Stormtrooper Black Series Helmet

 

Found a Black Series helmet at a local toy fair and I decided to have some fun with it by adding some interior detail. Not screen accurate, (is there really a screen accurate shot of the inside?). I know there is a version in a Star Wars cross section book somewhere, but I don't care much for the lenses being covered by greeblie bits so I decided to do my own thing.

On top of that I don't have all the details or resources to recreate it faithfully. 

Besides I'm not a fan of the way it's depicted in the first place.

So I'm going to do it my way.

I took the sections apart and started gluing foam to the interior.

A fun weekend project, That's all for now.

Blaster Mod

 I liked this video so...

I hunted the gun down on eBay, which I had a hell of a time finding due to its age...

I found some airsoft parts for the side magazine and started painting...

The end result.

And then there's this.

More Experimentation with Foam

 More experimentation with foam costuming. Trying my hand using cleaner cuts and better forming techniques. 

Also I'm tinkering with different styles and shapes based on anime line art styles used in the 80's.

Much of the emphasis is trying to figure out cool helmet designs.

Still doing this just for fun.

More to come...

Wasn't happy with the face plate so I decided to revise it...

I also modified a Nintendo Zapper to use as a sidearm and decided to add a trigger guard to the grip.

Foam Tie Fighter Pilot: Continued

 

Beginning the finishing touches on my foam Tie Fighter Pilot.

Still have to add hoses and details to the chest box, but it seems to be coming along nicely.

Also I need to add the Imperial cogs at the top, but all in good time.

I decided to do some additional work on the frown as I felt the first run lacked depth and didn't seem convincing enough.

I'm looking for completion by Halloween. 

Hoses attached and tested. More to follow...

Almost there...

And done. Put tthis one to rest.

Revoltech Dancougar

Chōjū Kinshin Dancougar (超獣機神ダンクーガ) 1985 Ashi Productions number 78 sculpted by Yamaguchi Katsuhisa

Dancougar, yes I spell it with an R at the end, it just works for me. 

Dancougar was a combining robot series released in 1985 and followed the adventures of a 5 member team of pilots, battling the Muge Zorbados Empire.

This Revoltech figure is a fine complement to the Dangaioh Revoltech that I wrote about back in 2014.

Dancougar is a fine rendition of the combined mecha piloted by the Jyusenki Tai or Cyber Beast Force.

The figure stands at approximately 5 inches, not tall these figures, and has many ball and socket joins distributed amongst its limbs to deliver a variety of poses.

Accessories include a variety of hands (which have been put in storage and I need to find) along with the Dancouken sword.

Well I found the hands, the usual variety. Open expression hands, holding hands and closed fists.

Double handing the Dankouken is a bit tricky due to the wide shoulders.

A fine figure with an incredible range of motion.