Ribann's Jango Fett (Finished March 2012)

Looks awesome! Can't wait to see you in it. its gonna look badasse.

Wow! Looks like you pretty much have GOLD STANDARD list going there. Congratulations. Let's see this list ON now.

awesome!! glad you like the girth belt

NOTE: does anyone else think the boots just look plain ODD without the silver on the sides

Originally Posted by TLobe00

awesome!! glad you like the girth belt

One of my favorite pieces bro!

Looks great so far!

I am quite jealous of those boots.

The gear looks really good, can't wait to see you suited up.

Your gear rocks buddy, definately a who's who list of builders ;-), can't wait to see it all together

I'm curious if any of you Jangos use a mic system? If so, how do you do it and what parts do you use? Hopefully they are not discontinued (like a banana amp from Radio Shack). What works? I was thinking about getting this, but have no idea exactly how I'd rig it up:

Amazon.com: Aker Voice Amplifier 10watts Black MR1506, Portable, for Teachers, Coaches, Tour Guides, Presentations, Costumes, Etc.: Electronics

Also, if you have something that works, pics would be uber nice!

I have never used a mic system, but I think it would be handy. It is difficult to communicate in the helmet.

Mostly I just try not to talk, since my Texas drawl sounds nothing like Temura.

Can I ask what you used for the shoes/boots?

Originally Posted by TommyFett

Can I ask what you used for the shoes/boots?

They are Bedford STUs. They are no longer made. I bought them off of a guy on here for quite a shiny penny. The boot armor is made by Cruzer.

Thanks go out to Cruzer for my big update today: holsters, thigh, and cod armor.

This has allowed me to start assembling some pieces in preparation for the last package to arrive.

Pics:

Here is the trimmed codpiece:





Thighs...



Attached holsters to cod and installed snaps for the jetpack harness...



Haven't attached the thighs yet, but here is what it will look like:



All together:



I was going to take apart Cruzer's holster and rig it up the way Seeker has his, but I got scared and decided not to. Updates still to come!

Awesome stuff man. Thanks for the nice evening crack up.

That looks really nice! Why'd you trim the cod piece though?

Originally Posted by eopie herder

That looks really nice! Why'd you trim the cod piece though?

Movement and appearance. The old cod piece I had was like the way Cruzer and others make theirs. The "wings" on the codpiece do not show (or should not show). Seeker has his trimmed and it makes sense to me now that I've put everything on. Much easier to move my legs around and now I won't have them poking out

Originally Posted by SEEKER

Awesome stuff man. Thanks for the nice evening crack up.

Glad I could be of service haha

Originally Posted by Ribann

Movement and appearance. The old cod piece I had was like the way Cruzer and others make theirs. The "wings" on the codpiece do not show (or should not show). Seeker has his trimmed and it makes sense to me now that I've put everything on. Much easier to move my legs around and now I won't have them poking out

Ahh, cool. I'll have to keep that in mind!

Awesome job! What did you use for the boots? (manufacturer/make) You've got a great pair of footwear there.

Originally Posted by Ribann

They are Bedford STUs. They are no longer made. I bought them off of a guy on here for quite a shiny penny. The boot armor is made by Cruzer.

I answered this for ya bro lol

Holsters dyed. Thighs attached. Girth attached.

Everything is a little tight around the waist right now. Hopefully some regular jogging will help with that.

Originally Posted by Ribann

Everything is a little tight around the waist right now. Hopefully some regular jogging will help with that.

You and me both!

But man, everything looks great!

Did you ever order that mic system? I'd want to run something too once I get my suit together.

Originally Posted by eopie herder

You and me both!

But man, everything looks great!

Did you ever order that mic system? I'd want to run something too once I get my suit together.

Thanks! I just need to do more cardio. I eat healthy, but just don't get around to much cardio :p

As for a mic, I ordered one from eBay for $10 that was a complete joke. I tried emailing several people on the 501st website who have pictures with a mic on. Most of them have told me they pretty much clip the amp to their ammo belt. Fortunately for us Jangos, we don't have to interact as much with the crowds, as say, a Darth Vader would. Otherwise, the only place I can think of hooking up an amp outside of my helmet would be my jetpack.

For now, I'm going to forgo the mic :-/

i put together a helmet contained voice amp system using a cheap halloween voice changer. i gutted the entire thing, jumpered the connections so it was just the voice amplifier, soldered in a new mic and a switch, then hotglued everything into place inside the helmet. i like the set up so much i'm going to do it with my boba helmet when i get done painting it. i plan on taking lots of pictures during the process and may even shoot a video of the process.

I bought one of those radio shack white amps and just gutted it and put the board and speaker behind my chest plate... I also (with my last helmet) had put the speaker in the bottom of the helmet skirt, it worked but didn't look all that pretty, lol.

I am going to try the thinner amp from the 501st member with the wireless mics and amps and try fitting it behind my chest plates as well.

I know some people do the jetpack thing, but I just don't want to talk out my behind... I do that enough as it is, lol

Originally Posted by saint_nasty

i put together a helmet contained voice amp system using a cheap halloween voice changer. i gutted the entire thing, jumpered the connections so it was just the voice amplifier, soldered in a new mic and a switch, then hotglued everything into place inside the helmet. i like the set up so much i'm going to do it with my boba helmet when i get done painting it. i plan on taking lots of pictures during the process and may even shoot a video of the process.

I would definitely like to see this!

Originally Posted by TLobe00

I am going to try the thinner amp from the 501st member with the wireless mics and amps and try fitting it behind my chest plates as well.

Who is that? Very interested myself.

Hmmm....what have we here?



Pics to come. I have everything now. Also going to need a good guide on how to dye your flightsuit

Is that Bobamaker? Nice vest!!

That is Bobamaker. Awesome stuff! I have most everything attached now, but my mirror is really small. I'll have better pics uploaded in a day or two

Awesome, can't wait to see!

lookin good.

as far as the flight suit, I used the do a little till you like it method. I just added some purple a little at a time. Then I used a light bleach solution to weather it.

Sorry to steal Dynamic's photography style, but here is what I have so far. I have all my pieces and should have final pics up soon.

looks good

Awesome!!

Alright. So it took me roughly 1 hour to get everything on for the first time--except back armor and jetpack. Obvious it would be quicker and less stressful to have a helper putting on your armor.

Doing a Jango as opposed to a Jawa is definitely a commitment. So many minor things to adjust....

It takes me about 20 minutes to suit up now and I have to have help. I can not dress my self totally.

yeah, I can't totally dress independently, but it has taken me less and less time.

Soon you'll be down to half an hour or less like us Jango's who have been suiting a while now

i love the slight weathering on your vest.

Originally Posted by SEEKER

i love the slight weathering on your vest.

I agree with Seeker! Even though Jango is much cleaner compared to Boba, adding that weathering or battle damage can really make armor feel real and believable. Sweet costume by the way!

Thanks all. Bobamaker did a great job on the vest. I love it.

Everything is good so far. Just have to make minor adjustments here and there.

Having some trouble with the zipper creeping up. Do you guys just velcro your vest to your harness/flightsuit or something (to hide the zipper)?

Here a pic of what I'm talking about:



Maybe I didn't do something right because it was around 1am when I finally finished and I was tired. Any suggestions? (sorry for the trippy picture)

Here's my set up.

Wow, nice! I'll have to play around with it to get it to work correctly. Right now, still trying to get the right color on the flightsuit

Originally Posted by Mullreel

Seeker has some ring around the collar.




looks awesome

Thanks! I like it dirty.

So I suited up 100% today with the help of my gf. After looking at the pictures, I must say it looks differently than what I had in my mind. I see things I need to tweak (e.g. change the color of the flight suit). I suppose I can't be that hard on myself seeing as this was the first time for me to put it on. I did forget to snap the jetpack harness to the cod piece, which might account for the large gap between the girth and ab armor. Still don't really know what I'm going to do about the collar area.

Gimme feeback. What needs to change? Any advice would be appreciated.


Pics:

I'm certainly no expert, the one thing to me that stands out (aside from what you mentioned already) is the thighs may need to be placed more to the center. To me, and it's only my opinion, is that they are too far off to the side.


Looks awesome, though! I can't wait to do the same thing!

I love it! I know it's not a big thing but, in my opinion, the jumpsuit could be faded out a little more. Maybe if you weather it with grey dye or something to tone it down but totally up to you man. As it stands, it's a really great get up!

I definitely agree on both counts

I will fix the thighs and fade the jumpsuit more.

Any more fixes?

Originally Posted by Ribann

I definitely agree on both counts

I will fix the thighs and fade the jumpsuit more.

Any more fixes?

Yeah, the whole thing just stinks....you should pack it up and send it all to me so you can start over

Just kidding, it looks great! Again, I'm no expert, but I don't notice anything else. I'm sure some of the Jango veterans can help much more than I!

Did Jango have a thong strap thing like Boba for the cod and butt plate?

LOL...yep...time to scrap it all and head back to the drawing board

Not sure Archaster.

Wow, fantastic. I'll be happy if mine comes out half as good as yours. I do think the Jet Pack is supposed sit a little higher up, but then again... what do I know?

Can I ask what you are wearing underneath the helmet? It looks like you didn't go with a skirt. (I'm not going with a skirt, after reading about all the complaints about heat / oxygen)

I definitly like a bit more purple to the FS, and some fading. The girth needs to come up for sure. The jetpack needs to come up several inches. Think about the fact that you wouldn't want the jets firing off on your backside. If you bring it up much higher on the backplate it will sit more up and down with your back.

And there is no Jango thong, that is only a Boba thing.

Originally Posted by TommyFett

Wow, fantastic. I'll be happy if mine comes out half as good as yours. I do think the Jet Pack is supposed sit a little higher up, but then again... what do I know?

Thank you. You are right about the jetpack sitting up a bit higher. I forgot to attach the front elastic straps of Seeker's harness to my cod piece, which would lift up the girth and the jetpack.

Originally Posted by TommyFett

Can I ask what you are wearing underneath the helmet? It looks like you didn't go with a skirt. (I'm not going with a skirt, after reading about all the complaints about heat / oxygen)

I bought a painter's hood at a local hardware store and dyed it. It isn't too hot. I had one of my good friends make the skirt, but I could barely breathe after installing it. I'm going to be sweating enough as it is, so I need the air circulation to my face

Originally Posted by Mullreel

I definitly like a bit more purple to the FS, and some fading. The girth needs to come up for sure. The jetpack needs to come up several inches. Think about the fact that you wouldn't want the jets firing off on your backside. If you bring it up much higher on the backplate it will sit more up and down with your back.

Sounds good When I suit up again I'll make these changes. I guess I just make a bleach water solution and dip the flight suit in it?

instead of dipping it, put the bleach solution in a spray bottle. Hang the flight suit up and mist it. Then wash it to get the bleach to stop. Repeat this until you hit the tone that you want. I did this with about a 10 to 1 mix of water to bleach and it worked well.

Originally Posted by Ribann

Sorry to steal Dynamic's photography style, but here is what I have so far. I have all my pieces and should have final pics up soon.

LOL...just saw this..gotta do what u gotta do Looks great!

Thanks Dynamic

So I started to adjust the things I needed to adjust:

1) Move thighs more inward (easy fix)
2) Move girth higher to close the gap between ab armor
3) Change flight suit color (not an easy fix)

By the way, I am almost 6'1". I notice that Temuera Morrison was around 5'7". Is there anything you tall Jangos do to work out the proportions? I notice my neck really sticks out, and that partly due to my height. I notice a lot of the Jango around here have their helmet pretty flush with their collar armor.

I do have a big head. Perhaps an Asok CC isn't the right helmet for me? Maybe I need something bigger?

Thanks again everyone for the feedback.

Not too bad for first try at changing the color :P

One more pic. This is looking a little better....

The FS is looking good.

dang dude, you're looking good so far!

Can certainly see a big difference!

I agree. The jumpsuit is looking much better than before. The color isn't as strong and looks faded like it's needed a serious wash or two due to intense bounty hunting.

Weather it's Boba or Jango, taking time to work with the jumpsuit like that can really pull a troopers outfit together. Looks awsome man!

Ad a little hint of heathering on the jumpsuit, and you'll be good.

Nice turnaround.

Weathering will come later tonight. Any last advice on adjustments? I have a garrison member coming over tomorrow help me suit up and take pics for 501st acceptance. Speak now or forever hold your peace

Again, sorry for the bathroom shot I tried to edit out the toilet paper in Photoshop haha

I was about to make a joke about missing a glove when I noticed the iPhone...yeah those things don't work so great with a glove on, so they?

the jumpsuit looks much much better dude, I love it! I would be surprised if you didn't get 501st status! The only thing that might mark some points down would be the creases in your belly armor. Both Jango and Boba had the same smooth curvature if I remember right but that could be an easy fix depending.

Good luck. You should be proud!

Hey! those gauntlets are on backwards... and so it the range finder, you have it on the wrong side of the helmet just kidding man.

Yeah looks good, the only critique I see if that the collar needs to sit flatter and the thighs may be a smidge to close to the cod piece and could be dropped (towards your knees) about an inch or half an inch... but those are minor things, it looks awesome man!

Both Jango and Boba had the same smooth curvature if I remember right but that could be an easy fix depending.

- No, Jango had the hard edges on the sides of the belly plate.

Looking awesome bro! I am sure you will get the approval soon as a Bounty Hunter!

yeah the thighs need to move farther out on the legs, they should fit more toward the outer thigh..

Okay, well, I am kinda standing at a angle, so that might account for why they look so close in, Mullreel. I will double check tomorrow though

TLobe, as soon as I took that photo I attached an extra snap to each side of the collar armor to make it sit flatter. Looks much better

I think I will drop the thighs down a tad.

Thanks for the critique everyone. I will post photos again after I receive my BH status.

Yeah, it looks really good to me.

Looks good man. I am 6'1" too, so it is good to see that someone our height can pull it off.

Even without adjusting the minor suggestions above, I don't foresee you having a problem at all getting a BH designation in the 501st... as for the helmet size you mentioned above, I believe the helmet should sit between the clavical/trapezious muscle area when wearing without armor, so the width looks pretty good, but yeah it does sit a tad high on your neck. Cruzer's BKBT is a bit bigger, so sometime down the road you could try upgrading to one of those (you can always sell whichever you don't end up using )

I don't really know why it sits high on me. I purchased the helmet off of a guy on ebay without knowing who Asok, Saint Nasty, or the dented helmet was. The helmet is slightly warped on the left side, but I don't know if that effects how it should sit.

I did pick up that BKBT CC lid that Cruzer was selling not too long ago. We'll see what works

Thanks everyone! I got my 501st approval/acceptance today. I tip my helmet to all of your amazing advice.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! It seems like this was a pretty quick build and acceptance for you. Great job!!!

EXCELLENT!!

GRatz!! Awesome job!!

congrats

Congrats Bounty Hunter! Now it's time to hunt some Jedi down

I used to hunt down Jedi all the time in Star Wars Galaxies

I will post pics in a month or so when I get my BKBT helmet and get my suit looking the way I want. I'm sure it will take several trooping events for me to situate things

You will find things to adjust for many troops to come...............I know

I have adjusted after almost every troop... and just when I think I have it where I want it, I adjust again

Originally Posted by TLobe00

I have adjusted after almost every troop... and just when I think I have it where I want it, I adjust again

I'm still doing this myself.

I just made some adjustments to my boots and my harness.

I'm still doing this myself.

I just made some adjustments to my boots and my harness.

And then we all copy Seeker once he has it correct

Just did a three day troop in Seattle (Emerald City Comic-Con) as my first trooping event. I've already taken a heat gun to my collar armor (to shape it a little better to my build) and tons of other little tweaks. Overall, I did great and felt fine. Drank plenty of water

As for tweaks, I'm still looking forward to working out the "case of the high hat Asok lid". Maybe my BKBT will cover that. The collar area is still REALLY bothering me, but I'll figure something out. I always had to have someone adjust it or tuck in my paint hood. Anyway, you'll find some pics of me scattered in the following albums. Enjoy!

LINK--> Collection: Star Charity Photo Booth 2012

Also, it looks like me and some others were famous enough to make it onto the Geeks Are Sexy website:

LINK--> Emerald City Comicon 2012 in Pictures [Gallery] emerald12

And some random photos:

The neck may be bothering you but I don't see a major issue with the neck in the pics.

Looks good.

Looks awesome my man!

I think the only thing I see is that your shin seems to be getting pushed up by the top of your shoe, but that is hard to adjust/plan for when you have a picture with your foot up like that.

Awesome Jango and great trooping there!

Loving the gear Ribann,. feeling jealous, cuase I am still trying to upgrade my starwars delux costume to what u have.

Joe

Looking good!

Originally Posted by husky8675

Loving the gear Ribann,. feeling jealous, cuase I am still trying to upgrade my starwars delux costume to what u have.

Joe

Keep at it man. For me, the time was ripe and went ahead and went all out. But even when you have great parts, you have to still work at it.




......or copy Seeker

You look AWESOME!!

Originally Posted by Ribann

......or copy Seeker

I'm thinking of having plastic surgery so I can look like him too lol

Thought I'd give my old thread a bump. My suit has progressed tremendously since I first put it on. Here is a comparison shot of the first time I suited up vs a troop this last weekend:



My only advice after coming this far is to keep on what you're doing. Keep upgrading your suit when you can. Keep striving for screen accuracy. The next major upgrades for myself will be a LSFU flightsuit and flak jacket. That should come in October.

And a cool shot that a friend snapped and stylized:

the jumpsuit color looks SOOOOOOO much better! Suit looks awesome, can't wait to be able to finish mine!