{"id":16627,"date":"2014-04-15T22:41:49","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T03:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?p=16627"},"modified":"2014-04-15T22:43:07","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T03:43:07","slug":"customizing-spotlight-6-prototype-boba-fett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2014\/04\/15\/customizing-spotlight-6-prototype-boba-fett\/","title":{"rendered":"Customizing Spotlight: 6&#8243; Prototype Boba Fett"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2014\/04\/15\/customizing-spotlight-6-prototype-boba-fett\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16655\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"PFett_preview\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett_preview.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett_preview.jpg 500w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett_preview-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have been following along with our recent episodes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLg5BnLTaBGw2ij11ewDDmddJYCaib6L3K\">The Realm Recap<\/a>, you\u2019ll be familiar with the fact that I recently acquired a <em>gorgeous<\/em> custom 6\u2019 Prototype Boba Fett from talented customizer Chris Veach. As I alluded to in the show, I thought how cool would it be to have a custom box to go along with it. So, after some quick prototyping (pun intended) I came up with a nice design to complement Chris&#8217;s work. Click on through for a complete gallery of images.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DESIGN PHASE\/PROTOTYPING<br \/>\n<\/strong>The design of the box is fairly straightforward. It is a modification of Hasbro&#8217;s Black Series aesthetic changed to complement Joe Johnston&#8217;s original &#8220;Super Trooper&#8221; concept for Boba Fett.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16627 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/BOX_LAYOUT.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/BOX_LAYOUT-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/box_solicitb.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/box_solicitb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ASSEMBLED BOX<br \/>\n<\/strong>With the box fully assembled, you can see that it does look a little rough around the edges. This was a conscience design choice in order to keep the packaging looking like a prototype as well.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-16627 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CUSTOM 6&#8243; PROTOTYPE BOBA FETT<br \/>\nby Chris Veach<br \/>\n<\/strong>The custom box is nothing though\u00a0without its contents. Chris did an amazing job at capturing the look of the prototype armor and deco. Even the dent in the helmet was filled in\/patched to capture Johnston&#8217;s original vision. Chris also included a &#8220;new&#8221; blaster which was a modification to the rifle included with the Revenge of the Sith (III-23) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yakfaceforums.com\/TGuide2004\/html\/rots\/23.html\">Royal Guards<\/a>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-16627 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett14-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett15.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett15-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett16.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett16-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett17.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett17-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett17-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett17-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PFett17.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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As I alluded to in the show, I thought how cool would it be to have a custom box &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2014\/04\/15\/customizing-spotlight-6-prototype-boba-fett\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Customizing Spotlight: 6&#8243; Prototype Boba Fett<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[687,523,39,892,1074,1012],"class_list":["post-16627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collecting","category-customizing","tag-black-series","tag-customizing-2","tag-hasbro-2","tag-joe-johnston","tag-prototype-boba-fett","tag-the-realm-recap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16627"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16657,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16627\/revisions\/16657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}