1/6th Scale Sideshow Boba Fett Figure

[SilentSurfer]

This is far and away the best pic so far - colors, pose. Looks like the full size costume.

I always liked this screen grab, and I wanted to capture the attitude, but without the movement of him turning and walking, and I ended up with the pic above.

 

[Mqhuynh]

I did, yes.

Just curious to know what you think of the final product... I think its nice but not great like proto was. I know they can't replicate the proto to a certain degree but some parts don't even come close.

It is still a nice looking figure but could have been better...

 

[SilentSurfer]

Do the gauntlets just slide off after you take off the hands?

They don't fall right off, but they can slide off, yes.

 

[Niltusk]

I'm not a huge fan of the Ex bases which is why it probably took me so long to notice, but i love that even Boba's base has battle damage.

 

[Haloid1177]

They don't fall right off, but they can slide off, yes.

Awesome. Now all I'm worried about is getting the ab plate to bend without totally screwing up the back plastic and the vest. Billy, how much of the vest did you dip in the water? The entire vest up until the top of the ab plate?

 

[Chakaman]

Great mods guys. I appreciate the tutorials, ideas and pics.

As mentioned earlier, pulling the helmet up makes a TON of difference.

 

[Niltusk]

Well i'm referring just to the SW line.

Like IG-88?

 

[SilentSurfer]

Just curious to know what you think of the final product... I think its nice but not great like proto was. I know they can't replicate the proto to a certain degree but some parts don't even come close.

It is still a nice looking figure but could have been better...

My philosophy when painting the proto was to achieve total screen accuracy, knowing that the factory would not be able to match it perfectly. My hope was that if I set the bar so high, the factory's attempt to match it would result in paint apps that still look very good. As the guy who painted the proto, I have to give the factory props. They did exactly what I hoped and more. I aimed for absolute perfection (whether or not I actually hit it), and the factory delivered what I honestly consider the best 1/6 Fett to date. Mission accomplished. I think it looks great. I'm very happy with it. It is what I hoped it would be.

 

[youbastards]

Great pix, guys! Thanks for all the details, Billy!

 

[Niltusk]

My philosophy when painting the proto was to achieve total screen accuracy, knowing that the factory would not be able to match it perfectly. My hope was that if I set the bar so high, the factory's attempt to match it would result in paint apps that still look very good. As the guy who painted the proto, I have to give the factory props. They did exactly what I hoped and more. I aimed for absolute perfection (whether or not I actually hit it), and the factory delivered what I honestly consider the best 1/6 Fett to date. Mission accomplished. I think it looks great. I'm very happy with it. It is what I hoped it would be.

Mission very accomplished!

Thank You!

 

[Billy Ray]

Awesome. Now all I'm worried about is getting the ab plate to bend without totally screwing up the back plastic and the vest. Billy, how much of the vest did you dip in the water? The entire vest up until the top of the ab plate?

I don't even think I dipped it in that far, really just about up to the "tabs" (for lack of a better term) or the parts that stick out on the sides of the ab plate. I only dipped the front part of the vest too, not the whole thing all around. The vest material itself did soak up a little water, but not much.

 

[PJB-1138]

And never noticed how the two shoulder armor pieces were supposed to be different yellows.

I noticed this, too, but not sure it was intentional. Isn't it supposed to match with the knee armor & with each other?

 

[Haloid1177]

I don't even think I dipped it in that far, really just about up to the "tabs" (for lack of a better term) or the parts that stick out on the sides of the ab plate. I only dipped the front part of the vest too, not the whole thing all around. The vest material itself did soak up a little water, but not much.

But enough so that the bottom of the clear plastic on the back got some of the hot water and shrunk?

 

[SilentSurfer]

I haven't attempted to fix the belly armor, but the plastic backing is already flexible and should not need heat to bend. It's the front part that needs heat to bend. I say leave the inside plastic unheated.

 

[Haloid1177]

There is a clear plastic backing that the armor attaches to. That is the part that could warp. But I'd Agee that short bits of time in the water would be the safest method. 30 seconds appears to long.

I know. But the warping pulled the bottom of the vest up a tad. I was wondering if that was essential to the look that Billy got.

Plus, and maybe I'm just stupid, how would you only heat the ab plate with water and not get some of the plastic sheet on the back of the vest?

 

[Wor-Gar]

Wow, some serious work has been going on here. Great tutorials. Not sure which approach I will take. I'm actually pretty good at sewing. But I might just cut that entire plastic away. I don't think you need it. The real costume didn't need it to hold the chest armor.

GREAT PICS GUYS!!!!

 

[swsqueakquels]

My philosophy when painting the proto was to achieve total screen accuracy, knowing that the factory would not be able to match it perfectly. My hope was that if I set the bar so high, the factory's attempt to match it would result in paint apps that still look very good. As the guy who painted the proto, I have to give the factory props. They did exactly what I hoped and more. I aimed for absolute perfection (whether or not I actually hit it), and the factory delivered what I honestly consider the best 1/6 Fett to date. Mission accomplished. I think it looks great. I'm very happy with it. It is what I hoped it would be.

How the factory takes a prototype paint job and replicates this kind of hand-painted magic via machines is beyond me. I assume these figures are mostly painted by machine then finished with a final airbrush.

I noticed this, too, but not sure it was intentional. Isn't it supposed to match with the knee armor & with each other?

Like Vader's mask in SW, they must have made an oversight during ESB production. I'm no expert on Boba (and jeez, there are some with a PHD) but I always thought the lighter yellow armor bits were ESB, and the more mustard look was ROTJ, but it seems the ESB onscreen costume clearly has different colored shoulder armor - one lighter yellow (with the skull logo), the other more mustard yellow. And the SSC figure matched it.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Boba has a nearly orange right shoulder bell, and a very canary yellow left shoulder bell (with marking).

I used to think the knee guards matched the yellow bell, but I've come to see that the knees match the right bell (the one I call orange) leaving the yellow bell with the iconic marking being the odd man out.

But that's why we love him: he's all no matchy matchy.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Yeah, he looks like he's pulled his armor from different salvaged scraps, or like he's been through so much action that he's had to constantly repaint it. I like that about his look. Lots of untold story in it.

And, yes, orange yellow is an accurate description.

How the factory takes a prototype paint job and replicates this kind of hand-painted magic via machines is beyond me. I assume these figures are mostly painted by machine then finished with a final airbrush.

Some machine, some masking. It's definitely broken down into an assembly line process unlike we artists who hand do everything. It's not cost effective for us to build machines or masks to do one or a few protos, but it's very cost effective for a factory to spend money making that stuff to simplify the process of painting thousands of these.

 

[cokebabies]

Maybe this was already mentioned, or maybe not since it's probably a terrible idea... Is it possible to remove the plastic sheet entirely, shave off the nubs, and just glue the armor to the vest?

I'm not sure if any fabric glue would work, as this is just a shot in the dark guess.