Boklast's Tobbi Dala

I've been working on this for a while and forgot to post it here!

Just in case, here is Tobbi Dala:









Dala on right, Boba in middle, Shysa on left


Early 80's Star Wars goodness!

I am building Dala realistic with the comic colors. I'll spare all the WIP for the completed parts.

On to the action!

MOW jetpack








BBF harness


Other parts on the jp: Serenity ESB ali beacon & ali collar, EVO ali stabilizer, Scott's Pre-pro decals


MOW gauntlets:






Other gauntlet parts: RussRep ali darts, Alcoswitch MPE106D pushbuttons


Woodman custom Wookie braid:



Belt, girth & pouches:


BBF custom ESB belt, LWFU white pouches dyed to color, Centaur girth dyed to color


ESB DL-44 & ROTJ EE-3:




Sidewinder ROTJ EE-3 completed





I went with the ROTJ EE-3 because in the group shot posted at the top, Dala's EE-3 looks closest to the ROTJ. In these pics, the angles make Boba's EE-3 look like the one Dala is holding in the group shot:





The ESB DL-44 is a Doopydoo kit. Very nice btw.


Shin tools:




Paterson found parts, Mojo ali parts, ABS & electrical

More in a moment!

Now the helmet. I am using a GMH. That's right, I filled the dent.

I wanted to use the best and I did! Obviously the GMH is the new standard, so why not?


Drilled & filled:







Paint work has begun:








Sorry for the bad pics. The white bled a little under the tape. The keyslots & panel will be dark red / maroon for depth.

I forgot to mention earlier that everything has been topical. The helmet will be the same (obviously).

Next up will be the orange, black and maroon.

Thanks for looking

So cool to see some one going for a total reprisentation of the comic colours ,
Im looking forward to seeing this all finished

I like that approach also!

wow... filling the dent on a gmh! i respect that, but also cried just a bit.

I know, right! Surely you could have at LEAST gone down to a regular FPH if you still wanted pedigree.

I knew that would get you guys! Definitely not playing around with my Dala. He and Shysa deserve some love!

I figure Chris will be using the GMH his base, like the MR. So I'm just ahead of the curve.

I've got the yellow / orange down now and started the RF and stalk. I'll post some pics once I get the back and maroon on.

I am loving this. Keep the pics coming! I like that you're doing the weathered comic colos.

Woooooow! So cool! I always wondered who the comic guy in your avatar was. That's some nice work man. Unique. I'd bet you're the 1st one to do a complete Tobbi Dala.

The rest of the pieces look great so far, especially the gauntlets and jetpack. Will you be using a lot of silver weathering on the helmet, or will it be relatively unscratched?

Originally Posted by Rich D.

The rest of the pieces look great so far, especially the gauntlets and jetpack. Will you be using a lot of silver weathering on the helmet, or will it be relatively unscratched?

I will be using silver weathering on the helmet and armor. The weathering will be based on the PP1, but not exact.

Helmet pics!

The basic painting is done! Now I just need to do the weathering! Sorry for the poor pics:









There are some clean up areas, but otherwise I am very happy with the results.


Here are the ears, stalk & RF:



The sunlight makes the parts look off white, but they are white like the helmet areas.

I put static LEDs in the RF:







I need to attach the viewfinder onto the RF. I painted it black and left the clear lense area.

Next up will be the silver weathering pics (without ears). I will attach the ears after that.

Comming along nicely!

Looking good!

The helmet is finished!.... almost. I screwed up my visor! When I was cutting it out, it cracked right in the top middle!! That sucks.

Anyway, here are the pics sans visor:



















Sorry for the pics. I'm using a point & shoot with poor lighting. The silver wanted to reflect a lot...

I pretty much winged it using some PP1 Boba helmet pics for reference and put my twist on it. Then applied some plain black acrylic paint watered down with a brush & paper towels.

Behind the keyslots is a MQ-1 board. Not sure if I will leave it in because it reduces headroom alittle. The MQ-1 board is currently held in place by aluminum tape. Easy to use, holds well and is removable. I used the ESB ear details also. My plan is to add the left ear "horse shoe", but in black with a white symbol.

I want Dala to be similar to Boba in the sense that he has been around. Since he fought in the Clone Wars and other battles, there would be some serious wear. Dala, Boba and Shysa should have similar fundamental looks (if Dala & Shysa were in the movies).

My armor is also ready to ship! FP dentless Boba armor set. No Boba dents for me!

Thanks for looking!

I had my doubts about the colors being to bright and all but its turning out very nice

What a great and original build, everything is looking sweet! I'll be following this thread.

The helmet looks better weathered and all your colors are perfect. Great job!

and the only reason I had my doubts about this were, comparing a comic (quick inking) to a actual costume is kinda sketchy...Im still not sold on the blue jetpack. It reminds me of the holiday special to much as do the gaunts...Dankinsywalkers Fenn Shysa http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f34/d...n-shysa-33141/ had me liking the idea of Boba Like colors for the helmet and same for yours I actually was painting a helmet to be Tobi Dala, which I changed to PP1...I was thinking you should could do a layered job of it like an ESB helmet, not use the yellow ring but keep the same colors of ESB just different damage, have the ROTJ jetpack colors just different damage like in the puc of Boba with two protectors...making it more "Uniform" if you will.

But you certainly are pulling off using the colors from the comic, theyre a bit bright for a militant fighter though. Not sure if you thought of the Boba-esk style I was talking about, I can tell your going for the comic colors and all.

The helmet looks great!

I love seeing real-world takes on comics / cartoons / other wacky sources. The colors were pretty scary pre-weathering, but I'm a fan of the final result

My thoughts exactly STG . The weathering tones down the whole look really well.

Thanks guys for the kind words!

At times, I too was worried about the comic colors but the weathering brings everything around. It's going to be fun seeing everything on! I don't think anyone has ever tried to make a true, full suit Dala or Shysa.

F4F, I have been looking forward to your opinion! Glad you like it. I have thought about those things a lot. No disrespect to Dankinsywalker, but his Shysa was just a helmet, the rest was a Boba hodge podge. He is said himself that it was going to be Boba (once the helmet novelty wore off).

In the end, I decided to use the comic colors to make Dala recognizable. But at the same time build / paint it like as if he really existed (in the movies).

He does have color similarities to the HS Boba for sure. You couldn't tell looking at the comic panels. It took making him come to life to see it.

I found out that my FP dentless armor set is ready to ship (hopefully this week)! Along with Christian's boots on the way from China, more action is coming soon!

Yeh I feel ya on the whole thing...I look forward to seeing how you handle the flightsuit color vest ect...Its really coming together. Are you going with green?

Can't wait to see this all together!

i like using flat camo paints for my flight suit works really well but its permanent

Originally Posted by Fett 4 Real

i like using flat camo paints for my flight suit works really well but its permanent

Are you talking spray cans that are "camo" colors? Permanent is cool with me.

Another question - Was Alan the PP2 model also? I am aiming for my flightsuit to fit like the PP2.

not sure who it was...the ultra flat camo cans yep...theyre dirt colors what better

Looks good. I like it.

I've got a question for you guys -

My plan was to paint the armor the same green as the helmet's dome. But since I am following OT film canon as reference, Boba's chest armor is a slightly darker shade of green than his dome.

So I picked up Rustoleum's Meadow Green, which is about a shade darker than the green I used for Dala's dome - Tamiya Park Green / Valspar Luscious Green (an exact match to the Tamiya).

I think it will add more shade depth / richness to the total suit. What say you?

Heres the thing ur dome isnt the same as a Boba dome its WAY brighter looking than bobas Id stay with your comic book coloring but thats me

If the armor is only going to have a slight difference in shade then go for it. I wouldn't do something drastically different or anything thats closer to the colors used for Boba since you are going the comic route.

There almost seems to be a slight difference between the helmet and armor in the first comic image you posted but I know that it's only due to the surrounding colors.

No, I not talking Boba dark green for the armor. I'm talking one shade darker than the helmet's green. Here are some pics of the 2 colors side by side in varying light:







Valspar Luscious Green on left (helmet's green). Rustoleum Meadow Green on right (proposed armor color).

As stated before, my original plan was to go all Valspar Luscious Green but thought since Boba had some minor shade variation between his dome & armor I might try it too, but in Dala colors.

What do you guys think now seeing the two? Thanks for the input!

ahhhh that makes sense now! Yeh I say that looks like it would work well

yeah, I think a little contrast like that will be good to give some depth to the suit... You don't want to come out looking like a lime

A lime?! Haven't heard that one yet! But I have heard leprechaun!

I will be going with the darker shade for the armor.

More as soon as I received my boots from MOW & armor from FP

My MOW boots arrived!








Here are the toe spikes held up to get a feel for the look:




I just finished dyeing them with RIT golden yellow. The boots were in the dye bath for 45 minutes and look good. Now they are hanging upside down and drying. I'll post pics tomorrow night of the results! Actually, I might give them a tea bath once dry...

The plan is to weather them with acrylic paints this weekend and attached the toe spikes.

Thanks for looking!

Here we are!





The boots are still drying, but this is pretty much how they will look. Like all the other parts, they start out vivid. The weathering will take care of that.

Next up is weathering and toe spikes!

O.O those are bright! Look like they belong on the dance floor on a saturday night about forty years ago

Very interesting build! I'll be watching this one for sure

The boots are finished! I used a spray bottle with a couple squirts of black & brown acrylic paint mixed in water and sprayed on. The Mojo toe spikes are attached with flat head screws. I put some Gorilla glue (super glue tube) on the screws before screwing them in.







More soon!

The weathering came along nicely. It looks like the boots may have stained the carpet in a few places.

Thanks! Nah, the rug has lots of colors in it. I rinsed the boots until the water was clear and then put them outside to dry.

that looks awesome, better than it does in the comic, can't wait to see everything put together

Bueller....Bueller....Bueller

Any updates?

Nothing ATM. Just playing the waiting game for some items. Chris told me that my armor shipped yesterday though! Went with the dentless set.

What do you think of the boots?

Id weather the bottom around the sole area...the soles as well...Id probably put the spikes on tighter as well theyre sitting off the boot kinda far

I did not think to weather the base of the boots! Good call. I was trying to decide on the soles. Maybe go stomp in mud puddles? The darn spikes would not sit flush without bowing in the middle, so I got them as close as possible. In person they are closer to the soloe than in the pics. I think it is the angles of my shots.

I think u should grind the sole to get em closer the boot is rounded theyre flat like they should be....I say to weather around the bottom since in theory u woulda gotten em dirtier there in walking in puddles and such...when I did my boots i didnt think to grind down and just got em really close, but was thinking with my new set ima sand the sole to accept the spikes better

There doesn't appear to be much of the sole that you would be able to grind.