Superjedi's SE armor

[Arkady]

I make ALL sizes! Let's go!

 

[superjedi]

Another piece of armor down-- the kidney plate! This one was relatively quick.
I still need to measure and drill holes for the studs so I can mate this with the cod piece.

 

[BudaFett]

I make ALL sizes! Let's go!

It’s your destiny superjedi

 

[superjedi]

Not even finished painting all my armor yet and I've already made an upgrade!
I swapped out the resin studs for a set of "found part" studs.
Now my armor is more aerodynamic and can do simple mathematics!

 

[Got2bfett]

Nice work, you deserve to own some of your art.

 

[RamSkirata]

He does! superjedi has an awesome Fett helmet collection visible in the early beginnings of his IG.

 

[superjedi]

Finished up the biggest piece of armor today... the backplate!
Wow is that a lot of real estate.
I'm including a reference image that I used to place the big white scratches that I assume were made by the jetpack. I guess paint from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away wasn't very durable.

 

[BudaFett]

What do you have left? Just the last shoulder piece?

 

[superjedi]

Pretty much!
My armor so far...

 

[BudaFett]

Pretty much!

Get on it!

 

[superjedi]

I got the collar mounted to the backplate.

 

[BudaFett]

You gotta post it on you! BUY A FLIGHT SUIT!

 

[cdyoung]

Great build thread, superjedi. Amazing work as always. I agree with BudaFett!

 

[superjedi]

I'm between commissions for a couple of weeks so I have some time to work on my armor again!

I got this set of shoulders in a partial trade recently. These were pulled from the ROTJ stunt set that was auctioned off a while back.
I received them prepped and partially painted, so I wet sanded them and then hit them with a coat of Tamiya fine surface primer.
After that, I airbrushed on some Archive-X acrylic SP Armour Yellow, same as I used on the previous shoulder and my knee armor.
They're nice and clean right now, but not for long!

 

[AlphaCloneFett]

I'm between commissions for a couple of weeks so I have some time to work on my armor again!

I got this set of shoulders in a partial trade recently. These were pulled from the ROTJ stunt set that was auctioned off a while back.
I received them prepped and partially painted, so I wet sanded them and then hit them with a coat of Tamiya fine surface primer.
After that, I airbrushed on some Archive-X acrylic SP Armour Yellow, same as I used on the previous shoulder and my knee armor.
They're nice and clean right now, but not for long!

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left side looks a tad darker yellow, is it my eyes? camera trick?

 

[superjedi]

It does kind of look that way, but it's a trick of the light. Oh you naughty light!

I did some shading on the shoulders. Reference pics of the original pieces show that the color isn't uniform over the yellow parts. There are areas where a darker tone is misted on. I used Archive-X acrylic Roof Brown thinned down quite a bit to get this effect.
I'll begin adding the damage next.

 

[superjedi]

I added the main damage on the right shoulder. The colors used are vintage Polly Scale ATSF Catwhisker Yellow and Floquil Bright Silver.
The mid-tone yellow chips which are slightly lighter than the main color is a custom blend of Archive-X SP Armour Yellow lightened with off white.
The SE grunge is coming next!

 

[BudaFett]

So you'll have armor and a helmet...but you're not gonna suit up?

 

[superjedi]

Maybe a mannequin display at some point.

I finished adding the SE grunge on my right shoulder. I used the Magic of Myth exhibit pics as a guide.
Just like the poor ESB helmet, a lot of the armor pieces sure took a beating over the years!

 

[superjedi]

I've selfishly been working on my own gear again.
I finished the left shoulder for my SE armor build. As a reminder, these are shoulders made from the ROTJ "stunt" set sold at auction a while back. I got them in a partial trade from a friend of mine.
The decal was provided by Elliott Norton. Thanks!
Here are some shots of the shoulder along with views of the pair. I'm also including a comparison pic of the "stunt" shoulder and the one that used to be sold by Wasted Fett.