Hot Toys - MMS - Star Wars Episode VII: TIE Pilot

[Matt S]

Nice job on the repaint. I don't dare do it myself. Waiting on the inevitable $225 repaint myself....lol

So, everyone knows that the hose is made out of a bendy type plastic? It bends easily, if you manually bend it. Sorry if this is common knowledge now

 

[Waste Time Continuum]

Nice job on the repaint. I don't dare do it myself. Waiting on the inevitable $225 repaint myself....lol

So, everyone knows that the hose is made out of a bendy type plastic? It bends easily, if you manually bend it. Sorry if this is common knowledge now

Thanks!

This figure doesn't seem to be selling terribly well, which is too bad because it's really nice. Because of the lackluster interest, I was worried they wouldn't make a Special Forces Pilot, that's why I decided to do it myself.

Yeah, if you read the instructions it tells you the hose is bendable, but I've read lots of complaints about it being too rigid, so it seems like folks are unaware of its posability.




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[Matt S]

Thanks!

This figure doesn't seem to be selling terribly well, which is too bad because it's really nice. Because of the lackluster interest, I was worried they wouldn't make a Special Forces Pilot, that's why I decided to do it myself.

Yeah, if you read the instructions it tells you the hose is bendable, but I've read lots of complaints about it being too rigid, so it seems like folks are unaware of its posability.




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Does it? LOL, funny. I've never bother to read the instructions. And I don't know how well this is selling in relation to all the later releases....aside from the classic ones, all the new movie sets are pretty much available, as is Vader, Fett......they must have made a lot of them!

 

[Waste Time Continuum]

The prices on eBay are consistently higher than retail, but the prices for the pilot are quite reasonable, which makes me think it must be warming shelves so to speak.


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[Matt S]

The prices on eBay are consistently higher than retail, but the prices for the pilot are quite reasonable, which makes me think it must be warming shelves so to speak.


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its possible - its a pretty bare bones figure.

 

[DCFett]

WTC - Balls of Steel! Great job man!
You may be right on the HT release. Never thought about that. May have to pull out the ole points, get two more, and break out the airbrush myself!

 

[Mandible]

Damn, you've got some mighty large cohonies, sir!

I don't mind doing a little custom work... but this, this is brave work! Congrats!

BTW: How'd you make the eye colour "pop" so much. The amber tone looks great!

This is easily one of the more ambitious paint jobs I've attempted. Quite frankly this scared the hell out of me, I thought I was just wasting my time this weekend, slowly ruining a perfectly good head sculpt, and make no mistake, it's FAR from perfect LOL, but it turned out much better than I anticipated!

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[Waste Time Continuum]

Damn, you've got some mighty large cohonies, sir!

I don't mind doing a little custom work... but this, this is brave work! Congrats!

BTW: How'd you make the eye colour "pop" so much. The amber tone looks great!

Haha, thanks!

Just take a small strip of aluminum foil. And tape it over the eyes on the inside of the helm. Take a cotton swab and press the foil firmly against the inside of the lenses.


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[Mandible]

Legend! Thanks

Haha, thanks!

Just take a small strip of aluminum foil. And tape it over the eyes on the inside of the helm. Take a cotton swab and press the foil firmly against the inside of the lenses.


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[Waste Time Continuum]

Other than the paint, I added...

• Foil behind he lenses, to make the gold/amber color pop.

• Bent the hose into a film accurate position.

• Added some foam core to the thigh pockets.

The pockets on the thighs of the stock figure are all empty and deflated looking, which looked strange to me so I wanted to bulk them up a bit. I know it doesn't look like much in the pictures, but in hand it looks much better, more realistic and natural.

Here's some before|after pics of these alterations.

Eyes before:

Eyes after:

Hose before:

Hose after:

Pockets before:

Pockets after:

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[Matt S]

Great idea on the pockets...gonna do that as well

 

[Waste Time Continuum]

Finished my First Order, Special Forces, Tie Fighter Pilot.

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[Mmmmm Napalm]

Finished my First Order, Special Forces, Tie Fighter Pilot.

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Nice work!

 

[Waste Time Continuum]

Nice work!

Thanks!


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[mikesgtrs]

This is easily one of the more ambitious paint jobs I've attempted. Quite frankly this scared the hell out of me, I thought I was just wasting my time this weekend, slowly ruining a perfectly good head sculpt, and make no mistake, it's FAR from perfect LOL, but it turned out much better than I anticipated!

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looks perfect !! how many c oats of red did you give it ?

 

[TonTon]

This is where demand is for this guy. "Or best offer"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/162144247148

 

[Wor-Gar]

This is where demand is for this guy. "Or best offer"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/162144247148

Yep, been there a while now.

I might bite at $120.

 

[TonTon]

Put some white shiny ribbon in the eyes to try to bring the lens color out a bit more, but still not enough--those looked so good in the proto images.

 

[TonTon]

Picked up one of the die cast hasbro helmets. Looks pretty close to the HT one (second pic for scale).

 

[Black Sheep]

Pretty nice mod!