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I ripped the lining out of a tee-ball helmet and put it in my TM. Works like a charm.
15 bucks. Not bad!
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If you want, I can snap a couple of pics of it inside the helmet when I get home tonight-- just lemme know.
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Whoah! Dennis-- that turned out incredibly!
I agree with Paul... the only thing that would make this better is MORE of them!
Really well done!
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BADA$$!!!!!!!
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Love the duck! Let's see more armor pix - it's always great to see a new trooper.
Ummm... Mr. Dcuk.... I hate to be the one to bring this up, but several guests aboard ship had some noise complaints... something about incessant quacking, feathers strewn about, waddling in the middle of the night, webbed footprints against the wall. And then, there's the matter of fourteen loaves of stale bread from the mini bar....
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Great pics Mark! Thanks for sharing!
Hooligans!
:D Looks like you guys had a blast-- it was fun just checkin' out the pictures!
Someday, when I win the lotto, I want to come troop with you guys!
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Leave it!
I feel like we're all part of some bizarre, reverse intervention.
"But I just want to get clean, man!"
"NOOOO! You CAN'T! You must be damaged and filthy!"
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You're a total natural, Christaan.
Top to bottom: clean and professional.
Everything looks fantastic.
You're gonna ace EIB at this rate, no problem.
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I was just givin you a hard time... cuz I know Tony has some pretty boss toys.
I'm anxious to see what you come up with for the HWT. That's gonna be sweet!
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Contact Kevin at imperialsurplus.com . He makes excellent helmets. I have two of them. He may have a b- grade available at your budget level.
Jim and Eric have brought up great options... AP occasionally does "B" discounts as well.
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DON'T TOUCH A THING!
That's AWESOME! It looks like you just raided the Tantive IV!
You've even got gaffer's tape on the bicep!
It looks like the real deal!
(If you insist, only the handplates.
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Done deal.
Nate... i just KNOW you're totally getting the better end of that bargain. You weasel.
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Ok, this is totally out of left field, but I was noticing this and had to mention it...
I just can't get over how many members on this board from Scandinavia, Europe and South America-- who presumably don't speak English as a first language -- WRITE in English absolutely beautifully.
You guys blow my mind.
Being able to converse verbally is one thing, but writing in a different language is NOT easy.... certainly not for me, anyway.
It shames me to no end that I only know like six phrases in German, two in Spanish, and one in French, and they're ALL DIRTY.
(And I probably say them wrong.)
Sadly, I usually take it for granted that we're all able to chat so freely-- but that's only because you guys are so friggin' good, I often forget that we don't all live in the same place.
Anyway, I just wanted to mention, at least once, how impressed I am by the efforts you troopers outside America, Canada and the UK put forth to communicate with those of us who speak English as natives.
I just think it's awesome.
Thanks, guys!
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Haha! Leave it to Pablo to bust out the Venn diagram.
Hilarious!
P.S. -- Can I derail a thread like a mofo, or what? Man, I am AWFUL about that. Sheesh.
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I'm with Wyatt. and it's geek, not dork thank you very much.
Okay, okay-- no running. You guys move with "the swagga", as Smitty would say.
As for the rest, I'll keep my trap shut. I'm not willing to wade into the age-old "dork vs. geek vs. nerd" controversy.
I'll leave that to great thinkers like John Hodgman.
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I think you'll find that TM as had this detail incorporated in his helmets for quite some time now
My TM doesn't have it-- if the date's on Pete's photos on Flickr are correct, it puts my helmet as being made around the end of 2007, or the very beginning of 2008.
Is that right?
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You're exactly right.
I think it's kind of a cool little detail -- I'm glad DL's put it back.
I wonder if it serves any kind of practical function -- like aiding in the de-moulding process, or if it was just an extra esthetic detail that got discarded/replaced/augmented with paint/decals.
Anybody know the scoop on it?
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don't you mean john
Doh!
Sorry, John! Didn't mean to accidentally give your stuff away! 
Thanks, Rob!
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Wow, that's a MRCE? That looks really good! I'm a little nervous about changing things, but I know I'm even more nervous about having to assemble my FX one!
Looks like I'm saving up for this one! Thanks so much for all the advice guys.
Manny's helmet is a Dan Laws (DL). It's a nice bucket, fo' sho'.
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Jesse -- I'll chime in and agree with what everyone else has stated.. unless you got a REALLY steep discount on that helmet, someone did a number on you.
I would seek at least a partial refund, or another helmet, if I were in your shoes.
Also -- if Mike is offering to give you advice over the phone, TAKE HIM UP ON IT!
The man is a friggin' GENIUS when it comes to helmet assembly.
That's like Eddie Van Halen offering to give you a guitar lesson.
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Andrew -- you totally made the right call.
Smart thinkin', dude.
Save up for the MRCE, or one of the fan-made helmets.
You'll be MUCH happier with the end result.
Trust me -- I had a craptastic helmet back in the day, and I would log on to this site and stare at photos of AP's and TE2's, etc., and hit myself in the forehead with regret.
I think we've all had buyer's remorse at one point or another.
You totally did the right thing-- always ask around.
Everyone here has made their fair share of mistakes, and it's one of our sincere goals to help others avoid them.
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Legend has it that the bump was always there -- but TE and Gino purposefully removed it, for whatever reason.
I could be talking out of my butt, but I seem to remember reading something like that back in the day when those two were allowed to square off here.
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I understand that. But for me its more of the "I feel the same as this veteran about the war." type issue.
Alex, I see where you're comin' from, as I'm kind of a traditional "respect the folks who have been there, done that" kinda guy too-- but I think Steve's got the right idea.
I think everyone's more than welcome to their opinion, and you and I are more than welcome to agree or disagree with it as we see fit.
I'd be the first to tell you that you should definitely take the advice of a Vet like TrooperMaster, or Joe R, over my own, but it doesn't mean my opinion is totally invalid.
It's definitely up to you to use your own judgment about whose opinion you want to give more credence to, but I don't think it's cool to stifle somebody because you think they haven't "earned it".
If we start getting exclusionary and holier-than-thou about stuff, it's just bad juju for everyone.
The idea is to EXPAND the hobby and welcome new folks. The more, the merrier, IMO.
There's already plenty of forums out there that cater to costume snobbery. I think you know what I'm talkin' about-- I'm sure we can name at least a couple places online that get all weird and cult-ish about their membership, and I think you'll agree that it pretty much sucks. I'd like the FISD to avoid that junk.
Recasting is a touchy topic for a lot of people as it is-- heaping a big spoonful of elitism on top ain't gonna help much.
I'm not tryin' to bust your chops at all, Alex; I think you're a good guy, and have really enjoyed your build thread... I just don't want new guys to think they have to pass some kind of costume litmus test to have an opinion.
We're a bunch of dorks running around in plastic. Sure, a lot of us are really passionate about the hobby and take it seriously, but let's not get all uppity about it.
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I went and trooped in my new boots on Sunday, and they were super comfy.
The backs of my calves aren't glued, so the straps wanted to play "peek-a-boo" through the armor seam a little bit, but I imagine that will stop once I've worn them a few times and they've conformed to the armor a little better.
All in all, big thumbs-up.
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Damn, that thing's cool. You NAILED it.
TM ESB Bucket
in Assembly, Mods, and Painting
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I had one of those in my bucket when I purchased it from Pete, and it's *very* well put together... however, in my experience, the eye-holes did match up with the lenses in the helmet, and all of my efforts to correct it fell short-- the lining would keep trying to shift around in the bucket and cover the lenses. You might have better luck, but I found it just wasn't a good fit.