ESB Cape ref for Darth Mule

[spike]

I've found a Swiss, wool, army blanket, same colors, same design, I thought that was interesting

 

[Jango Fett Jr]

Spike, can you possibly post a photo? I'd be very interested to see if its the same!

 

[BobaFettSlave1]

i think this is what hes talking about. the ESB cape might just be the same one just beaten up & died alittle different
http://west.loadup.com/military/surplus/461330.html?id=eH7n4spS

 

[Jangos kid]

Hmmm....that is interesting. Thanx for sharing. Might be on the right track with that!!!!!

 

[CombatBaby]

the preproduction poncho looking one looks like a blanket in the back of my moms van, that is, if 2 years later that blanket is still back there,

probably. Too bad its a double stripe or else it'd make a good cape


-=QuinN!

 

[cookiemongoloid]

About the clint eastwood poncho reference. Fett WAS based off "The man with no name" wasnt he? someone told me this recently.

 

[Shinobi Fett]

Has anyone ordered one of these blankets to see whether there's any merit here?

 

[Mandaflorian]

You mean the swiss-army-blankets like this here:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Swiss-Army-Wool-...NameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122

 

[GCNgamer128]

That blanket looks pretty cool! Maybe that cross is on the inside of Boba's cape so we don't see it

 

[Mike M.]

rise! RISE!!!!! rise and live again old thread!!!!!

lol, ok, i'm just hatin cuz i'm an rotj fett.



but seriously, this thread is three years old. but since is was brought back to life by it's original poster then i guess it's ok.

 

[GCNgamer128]

Well I learned something new from it..

 

[SharkForge]

This definitely is interesting... I always wondered what the cape was actually made of... a lot of people told me a canvas/tent material and it appears to be like that sometimes but in the movie it does look like its more flexible and less stiff than that... That swiss blanket that was linked really makes me wonder now haha...

EDIT: I find this thread VERY interesting because for some reason i find Boba's cape to be an awesome part of his costume... there's something about that cape that really sets his whole look off... That is the next part I want to get but I wanna make sure it's perfect! Where do you guys get your ESB capes?

El1te

 

[Jangos kid]

I've been working on these stinking things for almost 7 years now, and have spent a considerable amount of time & $ on these. What a huge pain!!! However, i am pretty happy with some recent progress. Still need to do a little tweaking on the color etc, etc, (maybe a tad more brown) but getting close. They are still a work in progress, but I may do a small run later this fall after I get the final bugs worked out.
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[BOBA PHAT]

That looks sweet! It drapes perfectly. If you do a small run, count me in!

 

[SharkForge]

Yeah count me in if you do a run!!!

El1te

 

[CombatBaby]

if it is indeed a swiss army blanket then it has to be weathered beyond belief.

that blanket looks too cushy while the fett is relatively thin and drape like

however, if you beat it and turned it the other way, where the cross wouldn't show it's quite possible.

 

[Shinobi Fett]

Indeed. If you ran it through the wash many, MANY times, perhaps with some bleach or "color remover" it might do the trick. it might fade to the right colors. In doing so, would it make it "fuzz up" more, like an old blanket, or thin out? The Swiss army blanket does look pretty thick and fuzzy.

Does anyone that has ever grilled Jeremy about this stuff have any input from him what kind of material it was?

 

[ShocKNurse]

I have heard 'duckcloth' in the past....available at your local fabric store. Just my .02!

 

[Jangos kid]

I have heard 'duckcloth' in the past....available at your local fabric store. Just my .02!

Thats what i started out using. Its OK, but getts very frayed on the bottom, and does not fold up/drape quite right. You can get it close if you wash it many times, (and you can make a pretty decent cape out it,)but its still not the correct fabric IMO.
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