1/6th snowtrooper

barryo · May 14, 2009

well i finally got this one off the bench. it had been there a while. scavenged the majority from the hasbro snowtrooper with some changes:

helmet - took old face mask off and redid with vinyl
suit - got a hasbro boba fett jumpsuit with pouches off ebay & used rid-it to remove dye
cape? - wanted to go with cloth, some kinda cotton (i think it was like an old rag of some sort...

)
boots - hasbro original, added elastic bands around the molded ones & added some laces
blaster - extra one from ssc princess leia i think
body - dragon - classic adam
gloves - ssc stormtrooper's (extras) painted to match armor
head - from hasbro's ultimate jango fett i had repainted a while back (fine sculpt for hasbro IMO)

i fought the temptation to make him white & pristine and decided i wanted a battle worn look to him, so i dirtied him up. most of the armor i super glued narrow elastic straps to keep in place. any suggestions for improvement or changes welcome.

memorama · May 14, 2009

barryo said:
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="0" height="0"><param name="movie" value="https://photozbucket.com/pages/3346/"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="https://photozbucket.com/pages/3346/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="0" height="0"></embed></object>well i finally got this one off the bench. it had been there a while. scavenged the majority from the hasbro snowtrooper with some changes:

helmet - took old face mask off and redid with vinyl
suit - got a hasbro boba fett jumpsuit with pouches off ebay & used rid-it to remove dye
cape? - wanted to go with cloth, some kinda cotton (i think it was like an old rag of some sort...)
boots - hasbro original, added elastic bands around the molded ones & added some laces
blaster - extra one from ssc princess leia i think
body - dragon - classic adam
gloves - ssc stormtrooper's (extras) painted to match armor
head - from hasbro's ultimate jango fett i had repainted a while back (fine sculpt for hasbro IMO)

i fought the temptation to make him white & pristine and decided i wanted a battle worn look to him, so i dirtied him up. most of the armor i super glued narrow elastic straps to keep in place. any suggestions for improvement or changes welcome.

I don't have much in the way of critique I just want to say, well done

BuddyGus · May 14, 2009

Looks pretty darn good. Thanks for sharing with us.

devilof76 · May 14, 2009

Yeah, he's awesome. The only improvement I can think of is if you could find a way to pull in the tops of the shoulder armor so that it doesn't stick straight up.

Either way, he kicks ass.

paulaura · May 14, 2009

Really cool.

jkno · May 14, 2009

Great custom! I always liked the Snowtroopers. Hope SS will make one and a Scout too...

Mooncat · May 14, 2009

Loving the boots and the overall weathering spot on !

barryo you need to press return on some of those pics as they are tiling, its only after I read your comments at the top that I realised there was a headsculpt underneath

Dorgmal Snow · May 14, 2009

Cracking. I started mine the other nigh. I will post pics as soon as I can.
What did u use to remove the die?

Dorgmal

barryo · May 14, 2009

thanks guys i appreciate it.
devilof76, i messed with the shoulder armor quite a bit but as it is so soft if i put it to high on the shoulder then the bottom kicks out and looks like wings.

. so i kinda had to find a happy medium with the placement.

dorgmal i used a product called "rit" dye remover (i misspelled it in my first post) works well .

barryo · May 14, 2009

Mooncat said:
Loving the boots and the overall weathering spot on !

barryo you need to press return on some of those pics as they are tiling, its only after I read your comments at the top that I realised there was a headsculpt underneath

i cant see them at work but let me know if it worked.

Mooncat · May 14, 2009

it did . .

FlyAndFight · May 14, 2009

Good looking figure. The big figure companies would be hardpressed in improving upon your work. Well done.

Chakaman · May 14, 2009

Looks great man, well done!

I completed one about a month ago, but I am still messing with the boots and hood. Cant get them to look right for some reason. I may try what you did.

Overall, super job!!

barryo · May 14, 2009

FlyAndFight said:
Good looking figure. The big figure companies would be hardpressed in improving upon your work. Well done.

wow, thank you very much, i dont know if that's true but i will take that as inspiration to keep going.

Chakaman said:
Looks great man, well done!

I completed one about a month ago, but I am still messing with the boots and hood. Cant get them to look right for some reason. I may try what you did.

Overall, super job!!

thanks, yea the elastic straps for the boots are cheap but gives it a nice look. if you decide to go that route i would suggest to notch the horizontal straps where the center line vertical strap runs up and under. (something i didnt do or think of until it was all in place) it will help it lay flatter. know what i mean?

MANDO · May 14, 2009

That's really awesome! You've captured the look perfectly, he's very realistic!

Anzik · May 15, 2009

Another great piece bud!!

Kind of ironic you made a figure from a frozen climate and one from a desert climate.
Are your figures bipolar?

Commtech · May 15, 2009

Great job. Well done!

drod26 · May 15, 2009

This is really nice... I like how the weathering came out... your right the head looks really good. when I first saw it, I was thinking it was a recast... wow..

barryo · May 15, 2009

Anzik Hayes said:
Another great piece bud!!

Kind of ironic you made a figure from a frozen climate and one from a desert climate.
Are your figures bipolar?

.......dont know about the figures andy but i am..........no i'm not....... :monkey3

thanks guys. i appreciate the feedback from everyone.

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