AlphaCloneFett
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Those leg pouches are comically huge, it covers your entire thigh area, need to fix that
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DrToothache
Hunter
Yes they are big - I did mention that earlier in the thread. Thanks for pointing it out anyways though. Wasn’t about to skip a con over it and had to focus on my Jango for this one.
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DrToothache
Hunter
Got the suit placed back on the mannequin finally after the con. Took some of the foam out of my overstuffed thigh pouches lol.
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Also finishing up a more accurate girth belt to replace the one that is way too red. Going to add a little more red before attaching the black elastic straps. Here they are side-by-side:
After the girth belt, next up is repainting the gauntlets as the current paint job is several years old, is chipping, and isn't accurate.
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Also finishing up a more accurate girth belt to replace the one that is way too red. Going to add a little more red before attaching the black elastic straps. Here they are side-by-side:
After the girth belt, next up is repainting the gauntlets as the current paint job is several years old, is chipping, and isn't accurate.
DrToothache
Hunter
Thank you very much man, I appreciate the feedback.
For the flight suit, I used a little soot black, and mostly regular black around the ankles. I followed this up with khaki and mid-brown (unfortunately nicotine is not available in my area so I used khaki instead but nicotine is more accurate).
Then a little mid brown on the thigh pouches, and khaki for the upper legs as well as the arms. Just a little though, the flightsuit is not as weathered as you go up from the thigh pouches.
A little goes a long way but if you overdo it you can always go rinse your flight suit in the bathtub to get rid of excess.
Do it in small bits and then let the suit dry, look at it in both outdoor and indoor lighting.
For me, I only used dirty down as a base. I added more intricate weathering with watered down acrylic paint and then finally powders. Powders are great, and look the most natural in my opinion - but they do not last forever (need to be reapplied).
Coanc
New Hunter
Coanc
New Hunter
Thank you so much for your quick response! I am getting a suit made from arkady and I am getting all the weathering supplies this week. I love your use of the powders. Did you do a slight base all over the suit or just choose specific areas? Also what did you weather the flak vest with ? Looks so good
DrToothache
Hunter
Not exactly all over the suit, but in general areas. More specific with the soot black and black though - those tend to lay on dark so hit the ankles and rub it upwards into the shins. If you look back in the thread with my first flight suit I overdid it a bit, had to wash the shins in the bath tub to tone it down.
When you apply the dirty down, keep some wet rags nearby. When you spray the ankles with soot black for instance, start scrubbing it with the wet rag to "rub it in". It will make it look more natural and give you less "hot spots" where the dirty down laid heavy.
The khaki I tried to focus on edges of the upper sleeves, back of the arms on the main sleeves, and around the legs/thighs/knees/back. The khaki is great because it doesn't lay on heavy and will cover larger areas without standing out too much (I would imagine the nicotine performs similarly). I also rubbed this in with a separate wet rag.
For the flak vest I used just a little bit of khaki and gray. I went really light on the flak vest.
Remember, you can always touch spots up with powders/acrylics. I didn't try to achieve the final result with dirty down, just really light coats for a base.
With my new flight suit I actually need to go over it once more. I went a little too light in certain areas such as the thigh pouches. I think that my old flightsuit was more accurate in those areas. I will be updating this thread soon, I took a break to finish my Jango build but it just got approved so I'll be giving Boba some attention again.
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DrToothache
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Finally, some updates!
First up, I received my Pulce 40 blaster from Andy Meyers - the quality on this thing is amazing! Feels like a legit blaster while still remaining to be pretty light. Has real metal parts which makes a big difference. Below you can see it side-by-side with the 3D print one that I have been using. Honestly the 3D printed one was pretty decent but Andy's is a work of art. I might remove the metal rod below the barrel since I believe that it was missing on the actual prop, but I might just keep it there.
Additionally, I finally got around to painting the collar studs and the red / black rings on the knee darts. Small changes, but important. I went with the 3 white studs (one red top) and 1 gray stud setup.
Next up will be touching up the jetpack paint since the "mannequin incident" (mugshot of the wanted criminal below).
First up, I received my Pulce 40 blaster from Andy Meyers - the quality on this thing is amazing! Feels like a legit blaster while still remaining to be pretty light. Has real metal parts which makes a big difference. Below you can see it side-by-side with the 3D print one that I have been using. Honestly the 3D printed one was pretty decent but Andy's is a work of art. I might remove the metal rod below the barrel since I believe that it was missing on the actual prop, but I might just keep it there.
Additionally, I finally got around to painting the collar studs and the red / black rings on the knee darts. Small changes, but important. I went with the 3 white studs (one red top) and 1 gray stud setup.
Next up will be touching up the jetpack paint since the "mannequin incident" (mugshot of the wanted criminal below).
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DrToothache
Hunter
She must stand trial!
DrToothache
Hunter
Another update today - received my upgraded gauntlets by MinuteFett! I have been using an old set of RKD gauntlets and had planned on eventually repainting them...but ultimately decided to upgrade. The biggest difference between the two sets is the size. MF's are longer and more narrow compared to the bulkier RKD gauntlets. The other major difference is the flamethrower dimensions and design on the left gauntlet.
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Krewkid82
Active Hunter
So glad I sold my RKD armor for minutes stuff I think they look so much better!!
DrToothache
Hunter
Thanks man! It is really crazy. I remember planning my parts list years ago before I actually started on the build. Then when I started there were newer and better parts....and then when I was close to finishing more accurate stuff was released by other vendors. It's always changing around here! haha
Me too! It always bothered me how bulky my RKD gauntlets were compared to reference photo's....but I didn't realize how much different they were until I received MF's gauntlets. Extremely accurate gauntlets and armor.
DrToothache
Hunter
Finally a troop with my Boba! (no offense Jango). Technically not approved yet but I wanted to test him out so I switched from Jango to Boba on the last day of Steel City Con. The new gauntlets are so much better than my old RKD's...
Wearing the suit again helped remind me of some last minute things to do, and also how rusty I am at putting this one on. For one, I NEED to sew the neck seal to the flight suit. That thing spins easily, moving the closure to the side when it should stay centered. It also is required by the CRL, so I need to get on that.
Other planned changes:
Other than that, I still need to touch up the jetpack after the mannequin incident, and add the 2 decals. Also, I didn't realize that my helper placed my wookie scalps under the collar armor rather than closer to the shoulder armor...
But....boy was it fun to wear Boba again!
Wearing the suit again helped remind me of some last minute things to do, and also how rusty I am at putting this one on. For one, I NEED to sew the neck seal to the flight suit. That thing spins easily, moving the closure to the side when it should stay centered. It also is required by the CRL, so I need to get on that.
Other planned changes:
- Alter my flak vest so that it is slightly shorter. I have been folding the bottom of it up half of an inch and ironing the fold so that it stays there, but it started undoing itself after wearing it a few hours, making the bottom of the flak vest look odd.
- Cape needs shortened still.
- I need to attach a longer visor piece to the anti-security blade. As it currently is, it falls completely into the shin pocket so it is not visible.
Other than that, I still need to touch up the jetpack after the mannequin incident, and add the 2 decals. Also, I didn't realize that my helper placed my wookie scalps under the collar armor rather than closer to the shoulder armor...
But....boy was it fun to wear Boba again!
DrToothache
Hunter
Thank you man! It's the part that I enjoy doing the most actually. Just added the weathering/bunny ears to the helmet tonight.
For the soft parts I am a huge fan of powders! They are so much easier to apply (I use makeup pads and brushes).
I first applied light coats of dirty down (black, brown, yellow in specific areas). I then use acrylic paints with a brush to accentuate lines/seams or darker spots as seen in the reference photos. For the acrylic paints I mostly used the dry-brushing technique.
The last step that I do is apply powders. I just dab the makeup pad to apply it and scrub it in a little bit, especially around the shins. Powder's aren't permanent, so it is very forgiving. One downside could be that they need reapplied over time, but they do leave a slight permanent stain.
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DrToothache
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Update on the helmet - after the con I realized that my helmet is way too clean. Just added some black/brown weathering to the cheeks, around the dent and added the "bunny ears" above the dent.
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Going to work on this some more tomorrow.
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Going to work on this some more tomorrow.
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