General Mid-Budget ESB built

[Notlewis]

Found some time to do the first weathering layers. Did some small black and a heavy brown wash.

 

[Notlewis]

Another fine black wash and some major black details done today.

 

[TK50175]

Looks better and better! Where do you find thebblack details? Screencaps?

 

[Notlewis]

Looks better and better! Where do you find thebblack details? Screencaps?

Thanks, man! Yes, I use screencaps and thanks to the maker of TDH gallery.

 

[BobasDent1138]

Beautiful job bro!! Gives me hopes for my ruffkins pack!! Keep up the great work!

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[Notlewis]

Beautiful job bro!! Gives me hopes for my ruffkins pack!! Keep up the great work!

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Thanks, mate!

 

[Artakha]

Another fine black wash and some major black details done today.

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Whoa! That is beautiful. Well done.

 

[Notlewis]

Whoa! That is beautiful. Well done.

Thank you very much!

 

[BobasDent1138]

How do you go about doing a "fine" blackwash? I've never blackwashed anything but I looks great! Any advice?

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[Notlewis]

How do you go about doing a "fine" blackwash? I've never blackwashed anything but I looks great! Any advice?

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Thank you!

Here´s how I do it:
You take a cup with a little bit of water, put in one or two drops of black acrylic paint. Then take a brush and put some of the water/acrylic mixture on the object. Leave it for some seconds up to half a minute and then wipe the mixture with a paper towel away. This you´ll have to repeat until you got the effect you want to create. Hope this helps?

 

[sprktaf]

Dude, very inspiring thread. Been a member since March, found this and ready to start building. Thanks for sharing your info and tips.

southern Indiana
scott

 

[Notlewis]

Recieved some well packed pieces of art this morning from Bobamaker!


I love them!


Now I´ll have to make them fit into the Ruffkinstoys jetpack...

 

[Notlewis]

I start with the rocket:

I found an older plastic lint roller in one of my greeblies boxes, which has a slightly bigger diameter than the end-tube of the rocket. It also has a perfect hole, where the screw of the rocket can go through. This lint roller will sit inside the jetpack at the end.


Then I cut away the handle. I´ll cut the lint roller tube shorter in the end, so the end-tube of the rocket will slip in till the screw comes out completly.


Now I used the tube draw a guideline, where to cut the hole for the rocket end-tube. After that I started drilling holes, which I make bigger and bigger, so I can use a dremel to finish the big hole.

 

[Notlewis]

Sooooooooooo.......

Finished the hole. Now the rocket slips into the jetpack, BUT: I´ll have to sand down the little step. It hurts to do this to the beautiful rocket...

 

[Notlewis]

Sanded down the small step. Now it fits like a glove!


Marked the "front side" with an arrow.

Next will be some work on the inside, to build a base with the lint roller tube, where the screw of the rocket will be fixed.

 

[sebree]

That's beautiful it inspires me to get off of my butt and work on my ESB Boba Fett more.

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[Notlewis]

That's beautiful it inspires me to get off of my butt and work on my ESB Boba Fett more.

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Thanks, mate! Don´t be lazy! Get up and work on your Boba Fett!!!

 

[sebree]

Thanks, mate! Don´t be lazy! Get up and work on your Boba Fett!!!

Not lazy just no time or money. And not much approval from the wife, but I am doing it anyways. [emoji1]

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[sebree]

I have a helmet that I need to fix up and paint, clam shell gauntlets that I need greeblies for, I have a jet pack that I need to paint, I have a chest display, and Wookie braids, and I have the lights for an RF.

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[Notlewis]

Not lazy just no time or money. And not much approval from the wife, but I am doing it anyways. [emoji1]

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I know this so well! I´m working 2,5 years on my Boba Fett now... and finally I see the end... (before upgrades start ) But I´m lucky, my wife (she isn´t a Star Wars fan nor interested in costuming) let´s me do what I like.