BlackCatBone's Boba

Triple d · Oct 3, 2011

Hey bud! Looks really good!!!

RafalFett · Oct 3, 2011

While the armor paint scheme isn't the most accurate, you did nailed the colors on this and I really like how it looks. Your progress so far is amazing and very professional. Keep up the great work!

BlackCatBone · Oct 4, 2011

Thanks guys! Yeah, I guess this is technically "inspired by" the RotJ scheme. I'm a graphic designer by profession, so I wanted to give the damage my own "touch" but try to keep it somewhat faithful to the movie refs, and I use your templates, Rafal, to make sure things are in the right locations.

BlackCatBone · Oct 17, 2011

Latest update! I finished the padding inside my bucket (100% done now!) and I finished the back plate!

BlackCatBone · Dec 20, 2011

So it's too cold to paint here in New England until Spring. But here's what I managed to get finished before the weather turned:

That set of armor is Fett Pride, with a GMH.

BlackCatBone · Jan 26, 2012

With our mild winter, I had a chance to finish the paint job on the knee guards. Basically the paint scheme is this:

1) Primer 2) Rusto Aluminum 3) A mix of Valspar Golden Maze and Rusto Pale Yellow 4) Rusto Line Painting Yellow with a mist of Rusto True Orange 4) A touch up layer of a mix of Testor's Flat Yellow and Testor's Rubber 5) Final "grime" layer of Testor's Rubber. (Yes, Rubber is a color, apparently!)

Between each of these layers I used Liquid Mask for the major "damage". For minor "damage" I used a screwdriver and some gravel.

stormtrooperguy · Jan 30, 2012

this is looking fantastic!

dynamic1 · Jan 30, 2012

This is great!

JayBox325 · Jan 31, 2012

Hi mate, I'm really struggling to find anything to dye the girth belt using the method in the sticky thread, as nobody over here in the UK has heard of "Latex wood stain".

What did you use mate?

BlackCatBone · Jan 31, 2012

Thanks, guys!

JayBox325, I used Minwax China Red wood stain. (Not much help, I know. Sorry! But surely they must have some equivalent wood stain in the UK?)

JayBox325 · Jan 31, 2012

They do. But everyone has keyworded it with Latex on here. I don't know if normal wood stain will do.

BlackCatBone · Jan 31, 2012

I used a water-soluble stain. Worked just fine.

stormtrooperguy · Jan 31, 2012

i think that's the key... you want water based, not oil based.

BlackCatBone · Feb 28, 2012

Hey, guys! Here are the latest project photos of my Boba. First up, some progress on my GMH (I already finished my RotJ bucket, this one will be ESB just for fun (or SE version?)

My MOW jumpsuit and jetpack harness came in!

So I worked on my jetpack straps and hooks.

Finally, I worked on my gloves... (bleached down, "re-colorized" and aged with an ink solution while damp, and some yellow and brown "grime".)

More soon!

BlackCatBone · Mar 16, 2012

Hey, guys! Here are the latest project pics!

BCB

Frenzy · Mar 16, 2012

I love the rough weathering on the flightsuit! Build looks awesome so far, although the ammo belt pouches have quite round-ish shape?

It's been inspiring to follow the thread! Keep up the crazy pace!

Cheers,
-Frenzy

slave1pilot · Mar 16, 2012

Looking good.
Who made the armor and what is it made of?

RafalFett · Mar 17, 2012

slave1pilot said:
Looking good.
Who made the armor and what is it made of?

Here is half of the answer to your question from post No. 40:

BlackCatBone said:
I've received a shipment of armor from Bobamaker (still waiting for some from Fettpride), so in the meantime, I've completed my chest and neck plates!

BlackCatBone · Mar 17, 2012

Frenzy: The belt is real leather. I know, not movie accurate, but man....real leather! Custom made! I couldn't pass it up.

Slave1pilot: The gauntlets are MoW. All the body armor is Bobamaker. The backs of the armor plates are fiberglass, so I'm guessing fiberglass backing with resin front? I'm not good with IDing materials. I just paint 'em.

The bucket is TerminalFettler.

Thanks, guys!