jdfett Jango project

Nice job on the RnB Looks quite even!

Wish I had time to work on mine! Way to go JD!

How'd you cut out the two rectangles?

Great job on the RnB, glad you took my advise "no pain no gain" Sweet looking armour! What make is the armour?

Armor made by JD for JD!

actually i ended up getting ahold of some bkbt armor...the jd armor will only be my knees and the backplate...which are the missing pieces from the bkbt set...i aquired them from someone who couldnt work on them...they only needed very little trimming and sanding before i applied the r&b...

it does appear somewhat even...in person there are some spots that are not quite as shiney but i think im going to attribute that to instant weathering even with the duller spots...the picture doesnt do the really shiney areas justice...i could comb my hair...if i had some (i do maul as well) in the reflection in some areas..

Good Job! that came out great

started in on my asok knees I just picked up....

here is one finished...

KIT

Very nice!

so i took a small break from the armor to start working on my kamino jet pack. I got the pack from a garrison member who upgraded his boba pack. This one originally came to me from Chris G. from the NEG who had bought it from Brian A. It was Brian's first Boba pack.

here's how it came to me...



here it is in stage one sanding...this was a real pain i gotta tell ya!



notice the rockets have been removed for now...I have to fix a couple sections with some sign plastic and bondo so i had to remove them for now. plus it made sanding easier. Ive got to hit the whole thing with some super fine sandpaper still as i used a slightly corse grit to get it to this stage

There also was a few minor fixes needed in the structural integrity of the pack....

holes from beacon and stabilizer




the back was also cracked and needed repair...



so i picked up some sign material



filled in the holes from the back with the sign material glued with abs cement




then finished off with some bondo



one thruster hole was pretty banged up as well so i used the same technique to clean it up and i'll put a new hole in.



all the bondo needs a sanding and another coat for durability, then the pack just needs to be primed a few times with some high grit sanding inbetween coats and then painted.

i was then able to get the thing sanded and primed and start the repaint. I was really trying hard to get everything super smooth until i looked at the reference cd for Jango and saw a bunch of weathering and really rough surfaces on the pack. so I figured I would sand it the best I could and work with what i had to make it look more weathered and used.

here it is all primed up and ready to be painted



I thought hard on what to do first seeing as the color scheme of this pack is basically insane. I figured a good bulk of the pack was done in yellow so thats what i did first. I used painters tape to mask out the areas and then painted it with farm equipment yellow followed by a mist of popsicle orange and leather brown. I still need to put the weathering on but i will wait till the whole pack is painted to give the weathering a more uniformed look.



some lines aren't perfect but i will be overlaping some of the areas with the other colors, which was done on purpose. anything that doesnt work out perfect will either be then touched up with a brush or weathered over.

wow fantastic job

It's a shame all that great weathering on the pack had to go...looked great.

But can't wait to see how your new paint works out!

ya...well this one will have plenty of weathering when its done...i don't beleive in a clean jango fett

finished the white, just got the red and the black stripes plus decals and weathering left....

Lookin good!

Nice job JD, can't wait to see it complete!! Your Decals are on the way bud....

so i finally finished the paint part of the jet pack. The latest in the costuming...go figure category....is this,

I get the whole thing all painted up and it's looking mighty fine...i figure..what the heck, I'll R&B the missle...so i apply the rub and bring it upstairs to give it a quick once over with a papertowel, dont want it too shiny ya know....and as im doing that...the missle cracks off the top, bounces on the kitchen floor and shatters in a shard of thrill and excitment.

I've gotta tell ya...my reaction wasnt what i thought it would be...ya know...frazzle friken mutha farker, ect ect...I just looked at it...smirked to myself and said...in a soft and quiet voice..."you've got to be kidding me."

I gathered up the tiny pieces and made like a christmas story, super gluing it back together. once i had it mostly looking like a rocket again, It was then the question...how am i going to attach this to the pack now...

I found the jango knee darts that came with my knee kit and put one to good use. Grabbed some bondo and sopped some to the outside of the knee dart and stuck it in the missle. The did the same for the pack. I coated all the lines that were visable and needed a tad more structure also with bondo and held it for a couple minutes to keep it straight, problem solved

so here is a picture of the pack with repaired missle...you can see the bondo by the base...I need to sand the bondo and touch up the white when its cured...then the pack needs weathering and the decals, fix up the thrusters and I'll be done...

Dude, that looks great so far! Too bad about the missile, but you can't even tell that it's broken.

Looks great dude but dont forget about the stripes on the missile!

hmmm...where are those cause the pictures ive seen i missed that?

Depends on the jet pack (there were several hero packs and stunt packs). On every Kamino pack, the part that borders the rub n buff part of the rocket and the white part is black or dark grey. In some photos however, there is a stripe at the very base of the rocket.

JD, you're Jango is going to rock! Keep up the great work, bud!

thatnks fox for that pic...again

I musta missed that for some reason...ya, i'll hit that with the flat balck and a brush tomorrow...

looks like the thrusters are base white with a full black stripe at the bottom as well.

can't wait to get the decals so i can weather this puppy...

thanks skalen...i'm just trying to get this jango as close as possible so i can start working on sparta...LOL

question on the weathering...looks as if the whole pack has a slight black wash to it...i was thinking of using aryllics so i could water it down...anyone have experiance on that and should i put the satin sheen on it before the acryllic wash?

Yes the thrusters are white but NO it is not a solid stripe it is 4 (four) rectangles a little thicker and closer together than bobas but definately seperate. The also have a slight slope on the ends.

O yeah and for weathering I suggest putting on your final clear (dull) coat on before and acrylic wash. That way if you dont like it you can scrub the paint off and do it again.

You can also do some dark browns after the black wash and flick spots of browns on for dirt if you so wish.


Actually the brown works better for the arena but I like it on both...

man my eyes must be going with old age...i see the breaks in the black on the thrusters now...

im going to use the black wash as a general all over weathering...then detail it with dark browns and tans along with some spanish copper RnB layed on thicker in some spots...plus a few other colors i can see in the reference pics...

so here is the jet pack finished before i get into the weathering. I still need to paint the dark grey ring on the missile and hit the top with some kinf of "bronzish" color as well as add the stickers when they come in.



also this arrived in the mail today!



Thanks to BKBT for another fine product...as well as the little gift...

Can I pick on you one more time? The center of the + on the thruster should be white not black. The dimple should be white with either a black ring or no black ring on the lip.......

WOW my brain is fried I have painted too many Jango packs.....

That pack is looking great. Good work

Originally Posted by firstsonofsolo

Can I pick on you one more time? The center of the + on the thruster should be white not black. The dimple should be white with either a black ring or no black ring on the lip.......

WOW my brain is fried I have painted too many Jango packs.....

thats cool...thanks for the input...i based the dark gray from the pack i saw on the reference cd for the + center, I'll double check some other pics too but i think once its all weathered it will be hard to tell anyways.

I did have a question for anyone who may know...

in regards to the helmet, 1. should i rub and buff and then paint? 2. whats the best course of action for the black pinstriping, and what are the colors to use ( i know i saw that somewhere but i couldnt find it)

Rustoleum royal blue
krylon "shortcuts" ocean blue (its a tiny little can)


use 1/8 in pinstriping for the helmet you can get it from autoparts stores like autozone or CSK or oreillys.......(whatever is in your neck of the woods)

if 1/8 looks too big for your helmet get the 1/16 in

thanks...i actually have that ocean blue stuff left over from my clone...i knew i kept it for a reason..LOL

here is the helmet with the rnb done...I left some imperfections as they came in the helmet figuring it will add to the weathered look later...





I may have to hit it one more time after i cut out the key hole slots and the t visor.

did the cutouts and the sanding...does anyone know if the paint will go over and residual r N b? i got 90% off and wasnt sure if i should go bananas on getting every last bit off.

Wow that's pretty shiney... but not too shiney. Nice job! I don't believe paint and RnB mix very well since it's a sort of wax (correct me if I'm wrong please). Not sure what to tell you bro, I'm sure someone else can offer more light on this subject.

Nice job! Don't forget to r n b the keyhole area, it looks like you left it to paint it.

That's a great thing to know about the alcohol/q-tip. I'll have to remember that. Your jet pack looks great as well. Nice clean up.

Originally Posted by bigkidbiggertoys

Nice job! Don't forget to r n b the keyhole area, it looks like you left it to paint it.

when i was doing the rnb i wasnt 100% sure if the whole keyhole area was the same...but after taking the shots i found a good back photo..will get those in the am...

i've got a ton of that 1/8" pinstriping stuff. want me to bring it to megafest this weekend, or will you have your suit done by then?

ya i could use some of that...and ya know if i had a couple of the parts im missing...it very well may have been ready...im holding out for cruzers gauntlets and a backplate..LOL

well as good as that might have looked i decided i can do better...so i stripped the whole thing back down and reprimed it today. I then decided to go with painting the blues first. I got the cheeks done this afternoon but had to order the krylon shortcuts ocean blue from an online supplier. so i wont be able to make any more progress on the helmet until that arrives. the ocean blue i had was from american accents and was a tad too dark. almost the same color as the royal blue rustolium i used for the cheeks

back to polishing some armor pieces and finishing the jet pack for now.

Originally Posted by Foxbatkllr

Depends on the jet pack (there were several hero packs and stunt packs). On every Kamino pack, the part that borders the rub n buff part of the rocket and the white part is black or dark grey. In some photos however, there is a stripe at the very base of the rocket.

im thinking i may go with both the dark grey on the bordering part and the black stripe by the base...I like the black stripe there it looks better to me

so while im waiting on paint delivery..i took a break from the helmet and went back into the jet pack...here it is all done..without the weathering obviously. I got the aluminum beacon and stabilizer and also the vinyl decals...



and then this came in today too...

That pack looks great! Keep it up!

Are you going to accurize the metal ears for Jango?

Are you talking about the holes?

actually these things are real nice...they actually fit together and will look just like jangos ears..in the closed position very easily

Cool. I wasn't sure if they could be positioned the same way as Jango's.

The pack looks awesome man great job!!!!

jet pack is done!

nice job!

looks nice and all, but it's all dirty. you should clean that up before taking it anywhere.

bounty hunters... never with the bathing or the washing.

Looking good man! You have a light in that beacon?

Can't wait to see how your flight suit and vest turn out!

no light yet, comtemplating that one...but probably will put one in for fun even though its not "canon"

Thats a nice and clean thruster vent........Sorry dude I have done nothing but pick on you LOL It looks good but IMHO you should shoot some flat black up in there......

But dude the pack looks great!

..nice job so far

Looking Great JD!!

Originally Posted by firstsonofsolo

Thats a nice and clean thruster vent........Sorry dude I have done nothing but pick on you LOL It looks good but IMHO you should shoot some flat black up in there......

But dude the pack looks great!

I actually have a couple areas i want to put a bit more black but im actually waiting for my blalck R&B for a bit of a 3d weathering effect...as far as the exhaust area...i kind went with what was on the reference cd...wasnt much black if any at all in the pack on that disc(hammerhead folder file name jet pack - left bottom 02)

Yeah, the jet pack is actually not very weathered in the exhaust vent on the real thing. Those of us with the heavily darkened exhaust vent are technically inaccurate.

Yes and slotted and light beacons are inaccurate too but they look cool! Ok seriously weathering or no weathering in there it came out really good dude!!

Yeah, I figured if he had the slotted beacon - he might as well have a light!

It's funny, I am taking more creative liscense with Jango than I would ever consider for my Stormtrooper - everything has to be as close to canon as possible with that baby!

It's funny you should say that Tony. I am being as accurate as possible on my Jango. Trying not to take any liberties...except on my jet pack.

i hear that..im trying for as close to possible with jango...after doing my wife's zam i wouldnt settle with anything else...except the cool aluminum beacon..hehe

You know the more I think about it...I guess I am the same way...not sure what I was thinking when I said that Lapse of judgement??? Granted when I think of the flight suit - I feel it should be more blue than purple-ish... Even though it is more on the purple side...well not purple...but you know..

I guess I am just not being as much of a stickler with it as I do with my TK (granted I need another set of TK armor until I am happy with it...) There are always upgrades!!!

JD this bad boy is coming out awesome! I can't wait to see it in person!

HA...neither can i...LOL

had a helmet paint question....i noticed on my gentle giant jango bust that the ears are a third color varioation from the rest of the helmet. is that a mess up on GG part...or does the actual helmet have three different colors. if so or if not whats the color scheme for the ears and range finder

Heres a pic i saved.

It looks like the same colors as the cheeks.

thanks..maybe the shadows give it a bit darker appearence on the cheeks then...

I wouldn't rely on the GG too much. While some of them have great detail they are still an artists recreation - not an exact scaled replica.

For example the ANH Stormtrooper busts, they have great helmet detail, correct grey and blue ab button color - but have a ROTJ E-11 (Canadian Sterling with hammer greeblies on the side).

The only thing I would say about the dark blue is the rustoleum is a touch off the studio helmet looks to have a light touch of green but in darker light it looks spot on.

got my loanstar vest and flightsuit in today...but the neck seal wasn't with the stuff...hopefully i can get him to send it...things always seem to go rough for me when buying costume parts...i just dont get it! LOL




was a bit disappointed when i saw the shoulders of the vest were glued on...i may run a stitch on them through the piping seam as the glue was seperating on arrival.

I was wondering if anyone else who bought this vest did anything to help keep the shoulders down? velcro maybe? or does the weight of the armor keep them from sticking straight out?

not too much i can do about the face...seeker has that market cornered! but actually the shoulders of the vest line up with the outside of my shoulders. The leather is just kind of rigid and they stay put, even when it isnt being worn...i know his vest shoulders stick out a little but im hoping the armor will weigh it down some

Ok yeah, I just double checked, I guess the shoulder flaps are fine - I guess worse case you could always secrue some thing heavy under the shoulder armor??

i was thinking maybe some velcro but that may pull them too tight...ill hang some armor from them and see how they look

got around to painting my aluminum ears while ive been waiting on delivery of the other paint i need for the helmet. I sanded a little on the edges for weathering and still need to add the black and brown "dirt" when it comes in with the paint.

Great work!!!!!

a couple more progress pictures...the armor is secured with industrial strenght velcro. I was going to go with the snap system but decided against it for now...two reasons...1...im impatient (LOL) and two, I havnt got the snaps or the glue to put them on. I may add a couple snaps later as security for the armor but this velcro doesnt seem to want to ever let go. It adhered very well to the leather and the fiberglass.

I also got motivated and trimmed, sanded and rub and buffed the backplate. I hope to replace this with a cruzer one sometime for a more accurate backplate.

still have to weather the armor pieces...if the dang paint and r&b ever comes in from the company i ordered it from



oh and I almost forgot...finished the rangefinder too..

Lookin' good!

finally got the paint in for the helmet and whipped out a second color tonight so i can mask and redo the R&B tomorrow! here is two shots, one flash and one without...

flash



no flash

did you tape it? What happened to the RnB?

..****, i love that rangefinder ;o)

i had some issues with getting the r&b on the areas that i had to paint..and i thought i could do a bit better on the finish so i sanded all the r&b off, reprimed, sanded the whole thing with 800 then masked and taped off the cheeks, painted with rustolium royal blue, then remasked off for the krylon shortcuts ocean blue. now ill mask off the r&b areas, put a coat or two of satin clear, then remask the painted surfaces and do the r&b over.

Oh man, make sure you put tape over the blue parts when you decide to paint the R&B, I cannot tell you how many times I accidentally brushed my finger with the slightest remnence of the silver paint on my finger. On top of that, it would just appear there, and you wont even realize it until after you think its done! lol

-tubachris

this project is looking pretty sweet!

Nice work so far, and I can't wait to see it done.

Great work.
I can't wait to start on my Jango helmet.

no kidding about that rub and buff mysterious fingerprints eh? advise to anyone would be to always wash you hands before touching anything...lol. Ya I'll be taping it up for sure before doing the r&b. I decided to put some satin clear on the two colors to bring them even in appearance as far as the finish. waiting now till tomorrow to r&b the rest..but...

seeing as i couldnt stand by and do nothing...cause i hate that...lol, i did a little more.

first i decided that the armor needed to get weathered. I also decided that the vest was too "new" looking and needed some weathering as well. I took some 60 grit sandpaper and went to town on the vest, suffing it up, eliminating the sheen it had and exposing some of the leather along the piping. you can see some of that work in these pictures of the armor weathering....







I also finished wetsanding and reclearing the helmet...again...flash and no flash




and this is the backplate modification to the cut out to bring it more towards the correct accuracy...

Maybe I should just wait to make any comments until next week - 'cause knowing you, you will be done by then!

Lookin' great!

HAHA! i know...there is something about my impatient costume building that always pans out for me..LOL actually Ive been thinking...Ive got another costume I need to get done by Dcon08 and thats only 9 months away...9 months you say? well you see part of the costume is transforming the heavy set maul you met at dcon07 into a spartan by then, plus getting the costume together. The first part is coming along nicely...40 lbs gone so far! but i havnt even begun to think about the costume, so Jango needs to get done!

40 lbs! Wow, good job!

I lost 30 in 2 months (I surpassed my goal). I'm still, no spartan by any stretch...but I'm happy!

so i finally finished the R&B and paint for the helmet...all thats left is the black pinstriping, weathering and attaching the ears, which i should be able to get done later today. I cut out the visor but it's not secured in yet...just sitting inside for the pictures. The R&B came out okay...not perfect, but this stuff is real difficult to get perfect unfortunatley. Although it gives the whole helmet a weathered look like it should have anyway...Jango didn't have a perfectly polished lid and it had it's own imperfections so I guess I can live with the outcome...

Looks better then my R&B job on my BKBT

LOL...

im almost there.....

here are some shots of the finished helmet, san the pinstriping

Wow, great job on the weathering!

Nice work there, JD. Can't wait to see this thing all done.

Haven't checked these boards in a while. Great Jango, bud!!

thanks man...ya it's getting there..hoping for a finished product sometime in January.