My New FP Armor - Progress Pics

Well, others have done it so I'll try my hand at it... here's my first step in the FP armor progress. I bought the vacu-formed armor... trimmed and sanded it down... just need to cut out the chest light slots and add the dents to the right shoulder bell and collar armor.

Don't be bashfull ... keep the pics comming.

BTW ... congrats on your FP armor set. This is your 4th and final set, right?

Nice set!!

Yeah really nice set............I can't wait to see it finished!

Originally Posted by Gator Fett

BTW ... congrats on your FP armor set. This is your 4th and final set, right?

Sort of... 3rd collar, back, chest and shoulders...

4th codpiece.

And I think its finally safe to say they will all be my LAST sets of each. 8)

The stuff is beautiful, no doubt about it. You lucky dog. I am dying to see the paint job though.

Hey webchief I don't mean to hi jack your thread by any means, but I too got my set of vacced FP armor in today, and had a few questions. First, I have never used a dremel before and was just wondering what kind of bit and what not was needed to do the sanding work. Also, how do you plan about assembling the knee armor? Thanks for any help you can give!

Frank

Looks like great stuff! I'm trying to decide whether to get some glass or vacc'ed armor myself.
On the left chest piece, is there any indication for where to cut the slots for the display? Or is it just a question of studying reference pics and measuring? Just curious.
Eric

No reference points visible on the vacced armor atleast, but I don't think it should be too hard to figure out the spot to place the slots.

Frank

Originally Posted by FrankFett

Hey webchief I don't mean to hi jack your thread by any means, but I too got my set of vacced FP armor in today, and had a few questions. First, I have never used a dremel before and was just wondering what kind of bit and what not was needed to do the sanding work. Also, how do you plan about assembling the knee armor? Thanks for any help you can give!

Frank

I used the cutting disk to get it as close as I could and then switched to sanding drums to smooth out the edges. Then I took sandpaper (medium grit) and smoothed out the edges more until I was comfortable with it.

As for the knee armor I didn't order FPs. I'm sticking with something else for that.

Looks like alot of fun.

Originally Posted by webchief

I bought the vacu-formed armor... trimmed and sanded it down...

"VAC-FORMED"!!! ..that looks just like my FP Fiberglass set...!!! AWESOME..

great job bud ! Keep it going !

Got motivated last night and cut out the chest slots. I also added the dents to the collar armor and to the right shoulder bell. Also painted everything with its first coat of primer. I'll be updating with a few more pics tonight.

Looking good! Lets see some of those mad painting skills baby!

Well, I finally got around to buying an airbrush so I was able to paint armor with the U.S. Med Green on top of a silver color. I attempted to use rubber cement to mask the scratches and dents but wasn't happy with the results. It looked great in terms of making the paint look layered (because it was) but it wouldn't conform to where I wanted it to go as much as I'd like. I ended up sanding it off and just repainting it green. I decided to just paint the dents topically and to physically score the surface of the paint to bring out the silver underneath for the scratches.

I got VERY motivated last night and took the green armor and went to town with painting on the damage. It's not done but I'm pleased with the progress.

Here's some pictures of the progress. Please excuse the poor photography... it was late (3AM...ouch!)

VERY nice!! Lookin great webchief!

Looking real good there Chief!!!! Awesome!!
D

Wow man.........That is amazing stuff there. Brilliant paint work Webchief.....I didn't think your previous set of armor could possibly have been improved upon, but I guess I was wrong.........Poor photography??!!.......Bah!

Josh

:thumbup Very, Very nice!
Done topically too, amazing work webchief!
Wow! I am impressed.

Looking good Bob.

I love it!!! looks awesome!! nice tiny silver scratches to make it a little extra weathered and dirty!! great!!

Wow dude that looks so nice! Makes me want to do a boba lol. Once again, great job!

Awesome! Excellent job webchief!

Just like I said on the NEG forum, Awesome stuff Bob. Did you use rubber cement for the masking or liquid mask. The mask should be fairly easy to work with but cement I can only imagine.

wow !! great job man ! someone hit it on the head, its the tiny scratches that makes this whole thing believable as metal underneath ! you did a great job man ! B-AH-ston is going to have a great Fett to boot !

Originally Posted by TK-Fett

Did you use rubber cement for the masking or liquid mask.

Yo Tyler! I used rubber cement. I Don't recommend it!

I've never actually been able to find liquid mask anywhere. I'll stick with the technique I've got going on here... I'm digging it.

Thanks again for the kind words guys! Means a lot!

I found the liquid mask at Micheals' arts and Crafts Bob.........don't know if you have one up there where you're at but then again who cares..........your armor is awesome!

Dirtied it up with some acryllic washes and added the decal. Still needs something... I took these pictures outside but the sunlight seems to have washed out the color a bit...the armor is darker than this.

you know how I feel about washes ! Awesome job man !!

That looks perfect! I wouldn't change a thing!

Outstanding work.

I agree with Pavespawn!! wonderfull weathering!!! outstanding!!

Ya........I'm drooling........Exquisite work Webchief. I gotta see this stuff first hand. Very very nice.

Originally Posted by webchief

Still needs something...

You're right...it needs to be boxed up and shipped to me. That should just about do it...

Looks pretty impressive!

Wow Bob it looks fantastic. I know how excited you were to get that armor and you did a hell of a job painting it you should be very proud.

I'm baaaaack!!!!! 8)

Sweet!...So do you still think it needs something? Cause it looks awesome here....i realize I still am a Fett virgin..but I like what I see!

that is so cool!

Hubba Hubba! Looking good! Looking Mean Kickin Azz good!

Tim.

That is coming together nicely! If I may ask, where did you get the vest you are wearing? It looks like the shiny type material that is screen accurate.

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Looks awsome Web! I'd give it 2 thumbs up! No make that 3 Thumbs!!!!!!

Looking good there, buddy!
Can't wait to see it in person!

Originally Posted by Pavespawn

That is coming together nicely! If I may ask, where did you get the vest you are wearing? It looks like the shiny type material that is screen accurate.

That's because it is. The vest is made from the fabric that Bobbafettish researched and sold in bulk and was put together by TK409's sister. Can't beat it for accuracy and quality. The fabric is dead on.

I can't wait to completely suit up with my new stuff and post a side by side comparision shot to how my suit looked just a few months ago.

Looking really good
Ya gotta show us what you veteran fetts with over a thousand posts can do.

Seriously though. It's long time posters like you that make it easier for us with all the tips and tricks you share.

Thank you :thumbup

Originally Posted by Jun Garros Fett

Looking really good
Ya gotta show us what you veteran fetts with over a thousand posts can do.

Seriously though. It's long time posters like you that make it easier for us with all the tips and tricks you share.

Thank you :thumbup

I appreciate your comments. Thank you. That's what this hobby should be all about! I feel that us "old timers" should give back to the group in any way we can... whether it be with tips and tricks, advice, parts or information. We were all there as newbies at one point.

Now I'll get to walk around with this bad boy at WW right??

Originally Posted by Gilmore of OK

Now I'll get to walk around with this bad boy at WW right??

Hell ya!

Originally Posted by webchief

I'm baaaaack!!!!! 8)

Again Webcheif I've always thought you had one of the best...:thumbup Great work..

Way to go bud, you sure can paint

On to the shoulder bells. The shoulders took me about 7 hours to paint spread out over 3 days. I sat in front of the computer using the MoM pics and I'm pretty pleased with the results. I love the comparison shots too! What do ya think?

My chest armor comparison shots:

WOW!!...Great attention to details Webchief...:thumbup

Incredible! Truly a work of art!

Wow the progress pics looked good but the finnished versions look incredible!!

Great work!
Nice to see it against the comparison pic's too...

Mason.

holy moley ! WOWOWOWOWOW ! Great job man, you rock !! I am so impressed !

WOW!
Outstanding work.

A couple of them I could not tell which were the real ones and which were yours! Outstanding!

Great work dude!

WOW!!!!! That is PHENOMENAL!

That is one HELLUVA job!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your skills are now complete! lol

Totaly SICK!

Thanks guys!

Just got my new knee armor from Capricornarmor yesterday so I'll have more to add to this thread shortly.

Capricornarmor......hmmm, good stuff ?

Dude that is so nice! GREAT JOB!!!

Capricorn armor is great if you ask me. Its one piece knee armor as compared to the standard three piece. Some might be turned off by that but myself... I like that because its much more sturdy. I'll post a pic tomorrow.

Originally Posted by webchief

Capricorn armor is great if you ask me. Its one piece knee armor as compared to the standard three piece. Some might be turned off by that but myself... I like that because its much more sturdy. I'll post a pic tomorrow.

And that is more accurate

Any info on Capricorn armor? I can't say I've heard of it before.

Capricorn Armor is run by my buddy Greg. He doesn't make anything Fett other than the knee armor right now.

Other stuff he sells are Biker Scout armor, Imperial Navy Gunner helmets and Rebel Fleet Trooper helmets.

www.capricornarmor.com

Here's a picture of my knee armor rough trimmed.

I painted and weathered my knee armor tonight. I'm not totally pleased but they're not too shabby I guess.

Looks awesome! I love the depth of those! How do you do the scratches (the little ones not the silver)?

Originally Posted by Pavespawn

Looks awesome! I love the depth of those! How do you do the scratches (the little ones not the silver)?

Thank you. I also took your lead and filled in the dent on the left knee and made my own up higher. I wanted the MoM and movie armor.

The little scratches you're talking about... do you mean the red ones? That was done with pastels. I also did a ton of washes and layering of paint. I then took a tiny brush and painted in a bunch of small knicks scratches.

I attached my aluminum knee darts to the knees...

Beautiful Bro!!!! ....Wanna Paint-up mine??

Very nice work Bob, those knees turned out awesome!

I havent been on this site for a while (2 yrs)
but i must say your painting is better than before!! keep it up..

i just got the bug to try to start one finally, I hope to get to know all these new members...

later
Arnold

Where did you get the decals for the armor?

Originally Posted by BobaN00b

Where did you get the decals for the armor?

From VashDstampede.

Now how in the world have I missed this entire thread?!! Awesome paint job on your armor man!

Thanks guys! Bill... no idea how you missed it. Glad you found it though.

After wearing this stuff all day last Saturday I've got a few things to tweak and add but I'm getting VERY happy with it.

very sharp man !!

Originally Posted by Got Maul

very sharp man !!

Thanks Jose. I want to get some good detailed shots of the costume now... seems like people are always doing something else with the camera... looking at the picture above, I wonder why.

Comparison shot just for kicks:

WOW!! incredible work.

Nice work WC. I'll be picking your brain when it comes time for my armor.

awesome!!

Wow Bob.......
Comparison shot for kicks eh? Took me a few seconds to figure out wich one was you!
That is just too perfect............

very, very nice.

Beautiful work, hats off to you

Very nice. :thumbup I can't wait to get started on mine.

Where do you get FP armor like his? Seriously. I dont know.

from FP. you can PM him here or at the RPF or email him on his website. but i think hes booked cause he hasent returned any of my PM's and its been like 2 months

WOW again! I don't want to sound gay or anything but you look hot in that suit Bob. I didn't even notice there were girls in that pic at first. And the comparison pic between you and the real suit are amazing, it took me a min. to figure out why you had such a weird pose, then I relized that was the real suit on a bad maniquinn.

So what is FP's website URL?

I know everybody here calls him FP but his screenname is Fettpride. http://www.fparmor.com/

Originally Posted by Predatormv

WOW again! I don't want to sound gay or anything but you look hot in that suit Bob. I didn't even notice there were girls in that pic at first. And the comparison pic between you and the real suit are amazing, it took me a min. to figure out why you had such a weird pose, then I relized that was the real suit on a bad maniquinn.

Thanks Mark! I'm impressed you even noticed me in that picture considering the other eye candy in it with me.

Yeah... I'm pretty pleased with it! Almost there. Almost.

Bob, looking good buddy. I soooo dig those paint jobs, even if it isn't ESB...

The suit is looking awesome. I want some of Fp's armor, but lack the moolaa to get it.