Vader--he took both of Boba's hands!

Thanks guys! I hope to have some more updates soon on the build.

What you have there....is exactly what i want to do when i retire from trooping. Nice job, Vader looks great. can i ask what make the helmet is? Looks really nice. Im very jealous!

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Originally Posted by Darth Voorhees

What you have there....is exactly what i want to do when i retire from trooping. Nice job, Vader looks great. can i ask what make the helmet is? Looks really nice. Im very jealous!

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Thanks!

It's a FPH helmet. Spent a LOOONG time painting it. ;)

haha...i meant the Vader helmet lol But the Fett helmet, is of course awesome. Im petrified to paint my Scratch build cast. lol Thats a great job there!

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Originally Posted by Darth Voorhees

haha...i meant the Vader helmet lol But the Fett helmet, is of course awesome. Im petrified to paint my Scratch build cast. lol Thats a great job there!

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Sorry bout that! Man, I've been so airheaded lately. Anyhow, it's a JB ESB V2 helmet. Really nice fan made helmet. I also have a TM helmet but haven't started on that yet.

haha no worries...Ah the JB...nice. Looks great on that build. I was a Vader guy before Fett, but then switched over to Fett cuz im not tall enough to pull off a good Vader. I will however, eventually, do what you have done here and build one for display. Vader and Fett were my faves a s a kid. Again, nice work man on all of em!

wow he looks awesome, wow I cant believe that is handpainted

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Originally Posted by Darth Voorhees

haha no worries...Ah the JB...nice. Looks great on that build. I was a Vader guy before Fett, but then switched over to Fett cuz im not tall enough to pull off a good Vader. I will however, eventually, do what you have done here and build one for display. Vader and Fett were my faves a s a kid. Again, nice work man on all of em!

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Yeah, making the Vader statue took me years of finding just the right parts. I imagine that'll probably happen with Fett, but so far, I'm liking what I have with him. ;)

By the way, here's some more pics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ct/9-26-12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/9-26-12a.jpg

Just threw the parts on real quick for the pic. Using Bobamaker's bolt system for the armor on the vest. Getting there slowly but surely.

-Joe

Impressive!

Minor update again: added lower abdomen armor plus other details.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ct/9-28-12.jpg

I really need to rebuild the shoulders and upper arms on this mannequin. Just noticed that the chest decal is on the small side, so I'm going to redo that (thanks to Rafalfett for the templates!)

Really nice watching this come along! Great work, godaiking!

great work, i am loving your darth vader btw

Comin along great man! You are going to have the ultimate display with all of those characters! :thumbsup

Thanks guys! I changed the emblem on the chest and resized it. Positioning is a bit off from the screen used, but oh well. ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/9-29-12a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/9-29-12b.jpg

He looks pretty goofy with those droopy sleeves. Going to start work on the mannequin arms and hands and then the gaunts soon.

One of the better display sets around. Fett will be no exception. Great attention to detail!

Who did the gloves on that Vader! Great looking man!

Been awhile since I worked on Fett, but finally getting my parts in from Mojo Fett has motivated me to start working again.

Here's a pic of what I have so far. My fett is still on stumpy status with the lack of hands. Still need to bulk the mannequin up here and there, repostion arms, among other things.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ct/12-6-12.jpg

Does anyone know where to get nice Jetpack hooks nowadays?

Took a break on Fett for awhile, but I've been spending the last week working on him again. Here's what I have done:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps37281465.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps34b8dbba.jpg

Still not finished fine tuning the mannequin. Also, I'm about to get a ammo belt and girth belt from my friend and pouches from Batninja. Hopefully I can dye them to a similiar color I got the suit in. Plan on getting MOW's jetpack soon too.

Anyone have any advice about getting jetpack hooks?

The suit looks great so far! Keep the awesome updates coming!

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Originally Posted by godaiking

Anyone have any advice about getting jetpack hooks?

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Maybe home made?

maybe improvise with fishing hooks

Just got my belt today from my friend. Looks dark in this pic but it's not that really dark in person.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps8201881f.jpg

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Originally Posted by RafalFett

The suit looks great so far! Keep the awesome updates coming!



Maybe home made?

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I guess maybe I'll have to go that route as I don't see anyone here offering them. Oh well..

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Originally Posted by tood2345

maybe improvise with fishing hooks

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Fishing hooks?? What do you recommend using? Shark fishing hooks?? LOL

Well, shark fishing would explain the missing hands...:D

Seriously though, the belt looks great. Everything looks fantastic. Please keep the updates coming.

Dat paintjob :drool

Great display! The different sizes look spot on!

It's not very often you see a display where all the build ups have such accurate detail, hope to be where you are within the next couple of years, looks amazing:cheering

love this build, the armor colors are very well done. Did you make mods to the mannequin arms to style that pose?

The chest pieces should be closer to the collar IMO....VERY SWEET SUIT!!! (can I move into your basement?)

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Originally Posted by terryfett

The chest pieces should be closer to the collar IMO....VERY SWEET SUIT!!! (can I move into your basement?)

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Still a work in progress, so I'll go back and correct that amongst other things. At this point, I'm just throwing the parts I have together. Here's what I've got so far:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps4bf3bd73.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps67d80b73.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psac898574.jpg

I need to change the wires in the left hand as they are a bit too stiff. Also, I'll adjust the right wrist a bit. Still working on this!

Spectacular. The hands look great. I like the brown stripe on the glove as well. You don't see that too often. Keep these updates coming!!

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Originally Posted by Matty Matt

Spectacular. The hands look great. I like the brown stripe on the glove as well. You don't see that too often. Keep these updates coming!!

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Thanks bro! I worked on one component of the right gauntlet today. Here's a pic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps094cb8e1.jpg

It looks amazing. What green did you use on the armor?

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Originally Posted by Nate

It looks amazing. What green did you use on the armor?

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Thanks! All of the paint on the Fett is custom mixed by me. Here's another small update. Added gauntlet hose and hose connector.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psf862b9b1.jpg

Here's a pic I messed around with on Photoshop. Can't wait to get him finished!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps625c8501.jpg

As you can see, I need to raise the right wrist up more (among other things!)

WOW! WOW~

the side by side looks outstanding....