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  3. A Balance in the force- costume vs. prop replica.

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    Rob, I must slighltly disagree with you.

     

    See,my BF worked in the movie business some time ago.

     

    Extras don't treat props and costumes very well. Eg., after a long day of shooting (16 hrs)they literally rip them of and throw them into their bin. Esp if they work on a low budget film, 6 days a week for 1-2 months. If make the math, this results in many, many troops.

     

    But you're right. You have to make it practical while retaining the look

     

    Good point. You have bested me again.

  5. A Balance in the force- costume vs. prop replica.

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    I love screen accuracy but some things are just not practical. Painted handguards are fantastic looking as they are what was used in the movie. However, as our suits are going to be used more than the movie suits I doubt that they will have much paint left on them after a while so will look less screen accurate. Therefore the latex look handguards are better for trooping. Same goes with the painted helmets. The paint will never stick very well to the original green khaki plasic so after a while the lid is going to look horrible.

    I think SA is the way to go, epecially as Mathias pointed out when it costs no more and is no more difficult but just takes better reasearch but some things can't be exactly as seen on screen as they wouldn't hold up to what we use our armour for.

     

    I love stormtroopers!

  8. Gluing Lenses and Mesh

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    I use hot glue, but some people use Silicone. Only reason I don't like to use silicone is because it takes too long to set.

     

    Also, as far as the screen accuracy goes, I like screen accurate as much as the next guy, but a lot of screen accurate things aren't really ideal for trooping. Frown mesh helps prevent people from seeing your face. When I'm trooping that's all I'm really concerned about. If I had a nice set of armor that was always going to be on a mannequin, I'd keep it as screen accurate as possible including accurate fasteners etc, but that's not the case.

     

    +1

  22. screen accuracy?

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    For me, Prop replica for collecting, slightly more idealized for trooping. There has to be a line between how the armour looked in the movie and what the public expect to see. Most of the sloppiness we see on screen can only be noticed with todays higher quality ways of viewing. Back in the days of VHS things like tape were not noticed. I love all the wonkiness and scuff marks but I not a fan of the poor construction mistakes. Just my opinion.

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