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Congrats...awesome armor getup. Love that eye bump on the AP's... :headphone:

LOL my wife just said, it was probably a ploy to cut the line! Probably had a water balloon at the ready

that is what I call a fan! Would have been really cool if she went in to labor right there and Vader got to deliver the kid! "...I'll call him...Anakin!"

Mark- good catch on the canvas belt thickness Daric- nice rig!

Somebody posted this to youtube ------------ Certainly not all of them, but a few WARNING: turn the sound OFF (gack!)

ugh...i feel damp just reading that. glad you made it through!

welcome home and Happy B Day

Congrats!!

LOL I don't think Doug meant "weird," I think he meant "WORD" as in word to to your mother, as in "COOL!" As in Yeah baby.... :headphone:

I've come across another option for those wanting the "wrinkled," irregularly-shaped film surface without sacrificing visibility in or out... ----- I grabbed a spare piece of material from the guy and shoved it in front of the welder's shield in my bucket: While it is not green, it does give a nice irregular-surface appearance (and a verrrry slight mirror-feel). And there is absolutely no visual difference looking through it...none. So, by placing it in front of the shield, you get the camera flash-blocking performance of the welder's shield, plus the surface texture of a film. Now, these coatings are expensive. BUT...if you can contact a company like this near you and ask for a sample, you will likely get an 8.5"x11" sheet =) Tell them you have a very expensive painting next to a window and you are concerned about the paint fading from the sun. They'll send you out samples in a hurry =)

this is all you need!

I never joined. When I need star wars helmet info I go to other sites.

I need to see more photos to form an opinion. Outstanding build

lol thanks Chris. I'll admit the paper mache bells were ambitious...and I gave up trying to make them look good after I remembered how much I hated paper mache! lol Kris- nice rig on the red carpet man. that's a priceless pic. bonus--your underwear doesnt show through your costume.

OMG I just found this pic in a bunch of old photographs. This is me, when I was a lad of 16, in 1981. Home made TK, with a snazzy DP helmet. Not to be missed are (in no particular order): --my underwear showing thru the black leotard --the paper mache shoulder bells --my awesome velcro tennies --the codpiece made out of a sheet vinyl tablecloth fast forward 28 years:

I use firefox or safari...

LOOKIN FINE!!!! :headphone: nice outfit.

a-HA! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7862840.stm

weird....15 mins later it's working fine. everyone I called was getting the same error on every site they searched and then...voila google must have fixed it.

this is happening no matter what topic I search on any computer of mine... any of you guys seeing this? you click on a link and get this:

Researchers are working on "cooling gloves" to bring the body's core temp down in hot conditions, like for soldiers or athletes. Hmmmmmm......what other applications can you guys think of? watch both vids...they have parts that are the same, but different segments with interesting info. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/worl...ica/7862232.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7861766.stm next question...will they be available in BLACK???

good luck...and cut carefully!!!

lol thanks. further proof that I have a soft spot in my heart for mid 70's design =) Just think, when these were rolling off the assembly line, they were filming ANH! Hey Paul--for how long, and how often did you fire it up for in the winter? I usu let her run for 15 mins every three weeks...?