Why did you pick ESB or ROTJ Boba Fett?

Well, I'm alittle tardy to the party:p, but this is a valid question, I thought I'd share my 2-cents worth.

I'll admit that the ESB Boba's performance was lengthier and more important to the overall storyline. However, I thought that the ROTJ Boba had a much more impressive attitude than the ESB. He seemed cool, collected and professional whereas I felt that the ESB boba was kinda thuggish (This is just my personal opinion, so no offense to all the ESB Fetts out there:)).
Aside from this, though, I just really liked the ROTJ costume. I thought the red gaunts went realy well with the rest of the costume, and the ROTJ EE3 was realy sick looking:love. I also prefered the gray jumpsuit to the powder blue one seen in the ESB version
But honestly, they're both the same bad-to-the-bone bounty hunter, and both reeeeealy awesome costumes to make.

Again, this is just my 2 cents worth
 
People choose ESB out of good taste.
Others pick ROTJ because it's easier.

(Dodges rocks)

I'm just kidding.
It all boils down to which version you like but it is true that an ESB will cost more due to all the little details and a ROTJ is probably easier to paint, especially the helmet.
 
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Up until two years ago, there were only about 5 ESB suits out there. Once the JB Project happened, you don't see anyone build an ROTJ/SE suit anymore.
 
Screw it... I'm doing a Star Trek character....


BTW- How in the world is ROTJ easier than ESB? Must be because of all the extra paint colors the ESB has compared to the ROTJ. lol
 
That is one thing I DEFINITELY like about the ESB suit, though. I think the two tone cape looks really sick. Sucks that didnt end up being a part of the SE suit.
 
The reason I decided to go ROTJ was basically the colour of the gaunts and JP. I dont like the "all green" look of ESB Boba. Plus the blaster looks better in Jedi. I'd have preferred a sidearm as well though. Pity that was left out.
 
I like the ROTJ gauntlet color and the flight suit, but I like the ESB Weapons and for some reason the cape is how I decided to start on an ESB Fett. Maybe that's a silly reason.
 
Boba in ESB was more like Clint Eastwood in the " Man with no name" Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns. He's bad, mysterious, and has a moral fortitude only he understands but you can respect. He's the guy you don't want to know, but the guy you want to be.
 
I like the ESB over the ROTJ simply because he seems a little tougher. Take the torture scene for example: Boba didnt want Vader to kill Han simply because he would be worthless and Vader was gonna compensate him, but Lando only wanted Vader to keep to his deal and ole Darth verbally back handed him into those stupid clouds. The ROTJ Fett hung around that stinkin hole that is Jabba's palace and went down like he had a glass jaw. Dont get me wrong, I know he is still the same dude but the paint scheme and attitude of the ESB I like better. Really the only thing I liked more about ROTJ Fett was the blaster, but I think mister Fett would be deadly with an empty super soaker. Just my thoughts.
 
plin86 said:
I like the ESB over the ROTJ simply because he seems a little tougher. Take the torture scene for example: Boba didnt want Vader to kill Han simply because he would be worthless and Vader was gonna compensate him, but Lando only wanted Vader to keep to his deal and ole Darth verbally back handed him into those stupid clouds. The ROTJ Fett hung around that stinkin hole that is Jabba's palace and went down like he had a glass jaw. Dont get me wrong, I know he is still the same dude but the paint scheme and attitude of the ESB I like better. Really the only thing I liked more about ROTJ Fett was the blaster, but I think mister Fett would be deadly with an empty super soaker. Just my thoughts.
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Nailed it. For me, anyways.
 
Muad'Dib said:
People choose ESB out of good taste.
Others pick ROTJ because it's easier.

(Dodges rocks)

I'm just kidding.
It all boils down to which version you like but it is true that an ESB will cost more due to all the little details and a ROTJ is probably easier to paint, especially the helmet.
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The first part is correct. The ESB would cost more due to more parts (the extra sidearm, for example). The second part is wrong. Except for the helmet as you mentioned, there's more weathering on the entire rest of the armor parts that you need to try and match up if going for a super accurate ROTJ paint job. It's far more difficult to paint an accurate ROTJ full costume than it is to paint an accurate ESB full costume. Now about the helmets....with everyone wanting ESB helmets and lots of people painting them with ESB weathering stencils available even, the few ROTJ helmets out there still all have to be painted freehand as no stecils for that helmet exists to my knowledge. So I suppose that makes an accurate ROTJ helmet as difficult to paint as an accurate ESB helmet, right? My 2 cents.

I like all Boba versions, myself. It's BOBA! What's not to like?!?!
 
What?! Painting a RotJ helmet is way more dificult than a TESB one. For the ESB one you just need to apply the color but for the RotJ one you must study how to apply them, how much here, how much there... And also the scratches are harder to nail compared to the ESB ones.

My 0.02$
 
Even though my favorite color is green I chose the ROTJ/SE look for my Boba. For me, the all green armor and JP just looked to plain and had no 'pop' unlike the ROTJ version.
 
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