Need Help with my 1st Boba Fett Uniform

I used Rustoleum's Spruce Green for my armor. If you need help with weathering and such, use the search tool at the top, you'll find tons of stuff. As for the helmet, you'll need to cut out the T shape that's painted black, so it looks like a complete visor and not just a little window, trust me, if you don't it's going to look cheapO'. Go to rjsafety.com and scroll down til you see HF4118-DRK - Dark Green Faceshield. That's about as cheap and easy to work with as you're going to get. --- meh, I'll just explain the weathering real quick. Go and buy Rustoleums Aluminum color. Give your armor a good few coats and let it dry really well, 24 hrs for each coat is what I did. Then--seeing as you're an artist, I don't see you having much problem with this--take some vasaline (cause it's cheap and works fine) and paint on the scratches that you want. Now paint the whole thing with a few coats of that spruce green. Let that sucker dry totally. Finally, go back and wipe off the vasaline to show the silver thru. It gives it a nice layered effect. I went back and took some yellow to outline the scratches and bring them out a bit more. Use reference photo's if you're trying to be screen accurate.

Miggs
 
For the T-Visor - Do you have a McMaster-Carr or welding shop nearby? If so, get a shade 4 replacement welding visor and cut your T-visor out of it. They only run about $8.

I do not suggest anything darker. I tried a shade 5 once...way too dark to wear at night.
 
That is cheap for a dark lense Miggs. Never knew they were that cheap. I wonder if they are the same as the lvl 4 welding mask that FT is talking about? In any case I am going into town to find that material and carefully cut it to fit into my mask.

As for the armour I have heated, burned, dremeled(sp?) and latexed the battle scars and have them pretty much dead on to what was in the movie. Every dent and scar on the armour. Talkin about a hell of a lot of research to find it too

I have already sprayed the armour with a "Sun Yellow" and will get a coppery/gold color to mist over the yellow and then I will paint the armour with the Spruce Green. I'll return the unused green paint I bought since you confirmed the right color. I remember now that "Spruce Green" was the color I used on my Jet Pack a few years ago.

What are all the correct colors on the mask? I am going to completely repaint it. The current manufactureres painted look is pathetic. I see some of the helmets have gold paint or desert tan on the earpeices and others have silver. I also hear theres 2 color greens on the helmet. Spruce and Charcoal green. Please straighten me out on this so I can get started on it.

As for my Overalls I realize that a size 36 is too small. My dark navy blue ones that are size 38 are more flexible at the arms. I will return the white ones tomorow and get a size 38 white. Unfortunately I wont get it before the movie starts :( My blue ones have white paint splotches on it so thats out of the question. Oh well beter be comfortable watching Star Wars EPIII a few days later, rather than going in and being crowded and not wearing a movie accurate suit. I will continue to update that picture of my armour up top so you know what Ive been doing lately :)
 
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I didn't have the time, money, or patients to learn how to use an airbrush, soooo, here's the off the shelf paint list that I used for my bucket. For the dome, I used Rustoleums Spruce Green (yes, I know ur not supposed to match with your armor, but I'm on a budget) For the mandibles, I used Krylon Farm and Implement (it's a dark red color). For the back I used Rustoleums Hunter Green. For the cheeks, I sprayed a flat black and misted Rustoleums Navy Blue on top of it, from certain angles it look black and from others you can see the navy. I left my ear pieces silver. Take your time on the bucket, it's what everyone is going to be looking at.

Miggs

PS: I don't know exactly how dark the lenses are, I bought one, but I'm using a lvl 5 cause it's more of a black color. I'd guess either 3 or 4. I'm probably in trouble at night though.
 
So, what kind of paint are you all using? spray for basecoats? brushed? airbrushed? I've been doing basic sprays on my armor (its custom anyway, so i'll dmg it and stuff a little later). On the helm, I'm doing a base coat of paint, then brushing the other stuff on, like mandibles, cheeks, and eye rim.
 
Off the shelf spray paint with a lot of masking tape. Spray on, let dry totally, tape off another section, spray, let dry, tape off, spray, etc.
 
For your jumpsuit, you may want to calll a uniform shop (police uniforms, scrubs, etc). Thats where I ended up finding my jumpsuit.
 
According to the "Build Your Own Boba Fett" site
http://www.con-centric.com/fett/jumpsuit.htm
The JC Penies Jumpsuit seems to be as close as it gets. Ive returned and reordered the jumpsuit in a size 38 now and it should be in next week. I found an "Olive Green" and a "Light Blue" permenant dye for polyester cotton mix fabrics. Now luckily since I have to remove a couple pockets I can test the dyes before I totally submerge my suit into the 5 gallon bucket. Ill use hot water from the tap. It gets pretty hot. I bought some fabric for the extra pockets that is 65% cotton and 35% polyester which is the oposite of the jumpsuit so I hope it will dye similar to the suit.


Im also wondering what your opinions are on these boots? Are theygood enough to turn into a Boba Fett style boot or should I keep looking? If you have names of some good shoes that are better that I can look for lmk plz.
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(shrugs) Those are fine as far as I'm concerned. It's just a matter of personal pref. I think. You can paint them to make em' look however you'd like. They do have the actual fett boots for sale, but those are 100 bucks, which is outrageous. I'd say go for those.

Miggs
 
Ok now im geting frustrated. Ive returned a size 36 "Big Mac" coveralls cause they were tight under the arms. I just got my size 38 "Big Mac" coveralls in and the things hang on me like they were an XXL. This is rediculous! Sombody have any idea how to fix this problem before I go out of my mind?
 
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I got some excelent help from a 501st bounty hunter. He told me how to modify the slightly largish coveralls. Now my jumpsuit problem is no longer a problem now. Thanks :)
 
Very inspiring stuff for a "newbie". Congrats! Looks like you're on your way to a great first suit!

That jet pack rocks! Reminds me of the fun of making my first JP. Very cool!
 
ok now im being told that a lvl 4 welding sheild is what I should get to cut the "T" visor from. Yet when I go into the local welding shop the Level 4 sheild is lime green and easy to see into. I took a look at the Level 5 and it seems to be a lot beter because its deep olive green and still easy to see out of. Also I notice that they range from around $12 to $16 each sheild. yet I see fully cut out ones for less but shiping gets ya there. Whats your opinions?
 
Hey Raptor, I'm new here also, but I went wiht the shade 5 so in bright rooms no one could see in, not too mention it is thicker, I bolted it in my "DP95" ---shade 5---

Do it yourself... :)
 
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