"Holiday Special" ver 2.0

I'm looking forward to this. I had planned to do a HS/AoSW hybrid sometime this year, but probably won't get to it. I've done a lot of work on the scratch templates for this purpose. Here's a sample of what I have so far. Let me know if you think PDFs of this scheme would be helpful.

Hey a PDF of that would be great! I was just planning on doing a little color code thing off to the side, but if you already have it all planned out, and wouldn't mind sharing, I could adapt it to my needs. I'm probably going to do a little bit of color swapping for my own color version, but the overall damage scheme is great work!

Reminds me of the HS Action Figure.

I've begun the conversion. Pretty much all that's left in the conversion step is to adjust the bottom rear edge of the helmet, and to add the dent. I'm trying to find a template of the proper location of the dent. If I can't find anything, I'll just ask around for measurements.

EDIT: Ooops, I also need to adjust the top cheek corners (by the ears), there needs to be a bit of a curve there instead of a hard 90-degree angle.

Originally Posted by TB1184

Many of you remember my "Holiday Special" Boba Fett that I made a while back. One of you owns that suit. :P

(Raises hand.)

Yeah, I've seen Scott wearing that suit. . . looks excellent!

Well yesterday I got the helmet sanded down (whew) and I started adding all the physical damage to the helmet, courtesy of the recent posting of a certain helmet artifact. :P I'm kind of taking a few liberties with it, though, and also not quite scrutinizing the finer details... But I'm fine with that. I can only find myself humbled by a lot of you detail studiers here. :]



I also threw a coat of primer on the parts I've worked on. I have yet to finish cutting out the rear key holes, so I didn't prime that yet. Today, I mainly worked on cutting out those key holes (two more to go... stupid battery powered POS dremel), and tonight I Bondo-ed the ear pieces on (except for the top right one).




Tomorrow I'm going to finish cutting out those key holes, and then I have a few parts that I do need to fill in, then I'll prime it again, and I'll be ready to cut out the visor.

Also, I'm wondering: I wish to add the calculator chip behind the keyholes. However, if I chose to go for a home-made version, are there any readily-available parts I can buy to build a make-shift version of it with moderate accuracy? I'd rather put some work into making one myself than buying a possibly-shoddy casting of the real one.

Originally Posted by TB1184

Also, I'm wondering: I wish to add the calculator chip behind the keyholes. However, if I chose to go for a home-made version, are there any readily-available parts I can buy to build a make-shift version of it with moderate accuracy? I'd rather put some work into making one myself than buying a possibly-shoddy casting of the real one.

If you have a TV Remote that your not using anymore, you can take it apart and use the circuit board for a 'faux MQ-1'. That's what I've done and I like the nice crisp detail. Plus, tucked behind the keyslots only the most 'diehard' Fett fan would notice the difference.

Originally Posted by TB1184

Also, I'm wondering: I wish to add the calculator chip behind the keyholes. However, if I chose to go for a home-made version, are there any readily-available parts I can buy to build a make-shift version of it with moderate accuracy? I'd rather put some work into making one myself than buying a possibly-shoddy casting of the real one.

If you haven't seen AntMan's cardboard MQ-1 based on wizardofflight's template, you really should. Looks like a fun project, too. I'd be tempted to make it out of plastic, like a for sale sign, instead of cardboard.

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showp...&postcount=136

Very nice job at placing the dent in the helmet

Hey dude, way to go on the MQ-1 board!! Looks GREAT! And doesn't it feel great too, knowing that you've constructed this little piece of circuitry yourself?! 'Grats bro!

Just to keep the record straight: the template for the MQ-1 board is not mine. It is a template courtesy of Wizardofflight (WOF), located here:

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f23/mq-1-circuit-board-blueprint-9848/

I merely used it in my thread, all credit should go to him in this case.

Keep up the great work man!
Peter 8)
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Ah, gotcha. Thanks for the heads up on the correct owner of the template! I went ahead and changed it in my post.

And thanks for the comment. And yeah, it does feel good!

Man, I was so impressed with your first effort on this. I have seen a couple of other people try it and it always looks... well... cartoony. You really did a great job of translating it to the real world and I am looking forward to seeing where you take this one!

Got the base colors laid out today. The colors I used are as follows

Krylon Peekaboo Blue (1517 - new color) for most of the helmet.
KILZ Calling Bird for the visor (this is the original paint I used on v1)
KILZ Monterey Blue for the upper cheeks (original paint for v1 cheeks)

I also dusted both KILZ colors with a custom gray mix via airbrush to darken them down. The Peekaboo and the Calling Bird are ALMOST identical, but the Calling Bird is just barely darker and more vibrant, so I darkened it to get a better contrast. This will definitely help with achieving the look seen on the HS figure's packaging.

Now the fun part! Damage! I'm gonna do it all topical here. I'll also need to touch up the bottom area of the upper cheeks, but I'm just going to brush some of the paint I used in there by hand before I damage it up.

Starting to apply the damage. I'm painting it on topically, using custom mixed colors, and I'm going by Count Dookie's ESB damage templates.

Very cool, it looks great so far!

Wow, that's looking sweet! I really like those base colors.
Are the KILZ colors you mentioned the same KILZ they sell as a "cover everything" primer?? I didn't even know they made a line of colors.
The weathering is looking great, too! Count D's templates are really excellent, and the color translation to the HS version is very cool looking.

Wow, this is turning out awesome! I love the colors!

Ok I'm stuck. I have all the templates from Count Dookie. They include the cat scratch and kill stripes, but they don't include anything for the rest of the dome. Does anyone have anything i could use, hi-res photos possibly of their ESB domes?

Sorry about that, the templates I have are a work in progress. There were some other scratch templates in an older thread, but it was deleted. You might see if DarthMiller or Evan4218 either have templates or reference photos.

Some more damage.

Say, what would you guys recommend? Painting on all the damage except for the silver, then spray on some matte, and then the silver on top of the matte? Or going ahead and painting on the silver and then matte over everything?

On my most recent ESB helmet I painted everything on, then sprayed some dull coat over the whole thing, then went back with some silver and repainted some of it. I think it gives it a nice unevenly worn look, like some of the damage is fresher than the rest.
Just a thought.

I've finished painting the face. Well, except for final airbrushing (black mist, etc) and matte coat. I wasn't looking forward to painting that right side mandible, but I have yet to paint the back so I guess this was a breeze. :P I used watered down Citadel Colors "Mithril Silver" for the metal parts. The water didn't affect the final finish, but it sure did help in applying it.

Holy ****! That's awsome!!!!!!

I too am doing a HS Fett - or at least getting ready to once my stuff arrives. This thread is helping a lot. I had a hard time picturing the helmet but now I've got some great reference! Thanks a million! I'm anxious to see what you come up with for the rest of the armor. Great work and keep the pics coming!

Looks like you are off to a great start! Nice work!

i love it! great job making a cartoony helmet look real!

David you are a building/ painting foo'

I'll be keeping up on the this thread. Way to go bro!

That is looking REALLY impressive thus far. Keep it up.

That really looks great so far, I love this look for Boba!

I can't wait to see it complete!!!

WOW that lid looks awesme. keep us posted buddy

Got the visor installed today. I need to tweak it just a bit more because the holes in the mandible portions are pulling the top part of the mandibles too far inward, and there is about an 1/8" difference between the top distance between the mandibles and the bottom distance. But that's just grinding the holes a little bit larger. Not a lot of work.

Also, you can see that I've added the cat scratch and some of the dome damage. Still waiting on some templates to show up for the dent and the rest of the dome, but I still have a lot of work to do to keep me busy until then.

Nice, I like the way the visor is installed.

Thanks



I tweaked the visor so it's a better fit, but today I worked on painting up the dent, and I finished up the kill stripes a few minutes ago.

**** dude, amazing painting skills. Awsome seeing a real life interpretation of a cartoon. Outstanding job

Did a little hand-painting on some decals today. For the left ear, I stenciled on the white background to the decal, but the black EEs and the black triangle dealie on the right ear were hand-painted with a little outer-edge masking.

Very nice!

looks awesome David!!

David,

The helmet is looking outstanding! How close are you to being finished with the paint work on the helmet?

Well, I still have the right-hand side back panel to add silver to, and I'm about half-way done with the dome. I just came across some photo reference to help me through the rest of the dome. Then I'm going to do some airbrush work for some misting and detail weathering. And then I want to coat it in a few coats of matte finish. So I'd say I'm about 3/4 the way there as far as painting goes on the main helmet part. I still have to build the right ear cap and stalk and finish building the RF.

I'm moving this weekend and then I have exams coming up in a week or two, so my building time is going to be severely limited. Plus, once I move, I won't have my personal internet access for a while. I'm estimating that I won't be back online until after the summer, so my posting will be limited at best until then. But I'll try to post a few things as I go.

Ok boys and girls, last post here before my move, and likely my last progress post for a few months (or at least until we get cable at the new place).

The helmet is ready for airbrush detailing, which will be quick work, and after that it'll be ready for matte finish! Aside from the right ear piece, the outside of this helmet is essentially finished!

WOW!! I can't wait to see more! Very nice job on it so far. Love those blues.

Outstanding!!!!! I'll be waiting for more.

This is most beautiful!

Hi David,

The lid looks stunning! Excellent work bro!

Good luck with your upcoming exams and hope to see you back here, once you have settled in your new home (with internet and all).

MTFBWY

Peter8)
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That looks really cool. I'm glad somebody took on this style of paint job. You did great!

Looking at those last pictures, I'd be tempted to put additional small silver details on all the gouges you have in the helmet dome surface. Seems like it would be a bit more consistent with the other paint scratch details if the actual physical cuts had also chipped off the light blue.

Anyway, well done!

What kind of paint did you use for the silver? I'm having a horrible time getting mine to cover. I usually have to put on about 3 or 4 layers.

awesome job so far, anymore updates?

good lord torsoboy.
why haven't you posted this paint up on the fmpf?
that's a fett that even a non-fett guy could love. (not that there are any non-fett guys) lol

i think that i saw the first version and that too was great. i need to pay more attention to your paint-up threads as i have got A LOT to learn.
GREAT job brother.

Originally Posted by Jimmy BufFETT

(Raises hand.)

yes!
that's a very cool fett. until that figure was released i kind of thought that i dreamt that holiday special cartoon when i was a little kid. i like the color scheme and feel like it bridges a gap between jango's helmet and boba.
great work!!!!!

ah awesome, im currently working on my first scratch build and im going to be making the holiday special version i think it looks awesome . your work gives me some thing to work from good job.. friend.

gotta love it!

WOW, bring back the dead... old post guys.