SeaMarshall
Hunter
Greetings TDH community.
I was approached in Dec of 2020 and asked if I'd build the latest Boba Fett variant, "Boba Fresh", with his poppin' colors.
For eye candy, here is the kit in it's present state:
With very few references to follow besides what's on screen, I've decided to base the damage and repaint on several factors:
On screen repaint, Cobb Vanth (Ch 1), and RotJ Hero.
The client opted against a jetpack for now, but may get one later -- he's basing it off "The Believer" episode, where Fett isn't wearing a jetpack. I've notified the client that costume requirements for club approval hasn't been written and the costume/maker community is still trying to get things sorted out, so I would build the costume based on my knowledge and available kits. He was good on that. Fan designed for a like-minded individual. (Follow along at your own risk). He's getting soft parts made by another vendor and has sourced his rope belt and boots according to the community research.
The item's I've collected for my part of the build include:
Wasted Fett RotJ abs armor (chest, shoulders, collar, back, knees) -- not using kidney or cod
Man of War RotJ resin gauntlets
BobaFetthasCollege Debt lineage RotJ recast from an original...?
Note: I'm confused at it's origin, but you fine folks may know more. Based on the guy's work in the past, I've decided to give this helmet a go, and work on a helmet I'd never seen before.
Chest LED's by Fettronics
Chest and Shoulder Decals by DeLucks Designs
Paints were sourced locally at a hardware store and hobby shop.
With these items in hand I started the build and paint. Before I get into the process photos, here's the paint breakdown on the armor. The helmet will be its own thing.
Here's a test spritz of the wall texture and paint. This can let dry, then spray more to build up. I applied at different angles on the gear to prevent a regular spray pattern.
And we're off!
Hopped on the belt sander and trimmed everything to the 3mm(ish) thickness.
Based on these images of Boba's repaint and Cobbs existing damage, I've decided to use Cobb as a reference for masking since we get a full episode of the armor in sunlight. Here you can see the patterns more or less match. So I went with it. It makes sense that a repaint would follow the reference since I couldn't find any good details from the repainted kit in the episodes.
I used Humbrol masking fluid and the wall texture to sort out damage placement. Where there is bare metal, I masked. Where there was existing paint, I let the texture do its thing.
I'll share this because I didn't pay enough attention and assumed an RotJ armor set will fit the bill, but there is a dent in the right chest that is not there on this new set. Here's my paint coat for lighting check, and then the fix applied after I sanded everything off. (ESB doesn't have this dent and I've found that ESB has visual influences on the new costume as well)
I was approached in Dec of 2020 and asked if I'd build the latest Boba Fett variant, "Boba Fresh", with his poppin' colors.
For eye candy, here is the kit in it's present state:
With very few references to follow besides what's on screen, I've decided to base the damage and repaint on several factors:
On screen repaint, Cobb Vanth (Ch 1), and RotJ Hero.
The client opted against a jetpack for now, but may get one later -- he's basing it off "The Believer" episode, where Fett isn't wearing a jetpack. I've notified the client that costume requirements for club approval hasn't been written and the costume/maker community is still trying to get things sorted out, so I would build the costume based on my knowledge and available kits. He was good on that. Fan designed for a like-minded individual. (Follow along at your own risk). He's getting soft parts made by another vendor and has sourced his rope belt and boots according to the community research.
The item's I've collected for my part of the build include:
Wasted Fett RotJ abs armor (chest, shoulders, collar, back, knees) -- not using kidney or cod
Man of War RotJ resin gauntlets
BobaFetthasCollege Debt lineage RotJ recast from an original...?
Note: I'm confused at it's origin, but you fine folks may know more. Based on the guy's work in the past, I've decided to give this helmet a go, and work on a helmet I'd never seen before.
Chest LED's by Fettronics
Chest and Shoulder Decals by DeLucks Designs
Paints were sourced locally at a hardware store and hobby shop.
With these items in hand I started the build and paint. Before I get into the process photos, here's the paint breakdown on the armor. The helmet will be its own thing.
Here's a test spritz of the wall texture and paint. This can let dry, then spray more to build up. I applied at different angles on the gear to prevent a regular spray pattern.
And we're off!
Hopped on the belt sander and trimmed everything to the 3mm(ish) thickness.
Based on these images of Boba's repaint and Cobbs existing damage, I've decided to use Cobb as a reference for masking since we get a full episode of the armor in sunlight. Here you can see the patterns more or less match. So I went with it. It makes sense that a repaint would follow the reference since I couldn't find any good details from the repainted kit in the episodes.
I used Humbrol masking fluid and the wall texture to sort out damage placement. Where there is bare metal, I masked. Where there was existing paint, I let the texture do its thing.
I'll share this because I didn't pay enough attention and assumed an RotJ armor set will fit the bill, but there is a dent in the right chest that is not there on this new set. Here's my paint coat for lighting check, and then the fix applied after I sanded everything off. (ESB doesn't have this dent and I've found that ESB has visual influences on the new costume as well)
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