Recent content by jangobobango

Finally working on this build. Decided to repurpose some old DHPFX jango gauntlets I had lying around rather than the undersized Disney parks gauntlets. I had to build the calculator area out of sintra and worbla, then reinforced it with epoxy putty. Also added some other boba details with...

I found it for about 170-180 shipped to the US.

Yes! It’s quite nice and thick, however the inside of the shirt has some kind of shiny lining? Like what you’d see on a jacket. It’s nice but feels kinda weird on bare skin and also adds another unnecessary layer of fabric which won’t be fun in not-cold weather. Might see if I can cut it out.

You can find them on aliexpress and eBay, from china. It’s a full costume (minus helmet and boots).

Yep! Going to replace all the vinyl armor. I’m planning on making the chest pieces, collar, and kidney. I’ve bought some B-grace ABS knees from Neopropshop and some 3d printed shoulders. I have a back plate and cod from DHPFX from an old scrapped build laying around. Was thinking of using those...

I’ve seen a couple of these around the forums and decided to give it a go. Got the base costume in the mail today. Not terrible at all. I’m 5’6”-5’7” and about 150lbs and medium is a little big—mainly in the pants and belts—but it’s workable. I found after taking these pics that folding over...

Started fitting the leg armor. Here’s before mods: And after: Knees heat shaped to better fit me and knee rockets installed, shins heat shaped and trimmed heavily for jango accuracy. Knee rockets installed with screws. Didn’t do anything to the thighs. The plastic on them is a lot...

Had a few more big oopsies. A piece of hair got into the collar armor while I was spraying the silver paint. So I sanded the piece down, and reprimed it. However, when I reprimed it, the primer cracked still, just like on the gauntlet even though I cleaned it. I then realized it must be a...

Had a big oopsie. Forgot to clean the gauntlet before repainting. Going to sand it down again. Grrr. Epoxied the hinges on the gauntlets. Used a piece of soft Velcro to cushion the magnets I was using to hold the hinges in place. The magnets still left marks on the paint though. Did the...

Gauntlets have been primed, wet sanded, gloss blacked, and sprayed with rust oleum bright coat metallic finish. I started assembling them too, coming along nicely. Some parts I messed up and had some runs and mistakes, repainting those. Had to do that multiple times. Flamethrower box. Wooden...

Did some more trimming, then cleaned up and sanded the chest armor. Mounted them on the vest. Super happy with the fitment. I decided to use adhesive Velcro. I didn’t expect it to stick that well to the vest but it actually feels pretty strong. For the chest slots, I cleaned them up...

Added ropes to the girth belt. Really happy with it, but I made it a little too short. A lot of velcro shows. I’ll extend it a little, and maybe make some strips to cover the loose ends of rope. The leather loop that covers the closure will have to be a little wider than it’s supposed to but...

So, big setback. I tried the Minwax polycrylic clear coat on the rub n buff, and it looked fine and no more silver rubbing off. However, with the slightest scratch the clear coat would come off. This would not do for me. And then I tested some Rust-Oleum bright coat metallic finish on some...

I started trimming and heat shaping the chest armor. Stock armor, before trimming Rough marks where to cut with sharpie and masking tape. After trimming. I tried to make the armor shape match Jango’s better, as well as make it a little smaller to fit me. Test fit with the cod armor too...

Finished rub n buff on the helmet and gauntlets. This stuff is a little bit tricky but I’m pretty happy with it, still rubs off slightly but not too much. The metal polish I ordered earlier ended up being a bit too strong and took the rub n buff off, so I’ll leave it as it is. Painted ear...