General Boba Fett Pulce 40 Empire Strikes Back Pistol

[Art Andrews]

I am so very excited to share this image with you. After 18 years of doing this, I finally have ONE piece completed! You might be thinking "yeah... So? Many people have a Pulce 40." Not like this!

About three years ago, I obtained a photo of Fett's original pistol, OUT OF THE HOLSTER. Sadly, this was a no-share photo (and still is), but it clearly showed features on the pistol that we had not previously known; the two primary differences being that the logo has been removed and that the top band on the pistol was cut away! I know some of you are probably thinking "I'd never cut my original Pulce without proof" and I wouldn't blame you, but I hope that me showing you that I was confident enough to cut my original Pulce and remove the logos from it will give you confidence to follow my lead. If not, I understand, but I wanted to put the information out there even though I can't offer proof.

Beyond the physical aspects, Keegan did an absolutely incredible job painting and weathering this for me and is very true to the original photo I have, including the band of tape around the barrel. Now.... we won't talk about how long he takes to paint things... Nope... not at all... BUT, it was WELL worth the wait!

Enjoy!

 

[RafalFett]

Art, you tease! That sidearm looks great!
So, when to expect some never seen before images?

 

[intwenothor]

Epic news. Thanks for sharing. Are you able to comment on how the hollow grip was filled or covered up?

 

[Art Andrews]

Art, you tease! That sidearm looks great!
So, when to expect some never seen before images?

If I can ever get the OK to share, you know I will.

 

[BudaFett]

That’s beautiful!

 

[sutt_hero_rotj]

Wow ! That’s really a piece of art ! Thanks for sharing this !!

 

[bobamaker]

There's always something new to learn, thanks Art. I'll have my sculpt updated before this weekend...

 

[Art Andrews]

There's always something new to learn, thanks Art. I'll have my sculpt updated before this weekend...

I knew you would! Very cool and always glad to help/share!

 

[clown3y]

Now that is something that I never even got close to thinking about. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Major]

That's very cool to see...

Thanks for sharing Art and beautiful paint job Keegan.

 

[volkerc]

Shocker! Looses stability if I'm not mistaken.
I'm not cutting anything without "proof"...
Good thing I have a few.

 

[BFFC Admin]

Fantastic. Really appreciate all that you do and share, Art!

 

[Brokk]

It looks nice without that band; minimalistic. Thanks for sharing

 

[tennantlim]

You know where my address is Art

 

[Art Andrews]

Quick "before and after" shot showing this gun back in its original speargun configuration. It is one of the most simple conversions you will find in Star Wars.

 

[Fettastic]

Your photo is obviously going to only show one side (unless there was a mirror magically placed) but I'm wondering if they removed the markings from both sides. My guess would be that they did.

 

[Art Andrews]

Your photo is obviously going to only show one side (unless there was a mirror magically placed) but I'm wondering if they removed the markings from both sides. My guess would be that they did.

Agreed. I took the logos off both sides.

 

[BudaFett]

I'm surprised they took the time to fill the logos in. Looks more bland that way in my opinion.

 

[Art Andrews]

I'm surprised they took the time to fill the logos in. Looks more bland that way in my opinion.

They didn't fill them in. They sanded them off. They more or less tried to do the same with the big logo on the holster (sanded part of it and filled part of it with bondo). I think they didn't want the real-world logos to be obvious.

 

[BudaFett]

Agreed. I took the logos off both sides.

They didn't fill them in. They sanded them off. They more or less tried to do the same with the big logo on the holster (sanded part of it and filled part of it with bondo). I think they didn't want the real-world logos to be obvious.

Interesting. Shaving my real holster was scary but if I ever find a real Pulce 40 I'll leave it to the same person who will be "correcting" my replica... Fett 4 Real ...