DeathProof's ROTJ Fett: BH-32794

I recently added a Disney hot potato thermal detonator to my arsenal (painted and weathered it) and kids loved it at the Reads Day event last weekend. One took off running when I fired it up. :)

I had to reglue the velcro on my MOW ammo belt as well. I love the functional pouches on it. Great info in here and all the best on your build.
 
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Fixed the picture issue. It's a bit of a detour, but by uploading the photos to photobucket, click on the 'link' icon in the top left corner to share, then select the IMG option (for forums), that works. Thanks Bavery for the tip.
 
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When I don't work mornings, it's very difficult not to want to play dress up and stomp around the apartment in a half done Boba Fett suit.

The seasons are definitely changing here in this part of Canada, and it's starting to get a bit chilly :)

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So why not? I taped my cape on and my belts aren't properly fastened - currently fastened via chip clip so they are sagging a tad :) Also, my vest and neckseal are on the sidelines while I figure out my harness situation and proper fitting of neck seal.

This is actually the first time I put on everything after it was weathered. Things that I have slowly started to notice:

1. With the shin tools added, the bottom of my legs get really baggy, hiding the spats. I don't think this is right. I think there is an excess of material in my calf to knee area. Is this possible to take to a seamstress to fix? An option that I am considering is just velcroing the excess down and hiding it with my knee armor.
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When the fabric is pulled back, it looks 10x better.

2. The weathering does NOT look as crazy in pictures. I almost feel the need to go back at it....I must resist....


Currently waiting for more things to come in the mail. I should have a set of ROTJ wookiee braids from Woodman, a refitted neck seal from Arkady and all the sweet sweet aluminum pieces from Jodokast89 soon :)

Until next time!

Stay warm!
 
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Looking good with the weathering. It is amazing how lighting affects the look of the weathering & doesn't always show well in photos. I like what you did with your ammo belt I have MOW belt as well & thought it needed to be somewhat darker. Keep up the good work.
 
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On the boots, you mention mixing black and white for the grey. What kind of paint or shoe color did you use (Like stain, dauber, rattle can). Thanks.
 
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Thanks for the kudos toolguy! Yeah, that belt needed to be darkened. The leather spray worked perfectly.

Straight up acrylics topcop28. The 99 cent variety at Michaels. Just a basic white and black mixed to make a light grey and a charcoal. It was done using SpideyFett's tutorial, so it was more of a WASH then a straight application. The wash also worked a lot better on the canvas shoe instead of globs of acrylic.

Hope that helps!
 
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Is that a machined aluminum rocket in my pocket? Yes. Yes it is :)

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Thanks Dakota for the rocket! It looks amazing! Looking forward to doing some sweet pictures of it and all the other pieces that are on their way!!

I also grabbed a set of ROTJ wookiee braids from Woodman. By far, the best I've seen. Amazing quality.

Not much else to report. Still waiting on my hard pieces to come in. I DID get a MOW jetpack harness which fits REALLY well that goes under my vest and neck seal. Highly recommend it if you aren't looking for the metal frame.

I also did another round of weathering on my flight suit (this time with ground up charcoal), especially in the ankle area. I think I now have the gradient that I was looking for.
 
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Great looking kit so far. I am building my kit as well and i think between us we would have a pretty good looking kit. You have all the pieces i am missing, and i have the armor. You made me decide to go for the MOW belt now. I was gonna go with something more expensive but i like what you did and will try to emulate it a little.
 
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The MOW belt is a nice leather, but the colour is what needed tweaking. With a little work, I think you can make a $100 belt look pretty sweet. Just a reminder to be aware that you may need to hot glue some of the velcro because it did come off quite easily on some of the pouches.

Can't wait for my armor to get painting again :)
 
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Weathering looks great! The belt weathering is genius, i never would have thought to use leather spray paint! The shin tools being too low has always concerned me as well, does the velcro seem to hold up to the shin tool weight?
 
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Death Proof:
Nice looking pieces. Your scuba harness... have you had this on under a vest and armor? I am trying to decide how to approach my own harness. Any idea how yours compare to the screen used version?
 
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Hey spy,

The harness was a flop. Didn't work. If you look at the test fit photos in post #8, the unit juts out WAAAAY too much. I was able to salvage the metal buckles and I'm still going to use the nylon webbing, but the hard plastic backplate ....I gotta get rid of somehow.
 
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Thanks Zod!!

I got a sweet sweet package in from Dakota today with my remaining metal pieces. If you haven't already done so - order from this man. Now. The metal work is FANTASTIC.

Saying that, I'm having some issues with the toe spikes. I have 2012 MOW boots, and these spikes are meant for 2013 boots (with the squared edge). Clearly, you can see the difference:

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I ordered from Dakota knowing this, but hey...I'm a visual guy...I needed to see the difference.

I posted a WTB thread in hopes of finding spikes for the 2012 boot for trade. Unless anyone can chime in on how I can fit these to my boots? I like the boots I have - worked pretty hard on painting them, and got them at a decent price....plus they fit. It's not easy finding a size 12 that fits.

I'm going to be photographing all the metal pieces this weekend for Dakota and record the process to add to the ongoing photo thread that I've been contributing to here: http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f22/photography-thread-48726/
 
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I'm excited to see these pics brother! I'm surprised how quick it got there considering customs!
 
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