WIP: SEMPER FETT!

AMBrown · Aug 2, 2012

Well hi there all you incredible Fettastic people!

So I already have a WIP thread, but it is really outdated and I didnt really like how it was set up...so I am starting over. So a little about me...I am a Marine, stationed in San Diego, Im 24...obviously a huge Star Wars fan! Im married, and a big plus, my wife supports my projects (I am also doing a Star Wars costume for her, WIP thread for that willing be coming in the next couple months). So, since military doesnt make a whole lot of money, this will be a long project, so the thread will be a little slow in progressing...but here we gooooo!

I ordered a lot of stuff while I was in Afghanistan making some tax free bank, and here is a list of everything I have so far:

Girth Belt
Cape-tk409
heiland flash tube (3cell)
Scope (championschoice.com)
shin tools-triomerett
US Divers buckle
Toe spikes- Mojo-Fett
Wookie braids-Woodman
EE-3 and sidearm- stormrider
utility pouches-cucblack
helmet/visor-Asok
Ammobelt-Booboofett
EE-3 sling-Booboofett
decals-lucksy31
chest, back, belly, collar, and shoulder armor-Redkraytdragon
knee armor-cucback
collar studs-bobamaker
boots-Man of War studios
RF lights and RC controller-Salamanderking

Plus I have on order a flightsuit from ladysewforus, and a sidearm holster from fettpride.

And a VERY special thanks to Booboofett and Asok, for being so kind and helpful to a poor Marine, you gentleman, are truly spectacular!

Also, a special thanks to my amazing wifey, for christmas she went all out and got me a fully articulated mannequin! We call him Manny:

AMBrown · Aug 2, 2012

Okay, starting with the first things I worked on... Stormriders AMAZING blaster kits!

EE-3:

Here we have the buttstock, beautifully made by Woodman, did about six or seven coats of minwax cherry stain, first few I let sit, then the last few I brushed and wiped. I followed that with minwax dark walnut, five coats of brush and wipe.

Here is the grip section... the kit is so amazing I spent about thirty minutes with a razor and dremel cleaning some stuff up, filled a few tiny bubbles with loctite repair putty, and it all slid together like magic!

Here are the scope rings and such, just cleaned up and painted...

Here is the scope, got it from championschoice.com for like $6. Its a little short, but it looks pretty close, and I am happy with it! Attached it with rare earth magnets (I like everything to come apart...easy to repaint, repair, replace, upgrade, etc.)

The barrel! # cell heiland, tried to weather it to look as much like the ref pictures as I could...I am happy with how it turned it. I used sandpaper, and then sprayed it with a little bit of paint.

THE FINISHED PRODUCT! Looks great with that sling by Booboofett, yeah? The whole thing is spray painted with krylon oil rubbed bronze, taking it from flat black to just that bare metal look, and accented it with a little bit of silver model paint for wear, pretty happy with the result!

AMBrown · Aug 2, 2012

Next up is Stormriders sidearm kit, also freaking amazing!

This is what I came out with first...definitely over weathered it...re-primed, started from scratch.

Filled the bottom with loctite repair putty...and there MAY be a rubber glove stuffed in there too...Hey! Its light weight filler!

And here is the new finished product, sprayed in krylon ruddy brown primer, and a satin clearcoat. I am really happy with how the tip turned out, even though it was an accident! I tried to dab a big run off the tip and started to get that black to show through a bit, so I dabbed the whole thing, and thats how it turned out! I will probably do the same to the rest of the barrel, and add a little bit more weather on the handle. But I think its pretty close to what the few ref pics show!

AMBrown · Aug 2, 2012

Did a little bit of RKDs armor, great stuff, great price, I would HIGHLY recommend it to any Fett on a budget, or really any Fett at all, its real quality stuff!

Here is how it looks after about ten minutes of clean up, a little razor, and a semi-fine rasp, then a little bit of fine grit paper on a block.

Here it is sprayed down with silver...

Then the line marker yellow

Then the green!

Finished it up by rubbing the toothpaste off, a light dusting of flat black, a darker color green, and then a matte clearcoat!

Collar armor, same process of paint as the groin and butt armor

Here are the shoulder studs, made by bobamaker. Painted them silver at first, then looked at a lot of different pictures for a very long time, and decided they should be white instead, so I started painting them white!

Misfit2 · Aug 2, 2012

Semper fi devil

AMBrown · Aug 2, 2012

And here we have my MoW boots, one of his newest run, sized 9.5

Here they are fresh out the box, chillin with mojo-fetts aluminum toe spikes

Painted grey...

Black added...

Added the sole seems and some weathering

And here they are all weathered up and spikes attached!

AMBrown · Aug 2, 2012

here are my UT pouches from cucblack, they are made well, and for a good price, although when lsfu gets to making my flightsuit, I will also be upgrading to her more accurate pouches. Weathered with just a little misting of flat black

here are my shin tools...not the most accurate, not a ridiculously nice set, but good enough for now!

AMBrown · Aug 2, 2012

EH REH!

22ssplt said:
Semper fi devil

RafalFett · Aug 3, 2012

Awesome re-build so far! My only concern is regarding the shin tools, which are not accurate, because these are made to replicate the Star Wars Visual Dictionary tools and not the real shin tools:

The tube's measurements are approximated and for the ESB suit you should use the lower half measurements:

redkraytdragon · Aug 3, 2012

Awesome, you're off to a great start bro!

AMBrown · Aug 3, 2012

Thanks Rafal,
Those are, of course, just a starter set, I got them all for about $20, I do plan on getting a squeegee and stirrer. But its still helpful, thanks!

RafalFett said:
Awesome re-build so far! My only concern is regarding the shin tools, which are not accurate, because these are made to replicate the Star Wars Visual Dictionary tools and not the real shin tools:

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The tube's measurements are approximated and for the ESB suit you should use the lower half measurements:

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Thanks RKD!

redkraytdragon said:
Awesome, you're off to a great start bro!

Misfit2 · Aug 3, 2012

Looks great teufel

Azrok · Aug 3, 2012

looks great, thanks for sharing the photos and progress. how did you do the gray and black coloring on the boots?

Armydad · Aug 3, 2012

Nice set up, and always nice to see a fellow brother in arms, keep us posted!!

AMBrown · Aug 3, 2012

For the boots I followed spideyfetts weathering tutorial:

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f20/ca-boots-weathering-13136/

Ceramcoat, wet brushing, all of it. Its a great tutorial, and followed closely, even a novice painter like me can make stuff look good!

Azrok said:
looks great, thanks for sharing the photos and progress. how did you do the gray and black coloring on the boots?

AMBrown · Aug 3, 2012

Here is an update on my helmet work:

Here it is, out of the box, trimmed, buffed...

I attached the earcap with rare earth magnets

And the rangefinder, pretty self explanatory, I think. Salamanderking lights, great kit!

Cut and mounted the visor

And here is what it looks like at the moment!

JointheDarkside · Aug 3, 2012

Awesome job.

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