Cool gun Phil!
And a cool thread!
I know, I know, I don't get here nearly as often as I like, but hey, I'm busy making gloves and painting armor right?
I do sell the gloves off of Ebay for the cost of the price of the last auction OR the Buy it now price ($99), whichever is more.
Would I pay that? Heck no; these are just gloves for cripe's sake. I really consider my gloves to be far down the line in the list of priorities for the costume, and that's why I start the auctions at $65, a much more reasonable price. It just seems like more and more people are needing them for whatever reasoning. I've even had people get multiple pairs! It's a mystery to me. This Fett guy must be some kind of cult figure or something
Some info on the gloves: I've gone through about three different versions to get to where I'm at now, what with perfecting the dye, playing around with the accent patterns, getting the right base gloves, etc. Hence, the early gloves are not as accurate, but then they don't go for as much either.
I do not believe believe the original ESB gloves were gray material to begin with. I believe they white and then were dyed, just as I do them, and I believe they were reused for ROTJ, but by the time they filmed in the hot desert sun, they were sun faded.
Can you make them yourself? Heck yeah. There's no secret to them. You just have to sit down and do it. Some people just choose to go with a pre-developed item.
As with ANY piece of this costume, you have to make a decision on how much of it you can (and are willing) to make yourself, how much time you're willing to invest, how much money you're willing to invest, and how much effort you're willing to invest. If there is any one costume that will challenge you to juggle these factors, it's this one!