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Philip Wise's Empire Strikes Back Boba Fett Replica. (By Alex Alva)
Intro by Philip: I asked Alex Alva, who headed up this Fett project, to document all the pieces, parts and artists involved in creating this really great replica for me. I really, really like having him in the collection. Especially when I saw the incredible effort it takes to complete such a project. My hat is off to everybody that helped!
From Alex:
A few months ago Philip Wise, webmaster of Rebelscum.com commissioned me and few other local Texas Fett junkies to produce a 1:1 scale mannequin and replica of the most famous bounty hunter in the entire galaxy, Boba Fett, as seen in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Well that project is now complete, and resides in his personal Star Wars Collection Museum.
History of the project:
Previously, myself, Jason Miller, and Eric Rothlisberger headed up the Jeremy Project, where members of The Dented Helmet came together to give Jeremy Bulloch (the actor who played Boba Fett) his own Boba Fett replica costume. This event carried over to Philip's Replica Fett, as Philip and Rebelscum.com were very instrumental in the production of Jeremy's suit. New reference photos were found and used from Official Pix for Jeremy's suit as well as Philip's Fett to help maintain a very high level of accuracy…as this suit has some of the best fan-made prop reproductions currently out there in terms of Boba Fett prop making. In addition some parts were replicated based on real found parts that were used on the screen costume.
Replica produced by: Alex Alva, Jason Miller, Eric Rothlisberger, Adam Niemirowski and Philip Wise.
Some of the details about the Fett Replica:
Helmet painted and assembled by Alex Alva
Custom installed working LED servo range-finder kit wired by Wayne Oor.
Real Borden dental tool
Custom installed removable visor system/ produced by Alex Alva
Custom machined Aluminum ears
Rocket Pack painted and detailed by Jason Miller
Accurate rocket pack aluminum pieces / produced by Adam Niemirowski
Custom lighting for rocket pack beacon / produced by Eric Rothlisberger
Custom harness attachment system / produced by Eric Rothlisberger
Armor painted and assembled by Jason Miller
Installed working chest lights
Gauntlets painted and assembled by Alex Alva
Custom made rocket / produced by Adam Niemirowski
Soft Parts
Custom leather belt, made with lambs leather / produced by Eric Rothlisberger
Custom sized tackle twill vest with armor attachment / produced by Eric Rothlisberger
Custom hip pouches/ produced by Eric Rothlisberger
Custom tackle twill neck seal / produced by Eric Rothlisberger
Real horse hair Wookiee Braids
Custom dyed and assembled Girth Belt / produced by Eric Rothlisberger and Alex Alva
Boots painted and assembled by Alex Alva
Blasters
EE-3 Blaster painted and assembled by Alex Alva
Commissioned walnut wood stock / produced by Philip Wise
Replica brass Webley flare-gun grip and stock connector
Custom installed Heiland Flash Tube
Custom designed stock greeblies / painted by Alex Alva
Commissioned leather EE-3 strap
Side-Arm and replica Nemrod U.S Divers holster/ painted and assembled by Alex Alva
Mannequin
Custom fiberglass fabricated mannequin / produced by Alex Alva and Donnie Esparza
Custom lasered mannequin stand / produced by Philip Wise
All weathering and assembly by Alex Alva, Jason Miller, and Philip Wise
Special Thanks to: Chris Jones, and Christian Hill
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