Boba Fett Costume Continuity

KOTE's approach to Boba is similar to that of the 501st. You need to have an accurate costume in order to be cleared to troop. The costume must be of one film only or from the Holiday Special or the SE and PrePro versions. That said no one is going to go to turn you down if you don't have the divers buckle or you're not wearing the same colour and style of underpants that Jeremy wore during filming... although if you happen to be fit and want to send me clearance photos of you in your under... anyway..
If the costume happens to be 99.9% there but you've got spats instead of ties on your ESB Boba or as I've seen lately, you've got Jango's gauntlet blades on your ROTJ then you're not going to get lynched. As long as the standard is high and the majority is accurate you'll probably be cleared with the suggestion that you need to be accurate for the prestige (or Formal) events.
Personally, I can't see why anyone would want to mix 'n' match Boba parts any further then was done by Lucas in the SE films. If you like the ROTJ blaster but prefer the ESB helmet then the choice is simple, if you think the tuti-fruiti jet pack looks naff compared to the green ESB then go ESB!

If you want to have ESB, HS and ROTJ mixed then good for you but please don't complain if a club turns the costume down. Or join a club that'll take you as a "custom" Mando - KOTE Mandos or the Mando Mercs for example.
 
Being a app of the mix n match boba fett method I can understand why anyone would want to go this route, Empire strikes back, Return of the jedi and the pre-production fett all have some great components and paint schemes. If you wanna join one of these clubs/groups/er..things then probably not the way to go from what I have read on here
 
This is still what bugs me...

The standards have clearly been updated, and that is fair from the point that we have learned more about the costumes over the past several years and as interest has built more quality props have been put on the market.

Like I said, MOW and Bobamaker, as well as fettpride did not always exist in the sense they were offering the best prop pieces. Yes they were always star wars fans, but they weren't helping people have the best costumes 7 years ago. At that point a modded don post, some armor bought off ebay, and an inflatable jet pack were maybe what some people felt was the best that could be done in the early stages of recruitment.


I just wanted to make it a clear point, that if everyone had to reapply as Boba Fett, with their original costume they applied for back in the day, a small fraction would be considered acceptable.

That's basically the strong point of my argument. I agree we need to have good costumes and I'm not arguing or fighting for the right to have some parts clearly wrong, I am arguing that a cr4ppy costume should never have been accepted in the first place even if there were very few members.

Heck, I'd go as far as saying if they haven't been updating their costume their membership should be revoked if they don't get up to these 'new standards'

Why should I be required to have the correct gauntlet DARTS when someone who has already been approved still has the wrong color gauntlets and is actively trooping with no intention to upgrade.


I think if the case is updated standards as we verify the original costumes then GML should be doing checks on costumes to make sure no one is trooping in junk.

And yes, the fans will never know anyway. But if this is a case of accuracy, then everyone should have to be accurate whether they are just applying or are already approved.
 
This is still what bugs me...

The standards have clearly been updated, and that is fair from the point that we have learned more about the costumes over the past several years and as interest has built more quality props have been put on the market.

Like I said, MOW and Bobamaker, as well as fettpride did not always exist in the sense they were offering the best prop pieces. Yes they were always star wars fans, but they weren't helping people have the best costumes 7 years ago. At that point a modded don post, some armor bought off ebay, and an inflatable jet pack were maybe what some people felt was the best that could be done in the early stages of recruitment.


I just wanted to make it a clear point, that if everyone had to reapply as Boba Fett, with their original costume they applied for back in the day, a small fraction would be considered acceptable.

That's basically the strong point of my argument. I agree we need to have good costumes and I'm not arguing or fighting for the right to have some parts clearly wrong, I am arguing that a cr4ppy costume should never have been accepted in the first place even if there were very few members.

Heck, I'd go as far as saying if they haven't been updating their costume their membership should be revoked if they don't get up to these 'new standards'

Why should I be required to have the correct gauntlet DARTS when someone who has already been approved still has the wrong color gauntlets and is actively trooping with no intention to upgrade.


I think if the case is updated standards as we verify the original costumes then GML should be doing checks on costumes to make sure no one is trooping in junk.

And yes, the fans will never know anyway. But if this is a case of accuracy, then everyone should have to be accurate whether they are just applying or are already approved.

Mostly I agree, and my Fett is always in an upgrade process, however, I will probably never have the painting skill of the better members, nor the nerve numbing patience to spend the endless hours cutting stencils just so I can have every 1/2 inch long scratch that he had on screen. There are some things that CAN be overlooked and not have it be a bad costume. If you're doing rotj, yes all identifying dents/scratches should be there, but should someone be turned down because they have a cat scratch on a ROTJ helmet? IMO, no, it's not that huge of deal, now if they had pink gauntlets, or a purple jet pack, then yeah reject them, there's a difference between high standards and pointless anality.
 
I agree completely. It's a HUGELY unpopular view, but I do think that the occasional re-review would be a Good Thing.

Well I'm glad we can agree on that. If I only got to choose one point that would be it.


Just like anything else in the world... you have to renew license plates, you need to get emissions, you need to renew drivers license, you need to pay taxes every year, etc. etc.

I think it would only be fair to review old members if new applicants will be scrutinized for details that were previously overlooked.


:cheers
 
I'd like, again, to thank everyone for their input. Helpful and ineresting read. I would also like to commend everyone for not turning this into a "My opinion is right and you are wrong" type battle. My intention of starting this thread was to get some opinions and insight into other members. Thanks again!
 
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