Boba Fett metal costume

JDunn · Jan 20, 2016

Re: Boba Fett costume

Stunning paint work! In the first base coat photos you posted I thought the green looked to bright, but now that its been weathered it looks awesome.

alienbuilder · Jan 20, 2016

Re: Boba Fett costume

I had the same problem too when I painted the helmet first. of course its absolutely not the same color as the movie accurate boba would have. Its an incorrect color at all though, but it works for me. the pre production boba fett, wich my costume is influenced by most, seems to be much brighter than the film used to me, so I wanted to go in this direction. I like the contrast with the dark gray of the suit.

Psab keel · Jan 20, 2016

Re: Boba Fett costume

That is an awesome looking Fett costume!

alienbuilder · Jul 3, 2016

Re: Boba Fett costume

just a little update here... I still have to make the gaunlets out of aluminum, but need to find a place for welding the material first. but I bought me one of these cheap rubies blaster. not 100% perfect, but for 20€ (and especially for rubies) its really not bad. maybe a little too short, but not much. so I have to modify the blaster a little bit in the next time. just had some fun to play around a little bit...

pew pew pew

after this whileI also noticed I will have to make these nipples on the shoulders one day too. I hope this will be finished for the rogue one movie. well, without a jetpack I guess...

PoopaPapaPalps · Jul 3, 2016

If there is one word in this thread to sum up your costume, it would definitely be robust. I absolutely love how just through the photos you've taken, I can feel the weight and heft of the metal. Also, the more earth-y, somber tones of the colors for the flak vest and flight suit really make it seem...I dunno...manlier? If there is one thing that I would've done is give the armor a light pass of some blue or charcoal washes, just to bring the brightness of the green down and fit the cold look of the rest of the costume. Same for the yellow parts, I think they're just a bit too bright. Hit it with some deep orange and some dark washes and it'd look killer.

Still, absolutely loving the look of your Boba.

alienbuilder · Jul 4, 2016

thanks a lot. yes, I also really like the feeling of the whole armor. really feels practical. you might be right with the color. I think I ll change that someday. same for the soft parts, they need a weathering too.

alienbuilder · Jul 6, 2016

started the work on the blaster today. ordered 1 liter of polyurethane resin and a tube with 2cm diameter. than I drilled a hole in the front and the back piece and filled all up with resin and put in the tube as the barrel. now the whole thing weights around 2 kg and something. with the barrel it looks much better now and with the weight it also feels pretty well in the hands. so for now I m pretty satisfied. next thing will be a little filling and sanding and than I can start painting.

alienbuilder · Jul 13, 2016

finished the paintjob on the rubies EE3 Blaster. have to say it again: for the price I am pretty satisfied with this one. it took me around 5 hours for all the modifications and the painting, so it really don t need much time to get some, I think fine results. I just have to add some lenses to the scope.

cyberpyrot · Jul 13, 2016

I cant see the pictures im at work but I assume it looks beautiful from peoples reaction. Welcome to the Aluminum Boba club I have made mine out of thicker aluminum 3/16

here are some pictures

alienbuilder · Jul 13, 2016

I know, I already had a post in your first thread

still following your work, really nice build! the gaunlets making me still some headache. Yours are looking really good.

cyberpyrot · Jul 13, 2016

alienbuilder said:
I know, I already had a post in your first thread still following your work, really nice build! the gaunlets making me still some headache. Yours are looking really good.

ah thanks bud. yeah the gauntlets have been a head ache I will start on the other soon

alienbuilder · Jul 14, 2016

the scope s done too. had some rests of my boba fett lens material and I like the flat optic of this.

PoopaPapaPalps · Jul 14, 2016

You know, looking at it now, there's a lot of modding potential in this Rubies blaster. Extend the stock, scope, and the front barrel and this thing would look fairly legit, especially with the level of painting yours has.

alienbuilder · Jul 14, 2016

PoopaPapaPalps said:
You know, looking at it now, there's a lot of modding potential in this Rubies blaster. Extend the stock, scope, and the front barrel and this thing would look fairly legit, especially with the level of painting yours has.

yes, absolutely! well, I don t know if I ll ever make some other modifications on this one because its just my costume accessory and I m not really into these blaster things. but maybe I ll cast an EE3 in aluminum one day. adding real scratches on it would be fun:cool

in between: nice new avatar... happy happy joy joy!

PoopaPapaPalps · Jul 14, 2016

I'd be all over that if I had the skills and equipment to do it. Right now, I'm still fiddling around with pewter (I want to try casing my own PKD pretty soon) but I'm looking on the horizon towards the day when I can smelt brass and alu. The feel of metal is inimitable and I think I've been bitten with a bug for it.

Also, thanks! My avatar currently represents my mood and general appearance.

alienbuilder · Aug 1, 2016

finally made the collar studs today. just drilled an 8 mm hole into aluminum cubes and hammered some steel nuts into it. the nuts were a little bit bigger than the hole. for safe I ?floated?...dont know the english word for it... the aluminum around the nut a little bit to fix it. but I think the nuts would sit pretty tight in it without that too. maybe I will have a chance to start the gaunlets this week.

PropReplicator2 · Aug 4, 2016

This is awesome!! I'm finishing my ROTJ build right now. I'll post pics later this month. The gun is the only part bothering me though lol. Havnt found time to order new parts for it yet.
Good luck,
Alex

alienbuilder · Aug 4, 2016

thanks a lot. looking forward to see your armor.

here are some bad photos of the left gauntlet I almost finished today. just a little cleaning here. the locking mechanism is the only thing I ll have to think about a little more. bought some clip locks, but now I think they are a little bit too obvious. maybe I can find some smaller ones. anyway the aluminum work is done. next will be the right gauntlet than.

alienbuilder · Aug 6, 2016

left gauntlet is finished, at least the metalwork. added some new cliplocks witch I really like. make the whole thing more functional to me. of course its also not screenaccurat but goes along with my imagination of an idealized armor. will have to do some filling here and there especially the slits at the top of the gauntlet. and than adding the keypad and some other details. but for now I am really happy with the result because the gauntlets are one of the most complicated parts to weld I think.