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Where would you suggest I trim here?
I know I'm supposd to trim along the lower line,but to me that seems like it won't leave enough of an overlap? Did you have a similar issue on your build Rick?
Don't remember any issues. Check with Mark whether that particular part is OK. I can't tell from the photo. You don't have much overlap on the arm seams though.
If you're going Endor style and you find the bubble lenses are difficult to see through, don't be scared to change to flat lenses. They are just as (or possible more) appropriate/accurate for the Forest "stunt" troopers and make life a lot easier.
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Looks good to me so far.
Are you going to keep it clean and shiny or are you going for a dirty Endor Forest weathering job?
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Can't add anything to what Paul said but, what an improvement! Well done, sir!
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Cheers, chaps.
I guess I'm lucky with having a good stormtrooper build (although getting my weight down from 180 to 155 lbs and keeping it there has had very little to do with luck and a lot to do with discipline).
Looking at the way armour fits me, I must have a similar build and heigth to the short trooper in the front row of this famous picture ...
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Wow Rick, that looks great it really fits you well! Any chance you would share your hieght and weight for reference.
Thanks!
5'8", 155 lbs (11 St)
1.72 m, 70 kg
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The belt you put together for me was excellent. You apologised for it so much in advance I didn't know what to expect. Turns out it was top notch.
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Quite clearly TE/AP/Gino lineage parts. Unless this seller has leginimately acquired the moulds, this is indeed recast.
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Never heard of him.
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do we wear boat armor?
Well, yes! Plastic for canoes and fish ponds!
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Where did you "grow up?"
I was trooping in Madrid (as a Gunner) once and one of my Garrison mates obviously forgot the whole back story/staying in character thing and mentioned to a young couple I was from England. They came over and asked if I was from England, to which I answered "No, I'm from Tatooine".
"Ah", the girl replied, "Argentina! Your colleague said you were English!"
The Rom-FX must've been set to a high level of distortion!
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Ta, mate. Loving being just a good size and shape for one-size-fits all LFL style.
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Well done, man. What perseverance!
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I liked Mr. No Stripes too alas but for 501st troops you need them tube stripes. Maybe I should do a full replica of Mr No Stripes for display one day.
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no matter how good you feel in your armor, no matter how awesome you look in character, stairs are a pain the tuckus.
Absolutely. I secretly think that's the sole reason the rebels won. Forget Ewoks, forget flipping Jedis .... the rebels just knoew they could always escape by running upstairs!
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Farewell, Mr. No Stripes ...
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Thin HIPS parts TE lineage.
Only any good to anyone with a specific requirement for spare parts and realistically these parts would need some serious reinforcement work before you could really wear them.
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Had some spare time this afternoon, so I suited up ANH style for a few quick photos and videos. Still waiting on tube stripe stencils and don't want to risk it free hand so I'm Mr. No. Stripes style at the moment.
Also got my holster attached with Chicago screws for the time being as I haven't yet got a full separate belt assembyl for each costume. As soon as I do, I'll attach this with rivets.
Armour/costume functioning pretty well though. Mobility is great. Copying the skinny legs from the LFL archives has worked out really well in that respect. No parts clanking around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXGj_pVHdpY&feature=youtu.be
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There is a link to an album with all the LFL stuff on this forum .... here you go, just found the link ...
http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=10786
The screen caps are listed there too. Also really useful.
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Sorry to be offtopic but VFL Bochum Rich... Really
Aber sicher! Long-suffering, loyal fan
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I'm glad you can pull the hero helmet in the new plain ABS. It's that little bit more authentic.
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@ Rich - I don't get what you mean by NO bicep-forearm gap?
This is the only pic of all the screen shots above in which there isn't a forearm gap?
Oh no it isn't!
The forearms are attached to the biceps at the front. When you lay the two parts out flat or have your arm straight (like the guy in your screen grab), there is no gap because the eleastic strap keeps the parts at the same relative distance (touching / flush / end-to-end). Any time you see any real amount of black it's when the elbow is bent and it's at the back where the elastic is not attached. Obviously you need this gap to open otherwise you wouldn't be able to bend your arms.
Other than that you can just only flashes of black at the front/inside the elbow where the forearm is scooped out. A genuine gap is impossible
Noah has his beiceps armour and forearm parts separated constantly because they are not attached to each other like they should be. And his biceps (seemingly) are attached to his biceps and are constantly too high.
This video should explain what I mean. My bicep and forearm armour parts are connected correctly like the originals ...
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Getting the AM chest plate and back armour to look like the originals is going to be very difficult. They are both much too large. Which is why I understand why you use braces.
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Rich: To me the ESB troopers' chests always look higher up than the ANH stunts. Way less space between the bottom of the chest and the ab plate buttons.
I don't see it. On the suits which have the strapping intact, the positioning is the same.
Compare:
The only thing you are seeing I think is the chest plate on some ESB suits flying up due to movement. It looks like some chest plates in ESB were only taped in place or floating free due to damage to the strapping at the front.
Either way you look at it, I think the height of the chest and back armour on Noah's is consistent with original suits and he has no need to change that. Both do seem to be floating free though. I would advise attaching them to the respective armour part below to replicate the original connections better.
Another thing you could do, Noah ...
1. Connect the forearm armour and the biceps armour with black elastic.
2. Detach any connection you may have between the shoulders and biceps (you seem to have the biceps suspended in a high position)
The original suits were connected this way. As a result you don't see any gap between the forearm and biceps as they are held in the same positione relative to each other.
The biceps armour either hands on a hook system (see Han ref photos) or drops down to nestle in the inside of your elbow. It shouldn't prevent you from bending your arm because the biceps should be too snug to slip over the elbow. I always leave this free-floating because I don't believe all TKs had the hook system.
This assembly covers all the black and gives you a more authentic TK look.
Some pictures ...
50mm elastic connecting biceps and forearm armour (replica):
Han's hooks (original):
Overall stormtrooper arm assembly appearance (original, low biceps/no gaps!):
You (biceps held too high, gappy arms!
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Pictures of the original suits are the only visual reference you need! Don't copy other people's mistakes.
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I think you're OK with either cut, Morten.
Best thing to do - instead of taking my word for it - is check the screen grabs and watch the movie again and copy what you see on screen.
In general though, I think there is evidence of a rather rather rough approach to this kind of trimming. Plenty of random chunks hacked out of the back, U-shapes and slightly neater V-shapes.