May the Fourth, international Star Wars Day, came and went. With it, we saw the premiere of Bad Batch. If you have been living in a Sarlac pit, everyone’s favorite group of rejects from the last season of Clone Wars got their own show.
It was a good episode, longer than I expected at around 71 minutes. I will avoid spoilers for the moment, but not for long. I plan to give a synopsis of each episode the week following its airing to give everyone a chance to get caught up.
The original plan was to try and get a full set of the Bad Batch’s signature helmets printed up and finished prior to the debut of the show, but life happens. I did get my brand new Ender 5 Plus set up in a temporary home this week. So instead of my previous plan, I will be printing the helmets and working on them throughout the season. There are 16 episodes planned, so that should be plenty of time to finish all five helmets.
I got some pretty awesome looking files from Galactic Armory. I will reserve judgement until I get them printed, but the first impression are good. He just finished Echo as well. Swing by and check out what he has to offer.
First up is Hunter. It is printing as I write this. I will be posting a guide to how I do the paint and finishing for each helmet. I am also working to provide a time lapse and video guide as well. Those will be found on the Pete Things Youtube channel.
The thought is, pending nothing unforeseen, to have the first helmet finished by next week, so look for an update on that soon. I am super excited about finally being able to show you all what I have been up to. Wrecker will follow and that should be over the following few weeks.
Getting the shops up and running has also been a priority lately. I broke my toe a few months back, so it has slowed down progress. This is the reason for the temporary home for the Ender 5. I just couldn’t put off getting started anymore. It’s not perfect as a professional shop, but things are still progressing!
I am also working on something special. A display inspired by Cara Dune, so stay tuned. Speaking of Marshall Dune, there are also some rumblings that she may be making a return to Disney/Lucasfilms, but we will have to wait and see. NatGeo is going to move ahead with airing the Gina Carano episode of Running Wild and her merchandise is starting to show up on shelves again, so the rumors may have legs.
So, that is what I have been working on. I am trying to keep up with producing content, and that should be easier with the new printer. Hopefully, I can find time in there somewhere to put together the Lego sets I have been sitting on. I have the Razorcrest and Mos Eisley Cantina to put together. I will be doing a build video and a review for both of those as well.
Until next time. Stay awesome!
Pete