MartinSivertsen

Thanks for the kind words you guys! I really appreciate it. But I decided to bring back the weathering a bit. It's still very weathered, just not as much as first Here's some pics, and I threw in comparison pics of the M38 that was on the blaster before. And I have to say that I think the M19 looks a lot better Mounted on the blaster: Looking forward to troop with it for the premiere of The Phantom Menace tomorrow, (not that anyone is going to notice what scope i have )!

No, they're not required for Centurion. Planning to go that route?

Whats with the "boom"-comments, dubVADER? By the way great job on the conversion

Intriguing setup, will be interesting to see how it works out.

Wow, this has potential to be a super build! Looking forward to following the progress.

I don't see any reason why not, it's the same as a model kit, so there shouldn't be any problems. Go for it!

Painted and weathered the M19 scope I got from Jesse TK-4702. Thinking I might have weathered it a bit too much and might redo it... What do you think?

I have a TM, and I absolutely love it! Though the RS intrigues me as well, being a first generation cast of a screen-used suit. I want both! :-D

I'd detach the faceplate from the cap'n'back and reposition it so that the cap sits lower on the faceplate and flush into it, as I've understood you have a gap between the facplate and brow as well? Disassemble the helmet and use magnets and/or clamps to hold the cap'n'back and faceplate in place and adjust it until you are completely satisfied with the position, then mark off and drill new holes and fasten them together using nuts and bolts. There are a lot of great tutorials on here if you just spend some time looking around. Pandatrooper did a tutorial of an ATA helmet assembly here:----------- As it sits now the brow is almost higher than the most famous screen-used one, and that would be allright if you were replicating a specifically screen used helmet, but if I were you, I wouldn't settle for such a sloppy assembly. You can do better!

If you plan on doing it with a tiny brush, I'd say don't do it. The amount of time you use won't be worth it, as the result won't be near as good as with spraying the paint on, but then you have to worry about masking off the eyes and teeth and everywhere else you don't want the paint to go. Let it be, is my tip.

Very nice! I'd do the paint chips and weathering if I were you, makes it look even more realistic imho.

Nice build! And I relly like the look of the ESB E-11s without power cylinders or hengstler. Makes me want to do a scratchbuild myself :-D

Looking good!

You could as an alternative fasten snaps using the correct style rivets to the belt, so that the holster could be detachable, I've done that on my belt and it's super practical.

Looking real good, you certainly have an eye for detail, and Centurion is the way to go!

They're not that expensive. Just browse around until you find some that look good and are at a good price.

I think the brow is low enough. I'm not a fan of the brow going flush over the eyes, like on the ROTJ-helmets, looks too "neanderthalian-lowbrow" for my taste.

Ah, my bad. This must be #201, then Congratulations

Nice, I like the info. This would be good to know for people wanting to display their armor, and might want to make the neccessary steps to keep it from degrading while on display. Now I'd like to hear from people who have their armor on display and might have had for a while. And what about the PVC that some of the new RS-suits are made of, I have a hunch that they are more durable and less prone to yellowing. Will be interesting to find out.

Interesting... This is the kind of feedback I was waiting for. Thanks Mike! Edit: And this doesn't have anything to do with me wanting to make a lamp out of a helmet for the bar I work at

Me neither, but I'm curious to find out.

I bought MICH pads from "the bay of e", it's a modular system of different sized pads that attach with velcro and placed any way you want for a tight fit, it's not screen accurate, but it's really comfortable and looks nice!

Congrats! And would that be EIB #200?

I asked TM about it a few weeks back, and he didn't know either, he told me to ask around here what peoples experiences with it were, as he was interested to know himself. I'm not to concerned about it myself, as it will never be sitting under direct sunlight for any extended period of time, but I thought it would be interesting to see if others who have had their suits for a while had any experience with yellowing, either as a result of sunlight exposure and/or indoor lights. And if so what suits they have and if they have taken any measures to avoid further yellowing. A bit of yellowing is probably unavoidable, but in my eyes not a major problem, as the original suits are the same, and it counts towards natural weathering

Hi, I had my armor on display for a short while, but leaving it exposed to the elements (sunlight through windows and lightbulbs) made me cautious about yellowing of the ABS. I've read that armor yellows over time, and should be shielded from direct sunlight, but is that also true of ABS that sits under indoor lighting? If so, to what extent, and is that something we need to worry about? And if I were to have my armor displayed on a mannequin, I suppose it would be best to have it somewhere in the house that doesn't have direct sunlight-exposure. Any tips or tricks you other guys employ to avoid yellowing of your armor? Rubbing it in with something? (I distinctly remember Vern mentioning some kind of product) What are your experiences with yellowing, and do you even care? Come on, let's pool our resources together!