How much did Fetthunter's suit cost?
Note: some of these parts were bought directly from their respective manufacturers, and some were bought 2nd hand (Cargo Hold, eBay, RPF, etc.)
1. Helmet: $600 MSH1 #7 (painted)
2. Neck seal: made into jumpsuit
3. Vest: $75 RA
4. Armor: $100 FD (painted myself)
5. Jumpsuit: $209 BM (with mods)
6. Girthbelts: $35 FD (dyed myself)
7. Ammo belts $120 PS leather
8. Belt pouches $45 FD
9. Jet Pack $450 MO (painted myself)
10. Jet Pack harness: $10 FD
11. Knee armor: $30 FD (painted myself)
12. Shin tools: $20 FD
13. Boot spats: $15 FD
14. Boots: $300 MC
15. Blaster ROTJ: $175 SP
16. Gloves: $90 S1
17. Cape: $35 FD
18. Chest display: $185 SM
19. Gauntlets(both): $460 custom (painted myself)
20. Toe Spikes: included on MC boots
21. Wookie Braids $25 FD
22. T-visor: included with helmet
23. Antenna stalk: $20 (RA aluminum)
24. Voice amp (black Radio Shack): $55
25. Fett Voice synth: $165 HD
26. Fett Voice /compressor/modulator: $50 FD
27. Jet Pack decals: $15 VdS
28. Chest & shoulder decals: $10 VdS
29. Aluminum shoulder studs: $20 RD
30. Resin calc pad: $6 FD
31. Resin dental expander: $6 FD
Misc. paints, sandpaper, tools, sealer, and other necessary items: $300
(and I could have very well forgotten something...)
Total: $3526.00
And keep in mind that it has taken me 5 years to get to this point. Many items have been bought and replaced 2-4 times over the past 5 years as they break or as I find better quality/more accurate items to replace them with.
Also note that a lot of my prices seem REALLY low, such as my shin tools and spats. That's because I made them myself to save money. I could have easily spent an additional $1500 by paying other people to build and paint my parts (good thing I got acquainted with an airbrush eary on in this process!). 
I guess since the summer of 2002 I've probably spent somewhere in the range of $4500 - $5000 on my suit, in all of its "incarnations". Of course that was buying a little here and a little there. There's NO WAY I could've dropped that kind of money on a costume all at once. It was done bit by bit, over time. :cheers
