Taking My Best Shot: Robo's ESB Fett

[merkava74]

It's amazing how you can find everyday stuff to clobber together!

 

[RoboTarot]

It's amazing how you can find everyday stuff to clobber together!

So true! However, I now have the curse of walking around and seeing items that can be used for anything other than what they are intended!
"Oh, I can grind that down to become a gauntlet greeble".
" Just a bit of Dremel work can make that thing a jetpack thruster activation button!"

 

[merkava74]

Haha... I so know what you mean. When I enter my kitchen and start opening the cabinets, my wife warns me not to get any ideas with her stuff!

 

[Doomkitten]

Maybe we can both get motorcycles and it will be like Chips, but with boba fetts

 

[RoboTarot]

F.E.T.T.S.

 

[TheZeroEffect]

Great write up and thread, very detailed. And it all looks awesome too, love the JP mods, may have to use some of you ideas
Keep it up, I imagine we all want to see more:rolleyes

 

[RoboTarot]

Great write up and thread, very detailed. And it all looks awesome too, love the JP mods, may have to use some of you ideas
Keep it up, I imagine we all want to see more:rolleyes

Use any and every idea you need! My build isn't anything too new, I believe, just many different ideas from many different people brought together!


Here's a shot of the bondo filling and repair on the piano keys. There was no shortage of bondo used on this pack.

I sprayed a layer of primer, then metallic aluminum, then green. I sanded the green down to the metal layer for a lot of the metal weathering and then applied the rest by brush. I think I have the paint job in a good place for now. In the mail, I'm expecting some metal activation buttons for the thruster balls, a metal beacon, and some decals to finish this thing off. I'm just about ready to try all this stuff on together!

 

[The5thHorseman]

That jetpack man... is utterly amazing!! What an awesome paintjob, i'm speechless...

 

[RoboTarot]

That jetpack man... is utterly amazing!! What an awesome paintjob, i'm speechless...

Wow! That carries some weight, coming from a painter such as yourself! Thank you!

 

[Tfett40]

Nice creativity with the thrusters. Bondo really helped me out as well. Good work.

 

[RoboTarot]

Nice creativity with the thrusters. Bondo really helped me out as well. Good work.

Thanks! I don't think this jetpack would've worked without the stuff!

 

[Duder777]

That jetpack is first class! What did you use for the dark brownish red areas?

 

[RoboTarot]

That jetpack is first class! What did you use for the dark brownish red areas?

I used a combination of Basic acrylic paints. The colors were Raw Sienna (light brown/straw), Burnt Sienna (dark brown), and Black Cherry (maroon).

 

[RoboTarot]

I'm still missing details like collar studs, a few jetpack bits, sidearm & holster, EE-3 blaster, knee darts, and boots, but I figured I would try everything on, regardless. There are some serious adjustments that need to be made (the biggest ones for me are adding a bunch of flight suit weathering and getting the jetpack to sit higher), but I am fairly pleased with the first full fitting!

I didn't really want to take my stuff off since it took me a while to get it all on, so I decided to try my hand at darts while in costume. Play a bounty hunter at darts, why don't you?

 

[Refugee]

It looks great so far! You wear the suit well.

 

[Tfett40]

Coming together very well.

 

[Mugatu]

Wow! Really impressive work. A great play by play.

 

[The5thHorseman]

Looking damn good! Nice grouped darts but now be honest, you used the rangefinder for that didn't you?

 

[vador68]

Superb! A beautiful boba fett ESB.

 

[Duder777]

Wow, it really came together! That must feel awesome to see it after all that work. You definitely have the right build for it.