Finally put my ROTJ SE together

Thats pretty clever, thanks!
But more specifically look at the shot you just posted (helmet off). Look how the actual neck, not the head leans forward. In other words the neck isn't on the same vertical axis as say, the skull on the shoulder.

Was that the way the manne neck already was or did you modify that also?
 
Thats pretty clever, thanks!
But more specifically look at the shot you just posted (helmet off). Look how the actual neck, not the head leans forward. In other words the neck isn't on the same vertical axis as say, the skull on the shoulder.

Was that the way the manne neck already was or did you modify that also?

His head was a bit off axis to start with, which was further accentuated by putting foam on his back when bulking him up, and cutting off the back head.
 
Thanks a lot for your kind words! I'm really happy with the result too.

I've wanted to have my own Boba Fett since I was eight years in 1980. Now that I have him, I'm almost afraid I will get used to him too quickly, and the thrill will fade. And then what's next? I guess a lot of you guys have experienced this...
 
Finally put my ROTJ SE together - disaster strikes

A week ago, just after posting my latest note, disaster struck.

At 4 in the morning I woke up from the crashing sound of Fett falling face down, bouncing onto the coffee table and smashing to the floor. The helmet cracked at the corner of the visor, and just above the wavy brow, and the range finder broke off at the stalk. The jet pack took a good beating too, with one of the thrusters snapped off and the rocket cracked right off where it's the thinnest.

I was in total shock and probably cried a tear or two before finally calming down. :cryIn my excitement to get Fett dressed and ready, I had rushed things and overlooked to check how secure the mannequin was standing. Apparantly the feet, which are just stuck into the legs were starting to bend a little and the weight of the backpack and blaster somehow made the whole mannequin lose it's balance and.. smack!

I didn't do anything the first day, almost afraid to check out how bad the damage was. But over the last few days I've been fixing the damages and secured the feet to the legs with screws to avoid it from happening again.
 
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Sorry to hear that...how bad is the crack in the helmet?

The helmet cracked 3-4 cm along the wavy brow, leaving a hole about one cm wide. I found the main four pieces that broke off and glued them back in place, added filler around the rest and in between the worst cracks, and sanded it smooth, trying not to mess up too much of the paint outside the damage. Then I repainted the damaged area, looking at photos and trying to match the original colours as closely as I could.

The cracks in the corners were really not that visible, the fiber glass holds it together really well. (BM makes one sturdy helmet!) I settled with brushing some "Tamiya weathering master" into the thin cracks. In a way I was lucky and it could have been a lot worse.
 
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Wow, sorry to hear about the accident. That's one beautiful display you have there. Hopefully you can piece it all back together just fine.
 
Woh!!! That is an amazing display!! That is heartbreaking that your mannequin fell over....I freaked when my helmet fell two feet and barely chipped. I can't even imagine what you are feeling!!!
 
Thanks for cheering me up! Unless you know exactly where the helmet cracked, it's difficult to spot the repaired area. It still bothers me, but I can live with it. Fett is still alive.

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Just found this thread,,,lokks amazing,,Im planning on doing the same thinng after I get all my parts,,,,oh and more money :)
 
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