Boushh is ready for trooping!

Well, at least I hope she is! She still need to be approved by Nordic Garrisons GML to be able to come with me to Stockholm next weekend.

The helmet is finally done, and the only thing I need to finish now is my staff. Hopefully, it will be done by next weekend, but I haven't prioritised it because it is not needed for approval, and I'm planning to have a wookiee on leash this weekend. ;)

Here are some pics!

Boushh helmet ready for primer!

My Boushh helmet is finally ready for primer and paint!

Some parts of the helmet is going to be covered by leather, so I'll have to mask that before I paint. I have sanded the whole helmet so the paint will stick better.

I'll start off with grey primer and then a coat of brown. I think I will drybrush and airbrush the details, because they are too small to make with masking fluid.

This helmet kit has required tons of work, but finally I'm happy with it. Everywhere you see black (apart from fingerprints) I have modified the shape. I have used a lot of milliput! I have also used a whole package of white milliput, but that doesn't show as well as the black one. ;)


The front


Right ear


Left ear


The back, heavily modified with milliput



The original helmet


My kit, how it would look without modifications

Boushh helmet and armour progress

I have done some progress on Boushh, and hope to have the costume ready soon!

I have done most of the helmet building now, only missing the greebles and paint. The helmet was hard to build, with lots of parts not fitting at all. A lot of bondo was needed to make things look good! Still lots to do to make it look perfect!








The armour is now almost done, and has got a coat of primer. The tanks are almost done too, and I'll start work on the attachment piece soon.

Progress on the Boushh shoulder armour

I have finally glued my shoulder armour! I have been staring at those pieces for months now, because they just don't fit. But with a little dremeling here and a little dremeling there, everything is going so well!

First, I used magnets to fit the pieces together to see how they would look in different positions. I found the best place to glue them, and marked it with a pencil. Then I dremeled away the return edges on the back part, so that the parts would fit better together. Return edge over return edge is asking for trouble!







I sanded the pieces down and glued them with ABS weld. Earth magnets are good to use here, and a clamp on each side as well.

Todays progress on Boushh

I have worked a little on my helmet today, and for the first time I could try the pieces together and put my head inside! Wow, that's a lot of space! I think I need a wide screen TV and a popcorn maker in there. :D

I still have lots to do with fitting the pieces, and then a lot of bondo work to remove all the seams. This helmet isn't easy to build, and at this point I would rather assemble another AP kit. ;)

But, the costume is close to finished now, and I will be ready in time for the event at Finse.

Thermal detonator done!

The thermal detonator for my Boushh costume is finally done! I used rub'n'buff to get it shiny, and then I added Tamiya sand coloured weathering. The weathering doesn't show much on the pics, though. I really like the design of this one, as it lights up and blinks when I pull the safety button.

My Boushh parts have arrived!

My Boushh parts from Clothears have arrived! They are beautiful!

I got boot spats with boot discs, pants, outer tunic, inner shirt, cummerbund with spikes, cape and belt. The belt needs a hole and the cape needs to be attached to the bandolier before I can wear them, but that's soon to be fixed!

Now I just need to build the helmet, find the staff parts and assemble my bandolier. It's starting to look like something!

Mystery project revealed!

The time has come for me to reveal my mystery project, it's just too much for me to keep secret!

*drumroll*

I'm making a Boushh costume!

I have ordered everything I need except the staff, which I apparently should be able to get parts for in every plumber shop. I have started working on my helmet and armour, and the tanks are almost finished. The soft parts are ordered from Clothears, and the bandolier is on the way. I have been researching this costume since last november, when a garrison mate said that it would be cool with a Boushh in the garrison. In the meantime we have got one, so I'll be the second one as far as I know. :)

Here are some pics for you:


Pieces of the helmet coming together


My tanks, almost ready for primer


Gloves in soft suede leather


Leather boots that I hope will match the spats I have ordered


Bandolier greeblies with primer
(And a lollipop to those who can guess what I painted on that cardboard before those greeblies)

Mystery soft parts ordered!

I have ordered the soft parts for my mystery project! It turned out to be quite hard and very expensive to get the right material to sew it myself, so I just ordered everything. I found that I have very little time for sewing while working full time, so it may be the best solution if I am ever to finish the costume. :)

I'll work hard on my hard parts while waiting, and I hope to be done with everything when the package arrives. :D

Mystery kit in the mail!

I got a big box with armour pieces for my mystery project in the mail today!

I'll give you a little sneak peak of one of the pieces too, hehe.


Big box of armour!


A piece of shiny white abs.

Boots for my mystery project

I found the perfect boots for my mystery project today! They are beautiful! I have been looking through every single shoe shop I've seen for two months now, and finally I found a pair that works. Huzzah!

Another exciting picture; I give you... the bag! With the boots inside. ;)

My mystery project!

Secrets are always fun, and secret projects also! I have started to make my third costume now, and this time I will keep the whole project a secret. But I will blog it, so you can follow my progress. ;)

I bought some nice gloves today, perfect for my secret project. I hereby give you...*drumrolls*...the tag!