So I have been a member on here for some years now and I realised I have never started a WIP for my ESB Fett. I can only apologise for this error as I have been too involved in building and upgrading it that I forgot to share it will the members of this group.
First up let me introduce myself , For those who don't already know me. My name is Elliott and I live in Manchester , England.
My journey started in DEC 2015 , after attending a Con called "For the love of the Force" in my home city of Manchester . I came away thinking how cool the cosplayers were and that I wanted to build a costume. After a thinking which star wars costume to build for a while I finally decided on Boba. If I knew then what I know now regarding cost and complexity I may have decided on a cheaper amd easier build lol.
The first 6 months involved a lot of reading and looking at pictures as well as impulse buys from The Bay of E most of which after learning the Do's and Don'ts turned out to be regretfull and quickly resold. It's to easy to click "buy it now" and purchase pieces that aren't going to be of use in the long run.
Initially I was only building the costume for myself and hadn't heard of the 501st and going "For approval ". It was a personal journey but after a while and after being asked if I was going to submit my Fett to the UKG for approval. I finally changed my mind and approach on how this build would eventually end up . This decision would also effect my bank balance. At the point I decided to ultimately go for approval I had to make a decision on how far this costume was going to get. I had already invested a lot of time and money in this project (you eat , sleep and breath Fett, from the moment you wake up you think about Fett , to the last thing you think about before sleep is Fett. Parts , paint , expected deliveries etc) I decided I was way to far in to back out and was "All in" .The budget went out the window and I haven't added it all up and in all honesty refuse to lol,
Before I begin let just say a quick thank you to all the members on here who have given me help and advice on this journey and who I have never met but can call then friends and fellow Fett brothers/sisters.........Thank you
First up let me introduce myself , For those who don't already know me. My name is Elliott and I live in Manchester , England.
My journey started in DEC 2015 , after attending a Con called "For the love of the Force" in my home city of Manchester . I came away thinking how cool the cosplayers were and that I wanted to build a costume. After a thinking which star wars costume to build for a while I finally decided on Boba. If I knew then what I know now regarding cost and complexity I may have decided on a cheaper amd easier build lol.
The first 6 months involved a lot of reading and looking at pictures as well as impulse buys from The Bay of E most of which after learning the Do's and Don'ts turned out to be regretfull and quickly resold. It's to easy to click "buy it now" and purchase pieces that aren't going to be of use in the long run.
Initially I was only building the costume for myself and hadn't heard of the 501st and going "For approval ". It was a personal journey but after a while and after being asked if I was going to submit my Fett to the UKG for approval. I finally changed my mind and approach on how this build would eventually end up . This decision would also effect my bank balance. At the point I decided to ultimately go for approval I had to make a decision on how far this costume was going to get. I had already invested a lot of time and money in this project (you eat , sleep and breath Fett, from the moment you wake up you think about Fett , to the last thing you think about before sleep is Fett. Parts , paint , expected deliveries etc) I decided I was way to far in to back out and was "All in" .The budget went out the window and I haven't added it all up and in all honesty refuse to lol,
Before I begin let just say a quick thank you to all the members on here who have given me help and advice on this journey and who I have never met but can call then friends and fellow Fett brothers/sisters.........Thank you
