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Look here: http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=2410 I've done a lot of progress from there, but haven't taken pics yet. I'm working on the wooden grip right now, no resin parts for me Am I going to reach Elite Status for my blaster with a scratch built Hengstler counter or must I use a resin copy? Since I want to incorporate the electronics of a toy blaster, I need to put the speaker inside a hollow counter!

I'm waiting for my first suit which is a TM, so I'm going for ANH Elite at first attempt My E-11 made following Dark Sith Lord's Tutorial is almost done and it's very accurate! Can't wait!!!

Me too here, for quite the same reasons. RANDAL Which did you like better: Jedi or The Empire Strikes Back. DANTE (exasperated) Empire. RANDAL Blasphemy. DANTE Empire had the better ending: Luke gets his hand cut off, and finds out Vader's his father; Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. And that's life-a series of down endings. All Jedi had was a bunch of Muppets.

Exactly! I was thinking the same thing, that's why I asked that. thanks!

Another little question: the TM helmet has the "tear" on its right eye? I can't tell that from the pictures I've seen so far... Can someone post nice pics of TM helmet, please? Thank you!

It's the passion involved, also intended as suffering. Recast and improvements: passion. Spending 8 years tweaking self-made molds and watching the same movie scenes thousand of times frame-by-frame and praying for HD: LOTS OF PASSION. And we, as lovers of the white armor, naturally feel that passion.

I did it yesterday and it's amazing how similar they are in every single part! The fact is that in the end the suit it is so simple in design that if a single curve is slightly different you would notice it and the overall impression is different, because your attention is not driven away by details. It's like trying to reproduce a great melody with few notes, if you don't catch all the subtle nuances it won't work. The greatest and simplest designs are the hardest to reproduce! I think this is what Gino or T*E intended in another topic when he said that every recast is better than a sculpted armor: a recast, even if it's bigger, smaller or less detailed, follows precisely the curves of the original, while a sculpted one guesses them from low-quality images taken from a motion picture filmed with different focal lenghts and watched on a flat screen by human eyes. But despite all this I chose the TM Now that I've trained my eyes I really can't stand the inaccuracies in the FX armor and bucket, while when I saw it the first time I tought it was perfect! I think that all the little asymmetries are made on purpose to make the suit more "real", interesting and friendly to our eye, as the bucket is asymmetrical like the human faces are (it wasn't a technical bound, they could have done it symmetrical if they wanted).

My apologies, you're right, I've watched again all the stormtroopers scenes af ANH frame-by-frame and the peak is almost always present. I've updated my pic and here's a screenshot in which it's clearly visible (see also here, the trooper on the right). It's so difficult to see it because it's always covered by belt boxes! I wonder if it's made on purpose and why... maybe because of the holster? Trimming needs? Or just to add a bit of asymmetry? Who knows!

Are Stomper's Hovis with speakers luod enough? Is the sound too "thin" because of the speaker's small size? I've ordered a ROM/FX and was wondering what speaker setup to pair with it...

I knew you would say that So, for the right leg, compare the ANH of the first pic and the TM of the third, from the front they should look the same and almost symmetrical, but yours has a deeper cut on the left. I'm not a Tigh-Fighter, LOL, just trying to be constructive to make your suit even better and closer to perfection! Thanks for the attention, much appreciated!! Since I'm know on your list, A NEW HOPE for me is that you modify that in my future armor Ok. nothing more to say, other than you're going to make a dream come true!

It is, indeed, but my picky eye could't resist the temptation of pointing out the only two curves that IMHO don't match perfectly

Here's a little comparison between some shots from ANH and some pictures of TM suit: the "pinch" I noticed is surely worsened by viewing angle, but there is. Excuse me, but I didn't find better reference pictures. What I mean is that viewed from the side, instead of being a smooth bend it has a "wave" that comes back forward on the top. On the sides of the ABS strip used for the butt seams the plastic seems "pushed" too much, so the outer cut seems too deep, I hope I explained what I meant

Yes, it's a thing that really bugs me, I'm not sure I can stand it I think I'll wait for Troopermaster to finish his new vacuumforming table and get an ABS suit from him, so I'll have the best suit in the toughest material. The only thing that I don't like in TM armor is the "pinch" on the top of tighs, but maybe I'm too picky Thank you, guys!

Hi guys, since I'm going to buy a pair of Caboots too, can someone tell me precisely what's the right US size for my 42 EU? Is it 10.5? Thanks!

Lol, I knew I had to separate the questions in two different topics This was mainly on AP/TM comparison As concerns driving, I'll dress up fast when I arrive I want surprise a friend who lives in a near village on the first floor, I really want him to see me banging on my ear as if I have a transmission problem he's a huge fan of Star Wars and he'll go mad! I didn't want to dress up in front of his house so he won't spot me too soon! Back to AP/TM, no one has both? I wanted an ABS kit for I read in another topic that ABS is more resistant, maybe I should wait for an ABS one from Troopermaster...?

LOL!!! OMG you definitely are on the dark side!!!

If I studied right, AP has both arms the same and the outer left leg is the same as the inner right leg, correct? Is anyone of you annoyed by that?

Obviously, I would only like to know if you can sit down on a car seat with the full armor on of if it's likely to break...

After deep research and a lot of topics reading I've come down to these two options, because I'm 5'8" and I want an ANH armor kit that doesn't need to be painted, so I'm asking if someone of you guys has both and has compared closely piece by piece the two armors. What can you tell me in terms of material toughness, overall look, differences, feeling? Both are great kits, I don't know what to choose! I'm not looking for canon perfection, but another question is if: since the AP has doubled pieces, has someone tried to heat them up and tryed to made them a bit asymmetrical? It can be done without ruining it or it's too risky? Thank you!