How-to make Starwars Boba Fett Arm Gauntlets halloween costume

This is how i made the arm gauntlets for my Boba Fett Starwars halloween costume. The professional ones run about $300 and since i had more time than i did money...i made my own. I did not document the building process, which took about a week but I will show you the different parts of construction of the gauntlets that may help someone else with their project.

Step 1 Right arm gauntlet

Since there was not a a lot of information about making Boba Fett gauntlets, I was left to figure it out for myself... To start both gauntlets i needed something round to go over my forearms, so i went shopping at wal-mart and found tombstone flower vases...yes, the vases that sit on tombstones in the cemetery. I cut out the bottoms and pulled out all the styrofoam in them. Next i used a small bow saw and cut down the middle so they would expand over my hand when putting them on.

Comments

[HalloweenJuNkY]

Who won the costume contest?

[logic bomb]

Gene ofcourse...

[Foghat Leghorn]

this was very helpful tyvm but...whys your under shirt camo? haha

[logic bomb]

LOL! not wearing one....

[ring wraith159]

why is he with gene?

[logic bomb]

Cuz gene rocks!

[Builder 07]

This has been very helpful. I'm being Jango Fett for halloween so I'm building your gauntlets but painting them differently. I was wondering where you got those L.E.D. stick lights?

[logic bomb]

I bought the LED sticks at walgreens at the local "Party Supply Store".

[wilcurt]

Nice...

[slimguy379]

thanks guy, im a member on thedentedhelmet.com and can rarely find a "cheapskates" gauntlets... good idea with the pen/missile idea. i have been trying to build my suite for a few weeks now and this is on of the last things i had to build thanks again...

[logic bomb]

cheap is my middle name

[foxtrot4697]

lol logic cheap bomb

[starwarsfanatic95]

finally some thing to add to my costume (to bad not in time 4 halloween)

[logic bomb]

always next year...

[timmah767]

I love the work you did, I really wanna make a Boba Fett costume for next year! BTW: Am I nutz or in that picture of you onstage with all the other costume contestants, the woman in French Noble costume (just barely visible in the foreground), can you totally see her nipple sticking out of the top of her dress, cuz I can :)

[logic bomb]

that a dude dressed as a victorian woman outfit...those guys got 2nd place.