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I used to work at a paintball site and for the goggles/masks there we used calotherm, caloclear spray, ----- this stuff really worked there so i dont see why it wouldnt work on trooper lenses... might still have some somewhere i should see if i can find it and do a test

Has to be the "move along" scene i was only little when i first saw it and back then they were all stormtroopers not sandtrooper & stormtroopers

Im sure people would really appreciate that tango'd there seems to be a lack of plans around for this excellent blaster Hey tango'd mate do you remember the E11 thread on the RPF i said i was gonna try to do this for £20 well its looking more like £10 at the most he he

UPDATE: band is now fitted on the stock and has been painted, the blaster body is now in its primer stages and i think its starting to look ok...slow progress so far but it has cost very little (£2 so far with the parts left from my E11 build) heres a pic with the cocking lever attached:

Looking good but you have gone the long route here the pipe blaster is much much easier and does take less work, i salute your patience with the hasbro and undertaking all this work to make it look good.

No hes not obligated to share info... but i thought that is what this community is based on.. well maybe just here on the FISD! as for the offers to find parts i have been told that someone found the part and told him .. he then claimed to have found the exact part he was looking for and that noone would get the "reward" the part turned out ot be the one found by another member, or very close to it which suggests to me that the member pointed him in the right direction.

Well deserved... congratulations

Sorry Troy but.... hahahahahahahhahahahhaaha and monkeys might fly outta my butt! this is the man who offers "rewards" to anyone who finds original parts then keeps the info to himself and says he found the item on his own so he doesent have to pay up on whatever he offered.

Another one who uses the 501'st name when selling armour! armour looks ok

I think theres more chance of a leopard changing to pink stripes with green spots than Gino openly offering something... he must be up to something the man does nothing for the good of anyone but himself

Dont know about phones but when my g/f's laptop died i pulled the speakers from that, quite small too... still gotta test them to see how they sound tho

confirmed.... they were plastic runners!

This is interesting .... "Is this armour 501st/Garrison Approved? That's simply a meaningless sales pitch used to sell armour. NO armour is guaranteed to be approved by the 501st Garrison. Even if you purchased a previously 501st approved costume it does not mean it will automatically be cleared with you wearing it. The procedure does not rest entirely on the armour it also depends on how it fits you. Nonetheless, this is very accurate armour and provided it is built correctly to fit you properly, it will most certainly sail through the strictest of approvals." this has to be the first e-bay seller ive seen this, most will try to pitch it that their armour will be accepted straight from the box.

You are correct there is a hinge on top as i have put an on/off switch in the feeder and im using a magnet to hold the top down, not sure what im going to do with the muzzle yet but i will have to start thinking about that soon as im almost doe with the electrics

"Also he said, that he never would sell me something from his stuff, cause i have a TM Trooperarmor. Which is , in his eye , a bad recast." This made me laugh! as we all know his helmets (anh) are recasts of T*E, by recast i mean he uses a duplicate of T*E's molds there might have been some strange permission involved in the dark dealings of Matt, Gino & the others involved.. but even by his own description of recasting his are recasts. In my own humble opinion TM's products will allways be far superior (and no i dont own any.. i wish)... not just for the fact that he has produced them himself but also the service from the man who from what ive seen here is allways friendly & punctual with his delivery. Funny how he still claims on his site that his helmets" touched the indide of a screen used"

to be totally honest, yes his buckets are nice... but nothing better than anything else thats well put together and i think the reason for the demand on them is that up untill now they have been unobtainable.. human nature is to want what we cant have!

He knows it will be recast, and that makes me suspicious immediately... what is he up to ??

yes they are nice buckets, BUT! the man has an ego bigger than the death star and i still will not forget his claims of "touched the inside of a screen used helmet" which as we all know is complete bullplop wouldnt have one if it was free!.

OK quick update on this..... i have recut the body and fitted the start of the electrics into it i am now working on getting the larger details.... still have to add a metal band around the stock & lots of sanding/smothing to do but you can see where im at with it i hope.

Where are you in the UK mark ?? im in london and would gladly help you sort this.

Rub down, repair with resin, repaint ... if the FG is cracked its the only way im afraid bud :vader1:

looking good,you did a great job on the traps