Official Shin Tool Thread

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Originally posted by TK1028:

We MUST point you to the DEFINITIVE resource for one of Fett's shin tools: Braks' website and, in particular, his amazing Sonic Beam Weapon tutorial.

Chris Skidmore
"I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe"
SergeantTK1028@aol.com

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These are absolutely horrible scans but hopefully you will see that I am getting better and better at building these squeegees. There are still some minor things that could be better but overall I am pretty satisfied with it. This one is for SARLACC FOOD (Chsris Skidmore). I have to make one more for Hammerhead and then a final one for myself and I will be DONE! Let me know what you think!

Comparsion to screen used squeegee from AoSW

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In the "Vis.Dic." the squeegee is actually a "sonic beam weapon".The stir stick is a "survival knife".I forget the other two,"names" of the shin tools at the moment.

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DL44 Blaster wrote:I forget the other two,"names" of the shin tools at the moment.

Anti-Security Blade and Jet Pack Adjustment Tool. Man, am I a nerd or what?

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I posted this over at the RPF and thought I would post it here as well.

I received my survival knife from DL 44's project today. I did some grinding, filing, sanding and epoxying on it. Here is the finished results:






Please forgive the reflections.

Chris

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Here is how I did it:

First I made a copy of the supplied drawing and cut out and taped it to the blade. Then sanded and filed down to the line on the drawing. I used some temperature curing epoxy I have to glue the disk to the blade, but I think room temp 2 part epoxys should work as well. I did not sharpen the blade, I left it the same thickness.

For the point I first used a hack saw to remove some of the excess material, then used a disk sander to shape it.

For the scallops I just used a standard bastard file.

I used som 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper and wet sanded all surfaces to remove any scratches.


Chris

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Originally posted by Braks Buddy:

Yes, the Sonic Beam Weapon is from a paterson rc print squeegee. The survival knife is from a paterson chemical stirrer. the anti-security blade is from the remainder of the paterson rc print squeegee and section of thick, black plastic and two, as of yet unidentified, metal rods which may soon be available from one of our machinists! The fourth tool, the jet pack adjustment tool, is still a complete mystery.

Restless soul, enjoy your youth - Eddie Vedder

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I read somewhere once that on the Anti-security blade thingee that someone used two Exactoo blade knife handles for the "unidentifiable" metal rods and it worked great!

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I assure you that the intensity controls on the anti-security blade are not x-acto handles (in fact that was the first debate I had on the rpf way back when) BUT if you don't want to have the pieces custom machined then x-acto handles work VERY well in their place!

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he for you guys and girls who need boba fett's leg tools.

http://www03.bhphotovideo.com/defaul...ID=EDC1EAB87D0


http://www03.bhphotovideo.com/defaul...ID=EDC1EAB87D0

you might have to paste and copy. sorry guys
joe

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jaybone9 wrote:I have 3 shin tools and i am missing one what is it? I have the squeege, the mixer, and the straight thing....what am i missing???

Squeege= Sonic Beam Weapon

Mixer= Survival Knife

Straight thing = Jet-pack adjustment tool

and the missing piece is the.....

Anti-security blades!

She be looking a bit like this:


Don't know what it does, but no self-respecting bounty hunter leaves home without it.

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No it isn't finished and the weathering needs a massive overhaul (actually the weathering was still wet when I took the picture) but I think this looks very promising! I expect these machined rods, after just a bit of tweaking (did I hear a groan from the machinist?), will be perfect!!! They are darn near it now but I think I gave the machinist a few, slightly incorrect measurements. Anyway, what do you think? The real deal is on the left and mine is on the right.

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Hi guys. I have one of my early squeegee conversions for sale. It isn't perfect but for someone who doesn't want to finish a squeegee themselves, it will do the trick. I am offering it for $28.50, shipped via priority mail which is cheaper than you can buy a new squeegee from B&H Photo. I will accept money order of paypal. Here are pics:

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THere is one other camera shop that has it for around $26.00 bucks with the squeegee going for about $6.00, about $3.00 cheaper than B&H, but that other shops shipping handling charges were murder!

B&H is the best option for now...with many other places selling the squegee in excess of $35.00.

[Fetthunter]

Someone was selling a shin knife (yeesterday?) in the General Info section. I don't see it now... It showed a blueprint for the knife (along with the aluminum blank you would use to make the knife out of).

It seems the knife is 8.060" long, .188" thick, and 1.312" wide. The round butt cap on the knife is also 1.312" in diameter (to match the width of the handle).

As far as the holes in the handle and the "waves" on the blade, you'll have to figure those measurements out for yourself.

Hope this helps.

[Darth Flan]

I posted this on the RPF when TDH was down so I thought I would repost it here too.

I'm trying to straighten out this problem with Boba's shin tools. I've seen different version of the tools and need to know which ones are correct.

It seems that the Jet Pack tool and the knife are the same in just about every picture ive seen. But the Anti Security Blade and Sonic Beam Weapon have different versions.
(If anyone wishes to have their set removed let me know, I just culled the archives for know sets of tools. Thanks)

Pic 1



Pic 2



Pic 3



Pic 4



Pic 5



See What i mean...Which ones are correct?

Thanks
Flan

[FettsBounty]

Just my opinion (and I'm probably wrong), but I think that the shin tools with the added details, like in the VD pics, are made just for the VD. Just to give them a ''technical'' look, like they actually do something. It may also depend on which version of the suit you're doing, as they may be differnt for each. Like I said, I'm probably wrong

-Austin
BH-1116

[micke]

Here's my set of GA shintools for my suit..
I sanded, painted and weathered them today.
What do you think? I used a Aluminium silver spray and Gouach
(for the red stripe and weathering)and gave them some coats
of clearoat.


Next..The armor

Thanks for looking!
-Mikael

[mykull]

Very, very nice...

[Jango's kid]

Those are lookin pretty sweet man. Are you going to weather them at all? THe knife in particular could maybe use some of the yellowish weathering. great job!

[micke]

Yes, i forgot about the yellowish tone on the survivor knife..Will fix that tomorrow..i guess i will have to go a bit heavier with the weathering as well..Thanks

My biggest problem at the moment is getting the sonic beam weapon down in the pocket which is pretty small
squeeeze squeeeeeeeze..

-micke

[Jango's kid]

Yup! A few minor weathering details & they'll be perfect. They look alot better than mine!

[Jedi-Bob]

Anyone have any upclose pics of the actual shin tools? I am trying to do the colors of the markings and want to get them as close as possible.

[Tyler Durden]

[BobaFettish]

[Redeemer]

Ok, I'm new here and butting in, thanks for the pics! They are going to help me out a lot. I am building my own 'Femme-Fett' style armor and will hopefully have it done in a few months...I hope I hope I hope!

[RazaKuhn]

Does anyone know the thickness of the squeegee. I'm starting on mine this weekend making it from plexiglass, but the only references I have found deal with width and length. TIA

[tteF aboB]

Which area are you looking for thickness? If you post a picture with the areas your looking for I'll measure it for you. I have a Paterson squeege waiting to be finished next winter.

[MaxPlague]

They are at least .25" thick. I'll try to measure mine for you when I get home.

[RazaKuhn]

The main handle (part with the finger grip) thickness is the only one I need, I can fudge the rest. Thanks!

[tteF aboB]

The width on that is exactly 3/8". The small area between the handle outsides is 3/16" (between the top and bottom moving parts. If that made any sense). Post some pics when you get done.

[RazaKuhn]

I sure will post some pics. Gonna work on the chest armor tomorrow morning, and I have the parts for the flamethrower sitting right here, not the inside gauntlet flame thrower the one with the telephone cord wrapped around it.

[tteF aboB]

Cool. I think I've only seen one prepro suit on this board.

[RazaKuhn]

I don't think I'm going to do a preproduction suit. Just a little bit of everything. Mine is going to be more of a display item instead of a costume.

[tteF aboB]

Mine to until Halloween rolls around or some other event. Then off the mannequin it will come. I've wanted a life size Don Post (well, used to, till I learned how inaccurate they are) since they came out.

[RazaKuhn]

Ok, change of plans I am going to do preproduction I think. Is that the one that is on the cdref where he's leaning forward with the flamethrower out. Has brown gloves and yellow gauntlets?

[TK826]

Those are shots of pre-production #2

Some easy to notice differences are:

Prepro #1 = Orange side pouch.
'Eyes' painted on helmet.
Each breast plate is a different shade of green.

#2= yellow gauntlet w/ coil flame thrower.

#3= All reference photographs of prepro #3
have a 'terrible' blue haze.

[padawan_schlicher]

Migrate wrote:
THere is one other camera shop that has it for around $26.00 bucks with the squeegee going for about $6.00, about $3.00 cheaper than B&H, but that other shops shipping handling charges were murder!

B&H is the best option for now...with many other places selling the squegee in excess of $35.00.

Well, i just hate to glote, but I picked up the squeegee and stir stick at the Ohio Camera Swap in Cincinnati today for all of $10 for the set, and to top it all off, I got in for free (noramlly $5)

(no they didn't have a Graflex 3 Cell and yes I looked)

[T-Bone]

padawan_schlicher wrote:
(no they didn't have a Graflex 3 Cell and yes I looked)

Just struck me as funny!

[thunderbolt885]

how long is the survival knife and how thick is it? i think i could made a few out of wood, or either styrene. any info on the knife would be greatly appreciated.


Scott

[fettcicle]

The survival knife is a Paterson stir stick used for Photographic developing. I think they can still be purchased, the "knife" that people see is an attempt by Don Post to create "tools" for their statue. The info can be found here http://www.partsofsw.com/fettrotj.htm

[thunderbolt885]

but, it doesnt look like the stir stick. i saw it on another post and its longer than that.

[OZFettmaker]

you CUT DOWN the stir stick..........lol.
lay it on top of your shin pouch,and cut to fit.........simple as that....

[thunderbolt885]

yea, im not that stupid, i mean the part though doesnt have teh blade, its just a handle . wouldnt you rather have one with a blade?

[Lynn TXP 0369]

thunderbolt885 wrote:
yea, im not that stupid, i mean the part though doesnt have teh blade, its just a handle . wouldnt you rather have one with a blade?

No.... Personally I wanted movie accurate, just cut it to lenght.

Most fan made ones made today don't look like the Patterson Squeege stirrer, except for MB's.

Lynn

[DL44 Blaster]

and me Braks and me had a project a couple years ago making "Survival knives" to Patterson squeegee specs exactly only with the blade.Still one of my favorite peices.I don't have the heart to use the stir stick in my costume since the knife is dead on with it and kicks arse.Some pop up for sale once in a while.You could request a WTB in the Cargo hold and someone might have one laying around.

[Darth Flan]

I got a Stir stick and cut the sucker down. Then I just scaled the rest using the visual dictionary. The rest of the blade was made sculpy, then attached to the stirer. Then I made a mold of the whole thing.

Flan

[fettcicle]

I made a knife of my own, the top looks like the stir stick, but the bottom is different then the DP statue, or visual dictionary models

[T-Bone]

Fettcicle - nice knife! I like it. Looks mean!

Here's mine. I made it from 1/8" aluminum, and JB Weld Weathering is cheapo, flat black paint from Walmart, buffed off with steel wool.

[Darth Flan]

Heres mine made from the stir stick and sculpy then cast from a mold I made from it. I based it off the Visual Dictionary.

[thunderbolt885]

yes well i made 6. one is mine though, would anyone be interested? ill throw up my sales pitch in a seperate thread, im not done making them either, heres what i have so far...

http://upload.shade-of-grey.com/comKNF.jpg


http://upload.shade-of-grey.com/dagger.jpg


http://upload.shade-of-grey.com/wdth.jpg

http://upload.shade-of-grey.com/024.jpg

[Art Andrews]

Here is the diagram with full specs fromt he project DL44 Blaster and I did a couple years back. This is based off a combination of the real Paterson stir rod and the DP Statue's knife.

[padawan_schlicher]

I'm just now starting to work on my squeegee and I've gotting all the cutting and glueing done and I'm getting ready to start painting...just noticed though; is it me, or is the black stripe a little bit raised like it's not painted on, almost like it's black electrical tape just like what's holding the rods on the anti-security blades. Any opinions as to if i'm right or not?


edit...just read through all of the BB's tutorial and duh...he lists it as duct tape...don't mind me

[Darth Flan]

I think that the concensus is that it was electrical tape. Thats what I use on mine and it looks spot on.

Flan

[thunderbolt885]

hey, if anyone needs a knife i have 5 left PM me for details



Scott

[padawan_schlicher]

Other than exacto knife handles, and custom machined parts, are there any other alternatives for the anti-security blade? I've got it pretty much done except for taping the rods and I haven't been able to find exacto handles that I like well enough.

[Bantha_PooDoo]

I agree, to me it looks like this is the same electrical tape used on the Anti-Security Blade. It's definitely not paint. It looks as though they even cut it after it was laid on.
-Wes

[FettTheHunter]

I made my knife our out of phemo...(I thought that might be a good idea as some convention people are a bit funny about weapons ).

It's not exactly acurrate, I made it more practicle looking
When I work out how to get a picture up I'll do so...

[DL44 Blaster]

still one of my favorite peices Braks Lemme grab a pic of it to post.

[jango3306]

does anyone have good pics of what the shintools should be colored? i couldnt find any good pics beleive it or not

[cal196]

http://tdh.prop-planet.com/viewtopic...c=1377&forum=5

[jango3306]

:o

[Lynn TXP 0369]

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/bbt/sbw.htm

[Darth Flan]

I guess I depends on the source which colors are most correct. I went with a cross between the MOM and VD versions and people seem to like them. All the tools beside the knife are supposed to look like metal, either aluminum or steel colored. The knife is kind of a cross between a copper and light Gold color.

[obi sean kenobi]

guess what this thread is going to be about?

[Gator Fett]

For those of you that have made your Anti-Security blade from the tip of the Patterson Squeegee, what did you use for the black "blade" and the metal rods?

Here is a picture from Bracks post earlier in the thread:

[Gator Fett]

No one has made an Anti-Security blade? I find that hard to believe.

Come on guys and girls, I know the shin tools are not as important as the bucket, but they still need to be built.

Thanks,
Gator

[wizardofflight]

I'm planning to use standard Xacto knives cut to length and a piece of 1/8’ aluminum for the back.

Alan

[Art Andrews]

http://tdh.prop-planet.com/viewtopic...forum=93249782

[GCNgamer128]

I'm going to whip out CAD and make some shin tools with full dimensions. I sure hope no one else did this, if so, don't say anything becuase I'm going to make them anyways.

[GCNgamer128]

Here is shin tool 1

[GCNgamer128]

Oh yes, PM me if you want the CAD drawing. Just print at 1:1, tape on to trash can, sintra, etc. Take a nice big Sharpy marker, trace thick so it can go through the paper and onto the base below it, let it dry and cut it out.

Nine inches really surprised me, I thought it would be less than that. Until I linked myself to a site up above that actually sold these saying that it was 9" long. I basically took a picture of the shin tool and pasted it in CAD, traced it, I modified it a little bit to the dimensions that it probably 95% is.

I'll get working on my shin tool, I'll post pics tomorrow or so after I cut it out.

[MacRory]

I'd definately like to see some finished product

[Rich D.]

I bought these resin tools off of eBay, from ancientsculptures. A couple of the pieces weren't terribly movie accurate, but the "sonic beam weapon" looks cool anyway. Here are some pics of the tools after I painted them:

[BLUERAM]

That's the same set I have. What type of paint did you use? I can't get the paint I've tried to dry on the tools. I guess the resin is messed up?

[Rich D.]

I used Testors spray paints for the main stuff, flat Krylon for the black, acrylic for the weathering, and Testors silver brush paint for the scratches.

[BLUERAM]

Thanks, I'll give the testors a try.

[LionsPride]

Mark make sure you give them a light sanding before painting and maybe a primer coat before the base silver, sometimes depending on what he used for resin paint has a hard time sticking, expecially silver and if the resin is shiney and smooth.

[Buckeye_01]

Do yourself a HUGE favor too. Use soap and water to wash mold release agent off before you paint. I speak from experience

[Forcebewitya]

Where can you find a stir stick to make the handle of the anti security knife I tried searching on ebay and such but cant find anything.

[batninja]

Where can you find a stir stick to make the handle of the anti security knife I tried searching on ebay and such but cant find anything.

Paterson Chemical Stirrer:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

[Seven]

I have been working on these for a little while. The dimensions are based off the found items and the Visual Dictionary. While it looks like the VD created the Sonic Beam and Survival Knife from scratch, the dimensions I have are off the Patterson stirring rod and the squeegee. Hope the attachments work...

[dhs36]

hey ya'll the ? i have is, i just bought these shin tool but im bit confused on one of them there is the sonic beam and anti security thing, knife and what i thought was a ajustment tool but in the pic it almost looks like a becon for the jet pack, just wanted to know if anyone knows what this is... thanks

[Seven]

... what i thought was a ajustment tool but in the pic it almost looks like a becon for the jet pack, just wanted to know if anyone knows what this is... thanks

I have no idea what it is, but I am a 100% certain it is neither the jet pack beacon nor the adjustment tool. Looks like someone took some artistic license to the part.

[bradbucholtz]

Either I missed it or I did not see a color listed for the redish stripe. Anyone have a suggestion U.S. color please.