Great thread Art. Makes me feel REAL old though!
I miss Caudill on here.... BobaFettish, BradleyFett and TK409 were the inspirations to all of us back in the day! Truly amazing costumers and prop builders who revolutionized the hobby. I myself remember modeling my costume to get as close to Chris' Fett as possible.
Agreed. BradleyFett was the only one making Boba armor in the beginning, when there was extremely little reference out there. My first set was from him. TUBFC site/board and BYOBF site were the only Boba costuming sources back then.
Being "old school" myself (10 years ago this summer I built my Boba costume, summer of 1999. Wow, has it been that long?)... TK409, Got Maul and Fettpride have all told me they looked at my suit for inspiration when they were building their own Boba costume. I take that as highest humble praise, considering what those three guys have accomplished in the years since.
Plus I remember seeing some video footage from Magic of Myth back in 2000 where some Sandtrooper guy named Arturo was looking over my costume and saying "that's a great Fett suit!"....right, SEEKER? ... and it might have been a year later when some chump wearing a Han Solo costume wanted to take pictures with me at Wizard World Chicago. Later he became known as JodoKast3. Both those guys are now in my circle of friends.
DeanO, well I've still got my jet pack light beacon from him sitting on my pack just like when I got it from him back in 2002.
Bobagoat is still around and hits the con scene. Just look for the party.
:cheers
I've gotten to meet a good number of TDHers over the years, even back when it was called As You Wish, and it's been a lot of fun so far. Kudos to those who came before me and all the newer guys who have taken these costumes to a whole level not dreamed of when I first started here. Thanks for keeping this whole thing going, Art.