SHOWOFF : It's Finished!! My BobaMaker Fett!

So I've been working at Super-Slow speed at getting my BobaMaker Boba Fett ready for Halloween this year. After finally finishing my two son's costumes (one a kid Mando using the armor by TK2280 and the other a Jawa), I've had a few minutes here and there to get mine fitted to me right and ready to roll. Today I finally woz able to have a test fitting after trying for about 2 weeks to find the time to. I asked my wife to take a few shots - don't mind the sun, everything is painted and weathered just incredibly by DAZ. lol

The parts are as follows :
Everything but the Boots, Lights, Girth, braids and cape - DAZ aka the amazing bobamaker

Lights - Fettronics
Boots - The lifesaver terminal fettler.
Girth - Got and sprayed myself from horseloverz.com as suggested via PM from woodman.
Cape - TheGhraveArtist
Wookie Braids - Wal*Mart :lol



This outfit is far better than my Vader for a number of reasons, the most obvious is the cool factor and the nice COMFORTIBILITY and LIGHT WEIGHT of it. The jetpack is the heaviest part and that's a breeze!!

I'm so excited! I think it looks fantastic so I wanted to throw a post up here because, well honestly, if it wasn't for you guys here at TDH I would never have been able to do this! And there's only a few little things I need to fix - the lights I didn't turn on for the shots, the Jetpack is hanging a bit too low, which is no problem with a fast harness adjustment, and the wookiebraids but they'll do until my wife finished braiding up the horsehair for me. ;)

Thank you all for your knowledge, help and direction. :love


Please be gentle. It's my first time. LOL!!

J

Now all you need is a costume for your little friend! :lol Looks Good :thumbsup Is that a Bobamaker belt as well?

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Originally Posted by Takemetoyourfett

Now all you need is a costume for your little friend! :lol Looks Good :thumbsup

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LOL Yeah he had to get into the shot. He's a ham that way!

As for the belt, Yep!! Everything but the lights, braids, cape, girth and boots are BM. He does amazing work. The belt comes with the velcro ready to set up, too!

Thanks so much for the kind words!! I really appreciate it. ;)

J

You had me at "Bobamaker"...:cheers

Congratulations, looks great!!! :cheers

Now go roll around in the dirt a while :thumbsup :D

Just amazing!

looking good!

Looks Awesome, but I'm with Boo Boo... Go roll around and get that thing dirty!
:D

Looks great buddy! Just need to dirty up the flight suit and soft parts. Have fun!

Kody

very nice, i can't wait to get my boba maker stuff, although i am having him dirty it up for me. :)

Thanks so much all!! It means alot to get the thumbs up from you lot. :thumbup
The sun and flash on the closer shot really took out all of the weathering Daz did to the soft parts and stuff. I promise it's filthy! LOL
I'll have to make sure and post proper pics with proper lighting so everyone can see just how cool it looks the next time I suit up on Halloween. :lol

Thanks alot again guys! :cheers

So nice. Really makes me jealous that I dont have the $ to have a full suit by Halloween. The paint work is amazing.

Yeah, man. No pics ever do Daz's work justice. Not to detract AT ALL from anyone else here - I mean there are some incredible artists here. I just have yet to see any of their work in person and Daz spoiled me! LOL

I hope to get to some cons with this and mingle with the great costumers and artists here, and eventually apply to the 501st. I think not only will it be a fun thing for my family and I to get involved in, but the good cause and value of the charity work the 501st is involved in is a great lesson for our kids. ;)

Amazing work, congratulations!
Best regards

+1 on the 501st. Watching a St. Jude's commercial is what gave me the push I needed to even attempt this.

Thanks, eagc!!

Yeah, dsonik, I've been really toying around with the idea of applying for years now, and while I had a vader that could do it, a car accident back in 06 killed my back and vader is just TOO heavy now a days. I retired him last year and contacted Daz in November after joining up here and doing extensive / obsessive reading. So now with Fett, and the character really being a childhood obsession like Vader if not far worse, I'm REALLY excited at the prospect. So my loving wife and fantastic kids are now nudging me more and more to give it a shot with the 501st.

The only issue is finding a Garrison that's really active here in Abbotsford, BC Canada!! LOL :fettesb

AMAZING armor, brother! Congrats!!! :cheers

Gotta tell ya. You know your a lucky man when the wife WANTS you to build a Fett suit. I, luckily, am in the same boat on that one. Although, she may be starting a Boush suit once my Fett gets further along. lol

I'll be going with the Fettronics display, as well (thanks deadland). Can't wait to see the pics of that lit up.

Thanks, Firespray! :cheers

No kidding, dsonik!!! LOL
When I talked to Daz and got the whole listing and price sheet, I went to her and told her wot I woz thinking, and she smiled at me and simply said "It doesn't matter what it costs. Will it make you happy? Then do it." Now our youngest son has his custom Mando he and I painted and weathered up from the kid mando armor I got here, our middle son has a Jawa he absolutely loves and our oldest is "too old / too cool" for Halloween right now but he can't hide the smile when I'm in my get-up - he gets a kick out of it. All that's left is to convince the wife to get involved, and while she digs costuming, she's not crazy about it like we all are and zombies and horror are more her thing, although we have had great times at the Ren Faire years ago. :love She's a good crowd controller though for when the mod out on Halloween spot me. LOL
And yeah I forgot to switch on the lights in my hurry to get some fast shots, but I have to say, the Fettronic lights are INSANELY bright! I took them outside to check them out in the sunlight and they show up great. I can only imagine Halloween night!:lol

Here's a fast shot of our youngest in his custom Mando all painted and weathered by me. The helmet is one of those Rubies Jango deals, and he wanted to have some blue showing, so that's on purpose! LOL I plan to post as many pics as we can take on Halloween!

Lucky kid. My oldest wanted to do Fett soooo bad this year (he's 5), but everything available was too big for him. So he'll prolly take his MR yoda FX saber and go Jedi, again. lol I'm prolly gonna order a full FettPride set-up, armor and gaunts. (my MR sig helmet arrives today and I'm giddier than a schoolgirl.

nice fett man, thats some expensive parts you have there

Thanks!! Yeah I figured if I was going to do this I was going to do it right and not have to be plagued by forever upgrading. lol!

Nice job mate! Very jealous....:(

i love it

Looks great! I agree with the rest to get it dirty, then you're ready for trooping!:cheers

Nice Suit! Nice pup too!

Thanks so much for the kind words!!
I'll have a ton more pics come Halloween. ;)

Really nice. I'm jealous lol.

Okay, its officially Halloween. Where are these supposed pics? (taps foot impatiently/look of consternation) :lol:D

Sorry bout the wait. Had FAR too much fun today. Here are some pics of me (Fett), my two sons (custom Mando painted by me, armor purchased here) and a Rubies Jawa (which was surprisingly awesome) and my wife who just LOVES the whole disemboweled Zombie thing....

We had a BLAST! In costume from 2pm til about 8pm, and man are my shoulders sore from the jetpack! I had 2 very small "casualties", but nothing major or big deal. I need to make a few slight adjustments, and again, it might not look weathered, but Daz did a fantastic job of weathering the soft parts and painting the hard parts! The next time I don the outfit, I know exactly how to get it perfect and mint (at least for the eye slike us that notice every little thing out of place!)

I want to toss a fast thank you to everyone here coz, honestly, without TDH I wouldn't have had the best costume ever for the best Halloween ever!
And of course to Daz and his wife, for without them I wouldn't have a simply amazing Boba Fett.....to Terminal Fettler for the life saving boots, and to Fettronics for the awesome, bright as all hell, and longest lasting lights!

'ere ya' go! First 3 shots are after our long day of costuming so we were all a wee bit wonky, the last shot is right at the start. ;)
I'll have to go through the rest to find some more good ones to post.......after I pass out for a few days. hehe

J

Very nice, looks like it was a nice day up there for troopin around as well.

Yeah, thankfully the weather held out and it was gorgeous out! A bit chilly after dark, but I dint feel a thing! LOL

Awesome pics, man. Makes me wish December/January was here already. :(

Lemme tell ya' dude....with Daz...it's so worth the wait. You wouldn't believe the trouble customs gave me, plus DHL simply being the worst service in the universe and then the $400+ in duty fees, but when I got it home and started unpacking it all with my wife....holy ****. Pictures don't do his work justice. The man is an artist, and how he and his wife fit the entire thing to me like a glove with just a few measurements is mindblowing.
I'll have to find pics of my Vader when I trooped at my sons school for Halloween handing out candy to the whole place a few years ago. While I LOVE Vader and the suit is awesome, this Fett outfit really just makes me happier. Is that strange? LOL

Oh and man do people need to get cultured....I woz called a Driod, a Stormtrooper, Jango Fett, and a Space Alien today. Everyone loved the costume and we walked all over the place and got recognized, but it did make me shake my head and face palm at how some just dint know who Boba Fett is!! I had other fathers know of course, and really REALLY young kids did, but some people you'd think lived in a cave the past 3 decades. lol Although the 3 year old little girl dressed as a fairy was cute. I was just standing there staring off into space completely zoning out, dint see her, and I started moving....well she jumped out of her skin, but as soon as I saw that and bent down to wave to her, she got real brave, stepped towards me, waved back and yelled "BYE BA BA FETT!"

I love this stuff, I swear! LOL

J

LOL No doubt. I've got Wickedbeard makin/paintin my armor and Ladysewforus,DarthCarcinus, and Arkady doin my soft parts. Like Daz's work, it'll take a while, but be worth every minute of wait. Glad you had a "Fett-tabulous" night. BTW- your son's Mando costume rocks! :)

Grats and thanks!! He loved his mando. He came up with a story (wanted to be Boba's long lost, secret son LOL) and he and I painted it up together, starting with silver first coat, masking off the parts he wanted to show through (even some blue on the Jango bucket we used), then doing the green, masking more, doing the black and fixing it to the jumpsuit we ordered for him.

After we peeled off the battle-damage masking, I took some black paint and misted it to weather it up some more. Since the armor is sintra, I used a 10 minute drying texture paint that they use for like outdoor patio plastic chairs and tables. It really added to the effect having the colors textured and the damage smooth silver.

I think he wants to go for a new color scheme next year, but we'll mask off parts of this year's colors to show through with each change to really give it that realistic lived-in look.

My wife's into photgraphy a bit so we want to set up a photoshoot type deal when we get the time. :drool

J

Sounds like you've got a kid with a great imagination and you're doing a good job feeding his creativity. Never know, he could be a future Lucas Arts designer/writer... :)

You are in Badlands territory, my friend! And we'd love to have you.

Come visit us at www.badlands.ca and learn all you need about joining Badlands and the 501st. BC is covered by the Outer Rim Squad, which is a part of the Badlands Garrison. At the moment the members are a little spread out but we're gaining new members all the time and working to build a great Squad! Come visit us!!

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You are in Badlands territory, my friend! And we'd love to have you.

Come visit us at www.badlands.ca and learn all you need about joining Badlands and the 501st. BC is covered by the Outer Rim Squad, which is a part of the Badlands Garrison. At the moment the members are a little spread out but we're gaining new members all the time and working to build a great Squad! Come visit us!!

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Thanks so much and oh man, I've been reading!! :lol
At this point, my wife and I are coming up with the possible numbers to put on my application and I'm firing it off. I've been hemming and hawing for some reason, but I think I'm over that now. LOL

J

Great looking Boba Fett.

Holy cow...that looks fantastic. Granted, I'm no expert on this armor suit yet, but it still looks great!

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it! ;)

J

Yes, as with what everybody had said.
The suit is excellent.

I just joined in, I hope one day I can have a Fett costume like yours

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Thanks so much and oh man, I've been reading!! :lol
At this point, my wife and I are coming up with the possible numbers to put on my application and I'm firing it off. I've been hemming and hawing for some reason, but I think I'm over that now. LOL

J

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Nothing to hem and haw about man, your suit is looking great! Would make a fine addition to the Legion.:)

Ok, so my application has been sent off!!

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And now...we wait. LOL

Thank you all for the support, whether you realize it or not! :)

J

We have a wonderful GML here. You won't be waiting long. Have you signed up on our boards yet??

Good to know! lol
I haven't signed up just yet coz I dint know if I could/should unless I applied or got in. But if it's no problem, then I sure will!

J

Good luck on the app, bro. With that suit, you should ave no worries.

Thanks, man.
I hope it all works out! I'll keep you guys posted. ;)

J

Could you upload some close ups of those Gaunts? Thank's man!

Sure can!

J

Daz's paintwerk is so, so sect-c.... :)

THANKS!

Yeah, pictures can never truly do him justice, as is the case with SO many artists in this community. Yes, I call them all artists because their prop work is just stunning works of art! ;)

J

Agreed.

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Good to know! lol
I haven't signed up just yet coz I dint know if I could/should unless I applied or got in. But if it's no problem, then I sure will!

J

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No worries at all! You'll have access to MORE of the website once you are official but there's still lots there for non-members to see!

Alright then! Done and done.

could you do a close up no the armor

o ya do you have a esb or a rot

red gaunts = either ROTJ or ROTJ SE

ESB bucket with ROTJ suit, so that makes it SE......a fact I didn't know when I ordered all this from Daz. lol ;)

Nice cool pixs, loved it

Great looking Boba you got there!
Congratulations!

can you do a close up on the armor want to no war to wether

Your best bet for the most accuracy is to use the templates posted in the Armor section : http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f25/all-boba-fett-armor-stencils-templates-23196/

Good luck!

Looks amazing! I'm very impressed :drool

Thanks!!
I take no credit for the artistry of fabricating and painting it, just assembling it so I can wear it!! LOL

do you no wate coler the secuond layer of pant is thanck for your help vode

Like I said, I didn't paint it so I can't help you with that. Your best bet is to use the search function, check the other sections and if you can't find it, make a new post asking. ;)

ok vode thanx

Looks good! You did a great job.