| This is quite possibly one of my most
favorite kits. At least it used to be when I had fewer to choose from. Just
everything about this kit screams coolness. The sculpting on this kit is
out of this world. It is quite possibly perfect, what else can be expected
from the Japanese. I swear, they can do no wrong. I painted this kit in
my standard Boba Fett colors of greens and greys. I don't really like his
rainbow jet pack seen in A New Hope SE (I think). I prefer the green jet
pack from Jedi (I think). He looks more menacing with a matching jet pack
This was the first Boba Fett kit that I discovered my spray and scratch
technique to make the chipped metal look. In case you haven't read about
it yet, what I do is pre-spray the pieces to be chipped in a hard silver
enamel. Then I paint over that in a soft acrylic of whatever the outer color
will be. Then, when it is dry, I scratch the soft outer layer off with an
X-ACTO leaving the hard under surface shining through. I liked how this
kit came out so much, that I decided to make a nice base for it. I wanted
a "grassy field" kind of look. It kind of makes Fett look like a feline
predator stalking his prey in the tall grass. I started by making a small
terrain out of layered cardboard on a wooden plaque. Then I covered it in
glue and sprinkled dirt all over it. Then I took railroad field grass and
glued it all around and plopped Fett in the middle of it. The kit cost me
around $25 off of eBay. The total cost for the base was probably around
$5 or $6. |
