New girl from Canada; working on a chick-Fett

Hi guys

I'm probably a bit of a poser here, but this community is such an incredible resource, I couldn't stay away.

I'm putting together a female version of the Boba costume, loosely based on David Johnson's female mando statuette (http://spectrestudios.deviantart.com...-fett-87800762). Probably ROTJ colourings, though not to be totally accurate (obviously!).

I'm hoping to get things together in time for halloween this year and then tweak it thereafter.

I admire those of you who strive for hardcore screen-accuracy, and I've been learning a tonne from your tutorials and costume variations. So, thank you!

If you happen to have since upgraded your hard parts or have off-cast (******, damaged, didn't mold-right) versions, I'm in the market!

-Vite

Cool idea! Hope to see a progress thread for it! Welcome to the TDH!

also, I think I've seen that figure before, I heard talk that that could possibly be Fett's daughter? eh? maybe? haha

El1te

Welcome to a fellow Canucklehead!

I keep trying to convince the wife to do a female mando but she absolutely refuses.....sigh well you'll definitely find no shortage of info on this site. It's absolutely crazy how much these guys have accomplished and amazing what they build it all out of. Good luck with your project looking forward to the WIP pics and final product.

Where in Canada are you at?

it could be done, you just need to have the body of a stripper and a great push-up bra.

thanks for the warm welcome - i'm in BC.

Incidentally I don't know about the 'body of a stripper,' but I am a healthy BMI/ normal looking gal, so it's not going to be a "oh heck, why did she make THAT outfit?" sort of case! Well, unless it turns out so poor that bits of my jetpack start falling off as I walk around... then I'll have regrets!

As far as the bra, yah, I might not try and go as skanky as that, but the regular Boba armor would look pretty huge and unfitted on any girl, and I imagine it's pretty hot to be wearing the whole kit in a sweaty nightclub (the costume will debut at the local goth/industrial Hallowe'en night). Regular variant mando boob armour looks kind of silly to me unless done REALLY well, so I wanted to try something a little different.

Originally Posted by vitegeist

the costume will debut at the local goth/industrial Hallowe'en night

nice! i first discovered boba fett costuming at our local goth club, when they did a star wars theme night. it was all down hill from there

Welcome aboard, sweet idea me thinks.

Victoria Secrets push-up bra with armor! hehehe...nice.

I approve! haha

El1te

Boy I dunno, I think that in order for us to be able to help you we're gonna have to see a pic of yourself...

I saw that statue on ebay a while back and wondered if anyone had ever tried to make that costume. Good luck with the project!

I was just looking at that statue yesterday for someone who might have me make the soft parts. If I do end up doing it, I'll post pics.

Very cool! Mirax and I are working on this version of the fem-fett as well! We are hoping to have a life casting and initial sculpt done over labor day weekend. I have never been a big fan of most of the fem-fett designs, but this one really stands out and I think if done properly would make a fantastic costume! We are planning to skip the helmet at the moment.

Originally Posted by vitegeist

(...) but the regular Boba armor would look pretty huge and unfitted on any girl,(...)

That's some statement to make... I'm sure those of us girls who makes regular mandos makes sure they fit!

Well, that's a very revealing statuette. Be good to finally see some competition for the Slave Leia's out there

Lisa: didn't mean that there isn't great femme armour out there, just that a screen-accurate boba just wouldn't fit the average woman that well. There are some great designs here that suit women and I'll be poaching a lot of your ideas, I'm sure!

Art & Mirax: Nothing like kicking *** and looking good doing it! When I stop working 80 hr weeks, I'll get myself to the fabric store and pick up some scrap sintra. So far it's just pattern making, a thermal detonator, and sourcing the more complicated hard parts.

it's good to see another canadian =)

welcome to TDH

C

Originally Posted by vitegeist

Art & Mirax: Nothing like kicking *** and looking good doing it! When I stop working 80 hr weeks, I'll get myself to the fabric store and pick up some scrap sintra. So far it's just pattern making, a thermal detonator, and sourcing the more complicated hard parts.

We are still mainly in the planning stage. I think we are going to go with fibgerglass armor, but we may do vacced... we will just have to see... I would prefer vacced simply to be a little closer to the original.

We are also trying to determine how to handle the vest... If you look at the sculpt, there really is no clearly definied armor vest... The shirt and armor vest have been somewhat mated. I would love to have the vest a bit more like an armor harness over the shirt, but I am afraid on a female form that is going to be to bulky and lose the visual appeal.

The bottom of the costume should be pretty easy... just the whole upper body that is worrying me.

vacced armor would also be good for weight... there's not a whole lot of shirt there, i don't think it needs any more to pull it down.

Originally Posted by ART ANDREWS

just the whole upper body that is worrying me.

Don't be scared, Art! It looks pretty straightforward to me, the torso/corset/bra section would be one material, the sleeves would be another material, and the vest shoulder flaps would be attached separately. Then you have a one-piece top, probably with a zipper/clasp in back. Probably need some elastic on the bottom edge of the top.

wow, we're all so helpful when it comes to skimpy fett-bras

stormtrooperguy: yes; odd that!

I'm going to start a progress thread over in the appropriate section (Boba Costume I think), so I'll discuss plans for armour and whatnot over there!

Originally Posted by vitegeist

Lisa: didn't mean that there isn't great femme armour out there, just that a screen-accurate boba just wouldn't fit the average woman that well. There are some great designs here that suit women and I'll be poaching a lot of your ideas, I'm sure!

There are more than one woman here making regular mandos, the male versions without boobs. And they fit if you make it fit.

Good luck on your femme Fett, I think it looks cool for a femme.

Originally Posted by Lisa

There are more than one woman here making regular mandos, the male versions without boobs. And they fit if you make it fit.

Totally agree. Mirax does Jango and it looks really good! And Soccermom does a mean Boba. I have seen a few girls on here in the past who make better Boba's than the boys!

I think the fem "boob armor" can work, but often times it is done in such grossly ridiculous proportions that it just looks silly... for me this goes all the way back to the fem-stormtrooper. A woman can easily fit into a regular trooper chestplate and still make the costume look feminine without adding ridiculous softballs on the front of the armor. Subtle is always better!

luckily, I doubt we'll see too many men trying to replicate this hoochy chic-fett costume!

*shudders*

Just don't let someone like Spat find out about this...

Originally Posted by vitegeist

luckily, I doubt we'll see too many men trying to replicate this hoochy chic-fett costume!

*shudders*

That sounds like a challenge and seeing as there is sooooo much help out there for the bra's........

Sorry I totally missed this thread. Glad I found it but it seems Art has already been filling in Definitely cracks me up that our boys are so eager to help but I know you guys will have some great ideas. Art had already been working on getting me some "me" sized pouches. The upper body parts are really the most concerning. It's all about trying to make it look right and when you are trying to turn an idealized sculpture of a woman into reality, sometimes it doesn't translate exactly right. The same thing goes for turning a comic character into reality. The proportions are often exaggerated to make things look better- and not just talking chest size being exaggerated. Getting things to sit and move and work right on a living breathing person can definitely be a big challenge. It was one of the difficulties I had in doing my Electra and basing it off Greg Horn's artwork.

yeah... i'll be making things not quite according to the sculpture; the idea is to have a female boba that'll be fun and not too clunky to wear. It's definitely not going to have anything to do with screen accuracy, but I will take care painting the bucket and doing my best to make it obviously boba-y in general.

Well I cant believe I didn't see this earlier... I think making the sculpture come to life is a cool idea, sure it's not practical, but you can do practical later, I say go for it, I'll be watching.

Welcome to TDH! Good luck with your boba style femme mando!
I'm helping my wife with her femme mando but our mandos are
for the most part a bunch of bits in boxes and sheet styrene.
80 hour weeks..... GUH?! I have enough trouble finding hobby time
on my heavy weeks (60ish hours). Anyhoo... welcome, and can't
wait to see your progress.
Mike

thanks! it's really coming along. really just have the top to sew, and the jetpack to surface/sand/paint. None of it is perfect, but it's a good budget approximation of a chic boba! I'll post some pics in my WIP thread soon.

I think we'd all appreciate any pics of progress, we're visual people

Indeed.