Boochman
Active Hunter
Hey! No problem at all! I used 3/4” white elastic (as noted in the CRL), and for the snaps I used 5/8” heavy duty snaps, by Dritz. Picked them up at Walmart, but any craft store has them!
BoochmaN's ROTJ WIP
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Hey! No problem at all! I used 3/4” white elastic (as noted in the CRL), and for the snaps I used 5/8” heavy duty snaps, by Dritz. Picked them up at Walmart, but any craft store has them!
Boochman
Active Hunter
Not a MAJOR update, but I've spent the last few nights marking out the damage on the left and right gauntlets. I will post photos this weekend of progress on that front.
I recently switched gears back to the helmet to get the RF wired up, and the lights installed. I also temporarily installed the servo so that I could trim the servo extension shaft back as recommended by Jc27 for his kits. This was the last bit of prep-work required before the helmet gets painted. I packaged it up this morning, and its on its way to AFettFullofDollars
More to come on the gauntlets - stay tuned!
I recently switched gears back to the helmet to get the RF wired up, and the lights installed. I also temporarily installed the servo so that I could trim the servo extension shaft back as recommended by Jc27 for his kits. This was the last bit of prep-work required before the helmet gets painted. I packaged it up this morning, and its on its way to AFettFullofDollars
More to come on the gauntlets - stay tuned!
Boochman
Active Hunter
GAUNTLETS:
Big weekend on the boba build front. After marking out the damage, I had my first experience with Humbrol masking fluid. It worked OK. I had purchased some fine, and super-fine application brushes from hobby lobby that seemed to do the trick! I also utilized my fineline masking fluid that I picked up based on the recommendation by bh19812 - worked great as well!
First I hit everything with black (after masking), then about 2-3 coats of Rustoleum Claret Wine. Peeled back the masking, and hit everything with 0000 steel wool to knock it down! Tonight, I topically painted “the hump” on the right gauntlet, as well as the area above the gauntlet darts (this is grey, not metallic).
The plan is to hook up my airbrush, and add shading/ details here and there, as well as topically getting into some nooks and crannies. To me, currently, I’m nervous...they came out beautiful, BUT I did reference MOM images to do this. The ones in those images are weathered ALOT more than the Hero armor, but there were more reference images for MOM, so I went with that...
Not necessarily sure what that means, but it’s the first piece of armor that I’ve actually painted, so maybe I’m not building a ROTJ Hero...? Can someone help me out? What am I building...? Hahahahaha!
In all seriousness, I’m shooting for 501st approval with my build. The only reason I’m using found parts here and there are cause it adds to the build and intrigue of Boba and his story.
Big weekend on the boba build front. After marking out the damage, I had my first experience with Humbrol masking fluid. It worked OK. I had purchased some fine, and super-fine application brushes from hobby lobby that seemed to do the trick! I also utilized my fineline masking fluid that I picked up based on the recommendation by bh19812 - worked great as well!
First I hit everything with black (after masking), then about 2-3 coats of Rustoleum Claret Wine. Peeled back the masking, and hit everything with 0000 steel wool to knock it down! Tonight, I topically painted “the hump” on the right gauntlet, as well as the area above the gauntlet darts (this is grey, not metallic).
The plan is to hook up my airbrush, and add shading/ details here and there, as well as topically getting into some nooks and crannies. To me, currently, I’m nervous...they came out beautiful, BUT I did reference MOM images to do this. The ones in those images are weathered ALOT more than the Hero armor, but there were more reference images for MOM, so I went with that...
Not necessarily sure what that means, but it’s the first piece of armor that I’ve actually painted, so maybe I’m not building a ROTJ Hero...? Can someone help me out? What am I building...? Hahahahaha!
In all seriousness, I’m shooting for 501st approval with my build. The only reason I’m using found parts here and there are cause it adds to the build and intrigue of Boba and his story.
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Boochman
Active Hunter
GAUNTLETS:
Let me preface this by saying I have absolutely NO experience with an airbrush. I bought the thing from Harbor Freight many years ago, and dusted it off recently to add some shadowing and depth to my freshly painted gauntlets.
All in all, it wasn’t too bad of an experience. Ratios (for color) weren’t that precise since I was only adding shadow to the pieces - roughly 1-to-3 paint to thinner. I am very, very happy with how they came out! This afternoon, I added some rusting to the hose connectors, Alco-switches and the flamethrower push buttons. In my mind, all that’s left is attaching the darts on the right gauntlet, installing the slide switch thingy on the left gauntlet, and weathering the keypad. I also picked up rattlecan paints for the armor at Home Depot (also bought one at hobby lobby - the “ESB” color that shows thru on the ab plate). Big decision to go rattlecan, but I’m comfortable enough airbrushing details, but not the whole thing...
Thoughts!?!
Let me preface this by saying I have absolutely NO experience with an airbrush. I bought the thing from Harbor Freight many years ago, and dusted it off recently to add some shadowing and depth to my freshly painted gauntlets.
All in all, it wasn’t too bad of an experience. Ratios (for color) weren’t that precise since I was only adding shadow to the pieces - roughly 1-to-3 paint to thinner. I am very, very happy with how they came out! This afternoon, I added some rusting to the hose connectors, Alco-switches and the flamethrower push buttons. In my mind, all that’s left is attaching the darts on the right gauntlet, installing the slide switch thingy on the left gauntlet, and weathering the keypad. I also picked up rattlecan paints for the armor at Home Depot (also bought one at hobby lobby - the “ESB” color that shows thru on the ab plate). Big decision to go rattlecan, but I’m comfortable enough airbrushing details, but not the whole thing...
Thoughts!?!
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Boochman
Active Hunter
Gauntlet Hose Attachment Question:
How do I go about attaching my hoses to the right gauntlet? The whipcord housing has an extension shaft to fasten to (the hose fits loosely over it, but I can make up the difference with something), the other ones though, don’t have the same extensions...
All that is there are some small washers as shown in the photo below. I’m assuming they are washers anyway; they’re magnetic - so I’m wondering how to go about it now that these are painted...
How do I go about attaching my hoses to the right gauntlet? The whipcord housing has an extension shaft to fasten to (the hose fits loosely over it, but I can make up the difference with something), the other ones though, don’t have the same extensions...
All that is there are some small washers as shown in the photo below. I’m assuming they are washers anyway; they’re magnetic - so I’m wondering how to go about it now that these are painted...
Boochman
Active Hunter
GAUNTLETS:
With the exception of attaching the hoses to the right gauntlet, I am calling these bad boys DONE! Tonight I weathered the calculator keypad (found part), and epoxied it in place. I also installed the darts in the right gauntlet and weathered them.
Lastly, I finalized the installation of the diggery-doo on the left gauntlet. I used a slide switch that crum dum offers for his Jango Fett gauntlet light kit. I modified it, and fastened a carved up light switch to it. I think it looks very similar to the actual piece, and for me, is functional!
Still need input on the hose attachment, so any thoughts are appreciated!
With the exception of attaching the hoses to the right gauntlet, I am calling these bad boys DONE! Tonight I weathered the calculator keypad (found part), and epoxied it in place. I also installed the darts in the right gauntlet and weathered them.
Lastly, I finalized the installation of the diggery-doo on the left gauntlet. I used a slide switch that crum dum offers for his Jango Fett gauntlet light kit. I modified it, and fastened a carved up light switch to it. I think it looks very similar to the actual piece, and for me, is functional!
Still need input on the hose attachment, so any thoughts are appreciated!
jetpackman
Hunter
Have you thought of a way to secure them to your forearms yet? I'm thinking foam because my left Gauntlet is pretty hefty with all the electronics and aluminum rocket and flamethrower
Boochman
Active Hunter
Hoping that with some foam glued in there, they stay in place once put on over the flightsuit. My forearms must be irregularly small, hahaha! I feel like other people’s fit great, and mine are HUGE! The other issue is that mine came already assembled; so I am unable to take the top shell off of the bottom shell to work on them - it’s been a PITA to be honest...
jetpackman
Hunter
I feel the exact same way haha, I have about 2 inches of wiggle room in mine. They were also assembled before I recieved them so I couldn't adjust them. I'm going to try the 1 inch foam inserts.
Ain't that the truth!
Boochman
Active Hunter
SHIN TOOLS:
Before venturing into painting the armor (rattlecan and weathering with acrylics & airbrush); I decided to try my hand at airbrushing some smaller pieces. I followed the pinned thread by The5thHorseman pretty closely, but went probably too heavy on the grey. I can still scale these back and take some steel wool and sandpaper to the grey, but they look great in person.
I weathered with acrylics after following the tutorial and it added another layer to the story for these tools. I also created a recess for the rectangular piece on the squeegee, as suggested in a previous thread.
I realize the survival knife is not present on the ROTJ Hero, but I had the paint for that piece, along with the found part, so I figured I’d paint it up too! I know I need fabric tape as well...
Before venturing into painting the armor (rattlecan and weathering with acrylics & airbrush); I decided to try my hand at airbrushing some smaller pieces. I followed the pinned thread by The5thHorseman pretty closely, but went probably too heavy on the grey. I can still scale these back and take some steel wool and sandpaper to the grey, but they look great in person.
I weathered with acrylics after following the tutorial and it added another layer to the story for these tools. I also created a recess for the rectangular piece on the squeegee, as suggested in a previous thread.
I realize the survival knife is not present on the ROTJ Hero, but I had the paint for that piece, along with the found part, so I figured I’d paint it up too! I know I need fabric tape as well...
Boochman
Active Hunter
They’re probably the most readily available found part. I’d be a silly goose not to get them!
Boochman
Active Hunter
SHOULDERS:
Spent a little time today scaling the incredible damage templates by RafalFett . I measured my Fettpride pieces with a seamstress tape (fabric), and then scaled the templates in Photoshop.
They fit really, REALLY close. It was my first time using transfer paper as well - very easy to do! Hoping to lay down some yellow tomorrow!!!
Spent a little time today scaling the incredible damage templates by RafalFett . I measured my Fettpride pieces with a seamstress tape (fabric), and then scaled the templates in Photoshop.
They fit really, REALLY close. It was my first time using transfer paper as well - very easy to do! Hoping to lay down some yellow tomorrow!!!
