Now for my Jango

At the end of December I got a weird urge to do another costume, it happened to be Jango. So end of Feb I finished it, and got to debut it today. It is complete minus Cruzer gauntlets.

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Helmet, Chest, neck, cod, thighs, and boot armor, all BKBT.
Shins, temporary gauntlets, Bradleyfett
Holster Cruzer
Girth unknown maker
Ammo, bought off fellow member
Jumpsuit bought and modded by me
Vest by Bleah
Backplate, and Jet Pack by MLC
Boots GBX from Journeys
Gloves random leather gloves
Pistols resin

Yes, I know a couple pics are blurry, my camera must be messed up. And I know some things are sagging lower than normal, this was after about...6 hours of lasertag.

Well?

Wow, laser tag in full armor? It could just be the sag, but to me, I think you may want to think about getting a smaller set of chest armor. It just looks a bit too big to me, but then again, maybe posting a pic of you wearing it not after 6 hours of running around. Its awsome otherwise

It was just from the lasertaging. Trust me I have plenty of pains atm from playing 9 hours straight. Girth belt kept moving, the vest kept popping out from behind the belt. The pieces aren't any bigger than my Boba armor, and those fit me fine. I just may need to add some velcro to the bottom of the vest to attach to the girth belt. Everything started sagging at that point, my holster straps on the bottom when I first started were TIGHT, at this pic you can see they dropped. But that may have been because the holster belt dropped down as well. I felt real comfortable in it until the jet pack started to take its toll on my lower back.

Uh oh ... another dual Fetter!:fettrotj:jango Way to go man ... excellent choice for another costume!:thumbsup

It looks good, except it looks too clean. Other then that, nice job!

-Naas

Well, I could of swore he was clean at a point in AOTC? I mean, he was in the rain for a little bit. :lol

dude that loocks great, but you do need weatering, spaecially on the jet pack. oh and you should cut those pants a bit; i love the helmet what kind of bucket is it?

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It looks good, except it looks too clean. Other then that, nice job!

-Naas

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I agree! Looks great, but way too clean. You feel Jango extremely well, and congratulations on the constume debut!!

Well, the question is, what will weathering do to RnB?

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Originally Posted by Satxer

Well, the question is, what will weathering do to RnB?

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i havent noticed it damage or remove the finish if that is what you are asking. i used various watered down acrylic paints to do my BKBT bucket and it came out pretty good! :thumbsup

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Originally Posted by Satxer

Well, the question is, what will weathering do to RnB?

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Just use some acrylic paint and Windex. Don't go overboard with the paint ... a little will go a long way.;)

Looks way to big, like a child in an adult size armor. Vest + plates looks bad and the shoulders are not accurate, mainly in placement. (because of vest being to big) The girth's placement is wrong and... well, let's face it. It isn't exactly "top notch" or close to "movie accurate", but as long as you like it yourself and playing around in it or whatever, I can't see why you shouldn't have some fun with it.

I agree. I think it's a great start, but the armor is way too big, and the soft parts are also too big/baggy on you. It's still a lot more progress then I could have done in a couple of months.

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Originally Posted by Drake

Looks way to big, like a child in an adult size armor. Vest + plates looks bad and the shoulders are not accurate, mainly in placement. (because of vest being to big) The girth's placement is wrong and... well, let's face it. It isn't exactly "top notch" or close to "movie accurate", but as long as you like it yourself and playing around in it or whatever, I can't see why you shouldn't have some fun with it.

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I will take pics in it this week where it isn't all sagging from playing a half a dozen hours in it...

Looks great!
The only constructive criticisms I have are:
1. The yellow on the jet pack looks way too bright. Jangos JP was Orange-ish, not yellow (look at the UK fact file pics).
2. The jumpsuit looks a bit baggy in the legs.
3. As said before, needs some more weathering. A bit of watered down acrylic paint (black, umber, sienna) wont hurt the RnB.
4. The shoulders on the vest look a bit too big.

Overall, I think its an amazing debut. You have excellent parts, by some of the best makers and should be very very very proud.
Awesome job.

OSK

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Looks way to big, like a child in an adult size armor. Vest + plates looks bad and the shoulders are not accurate, mainly in placement. (because of vest being to big) The girth's placement is wrong and... well, let's face it. It isn't exactly "top notch" or close to "movie accurate", but as long as you like it yourself and playing around in it or whatever, I can't see why you shouldn't have some fun with it.

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Thats pretty **** harsh dude, I think you need to back up a minute.

Did you guys read the part about these pics were after 6+ hours of lazertag? Try wearing Mando armor for 6 hours, things are gonna get loose and slide some, and thats not even playing lazer tag.

I've seen this outfit in person and it looks **** good. Don't change a thing.

Good Job!:thumbsup

Saxter nice! :thumbsup Quick question, how tall are you? Thanks for sharing!

:thumbsup nice job you did. Congratulations!

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Thats pretty **** harsh dude, I think you need to back up a minute.

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I'm being honest, which is a quality that's becoming less and less common nowadays. It feels like you can do the worst costume in history (hypothetical, not directed at this thread ofc) and still get hugs, cookies and praise.

By being honest, I don't fool neither myself nor the maker of the armor. If I give an honest opinion, he will know what doesn't work and hopefully fix it in the future, in the everlasting effort of reaching perfection.

So yeah, I won't cuddle everyone for making an armor. They're one the right path, but when they have a lot left on their journey to a good armor, I will make sure they know it and doesn't give up. :)

This armor in question, looks good for being the first one ever, by all means. But I won't be quiet about flaws, faults and things that can (and should) be fixed/changed/corrected.

There are many awesome makers on this forum; Cruzer, runJedirun, Capt Jono etc. And the reason they are all so incredibly good and get such well results is that they pay attention to details and honestly try to do the best possible armor they can. So when I see such great armors and then see some so-so armor, the best thing to do is inform them so they can develop and become great armor makers like the ones mentioned above.

//Peace out.

I think it looks pretty good myself.Great job in such little time.And one important note, if you are young, you will grow into it more as you age, so just keep messing with it little by little and in time it will fit you like a glove.

Well, yesterday when I read that post, I did feel it was quite harsh. Do I know that it isn't the best out there yes. Did I spend $2500 on top notch parts varying from BKBT to Cruzer, yes. Did I not weather it, yes. Is everything on there 100% accurate, no. As I keep mentioning, all the parts at that point were sagging. But to say it isn't close to movie accurate...I am sure a lot disagree with that statement. Weathering doesn't make a costume completely accurate. But I realize that it doesn't look like the best out there. As far as the vest being too big, the only thing big on it is the shoulders, it fits me like a glove, I gave my measurements and it came to me the way it did(not saying the maker didn't do a great job). As far as it looking like a kid in a adult costume, I don't have a huge upper body. Not everyone is perfect to wear certain costumes, but people who are larger than a normal Fett or smaller than a normal Fett still do this costume. I do this because I love volunteering in costume, and in general wearing Star Wars costumes. I guess I am trying to say that, to put a lot of effort into the costume, and more or less reading your quote, made it sound like I wasted both my time and money. Which didn't feel good to say the least. I am not here to start an argument, I am here to justify my actions, and my thoughts because I feel proud of this costume, everyone around me thought it looked awesome. Are they Jango experts, no. But when people see this costume, they look at it, and recognize without even thinking it is Jango.

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Saxter nice! :thumbsup Quick question, how tall are you? Thanks for sharing!

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I am 6'0" and if age makes a difference 24.


I do thank everyone for your kind comments, and for the constructive criticism, I will more than likely weather it because that seems to be the main issue. As well as adding some way to close up the legs at the boot a little better.

Just shrug it off bro.You look good in your awesome gear, and you enjoy wearing it.that is all that matters.And you are doing good things with your charity volunteering.That alone should take center stage.
Costumes are meant to be fun, so have fun.
I apologize for thinking you were a teen.It just seems like a lot of folks here are younger...at least , a lot younger than this old guy.lol
I get to celebrate my 40th in another short year.

When I looked at your pics Satxer, I was keeping in mind that you mentioned that you'd been actually running around in costume for several hours... so with that in mind I can plainly see that parts of your gear ( most of it in fact ) had shifted out of place.

So even with that in mind, I will say that your armor "looks" off/odd. But I can also see that the reason is because half of your gear is migrating towards your feet.

So throw your gear back on, and take some fresh pics with every thing in its proper place... then we can make a better/more accurate judgement. ;)

I'll hold any opinions and critiques until then.

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Just shrug it off bro.You look good in your awesome gear, and you enjoy wearing it.that is all that matters.And you are doing good things with your charity volunteering.That alone should take center stage.
Costumes are meant to be fun, so have fun.
I apologize for thinking you were a teen.It just seems like a lot of folks here are younger...at least , a lot younger than this old guy.lol
I get to celebrate my 40th in another short year.

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That's ok, I get that sometimes.

I will suit up again to take new pics, just is a matter of suiting up when I get a free few minutes.

Is that a modded redcap jumsuit?

Actually no, it was a jumpsuit I bought back when I first was making my Boba(JCPenny.com I think), I figured the color would suffice for now til I bought a real good one. I had to naturally make the sleeves to be more accurate.

Oh, and while twirling one of the blasters I got from ya Revolver, I dropped it on the floor and the barrel came off the handle, thanks to the nails that were in it to keep it solid, I put it back in place and it held tight without gluing! Twirl the blaster the wrong way and it goes flying. I have it down pretty good now.

Oh yeah, I got so consumed in saying my first impressions out loud and defending that, that I forgot to mention the things I like about it. :)

Helmet looks great, the flightsuit is great in both color and overall look (perhaps slightly large in the legs, but no big deal), the blasters looks good, the holsters for the blasters looks good, seems to be high quality leather, the kneepads, cod piece and gauntlets looks good as well.

Things with room left for improvements in various degrees was mentioned in my first post, although perhaps not... phrased well. But I see nothing wrong with being a perfectionist! :hug

I agree with you Drake that there's nothing wrong with perfectionism or with being brutally honest. I just feel that we should hold out until Satxer has a chance to post up some better pics.

Keeping with the topic of being brutally honest... there's nothing wrong with it, I just feel that if some one has negative feed back to give, then they could just as easily give a suggestion or two on how to improve/alter/adjust things to make them better/more accurate. So I critque... constructively. ;)

Satxer, I think most of the issues with your suit aren't issues because you took the pictures after laser tag and everything is understandably sagging. I would suggest dyeing your jumpsuit though and adding some grey acrylic to your vest to lighten it up. I would also suggest you add padding to the vest to fill it out more, to give it that accurate Jango side-profile.

Drake, while your criticisms are often on-point, I feel you haven't really earned the right to be as critical as you are. Most of your posts on this board appear to be criticisms of someone else's Jango. I don't believe in sugar-coating, but you haven't posted any work of your own yet. Are you just here to criticize or are you here to build your own costume?

Foxbatkllr: Actually, if you look through my posting history, you'd see that like 95% of my posts are praises, well wishes and alot of positive feedback, support and stuff like that. Thing is just that I speak my mind and often it's the first impressions that get most focus and attention. For both good and bad. But as I said before, there's nothing wrong with being a perfectionist. Regarding your last comment, I'm not here to criticize nor build, I'm here to have fun and be with people who share my love of the Fetts. (this is by far the best site) but when I see something I don't like about someones work, I will of course speak up, but I can try to say it in a nicer way in the future. That's the least I can do.

Ok, got a few pics taken. I noticed that the left shin was up a higher than it should be, and didn't notice til I got unsuited. Not to mention it is difficult to suit up on my own in this, with the girth belt in the back, and it wasn't easy getting the jet pack on either.

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that looks much better. Great job on your Jango

few tidbits here to straighten a couple things out, all of which I have done to correct some misalignments:
-Fasten your ammo belt to your girth belt with Chicago screws hidden by the pouches.
-Fasten the cod piece to the girth belt also and have the ends of the cod piece tucked under the girth belt most of the way.
-Vest still looks rather large on you. It’s got some pretty big wrinkles right above the girth belt and on the sides. But I am familiar with how that happens when trying to dress yourself, the same thing happens to me. Shoulders look large for your frame also and even all the armor on the chest looks big on you.

I know you mentioned you were 6’ tall, but for some reason, a lot of stuff still looks large or oversized to your frame IMO. I take it you are on the lean size probably. You’ve got all the right goods, it’s just a matter of tweaking them one at a time, to fit your frame. Good Luck!

I love it! I cant believe you put your jet pack on with no help, I cant even imagine. It would have taken me days with mine.

Well, I can't lie, it wasn't easy getting that jet pack on, especially when it mainly attaches inside at the bottom. That may have been why my vest did what it did, because I had to put the belts on first.

Wow thats good that the pistol didnt break apart on you when you dropped it. Ive dropped my other set quite a few times. ;) But yea listen to frank. And if you want you could actually use one of those halloween muscle costume tops(fantastic4, punisher) to bulk up your upper body and fill out that vest. Worked for me, iam 6' 2" 170 pounds and it added just enough to make my clone look right.

i agree with ocelot and steelblitz. I think a lot of the problem is the vest. otherwise i think it looks great. nice bucket p.s.

you got some great parts on there brotha, pretty soon it will be top notch.

I hear you about the jet pack, I don't know if I can clip mine own by myself, but I don't think I want to try, I know what might happen.

That muscle suit just might help you out some, good idea there. I'm the opposite, I need an anit-muscle suit to thin me out. :lol

Saxter, Thanks for the reply.

As for the muscle suit, it's a good idea but the I would suggest some foam padding on the vest itself. Takes off the step needed to wear a musclesuit, and then the jumpsuit and then vest. Cuts it down to 2 layers, instead of the 3. :)

Still overall, a nice setup bro, padding aside, if you're still growing, no worries. But if you've hit your mark, then I would suggest taking the flightsuit to the tailor and having it tighten down alittle more. It'll take off some of the 'crumples' and excess cloth bunches when strapped.

IMHO, a perfect fitting jumpsuit would make a world of a difference in the overall look. :)

Anyhow, in a nutshell, nice work on the suit! Thanks for sharing!

Stay safe,

Tim.

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Saxter, Thanks for the reply.

As for the muscle suit, it's a good idea but the I would suggest some foam padding on the vest itself. Takes off the step needed to wear a musclesuit, and then the jumpsuit and then vest. Cuts it down to 2 layers, instead of the 3. :)

Still overall, a nice setup bro, padding aside, if you're still growing, no worries. But if you've hit your mark, then I would suggest taking the flightsuit to the tailor and having it tighten down alittle more. It'll take off some of the 'crumples' and excess cloth bunches when strapped.

IMHO, a perfect fitting jumpsuit would make a world of a difference in the overall look. :)

Anyhow, in a nutshell, nice work on the suit! Thanks for sharing!

Stay safe,

Tim.

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Thanks for the compliment, and advice.

I agree, the musclesuit, will only make it warmer to wear. I should have some padding lying around my costume storage area.

As far as a Jumpsuit, I am sure I will buy a decent one from one of the great makers we have on the boards, one better to my measurements. I can always mess with the current jumpsuit by tailoring it down a bit, I am decent at sewing, and I have a sewing machine, so why not use it right?! But in the end a better jumpsuit may be in order.

Looks a lot better than the first pictures, and Steelblitz was right on the money with his tips. I especially want to underline the first two ones regarding belt, girth and cod piece. Should be easy enough to correct, vest is another issue though, which I will leave up to you and others with more vest experience.

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-Fasten your ammo belt to your girth belt with Chicago screws hidden by the pouches.
-Fasten the cod piece to the girth belt also and have the ends of the cod piece tucked under the girth belt most of the way.
-Vest still looks rather large on you. It’s got some pretty big wrinkles right above the girth belt and on the sides. But I am familiar with how that happens when trying to dress yourself, the same thing happens to me. Shoulders look large for your frame also and even all the armor on the chest looks big on you.

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Dude, in the newest pics, I think the jumpsuit color looks baller. I would just take it to a tailor and have it altered to fit.
The vest does seem to be a problem, color and fit-wise. A tailor can fix the shoulders to correct the size. A few thin layers of acrylics could probably fix the color as well.
The new pics are excellent.
Very well done!!!
OSK

Thanks

http://www.kiefpiet.co.za/wp-content.../12/norris.jpg

I agree, that jumpsuit color rocks! :suprise I wish I needed padding to fill out a costume, instead I got stuck with a bunch of excess "natural padding". :lol

Very nice suit, just needs a little tailoring on the vest and maybe some trimming on the chest/shoulders.

Personally I think the jumpsuit colour is perfect.

nice jumpsuit color. agreed. i think once you weather the vest it will look slick.

Chest armor looks too "square". I t needs to be trimmed down and shaped more. Jet Pack needs weathering.

You can't get any more accurate than the chest armor he is wearing.

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As far as the vest being too big, the only thing big on it is the shoulders, it fits me like a glove, I gave my measurements and it came to me the way it did(not saying the maker didn't do a great job). As far as it looking like a kid in a adult costume, I don't have a huge upper body. Not everyone is perfect to wear certain costumes, but people who are larger than a normal Fett or smaller than a normal Fett still do this costume.

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I see that u are using our vests!

Although we followed the measurements provided, There could be some mismeasurements on your part (not easy to get it right if u are not a tailor).

But since u have it with you now, you can check wads the parts u need to nip-tuck. U can pm me and i can arrange to make alterations for a small fee, so that u can be all preped and ready to roll as jango!

Dun worry too mch on the criticisms; take what u think u need to alter and dun bother too much on the harsher, none-construtive ones.

Having jango's Body size (or for any character you want to costume as) is a plain bonus. I have seen oversized biker scouts, but have great work done on the suit. We cant stop them can we? We are all fans~