Princess Leia Organa wears a disguise in Return of the Jedi when she sneaks into Jabba’s Palace to rescue Han. She becomes the bounty hunter Boushh. It’s one of my favorite costumes in all of Star Wars and cosplayer Applenaut started her take on Boushh in 2008. Back then she purchased the costume from Clothears Costumes and used a kit to build the helmet. She recently updated the costume with a brand new helmet kit. Kits are a great option for those who want the perks of getting something partially pre-made but also something that requires customization and work. I think kits are especially handy if you don’t have the time, supplies, or inclination for sculpting and casting.
You can see a couple of in-progress pics below and more on Facebook.
Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, or even use Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for MakeCode, CircuitPython, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
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