armorenthusiast
New Hunter
Hello everyone! I am new here and come with a load of questions. After seeing a ton of amazing Boba and Jango Fett costumes, I finally got my rear into gear and bought some materials. This build started because I wanted to build a good quality Boba Fett armor out of Sintra. I told a friend about it and he said that we should go halloweening together as Boba and Jango Fett. After awhile, we decided to include my sister as a member of Death Watch or just a rogue random mandalorian. I realized that with all three outfits it was going to be way too expensive to make them out of Sintra and other high quality materials. (I am only in highschool and dont exactly receive big paychecks working at the grocery store. I also have to put most of it in the bank. You now know about my financial condition.
) I now have my first problem. I soon found out I was in charge of making all three costumes. Because I am making Boba, Jango, and a custom mandalorian, I was not sure which thread to post this in. If I can't post progress with those armor builds here than I will just post Boba Fett progress. My second problem is that my deadline is this halloween. Okay enough with my rambling intro, on to building materials...
Because I am not rich, I decided to build most of the armor out of EVA foam. I can see the cringing already... I read some posts about EVA and pople dont like it because it is too thick and it doesnt hold together well. for the thickness problem, I will borrow a page from my wooden swords and bevel the edges of the EVA. In theory, it should look thinner than it normally is. I cant do much about the quality but I wont wear it much. My building process consists of printing out the templates and cutting them out on foam board to see if they are the right size. If they are, I transfer the template onto the more expensive EVA foam. So far I did the shoulders, collar, chest, belly, medallion, and back armor. I think that covers it. Onto the questions...
1.Can I post progress about all three costumes hear or just Boba Fett?
2.What is a Good way to seal EVA to make it look like plastic or Sintra and still have it easy to weather?
3.How many differences are there in Boba's and Jango's armor? I am no expert and aside from the shin, thigh, and boot armor, what other differences are there?
4.How do you attach your knee armor and not have it fall off during trooping?
That should be it for now. I will post pictures in future posts. If I am doing something wrong, please tell me. I will not be offended. If is becomes a quarter as good as some of the armor on here it will be considered a success.Thank you in advance for any and all answers. they will help me immensely.
) I now have my first problem. I soon found out I was in charge of making all three costumes. Because I am making Boba, Jango, and a custom mandalorian, I was not sure which thread to post this in. If I can't post progress with those armor builds here than I will just post Boba Fett progress. My second problem is that my deadline is this halloween. Okay enough with my rambling intro, on to building materials...Because I am not rich, I decided to build most of the armor out of EVA foam. I can see the cringing already... I read some posts about EVA and pople dont like it because it is too thick and it doesnt hold together well. for the thickness problem, I will borrow a page from my wooden swords and bevel the edges of the EVA. In theory, it should look thinner than it normally is. I cant do much about the quality but I wont wear it much. My building process consists of printing out the templates and cutting them out on foam board to see if they are the right size. If they are, I transfer the template onto the more expensive EVA foam. So far I did the shoulders, collar, chest, belly, medallion, and back armor. I think that covers it. Onto the questions...
1.Can I post progress about all three costumes hear or just Boba Fett?
2.What is a Good way to seal EVA to make it look like plastic or Sintra and still have it easy to weather?
3.How many differences are there in Boba's and Jango's armor? I am no expert and aside from the shin, thigh, and boot armor, what other differences are there?
4.How do you attach your knee armor and not have it fall off during trooping?
That should be it for now. I will post pictures in future posts. If I am doing something wrong, please tell me. I will not be offended. If is becomes a quarter as good as some of the armor on here it will be considered a success.Thank you in advance for any and all answers. they will help me immensely.
Here are some pictures....
