stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
I love seeing real-world takes on comics / cartoons / other wacky sources. The colors were pretty scary pre-weathering, but I'm a fan of the final result 
Tobbi Dala Boklast's Tobbi Dala
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My thoughts exactly STG 
. The weathering tones down the whole look really well.
. The weathering tones down the whole look really well.Thanks guys for the kind words!
At times, I too was worried about the comic colors but the weathering brings everything around. It's going to be fun seeing everything on! I don't think anyone has ever tried to make a true, full suit Dala or Shysa.
F4F, I have been looking forward to your opinion! Glad you like it. I have thought about those things a lot. No disrespect to Dankinsywalker, but his Shysa was just a helmet, the rest was a Boba hodge podge. He is said himself that it was going to be Boba (once the helmet novelty wore off).
In the end, I decided to use the comic colors to make Dala recognizable. But at the same time build / paint it like as if he really existed (in the movies).
He does have color similarities to the HS Boba for sure. You couldn't tell looking at the comic panels. It took making him come to life to see it.
I found out that my FP dentless armor set is ready to ship (hopefully this week)! Along with Christian's boots on the way from China, more action is coming soon!
At times, I too was worried about the comic colors but the weathering brings everything around. It's going to be fun seeing everything on! I don't think anyone has ever tried to make a true, full suit Dala or Shysa.
F4F, I have been looking forward to your opinion! Glad you like it. I have thought about those things a lot. No disrespect to Dankinsywalker, but his Shysa was just a helmet, the rest was a Boba hodge podge. He is said himself that it was going to be Boba (once the helmet novelty wore off).
In the end, I decided to use the comic colors to make Dala recognizable. But at the same time build / paint it like as if he really existed (in the movies).
He does have color similarities to the HS Boba for sure. You couldn't tell looking at the comic panels. It took making him come to life to see it.
I found out that my FP dentless armor set is ready to ship (hopefully this week)! Along with Christian's boots on the way from China, more action is coming soon!
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
Yeh I feel ya on the whole thing...I look forward to seeing how you handle the flightsuit color vest ect...Its really coming together. Are you going with green?
clonecollector
Well-Known Hunter
Can't wait to see this all together!
I am going with a green vest, spats, neckseal and flightsuit.
LSFU vest, spats and neckseal (I supplied her with the fabric):
The neckseal is going to be attached directly to the flightsuit. All 3 of these parts are a cotton duck cloth. They are just a little deeper green than the pics.
The flightsuit is a cotton twill. Construction of the flightsuit began yesterday. My mother is making it. She was a seamtress for Saks in the 70's. I am including all of the Boba flightsuit details, except the thigh pocket flaps will be like Dala's in the group shot comic panel.
There is a subtle difference in the vest, spat, neckseal shade from the flightsuit and the armor color will be different from those. I am thinking about using a slightly darker shade of the helmet's green for the armor. Boba's armor was darker / different shade than his helmet's green right?
All the soft parts together will have some nice contrast and depth. They will be weathered accordingly too. I need to read up on how everyone weathers their flightsuits.
LSFU vest, spats and neckseal (I supplied her with the fabric):
The neckseal is going to be attached directly to the flightsuit. All 3 of these parts are a cotton duck cloth. They are just a little deeper green than the pics.
The flightsuit is a cotton twill. Construction of the flightsuit began yesterday. My mother is making it. She was a seamtress for Saks in the 70's. I am including all of the Boba flightsuit details, except the thigh pocket flaps will be like Dala's in the group shot comic panel.
There is a subtle difference in the vest, spat, neckseal shade from the flightsuit and the armor color will be different from those. I am thinking about using a slightly darker shade of the helmet's green for the armor. Boba's armor was darker / different shade than his helmet's green right?
All the soft parts together will have some nice contrast and depth. They will be weathered accordingly too. I need to read up on how everyone weathers their flightsuits.
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Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
i like using flat camo paints for my flight suit works really well but its permanent
Are you talking spray cans that are "camo" colors? Permanent is cool with me.
Another question - Was Alan the PP2 model also? I am aiming for my flightsuit to fit like the PP2.
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
not sure who it was...the ultra flat camo cans yep...theyre dirt colors what better
BobaFiend
Active Hunter
Ditto, then a coat of Krylon acrylic flat clear coat. Since I was misting from so far away a lot of the paint molecules were dry by the time they hit the fabric so a lot of color rubs off.
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I've got a question for you guys -
My plan was to paint the armor the same green as the helmet's dome. But since I am following OT film canon as reference, Boba's chest armor is a slightly darker shade of green than his dome.
So I picked up Rustoleum's Meadow Green, which is about a shade darker than the green I used for Dala's dome - Tamiya Park Green / Valspar Luscious Green (an exact match to the Tamiya).
I think it will add more shade depth / richness to the total suit. What say you?
My plan was to paint the armor the same green as the helmet's dome. But since I am following OT film canon as reference, Boba's chest armor is a slightly darker shade of green than his dome.
So I picked up Rustoleum's Meadow Green, which is about a shade darker than the green I used for Dala's dome - Tamiya Park Green / Valspar Luscious Green (an exact match to the Tamiya).
I think it will add more shade depth / richness to the total suit. What say you?
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
Heres the thing ur dome isnt the same as a Boba dome its WAY brighter looking than bobas Id stay with your comic book coloring but thats me
If the armor is only going to have a slight difference in shade then go for it. I wouldn't do something drastically different or anything thats closer to the colors used for Boba since you are going the comic route.
There almost seems to be a slight difference between the helmet and armor in the first comic image you posted but I know that it's only due to the surrounding colors.
There almost seems to be a slight difference between the helmet and armor in the first comic image you posted but I know that it's only due to the surrounding colors.
No, I not talking Boba dark green for the armor. I'm talking one shade darker than the helmet's green. Here are some pics of the 2 colors side by side in varying light:
Valspar Luscious Green on left (helmet's green). Rustoleum Meadow Green on right (proposed armor color).
As stated before, my original plan was to go all Valspar Luscious Green but thought since Boba had some minor shade variation between his dome & armor I might try it too, but in Dala colors.
What do you guys think now seeing the two? Thanks for the input!
Valspar Luscious Green on left (helmet's green). Rustoleum Meadow Green on right (proposed armor color).
As stated before, my original plan was to go all Valspar Luscious Green but thought since Boba had some minor shade variation between his dome & armor I might try it too, but in Dala colors.
What do you guys think now seeing the two? Thanks for the input!
Fett 4 Real
Sr Hunter
ahhhh that makes sense now! Yeh I say that looks like it would work well
stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
yeah, I think a little contrast like that will be good to give some depth to the suit... You don't want to come out looking like a lime
Haven't heard that one yet! But I have heard leprechaun!My MOW boots arrived!
Here are the toe spikes held up to get a feel for the look:
I just finished dyeing them with RIT golden yellow. The boots were in the dye bath for 45 minutes and look good. Now they are hanging upside down and drying. I'll post pics tomorrow night of the results! Actually, I might give them a tea bath once dry...
The plan is to weather them with acrylic paints this weekend and attached the toe spikes.
Thanks for looking!
Here are the toe spikes held up to get a feel for the look:
I just finished dyeing them with RIT golden yellow. The boots were in the dye bath for 45 minutes and look good. Now they are hanging upside down and drying. I'll post pics tomorrow night of the results! Actually, I might give them a tea bath once dry...
The plan is to weather them with acrylic paints this weekend and attached the toe spikes.
Thanks for looking!
