You'll never believe what my mom wants to try..........

hopeful recruit · Post by **hopeful recruit** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:28 am

My mom was talking to me the other day and said "you know..... I jsut might try to make a SW costume"

When I asked her which she said Jabba........

I don't think she's kidding

How can I get her to follow through with this? She doesn't want a static prop.... she wants a full-blown walk-around costume for parades and such....

Thanks,
Tim

Post by **InvaderSith** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:47 am

Ok, I'll leave out the obvious jokes here.

Seriously, Jabba required three people inside to work in RotJ. I can't think of any easy way for one person to pull it off.

cplBear · Post by **cplBear** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:23 pm

Tim ? I DON'T think she actually remembers WHO Jabba was does she ?

Refresh her memory , and tell her that she should maybe "Rethink " that costume .

hopeful recruit · Post by **hopeful recruit** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:59 pm

No, she knows who he is.... we have an original Kenner version on top of our computer monitor.

That's why I'm so confused with this

Post by **SHortTrooper** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:24 pm

Maybe she said it to see what reaction she could get from you?

I hope she would reconsider the costume as that one I wouldn't even touch with a ten foot pole.

Short Trooper (Diana)

hopeful recruit · Post by **hopeful recruit** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:30 pm

Oddly enough, I've been barinstorming and have some ideas on this.

It woudl be a chinese dragon design.... the entire think wopuld sit in a wheeled frame... Hard to describe in words, but I know hte general way of doing it....

Should be fun.... NEG has a Jabba, and the MWG might hvae one if everything goes right

Post by **SHortTrooper** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:10 pm

If you can get one like that made I really want to see it done!

Short Trooper(Diana)

Post by **Targ** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:10 pm

Might I suggest: Jocasta Nu.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jocasta_Nu

Or Atris (EU)
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Atris

Or a Female Imperial Officer? Or she could become one of the Deadliest Dames in the GALaxy, a BLACK WIDOW of JRS.

The possibilities are endless.

cplBear · Post by **cplBear** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:46 pm

Or a Female Imperial Officer? Or she could become one of the Deadliest Dames in the GALaxy, a BLACK WIDOW of JRS.

Jim's always on the prowl for fresh meat !

Post by **Targ** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:49 pm

Its what I do.

hopeful recruit · Post by **hopeful recruit** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:28 pm

she's told me many times since I posted this that she wants to see this through..........

I'm scared but supporting her 100%

Now... Any advice what I can make the inner frame out of? We need it to be light enough to move on wheels but heavy enough to not blow away... and still collapse enough to fit in a 2001 Ford Taurus....

Post by **SHortTrooper** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:52 pm

hopeful recruit wrote:she's told me many times since I posted this that she wants to see this through..........

I'm scared but supporting her 100%

Now... Any advice what I can make the inner frame out of? We need it to be light enough to move on wheels but heavy enough to not blow away... and still collapse enough to fit in a 2001 Ford Taurus....

Well when i was in High school many eons ago we used chicken wire over a frame to make the floats.

short trooper (Diana)

hopeful recruit · Post by **hopeful recruit** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:34 pm

that would work.. except this can't be a completely rigid build... Keep in mind that Jabba is a slug....

The NEG built their prop with irrigation tubing as a skeleton:
http://501neg.com/jabba/makingof.php

I've gotten permission to use their design as a base to build off of, so I hope it'll save me some trouble.....

Now... If I can get this to work.... Would the MWG have much call for Jabba at events?

Post by **InvaderSith** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:05 pm

I was thinking of pipe insulation as a skeleton. Make ribbing out of that and connect them with strips of foam rubber. Cover the whole thing in tan vinyl, I guess.

Post by **CloudStrife7** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:12 am

Sounds like an interesting project - good luck to you!

Post by **Targ** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:00 pm

Let me know if you get this ready for Bartlett. Since we've pretty well shelved the other idea or have we? I'll bring the trailer and pick her/it up.

hopeful recruit · Post by **hopeful recruit** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:43 pm

there are still some ideas we're kicking around..... nothing set in stone yet....

the most reasonable idea I've found for a "costume" would be a Chinese Dragon-type build.

sadly, I'm going to be doing a parade opposite bartlett, so even if it was finished, we'd be unavailable.

You'll never believe what my mom wants to try..........

You'll never believe what my mom wants to try..........

Mom's Costume

Jabba on Parade?