Recent content by ChrisTTB

You most certainly did, I love the newly painted look of mandalorian fett but in my heart I'm the ROTJ fett and seeing yours makes me want to finish mine. Strikesback1's costume is awesome though.

I was thinking of going the mandalorian route instead of ROTJ because the costume would suit my build better ( yes my mid section isn't what it once was)

Just in case anybody had the same trouble as me finding the correct shape cone here in the UK, my daughter found some mini cones in Pound land that are exactly the right angle 4 for £1 bargain!

Only funnel I could find with remotely the correct shape is one that I would have to import from the US and would cost me approximately £30 for 2! Probably go to a kids toy store and see if mini traffic cones are usable. Good idea though Gregory, you seem to have a lot more choice in the US...

Yh too true, there are parts on the helmet that i built that I know aren't 100% correct but over all it looks awesome, and people can't believe it's made of cardboard! Just hope my jetpack comes out as well once it's painted. Next will be the gauntlets, more fun sourcing things that look right...

I've been looking for some with the correct angle, the ones here in the UK seem to be either too tall or too short making the angle wrong. I will find something appropriate eventually. Probably being to picky, the joys of being an engineer :rolleyes

Yh I used some strip wood for the piano keys, pine I think so quite soft buttook ages to cut them all! We used to have a few RC shops here in bristol but all the ones I know of have shut. I have to rely on craft stores and the net. My spinner arrived a few days ago but I haven't got round to...

That's spot on, thanks for the info, my project had pretty much stalled due to this. I would post a pic of my jetpack but can't work out how to post pictures anymore! Found it

I was thinking of using an rc spinner for my pack but I don't have a local rc shop, don't suppose you know the make/model of the spinner you used so that I can buy the correct one off the net?

Hi all another update, I have spent most of the Christmas holidays painting my bucket, here are some pics And this is how it looks now, pretty much finished

I would never have thought of it myself, but that's the beauty of this forum everybody is willing to share their ideas. Hopefully in time I will be able to help someone on here, to put something back in to the community.

Progressed the painting a bit over the last couple of days, managed to get the upper cheeks, mandibles and trim done, this is how it looks now.

Grimstuff, your build thread is a very interesting read which I have subscribed to, will be following it as it progresses

R.I.P. Carrie Fisher

I used Singleseats rangefinder tutorial, so used the metal plate screwed to the stalk that slots into a pocket in the rangefinder, works a treat. I used all his templates as well. Some excellent ideas on here by some very talented people, my project would never of happened without them!