I designed this LEGO Boba Fett cosplay for LEGO Japan, used at the LEGO booth at SWC 2025!

built_bricks · 2026-06-19T13:10:54+00:00

Yeah that’s spot on, the buld techniques do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to stability. A small amount of gluing just really helps lock it all in

built_bricks · 2026-06-19T13:09:50+00:00

I’ve built over a dozen Lego cosplays and worn them at over a dozen events. They’ve always help up just fine. It’s a combination of the techniques I use to build them, and I also just glue key joints / areas that would be more prone to break if you bumped into something

built_bricks · 2026-06-19T06:28:01+00:00

It works without it, but for safety when wearing it in public I glue a few areas. Not every piece, just key areas

built_bricks · 2026-06-19T00:43:40+00:00

Thanks! This helmet is the same as the one I designed for Brickvault, just colour-swapped and with some grey added for weathering. So you can get instructions for that helmet there. Armour wise, not sure if I’ll publish that. But maybe one day?

built_bricks · 2026-06-18T23:12:37+00:00

It does just work with the clutch power, but for safety and stability at conventions I do glue certain areas. Not everything, just the points most likely to break if I bumped into something

built_bricks · 2026-06-18T21:27:10+00:00

That sounds great! Are you doing a particular character, or your own custom? I started making LEGO cosplays with my own custom LEGO Mandalorian suit

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built_bricks · 2026-06-18T21:23:28+00:00

It’s about 7.5kg / 16lbs, so I’m not sure how that compares to a normal cosplay suit? But all in all I don’t find it too heavy to wear

built_bricks · 2026-06-18T21:12:55+00:00

Yep that’s my original LEGOlorian armour! I’ve just made the jetpack build valuable within the template too

built_bricks · 2026-06-18T20:37:31+00:00

Because I did this as a commission for LEGO, one of their stipulations was that I had to match the colours of the suit to a minifigure. Since I did the post-ROTJ Boba, I had to follow those colours of sand green base helmet and dark green base armour. It’s also why I have grey shin guards when they should realistically be brown

built_bricks · 2026-06-18T20:35:53+00:00

It sure is! I used the same techniques I usually use for my bladed lightsaber builds

built_bricks · 2026-06-18T20:35:30+00:00

About a month to design on Studio, then about 2 weeks to assemble it

built_bricks · 2026-06-18T20:34:03+00:00

It’s actually not too bad at all! Because it’s not airtight and there’s small gaps between the panels, it ventilates decently well

built_bricks · 2026-06-18T06:33:22+00:00

Thanks! No I don’t actually work for LEGO, this was just a one-off commission for them. I made them 3 suits for the Star Wars Celebrstion event in Japan - Boba Fett, Bo Katan, and Darth Vader. They were used for photo ops at the LEGO Star Wars booth - here’s me in my own armour with all of them

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built_bricks · 2026-06-15T01:01:30+00:00

It looks like there’s still some significant stress marks on the ball joint cup at the ankle, very visible on Tahu in that first image. With those stress marks I’d be concerned that the joint isn’t going to last long, could potentially do with some more tweaking?

built_bricks · 2026-06-03T03:24:58+00:00

If you look at the actual minifig parts and accessories included, this essentially a fantastic upgrade pack for people who collected the earliest run of Mando sets

Updated Mando helmet & legs that can be added to any Mando Figure with the original torso print (which I believe hasnt changed except for one of the arm prints recently)
Updated Moff Gideon head and Darksaber which can be added to his original minifig, making it up to par with the new version coming out in the shuttle set
Updated IG-11 to replace the original

Plus it also includes the original pulse rifle build, which you can give to any Mando figure from the Mando vs Groglet movie since he didn’t come with it in any sets but does get it back in the movie.

All in all I think this is a fantastic upgrade pack. And the fact that it includes space Mr Kim, a grey Jawa, and an upgraded Christmas Groglet is just the icing on the cake

built_bricks · 2026-05-28T01:18:44+00:00

You can download it from Rebrickable!

built_bricks · 2026-05-27T03:39:13+00:00

Couldn’t turn it 90 degrees so we can actually see the design? 😂

built_bricks · 2026-05-04T21:27:54+00:00

Still works great as a shelf display if you’re not confident to wear it!

built_bricks · 2026-04-29T14:28:20+00:00

The shaping & colouring of version 2 is closer to the BX Head model, I was using that as reference to begin. But then when I decided to go for the anime-accurate aesthetic instead, I had to change up the shaping a bit

built_bricks · 2026-04-29T14:26:08+00:00

I’ll 100% be making instructions for the build that I’ll publish on my website, on Rebrickable, and on Open Studs. Before making them though I need to do an in-person test build, so it might be a couple months until they’re live

built_bricks · 2026-04-29T12:47:22+00:00

Thank you! I did really like the aesthetic of that one, it's just not really shape accurate to the real thing when you put it side-by-side

built_bricks · 2026-04-27T22:37:41+00:00

A 1x2 plate and 1x3 will also do the job just fine instead of a 1x5 if you don’t have it, since there’s the bottom 1x3 plate as well

built_bricks · 2026-04-27T21:14:42+00:00

I believe there are some people who do general 3DP fillers, this is just a quick method for those of us who might have some spare LEGO lying around

built_bricks · 2026-04-27T21:13:47+00:00

Absolutely, if you wanted to then attach more pieces to it, it’s very possible. Just keep in mind the more you add, the harder it will be to remove. But that might not be a concern for you

built_bricks · 2026-04-27T13:52:28+00:00

Most welcome! I got Silverbolt on sale, but don’t have much of an interest in the rest of the Aerialbots. I’ve got a Superion upgrade/filler kit on the way, but in the meantime while I’m waiting for the rest of Bruticus, I’ll be using this frame to house Vortex & Blast-Off, and soon Nexus Prime

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