I actually built some thick cardboard boxes for the pouches, but was told they looked too perfectly squared. I then opt’d for the foam for its flexibility to be formed.
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I’ll have to stop at Hobby Lobby and see what they have. The weather where I’m at has been pretty lousy lately (lots of snow) so not ideal for driving. And, my nearest Hobby Lobby is about a 20 minute drive. I’m also currently in the process of looking for ROTJ helmet colors, rattle cans of course. From what I’ve seen from most ROTJ Hero Fett’s, the majority of the helmet looks like a different color green then the body armor. The back panels of the helmet seem to be more of the armor color though so I’m currently brainstorming what I want to do as far as colors go.I actually built some thick cardboard boxes for the pouches, but was told they looked too perfectly squared. I think opt’d for foam for its flexibility to be formed.
That’s a helpful link, thank you! It’s tough cause looking at film photos, the helmet looks like it’s the same color (at least on my eyes) as the armor but apparently it’s not.Yep, when doing my ROTJ helmet paint job, I was using this link as a guideline:
Costuming:BobaFett ROTJ Grunt Color Palette - 501st Legion Databank
databank.501st.com
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Hey man, I'm starting on my jet pack this week, I have all my colours, mostly Tamiya and Rustoleum, I'm wondering though, what colour did you use for the sligth red on the missile?Gotcha! Leaves me wondering if mine are incorrect then. Cause unless I'm mistaken the Thrusters shouldn't have anything on the backsides of em'. To be honest I didn't do any kind of research on the backside of the Jetpack. But here is what mine looks like....
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Hey! I haven’t done my missile just yet but I believe Iron left a bunch of paint colors he used on his build on page 4 of this thread, including the jet pack missile.Hey man, I'm starting on my jet pack this week, I have all my colours, mostly Tamiya and Rustoleum, I'm wondering though, what colour did you use for the sligth red on the missile?
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DS
Hey ya Donavon,Hey man, I'm starting on my jet pack this week, I have all my colours, mostly Tamiya and Rustoleum, I'm wondering though, what colour did you use for the slight red on the missile?
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DS
Awesome, super helpful! thanks!Hey ya Donavon,
I used Vallejo's Transparent Red. I started with Tamiya's X-11 Silver base and then "Humbrol's Maskol" (Liquid Masking) and them misted the Transparent Red on. If memory serves I found it to be a bit too pink and added in a drop or two of solid red (Vallejo 70.926) Mixed it in and once I had it resprayed, I thought looked great! I'm not big into mixing any paints, but this worked great and was supper happy with my results.
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Hi there. Are you happy with the colour, the reason i ask is im at a similar stage and the spray cans i had made up from a code look very grey and im considering trying to match it by eye instead.1/19 - Here we go! The painting process has begun! My chest display should be in tomorrow, so excited for that!
Hi there! I am satisfied with the colors yes. I used Hunt Club Green for my green parts and I am very pleased with the way it turned out. I have some photos of in my latest update if you want to check them out to get an idea! I’m happy with my yellows and reds as well, jet pack is still WIP!Hi there. Are you happy with the colour, the reason i ask is im at a similar stage and the spray cans i had made up from a code look very grey and im considering trying to match it by eye instead.
Thats cool, its just your first pics looked exactly same grey/green as the cans i got today and ive been mentally debating it all afternoon. Hunt club green sounds good, ill try that. Thanks.Hi there! I am satisfied with the colors yes. I used Hunt Club Green for my green parts and I am very pleased with the way it turned out. I have some photos of in my latest update if you want to check them out to get an idea! I’m happy with my yellows and reds as well, jet pack is still WIP!
Hunt club green seems to be the preferred rattle can color. You could always use the hunt club green and spruce green or Spanish Moss and alternate spraying them on. I just went with straight hunt club greenThats cool, its just your first pics looked exactly same grey/green as the cans i got today and ive been mentally debating it all afternoon. Hunt club green sounds good, ill try that. Thanks.
Ha. Im just searching Hunt Club Green as your message came through. The guy i used seems to only recognize RAL colours so im just comparing them.Hunt club green seems to be the preferred rattle can color. You could always use the hunt club green and spruce green or Spanish Moss and alternate spraying them on. I just went with straight hunt club green
Got it, I’m happy with my color so I would recommend! I was really particular at first so I was getting annoyed trying to get exact colors. I tried Montana acrylic spray cans first, didn’t care for them. Finally found hunt club green that I’ve seen other Fett’s used so I went with that. I have an airbrush as well and I know there’s way more color selections there so you could get even closer but they’re expensive so I went with rattle cans to save some cashHa. Im just searching Hunt Club Green as your message came through. The guy i used seems to only recognize RAL colours so im just comparing them.
Annoyed lol, thats me, ive been on it all day. Im in UK so cant seem to find Hunt Club Green, its approaching midnight so im gonna sack it for now or I'll be dreaming about variations of greeny grey. Try again tomorrow.Got it, I’m happy with my color so I would recommend! I was really particular at first so I was getting annoyed trying to get exact colors. I tried Montana acrylic spray cans first, didn’t care for them. Finally found hunt club green that I’ve seen other Fett’s used so I went with that. I have an airbrush as well and I know there’s way more color selections there so you could get even closer but they’re expensive so I went with rattle cans to save some cash
LOL hopefully the revelation comes to you in your sleep! Night brother! If you ever have any questions reach out!Annoyed lol, thats me, ive been on it all day. Im in UK so cant seem to find Hunt Club Green, its approaching midnight so im gonna sack it for now or I'll be dreaming about variations of greeny grey. Try again tomorrow.