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Coyotes Kashyyyk build - Coyote - Saturday 9-Apr-2022
This Kashyyyk build is my first 501st costume build and is thanks to the generosity of Uncle Apok who donated me the kit .
We started by stripping the original paintwork and resizing all of the armor to suit my build . Once the armor was stripped and primed it was given a base coat of MTN94 paint in black and then the base colour over top .
With the help of Slide Effect and Uncle Tim (O-evil one ) we have used a set of laser cut stencils and airbrush to reproduce the CGI camo on the original armor , the Blu-ray screenshots shot a large range of colours actually appear in the camouflage pattern and utilise blending and overlays to achieve the affect , the camo carries through to the cummerbund ,Molle straps and pouches .
This is a screenshot showing the colour spectrum and cummerbund with camo and Molle webbing .
All components were resized and stripped of paint .
Used plastic fusion to get the seamless finish required for the back tank installation.
Both the lower leg armor and biceps were substantially reduced and again plastic fusion gave a perfect seamless finish .
We MTN paints are outstanding for clone type 501st builds due to the colour range in excess of 200 colours .
Tamiya have a great range of airbrush colours , Dad and Wendell did the airbrush work , there was a couple of different incarnations before the final version was decided on , I’m really happy with the results so far .
I’m really hoping to have the project finished so I can be approved close to my 18th birthday.
RE: Coyotes Kashyyyk build - APOK - Saturday 9-Apr-2022
Looks great. Much better than being stuck in a box for 10 years haha. Nice build thread as well.
RE: Coyotes Kashyyyk build - Bally - Saturday 9-Apr-2022
Nice one mate. You've probably heard this a lot, but in this instance it's worth it. Listen to your parents
RE: Coyotes Kashyyyk build - Cyclops - Sunday 10-Apr-2022
We will be referencing Bolt and Bally’s build threads on this one , given the additional discovery by Bolt regarding Greebs it will make for consistency.
RE: Coyotes Kashyyyk build - Bolt_2112 - Sunday 10-Apr-2022
Looking good! Interesting how this kit comes with ABS drop boxes.
RE: Coyotes Kashyyyk build - Cyclops - Sunday 10-Apr-2022
(Sunday 10-Apr-2022, 06:00 PM)Bolt_2112 Wrote: Looking good! Interesting how this kit comes with ABS drop boxes.
Just got excited and painted everything, cod and drop boxes need to be cloth covered .
RE: Coyotes Kashyyyk build - Cyclops - Saturday 23-Apr-2022
Thanks to Mammasith the cod piece that was scratch built from EVA and fibreglass and drop boxes are fabric covered and ready for paint , additional bicep greeblie that was found on the blueray by Bolt has been scratch built from ABS and painted .
RE: Coyotes Kashyyyk build - Cyclops - Monday 2-May-2022
New paint added to covered parts , straps , greeblies and padding added to biceps , chest armor and tank shims fitted , toying with the idea of fully enclosing the armor
RE: Coyotes Kashyyyk build - Sly - Tuesday 3-May-2022
Wow awesome!