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Public Information => Welcome to Cloud City Garrison and Kashyyyk Base! => Topic started by: Zabet on October 29, 2007, 12:01:05 AM
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Hi, I'm Liz. I met a few of you at a star wars book signing a week ago.
I have a feeling I'm much younger than the average cloud city garrison member but here I am.
I'm starting my costume in a week - so I guess I won't be done for another year.
Do you guys do birthday parties? Because I really want Boba Fett & his friends to come to mine.
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Hello Liz.. Welcome to the boards!
What costume are you working on?
And i'msure we can twist Boba's arm and get himto come to your party ;)
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I remember you and your friend. Welcome in!!
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Welcome Zabet. Tell us what costume you are wanting. Make sure you check here with us before you go and purchase or auction anything. We are a great resource and can probably get something for less or at a better quality! Welcome aboard.
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I would definitely have to agree with what FireStorm said. I too am in the process of getting a suit together. Mine is going to be an Imperial Officer. At first, I was looking at spending about $600. Since lurking on the specific detachment boards and getting some ideas from others, I have been able to cut my cost down to just over $300. While it is still not cheap, it is a great deal more manageable.
You can find the various detachment boards through the main website of the 501st Legion (http://www.501st.com). Just go to unit listings and click on the detachment link. No matter your idea for garb, there are many others who have already done it (probably).
Welcome aboard, though. I look forward to Trooping alongside you and the rest when I finally get my officers uniform together. And do not be afraid to ask anyone here for advice or assistance, I'm not. Even if they do not have the answers you seek, they wil most than likely know who does and be able to point you in the right direction.
Oh, and I'm curious too, what kind of outfit are you planning?
- Jason
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Welcome to the boards Liz. Hopefully those pics you took turned out good. Birthday parties are fun! And Pepito, just try to twist my arm :twisted:
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LOL Chris...... Or feed you to the Sarlacc... Look out Boba.....
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Hello and welcome Liz!!
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Welcome Zabet!, i'm "sorta" new here as well, doesn't really feel like it any more :P This is a great place to be, feel free to ask as many questions as you need to :)
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Yay! Another girl!!! :mrgreen:
Welcome to the boards.....looking forward to meeting you!
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Yay! Another girl!!! :mrgreen:
Welcome to the boards.....looking forward to meeting you!
Hip hip hooray! Go girl power! XD
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Greetings Zabet!As you can see everyone here is very friendly and more then willing to help a new recruit!
And I'm sure Boba Fett and his buddies would love to come to your B-day party too! :D
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Thank you everybody for the warm welcome. I turn 18 in March so anybody know where I can get a Star Wars stripper? No - seriously. I want one.
I'm working on a Boba Fett costume which I'm guessing will be more than $600. If I get a job I might buy the $2000+ pre-made one, or if not I've checked out hundreds of Boba Fett costume making sites and I've found some that don't require welding.
But I am definitely interested in getting some advice on places and supplies to use. Especially you bounty hunters.
And Boba/ClonenolC - the pictures turned out fantastic. My friend and I talk about it just about every day.
She's purchasing a Jango Fett costume.
"He had never so much as held a woman in his arms... but in Fett's mind his chastity made him no less a man... " - Tales of the Bounty Hunters
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Best place to look for info on a specific set of armor/garb is the detachment for that type. Bounty Hunters fall under Phoenix Squadron. Their website is http://www.phoenixsquadron.com/ (http://www.phoenixsquadron.com/). I'm sure that you can go there and ask for tips on Boba Fett garb and they will be happy to help you out.
Now, I'm not saying that the people here are not able to, but the detachment may have one o two more resources for the specifics. I found the same thing in my hunt for an Imperial Officer's Uniform as well as for my planned Vader armor in the future.
Again, welcome. I look forward to trooping with you soon... that is if I finish my uniform and get accepted in the 501st. The joys of being a starving college student :D
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Best place to look for info on a specific set of armor/garb is the detachment for that type. Bounty Hunters fall under Phoenix Squadron. Their website is http://www.phoenixsquadron.com/ (http://www.phoenixsquadron.com/). I'm sure that you can go there and ask for tips on Boba Fett garb and they will be happy to help you out.
As a member of Phoenix Squadron, I have to say this isn't true. There are some changes that are slowly taking place, but the Phoenix Squadron forums are basically for 501st members....at least at the moment. (Normally this isn't the rule though.)
For Fett-related topics, you'd be much better off visiting the Dented Helmet's boards (http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/forums/) (which is not specifically a 501st group). There are some good folks there and as with any costuming forums, if you sign up, make sure you read the rules before posting. I know that the Clone detachment boards can get a little extreme when it comes to new blood making mistakes. ;)
Anyhoo - glad to have you abord and good luck with your quest, Liz.
-Kyle
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Star Wars and Strippers huh? Sounds like my upcoming wedding....
Best of luck with that... I don't knowmany troopers that can run in armor, let alone gyrate....
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Well, there's always the Imperial Officer with the G-String under his tear-away jodhpurs. I also fully believe that if you try to strip out of TK armor, you might cause a fatal injury to yourself and two other people withing the blast radius...
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Well if Boba Fett was a stripper then everything would be velcro-ed. Or for that matter, any Star Wars stripper.
I don't know about the rest of you girls but I think whether it be Vader, Fett or a Trooper - they should always keep the helmet on.
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Hey Folks, hate to break up the party, but you are all discussing stripping with a minor on boards that are open to the public and monitored by children. I would ask that this part of the conversation end and other portions continue.
Thanks.
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*chuckles mildly* Interesting notion.
Anyways, you mentioned that some Fett armor required Welding? As in metal welding or welding plastic?
I myself am a welder (metal) and am currently building a custom set of Storm Commando armor out of metal (check it out if you like in the "progress is progress" in th Cantina), so if i can help with anything, let me know.
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Anyways, you mentioned that some Fett armor required Welding? As in metal welding or welding plastic?
More like I am looking for a way to NOT weld. I'm not exactly the most talented welder in the world (which means Liz + hot stuff = disaster).
I'm going to the armor party coming up to see what it involves. I'd like to MAYBE (that's a big maybe) do some of my own work on pieces as opposed to just buying pieces pre-made. But maybe you could PM me and let me know what Fett armor welding entails. I read somewhere about trash-can armor. But that's not very 501st - and I'd like to join the ranks.
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Don't do metal. It is a bigger nightmare then you know. Trust someone who has trooped for 5 years. You don't want to go metal. When you are ready for armor in the Fett world you will want to go fiberglass. There are a ton of reasons not to go with metal, and they will all be painfully apparent when you troop for the first time. Have trust in this one and don't reinvent the wheel.
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heh heh, i'm ready for the party to come once my all metal scout suit is finished, we'll see how that rolls out. I plan on backing each
of the armor pieces with foam.
Zabet, i haven't done any Fett armor... yet, from what i've seen of Mandolorians armor designs you shouldn't really have to weld any
metal pieces as much as you would need to shape them... hammering metal (i did a bit when building my scout bucket especially)
is time consuming and is alot of work... oh an noisy lol ;).
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The next best thing would be to model your armor so it looked metallic,One jango we had used a special aluminum paper to give his armor metallic sheen it was so realistic I thought it was actual metal!But yes fiberglass or plastic is the best way,Fiberglass especially since it doesn't warp in the heat,however you have to be careful not to crack it
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yeah that is one downside of metal is that you put alot of hard work into it and then you paint and everyone will assume its plastic :(
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Greetings Zabet! Metal is what you crave, is it not?