1/6 speeder bike repaint, koto bash biker scout and dio.

[Crimsonbob]

I cut up my old kotobukiya biker scout and put him on a 1/6 body. I then made a diorama for the speeder bike and then repainted the speeder bike itself.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001441.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001451.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001521.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001461.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001471.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001481.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001491.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001501.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001531.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001541.jpg

[LOPIE]

Looks great, if possible could you take some more pic of the Scout.

[Crimsonbob]

Ive got to make his chest smaller i will post some piccies tomoz :peace

[LOPIE]

Sweet looks really cool, congrats on an awesome figure.

[Crimsonbob]

Cheers man :)

[Crimsonbob]

Looks great, if possible could you take some more pic of the Scout.

Here's a few more piccies for ya with the new slimmer chest.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001551.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001561.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001571.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001581.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001591.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001611.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P10001621.jpg

[Darth_IMPoor]

That's wild CBob, nice work. Is it meant to be a stand alone, or do you plan to do a Luke and place them side by side or something? A space hog to be sure, but it would look fantastic!

[jkno]

Awesome job on the Scout and stand Mark!! :rock

[Darthgothikus]

Awesome job on the Scout and stand Mark!! :rock

I think your confusing him with someone else :angelsmil

Bang up job C-bob! Love it, want one!

[Crimsonbob]

That's wild CBob, nice work. Is it meant to be a stand alone, or do you plan to do a Luke and place them side by side or something? A space hog to be sure, but it would look fantastic!

Stand alone atm, im not getting another 1 its too big :lol

[shocktrooper_au]

Looks awesome, I like how you fixed the chest....well done!

[LOPIE]

Outstanding!!!!

[barryo]

that's absolutely brilliant. i just pulled my hasbro scout & bike set out today and planning a revamp myself. going to read up on some of the threads & make a plan.........:chew

[MANDO]

That dio look awesome and I'm really diggin the work on the custom Scout Trooper! He looks like a person in a costume in some of those shots! :rock

[Crimsonbob]

Cheers guys :)

that's absolutely brilliant. i just pulled my hasbro scout & bike set out today and planning a revamp myself. going to read up on some of the threads & make a plan.........:chew

Go for it and if u need any info etc just ask im happy to help :peace

[Hewer]

Wow I really like what you did with the speeder bike and the Scout trooper is fantastic.

[xil3f]

Nice Job !!! :rock
i m mod my hasbro currently :rotfl

[hemble]

Mate totally awesome work all round, I really like how you hid the struts to the speeder bike.:bow:bow

Ron

[aioras19]

good waork :D

[Crimsonbob]

Cheers guys i apreciate it :)

Mate totally awesome work all round, I really like how you hid the struts to the speeder bike.:bow:bow

Ron

Thanks hemble and btw i used your dio work as a reference :bow :bow

[xil3f]

working on mine too....:lol

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080322.jpg
1/6 hasbro scout trooper...did porting to a Soldier Story body with tomy mini helmet

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080326.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080354_2.jpg
scratch built the boots holsters
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080351_2.jpg
enforce the pads
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080349_2.jpg
scratch built the detonator with metal belt clip
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080369_2.jpg
adding details to gloves
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080360_2.jpg
scratch built front pouch
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080361_2.jpg
spray job in progress!!

will post more pics when i m done!! :chew

[Crimsonbob]

looking great xil3f :D i especially like the holster that looks amazing :peace

[risingstar]

RE: opening post

The looks very impressive...
Something like that should be produced. It would sell well too.

[xil3f]

Thanks Crimsonbob!!
Speeder bike spray job in progess now!!

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080371.jpg

[xil3f]

completed with my mod :chew

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080436.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080429.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080402_2.jpg

backview
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080422.jpg

details closeup
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080398.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080419.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080418.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080397.jpg

comparsion with sideshows figures
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080383.jpg

[xil3f]

repaint my 1/6 hasbro speeder bike :chew

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080438.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080439.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080447.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080446.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080450.jpg

[Crimsonbob]

love it and that bike repaint thats the best yet and its gorgeous :rock

[Ryan1982]

Looks great, xil3f!

[Chakaman]

Thats awesome, really like the tomy mini helmet! Great repaint on the speeder as well.

[Darthgothikus]

Sigh... and once again a bar is raised so far I shall never reach it...


Simply beautiful work.

[xil3f]

Cheers guys!! :peace

[xil3f]

more pics on bike...add some mud details on boots:naughty
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080452copy.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080474.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080470.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080492_2.jpg

[galactiboy]

Wow, that is damn fine looking xil3f!!! You really put some time and effort into making those two pieces shine :rock

One small suggestion... have you considered using a HT narrow shoulder body? The shoulders look a bit too broad on the trooper; and I think a narrow would take care of that.

[xil3f]

Wow, that is damn fine looking xil3f!!! You really put some time and effort into making those two pieces shine :rock

One small suggestion... have you considered using a HT narrow shoulder body? The shoulders look a bit too broad on the trooper; and I think a narrow would take care of that.

thanks! that's a good suggestion :D ..but i think i will search for SS stormtrooper shoulder bell spare parts to mod first n see how it goes from there on. the current hasbro is only a temp job, it seems alittle too small and non accurate.:chew

[galactiboy]

That would probably work well... so what did you use to get the Hasbro bells to stay in place?

[Darth Cruel]

Awesome repaints on the speeder bikes you guys!

I have been wanting to do this myself, lately, in anticipation of the Sideshow Biker Scouts.

So I just picked up 2 of the 1:6 Speeder Bikes on ebay for 28.01 each...shipped.

The first think I will be doing is taking one apart.

I am seriously thinking about doing the cold weather paint job on it. But then I would need a cold weather Biker Scout as well.

[FLOSI]

Holy crap! How did I miss this thread!! Great work on the Scouts and Bikes, guys! Both Bob and Xil3f's are fantastic! :rock

[xil3f]

cheers guys!:rotfl:rotfl:lol

That would probably work well... so what did you use to get the Hasbro bells to stay in place?

the same black elastic band provided by hasbro..hot glue on the inside :D

[SpaceCrawler]

adding details to gloves
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080369_2.jpg


Looks great.
What material were you using to add detail to the gloves? Looks like it may be thin plastic coated wire or something?

Sean

[xil3f]

Looks great.
What material were you using to add detail to the gloves? Looks like it may be thin plastic coated wire or something?

Sean

Yup, spot on! thin rubber wire :D

[kj23]

excellent work on here. i've even just bought my own speeder so i can have a play with and repaint (hopefullly) too.

[Flapper97]

Awesome job xil3f. It looks awesome!

[xil3f]

sniper rifle :D

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080515.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080536.jpg

[xil3f]

finally found a pair of ss shoulder bells on ebay and it on the way!!
will have another round of refinement on scout trooper later :chew

[pixletwin]

Anyone who needs to acquire a speeder bike, I am giving one away free if you buy my 3 Endor Rebels.

:monkey3

[xil3f]

side track alittle. just wanna share..did a repaint n minor mod for my 3 3/4 inch speeder bike. For the love of scout troopers..:banana
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080017.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080020.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080024.jpg

[shocktrooper_au]

Has any one casted the Gentle giant helmet, I'd be interested if they have ?

[xil3f]

got the SS shoulder finally n will do a mod for scout.
They should fit nicely :D
more pics coming up when it's done!
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080538.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080539.jpg

[Dorgmal Snow]

Nice, did you just sand it down??

[Crimsonbob]

Great job on cleaning that up :D

[xil3f]

Nice, did you just sand it down??

yup, file and sand :D

[xil3f]

done up the scout shoulders..here are some pics to share...:chew
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080590.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080600.jpg

with SS troopers
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080595.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080593.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080602.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080605.jpg

[xil3f]

with Koto base n speeder bike
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080542.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080553.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080562.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080619.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080583.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080613.jpg

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080626.jpg

[Chakaman]

He looks awesome. Really nice job!

[enaud]

Super sweet!

[drod26]

xil3f that is the best scout trooper I have seen.. What was your part list for this figure?

[xil3f]

cheers guys!! :rotfl:rotfl:lol

xil3f that is the best scout trooper I have seen.. What was your part list for this figure?

part list:
1/6 hasbro scout trooper
1/6 Soldier Story body 'DEVGRU' (replace hasbro body)
sideshow sandtrooper shoulder bells (sanding required)
tomy mini scout trooper helmet
1/6 dragon swat balaclava hood
1/6 BBI black gloves
thin rubber wires for glove details mod
leather fabric for butt flap

scratch built boots holsters, detonator & front pouch with epoxy putty and styrene plastic sheet

paint use:
Tamiya Acrylic paint
Armor body :mix flat white XF2 and alittle of desert yellow XF59 & sky grey XF19 to match tomy mini helmet color
Boots sole: desert yellow XF59
mud weathering : Brown (JGSDF) XF72
gloves: flat black XF1
blaster: flat balck XF1 with chrome silver X11 weathering (drybrush)

u can refer to page 3 of my earlier posting for the parts visual.
hope that this helps and enjoy your mod :D

[Ryan1982]

looks so good. shots on the speeder are really cool.

[Dorgmal Snow]

Wonderful and a great break down cheers man

[ostrein]

xil3f that is the best scout trooper I have seen..

Can't say it any better!

Only thing I don't like on this Biker Scout ... is the sad fact that he's not part of my (small) collection :o

[feroze13]

Beautiful job man!

[xil3f]

Beautiful job man!

thanks!! feroze13 :peace

[Sturtrup]

I'll take inspiration for my dude!

http://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=968&pictureid=11329

[Crimsonbob]

After getting some nice gloves off dorgs and the uber cummberbund off vivisect i thought it was time my biker scout get a redo onto a TT slim, a respray, and a new bodysuit.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P1010367.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P1010370.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P1010371.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P1010372.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P1010374.jpg
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/suss12/P1010380.jpg

[unsung hero]

Looks very cool!!!

[Chakaman]

Cool pics CBob, very nice.

[Ryan1982]

nice shots bob! like the gloves too. good stuff.

[Crimsonbob]

Cheers guys :)

[BottleRocket]

Killer work CBob. I love the outdoor shots.

[thundergod]

Great work on ALL the Scouts and Speeders ( the little 'un's a cracker too). This figure has been one of my "grails" for a number of years and now that I have a Speeder on the way , I'm going to have to really try to hunt one down .

[Ryu]

Very nice Crimsonbob. Your work here looks very professional! :)

Random question, but where did you get the fake plants and stuff to make the base in your first pics?

[Crimsonbob]

Cheers man :)

I got the plastic Aquarium plants and reindeer moss off ebay :peace

[Ryu]

Thanks a lot man. Will come in handy for a Predator dio. Again, really nice job with the repaint and the scout. You must be proud with how it turned out. :)

[Crimsonbob]

Yeah im happy with it and tbh it didnt take that long to do. Oh if you get the aquarium plants get the 12" ones as their nice and big.

[thundergod]

Hey Bob , sounds a daft question , but what colour did you use on your Speeder ? The actual colour of the studio miniatures was brown , though they showed up green on screen ! This , added to my slight green/brown colour blindness, makes it tricky for me to match a good colour !! ( 99% of the time I have no problem with green/brown discrimination , but the Speeder Bike's colour falls in that 1% that I do have trouble with ! The "Aliens" Marine Pulse Rifle is another example ).:gah:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g55/thundergod_photos/001-12.jpg
( With thanks to bidufarewell for sorting me out with the Speeder !)

[Crimsonbob]

Well i primed the whole thing black then i done several washes of dark brown/black and then a wash of a green/brown/black at the end. I also had difficulty with the ratio but if you use mostly brown with a smidge of green you cant go wrong.

[thundergod]

Cheers Bob ,that's pretty much what I planned to do , I just wondered if there was a "straight -from-the-can " colour that'd save me the time/effort of all the boring paint mixing malarkey !:lol
As for the Speeder itself , when mine arrived today , it was the very first time I'd laid eyes on one "in the flesh " and I'm really surprised how good it is . It must be the best Star Wars item Hasbro released in 1/6 . The scale , proportions and general detail are pretty damn spot on and I can't wait to get stuck in painting it up .:yess:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g55/thundergod_photos/004-10.jpg

[Crimsonbob]

Yeah they are nice i love mine. Neyo looks great :wink1:

When i painted mine i just mixed em up got a big ass brush painted it all then buggered off and left it for 20mins, then came back and gave it another bash. the longest bit was repainting the metal parts and adding scratches etc. It took me a day to do the bike (being lazy) and about 5hrs to do the base.

[thundergod]

The base looks great Bob , if the Mrs allows me the display space , I'd like to do something along those lines myself .

[Crimsonbob]

Its pretty easy to do, i used an old chipboard shelf and took a chisel to the corners. The bits i knocked off i turned upside down and glued em back on to give it mounds. I sprayed the whole thing black then painted it brown and green etc. Added some games workshop grass here and there. Made a few bike supports from metal garden plant holder rods. A few aquarium plants and figure twisties round the rods. A bit more paint a few more plants, stones etc and it was done :peace

[Wanderer]

Hey guys i'm stunned by the work you guys have done! Great thread Cbob. Question: Is the Speeder Bike just the Hasbro one ive seen kicking around ebay for 30/40 quid? Also whats the best recommendation for a Biker Scout kit bash? Think its my turn next! Cheers
Nash

[Crimsonbob]

Yeah its just the hasbro 1/6 bike. The hasbro biker scout is the 1 most people are bashing but they are quite pricey to buy nowadays. I used a kotobukiya vinyl statue for mine. Dorgmal snow is selling biker scout armour kits and vivisect is doing the cummberbunds so thats an easier route. Sideshow will eventually be doing biker scouts but when i dunno :dunno

[thundergod]

See what you've started Crimsonbob ? " Biker Scout is the new Clonetrooper ". :rotfl
Sorry for hijacking the thread , but yes that's the Hasbro Bike and it's a bloody cracker ! And I'll let Bob tell you about Mr Snows latest endeavour . Take it away Crimsonbob .:clap



Doh ! Too slow .:rotfl

[Wanderer]

Cheers mate:hi5: Right time for a late night shop @ ebay me thinks! :)
This set has grown on me big time

[Dash]

Incredible job, Bud. \m/

[Crimsonbob]

See what you've started Crimsonbob ? " Biker Scout is the new Clonetrooper ". :rotfl
Sorry for hijacking the thread , but yes that's the Hasbro Bike and it's a bloody cracker ! And I'll let Bob tell you about Mr Snows latest endeavour . Take it away Crimsonbob .:clap



Doh ! Too slow .:rotfl

:rotfl:lol:rotfl

I do hope sideshow gets back on track with OT armoured figs im done with clones now and tbh OT is my main interest.

[thundergod]

I imagine Sideshow will give us one for "Jedi's" 30th anniversary .

[Vivisect]

Hey guys i'm stunned by the work you guys have done! Great thread Cbob. Question: Is the Speeder Bike just the Hasbro one ive seen kicking around ebay for 30/40 quid? Also whats the best recommendation for a Biker Scout kit bash? Think its my turn next! Cheers
Nash

Yeah its just the hasbro 1/6 bike. The hasbro biker scout is the 1 most people are bashing but they are quite pricey to buy nowadays. I used a kotobukiya vinyl statue for mine. Dorgmal snow is selling biker scout armour kits and vivisect is doing the cummberbunds so thats an easier route. Sideshow will eventually be doing biker scouts but when i dunno :dunno

I will be doing another batch of Scout cummerbund and pouches in a about 2 weeks, and will be throwing in body suits, neck cover, and leather ankle holsters cheap for people that get the armor sets. So that shouldn't leave much to get after that to finish a scout.

[thundergod]

Can you put me down for a set ?

[Vivisect]

Can you put me down for a set ?

To make things easier its better if people send me PM's about wanting stuff just so there's less of a chance I will miss it. Just don't want people to be irritated later that i didn't have them on a list for something because i missed a post, that's all.:horror

But thundergod, I do got you on the list now, so no worries. :)

I will probably start a new thread when i get started on the batch, because that will likely be the last batch of scout stuff i do for quite a while and I will want to make sure every one is aware of that because I want to get started on some Jedi gear because I need some for myself and a lot more people are interested in that over the scout stuff, and that list keeps growing like crazy.:horror

[cadaver202]

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae248/x1l3f/P1080605.jpg

What rifle is that? i need one of those!

[Vivisect]

Its an MG 42 machine gun, re purposed as a bad ass sniper rifle from a galaxy far, far away. :rock

They used a lot of WWII-Korean war stuff for Star Wars props, the Hasbro 12" Dengar, Ig88, and 4-Lom all come with one, but not as nice as the one he used, the Hasbro's are a little bulky looking. Nice ones are easy to get from Dragon and such. Actually you can still pick up blister packs of 2 by 21st Century Toys on eBay for about $10, and they are quite good quality especially if you are going to paint them anyway.

[thundergod]

It's actually an MG 34 , not 42 . The MG 42 was the one with the bulkier barrel . Star Wars utilised both and this caused confusion , especially with Dengar who was photographed with both . ( I'll take off my anorak now , it's very warm in here !) :lol

P.S , the sight is a modern addition , I've done the same with one I used for a Stormtrooper .

[Vivisect]

It's actually an MG 34 , not 42 . The MG 42 was the one with the bulkier barrel . Star Wars utilised both and this caused confusion , especially with Dengar who was photographed with both . ( I'll take off my anorak now , it's very warm in here !) :lol

P.S , the sight is a modern addition , I've done the same with one I used for a Stormtrooper .

Close enough :nana: ....Ok, mabee not. :)

The scope is a great addition, its cool how if you have never seen one of these guns before you could easily think it was a made up scifi sniper rifle, Or even just the way they are with out modding them they could pass for made up props.

I would like to find a 1/6 mg 42 with the squared off cooling thing over the barrel, but all I ever run across are the round barrel versions.

[Dorgmal Snow]

Geek alert!!!! LOL

:rip

[thundergod]

It's difficult to find a 42 ,(Dragon did do one but they're as rare as the proverbial now) I was after one for ages for my Dengar . You can get them in die-cast ( the companies name escapes me ) but they're quite expensive . And you , Dorgmal Snow , pot - kettle - black ! :nana:

[Dorgmal Snow]

lol pm sent geeeeeeekkkkkk!

[Vivisect]

And you , Dorgmal Snow , pot - kettle - black ! :nana:

:exactly:Right! :rotfl


Thanks for the links Mark. :duff

[unsung hero]

A little off topic, but has anyone here actually held a real MG-34? Those things are heavy as hell! I can't imagine having to run around in warfare carrying one of those, which is why I suppose they had teams of two with them, one to carry the gun, the other to carry the ammo!

[Vivisect]

Yea, there is an army surplus store I go to that has a lot of the stuff on display and it all weighs a ton, imagine doing a 10 mile hike in basic training carrying one of those things. :lol

[cadaver202]

perfect! thanks guys!

[astro666]

great stuff, you guys have some amazing skills. hey, if there is anybody in seattle who does customizing, i have lots of 1/6th weapons (mostly 21st century stuff) if you would wanna sift thru it and see if there is anything usable. i also have the loose figs, again mostly 21st century but some dragon and others. maybe we could trade for back-drops, backgrounds or dios? anyway if you are in the area and would wanna take a look at them just let me know. i live in downtown seattle in belltown.

astro666@hotmail.com