WIP - Bill's ROTJ SE build

Here's a set of fibreglass gaunts I got off ebay a while back. They need some work but they'll do to begin with.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1041.jpg

Here's the armour I'm building out of Aluminium:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...r/DSCF0428.jpg

My Bobamaker helmet that arrived today:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...ved21Jan11.jpg

and I've started prepping it for a layered paintjob, first by painting it silver:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...edsilver04.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...edsilver03.jpg

I'm waiting on my soft parts from LSFU but I'm certainly on my way.

Feel free to jump in and offer advice at anytime.

Bill

congrats on the lid arrival mate

Most of em call it aluminum mate. ;)
It's cool that we're building our Fetts together.
Mine the awesome ESB one and yours the technicoloured court jester. LOL
(I kid. I kid. )
Whatever help you need I'm there buddy.

Hey mate thats a nice start you got their, you cant go wrong with a BM lid.
As soon as I saw this thread I knew those gauntlets instantly, because I had the same ones. They are a lot of work, but they can come out really nice when done up. I would first recommend a new rocket and flamer unit. Take a look at my thread if you get stuck on them, I got a WIP with them in from start to almost finish. The main problem you may have is that they wont align up when you trim them for your arms, what I did was heat it up with a hair dryer, gently bend them then placed them in a bowl of cold water still holding the shape, did this about 4-5 times and they came out nice.

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f20/s...t-build-36925/

If you need any help feel free to ask, im also in the progress of a lid paintup if you need any advice on that, although there are some much better artists out there :P

Welsh

Welsh, you're gauntlets came out fantastically! Thanks very much for letting me know about them, you really do have a great set of progress pics in there. Thanks also for the advice, it is much appreciated.

As for you TrooperDyl.....why I oughta.....:lol

Thanks for the posts...

Lookin Great Man!! Best of Luck...Its hard waiting for it to be done, but once you finish you realize how much you miss working on it....That's when its time to start upgrades!! Enjoy the build!!

I'm making the same aluminum armor right now as well. I cant wait to see how yours turns out.

That aluminum looks pretty neat! Good job with it!

I'm really liking that aluminum armor looking forward to seeing more progress pics

I've had a bash at the armour with my ball-pein hammer and also had a quick go at layered paint. Bear in mind that while it is a gloss finish now, I'll fix that up later

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1176.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1177.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1178.jpg

That set-up looks great buddy! Keep the pics comin!

As promised, a more detailed post of technique:

Here is the left chest piece with latex applied to mask the areas where the bare metal will show through:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...chestpiece.jpg

The latex was simply applied with a brush in the approximate areas that I could see on reference pics where the bare metal shows through on Boba's outfit.

This is the latex I bought from 'Fibreglass Material Services' here in Newcastle. I used the same stuff to make my Gamorrean guard mask.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...aintlayers.jpg

Here are the two chest pieces side by side. The latex is much thicker on the piece on the right, because I discovered on the ab plate that the thin bits can be more difficult to remove.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...nundercoat.jpg

And here are the two cans of paint I bought from Bunnings to do the colours. They are very cheap but to my eye match the armour near enough. That may change of course.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x.../Spraycans.jpg

Here's a pic showing me peeling off the latex:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...ffthelatex.jpg

But I think I over-weathered the chest. There is way more paint missing than on the screen Boba. Just goes to show I shouldn't do things by eye:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...weathering.jpg

It's a good thing this paint is so cheap. I can start all over again ;D

I've removed the gloss from the ab plate by giving it a quick go over with wet-and-dry sandpaper (wet).

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...omoreshiny.jpg

Here's what I did today.

Using Photoshop, I stretched and manipulated pics of Boba's actual armour and overlaid them onto the templates that I used to make mine.

Then I printed them out and cut out the pieces that I needed to mask. First the bits where there is no paint showing at all:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...extemplate.jpg

Then, using an angle grinder with a wire brush attachment, I took the paint off the armour:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...rushedback.jpg

I taped the templates over the armour and brushed the latex through the stencils:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...texapplied.jpg

I then used the same process to paint the yellow underpaint, cut the stencils again to remove the yellow parts, again applied the latex through the stencil and painted them up again:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x.../2ndeffort.jpg

I think they look alot better than before and I have now placed the three little dimples in the ab plate.

I used different green paint this time around. The ab plate actually has two shades but for the top coat, I sprayed my new green (which is lighter than the last) and then gave it a mist of the lighter green over the top of it all.

It needs more weathering and grime but that can come later.

Looking much better! I'd also recommend misting it with darker colours to tone down the green a tad, also hit it with a matte finish to get rid of the sheen.

Thanks. I will be distressing it more soon.

Here's my first attempt at shoulders:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1241.jpg

The paint spatter doesn't look as bad as I thought it might. I'll put some scorch-marks on later and see what I think.

I was advised on another forum that his right shoulder is meant to have dents.....

So....

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...Bill/Dents.jpg

I'm also fixing up the paint on the chest armour. More to follow.

keep it up all the details make the suit!

Yo Bill looking good buddy!

I need to get back into my build soon

The first weathering was a little heavy but I think you've got it now, looks really good!

Thanks everybody.

I have had a go at making some scorch-marks on the armour. It isn't necessarily screen-accurate but I think it looks alright.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...orchmarks2.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...orchmarks3.jpg

What did you use for the scorch marks? I like the depth it gives to the dents and scratches.

I used a very light wash of kid's acrylic paints. I mixed up some green, red, yellow ochre and black to get a nice grimey look. One drop of dishwashing liquid in there as well (not sure why but I learnt it somewhere) Several layers, dabbing the majority of the paint off each time. The job on the shoulders isn't as good as the chest but I was getting a little eager to finish by that point.

I'm still going to go over it with a clear matt spray to seal it all.

I really like the effect you've managed to get there mate.

Why thankyou, monsieur 'Baa Baa'. I shall endeavour to document it better when I do the collar and cod (although I'm not sure what scorch marks on the cod piece might say about my character).

Looking really good brother... keep it up!

I love seeing people post awesome progress like this! Cool to see it evolve from the basics to its finished state! Keep it up!

:skull El1te

Hey another Aussie (Sydney?) Nice work there by the way impressive work on the armor ,
Just a thought but what colurs and brands of paint are you doing the helmet in ,Id steer clear from squirts ,
If you need a list of avalible colours and brands ill be happy to help, Ive done extensive resurch on spray paints,
being over here we dont have most of the popular paints people use

Also which helmet stlye are you going for , the SE version or classic Jedi helmet seeing you have the Boba maker lid , im
thinking mabey your going SE version

Thanks Jinto. I just got the internet back on at home, so haven't been able to answer you until now.

I'd love a list of available paints if you can spare the time. What I've ended up using wasn't the squirts (except the mandarin). I used Galmet colorbond paints, Cottage green is the darker one and pale eucalypt is the lighter green (which I misted over the top of the final layer of cottage green to get the colour I wanted).

As for the helmet, I haven't really thought about SE, I was just going ROTJ but I'll look more into it before I start painting it up.

Are you coming to 'Geddon this week? I'll bring my armour so you can have a look.

I didn't want to make a mess of my BobaMaker Helmet, so I took to a Hasbro to practice my painting method:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...oPainted01.jpg

and here's a comparison with an unpainted Hasbro:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...oPainted02.jpg

I've only done the back of the helmet at this stage but I think it is an improvement. The colours won't perfectly match but I'm ok with it so far.

I have mostly finished spraying my son's Hasbro helmet. I didn't do the beige on the back but will do that on my next effort.

Here is the almost finished product:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...oPainted07.jpg

And here are the comparison shots, next to an unpainted Hasbro Boba helmet:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...oPainted05.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...oPainted04.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...oPainted03.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...oPainted06.jpg

Dont use pale euko thats to light use the on=e up from it all , they are colour bond colours so waht ever brand ytou are useing just look at the colour chart and pic the next in line it may not look right to what you think but its alot beter than the pale euko , the colour on the Hasbra is to light so dont use that as the guide ,
What brand paint are you useing ?

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Originally Posted by jinto

Dont use pale euko thats to light use the on=e up from it all............

What brand paint are you useing ?

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I think you're right mate. I had a look before and it doesn't match my armour at all. Still, I'll get the results in the end.

Nice eye on the pale eucalypt, too. Well spotted.

The colours I used and where I bought them are as follows:

Silver base colour: Dulux Quickdry 'Bright Chrome' (Bunnings)
The lighter green: Galmet fence, gutter and facia touch up - Colorbond 'pale eucalypt' (Stratco Hardware)
The darker green: Galmet fence, gutter and facia touch up - Colorbond 'cottage green' (Stratco Hardware)
Grey: the cheapest grey primer I could get my hands on.
Black: Odd Jobs 'Satin Black' (Stratco Hardware)
The darker red: Odd Jobs 'Indian Red' (Stratco Hardware)
The lighter red: (after a mist of white) Squirts 'Cherry Red' (Bunnings)
Kill stripes: Squirts 'Mandarin' (Bunnings)

Thanks gents.

I have decided it is time to have a go at my real bucket.

In this pic, I've masked the parts that will remain silver and sprayed the primer grey:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...kandPrimer.jpg

Next, I've masked the parts that will remain grey (I mixed some black paint with the latex so it shows better)

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...Primermask.jpg

And here, I've sprayed the beige looking colour that is only on the back of the helmet:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...rbondbeige.jpg

More to follow.

this is looking great brother! great job so far

Thanks.

Here's the light green on the back:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...Lightgreen.jpg

Some red on the front:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...0Build/Red.jpg

and last bit for tonight is the black upper cheeks:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...ppercheeks.jpg

I've also done the lower cheeks but the whole bucket is pretty much done now exept for the right ear and stencils (including kill stripes). I so much want to pull all the latex off now but it will be better if I wait and do the kill stripes/ ear and stencils first.

Not entirely sure if I'm happy with the colour difference between the green at the back and the green on top. I think the top should be a bit lighter perhaps but I'm Ok with it for now.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...ntcomplete.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...ftcomplete.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...ckcomplete.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...tcomplete2.jpg

lid looks great man

Bill- Great wk man! Im almost complete w/ my sons fett as well and have a hasbro for him. I wasnt going to mod the bucket at all but it just looks too cute man! I may just have to re-paint : )
B

Thanks guys.
@ dynamic: the helmet above isn't the Hasbro. That was a one-off to test my method. The bucket I've just done is a BobaMaker.

I'm not really happy with the green on top and am re-spraying it this morning. I'll post when I'm done.

Bill mate that looks awesome! beautiful job!

what is it about the green you're not happy with?

the dome green is much to dark and the back green is to green it should be more of a blue-green then just green

Thanks Trav.

F4R is right, the dome green was awfully dark. I've re-done it but Photobucket is down at the moment, so I'll post pics later.

I don't think I'm going to change the back green though. It looks much better against the new lighter dome. In any case, I'm not going 100% SA.

Thanks F4R, too. I saw your comments on BHG as well and am glad others agreed with my assessment so far.

If it screams wrong to you guys after I've done it, please still let me know. I still want it to have the right feel, even if it isn't 100% accurate.

Yeh like I was saying over there the fact that its so hard to get paint is rough...could be worse i guess

Photobucket still isn't working for me but I've managed to link to my facebook image.

I'm much happier now that I've resprayed the dome and cheeks:

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._6450464_n.jpg

Killstripes and the white bit on the left ear also added.

The damage around the dent has been reduced as well. I think it was a bit over the top before.

Here's the right side of the bucket:

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._8067319_n.jpg

Still got to paint the RF, stalk and ear attachment but the bucket itself is pretty much done now.

Question: Should I now respray my chest armour to match the dome?

This is for the Australians out there. I've had a few people ask me for a list of paints I used so here it is (with pictures):

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...2_121249_n.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3489725_n.jpg

I've tried to list them approximately in order of application.

(1 Silver base colour: Dulux Quickdry 'Bright Chrome' (Bunnings)
(2 Grey: the cheapest grey primer I could get my hands on.
(3 The darker red: Odd Jobs 'Indian Red' (Stratco Hardware)
(4 The lighter red: (after a mist of white) Squirts 'Cherry Red' (Bunnings)
(5 Black: Odd Jobs 'Satin Black' (Stratco Hardware)
(6 The beige (on the back): Galmet fence, gutter and facia touch up - Colorbond 'Paperbark'
*I used the beige on the right ear as well then sprayed lightly over the top with some cheap gold spray. It is only a mist so shouldn't matter what brand gold you get.
(7 The lighter green: Galmet fence, gutter and facia touch up - Colorbond 'Wilderness' (Stratco Hardware)
(8 The darker green: Galmet fence, gutter and facia touch up - Colorbond 'cottage green' (Stratco Hardware)

(Not in picture) Kill stripes: Squirts 'Mandarin' (Bunnings)

These paints won't necessarily get you the level of screen accuracy that some guys expect but they are what I used.

Dont change the chest armor to match the dome theyre different colors

Here's the new left ear colour. It is Galmet 'Pale Eucalypt'. The closest thing I could get to an olive drab. It's raining today, so the pic is in different light and the colours will not appear the same as before but the rest of the helmet remains unchanged.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...nonleftear.jpg

excellent looking helmet bill

Did some more painting yesterday. Here's a stack of my armour together, not including the knees which I also have now.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1789.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1788.jpg

You may or may not be able to notice that I've also done some weathering on the helmet. Bit of a scorch around the dent.

Getting there.

****! thats coming along nicely Bill! Fantastic looking paint up i must say. Impressive... most impressive.
Just love that bucket paint job you managed to pull off :fettesb

Wow, you can really see how the hard work is paying off, this has really evolved.

Excellent job there Bill! Everything is coming out awesome! The helmet, armor, the weathering...everything looks great, man! Keep the pics coming...

Incredible job with the weathering and layering. Hope to get there someday with my ROTJ build.

Thanks everybody. It means alot coming from you all.

In all honesty, the paintjob isn't anywhere near as accurate as many of you achieve. The scratches etc are mostly estimations of how they look, not perfectly copied the way I see on some buckets and armour.

I'm really happy with how it is turning out so far and can't wait to get my soft parts so I can start sizing it all up.

Very Very nice. A lot of work and details. Looks like you nailed it to me! This will be one nice suit!

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Originally Posted by Bill

Thanks everybody. It means alot coming from you all.

In all honesty, the paintjob isn't anywhere near as accurate as many of you achieve. The scratches etc are mostly estimations of how they look, not perfectly copied the way I see on some buckets and armour.

I'm really happy with how it is turning out so far and can't wait to get my soft parts so I can start sizing it all up.

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Your last line is the most important part. It's your suit that you built and worked on yourself. You will be very happy with the end result. I once saw a guy grab his favorite parts from different versions of Fett (ESB, ROTJ, SE, Pre-pro), and it was one of the coolest suits I ever saw. Looking great, brother...:thumbsup

I've finally started to work on my gauntlets.

The flamethrower assembly that came with it was too long (not to mention being cast from a bit of wood). So I shortened it.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1872.jpg

Then I had an idea what I could use the offcut for:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1873.jpg

They are going to glue to the side of the gauntlet and then hold the flamethrower assembly on. Kinda like 'L' brackets.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1874.jpg

Then I drilled the holes for the flamethrower switches:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1875.jpg

and I'd never noticed this little red light on the gaunts before:

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/galle...le=5632&size=1

But lo, and behold, I had something very similar sitting on my computer room floor.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1877.jpg

It's amazing what you collect as a technician. It is a little bigger than the screen used item but it is certainly close enough for me.

Man the flame thrower really is cast from a piece of wood, LOL
Nice work ,Its all coming together ,

Bit more work on the Gauntlets this afternoon. I've attached a hinge to either side of the left gauntlet.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1954.jpg

That one is the one that the gauntlet will open on.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1955.jpg

And that one, I can pull the hinge-pin out of so I can open the gaunt if I need to.

They aren't pretty gauntlets but I'm ok with that. Boba isn't about being pretty.

Can I sugest triming the front under thew key pad have a look at the real ones youl see what I mean youve got a whole lot of extra gauntlet there that has to go ,
all looking good though

Yep, it's way too much isn't it? I'll get some of it off tomorrow. I thought the originals had just been damaged but you're right, you can see there is about an inch too much.

Thanks mate.

Left gauntlet:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1974.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1976.jpg

Here is the right gauntlet as it was.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/DSCF1977.jpg

I've already taken the side bit off because it is way too low for my liking. When I put it back on, it will also help hide the gap.

As a side note, both gauntlets are the same colour but this is a good example of how pictures taken in different light will change the appearance of colours.

First time putting the gear on:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...eptember11.jpg

Heaps to do still but I can finally say it looks like Boba.

I've got myself a balaclava that will hide the chin (or chins), too.

Looking good! You did a great job so far!

Excellent work! It's really inspiring to watch the entire process and see it all coming together. Great job!

Nice one mate...looks excellent

So, I thought today would be a good day to start my jetpack.

First things first, get organised:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2141.jpg

I marked the centre of the thruster hole in preparation for the hole-saw:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2144.jpg

I made sure the hole was slightly smaller than I needed. Then I filed it a little larger with a rounded file:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2147.jpg

Making the thruster a nice, tight fit:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2146.jpg

I also marked a few more centre spots that I intend to use later on to help attach the bits:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2143.jpg

I glued and secured the fins to the rocket using araldite:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2149.jpg

Here's a stack-up of the bits:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2150.jpg

Then, I painted the parts that will be added later:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2148.jpg

And a base silver coat for the Jetpack itself (with a cookie):

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2154.jpg

I used latex to cover the bits that are meant to look like paint scratches, the same way I did on the helmet.

Here is part of the rocket, almost finished:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2155.jpg

I have done some more but this MOW jetpack is proving difficult to paint. I have washed and sanded the JP but paint just seems to keep behaving badly on it. I'll struggle through.

Of course, that's the good thing about Boba, his stuff is meant to be a bit dodgy. Lucky that. ;)

This is what it looks like now:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2158.jpg

If I had to, it would be perfectly troopable as it is but there are bits of paint coming off where there shouldn't be (as if anybody would notice).

The main problem is that I didn't give each coat time to set properly. That has ended up with the paint separating and showing the base resin instead of the first coat of aluminium. I now have some good surface prep and primer, so I'll be doing it all again but taking it slower.

Upside of it all is, I now know the colours I've picked look ok and when I strip it back and do it properly, I should have one schmick looking JP. (No point crying over poorly applied paint ;))

Work (partially) well done. I guess the hardest part was that with the cookie... But you are on the right track, so keep up the good work!

I've done some more on my JP. Just some weathering:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2201.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2200.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2198.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2197.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...k/DSCF2195.jpg

dang this whole thread is full of win

Got my 501st approval the other day. I'll post up some pics when I can.

Here I am on my first troop. We went to the Hospital to support 'Starlight Day' for the Starlight Foundation.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...84080977_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...82995051_n.jpg