Hoth Han Solo Costume Build

I had a Comicon here in Wrexham (North Wales) and decided to kit up with most parts to test the outfit. 2 things I am currently not sporting : - Second brown knitted scarf - Snow!! I will be wearing the second scarf and adding the fake crushed snow to the whole suit when I am ready to submit for clearance and join the Rebel Legion

So my Magnoli order finally arrive. I am really pleased with it! The quality is thinner than I expected, but it is made really nicely and the detail is corrected to how I wanted. I asked for the pockets to be flipped over to correctly replicate the original, and asked for a different fur trim.  So I just had to try it on with the rest!!! Absolutely made up with this :D

So my Todd's holster arrived and needed a little weathering. It was also too big. I found a way of adjusting these at the back. I trimmed the part where it narrows to go through the back buckle so that it tapered off earlier on. This made it possible to attach the belt to the next set of snaps on the inside. This then fitted me a lot better. I had to guess the waist size as I didnt have my coat at the time! I was slightly annoyed that it took me 25 mins to remove this. It was completely compacted shredded wet tissue paper that had completely solidified. I had to fill the holster with water in the end and then managed to fish the last lump out. Nightmare.... In the end it came out and this was what I got :) All Shiny and new.... well we can;t have that can we ;) Time for weathering!!! ....... This tapered part was cut further back towards the snaps so that it went further through t

Oh yes. These are finished and look GREAT :D So happy with how these turned out. The mk1 versions were sprayed in a cheap gloss white paint. Big mistake. This didnt ever really dry, and the scarf was sat on top of them in the box and the two became one.. :( So on to the mk2.. made up the same way, but added the additional vents at the top to mimick the Carrera 98 versions. I also used a premium white matt spray and they came up brilliantly. Added an extra long strap too as a normal head strap would not fit around the cap and through the loops. So the mock up of these is great. They are cheap and they literally look bob on shape wise. Added the snaps, additional vents (from a donor pair). Extra long strap added (after these photos) and they look great :)

These have been an absolute pain. Aside from the dodgey Chinese sellers sending rubbish I sent back, and then 'claiming' my return didnt arrive, losing money, buying a second pair etc... I'm pretty happy with how these turned out in the end! So here's what I had for reference. Not a lot to go on. Screengrabs arent much help either, nothing really shows his boots in detail at any point. Here is how my boots looked when they arrived : So started to work on these. But I noticed a few things along the way : 1. His boots are a different colour at the bottom to the top. Suede coloured bottom 'shoes' with an off grey/suede coloured boot calve attachment. So I have mimicked this with spray paint. I used chalk paint to get the effect on the suede. It turned out great. 2. Before doing so I had to also remove a million stitch lines which just weren't necessary at all. No idea why they were there. 3. T