It has Begun! 9135's ESB build...

Yep headed to Okinawa...gotta finish getting qualified out here in New Mexico first then back to FL to outprocess my old base then head to Kadena
 
Oki is off the wall on some things, boring as hell on others. I always pickled my liver there. I'm a Squid though, thats what we do there. White Beach is a hole in the wall. Kadina is pretty nice however. The base is huge. Plus you are close to Naha, the party district. If I could give you advice.. Travel as much a you can while you are here. Really. You are close to tons of stuff... Hong Kong, Korea, Oz, Mainland... See it. Its a blast!

Never know, I may be heading that way some day. Seems we are trooping there more.
 
Very cool cant wait to get there...Ive been talking with one of the guys thats already at my unit there and Im excited to get over there and see everything
 
You've got top notch gear!

I would use the metal rocket depending on the weight. The metal just gives a sense of realism... but a well painted resin rocket is lighweight and just as effective.
 
I am starting to wonder if I bit more than I can chew with this one... This paint looks very hard to do... and no good "Definitive" thread exists on what paint colors to paint. Add in that I have to use Tamiya paints and not Testors...

Sigh...
 
Looks great so far Nate! Dont beat yourself up over the paint! there is a thread here that is pinned that tells you all the paint colors, i would use those for the helmet only due to the price. I painted all of my armor with rustoleum spruce green,misted with rustoleum hunt club green and flat black. i just mixed a few Testors paints to get the yellow around the dents. For the shoulders i used Krylon signal yellow, and misted the right shoulder with testors go mango orange, and then again with the yellow till i got the right tone. Same for the knees. The helmet is the only part i would definately go with the Floquil or tamaya paints. i dont think anything else would match right. If you can afford enough for the rest of the suit,by all means, do it,but i didnt for the rest of the armor and still get compliments constantly!
 
Cool. Thanks for the info Lou. I plan on painting soon. Cant go to C5, so I am painting Fett.

My suit, vest and pouches ship tommorow! Fett...is almost complete!
 
Thanks guys...

I am finding some odds and ends I forgot. Gauntlet darts, stickers, some lighting... Yeesh! This is a complex suit!
 
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