New Member with questions and needing direction for a ROTJ build

So what I have gathered so far is....


Boba Vendors


Armor
Fett Pride
Man of War Studios
Wicked Beard
Boba Maker
Bobby Fett UK (jetpacks, shintools)


Helmet
Stormrider (interiors only)


Soft Parts
Galactic Bounty Hunter (gloves)
Ladysewforus (all soft parts)
woodman (braids, capes)


Greeblies and Extras
booboofett (ammo belts, metal harness, jetpack hooks)
Mojo-Fett (pretty much anything aluminum that you need, sidearm for ESB, metal harness)


Weapons
FettDad
Sidewinder
Stormrider


Graphics
lucksy31 (helmet, armor and jetpack stickers)
slave1pilot


Painting Services
Ponte
Deadland
slave1pilot

who am I missing?

Ok so I would say this...fettprides stuff is great and affordable hit him up for armor gaunts helmet, as far jetpack BFUKs stuff is closest IMHO not perfect but its closest. His shintools are the real deal but only once and a while does he make them...U have the soft parts down hit those people up slaveI is making a neck seal thats really sweet looking I have Loanstars soft parts and theyre not to bad really Booboo Fetts parts are AWESOME I have his belt and his Metal harness rig hands down way overbuilt but worth it...Id rather be safe than sorry...wouldnt think of a soft harness after using it. Mojos ali is great, Fettdad does great work on them blasters, if I wasnt able to paint and assemble stuff Id have bought a ROTJ one from him. Plan to get an ESB from him...the graphics from Lucksy IMHO are just OK not great really being theyre just vinal cut and layered...Im not a huge bobamaker fan but his decals can come preweathered per Art of star wars even...I like his decals...for the chest and shoulder the jetpack stuff should be painted on anyways so I painted mine on...dont know what slave1pilots graphics are? Painting Pontes a good friend his work is REDICULOUS for an ESB helmet Id let him do one if I couldnt paint also...Slave1pilot again awesome painter...deadland Ive seen like one of his helmets looked legit...I also paint and have just started doing others stuff now that my fett is pretty complete (as complete as you can get really minus the new helmet fettprides offering the GMH) Its a long expensive road but its worth it in the end...PM the guys everyones very professional and helpful

how do you get Fett Pride's cost list? I see no prices

You'll need to PM him bud, vendors dont really post that kinda info up for reasons beyond their control

if you use these vender's for any part they make to build your entire Fett it will be the bomb .

Anyone got a link to BFUK?

once again no link PM him...he builds the jetpacks here and there and sells em

Originally Posted by Fett 4 Real

..dont know what slave1pilots graphics are?

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f31/5...-decals-32447/
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f31/5...-decals-32590/
Bobamatt has been busy getting married, so i am currently out of stock on these.

ok anyone got a link to BFUK's profile?

Slave1pilot I had no idea...Ima hit you up for a few here in a week the autos need decals
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/members/bobby-fett-uk/

Originally Posted by Fett 4 Real

Slave1pilot I had no idea...Ima hit you up for a few here in a week the autos need decals
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/members/bobby-fett-uk/

most people don't know either LOL
Lucksy sells a crapload of decals so we just do a few here and there. No biggie.
Like I said though, Matt is still recovering from being newly Hitched, so i'll post up on those threads when he has more in hand.

nice list

Originally Posted by slave1pilot

most people don't know either LOL
Lucksy sells a crapload of decals so we just do a few here and there. No biggie.
Like I said though, Matt is still recovering from being newly Hitched, so i'll post up on those threads when he has more in hand.

Ill PM u

ok anyone got a link to BFUK's profile?

i posted it above bud

ah so his member name is NOT BFUK....yea, I had Bobby's info - thanks.

I noticed some people use Humbrol paint? Is there a paint list for an ROTJ Fett? I saw the Jet Pack colors... are there armor and gauntlet guide colors? Or do people recommended a different paint? I am more of a shake can man myself.

look up spidey fetts color list

you can also lookup stormtrooperguys rattle can color list for his ROTJ suit.

This is true...very good start a few colors are out of date, if you want to go that route PM me and I can give em to ya as I have a slight modified list to colors that are available now since some have been discontinued since he wrote his

pm sent... ok so now my parts list looks like this:


Armor
Fett Pride
Man of War Studios
Wicked Beard
Boba Maker
Bobby Fett UK (jetpacks, shintools)


Helmet
Fettpride
Stormrider (interiors only)


Boots
Boba Maker
Man of War Studios
CAboots
Russrep (toe spikes)
Mojo - Fett (toe spikes)

Soft Parts
Galactic Bounty Hunter (gloves)
Ladysewforus (all soft parts)
woodman (braids, capes)
Loanstar
Cucblack (spats, pouches)
Skygunbro (flight suit)


Greeblies and Extras
booboofett (ammo belts, metal harness, jetpack hooks)
Mojo-Fett (pretty much anything aluminum that you need, sidearm for ESB, metal harness)
TK409 (chest display)
Fettronics (chest display)
Bat Ninja (vest, spats, pouches)



Weapons
FettDad (completed replica)
Sidewinder
Stormrider (unfinished kits)


Graphics
lucksy31 (helmet kill stripes, armor and jetpack, and ears graphics) (link)
slave1pilot (1) (2)
Scott (kill stripes)


Painting Services
Ponte
Deadland
slave1pilot

I would paint my kill stripes and jetpack graphics just FYI it should be that way

that'd be great if I had a template, but how do you free hand such great detail?

Originally Posted by MojoTurbo

that'd be great if I had a template, but how do you free hand such great detail?

Look in the helmet templates section.. if ya can't find them shoot me a PM.

I got your sewing covered

WELLL it depends on you i guess Ive been an artist pretty much my whole life....i can free hand every bit of damage....stencils are easier though but some arent perfect and there arent stencils for ROTJ helmet as theres alot of variations in the paint and weird things going on not just a layered job like the ESB helmet

Originally Posted by MojoTurbo

that'd be great if I had a template, but how do you free hand such great detail?

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f23/s...-decals-20924/
or paint with these

TK409.com Boba Fett Helmet Kill Mark Stripes

The TK409 ones are closer to accurate...hadnt seen that before good stuff

I think you're starting to get the idea... you'll never find a single definitive list of everything. It's all about the research and reading. What I usually say to people is that if you are still at a point where things like "FPH" and "WoF" don't make sense, you just need to read more

Also don't forget to read through the wiki. There's good stuff in there

Oh I just finished a year long build on my last costume and $1,200 later... I fully understand it's about the research and going it slow...

This may take longer and WILL cost more than double that

so brothers keep saying, "check the wiki," but you guys know there is NOTHING in the wiki for ROTJ.... its blank on all pages from one end to the other, which is odd since ROTJ Fett is canon.

I think the wiki is just setup wierd, goto costume components from there links work but the links from the seperate styles dont

Originally Posted by MojoTurbo

so brothers keep saying, "check the wiki," but you guys know there is NOTHING in the wiki for ROTJ.... its blank on all pages from one end to the other, which is odd since ROTJ Fett is canon.

A wiki is a collaborative effort. It only has the information people put in it. It's maintained by the community. Art has asked for people to work on it, but volunteers are few and far between. What's there now was pretty much added by Art or me. I don't know that anyone else ever offered to do anything.

That being said, there is plenty in there. Go to the costuming section in the left nav. Building a suit, templates and tutorials all have information.

There are 5 RotJ painting threads linked. There's a guide to painting an RotJ rifle under the tutorials section... etc...

I think the disconnect here is that no-one is going to say "This is how to build a Boba Fett suit. Go to these places, get these things, and paint them with this". That's not really how the site works. TDH has always been very big on research and reading. People post individual bits of information, and the expectation is that folks with read through it all.

That seems like a pain, but it's really useful. If I just tell you "This is how to build a RotJ Boba", you'll get a clone of my costume. If Fett 4 Real told you how to build a suit you'll get a clone of his. If you read about how both of us built our suits, you'll figure out what you like about each build and make your OWN suit.

You don't ever want to exclusively take anyone's word for anything. Just because I think Hunt Club Green looks great for the chest armor doesn't mean you will. You need to spend the time to read all the different takes on it and come to your own conclusions.

I usually tell people that you should plan for a couple of months or research before you do anything. If you don't do that, you'll regret it. It took me over 3 years to build my suit up to the point it's at now. Over that time I've had 2 full sets of armor, 3 kinds of gauntlets, 3 flight suits, 12 helmets (yes, 12!), 3 jetpacks, 4 vests, 2 light boards for the chest, etc... etc... All of those parts have been stripped and repainted more times than I can count.

You can save yourself all those revisions by getting what you really want in the first place. You just won't know what you want until you know what is out there. And all of that information is here, you just need to spend the time to read it.

Well said

Oh I fully plan on researching first... no doubt. I was clicking "jet pack, gauntlets, cloth parts" and each time I got this:

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/wiki/...ostume_Details

I think that same link comes up six times... so I was feeling a little discouraged. I have built several costumes before, so I am no stranger to doing the homework, finding the vendors that work the best for my budget and style and then laying out a plan. True, there is PLENTY in there, it just didn't happen to be in the places I was looking at the time I wrote that post.

So far I am only planning on using the MOM ref photos, those seem to be the ROTJ I like the best. And if I only use one set of photos, they won't be confusing to any other pics I come across.

Oh, but I did have another question. I saw the youtube videos of TDN giving Jeremy Bulloch (or do you guys call him JB) the Boba Fett costume - is there a forum thread of that build? Just curious, I'd be interested in reading how that came about and who worked on it.

My armory list keeps growing and growing...

Armor

• Fett Pride *
• Man of War Studios *
• Wicked Beard
• Boba Maker *
• Bobby Fett UK (jetpacks, shintools)
• Triomiret (jetpack)

Helmet

• Fettpride *
• Stormrider (interiors only)
• T-Visor.com

Boots

• Boba Maker *
• Man of War Studios *
• CAboots
• Russrep (toe spikes)
• Mojo - Fett (toe spikes)
• Evolution Props

Soft Parts

• Galactic Bounty Hunter (gloves)
• Ladysewforus (all soft parts)
• woodman (braids, capes)
• Loanstar
• Cucblack (spats, pouches)
• Skygunbro (flight suit) *
• Evolution Props
• Costume Base (flightsuit)
• TKK111 (flightsuit)

Greeblies and Extras

• Booboo Fett (ammo belts, metal harness, jetpack hooks)
• Mojo-Fett (pretty much anything aluminum that you need, sidearm for ESB, metal harness)
• TK409 (chest display, cape) *
• Fettronics (chest display)
• Bat Ninja (vest, spats, pouches) *
• Evolution Props (varies, check his store)
• Costume Base (ammo belts / pouches)
• House Shadow Wolf LTD (knee dart assembly)
• Boba Maker (shin tools) *
• Ruffkin Toy (sidearm holster) *
• Shackman (chest light) *
• Ripcode (collar bolts) *
• Mr Gr8ness (rangefinder circuits)

Weapons

• FettDad (completed replica)
• Sidewinder
• Stormrider (unfinished kits)
• House Shadow Wolf LTD

Graphics

• lucksy31 (helmet kill stripes, armor and jetpack, and ears graphics) (link)
• slave1pilot (website with sample work)
• Scott (kill stripes)
• Evolution Props
• Evan4218 (stickers) *

Painting Services

• Ponte
• Deadland
• slave1pilot
• Spideyfett *
• Darthmiller *
• Super Jedi *

These skilled artisans * have helped build Jeremy Bulloch's replica ESB costume

I would go ahead and remove costume base and evolution they both are not on the level of the rest

I agree with Fett 4 real.

Any chance of getting the list pinned for future reference? seems like a useful plan for (i mean to) me

I would go ahead and remove costume base and evolution they both are not on the level of the rest

True.... but you never know what some are willing to go with. I merely present all the options. I personally have a few CB items and YES there are better out there, but with some modifications and dye... they can come out pretty decent.

In fact, I have seen some FETTS here with evolution props mixed in with the rest and they actually look pretty legit. Especially the fligthsuit

Any chance of getting the list pinned for future reference? seems like a useful plan for (i mean to) me

it shouldn't be pinned until it's finalized...maybe I missed someone

Look legit in a picture and being legit are two totally different things...Ive had some evo stuff before I knew better...its not even worth it for the price. If your getting it for a Halloween costume to look like boba great but for a legit Boba not in the same ballpark as the rest

dont think bobamaker makes boots. missing bobamaker in the helmets as well. cucblack does flightsuits, vests and capes

Thanks Evil, updated...

ok, I am back (hey, I found a job and moved to Texas!) so rather than waste thread, I'll keep posting here - and we'll see where this goes. As far as flightsuits go, there are lots of options. Bobamaker is pretty decent and might be where I lean - buuuuut. Im married and have a 3 year old, so I'm going to "try" to "Budget-Boba" (aka "BB") as best as I can. So with that in mind - for an ROTJ build, how "budget" can I "Boba" on a flightsuit? Granted, I'm not going to use a Costume Base, but still want to be "close" without going SA.

I welcome all....

I would check out Asok cold cast FP helmet. It is a good price and he is great to deal with..

Redkraytdragon also offers some great looking budget armor.

MojoFett for your aluminum parts. He is also very professional!

Good luck with your build!

thanks, but my question was strictly about the flightsuit, sorry if that wan't clear....

lI got lucky and a member on this site offered me a great deal on a suit. Just be patient and keep checking the cargo hold. Some one is always selling off a costume for one reason or another. You. may even want to post a seperate thread so that perhaps some members may offer you a suit. I wish someone could draw up the plans for sewing the suit then I could get my Grandma to sew me one. I'm like you in that I can craft things but I can't sew. Also check out Tk409 web page on Boba Fett.

I made my own suit.

I used this pattern:
Kwik Sew Patterns - Kwik Sew 3389 - Kwik Sew Sewing Patterns for Mens - Pants - Kwik Sew Pattern Reviews

And modified it to have all the needed features for Boba. You have to be decent at tailoring a garment. The sleeves and legs need to be tighter, collar changed, add the double sleeves and pockets... not super hard, but not super easy either.

I used some heavy white cotton fabric that I dyed grey using a blend of RIT dyes and paint that I didn't really keep track of.

BobbyFettUK's new site: Home - RS Prop Masters

And his old site: Boba Fett UK: Boba Fett UK