Boba Fett 1/16 Vinyl by Elfin

[WebbyNZ]

I knew I had a couple of figures in the stash but during the cleanout last weekend i found/remembered the Elfin Star wars figures I got a long time ago.
So my first entry (optimistic that ill at least be able to start a 2nd) is Elfin's 16th scale Boba Fett

The box is still in the cupboard but this is the kit

[T3hGuppy]

Wow cool stuff.

Everyone loves Bobba Fett.

[5Craven]

Ohh yes everyone loves Boba Fett! Here's an old but good music video starring our favorite bounty hunter!

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[Lee]

Great choice Webby, Looking forward to seeing this come together

[Coen]

Whoa... that video was whacked.
I'll never be the same again.

Great choice dude, I love the Fett.!!!

[Paul]

Everybody loves boba fett

What a man lol

Looking for BF figure myself so far found a nice resin copy that i may go with

[wappynutter]

Excellent choice for a Boba Fett build.... my only worry would be to check his fit and for any distortion during storage etc....
I have read people fill them with expanding foam or plaster to help them retain their shape.
The reason I mention this is because on a sci-fi site I am a member on a forum user had a nightmare of a job with a vinyl kit he had acquired..

Here read the posts and see what I mean... What would you guys of done?
http://www.scifimodels.org.uk/index.php ... 6&id=14851

I think Ethiopian Fett is so not the way to go

Good luck dude. Happy modelling..

[schweinhund227]

Excellent choice for a Boba Fett build.... my only worry would be to check his fit and for any distortion during storage etc....
I have read people fill them with expanding foam or plaster to help them retain their shape.
The reason I mention this is because on a sci-fi site I am a member on a forum user had a nightmare of a job with a vinyl kit he had acquired..

Here read the posts and see what I mean... What would you guys of done?
http://www.scifimodels.org.uk/index.php ... 6&id=14851

I think Ethiopian Fett is so not the way to go

Good luck dude. Happy modelling..

The 1/4 scale BF figure was always a "troubled" figure! Right out of the box!
The original sculpture was off! But remember! Vinyl figures were a new genre
And in the early 1990's. They were the only game in town !

An affordable medium back in the days but not always easy to work with!

Good luck guys!

I prefer the 1/6th one. Better proportions!



Although I never finished it!

[Coen]

Handsome Fella!

[WebbyNZ]

Cheers for the link wappy.
As soon as I have some unboxing pics ill get them up here and hopefully have good news (mainly for me) around the quality and fit of parts.

[wappynutter]

Can't wait Webby... But get posting else we all gonna start using.....


.....there I used it before anyone else does...

Good luck mate and happy modelling....

[gosselin2112]

Boba Fett, everyone's favorite bounty hunter
Looking forward to seeing your progress.

Russ.

[Rob]

Another outstanding figure in this GB. I'll be following this one with great interest.
Good luck
Rob

[gosselin2112]

I couldn't resist

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[Coen]

Ok... I need therapy now... some things... can't be unwatched...

[WebbyNZ]

In that case never watch the Masters Of The Universe skits

Unfortunatley their Boba is mouled to look like Temuera Morrison who actually played Jango Fett.

Temuera is a fellow kiwi who is probaly best known now as the source genetic material of all the clone troopers, but at home he will always be Jake The Muss from the film once were warriors **contains violence and bad language**
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and Doctor Hone Ropata which sparked possibly the most famous line in NZ television.
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Fixed your links for ya Buddy

[WebbyNZ]

But now, back to the model.

Right so out of the box we have

The helmet, torso and a couple of pouches

Legs and what ill call a utility belt

Arms and hands

Rocket pack and 'cape'

Small detial parts for the kneepads and the metal weapons etc.


I thought I would work from the bottom up so started with the feet and to get them to fit correctly I had to take a small amount off the pegs.

And he is up, will need some weight to stop him falling over once all the metal is on.

There are a few of these inperfections in the kit where air bubbles got into the mould but should be easily hidden/fixed

Regular scissors and this nail drill made the trimming quick and easy, parts finished with sanding sticks for a smooth edge.

Just cause I can Will stand about 1 foot high when complete. (part of the waist does need to be removed still.

Hand, utility belt pockets and cape tidied up

Helmet on, just need to tidy up the collar part

I found these glass beads on special at the local craft store, they are reasonably heavy and should go down the legs well.

First job was to give them something to stick to, so the legs got very generous squirts of hobby glue

And the beads poured in, followed by a bunch more glue.

More parts cleaned up, shoulder still to do

Quite impressed with the texture they got on the cape

Better pic of the metal parts.

Ok, thats pretty much everything cleaned up till primer reveals and more issues.


The arms, helmet, rocketpack etc will be painted seperatley as the pose means it would be near impossible to get to the torso under the arms etc.

Thats it for now as I have a club build to get done soon and I want to order a set of the Minitaire paints to use on Boba.
Will be back on this in a few weeks

[T3hGuppy]

Yeah for updates.

Been waiting for this one.

Will deffo be imposing when done.

[Coen]

I had no idea he was so big.
Very cool. Nice work on the clean up buddy.
I loved the bar fight!

[Lee]

This is gonna be cool...

And Once Were Warriors is one of my fav films mate

[Paul]

Wow alot bigger than I thought, it's gonna look awesome.

[HamilkarBarkas]

Lovely work so far, its nice to see such a rather unusual figure.

[WebbyNZ]

Ok
Very small amount of work done on this but I thought I better get an update going as I hope to get more done in the next couple of weeks
Now my new airbrushes and paits have arrived ill be able to finish up some projects that have been languishing for a while.

Vallejo light grey primer was applied lightly over the whole kit.
The parts that will be cloth were painted with Minitaire Base Grey



These paints are fantastic so if you get a chance I highly recommend trying them.
Hopefully more colourful updates coming soon

[Coen]

Ooo Mr. Fett!!! Looking good buddy... long time no see!!!

[WebbyNZ]

Ok
small update again but apparently some tortoise once said going slow will make ya win, or something cheesy like that.

First random splashes of colur thanks to minitaire, im not being careful with the painting to try and keep the weather and worn look start at the paint.




Base colour on the cape thing, this will end up closer to a muddy brown eventually.



Some brown for the belt, helmet and cords around the shoulder



Just getting some random colour down on the metal parts which will be tidied up later



Slow progress as he goes back in the tray while i finish off my local club build, see ya at xmas Boba.

[Coen]

Ah crap! I was hoping to see a bit more Webby, haha. Guess I'll wait
He's starting it look like something now though. Those colours will start adding the life.

[WebbyNZ]

Ok, update time.
I have been working on this in the new year but some PC issues have kept the updates on my camera ......... till now (or when I uploaded them)

He is out of the box and seeing the light of day again so this is the restart point with the yellow done, the pockets done and a light grey mist to knock back the colours.


First wash of many, ill be doing these as I go to try and get the look of lots of buildup over the months of hunting bountys


Pockets, kneepads etc here. Pockets done with a different base colour as im sure they will get more sun/wear.


Too much wash but thats the joy of waterbased wash, it can be cleaned off easily


Base of the rifle is done, hopefully this will give a mottled look once the topcoat goes on


And this is how i opened up his hand for the rifle, these are great tools when you need to go crazy with part removal


Small update pic, starting to come together, in a very grasshopper kind of way as im jumping from one part to another and back again.


AK wash is ideal for the rifle IMO


I also used it on the cape by painting on thick in the receses and then just using a brush damp w thinners to move out



Finally, he is no longer armless


And he has head


Unfortunatley at this point i realise the proportions that I thought were out because of the lack of arms or head was actually because the instructions were wrong and he needs some surgery to remove a big band from his waist.


so rather than him going into the sarlacc pit (you may call it the bin) he goes back into the drawer while i cool down.


I sis shortly realise that is weekend coming is the last weekend ill have to work on this guy so he cam out again pretty quick and there will be more updates, and hopefully early next week.

[schweinhund227]

On your last picture you posted, I can see on the instructions sheet , where it tells you to
Carve off that "darken" Band on the Torso! As you mentioned!

Glad you found out about it and will be addressing it in the near future!

He is tall that's for sure.
good luck with the repairs...

[T3hGuppy]

Damn annoying having errors in the instructions.

Looking good though buddy.

[WebbyNZ]

Ok, last update as I needed to get this finshed before next week as im out of town.

As mentioned the instructions on one side to show that part needs to be cut off, the confusion came looking at the other diagrams that showed more section so lession #1 study ya instructions and then make sure to double check and clarify any discrepiancys.

Ok, repair time, i was able to split him back down the original seam


Luckily soft vynil is easy to cut and it was easy to remove the offending section with scissors and a quick sand got it ready to reassemble.


While I had him apart some more weight was added to counteract the weight of the gun.


First coats of paint on backpack, and yes the reference shot from the movie do show it as more blue than green.


Heavy wash


After wiping it off again it looks far more used


Body reassembled, still need a lot of detial work and cleanup of boots.


Backpack attached easily, thats one thing ill give the kit, lots of surface area on the parts that need to be joined.


Time to start the chipping using VMA Steel and Aluminum



Antenna/Scope thing attached to helmet, this is the part I see coming loose in travel


A coat of Klear on the vison and and dotted over the chipping gives a nice change of texture


So that is Boba Fett done.
Finished pics available here. http://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=120&t=5175

Thanks for all the views and comments, the encoragement deffanatley helped get this over the line.

[Rob]

A gem, and in the face of adversity too!
Great job Webby

[schweinhund227]

Excellent!

[T3hGuppy]

Great job dude.

Really looks the part.