Scimitar's ESB WIP
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Hunter
We did! It was a great time! Now the rush is on to get things done before DragonCon. lol
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Hunter
Oh boy, I've severely neglected this thread. A lot has happened over the last year and unfortunately Fett sort of took a back seat to other costuming projects & life. Just as I really started to get a chance to start focusing on this build again COVID hit and my job went from very busy to absolutely slammed (I deal with overseas suppliers and import/export work). But I've still managed to sneak in some little work here and there. I'll hit the highlights.
Snagged a Portumac Studios Pulce, this is an amazing piece. I paired it with a BobaMaker Nemrod holster.
My jetpack from Darth Voorhees came in:
I sold my "Iconic EE-3" resin blaster kit and bought a Hellhounds Props EE-3. Very satisfied for an all rubber blaster. The wood grain paint job still blows me away.
I've since added a Crosman 4x20 scope to the blaster, I like the touch of realness that it adds to the blaster as a whole. Nothing like seeing the glint off the lenses.
And I got a U.S. Divers belt buckle from Bigdane to go with the scuba frame I got from him previously.
Snagged a Portumac Studios Pulce, this is an amazing piece. I paired it with a BobaMaker Nemrod holster.
My jetpack from Darth Voorhees came in:
I sold my "Iconic EE-3" resin blaster kit and bought a Hellhounds Props EE-3. Very satisfied for an all rubber blaster. The wood grain paint job still blows me away.
I've since added a Crosman 4x20 scope to the blaster, I like the touch of realness that it adds to the blaster as a whole. Nothing like seeing the glint off the lenses.
And I got a U.S. Divers belt buckle from Bigdane to go with the scuba frame I got from him previously.
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Hunter
Let's see. I did some work on the shin tools. I took the Paterson tools I had ordered from B&H Photo, cut them up and painted/weathered them. I then 3D printed a jetpack adjustment tool but I may switch that out for the "found part" pipe later.
Masked off and painted my MachineCraft Replicas knee darts and gauntlet rocket:
Knee darts attached:
New rocket installed, I went with copper, definitely worth it!:
Masked off and painted my MachineCraft Replicas knee darts and gauntlet rocket:
Knee darts attached:
New rocket installed, I went with copper, definitely worth it!:
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Hunter
I was not satisfied with my first weathering attempt on my flight suit, hard to describe the result but the fabric started looking like denim. So that came off and I brought in the little big gun (it was a good excuse to buy an airbrush, at least that's what I told my wife):
Knocked out the flight suit and boots in very little time and I am much happier with the result:
Last weekend some Garrison friends who are also neighbors of ours helped fit and sew up the harnessing for the jetpack scuba frame. That was an adventure to say the least. But it's done and the jetpack sits nicely against the back armor and doesn't droop backwards, which was the main goal. Did a chest up shot to celebrate.
Now I've been working on little projects/details. Added the toe spikes (still need weathering):
I wanted the rivet look instead of a screw, I had in my research notes that someone on here had used floor trim fasteners (I'm sorry I didn't note your screen name for credit) and they worked perfectly. They've also got some bite. I simply marked where the holes were going to be, predrilled those with a 1/16" bit, dipped the fastener in E6000, added E6000 to the back of the spike plate, put the plates in place, and pushed the fasteners in. Then allowed that to cure. They now seem to be very firmly attached to the front of the boot, but time and troops will tell.
Also, if anyone would like a set of these fasteners to do their own boots, I'm happy to share, this huge pack was the only way I could find them at the time and they weren't expensive. Just shoot me a message!
Knocked out the flight suit and boots in very little time and I am much happier with the result:
Last weekend some Garrison friends who are also neighbors of ours helped fit and sew up the harnessing for the jetpack scuba frame. That was an adventure to say the least. But it's done and the jetpack sits nicely against the back armor and doesn't droop backwards, which was the main goal. Did a chest up shot to celebrate.
Now I've been working on little projects/details. Added the toe spikes (still need weathering):
I wanted the rivet look instead of a screw, I had in my research notes that someone on here had used floor trim fasteners (I'm sorry I didn't note your screen name for credit) and they worked perfectly. They've also got some bite. I simply marked where the holes were going to be, predrilled those with a 1/16" bit, dipped the fastener in E6000, added E6000 to the back of the spike plate, put the plates in place, and pushed the fasteners in. Then allowed that to cure. They now seem to be very firmly attached to the front of the boot, but time and troops will tell.
Also, if anyone would like a set of these fasteners to do their own boots, I'm happy to share, this huge pack was the only way I could find them at the time and they weren't expensive. Just shoot me a message!
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Hunter
Moving along I added a beacon light kit from Jc27 and installed the blue dental file into my jetpack:
I have a spare RF topper that I'm going to finish with a lighting kit (also from Jc27) and install on my current helmet. I had noted that the TerminalFettler RF topper had a copper plate under the block, so I mimicked that as best as I could with some copper plating I had from a previous project.
My mock-up mannequin broke today at the leg support brace, so Fett took a fall. Fortunately nothing is broken but while I was taking it apart my wife's puppy decided to claim Fett's cape. So here's a puppy picture to finish this update out:
I have a spare RF topper that I'm going to finish with a lighting kit (also from Jc27) and install on my current helmet. I had noted that the TerminalFettler RF topper had a copper plate under the block, so I mimicked that as best as I could with some copper plating I had from a previous project.
My mock-up mannequin broke today at the leg support brace, so Fett took a fall. Fortunately nothing is broken but while I was taking it apart my wife's puppy decided to claim Fett's cape. So here's a puppy picture to finish this update out:
RamSkirata
Active Hunter
Thank you for this picture!
Ive been on the fence with what to do when I get the chance to get my hands on one of the unaltered heros ESBs that have come up. The idea of leaving a white helmet cast unpainted and just assemble it to showcase all the features (some say damage...) of the original, has really appealed to me. This picture helped me decide!
Regards from Germany,
Ram
sandtrooper8867
Hunter
Great work on this. Too bad ewoks get into everything. 
