Low budget Boba
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Andromalius
Hunter
Awesome
Thanks guys! I'm starting the top of it now- I'll have more pics later on. Once I get everything filled in I'll coat it with spackling paste and sand it and then coat it with a clear acrylic before painting.
The goal of this project is complete a decent (as in presentable but hardly accurate) Fett costume by Halloween and not spend any money doing it!
I looked around in my garage and I had some left over sintra sheet from building my MIB blasters, some brown vinyl, a flight suit (unfortunately tan) and a fair amount of cardboard and foam. So I figured what the heck, why not? I enjoy a challenge.....
I'll be posting on a regular basis as this progresses.
Jerome
The goal of this project is complete a decent (as in presentable but hardly accurate) Fett costume by Halloween and not spend any money doing it!
I looked around in my garage and I had some left over sintra sheet from building my MIB blasters, some brown vinyl, a flight suit (unfortunately tan) and a fair amount of cardboard and foam. So I figured what the heck, why not? I enjoy a challenge.....
I'll be posting on a regular basis as this progresses.
Jerome
redwingsgirl514
Active Hunter
I love it, it's cardboard! What a wonderful mind you have...talent, too.
morpheus1977
Active Hunter
that looks awsome I wish I had that kind of talent and once you put that puddy on it and sand it down it should be pretty solid.
chronus14220
New Hunter
Now that is different, I never thought of using cardboard. Looks awesome
:cheers
:cheers
Thanks for the kind words! I should be able to finish the dome and get started on the ears today. I can only work on it when my son is taking a nap or after he's gone to bed. It's coming together really fast- I'd bet a helmet could be completed in less than a day if you weren't interrupted. The cardboard I'm using is kind of like a thick posterboard- about 1/16 inch thick. The helmet is suprisingly stiff and strong- that's cellulose fiber for you!
The goal of this whole project is to show that it should be possible for anyone to make a Fett costume with a minimum of tools and materials (and not be financially devastated if it gets damaged by some drunk idiot on Halloween.)
Jerome
It's coming together really fast- I'd bet a helmet could be completed in less than a day if you weren't interrupted. The cardboard I'm using is kind of like a thick posterboard- about 1/16 inch thick. The helmet is suprisingly stiff and strong- that's cellulose fiber for you!The goal of this whole project is to show that it should be possible for anyone to make a Fett costume with a minimum of tools and materials (and not be financially devastated if it gets damaged by some drunk idiot on Halloween.)
Jerome
redwingsgirl514
Active Hunter
and it should be relatively light, too! (Right?)
Andromalius
Hunter
Holy hole in a donut, batman.
that bucket is progressing amazingly
that bucket is progressing amazingly
I finished filling in the dome and I cut the visor opening today. I still need to put the slots in the back and make the ears- those will be a challenge to do in cardboard but I'm hoping I can pull it off. I haven't decided what to do about the rangefinder stalk- I might try sandwiching cardboard around some music wire to strengthen it. We'll see....
Oh yeah- it fits perfect! It's amazing how big it is (and it's a good thing as I have a big melon.)
Jerome
I haven't decided what to do about the rangefinder stalk- I might try sandwiching cardboard around some music wire to strengthen it. We'll see....Oh yeah- it fits perfect! It's amazing how big it is (and it's a good thing as I have a big melon.)
Jerome
Devilstar2k2
Active Hunter
Wow... I'm impressed... I did one of these last year made out of a Pepsi box. It didn't look nearly as good as yours though. I called mine Junko Fett. 
