Well, here's my shekel's worth...I agree with about most everything written by most everyone above, but this is a subject that me and my oldest son go around and around about all the time. My argument is that no matter what costume you make, it has to have an identifiable SW element to it, or you might as well put on a Klingon uniform and call yourself Boba's third cousin twice removed...if the general public can't finger you for what they think you are from their exposure to canon materials, whether Boba or Jango (or Stormtrooper...they call me one of those all the time), then you have to ask: am I really doing this right? Is this really SW costuming? Let's face it...99-percent of folks on here do it to be seen and recognized, if not by the public, at least by appreciative peers. You want people to identify you; to know who you're supposed to be. But I feel you must have a few recognizable, key elements to be successful (the "look and feel" Shock was talking about earlier), and to be specifically labeled a Mandalorian: the helmet with T-shaped visor, the dished mandibles, the chest armor (whether it be day-glo green or magenta). If you build on those, then more power to ye.
But paramount above all, no matter what you wear, we should all have acceptance for each others visions and interpretations of those key elements. Nothing kills a hobby faster than finger-pointing, hostile criticism and the nah-nah-boo-boo $__t that goes on in associations like this all the time (the mods do a great job in keeping that to a minimum here). If I hear or see too much of that bull, I personally am outta here...I'm grown up now (sorta), and I left that behavior on the playground a long time ago. If you can't say something nice....
Well...that's enough of my diatribe....for now...
Rob
