General DrToothache's ESB Boba Fett

[Krewkid82]

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.

Thanks dude!!

 

[DrToothache]

Jetpack repair from the "mannequin incident" is now complete! I also added the necessary decals. The repair isn't perfect, (I was able to color match the damage on the right side much better than the left) however it looks much better. I will probably dry brush some white onto the left repaired area to get a better color-match.

Before and After:

The wanted criminal has been acquitted of all charges by the way

I also worked on my helmet some more. Mostly added missing details in the visor, cheeks and around the kill stripes as well as adding paint splatter around the ears. Touched up the missing weathering that I added a few days ago. Afterwards, I realized that I got carried away and added a few details specific to the ROTJ SE version - but oh well...I am just going to keep them there for now!

 

[viewoptic]

The ol' mannequin incident of 1979, I remember it well.

 

[BudaFett]

Repairs look great!

I’m glad puppy has been acquitted! Charges should have never been filed!

 

[DrToothache]

Some small updates tonight

• Finished/weathered the new girth belt that is a more accurate color. Opted to use black elastic straps instead of nylon so that I can slide the girth belt on as opposed to having to mess with the buckles each time. This belt looks much better and doesn't stand out in photographs like the other one did.
• Added the "boba thong" to my cod / kidney armor. Been putting this one off for as long as possible haha
• Added the hose attachment to finish up my MinuteFett gauntlets.
• Added blue and red wraps to the wookie scalps
• Hemmed the bottom of my flak vest so that it is shorter and has less excess below the torso armor. Looks much better and less bunched up.

I also got everything back onto the mannequin...again. I feel kind of silly putting everything onto the mannequin each time, as it is kind of a pain to dress/undress it after every troop. I like having it setup in my living room though....might be a good excuse to just build yet another fett!