Back on track with Boba

[Dreadnought]

Well, after a couple of rough months personally I seem to finally be getting back on track with my costume build. I had a bit of a personal setback at the beginning of October and after that the last thing I was thinking about was my stormtrooper build. With things finally looking more positive personally, I recently started to look again at my costume. My son asked me (actually, he begged) if I would reconsider my stormtrooper build and look at doing his favourite character Boba Fett, an idea I was originally considering in the post-Oz Comic Con glow. My son is definitely a Fettboy - he has Jeremy Bulloch's autograph proudly framed in his bedroom, sitting alongside the autographs of three of the Doctors from Doctor Who. Although I had so much research already done on a stormtrooper build (as a folder bursting with printed material from the FISD forum will attest), after the dramas of the last couple of months I have to admit I liked the symbolic idea of starting afresh. So, despite the possible insanity of it, I agreed to his request (‘As you wish’) and I am embarking on a ROTJ Boba build, with my son at my side as my assistant. His enthusiasm is contagious and as a result I’m feeling positive about the challenges this build will involve. I predict many future hours spent over on The Dented Helmet...