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  11. A Big Ol' Nasty Setback

    in Off Topic

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    well i have to say that you shouldnt give up :) i started out with a total costume budget of 0$ :P

     

    here is what i did

    i started out making my first E-11 blaster from 100% recycled materials... total cost about 10$ for the paint and glue.. at this time i had no idea the 501st even existed..

     

    i sold the blaster on ebay and it sold in under 5 minuets.. i was then contacted by a 501st member that wanted the blaster and he directed me here... once i found out i could get my own stormtrooper armor i just had to get one!!! but the wife said no :(

     

    finally i came to an agreement with the wife that i could make a few more of these blasters and sell them that 1/2 of the money would be for bills and the rest for my first TK :)

     

    so i made a few more

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    within several moths i had saved enough to order my ATA kit!!

     

    i started saving my pennies in Jan 2010 and had my big brown box of armor in may.. looking back, it was well worth the wait :)

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    PS: i used my wait time to study,study study all thing stormtrooper :P hint hint.. and make as much of the extra parts you can from scratch it saved me a ton ;)

  16. Original E-11 magazine - 10 or 15 round?

    in ANH BlasTech E11

    Posted

    well the mkVI also had a option of a 10 round mag if i recall correctly, but this like the para pistol was a post war model.. i dont think sterling would have produced one for use with the MK4.. it would be a waste of steel to make a 10 round mag for use on the battlefield IMHO, and i can find no record of short mags ever being made until after the war.. the post war models were used primarily for law enforcement not trench battles (where a 10 round mag would have been useless).. i am only assuming that the sterlings used on screen being MK4's, that they were military surplus and would have came with the standard 34 round mag.. i highly doubt that the prop department went out and purchased newer magazines..

  19. Original E-11 magazine - 10 or 15 round?

    in ANH BlasTech E11

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
    photo updated

    personally i think the mags in ANH were cut down by the prop department, even a 10 round mag is too long compared to what is seen on screen.. they likely just breech loaded single shots for a scene. also there are knockoff (after market) shorty mags for the L2A3 but from what i understand they are lacking in quality compared to the originals.

     

    here is a pic showing the blank round ejecting and you can see the mag is only sticking out about an 1 1/2" -1" from the receiver or less

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  20. Original E-11 magazine - 10 or 15 round?

    in ANH BlasTech E11

    Posted

    original sterling mk4 mags were (as far as i know) 32/34 rounds if i recall. only the sterling Mk 7 "Para-pistol" had the short 10-15 round mags from what i could dig up in old manuals and such... from what i have read, most of the post-ban short (legal) mags are actually just long mags cut down by a gunsmith anyway.. so chances are if your buying a 10 round mag its just a cut down and modified long one ;) unless your planning on firing the weapon, cutting it yourself is cheaper..

     

     

    another interesting Sterling mag fact: the original spec was for a 40 round mag. By cutting it down to 34 rounds, they were able to use the existing Sten mag pouches that had already been issued to the troops :P also British Sten mags apparently fit the sterling as well..

  21. TK Questions: purists beware!

    in Other Non-Approved Star Wars Costumes

    Posted

    bear in mind when you apply for 501st clearance you need to pick a costume ANH/ESB ect, i wouldn't recommend applying as a hybrid ... generic stormtroopers are no longer a valid costume option in the 501st. your best bet would be to go esb (there shoulder straps are affixed in the back anyway ) as for the Hero holster attachment.. right now as the current requirements only state, the holster must be leather or leather like.. so technically correct holster attachment is not required for any TK (for now) ;) this however could change at a given point.. blasters aren't even required for approval so you should be good there, but id go with a ESB promo style myself

     

    i cant tell you for sure if your GML would approve it.. i would contact the UKG GML first if i were you..

     

    you could opt to build a ANH/ROTJ hybrid http://forum.whitear...showtopic=18647 this could be approved as a new costume as it has the canon references :)

     

    also the TKC/ICN are hybrid as well and already 501st approved

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