Bobo\'s DP \'95 Conversion TUSCAN DONE

[Bobo]

Bobo's DP '95 Conversion TUSCAN DONE

Well, I've gathered materials, cut the visor, opened the RF, and found almost all paints!! Here are the pics

Here is the bucket with the sliced out visor:

As you can notice here, I chipped some pieces of the right earpiece while taking the RF off, but some super glue and bondo (not bondo'ed yet) helped out:

Inside of the cut out. Should I cut that inside trim out? (the trim that's there from the front mounted DP visor) since I'll be rear mounting:

RF will have a window with some LED's inside:

The glorious chemicals:

Panzer Olive Grun!!! Go ESB!!

Floquil Tuscan for the Mandibles, used by Mr. Webchief and looks damned good! :

And now, for something completely different! Bobo...

That's it for now! I'll keep this post updated with my progress
Comments?

Bobo

 

[Bobo]

I just cut out the keyholes with a utility knife:

 

[Megalomaniac Mando]

Looks like you know what you're doing. Keep it up.

 

[Jaster Mereel]

Have to agree with MMM, you seem to know what your doin! But excellent job, keep posting pics -

 

[Defiler]

Looks you are on to a good start.

 

[Jedi Bob]

Hey Bobo!

Great work. I have a 95 with a white interior. I plan on doing the same thing to mine. Your pics are such a great help. I am doing ROTJ though.

Good luck and more pics!!! lol!!!

 

[TK Fett]

Great job man. How did you cut out the mandibles that cleanly? Also I know the 95's are better than my 97 but you may want to get that visor in fast as the helmet will warp with out the support there.

 

[webchief]

Ah me boyo... doing great!

A Fett after my own heart. Just call me MR. WebChief.

 

[micke]

Looks like you're ready to go
Good luck!

-Mikael

 

[Bobo]

Thanks for all the pleasant replies!
Jedi-Bob, I just used a utility knife, and carved...and carved and carved! A little exacto knife helped for the little parts.

I find that if I used a dremel for this, I might have screwed it up. So the exacto knives kept it clean, and here's a pic of how nicely the carving of the excess trim came out:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

So I guess my pics are helping some people out?
If yes, then I'll be posting more and more as I go along if you guys want! I'm keeping the pics to 320x480 resolution for the slowpokes out there .

I'm about to prime this baby, so more pics coming soon!

Oh yeah, and here are the "carving tools" i used:

Ciao!
Bobo

 

[Jedi Bob]

You the man!

Thanks again!

 

[jeezycreezy]

Looks like you're going to have one helluva bucket!

Are you using flat black spray paint for the whatchamallit cheek sections under the red?

Cheers!
TJ

 

[Bobo]

Yeah I think I'm sticking to flat black. I like flat black, and it seems to be close enough to the actual one! My Master (Webchief) has proven to me that flat black looks sexy

Bobo

 

[Jedi Bob]

Webchief, could you post a pic of your outfit? If I remember correctly, you did one helluva a job!!!

Thanks!

 

[Bobo]

BONDO!!!!!!

More to come!

Bobo

 

[Bobo]

I'm pretty sure Webchief wouldn't mind me doing this since he's not around to do it himself! So here is his beauty!

Mandibles: Floquil Tuscan
Dome/Lower Cheeks: Panzer Olive Grun 1943
Lower Back: Japanese Navy Green
Upper Cheeks: Flat Black
Right Ear: Gold & Buff

Cheers,
Bobo

 

[coolv1rus]

keep us updated!! ure gonna have a great bucket!!

damn i wished i had a 95 instead of a 97....

 

[Bobo]

Primed!

And here's my set of tiny mercury switches for the RF LED circuit:

Bobo

 

[Foxbatkllr]

Lookin real nice!

 

[webchief]

Thanks for posting those pics Bobo...

Here's a couple more: