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Paul, if I may, since it is practially ROTJ armor with a flipped button pattern; Saying side gaps are permissable since we accept side gaps on ROTJ Elite. Unless we are talking like the kinda gaps you'd find on a Peter Griffin TK

Dont blame you a bit for ditching ebay. I cant believe someone would leave you bad feedback. There's just no pleasing some people. Just whatever you dont stop engraving cuz I can't do everything LoL! Mighty fine work you do! ------------

Excellent work Nate! that makes perfect sense. The TB surrendering without the helmet is in fact a rebel in disquise just like Han and Luke in episode 4. Gosh its just amazing, I cant count the number of times I have seen this movie and you can still spot something new EVERY time you watch it.

yes that is a negative flip, ROTJ is chock full of them. What has me boggled is why the helmet-less TB is surrendering with the rebels in the 4th pic down in Nathans post

I registered there last night....errr this morning ....12hours night shift destroys my ability to keep track of what day it is. Still havent gotten my access yet. Whats petulance mean?

To locate your GML or LMO, best bet is to Google your state and 501st garrison to locate your local garrison and then once you are on the local garrison site, ask around and the GML and LMO will be quite easy to find.

Oh yeah, thats right the ROTJ boots had white soles around the edges didnt they... Oh well gives me a reason to watch it again. Additionally I was incorrect on the side gaps too. According to the ROTJ Elite Standards, Side gaps are permissable. OT: Hey Dont want to detract from this thread so someone can just PM me the answer, cuz it really doesnt warrant its own thread, but was the word "Sith" ever uttered in the original trilogy?

Thats looking great! I would absolutely love to see this go ROTJ Elite. Be the first one! (Rubies Elite that is) Drop your belt just a hair lower. Get the forearms a little higher. Get some CABoots. Remedy those side gaps. That should keep ya busy for a while!

Well thats good news! At least someone survived.

I never went there. Its gotta be fumes or something given off by heated ABS and HIPS that makes people go insane. Every helmet maker I know has gone completely insane. I'm sending TE2 a gas mask before it gets him too. *disclaimer* TM may not be insane, I think his RPF outburst was just because he had completely had it with Gino, AP Ive never dealt with and GF hasnt been heard from in ages, maybe we should check up on him and make sure he isnt locked away in some asylum somewhere.

I personally think that the modded Rubies Armor pictured in post number 21 of this thread definitely is acceptable for 501st standards. (I do have issues with the boots tho). The only next step beyond that is elite, and if thats what this person is pursuing he still has alot of work to go. Without a doubt the only Elite possibility for this costume is ROTJ.

OMG and a hasbro blaster to boot. Had to originate from a photo. Nevermind...I"m a happy person...they are photoshops.

The guy getting knighted by darth vader is wearing FX armor.

I seem to recall Gino offering a smooth cap Hero once on fleabay, side by side with a bumpy cap Stunt. I remeber one of them going for a grand but cant remeber which one it was. Its been over a year ago.

Shade 3 torch lens. Just like mine. I got them from Nate (TK-9135) back when he went by the name of runnriott.

I dont like hero buckets, but that look ace bro!!!! Awesome job!

put a puddle of superglue on a paper plate cut a piece of T shirt to the size of the patch you want. saturate the patch in the super glue and press it over the weak spot of the helmet (inside of the helmet of course) and smooth it out. Work quickly and wash your finger tips immediately afterward. OT: me and my friend once super-glued his big brother's big toe to the one beside it while he was sleeping. He was not happy when he woke up.

Dont be so quick to knock Styrene, its the same thing as HIPS and thats what a TE2 is made of. I actually prefer the HIPS helmets to ABS, but thats just a personal choice.

Thats the way to do it. By the way is that the meatsock that was on ebay last week? There was one on there last week that had an extremely loose pull, but then again I have never seen a meatsock, that you could cut your finger on.

Basically what he said. I have shade 3 lens in my bucket and the inside of my bucket is white and they are still plenty dark enuff.

Let me guess that came to a screeching halt with the release of Garth Brooks' Life of Chris Gaines. Ive never liked country, but if I did that would have done it for me too.

Fill em full of sardines and let them sit for a week. They will never smell like glue again....I promise LoL

The AP helmet is smaller than most other helmets out there. Not by much but enuff to notice when they are side by side with other helmets. I also feel that the eye bump on the AP is a little exxaggerated. Still a beautiful helmet and one I hope to sit next to my TE2 one day.

Those sure are shiney! I like em!

I like the way that was said.