So really dumb question, but is there a reason you're doing the a traditional Fett pack in lieu of the DW jetpack ?
Looking over all of the references we've been able to find, and the various scenes in the show, there's a lot of different jetpacks worn by DW troops. We're going with the one we like (which seems to be the most common among the Death Watch and the NIte Owls). Here's what it looks like now:
A bit more smoothing and sanding and this piece should be ready to mold.
We'll also be turning down some tank toppers for either side, the exhaust nozzles, and one or two different versions of the rocket to go in the middle. So there will be at least a little bit of variation.
In other news, we finally got around to adding a rangefinder to one of the Nite Owl helmets:
And then the rest of them:
I'm pretty happy with them:
So we're making more:
Finally, Matt finished edging all of the Nite Owl chest armor pieces:
Then I sprayed the whole thing with a liberal coat of PVA mold release:
And applied a layer of gelcoat:
Once the gelcoat had firmed up, it was time to put on a coat of fiberglass resin:
Then I soaked some fiberglass mat into it:
After working out the bubbles with a chip brush, here's how the mold looked:
I did the shoulder mold at the same time:
I also made some progress on this girl's helmet:
Which definitely stands out in the rest of the stack:
So that's the latest. Stay tuned for more.