He may be a man of few words, but after appearing in Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett became a legend. As a child, I witnessed the mysterious bounty hunter use his cool, meticulous methods to obtain the elusive Han Solo. That was when I knew that I had to construct my own Boba Fett costume. I’ve created this site to try and document that process…
About
1977 is a memorable year for me; it’s the year I first saw Star Wars. I recall sitting in the theater, in total awe at what I was seeing take place before me on that giant silver screen. As each new character, creature, or spacecraft appeared, I was transported deeper into that “galaxy far, far away.” On that day, I was hooked, and I have been a fan ever since.
Fast forward to Halloween… I wasn’t satisfied with getting a Star Wars costume that came in a box from the dime store; I had to have a more “accurate” Darth Vader costume. So, I scrapped together cardboard, balsa wood, foam, and other materials to construct my own. While it wasn’t perfect, it was enough to throw me into the world of costuming.
Then, The Empire Strikes Back came out and my new obsession would be to build a Boba Fett costume…
The Build
Sandtrooper – Macrobinoculars – 3D Printing, Completed
A New Toy… The base part of the front piece… And, the top part of the front piece… Next will be the assembly of the parts. I just wanted to make a statement, or two, about these print files. They are nice looking files, but they do have some issues. My main complaint is that …
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Sandtrooper – Macrobinoculars – 3D Printing, Continued
A New Toy… The main body piece has VERY thin walls. This makes it feel a bit fragile. Plus, the back piece is just supposed to get glued to the back piece and there are really not any kind of supports, etc. So, I took a couple of days to come up with this “plug” …
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