Brilliant work with all the velcro patches on the suit to attach the armor parts. Your Bo Katan is phenomenal. I like the dog and Grogu cameos too.. Good luck on packing it all together! Should be fun in Chicago :D
Thank you! I'll have a more in-depth video on how I strapped everything up with velcro in the future too ... and I couldn't believe how I disrespected Grogu but my whole life was A MESS in the lead up to C2E2 so kinda doesnt shock me hah
Looks awesome. Loved seeing the suit up and how all the velcro works. Can't wait to see the new video of the helmet build compared to your previous one and how you approached it different. Also want to see what colour paints you used this time around to see what I can find here in Australia. Grogu cameo was gold (even it it was an accident haha). Keep the videos coming!!!
Ahhh, thank you so much!! Poor Grogu, my life was a mess that week. I ended up using Montana Gold paints (not sure the availability of those in Aus) but I used Sky Blue for all of the blue armor, which looks a bit bright until you weather it and it worked out really well. The silver armor bits were Montana gold Silverchrome with a thin overspray mist of Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze :)
It's so funny cause when I wore this at C2E2 I actually was able to make it sit sort of nice with my hair up! But I did have to mess with the foam inside
Great job, well done. I'm just about to start Bo Katan for my wife. Getting the correct colours over here in the UK can be a pain though. What did you use? I saw from previous videos you used Rustoleum nuntucket blue (can't get that over here, needs to be imported) but the blue on this looks slightly different?
Thank you! That previous helmet/video was a commissioned helmet and for my own build I ended up going with Montana Gold Sky Blue for the blue armor bits. It looks a bit bright at first but when it’s weathered up it looks really nice … not sure if you have Montana Gold over there or not!
Couple questions. Do you sew the velcro to your suits or glue? I see you glue the velcro to your armour is that just like a standard hot glue? The belt looks good it came with the suit?? You said something about the holsters riding weird on your butt did you just like cut them and sew them in on a different spot of the belt? Thanks! Just bought the bo katan armour..
I sewed the velcro to my suit, but I've seen other glue their's using E6000. I wouldn't recommend hot glue as that probably won't hold up in the wash, but check around as there seem to be more and more cosplay-centric hot glue brands that specialize in gluing stuff to fabric that might work
also just realized you asked another question LOL but I ended up making completely new holster parts out of EVA foam. they didnt fit my westars at all so I had to make them from scratch
Hey there, this is fantastic! I am making a suit of Bo Katan armor for my wife (it is my first cosplay effort). Anyway, do you have any advise for how to attach plastic to fabric using Velcro? What I mean by that is, what do you do to make the Velcro stick to the fabric in a permanent way? Thanks so much!
That's awesome! I sewed one side of the velcro to the suit, and use E6000 to glue the other strip of velcro to the plastic/armor bit. You can use E6000 to glue the velcro onto your armor as well if needed, but sewing was easier (and is able to be washed, idk about washing E6000 how that would hold up) I'll eventually have an *actual* suit up video down the line but that's what I did!
I really enjoy your videos! I have subbed with both of my accounts! I would really love to learn more about the flight suits you went with. I am making Boba Fett now, and looking into some very expensive soft parts kits on Etsy, but sky costume seems like a really good idea for an inexpensive alternative. I make props but have not gotten too far in to costumes because I do not know how to sew! Keep doing what you're doing for the community! I have recommended your channel in reply to comments on my videos multiple times! Cheers!
Ahhhh thank you so much for the double-sub :) I've got some flight-suit review videos on my content calendar so they are def coming ... and I'm actually looking at doing a re-armored Boba Fett myself and yeah, I am looking at some cheaper options for his undersuit myself.
Hi, I'm trying to make a bo katan costume for my wife. What colour paint do you use for the chest armour, and how do you weather it? I'm having no luck
I'm working on editing a full breakdown of what I did, but in the meantime I used Spaz Stik mirror chrome airbrush paint as the base (over a black basecoat), added on some latex masking medium to create a chipped effect and then LIGHTLY misted Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze over top
Thank you for the video. It was helpful. I’m working on making one too. I ordered one from auscosplay but the size was off and it was nothing like the picture. To ship it back to them is like $60. You bought yours from Amazon? Was it the cosplaysky one? Is their sizing chart accurate? Did they ship from China?
Ohhhhh yeah, I can't remember if I mentioned it in this video but I had a really bad time with AUSCosplay. I ordered from them in I want to say summer of 2021 and it was nearing Oct/Nov and I still hadn't received it (glad you got yours though). I ended up cancelling that order and got this one off Amazon but I don't think this exact suit is on there. It is shipped from China on AZ but it was really quick shipping (I want to say it was a week) and for me the sizing was accurate. I do recommend getting a size larger than you think if you are worried, because it can always be tailored down (I had to do this to the vest)
I’ll have a video out beginning of February on it but for him (and the file we used) scaling up to 103% was the sweet spot. I originally had it at 105% and that was way too big lol
It came with the flight suit I bought off Amazon, unfortunately the one I used is no longer available there but the style is available here (tinyurl.com/ytbpr52r) it is overseas ordering so shipping may vary
Good stuff, and I say this as a big fan. Plz find some new music XD just really tired of this song haha maybe something a little calmer and less repetitive
