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The large Plano boxes are airline approved if you can pack everything in. I have gotten a complete TK with helmet to fit in these. I've seen them on sale for about $20 at Walmart. -----------

Correct. If possible do a scoop cut for your inner elbow before shortening the forearm if possible.

There's no requirement for number of divots for 501st legion or EIB.

This is how I weather a TD. http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=7290&pid=102257&st=0entry102257

Most people don't clear coat them after painting decals. Whatever you use, you have to be very careful. Depending on what decals / paints you have used, if you use an aggressive lacquer based clear, you can soften / dissolve the adhesive on some decals and paint details. If you can, use some scraps or test pieces to try clear coating first, before you attempt it on your lid.

Bumping this again if anyone has any Stormtrooper related Q's for Brian Muir.

I used Clorox bleach and filled a rectangular plastic wash tub with some water (4 liters?) then just a splash, maybe a 1/4 cup of bleach. Then rinsed it when it was done. I wasn't trying to get it perfectly white. I agree with Paul, it's probably easier if you paint it.

I had the same belt material. I just used water and a small amount of bleach and soaked it for about 25 mins and that was enough to make it more of an off white cream color.

Given the choice - got ATA ABS all the way. Strong, very sharp pulls, durable, authentic color / shade of white, doesn't need painting

TCSS is your friend ---------------

I have never had a part fall off. The snap plates are glued in place with Plastic weld. Or Use E6000 if you need more work time. Avoid getting glue on the metal snaps as it can heat up and distort the plastic. That last photo is a pretty clear shot of the "cut cod". Its simply seperated from the ab section and joined with 2 straps.

I would apply some Plastic Weld to the crack and glue it shut. Then glue a wide plastic shim on the underside of the crack to take the pressure off it.

Glad you find it useful.

Use masking tape to hold the parts in position before clamping. This will prevent them from sliding out of alignment as they cure.

You could go much smaller with Trustfire 3.7 volt batteries. They are AA sized.

AM and TMC ABS helmet was a very good match for me in terms of size and plastic color. Just polish the TMC plastic and they are almost a perfect match.

Ata armor is based off Cap which is based of Te2 etc. The thigh length mis match is due to the original armor it was based off of, which I believe is the ROTJ tour suit. This suit also had the left thigh longer than the right. Someone correct me if I have the lineage wrong. Most people just leave the thighs the way they are. You would have a hard time extending the left thigh but if you wanted them to match you could reduce the length of the right thigh, but ensure that the shape of the thigh tops are the same.

Happy birthday Paul!

Pretty sure that in Brian's book, he documented that while he was at the studio working on ANH the "plasterers" in the shop created molds and fiberglass versions of his sculpture to use as bucks for forming.

Hi everyone. I am collaborating with Brian Muir on a Q and A for the June Fisd newsletter. If you have any questions in regards to the design, sculpting and development of the Stormtrooper, please post them below. I will select 6 questions for Brian, other questions will be held and selected from for future use. I may group questions together based on subject matter. Thanks! Terry

He's a commercial airline pilot so his work schedules are erratic. Ping him again and be patient.

JK, for Canada it's best to build your own. There are several tutorials online and its not an incredibly hard one to build (easier than a T-21). You also need to be careful trooping with a DLT-19 as it pretty much looks like a real gun with only a few minor modifications. Might be best for fan events as opposed to charity / community events (at least where we are).

The Imperial Reception Center has lots of general armor info and also has good examples of torsos by Stukatrooper and Firebladejedi. Click on the links in the article. ---

Polish + elbow grease or a buffer. Be careful if your lid is painted white. If the coats are thin and you over polish, you can wear the high spots down.

I personally do not think they were silk screened. The cheek tube is a compound curve and the distance from the valley is about 1/2". Thats not a lot of room to get a silk screen frame of that complexity in there. I've worked in the screen printing industry for years and I don't think the ANH tube stripes were silk screened. Thats my personal opinion. Look at all the helmets and they have slightly different spacing, thickness and number of stripes. The stripes would be the same spacing and thickness if they were screen printed and the various helmets stripes look quite different.