Long story short, I made five different Boba Fett Bow Tie variations from Lego set 75344. I’ll admit, making a Boba Fett Bow Tie was not the main reason why I bought this microfighter set. It wasn’t even the next 50 reasons to be honest. But I do know a lot of the Lego fans out there are also Star Wars fans and so we do have a lot of parts from the sets we collect that we could use in making bow ties.
What I liked and enjoyed when converting this set into bow ties were the colours I got to play with: the burgundy and different greens. And as with every set, apart from the bow frame, I stuck to using only the parts I got from the set.
Alright, let’s jump in and see the bows. For this set I used the black standard bow tie frame:
1. My initial approach is to try and keep some of the elements that define Boba’s starship. That meant the dark red / burgundy background, the main cannons and the wings.
2. Afterwards, I focused on using the various colours and parts that come with the set. I still tried to keep some of the patterns and structure from the microfighter, but only if it worked with the pattern I was trying to create. One thing that worked well was adding the wing plates to the base bow tie frame to add extra layers/corners. I felt it gave the frame a new personality. In case of the bow tie variant with the green circle in the middle, in order to add the grey round parabola part, you would need a one by one round stud which would not come with the set. But I reckon if you are reading this article, that means you do have and play with Lego, so most likely you will have this part available to use.
3. Last variants I built focused on including Boba Fett himself. I only used the upper part of his body so that the shape of the bow tie frame still stands out. I was able to easily mask it as well so it seems like the bow tie is his ship in a way… either that or he is on a podium or balcony, hehe.
And that’s a wrap. If you have other variants that you have created using this set, do share in a comment or get in touch and I will gladly add it to the post and mention where it came from.
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