Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP ( a 2nd Chewy)

[barryo]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

Hey Barryo, thanks to your inspiration (and pictures I could use to copy) I took a second crack at my Chewbacca head. I still need to tweak it a bit to get a more "Chewie" shape, but I'm pretty happy with the result

Gotta say I'm bummed I did so much work on the body before you finished yours. Mine has a hell of a time standing as I plugged the legs directly into the Chewbacca feet. I wish I'd thought of your foot mod to retain the ankle articulation

well looky there............another chewie....

yea just keep tweaking him.............i brushed and brushed and tweaked as much as i could to get him presentable. might hit the head with a lil water downed black acrylic too in places.
as far as the feet......did you glue them in pretty heavy? i was able to pull mine out as that's how i had him originally but went back & redid. fortunately i kept the leg ankles intact and separated the ankle pins carefully enough to reuse.

 

[galactiboy]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

I actually forgot I had a 2nd DCD body... so I just went ahead and stole his ankles. I also put some product in his hair today to get him slimmed down a bit.. but I agree you could spend endless hours on this project and still find room for improvement

I will definitley take your suggestion of using black around the head; that would seem to give him a bit more definition. Right now he's just a big block of brown

 

[barryo]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

I actually forgot I had a 2nd DCD body... so I just went ahead and stole his ankles. I also put some product in his hair today to get him slimmed down a bit.. but I agree you could spend endless hours on this project and still find room for improvement

I will definitley take your suggestion of using black around the head; that would seem to give him a bit more definition. Right now he's just a big block of brown

give the binding the fur down with thread a shot too j. ideally the best way is to start with a skeleton base body but since you've already committed (like i did) the thread technique is an easy alternative to slimming him down with pretty good results.

 

[galactiboy]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

So did you just bind it with thread then to keep it more in control? I wish it was possible to make the suit thinner... but I was barely able to get the thing to turn from being inside out as it was after I sewed it together.

I imagine individually gluing hair on the body could look good; but what a nightmare of a project.

 

[galactiboy]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

BTW, how visible are the eyes on yours? I noticed last night that the eyes had a bit of a haze on them I assume from the glue. That coupled with the fur and black paint makes them almost impossible to see

 

[barryo]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

So did you just bind it with thread then to keep it more in control? I wish it was possible to make the suit thinner... but I was barely able to get the thing to turn from being inside out as it was after I sewed it together.

I imagine individually gluing hair on the body could look good; but what a nightmare of a project.

yea just wrapped it with some strong thread to slim it up as much as i could then used a dentist's pick to pull the hair back out to cover the thread. yea & no way in hell would i have the patience to glue hair to the body. for myself i would have glue everywhere but where it needed to be.........

BTW, how visible are the eyes on yours? I noticed last night that the eyes had a bit of a haze on them I assume from the glue. That coupled with the fur and black paint makes them almost impossible to see

well on mine i'm pretty sure i put a dab of glue around the eyes & then used a q-tip & hair gel to flatten the fur somewhat and form a bit of a channel. it can be seen rather well actually.

 

[galactiboy]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

Good tip for the eyes, I'll give that a go

 

[galactiboy]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

The glue and paint seemed to help a bit... definitely looks a bit better. Sorry for the crap cellphone pic; but I think he looks to have a better shape now and the eyes are a bit easier to see. Although I think I may have sculpted the muzzle too close to the eye to get a much better look

And for fun, this was him about 1/2 through the furrying process He reminds me of a character from HR Puffenstuff

 

[barryo]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

i kept looking at what you did to yours vs. what i did with mine & was thinking......"what is so different?"............then it finally dawned on me that you painted his lips and inside his mouth a bit darker than i did.

 

[galactiboy]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

Yeah, I thought the pink looked a bit too friendly. I think the muzzle on mine might be a bit longer which I think is not working as well as yours.

 

[generalgrevious]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

awsome stuff great job. I just love looking at everyones custom chewbacca 1/6 scale figures.Very cool

 

[kaiburr]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

Great work, wookiee makers! I have been wanting to do this for a while now and you've really provided some inspiration here! Where are you guys finding this Hasbro suit?
Many thanks,
Nathan

 

[galactiboy]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

You'll need to buy two of the Collectors Series Chewbacca figures from Kenner. They are awful looking figures, but you can Frankenstein the suits* together to make one good looking one.

*Brinn71©

 

[barryo]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

Great work, wookiee makers! I have been wanting to do this for a while now and you've really provided some inspiration here! Where are you guys finding this Hasbro suit?
Many thanks,
Nathan

yep GB is right.............and if you go with a "suit" be sure to make your base body as thin as possible without compromising the integrity of the body itself. i used the sinestro body which i thought was skinny enough but due to the thickness of the fur liner he still came out kind of plump.
i should have filed/dremmeled him down until he was just toothpick thin......

but good luck & post some pics as you go.

 

[Weezer]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

The finished product looks awesome. Well done.

 

[OutLander]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

Great work GB ....It's probably the only way to get a 1/6 Chewbacca... and although the hasbro ones weren't great....at least they tried...are you listening SSC?

 

[barryo]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

chewbacca #2...........

this time around i am thinning the sinestro body down as much as i can. i think it may help with the puffiness of the fur & hopefully this will alleviate me needing to tie the fur down. anyway........it begins.......again.

the horror.......

i think you can see that quite a bit of the thigh has been taken off.......and in one spot a bit too much.........
but i plan on making this skinny body as slim as possible. hopefully without compromising the sturdiness of it.

 

[Darth_IMPoor]

Barryo.......you crazy

(I'll take one when you're done )

 

[KashKenobi]

Very cool stuff Barry! I'm gonna be hovering over this thread with excitement! Can't wait to see your success!

 

[doot]

Re: Chewbacca custom 1/6th WIP (New Bandoleer)

And for fun, this was him about 1/2 through the furrying process He reminds me of a character from HR Puffenstuff

Pic makes me think of Amy Winehouse