WIP...Ubese Mercenary...WIP

[Boba Felder]

Hey fellas,
I had a lil time on my hand yesterday,so I could mess around and customize a few parts for my Ubese Mercenary. I gathered most parts I wanna use and now it depends on how fast they can be delivered and how much time I got on my hands.
I kinda build the figure around the Blaster.....
Please let me know what you think so far...Critics and comments are welcomed.

http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/photo/data/500/Ubese_WIP.jpg

[hemble]

What I'm seeing so far is great, keep us posted on how this figure turns out.

Ron

[Crimsonbob]

Looking good and i so love that gun :D

[dh4]

Looking good so far…nice blaster!

[Vivisect]

I love those boots, I picked up a pair a while back from Monkey Depot to hopefully use for something eventually because they so cool looking, and seemed to fit a Star Wars theme really well. Though I don't remember mine having the spikes, I hope they do, Ill have to dig them out and have a look now.

[Boba Felder]

Thanks guys...

@Vivisect....NO they dont have the spikes...I added them....I took them off an extra Leia/Boussh shirt I had laying around and added some to the boots and gloves.

[Vivisect]

Thanks guys...

@Vivisect....NO they dont have the spikes...I added them....I took them off an extra Leia/Boussh shirt I had laying around and added some to the boots and gloves.

Thats a nice extra touch on them, makes them match up with the gloves nicely. I picked up my pair for a Kyle Katarn I want to do someday.

[Ryan1982]

looking very good. that blaster is so cool. i really like the gloves too. cant wait to see this one all put together.

[the dude person]

Nice looking stuff so far Bobafelder... but I gotta say I liked the stock when it was black... but the brown wood color works too I suppose.

[Artoo]

Looking great, how long until the unveil?!!!!

@Vivisect....NO they dont have the spikes...I added them....I took them off an extra Leia/Boussh shirt I had laying around and added some to the boots and gloves.

Here's an idea for getting some spikes. I found these little bead things in the necklace bead area of my craft store. I simply cut off the round "bead" part and flattened with a file (they are made of metal). You can glue them onto anything. They're a little larger than what you have, but you get a bunch of them in a pack.

[Boba Felder]

Thanks again for your feedback.

@ the dude person....Well I thought it look a bit more rugged...I believe it will fit the theme better than the all "clean" look of a black blaster.

@ rfr5671....yeah I keep my eyes open for stuff that can be used in the dollie world :chew...but those "beads" you discovered look pretty cool...
I dunno...maybe 2-3 weeks I think....

[d_jedi1]

This looks like it's gonna be an awesome custom.
BTW I like to save the brass bits from inside disposable lighters.. you know, the valves and such. they make interesting items when used for 1:6th applications.

[Boba Felder]

Good Morning....
I had some more time on my hand yesterday evening,and did a few more customizations to that Ubese guy.

The first thing I did was dying those WWII US Airborne pants brown/ish....I like how that color came out. Then I dug out the Dremel and dremeled out that Sideshow Boushh helmet adapter to fit a Barrack Sgt. Neck adapter plate. After that I was pretty happy with the result...BUT...yeah a screaming BUUUUUUUUUUUUT....the breast armor wouldnt fit over the adapter nor did it fit underneath the adaptor....So I sanded that whole thing down and now it does fit the diameter of the armor...OK I thought....lets put the sideshow helmet on top to see how that fits!!! and IT DOES NOT FIT.....well...now what????? Here came the idea...just use that Thomy helmet Chakaman sent me.....and this thing fits perfectly....the only thing is,that I have to cover the neck with some kind of cloth.....I think these where the hardest tasks to take in this custom.

OK...enough of that BLA BLA BLA....here come the pics

http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/photo/data/500/Ubese_WIP_1.JPG
http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/photo/data/500/Ubese_WIP_1_2_.JPG
http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/photo/data/500/Ubese_WIP_1_3_.JPG
http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/photo/data/500/Ubese_WIP_1_1_.JPG

[pm07]

Looking good brother. I picked up a SSC Boushh Head last week to bash a Ubese Merc. I like the wooden stock on the blaster, it goes with the leather parts you are using in your figure. It gives it a 'travelled' look to me.

[Artoo]

Looking great!!!! Never thought of making a bash of an Ubese.

[Vivisect]

Those pants look awesome for the project, I like the colors of of them.

[Chakaman]

I agree, the pants are cool. Where did you get them or did you make them??

[Boba Felder]

No...I didnt make those pants.
The pants are from the so called M 42 Jumpsuit Reinforced and was the standart US Airborne Uniform on D-Day 1944.

@Chakaman....THIS Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/DID-WWII-US-Airborne-Stiner-Uniform-for-12-Figures-1-6_W0QQitemZ230446209610QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Defau ltDomain_0?hash=item35a7aa1a4a) might help ya out


This is the whole Uniform:

http://www.d-daykleding.nl/webshop/images/M42_reinforced.jpg

[Dorgmal Snow]

looking good!!!

[Chakaman]

Cheers Danny! Thanks!!

[Boba Felder]

OK....I didnt do much to this figure yesterday,except for adding some cloth to the neckjoint as I stated before and tried to find a solution for covering the arms and upper torso....I am not satisfied with the outcome and it wont stay that way....I just discovered some parts/cloth,that hopefully will do the trick.

...and I made a new cape,since I think I wont be able to get the right hang from the sideshow offer. Just needs to be dyed a darker brown.
Thats about it....now I`ll have to wait on the other stuff to arrive.

Here is another WIP picture.

http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/photo/data/500/DSC_1056.jpg

[Hewer]

Pretty cool custom. I have one of the Tomy helmets and now you have given me ideas to use it in a bash. Top work mate looking forward to the end result.

[the dude person]

Looks good so far. So what's his name/story? Or are you not gonna give this figure any background?

[Boba Felder]

Thanks again for your feedback fellas.

So what's his name/story? Or are you not gonna give this figure any background?

....hmmmmmmmmmm I am still researching....but I think he will need a name and some kind of background.

BTW...I think I´ll have to do a second head...one without the helmet.
So does anybody know how the Ubese look. I did google and they came up with a few pics,BUT not much. I have to figure something out.

[Vivisect]

Thanks again for your feedback fellas.



....hmmmmmmmmmm I am still researching....but I think he will need a name and some kind of background.

BTW...I think I´ll have to do a second head...one without the helmet.
So does anybody know how the Ubese look. I did google and they came up with a few pics,BUT not much. I have to figure something out.

Google for Boushh.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Boushh
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ubese

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/c/c7/Boushh.png

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/c/c1/Boushh-EAP.png

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/2/2b/Ubese_UAA.jpg

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/4/4b/Ubese.jpg

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/a/a3/Ubese_SnV.jpg

Hope this helps, Its mostly comic stuff, so there seems to be a wide range of appearances, I like the white faces that look wrinkled in the 4th pic.

[Boba Felder]

@Vivisect....thanks for your effort. These are the pics I´ve seen too.
I kinda lean towards on of those "pale" faces....looks creepy enough for me....

[Vivisect]

@Vivisect....thanks for your effort. These are the pics I´ve seen too.
I kinda lean towards on of those "pale" faces....looks creepy enough for me....

Yea, there's not much to go on for them.

[Boba Felder]

Well......I`ve made a cumberbund out of leather today,repainted the "Harness" and added the kneepads.....
Sorry for the crappy pic...used my cellphone camera....my DSLR´s battery died on me....

http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/photo/data/500/S1030714.jpg

[the dude person]

looks great so far! I'd say you're almost done, nice work.

[Artoo]

Looking great!

[Crimsonbob]

looks good, i especially like the trousers, boots and i like the use of the Pred knee pads :peace

[hemble]

Sensational work and I really like the clothing you are given it, I might I to give this a try myself.

Ron

[Boba Felder]

Thanks for all that positive feedback. I am impatiently waiting on 2 shirts that hopefully will solve my shirt "problem".....I am still thinking about giving him somekind of Handblaster.....hhhhhhhhmmmmmmm lets see how my ideas work out!

[Boba Felder]

...and another batch of ordered items arrived.I got the belt,pouches and holster in a lil package on friday.....yesterday I made that lil Blaster out of a yavin Luke Blaster and a Frontgrip of an M 4 Rifle.Cut up the shoulderholster,so it can be used as a thigh holster.
PLMK what you think.....

http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/photo/data/500/S1030715.jpg

[the dude person]

Looking good Boba Felder, can't wait to see how this turns out. It just keeps getting better and better!

I especially love your blasters... they just look so naturally Star Wars (unlike some stuff I saw on the clone wars TV show clicking through channels recently... apparently they used the voice actor who plays Spongebob Squarepants as some kind of fat security officer with one ear missing, replaced by some sort of retro sci-fi sort of microphone... ugh... :slap)

anyway, keep up the good work!

[Boba Felder]

I am DONE :chew
Ditched the Handblaster, Holster and the Gloves though....I will shoot pix some time this week....again thanks for all of the positive feedback!!!

[Artoo]

You can't tease us like that! :banghead