Official Thread - Helmet

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In Boba fett fight to survive,After Jango meets the untimely
death.Boba keeps the helmet but in the book he buries jango
in his armor.In the Jango comic Jasters helmet is the same
color as bobas and the dent is in he same spot.
 
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Thanks Jaster...
Now all I need is to figure out how to get that to work in my gauntlets. Actually, I first need the gauntlets...and then I can figure out how to get that to work!!!
Shawn
 
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Jango has the dent before he gets on to Slave I. It is not clear how he gets it though. When he loses control and slams into the wall he hits the other side of his head. The thing is you can already see the damage, so it had to happen before the crash. His dent is not like Boba's. Boba's dent appears to be from a blaster shot and is near the front where as Jango's is more to the side/top and looks like he hit something hard and slid the helmet down the pavement scratching it up.

I have the feeling that the damage resulted from something sitting on the cutting room floor. I looks like a really close call with a lightsaber cut. Perhaps Obi got in a close slice and it scrapped across the top of the helmet, but it was edited out for time.
 
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O.k
I don't mean to brag but I already have AOTC on video.I have
watched this movie A few dozen times.Please don't think I am
A ass.(I have seen it 6 times at the movies)So lucas has already made his money from me.The dent is made on the Kamino
landing platform.It happens on the platform when he slams into
the ground.He does not hit his head on slave 1.Also the dent
is not in the same place.It appears to me that the dent is on
the left side of the helmet,But is farther back.Say above were
your left ear should be.I hope this helps to clear things up.
 
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I actully do believe that it will be the helmet that boba wears but I think that the folks at ILM screwed up again. Putting the dent a bit further back. just my 02.
 
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You are probably right Seeker, Maybe we should send a reference cd to ILM?

shawnpane wrote:......He does not hit his head on slave 1.......
It looked like he hit his head to me but I have only seen it twice. I guess he just ducked real quick, too bad he didn't duck when Mace was swinging his lightsaber around.
 
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shawnpane wrote:The dent is made on the Kamino
landing platform.It happens on the platform when he slams into
the ground.He does not hit his head on slave 1.Also the dent
is not in the same place.It appears to me that the dent is on
the left side of the helmet,But is farther back.Say above were
your left ear should be.I hope this helps to clear things up.

The door on the back of Slave I nails him in the head as he is getting on board. There is a sound affect and he reacts to it, it has been acknowledged as a homage to the trooper in ANH hitting his head when entering the control room. But it is not where the damage comes from. He already has it by then.

The dent is exactly where you said it is, on the left side towards the top and over the ear.
Here is a photo for reference:

jango-arena.jpg

The only thing is it doesn't appear he hits that part of his head when he crashes on Kamino.

In the novel, Boba picks up the helmet and takes it with him when he leaves, so it would make sense it is the same helmet.
 
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O.K. well
I am pretty sure the dent does not come from slave 1s door.
However the video I have is A bootleg and is A little dark.
But the dent is were I said it was.Now that I think about it.
When Jango hits the deck the left side of the helmet is up in the air.
 
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I have to echo what Seeker said... it would have been much better for the storyline had they put Jango's helmet dent in the same spot as Boba's...

What were they thinking????



Guri
 
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Alright, just did some slo-mo DVD work and got an answer from a friend on the inside.

After the Kamino battle scene, Jango does get the dent from the door of Slave I. However, the mistake that was made by ILM, is that the dent does not stay consitently in the same spot. The door dent was on Jango right hand side of the helmet. This is consistent with the dent seen when Jango captures Anakin in the droid factory. The change comes once they hit the arena, the dent moves from the right side to the left side at the top of the helmet. It stays like this for the rest of the shots. My source says that there is a chance that it will be corrected for the DVD, but it is not a top priority. Apparently they like to leave little things like that in sometimes.

On another note, I just noticed this today, slow-mo style...

When Mace cuts off Jangos head, in the shot where it shows Jangos helmet hitting the ground, just before the helmet enters the shot, there is one shadow that separates into two shadows. One shadow falls off screen, the second follows the helmet to the ground.

Hence, Jango head came out of the helmet before it hit the ground.

Alot of good that gasket did...
 
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While on the subject of Jango's helmet, did anyone else notice that when he fires the rocket on Kamino the range finder is all the way back behind his head? It is down in the 90 degree position but towards the back of his helmet. That would imply the sensor is on the front of the range finder rather than the top.

Weird thing is that would mean when it is down in the front he is looking at his feet. :lol:
 
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Actually,watch when he fires the rocket at Obi.He kinda head-buts the tower surface then when the rocket goes off,his head jolts back from the recoil.Maybe that's where the dent came from.? If it is,that helmet would NEVER take a blaster hit.LOL
 
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I read somewhere, I think in The Art Of AOTC book, Doug Chiang said that when they designed Jango, they always intened it to be Boba's armor too. After he ''inherits'' it, he makes his own little modifications to it, hence the changes to the gauntlets, paint job, etc. So my theory is that Boba keeps the dent to honor his father. The ILM guys just screwed up and put the dent in the wrong spot ;)

Also, a neat little bit of useless information, if you've read the AOTC Visual Dictionary, it says Jango has several sets of armor. That might explain the difference between the ESB and ROTJ suits. :D

-Austin
 
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How are guys weathering your jango helmets?

Mine is almost all painted (95 reg DP) and now I need to weather it. I have some ideas already, I just want to know what you guys that have finished yours have done.
 
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I did a light circular sand with 1500 grit sandapaper to get the swirls that you see in real metal if you look at in in the light. Then I used some acrylic black & rust craft store paint, watered it down slightly, dabbed it on with a stencil brush, dabbed with a sponge to remove the brush marks & make it more random, then dabbed with a rag to remove the sponge marks. You can also get a good effect by giving the piece a wash & wiping most of the paint off. This makes it look as if it has been "cleaned". If you do this technique a couple of times the result is truly great!
 
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I'm new here, where are you all getting your Jango helmets? Are they modified Boba helmets? Or have they started selling Jango's?
 
To answer your question. Most of the people who are making Jango costumes are using Fiberglass ones, however some (like me) are using DP Boba Helmets that are being converted. I know Rubies is makinhg a Jango helmet b8ut from reviews from the board it isnt all that great. As for finding helmets try ebay or ask around the board. Welcome to the board. Hope this helps. Later.

Andy
 
If I use a Don Post Boba helmet for a base what mods besides paint and a new lense(and the dent filled in)are needed to do the jango helmet?
 
That would be about it. The list goes on if you want goodies though; RF controlled rangefinder servo, voice changer/amplifier, ventilation fans, helmet padding/head harness, & whatever else your imagination can dream up!
 
You'll also have to get rid of the small round circle on the right cheek and fill in the rectangle on the left cheek as well.
neither of those are present on Jango's helmet either.
 
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