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Sgt Steve

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  1. Minor update:

     

    I made the required adjustments - all except raising the thighs. I think I'll leave them for now, at least until I get to troop a time or two, then I'll reassess. Didn't get to suit up last weekend - but hopefully this weekend. After that, more photos.

     

    I got bored one evening, so despite my initial intent to save this mini-project for a later time, I went ahead and built the ANH belt. The belt is one of TK4205's vintage cargo straps, the holster is from Supertrooper, the blaster is my original resin E-11 I've been carrying for the past 2 1/2 years, and the gloves I've had for some time now - long enough to have forgotten who in the U.K. I bought them from.

     

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    As stated earlier, I'm experimenting with an FRS walkie-talkie setup inside my armor. This would be great for large, heavily attended events where we have widely dispersed troopers and not enough runners. I have an inexpensive Motorola walkie-talkie strapped inside the backplate, with a mic & earbud running up the back, under the shoulder strap, and into the helmet. I have one of LaunchPad's magnetic switches on order, I'll see if I can wire it in such that I can activate the mic simply by touching my helmet's earpiece or cheek tube (instead of actually having to press the talk button). If not, then I'll hide the mic under my chest plate near my right shoulder strap, and reach up and key it whenever I need to talk over the radio.

     

    Photo - earbud is on the left, mic is at center-right.

     

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    Finally, everything packs down nicely into a padlock-able, airline-approved shipping container. All I'm missing is a helmet bag - and that's on order from TK4510. :)

     

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    Good work on the kit...just in case I missed a post..where you get the "storage box" from?

  2. First...IT WAS A JOKE!!!!!! (and a damn fine one too!) :lol: Next if you get down to it...."No Mando's", then "No Clone's"....I think you know the last group to fall off the list! :P (and just for that I think I will have 'nuf black ABS, too do a Shadow Troop, and a very 'Mando TK'...... :o ...just to hear the lip's flap!!!!)hehehehehe

  3. you know mark... this type of comment is negative in it's content.

     

    I was trying to offer some personal one on one help.

     

    what is the main problem here sir?

     

    20 25 and 15? is that really the sizes in MM?

     

    that seems a little large?

     

    and we obviously have a point of confusion here... 30mm? 25mm? that's brian's dimensions for his AM build.

    to cover the proportions, and his personal body type.

     

    I don't have any desire to make every thread comment I make into a public debate.

    I don't think Marks intent was to be a "bad trooper", but a 'I'm frustrated with my build' comment.(or I hope so) We've all at one point looked at a big pile of plastic and tryed not to :6: , so with that said, Ahhhhemmm, "Mark as a long serving Harmy Boi, now that we told you, we now have to :Laser: you!" :laugh1:

  4. According to the promo pics and most ANH screencaps I can find, I say that option C ist most accurate:

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    If you look at the rear rank, the first trooper show's it best, the drop box is in line with the side of the thigh plate, and cover's the spot where the top of the thigh plate and the bottom of the cod/but plates don't cover. So yes the point of the drop box is to protect the body(and body glove) that is not covered by armour.

  5. I remember back in 77-78, my father ran a company that built and re-made office space as in new office towers. I was just a young teenage lad working in an adult world :blush: It must have been about 78 when COMINCO (my spelling) was re-doing thier computer room. It was the largest air conditioned room I ever was in at that time. I had to tape off the wall mounted computer's, that's the big reel to reel tape type of computer's, and hang a clear plastic sheet to cut off any dust in the air that the night shift construction gang would make. Am older lady (well to my eye's then older was like 26! :lol: ) was working at a "work station" with what looked like a small TV. She looked at me, smiled and asked "Like to make the Death Star?". Well other then her very large "BLEEP" that girls can get, I was down my ladder and at her desk faster then going for coffee Time! And wasted about an hour playing with a "light pen" as she showed me how they did the comp stuff for the film. Because I was the "boss's son" I got away with stuff other guy's could'nt! So I think not only was I the first kid on the block to play with a computer, and do SW stuff on a computer!

  6. :) Well hello all, I'm 3/4 of the way out of the CF(military) and now am starting the last bit of stuff, VA ect, and look to be on track for the 15th Sept dead line.......just one more blood test, and oh can you read the bottom of the chart.. :blink: ...... :P
  7. Hello,

    I’m thinking of starting to build an Imperial Commando armor, but I notice that there aren’t enough tips or information about it.

    Does anyone know any website or if there are some photos about this version of TKs for me to guide on my built?

     

    And a friend of mine told me that this armor is not approved in the 501st, is that true?

     

    Thank you so much for the help.

     

    Best regards,

    Hugo Pablo

    CC 9778

    Portuguese Lusitanian Outpost

    The Immp/Commando is just the old RC Commando's but with just a "name" change to start them off. They start as a small det of the 501st, and Vader personally commands and issues their first mission orders. Later it would seem that the ISB also issue some mission's for them but the overall command is still the 501st.

  8. OK troop's I now got my SDS TX rig, and to show how happy I am ......I'm getting an other TX rig from an other guy! Say.......why don't that "Tupperwear" guy pull nice gloss TX stuff with his moulds...that would look nice.....anyway will post some "get off my butt and open the box" picks this weekend..(stuff came just in time for a new round of "Doc-visits" :angry: )......My link Yes..Yes..a fool and his money....I got THREE(3) on order!

  9. I'd like to nominate Sonnenschein (Karin), as she makes the most accurate ANH handplates available, provided D-rings to those who need them, and started up the German language forum.

    I wan a "Mando" language forum so I can inprove myself.....and pick-up Mando-chic's! :P

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