Custom 1/4 scale Fett helmet sculpt

[The Chaver]

just awesome!!!! can't wait to get it and add it to this bad boy to make it look even better.

How did you thin the neck out on you 1/4 fett

 

[McHaleyArt]

How did you thin the neck out on you 1/4 fett

There is a cardboard 'neck brace' inside of Fetts cloth neck. Just pull the cloth down and tear out the card board or pop Fett's head off and pull the card board out. This will help with the neck size and make it look natural.

 

[Darren Carnall]

I'm not a Fett fan.... so can someone tell me what's so wrong about the Sideshow version? its looks about right to me and... well, the same as this new version.

What are the differences?

 

[Puay]

I'm not a Fett fan.... so can someone tell me what's so wrong about the Sideshow version? its looks about right to me and... well, the same as this new version.

What are the differences?

Its broader at the base. The Medicom RAH is a good example. Got an image here, hope I upload it correctly...

 

[McHaleyArt]

I'm not a Fett fan.... so can someone tell me what's so wrong about the Sideshow version? its looks about right to me and... well, the same as this new version.

What are the differences?

I've been up for 24 hours...and I'm really tired The best way to explain it would be to follow the deconstruction I started as I was doing it here:
https://www.statueforum.com/showthread.php?t=45711&page=19
at StatueForum post #190 on.
The biggest gripe from Anal Fett fans (such as myself) is the shape of the helmet....it looks nice...but it's just plain wrong in shape. Nathan seems to have corrected this in his sculpt. I look forward to seeing how it fits size wise. If he did the great job I think he did we'll all really see a major difference.

 

[Puay]

I wish thankyou for the compliment but no im not.
im an Architectural Technician to trade.
I just love building stuff.

Nathan

Hi Nathan, am pretty eager to see how will your final work look when painted.

 

[McHaleyArt]

Here's a screen used Helmet (with busted antenna):

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and Sideshow's (re-paint):

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[natty15d]

starting to build one helmet up as a test run for painting.

used a saw to remove the excess resin from the base and sanded the rest of the stump off.

i then drilled a hole in the base to allo it to be mounted on the sideshow statue. plus it gives a place to stick a peg in so i dont have to handle the piece while painting it.

the rest of the shots show the piece after initial sanding, filling and first primer coats.

more pics here https://www.themppc.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11031#post11031

Nathan

 

[McHaleyArt]

Nice....at the rate you work, you'll have this painted and finished before I open the box with your kit in it>

 

[Darren Carnall]

ahh ok i see the difference now. All this time I thought the flaring out at the bottom look was something Hasbro did to fit the helmet on over the heads of the figures, lol

never knew it was the actual shape

 

[Shropt]

Boba Fett's helmet does have a unique and hard to capture shape to it. The original helmet was based off a street lamp though which lamp was used has never been figured out or found.

 

[shocktrooper_au]

^ I thought it was the Slave one that was designed from a street lamp not his helmet

 

[McHaleyArt]

^ I thought it was the Slave one that was designed from a street lamp not his helmet

That makes a lot more sense. Slave 1 definitely looks like a street lamp. A really cool street lamp.

 

[McHaleyArt]

I received Nathan's helmet kit today. Thanks Nathan! Looks good. Can't wait until I have the time to start working on it!!

 

[TOE]

I received Nathan's helmet kit today. Thanks Nathan! Looks good. Can't wait until I have the time to start working on it!!

please post pics. first impression ? ect...

 

[McHaleyArt]

Here's a side by side comparison with some of the parts (crudely) taped on to get a feel for the final look:

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[TOE]

can't wait to see the painted version

 

[McHaleyArt]

Nathan's working on one now. We'll probably see it soon!

 

[natty15d]

just quickly handpainted on some test colours to see how they look.

ill have to try weathering them down to see what it does to the base colours.

Nathan

 

[Darklord Dave]

I've got one on order, but looking at that screen used 1:1 helmet, I was wondering how difficult it would be to remove the black portions and substitute in some smoked film to simulate the look.