It's no secret that Sideshow's Life-Size Boba Fett has some less-than-accurate details. During Comic-Con, I noticed they had made some updates to it to remedy a few of the problems, most notably, the god-awful neck... I reached out to Sideshow and explained I had been one of the first buyers and as such, my Boba left a bit to be desired. My main question was to see if I could get a new helmet (best case scenario) or even a new neck. They responded saying updates had been made to the whole body, as such, it new fit together differently than my model. To say I was annoyed is an understatement. After owning this piece for more than a year and thinking it looked downright strange that whole time, I decided it was time to make some mods.
For the neck, I couldn't quite bring myself to cut into a $7500 item, so I enlisted the aid of a friend who understands my love of collectables. He made it over and cut about an inch off of the neck.
Before...
After...
After a bit of time, I began thinking of ways I could take it even further and decided the range finder had always bothered me, as it was just a chunk of black plastic.
No detail whatsoever. Without replacing the whole thing, the best I could do was paint it. I found a nice, light gray, that in a small amount looks similar (enough) to frosted glass. I also painted the "LEDs" on top. 
If you notice, too, there is a slight glare from the screen inside. When I was at Home Depot getting my paint, I had a semi-brilliant idea: I purchased gloss sealer and after painting the gray, I taped off the rest and hit the screen with a few shots of the gloss coat which subtly mimics the screen's reflection. It isn't something your eye is normally drawn to, for sure, but it adds a touch of realism.
I also painted the wrist darts.
Here's one last shot of him...
Thoughts?
For the neck, I couldn't quite bring myself to cut into a $7500 item, so I enlisted the aid of a friend who understands my love of collectables. He made it over and cut about an inch off of the neck.
Before...
After...
After a bit of time, I began thinking of ways I could take it even further and decided the range finder had always bothered me, as it was just a chunk of black plastic.
No detail whatsoever. Without replacing the whole thing, the best I could do was paint it. I found a nice, light gray, that in a small amount looks similar (enough) to frosted glass. I also painted the "LEDs" on top. If you notice, too, there is a slight glare from the screen inside. When I was at Home Depot getting my paint, I had a semi-brilliant idea: I purchased gloss sealer and after painting the gray, I taped off the rest and hit the screen with a few shots of the gloss coat which subtly mimics the screen's reflection. It isn't something your eye is normally drawn to, for sure, but it adds a touch of realism. I also painted the wrist darts.
Here's one last shot of him...
Thoughts?
