WIP: Locitus ESB Boba

Some updates. I've scratch built some missing stuff as a last minute resort to look a little bit better on halloween. These are only temporary until I can replace them with more accurate stuff.

I added a thong between cod and kidney armour
I made the square studs on the side of the cod from Fimo-clay
I made a knee launcher (didn't turn out as I wanted to, but it's better than just a empty spot)
I added some computer molex connectors to my EE-3 that was missing and looked a little naked.

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Thanks!

I almost forgot to tell you how halloween went. It went really good, and it was my first time fully suited up for a longer time. Some stuff I had fixed, mainly on the jetpack broke off, so I need to fix that again. But all in all it held up well and people really like the chest lights!

Here's a picture. :)

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Thank you Clonecollector! Sorry for the late reply. I appreciate any and all feedback! :)

Hey guys. I recently got replacement parts for the JP stabilizer and beacon (which was missing altogether). They are resin, but then again I'm not planning on keeping this jetpack forever anyway. I opted for a removable solution, so I drilled small holes into their bottom and added M4 bolts glued in with epoxy and securing them with wing nuts on the inside of the jetpack.

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I'm also working on attaching the JP exhaust pipes with magnets instead of gluing them down which seems futile as my previous two attempts at this both failed. So here I have 4 rare earth magnets glued inside the pipe under the green top I added to the exhaust pipes. There will then be 4 magnets embedded in the "ball" that is the other half of the exhaust. So in the future, when the pipes break off (which they undoubtedly will) at least they will be easy to re-attach. Just pop them on again!

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During the holidays I finished the magnetic attachment of the exhausts. I'll add some black wash to hide the difference in green paint. I don't know what paint originally was used, nor do I think it's available here, so a perfect match is near impossible. The difference in color is a lot less obvious without the flash form the camera of course.

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So, now I think the jetpack is as complete as I'm willing to make it before betting a new and better one.
 
Hey guys. Time for the greatest upgrade to this armour ever!

I went to Helsinki and traded my jetpack and blaster for a paintjob by talented Frenzy. We had a blast and hopefully set a new record in armour painting. We worked through the night. I did the masking with masking fluid from windsor and newton following Rafalfett's templates (thanks for those Rafal!) while Frezy worked the airbrush. We finished what you see in less than 14 hours from a non-primered state of the parts. I had sanded off the previous paint job the days before so we'd have a new and clean surface to work on.

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I haven't really attached the knee rockets yet. I will do that soon. Also, drilling the hole for them was maybe the scariest "precision" drilling I've ever done, and I wish the holes had come out a bit cleaner. But in any way, this armour is way better than it ever has been before. Wonky knee launchers or not. :)
 
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The new armor paint is excellent (the old one was ROTJ) and both you and Frenzy did an amazing job on these. How you will apply the chest and shoulder logos? Paint? Vinyl Decals?
 
I think we both will order weathered decals from bobamaker. At least I will. Frenzy has the skill and parts to do the weathering himself if he changes his mind, but not me, so I'll get them weathered for sure.

And thanks! I'm really happy about the new paint job. Your templates were really easy to follow, even free handing the outlines by looking at the template next to the armour was not problem. :)
 
Great pictures bro! Although I'm a rookie airbrusher at best, I'm glad how it all turned out. I think the shoulder bells worked out best, while finishing them I thought "****, this is what my armor should look like!" :D

The wide areas are still quite challenging to paint with an even and smooth finish, I need to keep practicing. It was fun though, very nice experience and a neat bounty hunter co-operation! Thanks again!

Cheers,
-Frenzy
 
Yes, you did a fantastic job at those! I'm partial with the knees though. I think they look amazing. :D

Decals and anti-gloss varnish has been ordered, so soon this paint should be sealed up.
 
Decals fitted and paintjob is sealed in matt varnish.
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I had a lot of bad luck with the shoulder decal. It didn't want to stick to the paint on the shoulder, so I had to drip down some CA glue in between because the edges of the decal kept flaking off. :(

Of course CA glue always makes a big mess, making glossy streaks everywhere it poured out when I pressed the decal down. Luckily I tried adding another layer of the matt varnish and it covered up most of the mess the CA glue caused.

Next up is adding snaps to the armour and vest instead of the existing velcro attachment. I've never trusted velcro, and I won't start now. Soon my new belt and rifle sling from BBF should arrive as well. Looking forward to that! :)

Oh, and the knees are now done too!
 
seal the decals they run if they get wet not that ever happens but it could lol...had that happen to my first set of BM decals...

Hehe, thanks for the heads up! They are sealed up real good now after I had to CA glue the sides and corners. Decal glue wouldn't stick to the airbrush paint used.
 
Got my BBF belt yesterday. It is awesome!

Here show with my mojofett sidearm. I still need to fit the velcro in the back of the belt so it'll fit my size but that's trivial.
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