Jango Bear's Now Completed Costume

Ok gang here it is. I started this late last Nov. I have at times reached the "I GIVE UP" point more than once on this. But after todays full fitting it was all worth it. I want to share with the board something esle too before the pictures. Their are a few board members here who have known me over a year. A little over a year ago it was a very concentrated effort to walk more than 20ft with out extreme pain. Most of my getting about was made in a wheel chair or walker (I would joke that it was my Imperial Walker) any ways when I decided to do Jango I made it a point to do so with out any aid other than some one to make sure I dont topple over. this was my insperation to loose weight (thats right I was heavier than you know me as now) push my physical therapy to the point they got tired of me. and what do you know I can go now about 2-3 hours of steady walking when it was a mircle if I could do 2-3minutes. I know it may seem silly that it was a costume that gave me the motivation but we all take what ever it is to make us reach our goal. Well having said and shared all of that here's the costume.
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I would like to thank the following for helping me do this.
To Moma-Bear she dont understand but she helped me none the less.
To my girl friend who also helped in the sewing department.
To RA for the armor, gauntlets and holster and ammo belt. Not to mention the tons of emails and helpfull hints and encourgment.
To BigKid for the girth and vest and gasket, also the nice pm's of encourgment as well.
To the Neon City Garrison for thier encourgment and helpfull insight to wearing armor.
And to every one here at The Dented Helmet

With much thanks,

James aka JangoBear

edited so you could see picture of costume. This is before some major changes had been made such as correct type of boots gloves paint scheam on helmet. This by far is my Kat's favorite pic of me when I could walk.

It looks Great! And you have alot to be proud of. Both the costume and the recovery. It doesn't sound strange or stupid for that to have been your insiration. It doesn't matter what insires us, only that something does when we need it most. Sometimes it takes something completely unrelated to distract and insire us. And it's not just the costume and the work, it's also the people, like the ones here on TDH. It goes to show, if you want something, anything, bad enough there's no telling what you can do. WAY TO GO !!!

Thats one hell of a story man. Congratulations! The costume looks great also.

Mike

Congrats Bear,
Your progress has been amazing. The first time I met you it was in a wheelchair, and while I don't get out much I've trooped with you in just about every stage of your development. I look forward to being your 'son' lol...

Even Albin J. (501st LCO) found the inspiration to overcome his disability in the trooper costume.

It's a great hobby with lots of great people :)

Looks great,
Phil

Bear, great costume and even greater considering the progress you have made. My helmet off to you, friend. Hopefully, we can troop together someday. I would be honored!!!

This is the kind of story that gives inspiration to the rest of us. ****, it makes all the work worthwhile! Bear, I must say I'm glad you decided to stick around & the effort has paid off in full. The costume looks fantastic!

Not only did you lose weight, but you looks years younger than in your Imperial Officer days. Whatever you've been doing Bear, stick with it because the results are quite impressive. A great story and a great costume.
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:cheering Congrats on both finishing the costume and the weight loss. Both are very impressive accomplishments. Be proud!

Awesome job Bear! Looking forward to seeing it in person. Can't wait till I get my Jango done and we can go as Big Jango and Little Jango :)

Hey Jango Bear...I haven't been on dentedhelmet all that long (maybe for a month or two), but
I'm really glad I joined when I did. It allowed me to share in your very inspirational and amazing
accomplishment! Kudos to you, my man!

If we could all have just a tenth of that willpower...we would all be better people!

Great Job! Stay cool! 8) ....and have a blast this Halloween!

Way to go bud, we all find our inspiration from different sources and you're an inspiration to us all. :)

:thumbsup :thumbsup 2 big thumbs up for the 'bear! The costume looks fantastic!

AWESOME costume :jango-bear. :suprise :suprise

congradulations on both it and the recovery. :cheering

our helmets are off to you.
:jango :fettesb

Bear...what can I say?
Great Job!!!!
YOU DID IT!!! Your story will inspire me to speed up the pace and finish mine now. :fettrotj

Great job bud!! It looks amazing!

Jango Bear - That story was really inspiring! I'm a bit choked up to be honest... Anyway, the costume really looks great and I'm very proud that you look great in it!! Keep it up and we all look forward to many more projects ahead.

Brian

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Tell me about it. If that's not inspiring, I don't know what is. Awsome costume, you wear it well.

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:jango-bear,

Good job man! The costume looks super and your recovery is really great to hear; an iron will with the costume to match!
Way to go :cheers !

-Dave :fettrotj

JB, Great costume. I've chatted with you a few times and never knew all this back story . . . just makes everything that much more incredible.

I'm sure you've inspired us all that when you want something and put your mind to it, it can come true!

:cheers

Jer

Thats quit a story Bear. I see all to often the pain associated with weight and the recovery that can occur with strives such as yours. Ive also seen some of the older posts and must say you look great with what you have accomplished. Costumes not bad either, JOKE. I hope mine turns out half as good. Ive seen many things inspire people to loose weight and never has it been as cool as Jango! Many kudos to you with your awesome costume and improved health. Vern

Outstanding Job BEAR !!!

You're an inspiration :)

Now the real work begins..after about 2 hours in that costume in Phoenix youll look like Twiggy!!!!


Good job Buddy!

Richie and Steve

Jangobear... Great costume!! You have a lot to be proud of, not only in your suit, but most important.... Yourself!!! :)
Fantastic job, I tip my bucket off to you.......
Lynn

Wow, that is a great story and really serves as indication of how strong the will can be. Great looking suit and kudos to you for following through with it.

gm

Huzzah! Good job. I wish I had your motovation, I'd be further along in my suit. If I saw that Mandalorian coming after me, I'd be scared ..

congrats bear on both of your tough achievements...The suit looks great, I look foward to meeting you someday at some gathering...now time for you to start chasing bounty right?

Great Job Bear!!! Sorry it's taken me this long to reply... I'm so self-absorbed in Danny's costume.

Thanks for sharing your story too... I totally get it. I'm fighting depression right now and sometimes working on these costumes is just the kick in the butt I need to get my mind off of my sorry sad feelings and get me motivated to do something productive. :)

Whatever works, you know???

Guri

Hey Bear that's an incredible personal account. Im happy to hear your doing great with your health, it just goes to show you that this hobby can be healthy! I bet your wallet is feeling skinnier too these days :lol
Your costume looks awesome! :cheers :thumbsup

yeppers, skinny wallet too :lol

But it's worth it espically saturday night when I went to our FAO and that one little boy could not stop jumping up and down an screaming "it's Jango Fett" that really made it all worth it to me.

Bear

It looks great, man. Congratulations!

Adam

Outstanding Bear! Your progress and story are a source of inspiration to us all. That a stud Mandalorian outfit could inspire you to do all you've done is an incredible thing. Just incredible. No matter what you could've chosen to inspire you to overcome great obstacles, it's plain to see that you choose wisely.

Your Jango outfit looks outstanding. I hope one day to not only see it in person, but to shake your hand.

Good luck, and keep up the efforts!

take care,

-Rex

Hey Hey!!!
Papa bear is finally finished.It looks fantastic man,I must say you did one hell of A job.WOW!!!!Whats next?Just upgrading, or are you going to start another project?

My next project is one that I feel I MUST do. Im going to make a living version of my avitar. there is just no way my fat furry but can contend with all the skinny fetts out there so Im stooping to cuteness and awwww's
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this is my next goal. Im very happy with how my Jango came out and as far as Im concerned it's perfect for me. but to the likes of Seeker and others look out for me at comiccon next year JangoBear is going there :)

Bear

And we think this costume alone is hot, can you imagine being in a big furry suit under it all!!!

Cool - see you in San Diego... I'll be there - possibly as your sunny boy. I'm just starting my Boba costume and I'm putting up your bear picture to remind me to keep going! (hope you dont mind) :)

Nice Bear. Very inspirational. I have reached the point of giving up several times (I'd be surprised if I wasn't labled "whiner" on this board). After reading your impressive story, hopefully it'll take a lot more to discourage me from now on. Whenever I'm ready to give up, I'll just think like a "Bear." I hope you'll stick around to help out the rest of us who've not yet completed our costumes (it seems like such a long way off). You've already answered several of my questions, and I'm sure I'll need you again. ;)

WTG man, Looks fantastic... THanks for the pics, that the best part about these boards...

Awesome work Bear! The armor looks fantastic! Your story is most definately a postive sign to anyone who has come across obstacles in their paths. Anything can be achieved, if you try hard enough. :fettesb

Once again, awesome work and a great story! WTG Bear. :cheering

Man, is there any room left for me to get in a congrats? Since everyone else has already congratulated you, I guess I'll pick apart your inaccuracies. Just kidding, I wouldnt know them if I saw them. Youre suit is impressive Bear, i can't wait to see the living Jango-Bear when you get it done. Awesome!!

Looks great man. http://www.hoodscoop.com/ubb/graemlins/thumb.gif

Awesome! you look maaavalous! Actually, all you would need is just the bear mask!

WOW! almost 2 years since the last post by Arachnotron!

:cheers

Super Duper!
(It's also interesting to see all the "old timers" crawling out of the woodwork on this thread!)

Blast from the past!

Great job and you're an inspiration to us all! I can see it now.... Now at Build a Bear, Jango bear costume for all of your furry friends. :)

OK, Bear, we know you peek in on us from time to time. How about letting us know how ya been. C III's comin up, ya know. Git that outfit ready! :)

I would just like to know that Bear is ok.

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Me too!

He had posted a thread in the Pit that said he was getting married Halloween weekend.

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Awesome job Bear! Looking forward to seeing it in person. Can't wait till I get my Jango done and we can go as Big Jango and Little Jango :)

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Can I be the middle bear ? Kind of like Goldie Locks and the Three Bears. Kidding ! ! !

On a health note . . .You look awesome. I can't wait to have the opportunity to meet you. Looking at your suit made our evening. All your hard work truly paid off Jango Bear! As always - - -Keep us posted!

By the way . . . I noticed you are from Las Vegas.....

I was born in Reno, Nevada but I reside in Georgia.

What a switch!

Good job Bear. :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup

I know that he sold some of his costume pieces a while back. I'm not sure if he still has a completed suit or not anymore.

my health has taken a serious bad turn on me :( sorry i anit been around. But thanks to my Mrs Bear she's getting me back on my furry feet. as to my jango costume Im sad to say all will be going up for sale on ebay this weekend. I'll try an stay in contact more often.

Bear (the one an only)

You are still by far one of my favorite TDHers because of the inspiration you bring to us. My prayers are with you man and please stay around to keep us updated.

Costume or not, just hang around for the fun. Sure it's not as exciting here anymore, since WPK's not around to hassle, but there's still stuff going on.

Get well Bear. If you need anything, please let me know.

sorry i cant see the photo

I cannot see the photos either

you can see all the photos this weekend. im selling it all except for the pistols. As to my health its a long laundry list to say the least ugh. But now that I can sit up for longer periods of time i'll be on here more. I miss a whole lot of your just not the same with out you all.


:jango Bear

So sorry to hear your health is poor Bear. I know it's been a long road back for you with the Jango suit. I'm hoping you will again find inspiration with another costume.

Stay Strong.

-Rex

picture fixed enjoy

thanks !

man your costume is just cool

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Costume or not, just hang around for the fun. Sure it's not as exciting here anymore, since WPK's not around to hassle, but there's still stuff going on.

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I agree, the costume may go on to other homes but the person inside is what is important. This website would not be even 1% what it is if it was just a buncha people in Helmets all the time.

I've always loved your suit man. I hope everything gets well for you!

Wow. I'm really impressed with your costume and with your recovery. I built my Boba costume so that I could get involved with our local club "JediOKC" in their efforts to raise money for Spencer Children's Hospital. I did it all for the kids, and every appearance we make as a club is usually attended by a bunch of children who are awed by the Star Wars characters walking around. That is what it is all about. I'm glad you are doing well and wish you the best in the future.:fettesb

congrats.

it's so easy to take things like walking for granted.

God bless.