Hey all.
I haven't posted much here at all other than the occasional compliment or question, but I feel compelled to post now about Daz aka BobaMaker...
The guy...is..incredible.
I mean, I joined up here last November knowing this is THE best place to find what I was looking for : a replica prop Boba Fett costume. My intent with it is possible application into the 501st, I'm unsure I can dedicate any time to something like that with the very busy family life I have, but I do display my collectables and plan to get alot of use out of this for my kids, events for them, and of course Halloween with them - that's what's most important! I have a Vader I purchased a few years back from someone somewhere else and while I was very satisfied with it when everything was finally sorted out, it was a pretty rough situation dealing with little to no communication with a few thousand bucks out there waiting for a product and still having issues to sort. Anyway, this isn't about that....
So now comes TDH and searches led me right to Daz. I did a few weeks of research and reading, looked around various links and read many, many, MANY threads on here from you all and I decided it I was going to do this, I might was well do it once, do it right, and do it damned good....
So after contacting Daz in November and settling up on a price for everything he offered, fully painted and weathered up, I sat down with my wife, and we decided that it should happen.
8 months of constant communication, constant updates, and Daz being EXTREMELY patient with me doing my best to email only once a month for update requests so as not to pester. :wacko But he was extremely patient assuring me I can email him any time I wanted for an update - I was not pestering to him!
Now, after his horrible injury and 8 months later, it's here. I went through hell with DHL, through no fault of Daz trying to get it from them through customs today - and he evcen offered to help me sort that out, but it was out of his hands. This only speaks further volumes about him. But I got it and I have to say I can't be happier with it. My wife and kids and I opened it all together and we all were blown away. It's not ready to wear out of the box. I have to do the obvious attaching the armor to the vest, getting it to fit right, and I have only a small few parts to obtain that he unfortunately doesn't fabricate (braids, girthbelt, boots, hoses, cape), but I have to say, and this is NOT putting down any of the fine artists here, but man Daz is incredible. There really are no words for his artistry. If you can afford it, go for it. Well worth the wait and the money. He had mentioned that his wife fabricates all of the soft parts and in that department I am even more amazed. I have no idea how they did this, but everything fits absolutely PERFECTLY. I'm 6 foot 5 and thin, ok? I can't even go to the store to find jeans that fit me right, nevermind having someone across the pond I have never seen nor spoken to make me a flight suit and vest that fit me better than any of my own clothes just by emailing 3 measurements....
I have emailed him my thanks and I feel that it's only right that I post my thanks to him publically here for being so patient wth me these past 8 months of construction of this complete Fett. His communication throughout, his professionalism, his craftsmanship and his artistry are matched only by his patience and understanding of a purchaser's needs to feel comfortible in any transaction, nevermind one of this size and sheer cost. Excellent, breath taking work and it's been a pleasure. I'll never pass up a chance to make his name synonymous with right-off-the-set, movie quality Boba Fett Replica Props.
Thank you, Daz! Jeremy should be proud that you're doing what you are for what many of us consider HIS character.
And lastly, but not least, I want to thank the TDH staff and it's members. You guys and gals will never know how much you've helped me in my search for what I needed with this. Every single one of you should feel enormous pride in the simple fact that you all, every day, help people whether you know it or not get what they are looking for. I will do my best to try and be more active, and I'll try and drop in pictures of events my family and I do where I'm suited up and if I decide to hit up an application for the 501st, I'll be sure to post too. Thanks TDH and Daz!
J
I haven't posted much here at all other than the occasional compliment or question, but I feel compelled to post now about Daz aka BobaMaker...
The guy...is..incredible.
I mean, I joined up here last November knowing this is THE best place to find what I was looking for : a replica prop Boba Fett costume. My intent with it is possible application into the 501st, I'm unsure I can dedicate any time to something like that with the very busy family life I have, but I do display my collectables and plan to get alot of use out of this for my kids, events for them, and of course Halloween with them - that's what's most important! I have a Vader I purchased a few years back from someone somewhere else and while I was very satisfied with it when everything was finally sorted out, it was a pretty rough situation dealing with little to no communication with a few thousand bucks out there waiting for a product and still having issues to sort. Anyway, this isn't about that....
So now comes TDH and searches led me right to Daz. I did a few weeks of research and reading, looked around various links and read many, many, MANY threads on here from you all and I decided it I was going to do this, I might was well do it once, do it right, and do it damned good....
So after contacting Daz in November and settling up on a price for everything he offered, fully painted and weathered up, I sat down with my wife, and we decided that it should happen.
8 months of constant communication, constant updates, and Daz being EXTREMELY patient with me doing my best to email only once a month for update requests so as not to pester. :wacko But he was extremely patient assuring me I can email him any time I wanted for an update - I was not pestering to him!
Now, after his horrible injury and 8 months later, it's here. I went through hell with DHL, through no fault of Daz trying to get it from them through customs today - and he evcen offered to help me sort that out, but it was out of his hands. This only speaks further volumes about him. But I got it and I have to say I can't be happier with it. My wife and kids and I opened it all together and we all were blown away. It's not ready to wear out of the box. I have to do the obvious attaching the armor to the vest, getting it to fit right, and I have only a small few parts to obtain that he unfortunately doesn't fabricate (braids, girthbelt, boots, hoses, cape), but I have to say, and this is NOT putting down any of the fine artists here, but man Daz is incredible. There really are no words for his artistry. If you can afford it, go for it. Well worth the wait and the money. He had mentioned that his wife fabricates all of the soft parts and in that department I am even more amazed. I have no idea how they did this, but everything fits absolutely PERFECTLY. I'm 6 foot 5 and thin, ok? I can't even go to the store to find jeans that fit me right, nevermind having someone across the pond I have never seen nor spoken to make me a flight suit and vest that fit me better than any of my own clothes just by emailing 3 measurements....
I have emailed him my thanks and I feel that it's only right that I post my thanks to him publically here for being so patient wth me these past 8 months of construction of this complete Fett. His communication throughout, his professionalism, his craftsmanship and his artistry are matched only by his patience and understanding of a purchaser's needs to feel comfortible in any transaction, nevermind one of this size and sheer cost. Excellent, breath taking work and it's been a pleasure. I'll never pass up a chance to make his name synonymous with right-off-the-set, movie quality Boba Fett Replica Props.
Thank you, Daz! Jeremy should be proud that you're doing what you are for what many of us consider HIS character.
And lastly, but not least, I want to thank the TDH staff and it's members. You guys and gals will never know how much you've helped me in my search for what I needed with this. Every single one of you should feel enormous pride in the simple fact that you all, every day, help people whether you know it or not get what they are looking for. I will do my best to try and be more active, and I'll try and drop in pictures of events my family and I do where I'm suited up and if I decide to hit up an application for the 501st, I'll be sure to post too. Thanks TDH and Daz!
J