SupRsloth's ESB Fett Build

[hvacdon]

Great looking Job!! I really like to see your detail in your progress pics !!

 

[SupRsloth]

Made a ton of progress this week. Finished the entire bottom portion of the helmet. Ordering some Testors clear coat spray that I'll put on prior to moving onto the dome. I found that my painters tape was taking off the silver. It was strange as that was the only color that was impacted by the tape. The silver is the only model masters paint I'm using which maybe has something to do with it. But lesson learned I guess. I'm assuming the clear coat will keep that from happening to the parts that I have finished.....

 

[hvacdon]

Looking Very Nice !!

 

[SupRsloth]

More progress over Christmas break. The top of the dome is pretty much complete. I still need to add the white and weathered panzer olive near the kill stripes and clean up the kill stripes overall and then clear coat everything. Looking at the pictures looks like I still have some wax to clean off from the transfer paper as well. It's starting to look like a real Fett bucket!

 

[SupRsloth]

Pretty much finished up all of the helmet painting except for clear coat this weekend.

Added the weathered panzer olive and the yellow misting in three spots as well as cleaned up the kill stripes.

And lastly I finished up the ear pieces. I used decals from DeLucksDesigns and then hand painted the rest of the damage.

 

[SupRsloth]

Finished the inside of the bucket. Added some fans, installed the visor, and added padding. It took quite a few iterations of pad placement to get it to sit so I could see well out of the visor and still be comfortable. I know most people don't put fans in but I love them in my TK bucket so thought I'd give them a try here as well. They are a bit loud where they are placed. I'll remove them if they bother me with the noise due to placement, or if I simply stay cool enough without fogging due to the entirely open bottom of this bucket. Will post finished bucket pictures later.

 

[droidbait]

Very clean looking! Nice!

 

[hvacdon]

Very Nice there SS !!
Have you tested them to see how long they will run on a charge ??

 

[DeathJedi]

Looking good. Keep up the work and the updates!

 

[SupRsloth]

Very Nice there SS !!
Have you tested them to see how long they will run on a charge ??

I ran them on a test for ten hours. They were still going strong at that point. Can't imagine I'll ever be suited up that long.

 

[GeekdadX7]

That looks awesome, great paint job.

 

[hvacdon]

Excellent SS !! That's great for them to last that long. What are the lipo batteries, and where did you get them? I like the compact size of them !!

 

[SupRsloth]

Excellent SS !! That's great for them to last that long. What are the lipo batteries, and where did you get them? I like the compact size of them !!

Got them from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W52JWFK/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdo_t1_Wd9DAbNAA593A they are meant for charging cell phones hence the 3000maH rating . These were about as cheap as I could find for quality ones.

 

[hvacdon]

Perfect, Thanks !!!! I'll get some when I'm ready for fans !!

 

[SupRsloth]

Final bucket pictures below. It will be a while before my next post as I currently don't have any of the other parts to start working on. I need to figure out which parts I want to go after next. Will probably go for the gauntlets and body armor pieces. Any recommendations on the best vendors to check out would be very much appreciated.

 

[hvacdon]

Awesome Looking SS !!!!!

About your fans and the noise you mentioned. A while back I was looking for a way to vary the speed of the fans just to reduce the noise level.
I was thinking about trying this one I found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N30UK2...t=&hvlocphy=9057137&hvtargid=pla-307401650806

 

[Jc27]

Did your kit arrive? It looks like your rangefinder LEDs are on with the stalk in the up position, it shouldn't be like that.

 

[SupRsloth]

Did your kit arrive? It looks like your rangefinder LEDs are on with the stalk in the up position, it shouldn't be like that.

Kit arrived and works great. I temporarily bypassed the switch so it is on all the time. Thanks again for the quick turnaround time.

 

[SupRsloth]

Awesome Looking SS !!!!!

About your fans and the noise you mentioned. A while back I was looking for a way to vary the speed of the fans just to reduce the noise level.
I was thinking about trying this one I found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N30UK2...t=&hvlocphy=9057137&hvtargid=pla-307401650806

Let me know if you find something that works well.

 

[HansVader]

looking good!