Boba Fett v3.0 – 3D Print – Armor, Collar Plate, Repair, Continued

Let’s Fix This…

With the J-B Weld completely dry, I’m happy with the strength of the fix. So, onward I go…

The amount of of extra space needed was fairly large, in order to remove the tension on the Collar Plate while connected to the Back Plate. It will now need to be filled with filament.

I used my soldering iron to melt it into the opening.

This seemed to work pretty well, because it actually melted the existing plastic and really helped it to bond to the new filament.

Tools assembled for the next task…

The metal rasp was used, first, to take the majority of the overfill off…

The result. Lots of scratches, but these will all get filled with glazing putty later.

Boba Fett v3.0 – 3D Print – Armor, Collar Plate, Repair, Continued

Let’s Fix This…

Supplies secured, now it’s time to get to work…

Measuring the length needed for the metal reinforcement.

Strapping cut down to the correct length.

I then made some rough marks where it needed to me cut for the front angles.

Metal strapping, front angles cut.

The Collar Plate was then reconnected to the Back Plate. I did this so I was able to add in some empty space, which will get filled in later, to try and take some of the pressure off of the pieces when connected. Ready to mix the J-B Weld…

I put a layer of mixed J-B Weld onto the parts…

Then, pressed the metal strapping into the J-B Weld and clamped it.

I then added more J-B Weld along the edges so that it encapsulated the metal strapping. I’ll let this dry, and see how well it holds.

Boba Fett v3.0 – 3D Print – Armor, Collar Plate, Silver Base Coat

Getting That Metal Look…

With the proper smoothness attained, it’s time to lay down the silver base paint…

I did a final wet sanding with 1200 grit sand paper.

First coat of silver base paint.

Once it was dry, I wet sanded it with 1200 grit sand paper. This should knock down any remaining high areas and help give it some depth.

Second coat of silver base paint. Looks nice and smooth!

Boba Fett v3.0 – 3D Print – Armor, Collar Plate, More Primer

Back On Track…

I was finally able to make it back to Harbor Freight to get some of the good primer…

This stuff deserves it’s own entry…

I sanded the last coat of glazing putty and applied a third coat of primer. It’s really starting to look smooth!

I did some aggressive dry sanding with medium grit sand paper.

Then gave it a fourth coat of primer.