ESB 7CS - DVH Jetpack WIP

[Kill Stripe]

Going to start a "Work in progress" on this thing of beauty.

Its a 7CS aka DVH Jet pack. To be painted ESB Style with all metal upgrades from Dark Side and hooks by full metal fett. Just need to purchase a beacon, stabaliser and dental file.

I will also hopefully be fitting a remote control smoking thrusters set up and if I can get it to work remote operated rocket fins. And a voice amp speaker set up by TRamp.

To be painted in ArchiveX paints.

First up on the list will be modifying and fitting the thrusters. 10mm threaded hollow tube on order...... Time to drill out the thrusters....

 

[Dark Side]

I have the beacon and the tabaliser if you need...

 

[Kill Stripe]

I have the beacon and the tabaliser if you need...

I also need the exhaust vent and thruster discs

 

[Dark Side]

I just have the beacon and the stabaliser ready to ship...

 

[Kill Stripe]

Thrusters
This jetpack will be fitted with a remote control smoke system in the main body to both of the thrusters so the hose needs to feed into the nozzle bodies through the fixings.
Hopefully an electric light fixing which consists of a threaded hollow tube with nut should be suitable enough for the job.

Drilled a hole from the side and underside

Then epoxed in the tube. When it was dry I test fitted the metal bits

Just waiting on thruster nozzle disc to arrive.

 

[Kill Stripe]

whike I had them both in hand I thought it would be interesting to do a side by side comparison with an RS Propmasters JP.

 

[Kill Stripe]

Took delivery of some bits from full metal fett and they are off the hook.

Pretty simple to attach as Darth Voorhees has done most the work and included hole indents in his JP cast. Just drill them out.

Test fitted,

Waiting on a few more metal pieces to arrive and install, Beacon, stabiliser and thruster discs, then we can finally get some paint down.

 

[Darth Voorhees]

i gotta send ya the piece that attaches to the upper rocket that probably fell out of the gigantic hole in the box when ya got it lol. I'll do that Monday and include the chincup i forgot to send.

 

[Funkyred]

It is a nice Jetpack

 

[Kill Stripe]

i gotta send ya the piece that attaches to the upper rocket that probably fell out of the gigantic hole in the box when ya got it lol. I'll do that Monday and include the chincup i forgot to send.

Cheers Lou, do you have a hollow rocket by any chance?

 

[Darth Voorhees]

the rocket that comes with the kit is hollow, but i dunno how well it will work for the conversion you wanna do. There are free 3D files for it on thingiverse under stormtrooperguy, maybe that can help? If not i'll try and cast one that may be able to hold up to the mods ya wanna do.

 

[Kill Stripe]

The metal pieces arrived from Dark Side over the weekend so I fitted them straight away. Using RafalFett 's excellent schematics

I drew the lines and positions of the Stabaliser and beacon.

Sorry for the poor images its a tricky area to capture easily.

Drilled the holes and fitted the pieces

Just need to wire up the beacon and attach the dental file once the JP has been painted.
Next up cutting the jetpack body underside vents hole out for the speaker.

 

[MMcFett]

This is looking good! I'll be following this once I'm ready to work on my DVH ESB Jetpack.