Hey Everyone... Just a little revival of this thread for a brief moment.
So everyone has heard of Christmas in July but I got the opportunity to experience Christmas in August today.
JoshVanRad mentioned he wanted to send me something to compensate me for volunteering to step up and send him something after his original Secret Santa ended up on the naughty list this year, I told him it wasn't necessary but he insisted so I told him fine and also let him know there was no rush or anything and he could just send it along when ever he finished it up.
Well low and behold I was messaged by Josh a few days ago and was told to look out for a package that should be arriving by Thursday and today there it was on my porch.
(Josh had, at this point, already informed me of what he was sending but for the sake of "Christmas" and "Secret Santa" gift opening, I will be pretending he didn't)
The box that arrived was fairly large and I was anxious to see what it contained
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Everything seemed tightly packaged and secure but the box had some weight to it so I was excited to see what was wrapped up inside
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When I originally spoke to Josh about my interests I mentioned I was about to jump down the rabbit-hole known as a ROTJ Boba Fett build and boom... first gift was a ROTJ Boba Fett cape. It's beautifully distressed and has some heft to it.
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Upon opening another smaller wrapped item I discovered a cool set of brown, black and blonde Wookie Braids
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The next small wrapped package contained four small containers of paint in the Boba Fett color scheme
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The next four packages I unwrapped was when it started to get real serious... inside was a full set of ROTJ Boba Fett chest armor which had already been beautifully painted and distressed by Josh himself.
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But there was still MORE... surly this would have been more than enough to make up for his Secret Santa gift. The cape and Wookie braids were cool enough. Josh also included a Man of War Studios Boba Fett Vest for the chest armor to attach to
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And the last thing in the box, which you could tell right away what it was but I thought I'd save it for last because it really was over the top and completely unnecessary on Josh's part and I can't begin to thank him enough. Josh actually sent me a complete Airbrush set complete with nozzle, hose, and compressor. Seriously... Josh sent me an airbrush compressor and kit so I can really get going properly on my ROTJ Boba Fett build
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He also informed me he would be more than willing to help me with any questions I may have along the way with my build and also told me once I finally step over the edge of the rabbit-hole and begin my build he'd send me a step by step "paint by numbers" instructions for the rest of my gear and armor so that I can have a Boba Fett that looks almost as good as his own. And if you haven't seen it yet.... Josh's Boba Fett is pretty awesome. Granted I'm just entering the world of Mandalorian Builds and I'm not the final say on "screen accuracy" or anything but I'd be SUPER proud if my Boba looks half as good as his turned out!
So, with that allow me to say, thank you to @
joshvanrad for your generosity and amazing gift. I'm truly grateful and overwhelmed. This truly is what the Christmas Season is all about but more importantly, what I believe still to this day, what the core of the RPF is all about.
Cheers to you and yours!
-Ash