1/6 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS - Star Wars: ROTJ - Boba Fett

[Wor-Gar]

He wasnt the worst thing about the prequels.

That's not saying much.

He was the worst thing about Boba's past though. Unnecessary retread to sell new toys.

 

[LipSmack]

Awesome, think its the one at my LCS... Doesn't have the Scum and Villany box?

Honestly dont know, it is a different box and comes with less accessories I believe, maybe someone else can chime in and confirm?

 

[LipSmack]

That's not saying much.

He was the worst thing about Boba's past though. Unnecessary retread to sell new toys.

Naw Jango was a badass, killed just as lamely as boba though. I get that seeing boba as a kid dispels some level of mystery, but I think it makes him a bit more tragic and ruthless, cool in a different way

 

[Rudimus]

Naw Jango was a badass, killed just as lamely as boba though. I get that seeing boba as a kid dispels some level of mystery, but I think it makes him a bit more tragic and ruthless, cool in a different way

I thought it was interesting that both Jango & Boba's downfall was due to their jetpacks. Kinda like an Icarus type of deal.

 

[Zenjay]

Vader didn't so much in ROTJ either really.

Except save Luke, overthrow Palpitine (literally), and redeem himself; effectively saving the entire galaxy in it's darkest hour.

But other than that, not much.

 

[matrix69]

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[Alice]

Can anyone that has the Medicom and Hot Toys Bobas post a picture of the HT vest on the Medicom figure? Wondering how the size matches up.

 

[rubio95]

Can anyone that has the Medicom and Hot Toys Bobas post a picture of the HT vest on the Medicom figure? Wondering how the size matches up.

I have all of them. Hot Toys' vest will be noticeably large.

 

[Alice]

I assumed as much, but I'm curious as to exactly how it looks. Trying to decide if I want to modify the Medi vest or HT vest as a base.

 

[Tom Day]

Thanks so much, JC! I agree with your suggestions/points. Like I said before, I'm far from finished. I'm just excited to share my progress so far. I'll give my recipe after replying to TaliBane.



And thank you, as well, Tali. Always a pleasure to read your attention to detail.

Here's my recipe, so far:

Hot Toys helmet: Full disassembly and repaint. No modifications to the helmet. There's just no way to add any flare to the sides without sacrificing the visor. A helmet maker friend of mine who specializes in 1:1 props has several of my spare helmets and is in the process of creating an accurate replica.

Hot Toys armor vest: Slight disassembly and full repaint. I haven't added the cape yet, but it will be from the Sideshow ESB Boba. The attachment hole is slightly too big. I have to figure out a way to reduce it. Shoulder armor removed and replaced with Sideshow ESB pieces (accurate color and skull symbol).

Marmit gauntlets: Completely stock. I may try to rework a set of Hot Toys gauntlets by repainting and transplanting Sideshow attachments to them (right gauntlet whipcord housing, left gauntlet flamethrower). I considered using the Sideshow gauntlets, but while the left gauntlet is decent, the right gauntlet is absolutely ridiculous. It's so narrow that I had to significantly shave down the forearm just for it to fit snug. A real shame that Sideshow chose to do this.

Sideshow blaster rifle: Completely stock. It's not perfectly accurate, but by far the nicest piece available.

Hot Toys hands: Stock, but I may repaint them the blue-gray/white correct colors. I just hate that both Hot Toys' and Sideshow's hands are just enormous. I may even incorporate Medicom's RotJ hands (the only ones in the correct size).

Sideshow belts/sidearm: Rope belt is completely stock. It has a hard time fastening around the codpiece, but is superior to the Hot Toys belt, which is a stringy mess. Sideshow's belt holds its shape so much better and is easier to work with. The ammo belt is from the Sideshow V1. I cut the belt in order to reduce the length between ammo pouches. A small modification, but it makes a WORLD of difference. I'd like to get my hands on a V2 belt, since the color of the hip pouches are much more accurate. The Sideshow sidearm is just a recast of the Medicom version (which is wildly inaccurate), but the holster is wonderful.

Hot Toys knee armor/codpiece: Full repaint on the codpiece, but the knee armor is untouched. I originally went with the Sideshow V1 knees, but they're oversized and even after adjusting the elastic, I couldn't get a nice, snug fit. The Hot Toys pieces are a superior plastic, smaller and just overall better. I may repaint.

Hot Toys boots: cut down the ankle section and added longer ankle pegs.

Jetpack: Unmodified Sideshow V1. As JCFETT pointed out, the V1 has no rocket fins and the V2 does. While the fins are a neat touch, they're not accurate to the ESB costume at all. Although not necessary for fitment, I transplanted the Sideshow harness straps to the Hot Toys back armor plate (silver buckles and white straps - more accurate than Hot Toys black on black).

Flightsuit: Sideshow V2. Thank goodness that Sideshow addressed this! The high water pants on the V1 is what ultimately led me to disassembling that figure and not reworking it. The pant length on this flight suit is just great. For whatever modifications/upgrades they made to the V2, this is the only actual improvement, in my opinion. I was VERY happy to find one loose.

Underbody: This is the real crown jewel of the build. Both the Hot Toys version and the Sideshow version are simply too muscular. My biggest pet peeve with 1/6 figures is usually the underlying body. In my opinion, the correct size/build is a make-or-break feature. I loved the Hot Toys underbody that was used for Boba Fett, though I felt it needed some work (the usual Dremeling). I bought about 3 or 4 of these bodies for a really great price (around $35 each from ToyAnxiety). However, a few weeks ago I decided to buy a TTM22 from eBay (at a ridiculous price - c'mon Hot Toys, start manufacturing these again). The difference was huge. Even though the Hot Toys Boba Fett body featured a very thin torso, the arms and legs were still quite muscular, with somewhat broad shoulders. The TTM22 features the same skinny torso, but also showcases quite skinny arms and legs. Skinny limbs help to replicate the actual build of Jeremy Bulloch (remember, he was selected for the role not because of his acting skills, but because he could fit into the suit easily). Phew! Long description, but I couldn't be happier. I've even bought another TTM22 to transplant my unmodified Hot Toys Boba Fett onto.


Well, I think that about covers it. I'll be working on this for awhile still. I guess this should probably go in the custom section, but at least it keeps this thread alive. I've been surprised at the light activity.

A few ugly cell phone pics:

Just found this post from two month ago and its exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! I've slowly gone off my HT Fett just because I prefer ESB Fett; I bought a Sideshow one and I'm going to mix and match the parts. I'm surprised you didn't use the Sideshw ESB helmet, that has some flare at least and in my opinion looks better on a predominantly HT Fett.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Except save Luke, overthrow Palpitine (literally), and redeem himself; effectively saving the entire galaxy in it's darkest hour.

But other than that, not much.

He threw an old man over a ledge. Took his time doing it too. Why Palps couldn't stop him makes absolutely zero sense. And where was Palps jumpy flight abilities when he needed them?

Lucas' rules were meant to be broken.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Got a new stand for Boba.

 

[dms54nyc]

Looks great, thats the sideshow boushh? Looking good.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Looks great, thats the sideshow boushh? Looking good.

Thanks! Yes, but don't look at my misspelled name tag. I'm getting it fixed.

 

[dms54nyc]

Amazing how the brain works. Didnt even notice that. As lnog as the fsirt and lsat lrettes are the smae you can raed. Lol

 

[illproxy]

can anyone that has taken apart this figure pls help, how does the nylon(?) vest connect to the green armor? i ask because on mine it has come unattached from the green armor that runs along the collar bone area on his right side. saw wht looked like a small burn hole on nylon but is the hole that the green armor plugged into, i can see when i pry up the green armor a peg. was that glued? was there a cap that has come off under the vest? its annoying when i pose that arm/shoulder it pulls at the nylon revealing this hole.

 

[illproxy]

removed vest for fix and saw that fat suit. can i get that off w/o stripping fig completely? make a huge diff w/o it? why is it even there?

final question when i was putting head back on tried to have it half on ball joint and it made the neck length perfect, where when full on neck is too short. are there longer neck barbell joints available? neck extenders?

 

[matrix69]

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[LoveMinusZero]

I have this Boba Fett, but for whatever reason I find it lacklustre. It's a really nice figure, but it feels like it doesn't blow me away nor does it bother me. It's just kinda, yeah that's pretty good. On the shelf you go. Lol, anyone else get this feeling?

Man, I hope HT gets around to making the Boushh costume.

As much as I love Troopers and armored characters, both RO and TFA are giving me trooper fatigue. (not to mention the endless clone troopers before that) Where are all the scum and villainy characters? I know we're getting Zuckuss, which is cool, but man I want aliens from the Cantina or Jabba's Palace.

 

[XxStrait-EdgexX]

There's a low stock warning on sideshows site for the non-deluxe version! Trying to decide if I want boba or the at-at driver