All thanks to Brinin's post whom give me an idea to rework my C3PO.
Basically, I redone the neck, upper arms & widen torso's area.
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flying dutchman
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I thought that the Hasbro C 3PO was to shiny so I dirtied him up. The Medicom is great but out of scale and expensive.....Still waiting for a Sideshow version
I thought that the Hasbro C 3PO was to shiny so I dirtied him up. The Medicom is great but out of scale and expensive.....Still waiting for a Sideshow version
mortifactor
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I'm back from being away for 3 weeks (funnily enough, I saw one of those c3pos, the dirtied up desert one, being sold at a random stall at a street fair where I was, but it was £35 I'd rather put toward a death star droid)
I made slow progress on my droids, but managed to get some painting and initial weathering done on one of the R5s
(the droid in the background is the inspiration for this one)
This is with the new rim I made, without the plastic bits that finish it off
Also want to include this as its creepy
Also, while not droid related, on my travels I found a closing down habitat store (furniture/decor shop in the UK) that was in its final throes and picked up some bits that will suit a scene I plan on building some time in the future (not all habitats are closed atm, i recommend going and checking if you have one nearby to get some bargains)
Upside down bathroom pot thing = table, ceramic storage things for stools (I will paint them and add lights to the tables I got eventually) The pot is a little smaller than the official cantina tables, but are still serviceable with some touching up. If anybody wants to find these they have 'names', the table is called 'Lima' and the stools are 'Stacka' if asking instore
Also at habitat they where giving away all their old swatches, I grabbed a HUGE amount of all the brown/black/sicklygreenbrown 30cm x 30cm leather samples! go check it out if there is one near - I'm sure somebody might find this info useful if theyre bashing something together but i dont know where to post it =/
I made slow progress on my droids, but managed to get some painting and initial weathering done on one of the R5s
This is with the new rim I made, without the plastic bits that finish it off
Also want to include this as its creepy
Also, while not droid related, on my travels I found a closing down habitat store (furniture/decor shop in the UK) that was in its final throes and picked up some bits that will suit a scene I plan on building some time in the future (not all habitats are closed atm, i recommend going and checking if you have one nearby to get some bargains)
Upside down bathroom pot thing = table, ceramic storage things for stools (I will paint them and add lights to the tables I got eventually) The pot is a little smaller than the official cantina tables, but are still serviceable with some touching up. If anybody wants to find these they have 'names', the table is called 'Lima' and the stools are 'Stacka' if asking instore
Also at habitat they where giving away all their old swatches, I grabbed a HUGE amount of all the brown/black/sicklygreenbrown 30cm x 30cm leather samples! go check it out if there is one near - I'm sure somebody might find this info useful if theyre bashing something together but i dont know where to post it =/
Dorgmal Snow
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Simply wonderful..... WONDERful... great weathering
Chakaman
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Awesome work Mort, R5 is going to looks great when done.
Brilliant idea on the cantina tables, those are going to look fab when you attach the lights to them.
Brilliant idea on the cantina tables, those are going to look fab when you attach the lights to them.
mortifactor
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I'm finding it tricky to use milliput to fill in the recessed lines on the R5 heads, I've done it once well enough on the R5 I've pictured but its taking hours to get it filling the gap correctly and sanding it smooth on the second R5, is milliput superfine any better at this?
mortifactor
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I started by basing the pattern on R5-C7, loser droid of episode 2. I remade the rim but kept it as an OT looking r5 head (theyre different!) because I want to think of mine as an OT and beyond era guy. I made up the rear of the droid's pattern as no picture existed.
Many little rectangles later, this is the status of the R5:
I really hate my camera, it makes it look nothing like in real life
i spent ages delicately scratching bits with a piece of metal, and making washes go like realistic grime as well as brushing some silver leaf on exposed areas
tried to get some comparison shots of the new rim vs the old one.
When I get back to uni, I am going to use their digital SLRs to take some cool atmospheric shots with 1/6th stuff I've got + try and work on some environments. The inability to stage and document this droid irks me
Many little rectangles later, this is the status of the R5:
I really hate my camera, it makes it look nothing like in real life
i spent ages delicately scratching bits with a piece of metal, and making washes go like realistic grime as well as brushing some silver leaf on exposed areas
tried to get some comparison shots of the new rim vs the old one.
When I get back to uni, I am going to use their digital SLRs to take some cool atmospheric shots with 1/6th stuff I've got + try and work on some environments. The inability to stage and document this droid irks me
mortifactor
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I've done a few touch ups like painting the feet wires and managed to get some better pictures!
Its next to some mirrors btw, I haven't made 4 of them lol
The picture grain kind of absorbs all the surface wash weathering, I sprayed a 3 part water to 1 part citadel wash through an airbrush (repeated with gryphonne sepia, devlan mud, then badab black) and dabbed it gently with a tissue to get a natural looking mottled "years
without a wipe" effect.
Scratches were made with an old bit of biscuit tin, on the white parts to reveal grey undercoat underneath which when washed looks like the droid has driven through a bramble bush
I also used some 320 and 2000 sand paper to make the patterns on the dome a bit less vibrant, and dry brushed some silver leaf paste stuff all over it for a worn patina (don't know where the stuff is from, but it goes on like a treat - it is very very thin yet is very pastey so perfect for this application)
I got rid of the original plastic eyes and remade these out of some 3mm eyelets from maplins - I have no idea what eyelets are meant to be for other than 1/6 R5 eyes tbh.
I've gotten a tad precious with this one now, but for my next droid I'm going to try make it as grotty as possible... will probably try to submerge it in a bitumen solution and hope the plastic doesn't turn brittle
Its next to some mirrors btw, I haven't made 4 of them lol
The picture grain kind of absorbs all the surface wash weathering, I sprayed a 3 part water to 1 part citadel wash through an airbrush (repeated with gryphonne sepia, devlan mud, then badab black) and dabbed it gently with a tissue to get a natural looking mottled "years
without a wipe" effect.
Scratches were made with an old bit of biscuit tin, on the white parts to reveal grey undercoat underneath which when washed looks like the droid has driven through a bramble bush
I also used some 320 and 2000 sand paper to make the patterns on the dome a bit less vibrant, and dry brushed some silver leaf paste stuff all over it for a worn patina (don't know where the stuff is from, but it goes on like a treat - it is very very thin yet is very pastey so perfect for this application)
I got rid of the original plastic eyes and remade these out of some 3mm eyelets from maplins - I have no idea what eyelets are meant to be for other than 1/6 R5 eyes tbh.
I've gotten a tad precious with this one now, but for my next droid I'm going to try make it as grotty as possible... will probably try to submerge it in a bitumen solution and hope the plastic doesn't turn brittle
Dorgmal Snow
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soooo wonderful.... stunning and weathered to total perfection.......
clparker04
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Wow he is so cool mate I love what you have done on him...
mortifactor
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Thanks guys, I can't wait to do more stuff and eventually fit it all together - I'm working on my cheapo £5 home made nadon's nook at the moment. Hope to get better camera and lighting capabilities soon so I can show stuff off without it being in the bathroom
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love droids !!!
mortifactor
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I have 2 R5s, 2 R2s, and a death star droid to paint but have just not had the time with university lol. Also 7 power droids and a treadwell to paint 
Um, I don't own any Astros (Been bought everywhere lol.), but I've been looking at all y'alls designs and they look awesome! I'd love to see some more. Especially some original designs, like a Astro war-droid or something.
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