General RealMatix's ESB Constuction (WIP)

[RealMatix]

Ladies and Gentleman,
first i want to thank all of you for sharing your knowledge and progress on building Boba Fett stuff.
There are so many boards on the web and i have to say that thedentedhelmet seems to me to be the board with one of
the highest standard in "dealing with each other" in a friendly way.

Let's get it on

Currently I'm working on armor and ammo belt.
It's been a while since i started my scratchbuild helmet based on WOL templates.
I thing wizardofflight is kind of a pioneer and i loved to work with his templates.
I plan to show you the process in a few steps...the helmet is fully painted...but still needs some killstripes, weathering and small modifications.

Cheers RealMatix

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That's actually what i call "the prototype", just to get some experience with cardboard and to test other materials on it.

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After bending the "inner layer" (with a mist of water) over night i started to hotglue it on a plywood(4mm) cut out template.

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Attaching the outer layer with glue.


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Already attached the cheeks and start to dremel out the keyslots.

 

[LeClubFett]

Nice work so far, good luck sir.

 

[RealMatix]

Thanks LeClubFett!

and some more pictures of the helmet:

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Hotglue the Keyslots to the back - > first time putty -> attaching the dome and bend it with a mist of water over night.


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All Credit goes to AntMan for his awesome tutorial. http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f23/antmans-second-cardboard-scratch-build-24821/

 

[RealMatix]

Because i want to be up to date with this thread i'm getting a bit faster with the postings....


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As you can see i applied some epoxy resin onto the cardboard. Its solid as a rock and water resistant (i hope so ). The dome is fully covered with different
putty (Filler, Fine, Spray).


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I was so unhappy with the dent, that i decided to 3D print it. (Arrows, Visor, Borden already cut out)

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I reattached the upper right ear part to the bucket. I removed it caused on sanding problems.
The right ear is made the same way as the left one. (Layered and sanded down). The earcap is held by small 2mm magnets.

In this part special thanks to:

@RafalFett for his awesome templates and 3D Parts!! --> http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f20/rafalfetts-boba-fett-3d-projects-50447/

@le1120 for the cutted .stl File. I was really too dumb at this time to cut it by myself Thanks again! --> http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f23/le1120s-second-cardboard-helmet-scratch-build-wip-53075/

 

[RealMatix]

It's really nice to see the helmet fully assembled for the first time.

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Now the painting can start. Primer already applied to the helmet and parts.
Started with the ears.

 

[RealMatix]

I'm total new to the airbrushing, color thinning and maskol stuff. I tried to trace out the stencils with a graphit paper, but it worked out for me much better free handed.
This helmet can't be screen accurate so the painting only needs to look "okay"

But first thanks to:

@terminal fettler for his great painting tutorial and color selection! -->http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f23/one-last-wafer-thin-esb-paint-job-30707/
@RafalFett for his outstanding stencils! --> http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f23/boba-fett-esb-helmet-stencils-41899/


Sorry for so many pictures!







Thanks for watching.....

 

[Level3Fett]

Congrats man. Looks really nice.

 

[RealMatix]

Thank you very much Level3Fett i appreciate that!

Next up a small update:


Added the KillStrips to the helmet. I hate yellow no.154. I don't know what i made wrong with it but it didn't cover the green. So i applied to many layers of it.
The fade to 82 orange is to "hard", i need to wirewool it down a bit i think.
I am a bit afraid of the next steps... the weathering. I might ruin the whole helmet
Maybe somebody can give me just a small advice how to get this done, or has done it with his helmet? Thanks for that!:cheers

Colors left for weathering:
"black matt 33, grau matt 32, brown matt 62, white 34"

For a reason that this isn't just a helmet building and painting thread some more things in the pipeline:



Thanks to Notlewis for his help with the armor! Vielen Dank Frank, viel Glück mit deinem Kylo Ren! --> http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f20/mid-budget-esb-built-49046/
Thanks to terminal fettler for his sick painting skills! --> http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f23/one-last-wafer-thin-esb-paint-job-30707/
Thanks to StrumFett for his ammo belt tutorial! --> http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f20/wip-ammo-pouches-fully-functionnal-44124/

 

[Notlewis]

Thank you very much! You are welcome, any time! You are doing a great job! Keep up the good work!

 

[Silverstalker]

Very well done on that indeed, made that look easy

 

[RealMatix]

Thanks guys!

Maybe somebody can give me just a small advice how to get this done, or has done it with his helmet? Thanks for that!:cheers

Colors left for weathering:
"black matt 33, grau matt 32, brown matt 62, white 34"

Is there nobody who can give me a small hint how to manage that? :rolleyes Maybe it's a secret progress.... anyway i have to try it

 

[RealMatix]

Hey guys, does anybody know which colors (humbrol) are on the the "head" of the gauntlet rocket and the dental expander?

 

[RealMatix]

Got some small updates on the armor.. upper front body is now nearly finished:



Grey primer and silver 11 sprayed... Silver Damage applied.


I got some big issues to find the right color for the right chest and collar damage around the silver. I completely sanded it down and
repainted them. It's now a mix of humbrol green 76 + Grey 79 + small drops of blue...i'm happy with it..thanks to my buddy @Kaym85






And some pictures from the shoulder armor. All parts still need some weathering...please let me know what you thing!

 

[RealMatix]

I got some big updates on my Boba. Already collected some main stuff like the jumpsuit, vest, cape, pouches( all Loanstar), gauntlets (RKD), boots (MoW), girthbelt and knees.
Currently i'm on the paint (gauntlets) and 3D printing the greeblies. I want to share some pictures in the next days.
Check out the ESB Flamethrower, it turned out really nice.



It thing it is a WOF template based flamethrower, but the 3d files are from "Greeblies for Geeks" on shapeways. I don't know if he is on the DH but thanks a lot!

 

[RealMatix]

Finished parts of my scratchbuilt shin tools. The brushes are 3d printed files from Rafal.
I've decided to go with Grey (Humbrol 147) as base and not with silver.

 

[Funkyred]

I always have a lot of respect for you scratch build Fetts . Your work is awesome , well done

 

[RealMatix]

Finished (nearly) some painting and some parts.
These are RKD's vacfomed gaunts, greeblies are 3d printed, made from Wood or pvc.
The flamethrower is attached via Magnets...but the gaunts are hold together with velcro and shou sole .
They are painted layer and topical mix. I also added some Brown tones to it..for weathering.



Okay, maybe i have overdone it with the silver/metallic Colors on the flamethrower...it's not very screen accurate
also i think that the bownish weathering on the gaunts is caused by a poor image quality on the reverence images. But i like it.

 

[Chris4321]

looks good brother!

 

[TK16602]

Awesome build! Coming along very nicely!

 

[RealMatix]

Thanks for the comments and likes! I'm always happy to get some feedback.
Just to keep this alive and a bit up to date....and i got time to take photos :-D


MOW Boots, already weathered, with metal toe spikes. ESB Cape from Loanstar...amazing work!