Boba “Fresh” WIP

[Swiftcloud]

Hello fellow hunters.
I am currently trooping as my favorite version of the greatest bounty hunter - the ROTJ Boba Fett.
I have decided to start building the Boba Fett costume from the last episode of the Mandalorian -season 2.
I believe some are referring to him lovingly as “Boba Fresh”, so that’s what I will call it for the time being.
I have already started collecting and creating some of the parts that are hopefully close if not exact.
I will be mirroring this WIP on my local garrison forum as well.
So far, I have gathered the boots that are believed to be closest to screen used. They are made by Nortiv 8. I still need to make the gators, which I have already gathered material for.
Also, I have received the harem style pants. I got these from an online retailer called SHEIN. They look and feel pretty decent and should work for now, until more info is gathered.
The black turtleneck undershirt came from an ebay seller, new from China. And as I should have expected is a bit small and tight fitting even though I bought what they are calling extra large. It will have to do for now.
I got the rope for the girth belt from Pet hardware website and I am currently sewing it all together.
As of right now, I am using parts from my ROTJ suit as a placeholder until I can find or make the new versions. Namely: the flak vest, chest, back and knee armor.
The helmet is not my ROTJ one. It’s just the Black Series one. I will be getting the correct one, once a correct one has been certified.
So here is my mock-up so far. So much more to go, but you have to start somewhere.

 

[TerranCmdr]

Awesome start. Any chance I could get a link to the turtleneck you bought?

 

[Swiftcloud]

Thanks. Yah here’s the link:

Mens Casual Jumpers Slim Fit Knitted High Roll Turtle Neck Pullover Sweater Top | eBay

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I got it on eBay. It’s actually a bit too tight, especially in the arms. It does say that it is a slim fit, but it actually fits almost like compression shirt. And, honestly the neck isn’t quite “poofy” enough. It’s a start, but I’m still looking for a better match.

 

[Swiftcloud]

Still working at it. Bucket is a re-painted Rubies just for placement, flak vest, armor and gauntlets still mock ups for placement from my other ROTJ suit. Waist down looking better tho.

 

[RamSkirata]

Leaving a comment for your encouragement! Its great to see all those new Boba versions come along and people find their own unique way to do the things where not much is known yet! Very cool!

 

[Swiftcloud]

Leaving a comment for your encouragement! Its great to see all those new Boba versions come along and people find their own unique way to do the things where not much is known yet! Very cool!

Thank you so much! It’s a slow process, because I am waiting for more details to be released before I get too far ahead. As much as I would love to finish him, I also don’t want to get too far in only to find out that I’m way off.
I have already printed the new helmet (modeled by WoodTech) and started the painting process. Also I have been putting the armor together that I made from sintra. But, still taking it slow so I hopefully won’t have to re-make too many parts after the CRL finally gets released.

 

[RamSkirata]

Thank you so much! It’s a slow process, because I am waiting for more details to be released before I get too far ahead. As much as I would love to finish him, I also don’t want to get too far in only to find out that I’m way off.
I have already printed the new helmet (modeled by WoodTech) and started the painting process. Also I have been putting the armor together that I made from sintra. But, still taking it slow so I hopefully won’t have to re-make too many parts after the CRL finally gets released.

Lookie here:

Boba Armor Screen Accuracy Discussion - TMS2 / Rearmored / Fresh

Do you perhaps have a link to that? It could be of immense help. The post-saarlac draft CRL is up on the bountyhuntersgroup. You will need an account there to view.

www.thedentedhelmet.com

In this here trhead you will find Infos on the CRL. NOT final but its something.

Can you share more of your helmet and especially your armor recreation in terms of accuracy?

 

[Swiftcloud]

Lookie here:

Boba Armor Screen Accuracy Discussion - TMS2 / Rearmored / Fresh

Do you perhaps have a link to that? It could be of immense help. The post-saarlac draft CRL is up on the bountyhuntersgroup. You will need an account there to view.

www.thedentedhelmet.com

In this here trhead you will find Infos on the CRL. NOT final but its something.

Can you share more of your helmet and especially your armor recreation in terms of accuracy?

Thanks for that link. I will definitely check it out. As for the helmet, I 3D printed the piece (at least for now until an approvable resin cast is made available). I got the STL file from someone going by “WoodTech” on the Facebook forum The Boba Fett Costume Building Group. There were a few folks putting out designs, but this one seemed to be the closest that I have seen as of right now. So, I’ve printed it and am currently building and painting it up.
The armor is also still very vague when it comes to the hidden details and dimensions. So I am using sintra since it’s cheap and easy enough to re-construct if I find that it’s not right in the end. If done correctly, it could possibly get approved, as my current ROTJ version has been approved. And honestly, I like the feel of the sintra armor versus the vac formed stuff. It’s much less flimsy and has a good weight and stiffness to it. To me it just feels better than the firmed plastic. The template that I have made for the back armor was traced out using a set of vac formed Minutefett ROTJ armor that I have not used. If it works out, I plan to make more, so the piece I have made so far will be a template and I can use that to trace out more pieces on sintra in the future. -if that makes any sense, lol

 

[Swiftcloud]

Helmet is pretty much done. Just need to paint the “turn signals” and ad the MQ1 circuit board in the rear vents. I’ve got soft goods on order and started cutting out the armor. Progress, slow, but progress.

 

[The FreshMaker]

Nice! looks good. couple questions - did you use black on the upper cheeks or some other color? and did you paint the left ear same color as helm base or slightly different?

 

[Swiftcloud]

Nice! looks good. couple questions - did you use black on the upper cheeks or some other color? and did you paint the left ear same color as helm base or slightly different?

I used black on the upper cheeks and then separated over it with textured paint. It has a sort of dull clear-gray look and adds the bumpy grit to the surface. I’ve actually sprayed the whole helmet with it first, then covered it in the colors needed. But the cheeks got coated over the black instead of under, to dull the black color a bit. The left ear is the same color as the base green (I used Forest Green). But with the dome and lower cheeks, I black washed the green very lightly to dull it down slightly. The left ear cap was just sprayed green with no black wash.
To me, the colors seem to match what I see on the Mando show. It may not be perfect to some, but I’m pretty happy with it.

 

[Swiftcloud]

New helmet is done. Made by Red Bow Props. The cast was incredibly clean! Made for a very easy build up and paint up.

 

[TerranCmdr]

Very well done

 

[Swiftcloud]

Thank you!

 

[Swiftcloud]

A test fitting of work so far. The helmet is my Hasbro Black Series because my Red Bow Props one wasn’t finished at the time of the pictures. Also, my gauntlets are still being made, so they are still missing. I just made new, more accurate, knees. And a few other details have already been finished. All my new parts are almost ready, and I hope to take more pics of the latest progress real soon. But these pics were from a couple weeks back.

 

[Caboose93]

New helmet is done. Made by Red Bow Props. The cast was incredibly clean! Made for a very easy build up and paint up.

What colors did you use? I just got my helmet from Red Bow too

 

[Swiftcloud]

Here are the paints that I used. Hope this helps.
Red Bow Props makes an awesome helmet!

 

[Caboose93]

Here are the paints that I used. Hope this helps.
Red Bow Props makes an awesome helmet!

Thanks I appreciate it! How did you do the kill stripes? Does anyone make a stencil for it or mainly just free hand it with tape?

 

[Barcode]

Looks good so far man!

 

[Swiftcloud]

Thanks I appreciate it! How did you do the kill stripes? Does anyone make a stencil for it or mainly just free hand it with tape?

I took a 1” foam brush and cut about 1/4” off the tip, which resulted in a rectangle shape I which I could just dip in paint and simply “stamp” the stripes on. But tape or stencils are a great method as well.
I did not take a picture of it for this helmet, but here is a pic of it from when I used the same method on my ROTJ bucket…