Tom Walker
New Hunter
Hi All!
I'm building A Jango Fett costume from scratch, along side a Boba Fett costume. I have another thread for the Boba build which covers the majority of the armour making processes...
www.thedentedhelmet.com
The majority of the armour moulds I made were to Boba specifications (with the exception of the Jango specific parts [boots, thighs, shins etc...]) so hopefully I can modify them into something suitable...
Here is my collection of parts... Time to turn them into a costume!
Hope you enjoy!
I began by cleaning up the cast parts and installed brass hinges on the gauntlets. Magnets were also attached that allowed them to snap closed.
Modifications were made to the gauntlets to make them more accurate to Jango and the various resin and 3D printed parts I made were then attached.
Modifications continued onto other parts to achieve the correct Jango look.
Once the armour began to take shape I made a start on the leather work (or rather faux leather work).
For the leather parts I used a distressed faux leather and thin foam.
I used spray adhesive to bond the foam to the faux leather.
I made a template out of card and trimmed off the excess. Faux leather belt loops were then stitched on.
As the belt pouches have no stitching on them in the film, I used super glue to attach the side pieces.The edge was then painted with brown acrylic paint to match the faux leather.
A Velcro fastening was also added.
The same faux leather and foam process was repeated for the belt and holsters. I bought a pair of Rubies Westars and wrapped the barrel in newspaper and masking tape to make it slightly wider. I then made a plywood jig to fit around the blaster. I carefully heated up the foam and leather until malleable and sandwiched it between the blaster and the jig which formed it into the correct shape.
Once cooled, the jig and blaster were removed and excess was trimmed. I glued a flat piece of foam and leather to the back and punched holes through, to allow me to stitch the parts together. Though the holsters don't have stitching in the film I wasn't confident that glue would survive repeated wear and tear.
The girth belt was proving difficult to make without spending a tonne of money, until I found some braided faux leather on ebay.
These braids were super glued onto a faux leather belt that I made to suit.
The braids were then weathered with black acrylic paint.
Then BOOM! a pretty decent looking Jango girth and pouch belt at a fraction of the price of a real leather one!
Plenty more progress to come soon... Stay tuned!
I'm building A Jango Fett costume from scratch, along side a Boba Fett costume. I have another thread for the Boba build which covers the majority of the armour making processes...
ESB Boba Fett - Scratch Build (Pic Heavy!!!)
Hi All! I recently scratch built a Boba Fett helmet... ...and it has progressed into building a full costume. I am building it to be moulded and cast, but in a way in which it can be converted into a Jango Fett variant as well. I have started a separate thread for the Jango variant here...
www.thedentedhelmet.com
The majority of the armour moulds I made were to Boba specifications (with the exception of the Jango specific parts [boots, thighs, shins etc...]) so hopefully I can modify them into something suitable...
Here is my collection of parts... Time to turn them into a costume!
Hope you enjoy!
I began by cleaning up the cast parts and installed brass hinges on the gauntlets. Magnets were also attached that allowed them to snap closed.
Modifications were made to the gauntlets to make them more accurate to Jango and the various resin and 3D printed parts I made were then attached.
Modifications continued onto other parts to achieve the correct Jango look.
Once the armour began to take shape I made a start on the leather work (or rather faux leather work).
For the leather parts I used a distressed faux leather and thin foam.
I used spray adhesive to bond the foam to the faux leather.
I made a template out of card and trimmed off the excess. Faux leather belt loops were then stitched on.
As the belt pouches have no stitching on them in the film, I used super glue to attach the side pieces.The edge was then painted with brown acrylic paint to match the faux leather.
A Velcro fastening was also added.
The same faux leather and foam process was repeated for the belt and holsters. I bought a pair of Rubies Westars and wrapped the barrel in newspaper and masking tape to make it slightly wider. I then made a plywood jig to fit around the blaster. I carefully heated up the foam and leather until malleable and sandwiched it between the blaster and the jig which formed it into the correct shape.
Once cooled, the jig and blaster were removed and excess was trimmed. I glued a flat piece of foam and leather to the back and punched holes through, to allow me to stitch the parts together. Though the holsters don't have stitching in the film I wasn't confident that glue would survive repeated wear and tear.
The girth belt was proving difficult to make without spending a tonne of money, until I found some braided faux leather on ebay.
These braids were super glued onto a faux leather belt that I made to suit.
The braids were then weathered with black acrylic paint.
Then BOOM! a pretty decent looking Jango girth and pouch belt at a fraction of the price of a real leather one!
Plenty more progress to come soon... Stay tuned!
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