ESB Build (Short BH)

[droidbait]

Got some MOW ESB gloves that I will use for now till I can afford Mike’s gloves. The quality is not so great.

Also update from Josh on the bucket.

 

[ShortFuse]

Got some MOW ESB gloves that I will use for now till I can afford Mike’s gloves. The quality is not so great.

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Can you elaborate on the quality of the MOW gloves? Thanks.

 

[droidbait]

Can you elaborate on the quality of the MOW gloves? Thanks.

The material looks like it will not last long with trooping. I mean as long as your not careful. The glove is very thin and it’s not woven super tight so if you clip it in something I’m sure it will rip. I’ll post a video and show what I can of the quality. Don’t get me wrong they’re nice gloves. Just not the best of quality. Space oven mits!

 

[ShortFuse]

Gotcha. Thanks.

 

[droidbait]

Bleached the gloves and also weathered them. These will be my main gloves for now till I can afford some MM gloves.

 

[BudaFett]

Unfortunately all gloves from all makers I've seen don't hold up well to trooping. Just the nature of the beast.

Also, wheres the damage in the gauntlets from the vac table? I don't see anything wrong...

 

[droidbait]

Unfortunately all gloves from all makers I've seen don't hold up well to trooping. Just the nature of the beast.

Also, wheres the damage in the gauntlets from the vac table? I don't see anything wrong...

That’s true even if you’re careful. Good thing you can’t see the damage in pics unless you get close ups.

 

[droidbait]

Second pass of primer. Next will be marking and then drilling holes for the switches darts and stuff like that. Then followed my sanding and maybe last coat of primer. Happy New Years!

 

[droidbait]

Happy new year dents!

 

[Mix]

Looking great, dude!

I'll second what buda said. I don't see any obvious heat damage on the the vac formed gauntlets.

 

[Froflo]

Make sure with that mannequin you go all out and tape the hell out of that head maybe even run a stick through the head into the body! I learnt that the hard way on my boushh ... thought the head was super solid till one day i had found the head and helmet laying on the floor in front of it .... luckily it must of bounced off jangos knee on the way down and all it really cost me was some knee darts. But still its a disaster worth avoiding

 

[droidbait]

Make sure with that mannequin you go all out and tape the hell out of that head maybe even run a stick through the head into the body! I learnt that the hard way on my boushh ... thought the head was super solid till one day i had found the head and helmet laying on the floor in front of it .... luckily it must of bounced off jangos knee on the way down and all it really cost me was some knee darts. But still its a disaster worth avoiding

Thanks for the info. Dang lucky! Yeah I double checked on the sturdiness. It’s heald together with glue and epoxy also.

 

[droidbait]

Update on the helmet: visor area need to be cleaned up.

Gaubtlets test fit. Need to trim as there is still some wrist rubbing.

 

[droidbait]

Added some hinges to the gauntlets. The hinge alignments are cringe. Since they go on the inside you can’t see them. Also they are not painted yet. So much work for just the gauntlets. Not the accurate way but I liked the look better than just having Velcro on the insides.

 

[droidbait]

Did some sanding on the jetpack.

 

[droidbait]

First pass of bondo and epoxy. Filling holes and pin holes.

 

[droidbait]

Another find for the Fett helmet. This time it’s a chin cup from a A.R.T North Ireland riot helmet. It’s not the correct British riot helmet but it had the correct 3 hole chin cup. Sucks I have to remove the straps because this is a really cool helmet. I’ll use it for wasteland gear. ‍

 

[Fett 4 Real]

Do you plan to do anything about the 4 fins on the missile? Theres only supposed to be 3

 

[droidbait]

Do you plan to do anything about the 4 fins on the missile? Theres only supposed to be 3

Yeah I’m 3D modeling and printing a a new missle with 3 fins and then finishing it up. Since the NME is not accurate with the fins and also it was terrible to begin with. Oh and new piano keys since they’re not useable.

 

[droidbait]

Little update in the pack. Ran out of primer. Filled most of the pin holes. A few more to fill later.