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Yeah, sure. There's always room for more sanding. I was going for slightly droopy-eyed but maybe overdid it. Would that even meet EIB standards? That would be cool. I'm not really into the idea of trying to make a Hasboro meet EIB standards but my wife really likes the light-weight plastic blaster (that makes noises! ). You said it!

Thanks for the comments. I don't do endorsements. Unless I start getting free stuff! The suit is great apart from one part on the arms where it is looser. Not sure why. Mine is exactly the same. Bit expensive to replace at the moment. Yeah, agreed. I have the non-latex version from Karin for myself and they're superb. I'll have to get some for the missus too. To say she was just as into it as I am would be an exageration but yeah, she's definitely been infected by the bug by me and it's going to be great trooping as Mr. & Mrs. TK.

Finde ich gut! Ich helfe natürlich auch gerne, wo ich kann. Ich übersetzte sowieso den ganzen Tag also freue ich mich, wenn ich wenigstens was interessantes übersetzen darf. Sag mal, wenn man eine Stelle in der "Imperial Embassy" bekommt, ist man dann Beamter auf Lebenszeit ... wo kann ich mich bewerben?

Original made in Dortmund!

Great, thanks for the input. A D-ring will be added to the blaster but I think if she decides to actually apply for EIB status in the long-term, there are other issues with the Hasboro and we'd be better looking for a replacement. But she wanted a blaster that was light-weight and made noises!

Cheers. Noted and agreed. I think we might have had the biceps right in the elbow joint though. Her upper arms aren't that long (she's around 5'4"). I'll see if we can squeeze out another centimetre or two. Maybe even disconnect the strap from the shoulder to the bicep alltogether?

Alas, poor Yorick ....

These are my wife's pre-clearance photos. I'm posting them here before we send them into the GML for any last minute advice. Are there any glaring mistakes? Have we missed anything? Even though the current Hasboro E-11 doesn't make the grade, we'd like the armour to be as close to EIB standard as possible so feel free to be picky. One thing we'd like to do is a Luke Skywalker-style chest plate trim becasue that's the one part that's a bit big on her. Anyone know if that would be a problem for clearance purposes?

Excellent! The Gasometer is a cool location. In fact, they've done a good job of redeveloping that whole area. Viel Spaß, Jungs (und Mädels)!

What's the event in Oberhausen? I used to live nearby and have been to a few concerts at the Arena.

Vern, run a test for me ... Have Babel Fish translate an English text into another language and then have it translate back into English. Read the results and that should give you some idea of the limitations of mechanical translation. Babel Fish is a great tool for a rough aid to understanding a simple (e.g. for international eBay correspondance etc.) but when it comes to detail and some of the finer points more complex subjects, you need the human touch.

I think Damián is talking about incorporating separate forums here with the actual original content in a different language (i.e. not just the skin). I think it would work and be a great help. To a lesser extent it is a fucntion that the separate Garrison forums already fulfil. Mainly, thanks to bilingual members like Damián, acting as a go-between and doing a lot of translation, the Spanish Garrison already receives some of the information posted here. However, I think including different language sections here could bridge this gap more, make the "distances" travelled by the go-betweens shorter and give a lot of troopers who are not native English speakers more direct access to useful information. I agree that the Spanish Garrison, for example, certainly has a lot of potential for more EIBs and any help to take down the language barrier would be a help. I speak English, German, Spanish and a bit of French and would certainly get involved and help out if required.

Thanks for confirmation. Don't know how I missed that.

The list of EIB requirements makes no mention of a D-ring on the blaster but I just wanted to check whether or not it was necessary. I have a really nice resin blaster (with D-ring, without Hengstler) for my ESB but I have also quickly put together a Hasboros/Doopydoos conversion for my wife's ANH. The armour meets with all the EIB requirements as far as I can tell so I figure when she signs up she might as well go EIB. And if the blaster doesn't necessarily need a D-ring, I won't bother. This is what it currently looks like ...

On my wife's AP I kept the overlap at the back (with velcro) and glued a finishing strip over the top of the overlap for the sake of appearance. --------

Hey, a low serial too! That's a really valuable collector's item!

The perfect helmet! I'm going to sell both my AP and TM immediately and get one of these instead.

You don't have to! http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=10476&st=0

Looked at this thread several times and tried to think of something appropriate to say. Can't think of anything that doesn't sound totally lame. Just really sorry to hear it, mate.

You're quite right of course, Mark. And decals are definitely going to be used for the helmet (i.e. no ANH-style hand painting). Mind you, it doesn't really matter what material it is. The point was just that the ab buttons in my screen shots look dark/dull to me in comparison to the blue of the tube stripes. As a result, I think I'm going to get closer to this effect by using the darker blue Humbrol paint I have rather than the lighter Revell. As for the tube stripes colour, I'm just trusting Mike on this one.

I think you're right. Looking more closely, it seems the single row of buttons is intact.

Well, I have the blaster too. But that's it so far. Rest is on order. And I have the small matter of an ANH build to complete beforehand. But there's nothing like forward planning!

Here are links to the full set in case they are of interest to anyone ... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-01a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-02a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-03a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-04a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-05a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-06a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-07a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-08a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-09a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-10a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-11a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-12a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-13a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-14a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/Untitled-15a-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/ESB/Untitled-16a-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/ESB/Untitled-17a-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/ESB/Untitled-18a-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/ESB/Untitled-19a-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/ESB/Untitled-20a-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/ESB/Untitled-21a-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v720/ricvic/Stormtroopers/Reference/Film%20captures/ESB/ESB/Untitled-22a-1.jpg

Now just a couple of interesting "freaky" ones .... The trooper on the left of the shot below seems to have no ab buttons. Is he a recycled Sandtrooper? And look at this shot of a hand guard as a trooper grabs Chewy! That's some lazy trimming!

Note also the trooper nearest the camera in the first picture in the above post. Lots of extra cutting on the eye hole and no longer evidence of the "bump".