Thanks to JCFett for supplying some unaltered product photos of the gauntlets, I was so quick to make fixes that I spaced snapping some pics of the original state of the gauntlets.
Let's begin with the right gauntlet, which I was somehow lucky enough to have a bad glue job which made the gauntlet very easy to remove...
Original version, gotta love the indentions where the dental files should be, painted red and white.
Fixed the dental file issue. Found some textured tiny carpenter nails (probably IKEA) and ground them down, painted the red one (obviously), drilled out the holes and inserted from the inside of the gauntlet, worked out pretty well I think...
Then added the proper colors to the darts as well as some more accurate damage and the gauntlet light (no, seriously, it lights up...lol kidding).
Now on to the left gauntlet. A bit trickier since the hand doesn't come off like the right one does to swap out EE3's (a cool option but you'll never catch my ESB statue holding an ROTJ anything. Sorry, principles).
Original version, way too dirty in my opinion, inaccurate damage.
Cleaner her up a bit, added accurate damage (still stuck with some of the bad), mirrored my FP AE gauntlets for the flamethrower, as much as possible anyways, pretty close quarters.
The side arm Pulce 40 wannabe sat uneasy with me, not just with its color but also with how it was positioned in the holster...
Original, too dark and no TLC at all.
Much better. Not sure why I obsessed over a part that is 90% unseen in the holster but I like to think that if its worth doing, its worth doing right.
Cut out some of the snap-tite fasteners that were restricting how deep the side arm could sit inside the holster. Still not enough of the tip out the end, probably shave off a bit of the holster, maybe.
Now on to the shin tools. Oh the shin tools. The sonic beam weapon is a bit undersized and not shaped correctly, going to need some work...
And the final result...
Some close ups of added features, again, a little obsessive. Whatever, it was fun. Don't judge me.
Well, I think that's it for now. Still lots to do. Flight suit and cape weathering next on the list. Not sure about the chest armor, they're too dark and the damage is sloppy but are attached pretty good to the statue itself (not just the flight suit), unlike the shoulder bells which came right off. May have to go in topically. Scary stuff.