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So this is more or less where my build stands while I'm waiting for the final parts to come in.
I started work on the belts. From the concept photos there looks to be 3 in total. The Ammo Belt, Some mystery black belt underneath that, and what I think was the artists interpretation of the Girth belt. So far I have the ammo belt started, I made 5 pouches in total, even though only 3-4 can be seen in the photos, but they are all removable so I can drop some any time. I havent done any sewing on the pouches as I don't think I see any in the concept photos, but I do see some on the belt itself and the items that go on the left side which I have yet to make.
What looks to be a red "sash", if you will, is what I feel is the artists interpretation of the girth belt he likely saw while looking at ref photos of Fett for inspiration. So I decided to go with one of the Mohair girth belts from Horseloverz. I dyed it with the latex stain method, (Spice) and It came out great for a Jedi belt, but I kind of want it to look a little "Newer" if that makes any sense, so I grabbed some "Fruit Punch" colored stain today to try out on it in an attempt to put more red in the belt.
Fingerless gloves. Got them on ebay from a company called Kursheuel. Still have to weather the hell out of them, but they should do just fine.
Here's where the gauntlets stand atm. The tops are more or less done. Just have to build the bottom shells and then I can start work on the flame thrower units. The rockets are about 80% done and were made out of bronze and ABS plastic. When the shells are complete, I plan to make fiberglass copys so they are more solid.
FettSeven Jetpack also came in. I'm really torn on what paintjob to go with on this thing. I could do Jango, Rotj, ESB or even a custom job, but I just cant make up my mind. The Jango/ROTJ paintjobs do kind of go better with what armor colors are on the suit, but I personally have never been a fan of the ROTJ pack, and yet and undamaged Jango pack wouldn't fit with the rest of the heavily weathered armor. lol. Any votes for the paintob?
OK so here's everything together pretty much. The helmet on the mannequin is a MR and is a stand in for the time being till it's replacement comes in. I've decided to go with one of animefans lovely dentless Boba helmets instead of the equally lovely BKBT. The reason for the change in helmet was because the more I looked at the ref photos, even though the helmet's painted in the same colors as Jango's helmet, the overall shape of certain things, the visor opening being the most prominent of them, look much more like a Boba Helmet than the jango helmet IMO.
I also started working on the chest armor by making a prototype out of 3mm craft foam. I'm really interested to hear people's opinions on this belly piece. This is actually the third version of this piece I've made, and while I'm pretty happy with its overall shape I'm not sure if the overall size of the piece is too big or small, or perfect as is. Its tough for me to tell as I have yet to make the collar section.
I also started work on the bandoleer, and have taken photos with and without it to try and give something in the photos to compare the belly piece with size wise.
With the bandoleer
Without the bandoleer
So this is more or less where my build stands while I'm waiting for the final parts to come in.
I started work on the belts. From the concept photos there looks to be 3 in total. The Ammo Belt, Some mystery black belt underneath that, and what I think was the artists interpretation of the Girth belt. So far I have the ammo belt started, I made 5 pouches in total, even though only 3-4 can be seen in the photos, but they are all removable so I can drop some any time. I havent done any sewing on the pouches as I don't think I see any in the concept photos, but I do see some on the belt itself and the items that go on the left side which I have yet to make.
What looks to be a red "sash", if you will, is what I feel is the artists interpretation of the girth belt he likely saw while looking at ref photos of Fett for inspiration. So I decided to go with one of the Mohair girth belts from Horseloverz. I dyed it with the latex stain method, (Spice) and It came out great for a Jedi belt, but I kind of want it to look a little "Newer" if that makes any sense, so I grabbed some "Fruit Punch" colored stain today to try out on it in an attempt to put more red in the belt.
Fingerless gloves. Got them on ebay from a company called Kursheuel. Still have to weather the hell out of them, but they should do just fine.
Here's where the gauntlets stand atm. The tops are more or less done. Just have to build the bottom shells and then I can start work on the flame thrower units. The rockets are about 80% done and were made out of bronze and ABS plastic. When the shells are complete, I plan to make fiberglass copys so they are more solid.
FettSeven Jetpack also came in. I'm really torn on what paintjob to go with on this thing. I could do Jango, Rotj, ESB or even a custom job, but I just cant make up my mind. The Jango/ROTJ paintjobs do kind of go better with what armor colors are on the suit, but I personally have never been a fan of the ROTJ pack, and yet and undamaged Jango pack wouldn't fit with the rest of the heavily weathered armor. lol. Any votes for the paintob?
OK so here's everything together pretty much. The helmet on the mannequin is a MR and is a stand in for the time being till it's replacement comes in. I've decided to go with one of animefans lovely dentless Boba helmets instead of the equally lovely BKBT. The reason for the change in helmet was because the more I looked at the ref photos, even though the helmet's painted in the same colors as Jango's helmet, the overall shape of certain things, the visor opening being the most prominent of them, look much more like a Boba Helmet than the jango helmet IMO.
I also started working on the chest armor by making a prototype out of 3mm craft foam. I'm really interested to hear people's opinions on this belly piece. This is actually the third version of this piece I've made, and while I'm pretty happy with its overall shape I'm not sure if the overall size of the piece is too big or small, or perfect as is. Its tough for me to tell as I have yet to make the collar section.
I also started work on the bandoleer, and have taken photos with and without it to try and give something in the photos to compare the belly piece with size wise.
With the bandoleer
Without the bandoleer
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