How long did you take to paint that bucket?
Andy
It takes me about two weeks to paint a bucket, I'm pretty slow at it! I am a big procrastinator, I realised, "Crap, I've got 7 days to go, I should finish this thing!"
How's your scratch built helmet coming along? Did you pull one out of the mould yet? I'd love to see one fully painted
Haha, you and I are big into scratch building, and you have a ton of skill into what you do. How much of your costume did you build yourself? The only thing that I didn't do was the Helmet, Gauntlets, and Boots.
About thes scratches, I wouldn't worry about them. Once you get the bucket dirtied up they will blend in. And if you don't think it's accurate, someone else will, haha. You could put that helmet on and be called Buzz Lightyear
I haven't pulled one of my own from the mold yet as i spent all my 'Fett' allowance on paints and an airbrush this month The wife gets really angry if i spend more than $100 a month on my Fett, so it was either paint or fibreglass this month, and the bucket just sat there calling to me
Hey Ronin, I think you've done a pretty good job so far.:cheers Just out of curiosity, what paints are ya usin'?
Haha, thanks! Do you plan to scratch build the gauntlets in the future?:cheers Scratch built rules
I have built everything on my costume except for the gauntlets (and this bucket). Everything else has been scratch built. The money just dissappears though on materials, paints and then upgrading everything two or three times
btw your kit rules
You know what, I think i could pass my bucket off a Buzz Lightyear or may be the cowboys hat
I don't think you'd be happy if you didn't get the chances for constant upgradesHey Ronin, I think you've done a pretty good job so far.:cheers Just out of curiosity, what paints are ya usin'?
Look at the bright side of that though ... at least you can keep your spending under control. I've gone WAY overboard with my Fett spending ... but then again I have been really addicted to these costumes!
I've been using the rattle canshumbrol enamels i've used:
base grey: 79 lightened slightly with 64
dome and cheeks: 78
upper cheeks: 33.
dark purple on mandibles/trim: 73+96+33.
red on mandibles/trim: 73.
L/H ear: 28 then 60 then 78 with a touch of 159.
R/H ear 94.
kill stripes: 154 faded to back with a touch of 82.
Helmet back: 28 with a dash of 103, then 76 and 96 for the blue/ green, green/blue.
these are the colours Terminal Fettler used and I think they work well.
Most expensive thing in the house, that's funny My most expensive item would be my computer...I was working out how much I had spent on my stuff the other day. And I'm looking at around £2000! It's probably the most expensive thing in my house!
That's some good work there Jon. For your first attempt with an airbrush I am impressed! I think perhaps the inner cheeks may be a little too dark, but it could be the light. As for the scratches being "over-done", I think you can get away with it. you can alway do a bit of touch up with the green again afterwards.
I'm looking forward to seeing the mandibles done, that's always my favourite part.
Great start mate!
Haha, my family's gotten used to the fact that I spend 99% of my money on Star Wars.HAHA, I have the problem of my wife constantly wanting to keep the checkbook up to date. Crazy women, can't get anything buy them. I recently got a DC-15 and my wife just looks at the checkbook and looks at me and says these exact words "What Star Wars thing did you buy now?"
Most expensive thing in the house, that's funny My most expensive item would be my computer...