Hannequin

Ok..lame title...best I could do. Han's mannequin arrived. I had to cut a lot of the neck away to fit the bust.

Wohooo!!!!

Han Costume with Head....NEED MANNEQUIN!

Just a quick update to show the head on the costume. If I ever find a mannequin should look pretty cool!

Han Solo Costume Arrived

I just got this in the mail. Well done! I'll have to dirty it up a bit somehow.

It will go well with my Han Solo head I HAD on my Stormtrooper body. Now I need a proper mannequin so I will have a 1:1 Han Solo...MAN they are tough to get a hold of!!!

Any suggestions?!

Boba Fett.....DONE

Well...mostly. His Jetpack thrusters broke off in the move so I need to replace a couple parts..but you can't tell from this view.

Fett Blaster..DONE

Finished off Fett's blaster last night. Looking forward to seeing it in my 1:1 Fett's hands!!

Mal Gun...IMPROVED!

I was staining my Fett Blaster stock and thought maybe I could brush the stain on the stock of my Mal gun to make it look more like wood. It looked GREAT (no longer just cheesy brown paint), but was sticky. I had to get some polyurethane to finish it off.

I brought it into work today and showed people. They all thought it was reall wood. :) SUCCESS!!!

Here is an older before pic (from before I even had the brown paint on it)
















Here is a pic I just took with my phone:

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I finally had a chance to work on my blaster a bit (we just moved...things have been crazy). I chiselled out the recess for the stock. The connector piece I made at work from aluminum. I am going to paint it black, then rough up the edges with sandpaper...to "wear" it.

The stock itself a buddy made for me (THANKS!).

Here are a couple pics!

R2 Back Panel SIGNED!!

I got my buddy in Florida to get my back panel signed by Kenny Baker (the guy inside R2 in the original trilogy). Now it is signed by him and Don Bies (made R2's for Episodes II and III).

Thanks Aaron!!!

2 Feet Foward

Just thought I'd post a little progress on R2D2's feet. Made these pieces from aluminum.

a few more details and it will be time to mount them

Middle Earth Map, R2 Feet progress, Fett Chest lights,,,,and Maul saber

Wow...busy sounding blog entry!

I finished the Middle Earth Map Frame and hung it. Next to it is a cool Ikea kid's lamp that flickers like a real torch. Totally adds to the area!!
















I have been SLOWLY working on R2's feet. They SHOULD fit the drive assemblies fromt he scooters. I plan to have the battery packs (oval things beside the feet) attach with velcro. That way I can pull them off to access the bolt that will fasten the leg to the feet. I won't need it to pivot since my R2 is fixed in the 3 legged position. They are just bring glued together now. They will need bondo, sanding, and all the detail pieces added.

















This last pic shows my Boba Fett (95% done) with his chest lights in place. Also the Darth Maul lightsaber is hanging above. That was a Christmas present. :)

Middle Earth Maps

My maps FINALLY came in. A couple days of spraying with tea, then coffee have aged them. A couple tears and burn...and Booyah..a genuine old Middle Earth map!

TK422 & Fett Helmet...DONE

I trimmed and mounted the Han Solo head on my Stormtrooper body. I just have to swap heads when I want a stortrooper. :)

Weathered my Fett Helmet...FINALLY done!! It was tricky.

Han Painted

Here it is after painting. It was a challenge...at fist it looked really fake, but after some reddened cheeks and various highlights it started looking a lot better.

Still need some eyelashes...

Han Head

My bust of Han Solo arrived! Very well done. It does have some cracks on the back tho. Darn shipping!

Jetpack Done!

Finished off the Jetpack!!!! Getting closer!

A Clone of my Own

I was working on my Fett Armor (attaching it to the vest). My Fett is a mannequin so this was the first and likely last time I will actually be wearing it so I had to throw on the Home Depot lid and get a pic. I wanted a pic of it with our *fairly* new baby (he's 9 weeks).

Final Costume

The halloween party last night was fun. Here's a pic of the final costume!

Jetpack assembled and painted

Off and on I managed to assemble the jetack and paint it over the past couple weeks. I just finished drybrushing and weathering it.

I still have the rockets at the bottom sides to assemble, then some kind of harness..that scares me.










































I also finished my Halloween costume. MAN its gonna be uncomfortable!!!!!

Fett weathered

I dirtied fett up a bit....now he looks a little more..."experienced".

Fett's Gaunlets and a DOOR!!!!

My gauntlets finally arrived...THANKS TOD! They are perfect!






















I also finally picked up a door for the furnace room. FIT LIKE A GLOVE!!!!!!!!! I forgot the knob in my buddy's truck, but it was the easiest part of the basement!