Purchased a Disney 18" Boba Fett and cut it into pieces ! Figure Mod
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pcoz
New Hunter
Ok, Shhhhhhh. Don't tell anyone but the family is out off the house at a kids birthday party. Yes, I'm supposed to be there too, lol
So I figured I'd stop in and drop some pic's real quick....
OK, where was I ? Ah, yes, the EE-3
Green foam board from Lowes...my favorite medium
Trying to get it fairly close.....
Used balsa strips for grips
Wooden dowels with sheet foam wrapped around and glued
Dry fit
Never look down the end of a rifle ! What's wrong with you people ?
Working up some of the greeblies
High Tech.....Drywall mud
Checking the fit of the hand
rechecking the look of the pose
Sanded down some of the mud and cut in a little detail
Added some texture to the handle with paper.....wait, phone's going off.....
AAAHHHH, wife is calling. Time to go ! More later !
Thanks for looking...
Pcoz
So I figured I'd stop in and drop some pic's real quick....
OK, where was I ? Ah, yes, the EE-3
Green foam board from Lowes...my favorite medium
Trying to get it fairly close.....
Used balsa strips for grips
Wooden dowels with sheet foam wrapped around and glued
Dry fit
Never look down the end of a rifle ! What's wrong with you people ?
Working up some of the greeblies
High Tech.....Drywall mud
Checking the fit of the hand
rechecking the look of the pose
Sanded down some of the mud and cut in a little detail
Added some texture to the handle with paper.....wait, phone's going off.....
AAAHHHH, wife is calling. Time to go ! More later !
Thanks for looking...
Pcoz
TheZeroEffect
Active Hunter
Looking awesome. Great progress pic's
pcoz
New Hunter
here are a few more before I have to run out....
What a mess.....
Added a little more detail to the rifle with balsa wood
Painted it all with Gesso
Ready for a coat of paint
My new airbrush.... Badger 155 Anthem Dual Action. Love it
1st coat of black
a few coats later...
Touched edges up with testors enamel silver / dry brushed
I sometimes use Rub N Buff for metallic worn edges as well.
Well, that's pretty much it for the EE-3
I welcome any comments / suggestions !
More with the Boba figure soon....
Thanks,
Pcoz
What a mess.....
Added a little more detail to the rifle with balsa wood
Painted it all with Gesso
Ready for a coat of paint
My new airbrush.... Badger 155 Anthem Dual Action. Love it
1st coat of black
a few coats later...
Touched edges up with testors enamel silver / dry brushed
I sometimes use Rub N Buff for metallic worn edges as well.
Well, that's pretty much it for the EE-3
I welcome any comments / suggestions !
More with the Boba figure soon....
Thanks,
Pcoz
pcoz
New Hunter
Back with a quick update...
Back to work on the body. Foam filler into the screw holes
using the paperclay to cover the mess that was caused by grinding off the molded scalps
building up the neck to head area with foam
Removed the bottom of the helmet to accept, you guessed it, more foam board !
As you can see, as horribly boring and lacking in detail as this figure was, there is a pretty good base to work from
Since my Boba will be situated "up high", I wanted him looking downward as if surveying an expansive land of some sort...
...and now to the legs. I cut the legs at the knees so I could open up his stance a little
I opened up the foot so it doesn't point directly ahead like most figures do...
Next is connecting the knee on his right leg. Just found this great stuff.....foam board, lol
dry fit pose...
then hot glue the foam together for a pretty solid bond
covered it with paper clay
we'll let this harden overnight and keep trudging forward....
Thanks for looking
Pcoz
Back to work on the body. Foam filler into the screw holes
using the paperclay to cover the mess that was caused by grinding off the molded scalps
building up the neck to head area with foam
Removed the bottom of the helmet to accept, you guessed it, more foam board !
As you can see, as horribly boring and lacking in detail as this figure was, there is a pretty good base to work from
Since my Boba will be situated "up high", I wanted him looking downward as if surveying an expansive land of some sort...
...and now to the legs. I cut the legs at the knees so I could open up his stance a little
I opened up the foot so it doesn't point directly ahead like most figures do...
Next is connecting the knee on his right leg. Just found this great stuff.....foam board, lol
dry fit pose...
then hot glue the foam together for a pretty solid bond
covered it with paper clay
we'll let this harden overnight and keep trudging forward....
Thanks for looking
Pcoz
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toofastrobot
Active Hunter
I think it's determined by your camera orientation when you take the picture.
It does something weird with the file.
It does something weird with the file.
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TheZeroEffect
Active Hunter
That is odd, does the same if you just click on the open picture too.
what happens if you resize the photo in edit mod... i.e. make the image a medium size? (you have to click on your image in edit to highlight and then an option with size will show).
pcoz
New Hunter
meanwhile....
I'm gonna push this post all the way up to the prime coat !
Let's go....
Again, paper clay covering the joints
Since my goal was to have one leg up on a step of sorts, I need to get the body in position
More paper clay to fill in all the joints and gaps
Starting to carve out the clay
trying to get a little cloth detail
Did not like the molded tools on the original figure, so I used the dremel to grind them off and "open" the pockets. I'll make my own tools and fit them in for a better look.
Reworked the range finder using balsa wood to make it sturdy
taking inventory on accessories to be modified
At first I thought I could just use the paper clay to cover the joints only, but I was mistaken. I soon realized I'd have to pretty much cover the entire figure, including the legs, to make it look right.
carving some more chest detail
forgot to allow for the tubing to enter the sleeve. So, added some more clay and carved that out...
Legs carved out....
started reworking the accessories and adding my own tools
I think we're almost ready for primer !!!
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More to come !
Thanks for looking
Pcoz
I'm gonna push this post all the way up to the prime coat !
Let's go....
Again, paper clay covering the joints
Since my goal was to have one leg up on a step of sorts, I need to get the body in position
More paper clay to fill in all the joints and gaps
Starting to carve out the clay
trying to get a little cloth detail
Did not like the molded tools on the original figure, so I used the dremel to grind them off and "open" the pockets. I'll make my own tools and fit them in for a better look.
Reworked the range finder using balsa wood to make it sturdy
taking inventory on accessories to be modified
At first I thought I could just use the paper clay to cover the joints only, but I was mistaken. I soon realized I'd have to pretty much cover the entire figure, including the legs, to make it look right.
carving some more chest detail
forgot to allow for the tubing to enter the sleeve. So, added some more clay and carved that out...
Legs carved out....
started reworking the accessories and adding my own tools
I think we're almost ready for primer !!!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
More to come !
Thanks for looking
Pcoz
TheZeroEffect
Active Hunter
Cool, can't wait to see this guy all done
TheZeroEffect
Active Hunter
I wonder If I can find this Fett here in NZ? I've seen Stormies... might have to have a look around, this REALLY looks like it was a lot of fun to do
pcoz
New Hunter
Thanks a lot guys, I greatly appreciate the kind words.
It is a LOT of work ! But I enjoy the process of transformation. Most of the time it's more about the journey than the destination for me....
The EE3 mold idea is good....if I did that, I'd probably redesign a new one and really focus in on scale. I feel the scale on the grip side of this one got a tad too big. I still might make another for this Boba, we'll see.
Anyway, I'll start posting the painting side of this project very soon.
Thanks
Pcoz
It is a LOT of work ! But I enjoy the process of transformation. Most of the time it's more about the journey than the destination for me....
The EE3 mold idea is good....if I did that, I'd probably redesign a new one and really focus in on scale. I feel the scale on the grip side of this one got a tad too big. I still might make another for this Boba, we'll see.
Anyway, I'll start posting the painting side of this project very soon.
Thanks
Pcoz
pcoz
New Hunter
Ok, let's paint....
I always love the prime coat. It brings out the true form especially when you're working with mixed media....different colors, etc.
What red tape ?
used standard testors metallic silver enamel as the base coat. I also tried using masking fluid (similar to rubber cement) to mask off the damage to the armor. My hopes are that with a few coats of airbrush paint, I could easily remove the masking and have the metal show through.
Same idea with the jetpack
started painting some of the accessories.......
mixed my airbrush paint to get close to the green.
hit the back
moment of truth removing the masking..... It did ok
I removed some regular painters tape that I used to mask off the 2 shades of green....hmmmmm, kinda like it. I realized I didn't need to mask anything off. The airbrush paint can be scraped off the enamel paint to create a much better, more natural effect.
So I continued on the chest and the other areas. I'll scrape the detail in with an exacto or something
touching up the pack
adding in the maroon
I airbrushed a little black around the dent and used a metal pick to remove the paint inside to show the metal through....
just started to scratch it up a little....
again, I'm not entirely set on being completely screen accurate as I'd like this to be a little more weathered.
used the same technique for the gauntlets
more soon.....
Pcoz
I always love the prime coat. It brings out the true form especially when you're working with mixed media....different colors, etc.
What red tape ?
used standard testors metallic silver enamel as the base coat. I also tried using masking fluid (similar to rubber cement) to mask off the damage to the armor. My hopes are that with a few coats of airbrush paint, I could easily remove the masking and have the metal show through.
Same idea with the jetpack
started painting some of the accessories.......
mixed my airbrush paint to get close to the green.
hit the back
moment of truth removing the masking..... It did ok
I removed some regular painters tape that I used to mask off the 2 shades of green....hmmmmm, kinda like it. I realized I didn't need to mask anything off. The airbrush paint can be scraped off the enamel paint to create a much better, more natural effect.
So I continued on the chest and the other areas. I'll scrape the detail in with an exacto or something
touching up the pack
adding in the maroon
I airbrushed a little black around the dent and used a metal pick to remove the paint inside to show the metal through....
just started to scratch it up a little....
again, I'm not entirely set on being completely screen accurate as I'd like this to be a little more weathered.
used the same technique for the gauntlets
more soon.....
Pcoz
