Hey everyone. This is essentially a post to say that I haven't forgotten about this project haha. I've been slowly trying to pick up parts as I can here and there. I did order a Rubies 3 piece Boba helmet to modify and with it I picked up an aluminum rangefinder and a tilt-swith style RF topper from Fettronics. That needs a little TLC though. Also, how bout that stunning paintjob right out of the box, eh? Watch out Mi'ix, you've got competition.
I also decided to buy a Black Series Deathwatch helmet to potentially use instead, but unfortunately, it was too small for my dreadhead and I've spent a few hours trying to take apart all of the insides of this helmet. I want to check measurements and then I'll ultimately decide which one I'll use. Essentially, the Black Series helmet is now very similar to the much cheaper Rubies one and the little bit of work to get either ready would be about the same. But I'm going to try to put the inside greeblies back in the BSDW one and leave out the dome part to allow for extra space. How it looks now:
I've spent a little time working on filling the print lines on the gauntlets, but there's still work to do there.
I'm also thinking ahead to soft parts and might get started on my girth belt. I'll use cotton rope and make it like I did for my red kit. I'm thinking that I may go with
Rit Tangerine for the color, but there is also the option for
Sunshine Orange instead. Not sure which would look better. I was planning on orange for my visor and thought they might pair nicely. However, if I need to go with a more subtle color, I'm open to suggestions. The orange would be dulled down and weathered obviously, so I'm not going to be planning to have a neon colored girth belt.
I'm also keeping an eye out for spats and a cheap half shelter to use for my cape. That
should wrap up the majority of my soft goods aside from some leather things. I hope to get back to work on this soon and have some slightly larger templates ready to try out. I'm anxious to get back to this kit!
