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lol awesome...keep em comin I love to hear em!

one last tweak (yah right who am i kidding) trimmed the undersides of the eyelids...from a straight line to a curve. Me thinks I'm done. It's like magic!

How old were you? What year? What movie theater (if you can remember)? What city? Any other interesting info surrounding your first "experience?" For me, it was ANH in 1977 at the Mai Kai Theater in the suburbs of Detroit. I was 12 years old. My sister and her boyfriend and I went (I was the third wheel) LOL I remember thinking--as the opening scene started and the Tantive was skitting along shooting these little laser beams--"oh, it's gonna be one of these space films again..." and then the Star Destroyer glides overhead...WOW. By far though, the life changing moment for me was when those troopers blasted through the door. I remember thinking that was the coolest thing I had EVER seen in my life. Another vivid memory was seeing the COMMERCIAL for Star Wars (ANH) during the summer of '76. I remember casually watching it on TV when suddenly they showed the quick shot of Vader slowly turning his head toward the camera (toward Leia in the detention block cell--you know, with that red grate ceiling in the background) and I nearly sh*! my pants. It was so quick, and then it was over. I think I pointed at the TV, my finger shaking, staring at the screen, saying "Did you just see that?! That guys FACE?!!" and spent the next week waiting for the commercial to be shown again (and trying to describe it to whoever would listen). LOL this is it. I also remember pretending to be stormies with my best friend during soccer practice at school, hunched over and shooting each other with pretend blasters across the field. (I also remember being picked on for it by the class bully...until I clocked him one day. He stopped picking on me.)

LOL saw it at the Mai Kai theater in Livonia, Michigan. Tell me your life didn't change when that Star Destroyer started looming overhead? And of course, when the TK's blasted thru the door, I was floored.

I saw ANH in 1977...when I was 12 yrs old.

LOVE IT! very cool!!! (did you change the motto too or has that been changed for a while?)

just got a new 'puter and I might slap that on there...although believe it or not I still play Medal of Honor Allied Assault online...lol (love that game)

a little more info from the source:

some thought that the absence of shoulder straps pointed to a TD, but I definitely see the trap lines. Could be pieced together for an appearance...? and the rubber gloves...ooooh sweaty hands!!!

photo courtesy of Jeremy (gonk27) over at the Prop Den, this awesome pic shows what appears to be an ANH trooper (sandy, maybe) mobbed by kids outside. Check out the hand plate.

can't add to what others have said...they stole my thunder. looks great and good luck!

looks fantastic. one question: how tall are you? you look to be one tall dude judging from the size of the thigh pieces

Wow I dont know what rock Ive been living under but I just heard about this. My very best wishes to you Tony. Here's to a very speedy recovery! Oh and I hope the guy you took down is feeling some pain too!!! Scott

wow it's gettin to be a full page there.... looks great!

also looks to be Vader's gloved hand on the right...cropped out and the brown background filled in...is that what you guys are seeing?

looks amazing, esp for the price... it fits you like a frikkin glove. I'd consider reinforcing those shoulder straps one day (I learned the hard way that they need it )

looks like a sandy knee plate, too? and no green lenses (unless when he "electronically altered" the shot he got rid of the green. hmmm.) Very cool at any rate...i had never seen this. My gut reaction is it's probably real, and he was probably a background extra. Lots of those dudes had stuff wrong with their outfits.

darn nice job on that armor! what exactly do you use for your lenses? it's got a great green sheen. best of luck!

(psssst: hard hat liner) lol

ooookay. most often played on the old ipod: Angels & Airwaves Killers Last Goodnight Matrix Reloaded Soundtrack Original Score from "The Crow" U2 Trash Can Sinatras The Sundays Train Talk Talk Spirit of the West The Smiths Sarah MacLachlan Rush REO Red Hot Chili Peppers Ray Charles Queen Plain White T's Peter Gabriel Benatar Chicago Nickelback New Order Depeche Mode (Violator) Maroon 5 Loverboy The Babys Little River Band Linkin Park Led Zeppelin Keane Kansas Boston Journey Jerry Douglas James Taylor INXS Ian McCulloch (and Echo/Bunneymen) Huey Lewis Evanescence Gunz n Roses Good Charlotte Frank Sinatra George Winston elton John (old stuff) Alicia Keyes The Fray Foreigner Fergie Eric Clapton ELO Eagles Duran Duran Bowie DHT The Cure The Cult (She Sells Sanctuary JAMS) CSNY Collective Soul Coldplay Coheed... C Aguilera Bob Marley/ Wailers Bee Gees Vivaldi Amy Winehouse America AC/DC

that is some FINE lookin armor!!! Congrats on a great score!!!!

GOT MINE TODAY!! THANK YOU very much, Scott. Awfully nice of you. My sincere thanks. Scott

LOL! well said! photoshopped for comparison =) me on the right...about to get clubbed over the head!

I have a question on the painting of the boots...hopefully not derailing the thread here. Is there a type/brand of paint/stain/pigment that's best to use on the leather? Is there a trick to applying the white so that the shin armor doesnt simply carve the paint right off after a few troops? tnx...

not yet...good point. I left the bottom screws attached and simply tilted the face forward. i'll see how this suits me and definitely consider further tweaks. every day I look at it and see something I want to tweak...I think I need a therapist.