Questions about the Pre-Pro 1 Fett

[BobaFettSE]

Ah, nice.

And I did find this thread but after Under The Helmet, I imagine someone got better shots. Those are some good ones of the suit though. The cape/poncho is really cool.

That’s one of the reasons why I wanted to do it, I love the poncho look since it was taken from Ralph McQuarries drawings and imo the poncho looks better then the cape.

 

[Rue1977]

I can't save or post these pics but here are a few at the Boba Fett Fan Club:

Shot of the Eyes version I haven't seen too much
Ears version in 1979
Ears version in 1979 with cape and gauntlets reversed
PP1 1980
Rear of the PP1 in 1980
PP1 in 1980, this shot may actually help with the color of the helmet

 

[BobaFettSE]

I can't save or post these pics but here are a few at the Boba Fett Fan Club:

Shot of the Eyes version I haven't seen too much
Ears version in 1979
Ears version in 1979 with cape and gauntlets reversed
PP1 1980
Rear of the PP1 in 1980
PP1 in 1980, this shot may actually help with the color of the helmet

there’s a lot more ear photos then eye photos now that I question it…

 

[Rue1977]

Oh definitely, but you can still work off the Ears one for most of the Eyes.

 

[BobaFettSE]

Oh definitely, but you can still work off the Ears one for most of the Eyes.

that’s true, just no kill stripes and ears tbh but everything else is about the same

 

[Rue1977]

Those shots in 1980 really have me rethinking the dome and cheek color.

 

[BobaFettSE]

Haven’t seen those photos, definitely interesting that PP1 has a lot of photos with ears but no eyes.

 

[Rue1977]

Seems like it wasn't the "Eyes" version for very long before they scrubbed that out and added the ears, which was how it appeared in the series of photographs documenting how to put the suit on, as well as the parade in 1978, all the way up to that exhibition in London in 1980 in those pictures I posted above. Is that the last time anyone saw this helmet?

 

[BobaFettSE]

Yeah, they unfortunately got rid of the eyes look which I think is better then the ears if only it had the kill stripes! But with that being said, I wonder what happened to the helmet since it just disappeared after that..

 

[Rue1977]

I would really love to find out. The PP2 eventually turned up so hopefully the PP1 isn't in landfill somewhere.

 

[BobaFettSE]

Haha true, maybe it landed somewhere in the hands of a collector perhaps since I’m pretty sure the PP2 got in the hands of a collector after it’s use. Still, it’d be cool if they didn’t just half scrap these suits or repaint them since it just hides away the original product, it might possibly be painted over too but then again you’d be able to tell since it has that slash.

 

[Rue1977]

Right, that slash is a real indication. It's funny when I found out who has the PP2. "The guy who did the Clerks cartoon with Kevin Smith?!"

I'm not even going to wade into the whole 'that armor was repainted' discussion, but I know some of the guys here who are able to tell the armors apart way better than I can have their opinions. Some of it may have been repainted for ROTJ at least, but yeah the helmet seems to be gone not recycled.
When you have a ton of free time, the thread for The Unofficial History of Boba Fett Costumes is really worth going through.

 

[BobaFettSE]

Huh I didn’t know he had the PP2 that’s pretty funny ngl, and yeah the whole armor subject is hard for me atleast for me now until I build this PP1 suit then I’ll be able to dissect the armor repainted a lot better hopefully..

 

[Neo Fett]

Haha true, maybe it landed somewhere in the hands of a collector perhaps since I’m pretty sure the PP2 got in the hands of a collector after it’s use. Still, it’d be cool if they didn’t just half scrap these suits or repaint them since it just hides away the original product, it might possibly be painted over too but then again you’d be able to tell since it has that slash.

The PP2 jetpack is in private hands. Everything else still is at Lucasfilm. The right gauntlet was even used for SE and ROTJ stunts. The left gauntlet is still around but in terrible shape. Most plates were painted over.

I'm not even going to wade into the whole 'that armor was repainted' discussion, but I know some of the guys here who are able to tell the armors apart way better than I can have their opinions. Some of it may have been repainted for ROTJ at least, but yeah the helmet seems to be gone not recycled.

Since all the dents were added by hand it's pretty easy to tell what plates were reused where when you learn what to look for. All but confirmed most of PP1/PP2 plates were painted over for ROTJ. Some parts survived though and were used for sunts/on tour (ie PP2 cod, back, and kidney all survived iirc).

All the helmets are supposedly accounted for in LFL archives.

 

[BobaFettSE]

ah, see I’m not that deep into the fett man yet though.. hopefully I will be soon.

 

[DennisFett1142]

Another place you may wanna check is this thread. I don't think DennisFett1142 has done the PP1, but his supertrooper has the same left gauntlet as the PP1 in white so you may ask him how he did that.

If you're referring to the flamethrower, I used RafalFett's 3D model from shapeways. It is a great model and I really liked how it turned out.

 

[Rue1977]

DennisFett1142, I was, and thank you for chiming in! yeah it looked perfect.

Also I've never commented on your thread and I'm sorry but I totally stalk it every couple weeks as I envy the hell out of that room.

 

[BudaFett]

All the helmets are supposedly accounted for in LFL archives.

The PP2 is in the same private collection as the jetpack I believe.

Fett Helmet History

Will do! The light green paint is just there. Just like all the other details a part of the paintjob. Edit: i looked at it again and its a vibrant turqouise green. Edit: I added them to the Media section.

www.thedentedhelmet.com

 

[Rue1977]

The PP2 is in the same private collection as the jetpack I believe.

Fett Helmet History

Will do! The light green paint is just there. Just like all the other details a part of the paintjob. Edit: i looked at it again and its a vibrant turqouise green. Edit: I added them to the Media section.

www.thedentedhelmet.com

Right, all but the PP1 and PP2 are in the LFL archives, and PP2 is accounted for... just not in the LFL archives, heh.

 

[BudaFett]

Right, all but the PP1 and PP2 are in the LFL archives, and PP2 is accounted for... just not in the LFL archives, heh.

I am pretty sure that is accurate. One day the PP1 will show up like the PP2 did on eBay...