WIP - Bill's ROTJ SE build

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

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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:

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

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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.
 
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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.

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

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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.
 
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****! 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
 
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Excellent job there Bill! Everything is coming out awesome! The helmet, armor, the weathering...everything looks great, man! Keep the pics coming...
 
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Incredible job with the weathering and layering. Hope to get there someday with my ROTJ build.
 
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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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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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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.

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...(y)
 
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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.

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

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

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Then I drilled the holes for the flamethrower switches:

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

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

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

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

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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.
 
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