Rob .T .

Bit late , but I just sent a donation over . Great cause ! Glad to help .

As always Paul it was great to welcome you to the RS studios . You looked amazing in the new armor , straight off the movie set ! Any troopers visiting the north west of the UK are always welcome to see the magic happen at the studio , Hope to see you again on your next trip over . CatfoodRob.

There were no close up hero helmets used in ROTJ . They were all the same ,just each one was weathered slightly differently.

This set of armor is great for you to practice on , doing modifications etc , but in all truthfulness , there is no way it will be clearable within the 501st . don’t let that put you off , play with it , learn how to mess with plastics , have fun on the journey , and then if you are keen to continue the journey , you can invest is some more modern armor that you will have the experience behind you to build correctly and join in the 501st fun .

Catfood Rob please lol

Not THAT Rob , but A Rob , also from RS Props lol

it was a pleasure to have you with us Paul, and an honour to troop with you the following day .

They are the go to boot for just about everyone these days . super fast delivery and a good quality boot .

Joseph’s position is shown as DPRO , but DPRO isn’t on the main list of abbreviations

Well done Tim , lots of detailed hard work has paid off . You really deserve this .

Do we know who the name ( Alan h ) refers to ? Presumably the stunt man that wore the helmet . when SSSkunky got one of these helmets he managed to,identify the wearer from writing in the helmet .

Well done Tim, and about bloody time !!!!! See you at an event very soon .

So why not go for centurion with your ANH RS armour as well ? Then you can have two costumes at EI and Centurian ! That would be cool .

Probably the most accurate esb armour available to be honest .

That’s a great photo, which I’ve never seen before . Do you have any information about it ? Where/when was it taken ? Etc …. Cheers.

Thanks Andrew . I guessed as much.

Even though the esb mk 2 suits were mainly used for promotional work, one does appear in the carbon freezing scene ( pick up shots filmed in America after principle filming was over ) . so it is classed as screen used . so if I were to build an esb mk 2 suit , as there is currently no CRL , would it be aprovable ? Could it be taken to expert infantry or centurion ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132294556451?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=QchUQQi5Srq&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=uTU_6smiTR2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY this link may work during 2023 . It’s the belt material . From the U.K.

The belt material appears to be 57 mm white nylon webbing . If you eBay search that ( in the U.K.) it’s available from military suppliers as the British army uses it for white ceremonial belts . It’s called courline webbing or parade belt webbing. it’s about 15 pounds for 1 1/2 meters . there’s no point in me posting a link as it will be out of date for readers in the future . I still can’t find a hi res clear picture of the U trim .

So, apart from “ contact cfo “ or “ contact Tm “ does anyone have actual sources of the 2 1/4 nylon webbing for belts, or the 10 mm up trim for around the body armour . Actual modern companies that sell to the public ???? im not excluding mark or Paul from the discussion, I just would like a source new members/ builders can use to locate their soft goods . id include white soled Chelsea boots in this enquiry, but I’m a realist . Lol . cheers folks.

The archive is owned by Lucas film . The licensing for Star Wars items is through Disney . No access to the lucasfilm archive comes with a Disney license . This answers your question .

The uk garrison will be hosting the 501st involvement in this event , keep checking their forum and social media for announcements . Early days yet , but my hotel is booked .

Rs props had a genuine crate , although they never discovered what it originally was , it had holes in the sides, and maybe childrens school playground equipment was considered . Unfortunately a mould wasn’t taken , and it was lost in the fire of 2021.

Rs use humbrol enamel paint , maybe remove all your spots with white spirit and start over.

They have regular updates on their YouTube channel. They are full on busy at the moment, and in full production .