slave1pilot paints another ROTJ pack

You are one of the Masters when it comes to painting these...at least in my:love you will always be!;)

Now quit painting your cement!!!:lol:
 
Thanks again for all the info guys. I dare say I have some confidence to take a crack at this when I get my pack in september. And even though it's been said many times already, Slave1pilot, you are the master. I amazes me how hard you guys work to make these props look like hell ;)
 
Man. . . that's GORGEOUS!!!!
The jet pack is the last thing I still need for my costume, and it'll probably still be a while till I can afford to get one.
 
I tend to save the best for last. This was the last peice I needed to complete my Fett and submitt my pics for my 501st BH designation. Nate, I really appreciate the work you put into making this a stunning piece of art.
For the rest of you guys, if you need a jet pack painted and don't wanna do it yourself, the proof is in the pics, Nate is the man to go to.
 
What? No step by step on the rocket? Don't just leave us hanging here!:)

I painted the thrusters as follows;
basecoat of "Dull Aluminum" then clearcoat
mask off the scratches (just like the body)
also tape off the center circle & the little things on the sides
spray the Grey color, I use a mix of leftover grey rattle-can paints I have laying around.
here's the tricky part;
take a can of almost empty flat black rattle-can paint
step back a few feet & lighty press the button to make the black splatters.
This may take some practice, but it really helps
then I mask off the Black stripes around the bottoms of the cones
spray that with flat Black rattle-can
remove all the masking
I then paint the red dots with Tamiya Color Flat Red Acrylic
I put the thrusters on the pack & do the weathering of "Grimey Black" to blend the thrusters into the body.

For the Missile;
BaseCoat of "Dull Aluminum" then ClearCoat (notice a pattern developing here?;))
Mask off the Missile below the ring in the Middle and mask off above the base (red part)
mask off the areas you want scratched on the top of the missile
Using the red that you use on the body ( I used Wisc Central maroon)
Spray lightly on the top of the Missile & get gradually darker towards the ring.
spray a normal coat on the base
Remove the tape & masking & lightly mist the top of the Missile with Dull Aluminum to reduce the contrast between the red & silver

tape off what you don't want white, the use the liquid mask where you want scratches to show
Spray with rattle-can (or airbrush if you like) Flat white
Starting at the top of the the white part (still taped off) mist down lightly with Rattle-can "Colorplace Walnut" from Wal-mart
Then Rattle-can flat black over that , but leave some walnut showing at the bottom.
remove the tape & the masking and blend the black into the red with flat black
add extra scratches with an X-acto knife & that's it(y)

after typing this all out, I wish i would have done some progress pics so it would be easier to understand.
 
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Just to let everyone know, the jet pack arrived at my house safe and sound today. I think it looks better in person than it does in the pics..........:love :cheers

Nate: (y):jet pack
 
That's the final piece you needed right?
let's see the whole thing together!

We're having an armor party this Saturday, I'm gonna have everything together and take pics then. Gotta get the harness/jet pack fitted so everything sits right and put the beacon and stabilizer on the jet pack.
 
As promised here are some pics taken of me in my RoTJ Fett. Please note this was the very first time I wore the jet pack, it did slide around a bit on me, but I'll get that fixed. The weight was barely noticable using a TK409's type harness. The only thing I want to replace as of right now is the girth belt, it has shrunk too much.
Over a year later and around $4400 spent............
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Dude, that costume is VERY impressive ... worth the wait and worth every penny if you ask me! I do hope you plan on going to Dragon Con as I would really like to see that costume in person. Regardless, I'm glad you took the time to post those pics!8)
 
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