Other Bounty Hunter Open Seasons: Montross "The Brutal" **FINISHED**

[tubachris85x]

No new pics at the moment unfortunately but I did get my boots in the other day. So I'll be modifying those and need t beat them up a bit however I may just dirty them and let them naturally scuff.

Additionally I have found a local seamstress who will be fabricating my body suit, modifying my leather flak vest anx making me new arm glove sleeves. So it's going

I'm still waist deep in my girlfriend's jango build so that's been keeping me busy.

 

[tubachris85x]

Not much to show today since the past 2 weeks or so I've been focused on the Jango helmet and gauntlets. However, I did finally get my belt rig done. I may push the side pouches a bit more forward though. I added the skull w/ some weathering and took scrap leather, "etched" the line detail, dyed and attached to the center belt. Glad w/ how it came out. I'll eventually want to trade out the front-hanging straps with something more detailed and functional for future dual-pistol holsters....

-TC

 

[tubachris85x]

Molding supplies ordered. Will be relieved once I get the process going, though finishing these masters are a priority

 

[Mythos Fenn]

Everything is looking pretty great so far. Keep it up! Do you plan on making custom Montross blasters as well?

 

[tubachris85x]

Everything is looking pretty great so far. Keep it up! Do you plan on making custom Montross blasters as well?

That's something I've been wanting to do, but unfortunately will have to wait until after Celebration. I'll have to make the holsters and modify my belt rig to accommodate them too.

 

[Mythos Fenn]

Awesome! Sounds like a decent amount of work but definitely do-able. Would you be looking to go more towards the comic book blaster look or more of his appearance from Star Wars: Bounty Hunter / his action figure? The reason I ask is because I attempted to make a modified latter version (it is currently unfinished as I was reworking it for a better look) that I could send you a photo of if you would like.

That's something I've been wanting to do, but unfortunately will have to wait until after Celebration. I'll have to make the holsters and modify my belt rig to accommodate them too.

 

[tubachris85x]

Awesome! Sounds like a decent amount of work but definitely do-able. Would you be looking to go more towards the comic book blaster look or more of his appearance from Star Wars: Bounty Hunter / his action figure? The reason I ask is because I attempted to make a modified latter version (it is currently unfinished as I was reworking it for a better look) that I could send you a photo of if you would like.

Well the version I'm making here is as you see it in the comic. I've considered trying the bounty hunter version but the issue with that is that the 3d model in game is such low-res that I personally have a hard time trying to really determine what the various details are suppose to be. I can figure the armor, helmet, jetpack, but the legs/arms/boots are just hard to make out.

 

[tubachris85x]

Molding supplies arrived last friday. Looking at the calendar, I am needing to produce the armor molds NLT the weekend of the 31st. I'm gonna focus on finishing the last of the Jango parts for the girlfriend this week, so that I can focus on completing my armor masters

 

[tubachris85x]

OK, more of a substantial update this time

I've been able to re-focus on the chest armor components finally. I've been doing the final clean up and surface prep for molding over the weekend. I initially felt that the remaining work would put me through till the weekend, however, not the case. I've got all pieces ready except for the right-side pectoral, which should be done and ready by tomorrow.

Added the slots to the pec

I spent last night prepping 2 of the pieces for molding, as I'll be doing 2 at a time and starting the molding process tonight.

Also, I received my re-tailored flak vest yesterday. I need to re-dye the entire thing into a royal/navy blue, so this will be fun

Additionally I think my phone's camera is starting to die out...getting some really bad images lately

-TC

 

[tubachris85x]

Got started on the armor molds last night. Messy process, but all cured as of this morning. I'll be adding the mother mold tonight and I should be able to demold these 2 on Wednesday. The last 2 pieces are almost ready and will hopefully be adding rubber to them as well on wednesday. If all goes as planned, I should have those done by Friday. I may even try and start the casting process on wednesday or thursday and friday. Would be nice to have the armor parts ready for mounting to the flak vest over the weekend

-TC

 

[Level3Fett]

Great work TC.

 

[tubachris85x]

Great work TC.

Thank you!

 

[tubachris85x]

So last night was frustrating. I was all ready to start the mother molds for the collar and ab plate molds....I open my free form air tubs....and part A is effectively dried up and non-usable. I was told I could just add water and it'll be good...nope...made it more of a mess than anything. Due to needing the molds done by the weekend and being broke till thursday, my buddy saved my ***** and secured a new batch which should arrive friday, allowing me to complete the mother molds that night to be ready by saturday. Additionally, I was having a hard time trying to dye jango gauntlet hoses but that crisis is now averted. I prepped the last 2 pectoral pieces for silicone today. While I applied a clear coat on the first 2 pieces, it had a weird reaction on one of the pectoral plates, leaving what looked like heavy scratches..I'm not sure what happened, but I decided that for these last 2 pieces I'm not gonna risk that again, just sanding them smooth up to 2000 grit.

I'll do a once over with the 2k grit before we start adding the rubber. Additionally, I've dyed the linen to be used for my cape and neck seal, though I realized that the neck seal should be the same tone as the body suit, so I'll play with that at some point. I did throw it in the dye bath a 2nd time since this pic, so it'll hopefully be a little darker, but the color is pretty close. I'll add some black as well to it which should help, then of course the weathering later on...

-TC

 

[tubachris85x]

Alright, well, I've had a minor set back yesterday. I was trimming the excess silicone from the right-side pectoral mold and mis-identified the edge...well, the pic below speaks for itself. Fortunately, as upset as I was, I still had a whole night before I get the new mother mold material, so I removed it and re-did the mold...I just cannot make this mistake again....

I wasn't having luck with the dye, so I scrapped it and sourced a new fabric..luckily, I found this nearly perfect color cotton fabric..which I'll be using for my cape. I need to find a shirt for it or have one made of the same fabric, but I'm not gonna stress too much.

Not pictured, but I did start working on the cod piece sculpt again. I need to have it ready no later than wednesday next week if I want to have it mold, cast and integrated onto my suit.

Lastly, a friend of mine pushed through making shoulder bells for me. The first ones he's sending me won't be refined, but he will re-do them after celebration. I should get them next week and can more than likely get them wearable.

-TC

 

[tubachris85x]

Alright, got a big update now. Last Friday we did the mother molds, the girlfriend helped me out and we got it knocked out. I will saw I learned after the fact that I need to apply much more clay around the sides as demolding, I had discovered a few spots w/ undercuts, making demolding a challenge...

That being said though, the molds turned out well other wise.

We didn't waste time though, starting casting immediately. I used smooth on 326 to make the 'gel coat" cold cast and then backed that w/ cotton flocking and then Epoxamite w/ fiber cloth from west marine. I do need to tweak the process a bit though as some of the casts aren't as nice as I hoped (the cold cast portion at least). Additionally, much to my judgment, we made these a little too thick, so if I get around to doing another set, I'll have to cut it down.

This is after the cold-cast layer, a 2nd layer being that of just 326 w/ black tint and then the cotton flocking added to it.

And here are the first pulls. The collar and left-pec I had demolded first, and cleaned up. The ab plate has some swirls going on, but I was able to take almost all of it down while polishing it. Overall they are useable. I don't need them to be shiny like Jango and it's still much more silver in person than in photos. Honestly, at least for my costume I don't see a need to replace them down the road unless they break, but I'll tell you this epoxy is incredibly strong

Also over the weekend, another friend who has leather working experience dyed my flak vest to the navy-blue color I needed. I love the contrast with it and the armor. Another friend of mine also made my neckseal and (you'll see below) worked on my cape. Lastly, I made a quick chest diamond and made a mold of that...

And so here's where I'm at as of last night

Overall I'm quite happy about how it's coming along. Everything major is wearable now.

The last major things are:

-Finish/mold/cast cod piece
-Apply red design on chest armor
-Weather it all

I am also just waiting to get my stuff from the seamstress....which is the last major hurdle..

This is the home stretch for celebration

-TC

 

[tubachris85x]

Not much to report today but I did get the red-line emblem painted on the chest armor. I think it came out pretty good

The shoulder bells did arrive yesterday and they're pretty much cleaned up and ready for paint. Had to focus on the Jango build. Tonight I will be meeting with the seamstress to find fabric for the rest of soft parts..after that, I am hoping to shift gears back to the cod piece, but I may or may not attempt to make a quick one-off just to get through celebration...We'll see how much I can get done tonight with it

 

[tubachris85x]

Progress from last night.

Got the shoulders bells cleaned up and added the notch details, and painted the base-blue. Just have to add the red square. My friend is coming back over today so we'll get it fitted and add the leather strap, then those will be all done.

Last thing to rush through is this cod piece. I built up the main body for it awhile ago, but just now really getting to it. Using the floral foam to get the overall shape and then I covered it with magic sculpt. Smoothing it out took quite a bit of time. It's not perfect but it'll do the job. Just gotta continue sanding and cleaning it up as best as I can, but I could have it ready by friday for molding...coming down to the wire....

-TC

 

[tubachris85x]

Well the cod piece is going in rubber tonight. I was honestly surprised with how well this cleaned up. It's not perfect, but I feel it looks pretty good. I may go back and make another one in the future but this will work

Should have the cast done and ready by Saturday afternoon, to which we'll throw it onto the rest of the suit

-TC

 

[tubachris85x]

Moving along. I had to go and assist a friend who was doing some sewing work for the jango flightsuit, but my buddy was kind enough to take on molding the cod piece, which means we'll be able to pull a cast and have it ready by saturday afternoon.

Lastly, was able to throw the last of the primary paint for the shoulder bells. Just needs the leather straps, weathering and mounting

So tonight will be a good push for us. If all goes well enough, we should be done with this by saturday afternoon, hopefully I'll be able to take pics with everything on.

Hopefully

-TC

 

[Mythos Fenn]

That is an incredibly smart method of making the 3 dimensional cod plate. I might have to steal it...