Ord Mantell's ESB build
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Ord Mantell
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I had a theory about it for a long time. Then had a chance to ask someone who had seen what's back there, so I asked. The ESB ab plate was re-used as the ROTJ ab plate, so yes, it's on ROTJ as well, although it looks like it was probably hit with silver paint. Not sure.
Ord Mantell
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Happy new year! 2023 Is the year this build is finished. Some progress shots.
Paterson vintage squeegee
additional vintage stylus brush
New armor arrival
All three sets of new armor, mounted:
Paterson vintage squeegee
additional vintage stylus brush
New armor arrival
All three sets of new armor, mounted:
Ord Mantell
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Lemorseaplumes
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Amazing. It's crazy to think that more than 40 years after the release of the film, there are still elements of this costume to discover given the number of people who are dedicated to this character. I'm updating mine tonight to add this piece.
Ord Mantell
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Ord Mantell
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Ord Mantell
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Recently put the photogrammetry chest armor from minutfett in place on the clothears vest. This is how it matches with the placement in scene 371:
I can't wait for spicy fett to finnish the paint job on mine and his armor. You convinced me to redo my entire kit and I love you for that but my wife don't hahaha
Ord Mantell
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I just messaged him! I hope he does another run of these!!
Ord Mantell
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Helmet Electronics Part 2
After identifying all the parts on the board, I tried to start learning electronics to make it work. But luckily last summer I met Dean, aka Fettfromhell on IG, in person which eventually led to a discussion about the helmet electronics. After he got the info he needed he took off like a rocket and figured the whole thing out lickity split. I'm really grateful because I wasn't making any progress on it on my own and was honestly saving it for the last item on the build to do. But no more. I sent all my vintage parts for my board his way and it all came back ready to be installed in my helmet. Which can't happen until the helmet comes back from England but this is how it looks now. Truly fantastic. Can't wait to get it installed:I just realized I left the microswitch in the helmet ear, which I did not intend to do when I sent the helmet to the UK.
Special thanks to Dean for going the extra mile and replacing my sticker of the board text with his cutout machine text. If Dean does more of these, you'd be crazy not to get one. They are stellar.
Ord Mantell
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adding the hook and eye to the cod/kidney thong.
DennisFett1142
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Any thought of the hook and eye being used for the knees as well? I've always used the same attachment approach to the knees that I do for the cod/kidney. I'm not shooting for "Ord" accuracy on my builds for stuff that's not visible but genuinely curious how they attached the knees.
Ord Mantell
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I don't know the answer for ESB but my guess based on pics of the RotJ that survives is glue on the outter side and velcro on the inner side.
Ord Mantell
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Final update for the EE3 Sidewinder replica: swapping out the compressed wood stock for a solid wood stock replica from FieldMarshall (ironically copied from a Webley I sold to him).
Added in the missing chunk in the top back first:
EE3 is finally complete for my display. Mid-production configuration:
Added in the missing chunk in the top back first:
EE3 is finally complete for my display. Mid-production configuration:
DL44 Blaster
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DL44 Blaster
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I love the real stock! Any way of getting one of these!
