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I finally got the jet pack today.
Mrs.slave1pilot brought it home from work tonight.
It was already primered,so I took off the beacon & stabilizer
& painted the first 2 coats of Silver
I'm not gonna post many pics of it yet.
It's just a silver jet pack right now.:doh
Sweet!
i can't wait for the CD for the whole project!
Can't wait to see you work your magic Nate. :thumbup
this is going to be great!!!
I am looking forward to the progress on this as well. I just finished my JP and want to compare it for reference against the best!:thumbup
me too!!! can't wait to see this baby completed.
Looking forward to seeing the progress on this beauty!
Copy that!Quote:
Originally Posted by KidAkira
Oh, man!
Can't wait for this!
:thumbsup:thumbsup
Nate = Awesome
Go to town..Slave1
Sweet... have at it Nate:thumbsup..
this should be good..:thumbsup
Is it me or has the JP been sprayed over the decal? or has the JP have a raised part of the mould to allow for accurate positioning of the decal or paint? :?
good eye MoJo..;)...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mojo-Fett
MOW just put that on for this one pack, since it is a very "special" pack.;)
and it's molded into the pack and raised....it's a nice little touch really.:thumbsup
Phew.... thought I was losing it then... :lol
Nice touch tho!
I sprayed first coat of Clear
still looks the same, just shiny 8)
Thanx for all the compliments guys
I'll try to do ya proud.(no pressure)
Painted the second coat of clear
I should start with the actual color tomorrow night
Well now that it's clear, I hope you put some cones or ropes around it so you can find it again.
:lol :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by superjedi
Sorry guys,
no painting tonight
I can't find the Jet Pack.
Actually, the weather is terrible & I'm a little ill as well.
I'm also trying to get some more reference pics
(really need a bottom pic)
Drink plenty of OJ and get plenty of sleep. Don't be like John Bush :lol
Got some sleepQuote:
Originally Posted by Gonzo Fett
no OJ this morning ( had a bowl of Boo-Berry though)
anyway, I spent a couple of hours painting this morning
here we are so far today
Still lots to do
Great start!!!! Just a friendly suggestion if I may...you might wanna make your stripes a little wider on those thrusters. Should be easy for you to do at this stage before you get going on the weathering. ;) It always looked to me like they go almost to the lip of the thruster.
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Damian,Quote:
Originally Posted by Jango's kid
I appreciate your input and all suggestions are welcome.
i may not follow anyone's suggestions, but i do appreciate them.
;)
Looking mighty fine :cheers:cheers
This JP is going to ROCK the CASBAH!:lol
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gonzo Fett
Thanx Danie,
I removed the liquid mask & did a little weathering & detail work
now that is hott
awesome work!!!!
Looks great Nate.... off to a good start!:thumbsup
And good catch Jango's Kid...:thumbsup.. I think Nate will fix that..;)..after all we want this thing perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jango's kid
MORE PICS!!
I am working on the thrustersQuote:
Originally Posted by Spideyfett
The pic makes the stripes look more red than they really are
NICE!!!!!!! Keep posting pics of your work!! Very cool to see how this is turning out & you are doing a first rate job!! ;)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spideyfett
Ok, here's a few moreQuote:
Originally Posted by Jango's kid
Love the metal showing through on the spine, and misc other places bro, a very convincing effect for that weathering / damage ! Many people make those spots on their packs with no transitional effect. Your's makes it look like it's really wearing off as it should be. One of the benefits of a true layered paint job. :thumbsup
Great Job so far man :cheers
FP
Thanx homieQuote:
Originally Posted by fettpride
It is the silver paint (metal) showing through. I wet-sanded the green off.
No topical here, only layered:thumbsup
There are other places where the "metal" shows through. Very hard to pic up with the camera. looks better in person
With that, I'll call it a night.
Gonna do the dark parts on the body tomorrow.
Stay tuned Fett-Heads :cheers
I already edited my post to reflect that I knew it was layered, homie ;)
FP
I knew you knew, but others might not.Quote:
Originally Posted by fettpride
Mighta thought it was *shudder* sponged on
Ah, got ya :lol
You're doing a mighty fine job man, seriously :thumbsup
FP
Sincere thanx to all for their compliments.
I do appreciate it.
As it sits, i have about 6 hours into this one.
I figure it's about halfway done.
6 hours? Pshaaaw - that's nothin.
I'd be that far in 6 DAYS !!! :b
Oh, wait, you said hours. :o
"Oh, my , I'm backwards" <insert C-3PO's voice from ESB here>
:lol
That's awesome man, 6 hours? Wow :thumbsup
Fp
I think I'm finished
Wanna see?
Bring on the pics! :)
Here ya go
some inside with flash, some outside in the evening sun with no flash
:suprise
here's a comparison using the "reference" pic
WOW Nate! I have to say you nailed it buddy! It looks like it just came off the ESB movie set.;) I am LOVING that weathering on it.
:cheers:cheers:cheers:cheers:cheers:cheers
very nice! in a lot of ways i think the ESB pack is harder than the RotJ. Jedi needs a lot of colors and masking and such, but getting the ESB pack to look realistic while being mostly 1 solid mass of color takes a lot of subtle work.
I agree.. pulling off the subtle work is what allot of people forget...Quote:
Originally Posted by tk7602
Great work nate.:thumbsup....can't wait to see it.
is it just me or does the top of the jet pack cones look reddish/burnt orange and not yellow in the reference pic..? :SQuote:
Originally Posted by slave1pilot
Great job, you're really nailing it!
Top of the line!!!!! Man you hammered that out fast!!!!!! Good job,
D
great work!
Forcebewitya.
Insane!! Great ESB pack!!:suprise
Awsome work Nate.
I am gong to take these pics and run off to my garage and start tweeking my paint job...
I totaly see what you ment about the top of the rocket having the yellow, great catch.
:thumbup:thumbup:thumbup
Outstanding! paint-job, i cant wait to see it all put together!
Awesome job man!
Looks incredible.
=)
It's just you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alcfalath
:lol
The tops are yellow
"Other" reference pics clearly show it as yellow
Awesome!!!:suprise
Mr. JB will be very proud.:fettchest
MODS-
can we move this to the Jet Pack section?
I put it in the Sarlacc on accident
I thought that i put more outside pics in the previous post
here's a few more out in the late afternoon sun
Your forgot the blue and the red! :lol:b Looks great! :thumbup
OOPS!Quote:
Originally Posted by jodo
better primer it & start over
I did a little bit more on it
weathered the tank caps & around the Beacon & stabilizer
I'm gonna stop now before I go too far
Took some more pics for ya guys
Spidey, feel free to take better ones once you get the pack (I'll try & mail Friday)
oh, I thought since I had the Man Of War & the MLC2 jet packs in the same room, I'd snap a pic
I thought it would also be cool to see an ESB next to an ROTJ to show how different the paintjobs actually are
( I feel the ROTJ is more labor-intensive)
Slave1,
The extra weathering you did looks great.
If I may...Nothing can throw off a great looking paint scheme more than to have silver paint near an actual metal detail like the metal beacon and/or stabilizer. I have in the past applied a rub-n-buff or alclaid lacquer to the thruster nozzle details. It's usually overlooked but It will really pull it all together.
Christian
Christian, I shall leave the R&B up to the Experts.
If The TX guys wanna give it a try, I'm more than ok with it
They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Looks like I got a few more areas on my JP to touch up. :thumbup
:thumbsupGreat work Nate....Thank you for posting the Sunlight pics, when you sending this bad boy back my way?:drool
Wow! The MOW pack is a ton taller than that MLC.
Looks great!