This statue arrived damaged! Can I repair it? (Iron Studios Jabba the Hutt Statue Restoration)

[@greedo7373]

All your work looks FANTASTIC!!!!! Great job, sir!

[@namrufmot]

Your ability to color match is the most impressive part of this whole video

[@DesignedAssassin]

The fact that this finished model looks better than the original is crazyyy, nice job man! 🤯

[@BanthaPooDoo64]

I love items like this ,there’s many that just give up and get rid of it ,but collectors like you and me see opportunity to repair and personalize it makes for fun.

[@Jaytee.]

You did an incredible job not only repairing the statue, but improving on the frog bowl too! Over the years I've had to repair items that have arrived damaged. It's obviously annoying to open a box and find the item staring up at you like a wounded soldier. But I must admit, there is a certain amount of pride that comes from fixing and sometimes even improving the item. I use Milliput all the time for fixing things and sculpting also. It's a bit messy, but it's a great product.

[@spaceboyg78]

This is so incredibly impressive! Even more than Boushh did when they dealt with the Mighty Jabba 😉

[@ServantOfBoron]

Amazing work and I personally think you did awesome job fixing the throne itself. It looks like it belongs there. Amazing work.

[@diyapia]

What an opportunity for an artist! How cool that you found one so cheap to have a blank canvas to do it your way….the bad beginning gave you a challenge you surpassed and a fun video my family enjoyed…Excellent work as always, exalted one….

[@Certawin]

Very nicely done. Like that you took it to another level. With the frog bowl. And the throne looks amazing.

[@BB-it3ks]

Fantastic work! You really breathed new life into the statue!

[@rebelsatcloudnine]

I'm quite envious of this project as it looks like it was a lot of fun to repair and repaint. The end result is simply stunning! You didn't add too much to the original model but what you did really made this look 100 times better than what Iron Studios presented.

[@sw0578]

Came out a lot better than I expected

[@JasonALMS2010]

Came out way better than the release version. Awesome!

[@vernonwilmervideo]

This is the best flip I've ever seen!

[@TheBoleksiw]

Excellent job. Your painting really has come along. I have also purchased damaged model kits and collectables and done similar redo’s. you are one of my fav’s on KZbin 😊

[@CapitalNick]

This is fantastic. Better than the original.

[@justinhaynes1085]

That was an awesome save. I would've done a lot of the work differently. Always enjoyed your channel. My son and I are huge jabba and Bib fans

[@BlackArroToons]

Great restoration. Sorry it was damaged so badly. Great repair on Crumb too. Nice work on making Jabba look more vibrant and less pale. Jabba is often a high priced statue/figure, I hope they bring out more versions at lower prices in the future. Thanks.

[@danielsolis3148]

This was amazing. The statue is beautiful!

[@onebeartoe]

Nice repair, thanks for showing some of your techniques!

[@jochenscollection-moviesco3845]

AMAZING job!! Congrats 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@davidweir3641]

Amazing work. Lots of useful tips and fantastic results.

[@ricciardomoura2402]

Fantastic restoration!

[@ponchostoybox]

Talented man with the 3d designing

[@lorddarkfuture]

Toypolloi level of fixing, very nice!

[@bradpattinian4875]

I would never had known that you made any repairs if I hadn't watched you do it. Looks perfect.

[@BLRtactics]

Its a dream item for any Jabba fan, I think you did a mighty fine repair and repaint job!

[@BoxerbrosStudio]

Great job! Man, your videos are SOO satisfying!

[@drdwaynecuster]

Wow! Looks awesome! Great job!

[@JB-eh2oj]

Great job. I really enjoyed that.

[@Polygonlin]

Dude you did an AMAZING Job fixing this! of course i would have modeled the parts in Zbrush or Blender, that way you could have given them Texture and stuff, but for using Tinkercad they came out looking great!

[@scotthallgv]

Turned out really nice. Good job. I got a Wonder Woman Bombshells original statue for a song cuz it had a massive chip in the back of the hair and with a little two-part epoxy putty was able to fix it right up. Always great when you have the ability/knowhow/skill to save something from the bin where it might eventually end up cuz it got broken somewhere along the way. Again, very nice work sir, love the frogs!

[@JunefierFoxtrot]

My Gosh you made it look better then the original! Amazing job. I'm so glad I found your channel again and Subscribed :) Looking forward to seeing more new videos 👍

[@alexanderbarbosa98]

Hello, love your collection and work!! I did repair the first release jabba from the 90s the large piece made of foam!!!

[@BrynSmith76]

It looks so much better. I've got a similar jigsaw to put together of a MrT ceramic money box I sold on eBay. The only difference was, I think I packed it perfectly but the courier I used did a bit of a Jim Carrey delivery at the start of Ace Ventura. It is still wrapped up from when I received it back in pieces so it will all still be in there. Your video has encouraged me to have a go at it. I might try and put some milliput on the inside first so I have something to support the pieces to stop them falling inside. Maybe I should do a better paint job on it too.

[@SeraphimKnight]

Honestly it's probably almost worth swapping in this jabba and the rail into your intact statue since they look that much better!

[@pnag]

Looks fantastic, and a really great explanation of the work involved. Thanks!

[@darthg6505]

Very good work! Most Impressive!

[@Oma_Ender]

Weird little tip for fogged up translucents, use some windex/glass cleaner, works like a charm

[@incomprehensiblerubbish3499]

Absolutely wonderful work, that hole repair came out spotless😮

[@CaretakerWanted]

Great job and video, MJC!

[@Omen_Customs]

Well done on the work you did, I normally make a cardboard back wall so when you add the milliput in don’t fall into the model. Paint work was spot on.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Yes that occurred to me. How do you secure it inside the model?

[@DonDiesel85]

Brother the hookah came out awesome good job

[@4masteryoda]

Absolutely incredible!

[@zombiedad]

Nice work!

[@nolove175]

Jeez. Amazing job.

[@SparkyNarwhal]

What an awesome video! It turned out amazing

[@devinmichaels6822]

Use a tooth brush to get pitted texture it helps nice job jabba

[@williamwallace9427]

Nice work

[@FranklyPeetoons]

Who the heck buys a delicate $500 collectible and lets toddlers use it as a lawn toy?!? Great job on repairing & improving this damaged statue.

[@frasermcgeough]

Looks great!

[@jeremylambden2284]

Impressive fix 👍

[@ChooseyourownpathWoodcrafts]

Amazing job

[@jesser1070]

Whenever you do a 3d modeling video, I'm always so jealous of your painting skills! I don't do 3d modeling myself, but I have some kits for miniatures, and I'd be ecstatic if you did a more in-depth painting video (plus using milliput and stuff like that).

[@mrcydonia]

I wish I had the talent to do this kind of thing.

[@bilwisss]

where you not tempted to foam back fill the base? ....so many different dry wall hole repair ideas also come to mind (creating a stable under structure to build on)

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Well I thought of using tape or something to make a structure to build on, but it didn’t really seem necessary in the end

[@brianf9482]

I just recently bought this statue and it thankfully came intact. For starters I absolutely love the work you did on it, starting from the repair and replacements, especially redoing the frog bowl! Something so relatively easy, yet made it look so more accurate. It makes you think how easy the manufacturers could of done the same, but went the super cheap route just to make more profit. My main reason I'm writing is for some painting advice. I want to simulate as best as I can what you did with Jabba. I don't own an airbrush anymore and actually want to use basic brushes, so could you describe what paints I would need and the process you used with a bit more explanation? Thank you.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

If you want to just use a brush, you could try adding a brown wash over parts of the figure to see how that looks. I think it would help. It might be hard to replicate exactly what I did without using an airbrush, unless you want to totally repaint the figure.

[@brianf9482]

@@MightyJabbasCollection What would you suggest to use to get that slimy nasal drainage and around the mouth?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I have some acrylic gloss coat (DuraClear High Gloss varnish) that I use for wet things like eyes, and I’ve used other similar products in the past

[@toni7501]

Awesome video! I was wondering what glue was used? The foot of my iron studios wasp snapped off and I need to repair but wasn't sure what glue was best. Thanks in advance!.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Superglue would probably work. If you need more strength you can try 5-min epoxy

[@YodaPagoda]

Glad I saved this video for a time when I could enjoy it. 3D printing is just amazing, and I'm impressed with how you utilized it. The repaint of Jabba was excellent, will he replace your original one in your display? Sideshow had some major discounts for Black Friday, and I took the plunge on their sixth scale Jabba, your review of Sideshow's Jabba is why I subscribed to your channel!

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

For the moment I have replaced the undamaged one in my display with this one, since it really does look better

[@YodaPagoda]

@@MightyJabbasCollection excellent decision, your paint work speaks for itself!

[@CattyMintgum]

*receives broken item* Everyone Else: "Where is my refund? D:" Mighty Jabba: *Fixes it and makes it better than the original product*

[@raccooneyes2099]

what a shame it arrived broken.. but it was a blessing as your personal touches made it more awesome!!

[@kaioken654]

Bravo

[@robertgriffiths1724]

Way to nice about it E 600 Some mullipit should work for missing items? 🤣🤣🤣called it Good job

[@risuta1687]

Hi sir, nice vid, what glue did you use btw?

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I think it was Bob Smith insta-cure super glue

Geniooo

[@lolersk87]

you shouldve built the corner piece seperate and THEN glued it in place as one piece

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Keep in mind that it was very difficult to figure out where the pieces went. Some were missing or broken or otherwise wouldn’t fit well. I would have had no prayer of assembling it separately without the outer framework to work from

[@smbcollector]

In addition to what @MightyJabbasCollection said, you also have to consider that this isn't a flat puzzle; the base's ceramic has a thickness to it that is curving around a corner, and is shattered in a way that doesn't always expose the bare ceramic on an outward slant. Thus, it would theoretically be possible to reconstruct the piece, but it would be impossible to slide it in.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Well put

[@lolersk87]

@@smbcollector that’s why you’d flatten the edges on both once it’s been reconstructed I’ve done it a few times It’s not that hard

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I guess I’d better call you next time

[@darthprime4916]

Got a couple iron studios… and I’m not impressed by any of their stuff.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

What statues do you have? I like this one overall, but the retail price is considerably higher than I feel it should be for the quality

[@kevinsterner9104]

I can't believe you just gave up and puttied it over with all those extra pieces leftover.

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Trust me, they wouldn't fit together. I tried. Part of the issue is probably that didn't get all of the pieces I did glue in the right places. But in any case, if I had tried to force all of the pieces in there it would've been much bumpier than it already was

[@nathandavern7030]

I think the dude was annoyed that it only sold for 99 dollars so he was salty and didn't want to put much effort into packaging the statue