IOA ROTJ Fett Armor kits Version 2 - Now available

1st post updated with shoulder bell pics

Looking good!

My next observational question is would it be a good idea to re-tool the kidney plate so it's longer on the sides?
I'm thinking the real suit is this way and the cod attaches OVER the kidney one.

Nice! I'd be interested in a set of gaunts and a chest set.
Although I am noticing a slightly dimpled texture on the black pieces. Is that just the picture, or is that something that needs to be sanded out?

There is a slight rippling texture to some of his stuff.
I wet sanded it out when I was finishing it up.

I'm guessing it's only when he uses abs that is textured on the inside because I have a set of "test pulls" from when he redid his chest plates and they are nice and smooth on both sides.

@Tony - To answer your question - I'm probably not going to be retooling the kidney plate. I just made it to fit my body for personal use and decided to include it in the kit. You are correct though, it's supposed to wrap around and connect with the cod, mine does not. For a low profile piece that's going to be covered up with girth and ammo belts, I feel that it's not really worth the trouble for me (not to mention that I don't sell very many of these)
And as far as the plastic goes, I cannot source smooth/smooth textured plastic where I am locally (I was told it had something to do with their availability and extrusion process) so I have what's called 'haircell' texture on one side of the plastic. It does show through a tad bit (it's very minimal through the 1/8" inch) but is easily sanded out (you have to sand the armor anyway to paint it). You can see in my build thread how the armor looks after painting and sanding and it's completely smooth when finished: http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f25/r...t-armor-37100/
The only rippling you're really going to see is on the gaunts because they are pulled out of .060 which is thinner and shows through more.

Got my armor today. Once again very nice! and Will is a great guy to deal with!! Bump for some awesome pieces..

Thanks again Bryan for the feedback, you've been a great customer buddy!

Weekend bump. After doing a special order for a friend, I've discovered that I can now pull collars, shoulders, and knee plate fronts out of the smoother boltaron plastic. This stuff doesn't like to stretch at all in the forming process so cods and backplates are out.

However this plastic costs almost twice as much as the regular ABS hence the prices on those pieces will be a bit more (about $5 per) Will get pics and pricing up later this week. Hit me up if you're interested

RKD, great job dude... When I'm ready to do my supertrooper I'll hit you up...

Thanks brotha, much appreciated. I'm gearing up for Phoenix Comic con at the end of the month and have been pulling extra armor to have on hand for the show so I should have extra ready to go whenever you're ready

cool... I'm working on some other costumes I need to finish up for some of the other things I am doing, and I'm waiting for the last parts for my Custom Mando... So It will hopefully be soon... if not after Dragon*Con...

Sounds good buddy! I'll have armor pulled and cut and ready to go like always!

First post updated.
I'm also currently in the process of researching to source some .060 black boltaron or kydex for the gauntlets. Info will be posted as it becomes available. Thanks all for looking.

Just a quick heads up to everyone - I'll be leaving for Phoenix this coming Wednesday (May 25th) for the con there and won't be back till late Sunday night (May 29th). I won't have any internet access while I'm gone so if you pm me and I don't answer back right away don't worry, I'm not ignoring you I'll get back to everyone as soon as I return.
If you happen to be in Phoenix and are planning on attending the con, be sure and stop by my table (I'll be sharing one with Allen of Anarchy squared props) and say hi. I'll have kits on hand for you to look at and check out as well. Hope to see you there and for the rest of ya, I'll see you here on the boards when I return!

I just got two sets of Armour from Redkraytdragon and I am extremely happy. I got one full complete set for my ROTJ build I am doing for myself and another smooth (un-dented) set for my wife who I am doing a custom mando for.
His shipping was nice and fast as he had everything I needed already made and in stock at his shop. Soon as I paid he had it all boxed up and shipped out that after noon. His prices are MORE then fair. When I compared what he offered other sets available I just couldn't pass up a nice quality made set like Redkraytdragon's especially for the low cost of it.
As far as I am concerned from what I have seen of other stuff Redkraytdragon will be a high end contender in no time and if he keeps going the way he is I have no doubt that his name will be up there and synonymous with those like Fettpride.
I understand that's a very bold statement but that's also how much I love this stuff. Its really nice to work with, very forgiving and the 0.93 chest armour is without a doubt in my opinion second to none.
So honestly if you want a quality scratch sculpted set that offers a ton of extras I'd honestly give Red and all he offers a good solid look over. He customer server even after the payment and the delivery to me has been awesome. Always willing to lend a hand in making sure I'm going in the right direction on putting it all together or even painting/weathering methods.
I will be posting progress pics soon of both of my builds once I get a little bit further into the builds.
Thanks all.
Cheers.

I got a set of gaunts from him last week, and they look awesome! I am extremely pleased! You guys need to check his stuff out

Matt - Thanks a TON bro, I really appreciate that feedback and am so happy that you're pleased with the armor. You've been a GREAT customer who is quickly becoming a good friend through FB messages and the like. I look forward to serving you again in the future as I sculpt new stuff.

Brail - And thank YOU as well! I'm so glad that you love the gaunts. I've got a set myself so at least I know I can say that I wear the same stuff I sell to you guys

Guys redkraytdragon has been great! loved the work hes done and loved talking to him hes really a great person to talk to if you need help on armor. if you need good armor with great detail try his i love it. i might be a noob and all in screen accurate things Fett but man it beats some of the things iv seen on ebay for around the same price. this stuff is strong to! love the feel ill post pics later of my armor. im excited as this will be my first buil on painting and assembling a EBS Fett or any Fett for that matter total noob here lol T_T

here we go! this is what iv bought so far and will be buying the rest minus the back plate and gauntlets like in a weekish.

Originally Posted by ZeroGinc

here we go! this is what iv bought so far and will be buying the rest minus the back plate and gauntlets like in a weekish.

Wow Z you work FAST! Looking good buddy
Thanks so much for the comments, I'm glad you like the armor and am looking forward to getting you the rest of the kit. Thanks again!

got the rest in! all i need to get from you later down the road is the back plate! dude this is great stuff here thank you

Thanks again so much Z!! I really appreciate the feedback and I'm glad that you like the armor Definitely hit me up when you're ready for a backplate and I'll get ya taken care of ASAP.

no prob looking forward to buy it from you loved everything so far here are the pics of the other pieces i have

Lookin GREAT Z!! Thanks for sharing bro! Those pieces all came out fantastic

First post updated with THIS -

UPDATE - ESB shoulders are now available with these kits. You will now be able to have your choice of a full ESB or ROTJ kit in either black or white. Shoulders will be priced the same for either kit and will not affect the price on either. Here's the pics:

Will....... Looks great....... and thank you.......

Originally Posted by CaptainSolo

Will....... Looks great....... and thank you.......

Thank you so much Robert
Your ESB shoulders and diamond is in the mail (heck you might already even have them by now)

Really awesome stuff! I remember we chatted for a bit at Phoenix Comic Con

Originally Posted by GCNgamer128

Really awesome stuff! I remember we chatted for a bit at Phoenix Comic Con

Thanks bro!! Yes I remember You picked up a set of gaunts from me as well if my memory serves me correct

A great price on your armor! I've heard your name mentioned before but had never looked at this post. Right now I'm currently building my armor out of plastic from trash cans with my limited funds and also rushing my costume a bit for this Halloween this year but as I progress with upgrades for more a more accurate looking Fett and I get my money saved up I'll be contacting you. All the pieces look amazing. Everything looks really good and the prices are very affordable. Thanks for the work you have done.

great armor i love it here are some picks ill be posting more on the costume post

Nice job ZeroGinc , do you mind my asking how tall are you,?

thank you im 5 foot 9

PM Sent

here ya go lol lots of pics BTW

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f20/s...ts-pics-43113/

@Buffbeefbroth - Thanks for sharing, looking good so far. Don't worry, once you have on your vest and other stuff it'll look a bit more filled out for you
@DM- Thanks a ton buddy for the kind words I appreciate it! Just hit me up whenever you're ready and I'll get you taken care of ok?
@ZG - Thanks again bro for posting your progress in here so people can see some of it painted up and assembled, it really does help a lot It's coming along nicely!
@TD- 4608 - Pm replied, thanks!!

no prob

I am looking forward to getting my armor! I have a set of aluminum armor I have been trooping in for the last few years, but it is a little on the heavy side so this will be my 'summer alternative'!

I had some thoughts for you that I am going to pass on. Since you are just getting started in selling armor and you are obviously very talented, I wanted to put in my two cents on a couple ideas that may help you out.

The first suggestion doesn't matter that much, but by chance did you ever modify your kidney plate to be more accurate? Since it is covered you are right that it is not that big of a deal, but to many of the hardliners, they might nit-pik that type of stuff. They want as screen accurate as possible and it would be a shame to see you not go as 'big' as your talent could take you because of something as small as that.

The second, and I guess last would be to make up a kit and ask one of the bigger names on here to review the armor. The first person that comes to mind would be WebChief. He is a very nice guy and is always willing to lend a helping hand. More importantly, he has a lot of credibility on this site. If he agreed to it, you could pack up a set of armor and send it to him for him to review and post a thread. I can't speak for him, but like I said, he has always been helpful and honest.

Anyhow, my point is that if he posted a positive review than it would boost up your moxi quite a bit. Just a couple thoughts. Look forward to getting my armor!

Thanks very much for the comments!! I appreciate the feedback and always take into consideration what others in the community have to say.

For the moment, I don't really have any plans to overhaul the kidney plate, but when I get some time that is something that I may seriously consider re-doing. I would like to see it more accurate as well in order to finish out the kit.

As far as your second thought goes, that's something that I'll also have to consider doing in the future sometime, but for now so far all the feedback that I've been getting from you all here on the boards has been very helpful and insightful and I really appreciate it
Anyone who owns my armor that wants to post up a review/wip/tutorial is always more than welcome to do so. I know that it's not perfect and there's always room for improvement, therefore I always like to hear back from everyone to see what other things I can do to make a better kit for you all (as well as myself ).

By the way, I've gotten started on your kit so I'll be hammering it out here in a few more days hopefully and have it in the mail soon. thanks again!

Ive painted up some of the armor I have from you....everything but the gaunts and knees are done. Here are a few pics...I know some of the damage is off, so keep in mind this is my first attempt at painting Boba armor. BFETT pictures by TK9039 - Photobucket

I am not really doing a WIP...but figured I would throw these up.

DJ! Looks GREAT boss! Thanks for sharing Keep me updated as everyone here knows that I love to see what people do with my armor!

PM Sent. Thanks

My knee kit is on it's way! If anyone can link me to their builds/colours that would be awesome. I am in need of some weathering tips and what yellow to use. I have bought some aluminium knee darts too. I need to know what yellow to use and how to get that speckily used look to them. Cheers.

Originally Posted by TD-4608

The second, and I guess last would be to make up a kit and ask one of the bigger names on here to review the armor. The first person that comes to mind would be WebChief. He is a very nice guy and is always willing to lend a helping hand. More importantly, he has a lot of credibility on this site. If he agreed to it, you could pack up a set of armor and send it to him for him to review and post a thread. I can't speak for him, but like I said, he has always been helpful and honest.

I appreciate the kind words but I'm guessing that he's past needing any of my help. Looks to me like he's already got a great customer base that have been quite pleased with his products.

Keep up the great work!

@ Jay - Here you go brotha!
Knee.armor.tutorial.MOV - YouTube
I'll have these out in the mail to ya in a few days

@ Bob - Thank you so much for the kind words! It's always nice to hear from some of the 'old schoolers'

And thank you all in the community as well for all the great support that you've given me and helped me along the way to continue to better my kits...I'll still continue to strive for more accuracy as I get more feedback from you all so thanks again!

Sweet. Sounds good dude. Thanks for the recommendation on epoxy btw, helped a lot with my magnets in my helmet too.

Wow, that will be nice!

Jay! Glad that worked out for you buddy! Your knees are on the way too!

Also, just some new info on that previous post about the smooth plastic:

I totally forgot to mention that the above applies only to the black plastic. I currently only have the white 1/8" inch in 'haircell'.
At the moment, I've got an order of .090 white on the way, but if anyone will want the white without the 'haircell' texture, they'll have to go with the thinner white stuff. Sorry about any confusion on that. Please hit me up if you have any questions, thanks!!

Fred,
Thanks so much for this feedback bro. You were a great customer and FAR from being a pain in the @$$. Every question you had for me was valid and so were your concerns about the international shipping, so no worries bro...I'm just glad that the powers that be got the package to you ok cause we all know those people can screw it up right? lol

On another related note, as a customer and a costumer myself, I absolutely hate it when you're dealing with someone online and after they get your money cease all communication with you. I believe in the exact opposite, ESPECIALLY when conducting an online transaction. Communication is key because that's the only way that person can stay in touch with you. When someone stops talking to me after they have my money that really makes me nervous and I know it's the same for everyone else.
I want everyone to know that when you deal with me that will not happen and I swore that if I ever became a vendor I would not be like that because I know how it feels to be on the receiving end. I will be there every step of the way until you have the armor in your hands...in fact, as far as I'm concerned the transaction is not completed until you DO have the armor.

You're right though, Fred, about making all my customers feel like they're the only one I have AND the most important one that I have (in a way that's true). I may not have the best, most accurate armor, but it is very good quality and I try to make up for it in price and service cause that's the way I would want to be treated if I was buying from someone...that's all there is to it. Just treat people good and give them a good product at a great price and it always comes back around to you That's proven very true for me in this community.

I do have some plans to eventually start offering the greeblies for the gaunts and the darts for the knee kits but right now I'm still trying to work out some bugs...that's all I'll say for now till I'm ready to reveal how I'm going to be making them (you all might be pleasantly surprised )

For now, I've upgraded to the smooth/smooth plastic for all the black armor (as stated before a few posts ago) so that's another step up in the right direction I'll be posting up some pics of those pieces soon here, hopefully in a few days so stay tuned...more good stuff to come!

Still waiting on my knees. Hate buying things from the US for this reason! :P Luckily I have my helmet in a paintup and my blaster to build to keep me going. :P

You're going to like the knees--they will be worth waiting for. Be sure to check out RKD's youtube tutorial on assembling them and take your time and use consideration when trimming.

I am interested in your armor can I buy set by set or do you expect whole set

Originally Posted by JayBox325

Still waiting on my knees. Hate buying things from the US for this reason! :P Luckily I have my helmet in a paintup and my blaster to build to keep me going. :P

Keep me posted on those brotha. It might take another week although from what pocus (Fred) told me is that a lot of times the shipment will be in the destination country already but often times gets held up in customs so you might even consider checking with them as it could possibly already be there. Unfortunately with USPS there's no option for tracking an international shipment and UPS and FedEx charges absurd amounts to ship stuff overseas (often times more than what the armor is worth).
But so far I've had excellent success with all shipments and have not lost one yet (knock on wood).

Glad that tutorial worked out for you Fettered

@Fettistics - I offer full kits or piece by piece if you wish... so you don't have to buy the whole shebang at once if you can't afford it...it's the same price either way. I also do payment plans but all installments are non-refundable so please keep that in mind. Send me a pm if you're interested and we'll talk, sound good?

10-4 Pm sent

Replied! Thanks for the heads up buddy!

First post updated with the following pics....all armor is now made with smooth/smooth ABS plastic or bolataron. Some of the older pictures with the haircell texture were left in for measurement purposes only :

Just assembling my knees now, and just wondering about the knee darts... I have some evolution aluminium knee darts. I was just thinking, when they're mounted do they angle out away from the knee or are they parallel with the side of the knee? Cheers

They should come out straight...parallel with the knee I guess (if I'm thinking the same thing as you). Here's some pics of my painted knees, hope that helps -

Ok, cool. How do you drill them half way into the knees so they're flat? As I held the knee dart onto the flat panel and the panel is at an angle so it angled it away from the knee pad. I have some knee darts that have a bolt at the back...

in other news here is my painted knees:




I haven't glued the knee dart sections on yet as they need to be drilled. Cheers

I drilled mine last week. Since you've already painted, be sure to mask off the area you will be drilling. Start with a small pilot hole centered where you want the dart launcher to ensure your larger bit doesn't walk. Then select a bit that is the same diameter as the dart you are working with. Simply hold the drill parallel with the side of the knee as you drill--add pressure somewhat slowly and make a clean hole. Because you are angling the bit in relation to the surface you are drilling into, the hole will be slightly oblong, which is what you are trying to achieve. You may need to do a very small amount of filing to get it just right, but you should be very close if not perfect with the drilling alone.

I know how to drill the hole, but then how does the knee dart stay in it once it's been drilled? As I have some Evolution props ones that have screws at the bottom.

Use a loctite

Originally Posted by JayBox325

I know how to drill the hole, but then how does the knee dart stay in it once it's been drilled? As I have some Evolution props ones that have screws at the bottom.

Sorry, I misunderstood. You have a few options--adhesives, some type of mechanical connection or maybe magnets. With adhesives it is pretty self explanatory. For the other options you will need to mount some sort of bracket inside to either accept a screw or bolt or to hold onto a magnet. I would personally not go the magnet route for these pieces--they are a little too vulnerable to being knocked off, I think. Plus if you already have screw-type mounts why switch? I thought I saw a picture somewhere of a bracket mounted in one of RKD's knees, but I have no idea where that was.

Ok cheers guys. I'm assuming epoxy resin would hold the knee darts in that hole nice and snug?

Hi Jay,
Take a look at how I did mine -





Hope that helps!!

So you made a bench effectively for the darts to screw & glue into? Smart... I'll see what I can do... I have no plastic left unfortunately as I ****ed up the gluing process of the plastic strips on the side pieces... haha. Whooops.

Yep that's pretty much exactly what I did
Let me know if you need any extra strips of styrene or ABS, I can send you some I have tons of extra scrap always lying around..you'll probably just have to pay postage since you're so far away, otherwise if you were in the states I'd just send you some for free

Originally Posted by redkraytdragon

Hi Jay,
Take a look at how I did mine -

That is the "bracket" photo I was thinking of. Figures it's the guy who made them!

Well, I haven't got the time to wait for them to arrive. I will probably just epoxy the darts to the hole I drilled, so they're tight in, but I might encase and cushion the rear with hot glue to strengthen it even more Cheers though! Do you like the paint up? I think I'm going to give them a thin once over with black spray paint.

Oh yeah..I didn't think about that lol. Perhaps you have a local plastic supply store around you that sells scraps or a hobby store that sells modeling plastics? Worth a shot anyway.
Which paint up are you referring to? On the knees? I didn't see your pics anywhere...or am I just missing them?
I did the black spray paint thing as well, works great! Just give it a light misting along with some tapping of the nozzle to give it a little splatter effect too

Haha, cheers mate. I have glued them in and I am going to encase the back of them in Car Body Filler which dries rock solid. (Y). The pictures of mine were linked up there ^. But here they are again, I'll be posting a photo later of them again, as this photo doesn't have the black misting or the knee darts...


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I can't seem to be able to get the pictures to come up

Never mind! I'll take some new snaps for you!

Lookin forward to it! I ALWAYS love to see what people do with my armor

Just ordered my stuff...soooo looking forward to getting it Down Under and getting moving...everyones work on RKDs stuff looks amazing I can't wait for my early Christmas present

This is your knee armour as part of my complete costume.

I thought you might like to see where your armor is at......I am almost finished .....I need to assemble your knees and get rid of these stand in ones and a little more weathering and thats it for now! Boba Fett Submittal pictures by TK9039 - Photobucket

Steve - Almost finished with your order bro!
Jay - Thanks for the post dude, lookin good!

DJ- What else can I say brotha, other than fantastic! Excellent paint job on that

Thank you all very much for sharing!

Hi mate, turns out the armour I have is ROTJ when I need ESB. Apparently my knees are the wrong colour but I'm going to get some confirmation on it... As I was very proud with them! >.< I may have to buy the complete set. It looks like a lot of work!! >.< I would be happy to sand the edges etc and trim them but I don't have a drill or much, so if you could cut the 2 holes for the red light read out, that would be awesome. Is there many differences on the armour plates themselves as I didn't think that ESB had a huge flamethrower, so I may go for MOW gaunts but you for all the other armour :P What have you got ESB style bro?

Hi Jay!
I can certainly take care of those chest display readout slots for you for an extra fee. I'll also need EXACT measurements of them. As far as the differences between ROTJ and ESB, I believe it's only the right shoulder bell and the backplate (dent wise). All the other pieces are the same to the best of my knowledge.
I make all the ESB parts as far as armor goes. I don't make the greeblies for the gaunts though (yet)

Feel free to hit me up if you have any other questions

Originally Posted by redkraytdragon

Hi Jay!
I don't make the greeblies for the gaunts though (yet)

Can't wait to see !

Ok guys,

I been talking with will Redkraytdragon, and he's a pleasure to talk with, help full and just great to deal with.
So I have finally decided to start this endeavor to make my ROTJ fett with wills armor.
Great Price, and from the pics his armor look pretty good, so I am one happy, exited fett.

Anyway I will keep everyone upto date.

And thanks will.

Regards,

Pablo.

Hey Pablo....congrats.
I have ordered my stuff as well for ESB fett off Will, and you are right very easy to get along with and a definite pleasure to talk to.
Hopefully my stuff should arrive in Brissy in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks a ton guys! I'm really glad that I can offer a product that people like and that they recommend to others. As I've stated before, customer service, honesty, and communication is VERY important to me and I know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of a bad customer experience... something I vowed will not happen with me if I ever decided to get into the game of being an armor producer.
I will always be accessible to anyone and everyone here (yes even AFTER I get your money, lol...we all know how that is right?? ). I may not always be able to get back to everyone right away, but always no more than a day (due to my work schedule and not having access to a computer while I'm there), so have no worries in that dept.

Pablo, I got the first payment bro thanks! Email replied
Steve, thanks again for your business and please let me know when your package arrives. Thanks!
-Will

I agree with those two. I bought my knees, and RKD was very supportive in terms of answering queries I had not to mention how enthusiastic he comes across in terms of "helping a brother out" as it were. :P

RKD - Looks like I'll be making an order soon. Just need to get paid for one more bit of design work then I can do it. This is what I'm after:

- Chest Armour w/ chest display holes cut out (If that's OK?)
- Shoulder Armour
- Back Armour w/ harness holes cut out (If that's OK?)
- Collar Armour
- Cod Armour
- Butt Armour

In terms of the chest holes, I am making a display out of a bike light, some acetate and the numbers printed on another bit of acetate... ha thank god for TK-409. So I don't know if you know the dimensions best for the ESB kit? Cheers.

RKD, sup bud..? The new stuff looks awesome! Great work.

congrats pablo, can't go wrong with this guy! A+

Originally Posted by Devilstar2k2

RKD, sup bud..? The new stuff looks awesome! Great work.

Hey Sean!! Where you been bro?? Glad to see you back, haven't seen you around on the boards in a while!

Chris, thanks again buddy!

I have PM'd you RKD so we can chin wag.

PM replied with a price list brotha! Let me know

Cheers mate. I will be buying from you eventually (unless someone magically comes into selling some good painted armour for cheaper :P). However, my housemate just decided to move out. :'( so I am now forced to find a new house. So I'm going to wait a month until I have a house :P Sorry to mess you about RKD.

Aw bummer dude, that sucks about your situation I hope you get back on your feet soon bro! That's way more important than armor so take care of what you need to first ok? Take care and I'll be around whenever you're ready

Cool mate. I will definitely be in touch!

I got my stuff from RKD today.
I must admit it got down here quicker than I expected and I am so impressed with it.
Sturdy, nice clean sharp details and the 'rough trimming' is excellent.
Now I can go full tilt at my ESB Fett.

@ Jay - Sounds good buddy, looking forward to hearing from you
@ Steven - Thanks again for your business mate and I'm so glad you like the armor! I appreciate the feedback
Looking forward to seeing your wip!

Will--

Your armor(along with just about everything from members here) got some national airplay--hopefully I represented the Fett well. Thought you might enjoy seeing this! 501st and Rebel Legion in the 2011 McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade - YouTube