Monday
Apr062020
THE MANDALORIAN RISING PHOENIX JETPACK
RISING PHOENIX JETPACK
*also visit the DEATH WATCH JETPACK
VIDEO TUTORIAL *featuring ALUMALUSTER for the first time!
The kit consists of:
- the main body shell (rotocast smoothcast 300 resin)
- beacon
- control prod
- top tank caps (x2)
- bottom tank puck mounts (X2)
- Thruster balls (X2)
- Thruster cones (X2)
- spine bricks (X14)
- thruster assembly knobs (X4)
- middle tank cap/rocket
- laser cut styrene middle thruster inset
- laser cut body covers (X2)
- laser cut ribbed rubber details (X2)
- vinyl decals
To learn how to apply this chrome technique (no special equipment or chemicals needed!) please click on the TUTORIAL VIDEO linked at the top of this page.
The rear can be detailed with an optional foam liner and styrene strips.
HOW IT WAS MADE:
The Rising Phoenix started life using the standard Boba Fett Jetpack body, and building around it. I began the new components by drawing them in CAD and 3D printing them, making sure each component fit the existing jetpack shell.
TO SEE HOW THE BODY WAS MADE, VISIT THE CLASSIC JETPACK WEBPAGE.