ROTJ Bucket now with Paint

A little bird wearing a multicolored jet pack just dropped this pic at my house...

And for just a little reference... Checks out dem dents!

This is the closest thing I could reference in "raw" form.

Smells like ROTJ to me!

y'know, I'm not ROTJ but ****... that's dead on.
Where'd you come across this? where can I come across this?

I smell it too....What a gem!

That is very nice, wish I had come across one of those a couple of months ago.

I am a ROTJ guy and that sure smells good to me...

You have peaked my interest - please tell me a story

Loranar

um...wow. Even though I'm a oversize metal ESB guy... this is beautiful!

Happy to hear I'm not the only one that thinks this bucket looks as sweet as I thought it did! Just to throw it out there, this in not an interest thread ((as of yet). This thread is more geared to the build up and progess and I have been givin the go ahead to take you along with it. This will also include detailed pics of an ROTJ paint up as well so we can see this in its finished form. Should be pretty interesting to watch it come to life step by step. I will keep all updates to this thread so PMs won't help to much. Lets just watch this happen together before we get to far a head of ourselves. Please keep your comments coming...

Oooooohhh pretty!! Smells like a ROTJ to me.....
AWESOME!!

Lynn

looks "dead on" acurate to me .........interested.

I'm looking forward to this

Same here.

Interesting...

ooooh snap! that is one amazing bucket! sweet score WPK!

Sniff... smells good to me too!

I am glad to see that not everyone has forgotten about the all too important RotJ helmet. I look forward to seeing this gem painted.

Looks good but I am sure I have seen that all white helmet somewhere before but I will have to wait till I get home to see.

The white helmet picture is from the Action Figure Archives.

Very interesting

~Bobby

Sniffin' and smellin' real tasty.

Very very interested !!!

WPK Please let me know if this is a go'er.

Speak soon,
Alan.

e-mail awh1@bigpond.com

Great looking bucket. Keep it coming.

TK0907/Chris

oooooooooooooh!!! its the grail...

I've been pushing for a few more pics which I'm hoping to have as soon as possible. I will certainly post once I get them...

Yup, that shure is an impressive bucket there, but what gives??? Are you switching sides on us WPK??? Please say it ain't so!!!

Jango's kid wrote:
Yup, that shure is an impressive bucket there, but what gives??? Are you switching sides on us WPK??? Please say it ain't so!!!

Ha ha ha... NOT A CHANCE!!!! I guess I just thought we might as well help the old ROTJ guys out a bit since we now have the definitive ESB bucket out on the block. And to be honest, I got excited when I saw this because it looks so dead on. The story behind it is rather interesting as well.

**** now we have a new helmet
still can't get a msh2 and appear the new puppy
so .... what's the name WPK helmet

Humina Humina!

Look'n forward to this one!

Waiting on pics which will be updated today. I've also been told some VERY accurate changes are being made to really set this bucket over the top...

WPK, is this made of fiberglass?

Also, when you post pics, would it be possible to pose it along with a couple more 'known' helmets (for size comparisons)?

I'm interested in this helmet as well...

This bucket is indeed fiberglass and I can look into comparissons in the next week or so...

Well Paid Killer wrote:
Waiting on pics which will be updated today. I've also been told some VERY accurate changes are being made to really set this bucket over the top...

Changes???? It looks pretty **** good already!!! Yeah, it would be really cool to see a pic of this bucket next to an MSH2. BTW, when do we get to hear the "interesting story"

Any new news???

i seek more information on the white helmet in the bottom of the first post........is this a preproduction helmet?...why is it white?.......i have seen some pictures of a white suit as well, but i cant remember where, can someone shed some light here?......

* forgive my stupidity, i havent been around here for too long, so please dont crusify me for having questions like this*

There is really nothing about that helmet that can help us identify it as one of our known helmets. It is white for two possible reasons: It was intended to be part of the all-white preproduction suit. Or it could just be in an unfinished painted state.

Heres the update!! Ummm... Now forget that white prepro bucket and check this out!!! Here we see it booted
up next to the real deal and an unbelieveable overlap shot... Not bad huh???

OK WPK, you got us. But I only have one question, I know you are a ESB guy all the way but why on earth would you steal the ROTJ helmet and repaint it?
Seriously that is a nice helmet and I hope to hear more info on it soon.

Wow!!! Speechless!!!

I want one...

Hand it over...

excellent - they don't come much closer than that!!

Ug - don't tell me I want a new helmet now??!!!

Sweet dude!! I also liked the first one, maybe he can do two?

Lynn

The attention to detail is indeed awesome.

Keep us posted.

Alan.

Uhh, ****. *thumbs up*

Pretty freakin close. The Mystery Helmet's has a run for it's money

Very Nice! Fiberglass too! Interested!

So how about some more pics? Or updates? I'd personally like to see pics of the keyhole slots.

I supposed we'll have to establish a new 'handle' for this helmet along the lines of MSH, DP95, MHK, etc... How about the WPKFWHYTSFAPDONMWOA* ?


* "Well-Paid-Killer's-Friend-Who-Has-Yet-To-Step-Forward-And-Provide-Details-On-This-Magnificent-Work-Of-Art"

I want a WPKFWHYTSFAPDONMWOA helmet and put mine on Eric's tab.

Ha ha ha... Well I have been told some HUGE leaps and bounds have been made with this helmet! New pics
will be coming shortly...

Ok Kids she's just about ready for paint!

In case anyone might wonder after viewing these pics the ear caps are inginuity at work. They are REAL METAL!!
(well, almost ). These are cold like metal, and feel like metal in every way. In all actuallity, they are molded
with a white urethane resin core with a thick, tough outer coating of polished "Lab Metal". I just found out that
this might possibly be another cool new feature on this new bad *** on the block!

Oh great, now I want it for the ears too...

It just keeps gettin better & better!! Simply amazing!!!

SIGN ME UP!

where do I sign over my first born child?

That is incrediable!!! Looking great buddy..

Lynn

I'm on the list

Alan.

Great lookin helmet WPK, and those ears are awesome. But I have a couple of questions.
I know that these comparison pics are hard to do because of matching the angles but these are great and in the second one the two helmets line up pretty good but here is what I spotted

The yellow line is the ear on the new helmet the green line is the ear on the movie helmet. They both appear to be in the same location relative to the area around them but they do not line up, is this the angle or is it because of the area in blue which appears to be larger than the movie helmet.
Is this area conceled by the where the two paint colors meet or is it again the angle of the pictures and if its the angle how does everything else line up?

One last thing is, will this type of ear be made available to people with other types of helmets?

Well, I was previously on the fence about selling some stuff to feed this hobby, and I think this thread has
finally pushed me off. I need one of those, like my brother needs a date.

*looks for stuff to sell*

DAMM! this helmet could be an awesome Jango helmet as well.

:p

Happy to hear all the great response to this! As far as this bucket is concerned I think we are just about
there. The dome still needs some final touches but we're not to far off...

These overlays do not really prove a whole lot. They were just done to show overall proportion reference. As
said, its extremely difficult to match camera angles and so fourth. The input from TKfett is exactly correct
within the overlay shot but the areas that were shown have everything to do with the angles and paint
concealing...

Seeker - BLASPHEMY!!

I would like one of these if you do them please add me to the list

many thanks
Jeff

WPK, how big is this thing?

WPK that is what I figured because no one would put that much work into something to miss a small detail like that. Also what about the ears being offered alone?

Here is a cool size reference for the ROTJ bucket. This is matched up to a screen accurate trooper helmet. Although
its not booted up against another known fett bucket yet, I think this shows a lot. Look at the pics... if it's
the same size as the real deal, does it really matter anyway??

However, comparison pics will be coming next to my MSH, MSH2, DLX and MH.

Nice!

Cool...

Amazing....Simply amazing....I'd be interested in one of those (even though this isn't a interest thread)

Can't wait to see a comparison vs. MSH-2

Any more news?

Alan.

Hi there WPK

What bucket is that by the way, it looks amazingly close to the movie prop, I am looking for one myself and yours is by far the most accurate i've seen. Appreciate any help you can offer

Joe

Ok boys and girls... I really can't see it getting much better than this. Although "almost" ready for paint,
the maker decided to start applying all of the signiture scratches and gouges found on the original.
this should be INTERESTING to say the least

Below are the REVISED COMP PICS. It's late, and I'm running down, so I'll probably revise this in the
morning, but here's something to tide you over...

Sometime this week, we'll get some size reference up.

Onto the pics...








Oh and BTW, since I thought this was kinda interesting I had a pic taken of the range finder earcap removed.
Looks kinda familiar.

Wow - it just keeps getting better and better!

Loranar

I'm in

That is sooooo incredible!!! I'm in love....

Lynn

Absolutely spectacular!! I'm pretty excited about this one too!!

Seriously... where do we sign up?

Dustin Crops Boy wrote:
I'm in

In what?? DCB wants a fett bucket?? Something must look good. Did you find out there was a hot chick in
that suit at some point or what?

MG
WPK taht helmet looks incredible
so ... you are planing to make a ROTJ version

Well Paid Killer wrote:
DCB wants a fett bucket??

yea- i'm toying around w/ doing a fett... and since i already have about $500 into an incomplete fett roj blaster - i might as well go all the way.

Well Paid Killer wrote: Did you find out there was a hot chick in that suit at some point or what?

yea - didn't you hearÀ It's been confirmed that Jeremy was never actually in the suit at ALL - Fett was played by mostly by an unknown cute English girl

Damm - right where is the list?

Veeeeery INTRESTing!

That sure is a purty helmet there

WOW!! That's just Amazing!

But we all know why WPK is doing this...So that the ROTJ team guys will forever be in debt to the leader of the ESB team.

BountyHunter185 wrote:
WOW!! That's just Amazing!

But we all know why WPK is doing this...So that the ROTJ team guys will forever be in debt to the leader of the ESB team.

Ha ha ha... Man, that sounds so good doesn't it! Just dangling the carrot... To funny!

( WPK wrote)

Seeker - BLASPHEMY!!

_____________________


: WPK!!! Defending ROTJ ???

Hey Mods....some impostor is passing himself off as WPK!.

That Bucket is absolutely incredible! The serious attention to detail is remarkable. Keep updating us WPK....if that's who you really are.

Now BoJangleFett, I was only drawing a line in the sand between Jango and Boba... ROTJ had nothing to do with it!

Updates????!!!!!

Wow, thats amazing, I dont find the right words.

Me what one, or two

Edit: Removed pics to make it load a little faster for you guys!

***, this is to god to be true!

Werry nice!!

WPK, would this helmet ever be offered in a non-scarred version? If not, I've lost my interest.

batninja wrote:
WPK, would this helmet ever be offered in a non-scarred version? If not, I've lost my interest.

ROTJ is supposed to be scared, if you don't want the scars just fill them with spot glazeing putty like you would any other defect, it is no big deal and nothing to really worry about losing interest over.

Looking AWESOME BUD!!!!
Lynn

You can always cover up scars, easily!

That helmet's just too good.

Uh oh, take Seeker's advice and BONDO those scratches off!

Seriously, amazing work man. Your attention to detail is superb.

Not trying to be ugly, but what were you planning to do with this helmet? I mean, if you are going for RotJ, this IS the way you want to go.

batninja wrote:
WPK, would this helmet ever be offered in a non-scarred version? If not, I've lost my interest.

batninja wrote:
WPK, would this helmet ever be offered in a non-scarred version? If not, I've lost my interest.

Also,FYI the MSH2 has a few "scars and nicks" on it that are supposed to be there as well.
Lynn

You're killing me!!! How much longer do we have to wait? The weather is warming up, tax moneys coming.... perfect time to buy a new helmet.

Just wait, the next set of pics will really be something to look at!!

Lynn, BB and others...

Sorry for offending up-standing ROTJers with my remarks. I guess my point is, I've already Bondo-ed up the scars on a couple fiberglass helmets, and it was not a great experience. When I decided to strip said helmets and re-paint, the Bondo came off with the paint, and I was forced to do the entire procedure over again. Live and learn...

So...it IS a great helmet, and yes, I understand the scratches are supposed to be there; I'm not an idiot, I've seen the pics. I just prefer to do the weathering myself, and was simply asking if the helmet was going to be offered sans scratches. I'm guessing not, and will move on.

Hey man, no offense taken on my part. I was just wondering if you had some other plans for the helmet.

Nah, it's just a beautiful helmet...and even though it's 'accurate', it's just a shame to see it all scarred up like that.

If it were up to me, I'd personally love to have a pristine, un-scarred MSH2, with an un-warped visor squint, WITH the dent. Not accurate, but a guy can dream, yes?

**sigh**

What's that one word from the lion king? No worries? you know the one.