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[The Unknown Mando]

No real update...I slipped over and cracked head on tiles recently so in bed resting. Been thinking about next few steps.
Thinking of redoing this sigil, think I have a stencil of it

Weather is getting better here so I reckon when I'm mobile again I'll paint that, redo the helmet and torso armour...and chest sigil
Got an idea to add to the cod too 🤔
Next update should have a few extras
Been reading a few Boba, Jodo and jango WIPs get inspiration

[The Unknown Mando]

Isn't it amazing what you can find when you look 
Found a few more little glass vials to use and some clutch back pins I'd bought to use for plate attachment...🤔 Might be some work achieved soon 

[The Unknown Mando]

Still no real update...just abit more 🤔 Something  as usual I cant follow a plan
Was planning to try painting something today, but slept through the day, so looked for something else to do

What does this random collection suggest?

Planning ahead....measured a few dimensions and ordered some stock aluminium, some other goodies as well
Going to replace a few details on thrusters with aluminium replicas, bought some needle bearings to hopefully help thrusters to rotate
Realised I need to install the vent that goes here

...that'll be replaced with metal too
Also thinking of design for whipcord dart

[The Unknown Mando]

Found this pic I forgot to upload when I did the start of left ear, here's early stages of top of right ear. Need to trim the right side down and remove the black areas to get shape, then mark out areas to shape next. Getting the angles right and aluminium removed is time consuming. Then a clean up to be all shiny...🤔 Had thought of a pitted look...as in sandblasted.

Also here is something I found in the mailbox

Bit of stock to play with, smaller rods are stainless I've collected over the years....bit of play time in the future ..just wonder what will come out of it all 
Not a bad fi, might be a quick job 

[Mi'ix]

Very impressive as always, my friend.

Boy, it's a shame all that stuff wound up in your mail box.  Guess you'll have to do something with it! 

[Fenn Beviin]

Dang dude! Hopefully your head is ok from the fall. Also all these bits at pieces are really coming together! I still need to build my own whip cord housing.... keep getting distracted lol

[The Unknown Mando]

Dang dude! Hopefully your head is ok from the fall. Also all these bits at pieces are really coming together! I still need to build my own whip cord housing.... keep getting distracted lol

Thanks mate, few stitches and some long sleeps she'll be right...should have had my bucket on  the head has never been right though...I know all about distractions, getting sidetracked

Very impressive as always, my friend.

Boy, it's a shame all that stuff wound up in your mail box.  Guess you'll have to do something with it! 

Thanks mi'ix...now have to find my plans, what I was planning on making with the pieces...there was Jodo rockets, twin engines inspired flame units/ dart launchers for right gauntlet 🤔 Trigger and trigger gaurd for ee-3...🤔 Might be able to get a jp collar, some dress up bits for toxin vials ...maybe some other goodies....was thinking a droid caller. Did order some brass too

[The Unknown Mando]

Bit of an update

Just needs fine tuning now and slots cut into it....and clean up
Aahhh she fits 😃

[Breyo Fey]

It's all looking really good!
Can't wait for more....

[The Unknown Mando]

It's all looking really good!
Can't wait for more....

Thanks mate, stay tuned....got some ideas, got some material....need to find some old stuff....time to make some progress
Been looking over some other builds, jango, Boba and Jodo builds, reading twin engines of destruction again....feel motivated and sort of refreshed

[The Unknown Mando]

Stripped down and cleaned out theairbrush tonight...getting geared up for

Haven to got a good silver. I like British paints shiny silver, can't get hands on any at moment so....these two plate stepped forward for experimenting with other paints. Just from a spray can....not using airbrush....too lazy 

Also spray rf top, more lazy painting

See what I get in the morning

[Rayne]

Your helmet and chest pieces are coming along great!

[The Unknown Mando]

Your helmet and chest pieces are coming along great!

Thank you....I think the paint on the chest pieces are a disgrace  ....was a lazy half arsed paint job trying to get motivated. The dome on bucket needs freshening up....think I painted it 8-10 years ago...and still not finished  that's lazy
Here's how it's currently looking, there's a little bit of a reaction, I'll fix that later, I'll let paint dry for a few days before next stage

[Breyo Fey]

Exciting times!
Painting and weathering is my favorite part of the process...
Looking forward to your progress.

[The Unknown Mando]

Exciting times!
Painting and weathering is my favorite part of the process...
Looking forward to your progress.

Thanks mate, hopefully it turns out alright....if not I'll start again  I used to like painting, now though ...not sure, takes me a bit to get motivated to paint 🤔
It's a bit darker than I wanted, wouldn't be bad for a true mando

[The Unknown Mando]

Here's a question regarding cape or poncho, is there a specific length. I'm currently thinking of a poncho but if I can't get a good look I was thinking of half cape around knee length. Was interested to see in brls that the cape is optional....I didn't realise that
Also is there any colour restrictions for the ears? Or just the fett variations?
Abit of experimentation

I wanted to try stay away from a fett esb cat scratch....but wanted to continue the damage over the right eye....have to see how it ends up

These are just rough ideas for weathering, may paint over or add to with more layers of paint

[Fenn Beviin]

I would say a knee length poncho would probably be a little too long - I would go mid thigh at the longest and honestly probably even a little shorter.

As for the ear caps, I don't think there is really a color restriction per say but it has to fit the overall aesthetic of the protectors. Can't be a blue if nothing else is implemented on your kit of the same color. That being said, my ear caps are tan - though it isn't a primary color it goes with the rest of my kit

[The Unknown Mando]

I would say a knee length poncho would probably be a little too long - I would go mid thigh at the longest and honestly probably even a little shorter.

As for the ear caps, I don't think there is really a color restriction per say but it has to fit the overall aesthetic of the protectors. Can't be a blue if nothing else is implemented on your kit of the same color. That being said, my ear caps are tan - though it isn't a primary color it goes with the rest of my kit

Thanks mate...I think the cape will be tricky, be hard achieving the look and selecting material. At moment I've got an old army surplus tent...green canvas
With ears I do like the tan colour, it's a colour not seen on rest of kit. I'm sort of thinking a flat black or a dark grey....charcoal colour. Something to add a bit more to a sinister look.. the ears will be aluminium but roughly covered...may leave left one bare metal and right with charcoal grey plus decals

[jett drexel]

I deffo like the idea of leaving one bare metal..... i mean you did all that work fabricating it out of aluminium.... be a shame to then cover it up so noone can tell.

[The Unknown Mando]

I deffo like the idea of leaving one bare metal..... i mean you did all that work fabricating it out of aluminium.... be a shame to then cover it up so noone can tell.

That's true, I'm thinking it'll help distinguish it abit more from Fetts, I reckon I'll try a charcoal on right...the black stickers on Fetts I'll add, the paint over, remove and they'll be silver( shiny aluminium) instead

[The Unknown Mando]

Couldn't sleep last night so decided to do abit more shaping of the right ear cap
It's a little bit big at moment, but filing the edges will remove that and smooth the arc as well
Below is black resin cap on top of aluminium cap...shiny area needs to be filed down

Still need to cut the angled areas

[The Unknown Mando]

These arrived last night too
Now to work out colour or leave as they are

[jett drexel]

Yaaaaaay hose. 

[Mi'ix]

A little goes a long way!

[The Unknown Mando]

Yaaaaaay hose. 

Another piece collected 🤔

A little goes a long way!

A little bit more, mucking around with abit of paint, and shape cleaned up on ear cap. Just need to cut in the angled bits now for this bit and clean up...looking at the pic, the ear cap shape looks distorted 🤔