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ABSOLUTELY fantastic!  The colors work really well and you've done one heck of a job on the weathering.  The leather holsters I'm on the fence about only because I get weary using soft goods in such a small scale.

The grey color for the armor I think is great though.  The red on the visor contrasts perfectly with the dull look of the armor and jumpsuit.

The shin armor definitely has the right shape, but I agree that a slightly thinner styrene sheet would yield even more realistic results.

Overall, a GREAT job!

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I've posted this in the current Group Project but figured I would 'archive' it here as well:)

Here's my SA Jango Fett.  I did my best to make him as accurate as possible to the movie and I'm pretty happy with how he's turned out thus far.  I've still got a little to do on him here n there and the helmet and 'back-up' jetpack still needs to be finished but he's pretty close to done.

Hope you all like him.










Recipe:

Base: VOTC Fett
Boots: Jango Fett
Jetpack: VOTC Fett
Holsters: Preview Jango Fett
Head: SAGA2 Jango Fett
Collar, Shoulder armor 'trim' & crotch addition: sculpted
Straps: Styrene
Helmet: Glassman's awesome removeable helmet

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Wow guys all those Jango's look great!  It's cool because each one has its own look and feel yet all remain very much Jango-ish:)

After seeing so many cool Jango's lately and seeing how the Group Project is Jango Fett I figured I would bust my butt and finish mine.  It's not entirely finished, but will give you a good idea:)  For the helmet I'm using one of Glassman's great casts.  I will probably repaint his 'back-up' jetpack as well since I'm more partial to it.  his pistols I'm finishing up too.

My first SW-related custom was a Jango Fett back in 2001 (or thereabouts) and so making this was kinda special for me and so I'm also including a pic of the original. . .please bare in mind i was but a padawan at the time, hehe.

Recipe:

Base: VOTC Fett
Boots: Jango Fett
Jetpack: VOTC Fett
Holsters: Preview Jango Fett
Head: SAGA2 Jango Fett
Collar, Shoulder armor 'trim' & crotch addition: sculpted
Straps: Styrene
Helmet: Glassman's awesome removeable helmet









And the original. . .:)


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Love the Jango!  I'm working on one right now and I hope it turns out as cool as yours!  Altho I'm taking the easy route and just sticking with a stock VOTC Fett, i agree that the use of the Bust-Ups parts works really well and makes it look much more than just some Boba/Jango repaint.

One question though, did you leave Boba's side pouches on his belt because you liked it better or. . ?  I only ask because I was admiring it and those caught my eye as seeming out of place of what Jango usually has but to be honest, can't say it looks bad tho!

And whats this "not too talented in customizing" crap??? lol.  Just because you don't sculpt doesn't make you any less talented.  Your ability to take parts from 6 different figures and make it look like they all belong to one figure i think is pretty much unrivaled.  And the paintjobs that you do I feel are right on par with Sithfire.  I'm all for people being humble. . .but dang Chewie!  At least acknowledge your obvious TALENT once and a while!!! 

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DN-

Gotta say, I really like these series of customs you're doing.  They have a very unique feel to them and i love the use of different clone parts.

The gunship really looks sharp as well, weathering is great and the colors are perfect!

Hard to pick a favorite!

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Great tutorial~!

I had been mulling over adding some d-rings to some of my Jedi customs and this seems like the perfect way to do so!

And the pics REALLY help!  I'm horrible with pure text descriptions, lol.

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Thanks everyone for all the feedback!

Seems the 41st Scout is a hit:)

Inrem-
I KNEW i forgot to post one of the clones!!  here you are:)




Brents-
The Shock is actually from a clean 41 I made when they first came out in the ROTS line, lol.  The head I made I was never 100% happy with and so once Hasbro put out theres I kind of just. . .swapped, hehe.

I swapped out Cody's crazy lower legs with a little longer and definitely straighter SA Clone's to allow for a proper stance and a little added height.  He's still not as tall as he should be, but it's an improvement.

Smarty-
Individual pics are now up over at RS.  I held off posting the group shots here because I knew all you guys would ask for individual shots and I didn't want to tease you guys until I had all of them ready for you to look at as a whole:)

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Kit

The Lando and Luke in SOTE gear are a vast improvement over Hasbro's earlier attempt.  Paint app is also top notch.

Also wanted to say I checked out your website and i was very impressed with both you and your (gf yes?)'s artistic work!  All of it was very impressive, you guys have some MAJOR talent!

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Great work again Glassman.  You truly are the Cardback King!

They all look very clean and the coins are a great touch.  I wasn't old enough to really see any of these vintage cards in person, but I can definitely appreciate all the work that's went into them.

With Hasbro's future packaging leaning in the direction of these coin-based cards, I can't wait to see what you're able to do with THOSE!!

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Jeez, I've missed a LOT!

This project sounds INcredible!  I'd love to make some 'space filler' characters to help out.

I remember seeing pics of the Tatooine diorama at either CI or CII (its late, brain refuses to remember the exact event lol) and i know this would top it for sure.

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Your Imp Commando helmets looks GREAT~!  I love the two basic designs they use for their helmets and yours definitely captures the look.

The Mygeeto Bridge I cant WAIT to see finished!  I'd like to do something similar for my Bacara and Galactic Marines (when I get my grubby hands on them next year, lol.)

I'm still very much a newcomer when it comes to building dioramas but this will surely give me something to shoot for:)

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Very nice.  The brighter blue i wasnt sure about at first, but I think it really adds something more to the figure, and the combination of parts really spruces him up.

Makes me want to add a better Jango to my Mando collection:)

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I don't get nearly enough freetime these days because of assorted real-life stuff, but these are some of the projects I've been working on. Some are very close to being finished (little more weathering or small details here n there) while others I'm not quite satisfied with.

Commander Bacara would have to be my favorite clone from EPIII so I decided to get him looking a little more accurate and this is the result. I also replaced his 'thick' antenna on his helmet with a thinner metal one (sort of hard to see in the pics though because i painted it black).

Bly still needs a little more work, but I think he's getting there. First time using Apple Barrel and Americana paints and while the AB held up nicely, the Americana was only so-so.

For Cody, I decided to copy everyone else and swap the lower half of the legs on him so he's slightly taller and is able to stand a little less oddly. I also swapped out his puny head and sculpted on his scar and added a light 'fade' to his hair around each ear since that was one of the small details from the movie that I liked. Also replaced his antenna with a metal one. . would have liked to get a smaller, shorter antenna alongside the larger one but i dunno. . .maybe in time, lol.

The 41st Elite Scout Trooper (or BARC Trooper as i find myself calling it out of habit) was a lot more work, lol. Had to convert the SA VTSC Scout all over for it to work. Swapped heads from the Deluxe BARC Trooper and borrowed his leg pouches and the two lower belt pieces that hang from the smaller straps.

The Shock was basically a custom I had done already, I just decided to use Hasbro's Shock Helmet and weather it a little since it looked better than my original one.



Commander Bacara (Finished)

 

 

 
Commander Cody (Finished)

 

 

 
 
41st Elite Scout (WIP)

 

 

 

 
Shock Trooper (Finished)

 

 

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jokabofe-

I'd really like to hear more about a good 'lighting set-up' when you have the time, etc.  I'm still having to tweak the photos I take in photshop afterwards (colors always seem to be a bit off or its too bright, etc etc) and while I think i have a decent set-up as far as lighting goes. . .maybe I actually don't, lol.

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Great topic!

I use a Canon Rebel XT.  A little on the expensive side, but I got so fed up with every other camera I tried, seemed like everything always turned out looking like rubbish.

Prior to my Canon, I had stuck with Olympus for a while, but after medicore results decided to try Sony.  All their camera's I tried out produced great results.  If I ever get an additional camera, it'd be either Canon or Sony.

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