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  5. Armor Reinforcement Techniques?

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

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       Scott here is a link for the place that I ordered some Gaffers tape from, it is FAR superior to ordinary duck tape. It is also the gold standard in the FX, film and photography industries. You won't find a gripp or electrician or prop guy running around without a few rolls of it chained to his or her belt.  http://www.thetapeworks.com/

     

      While we are on this subject or reinforcing the armor, I have been combing through posts to find this one for 2 days. :crushcomputer: :crushcomputer:  After my first troop I found a few cracks in my armor. Some I think can be sanded out with out too much issue. I am however worried about the inside of both thigh pieces where they clash together when I walk. They both started cracking on the return edge, the cracks however have not  (yet) continued down the armor yet. Would it be worth adding a strip on both sides, secured inside of both pieces with ABS paste to help prevent further issues?   I have also thought about using a heat gun to soften and reshape both pieces at this location as when the molds were pulled the maker left ALOT of room for us bigger folks to fit.     I will get a picture or two posted also once I figure it out.

     

    I think you might have changed the left and right arm

  6. Lumps and bumps on (i.e) RS helmets

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

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    All the bumps and lumps were not intentional, lets face it in a real SW universe with super advanced technologie the troopers wouldn't look that crappy! when the average fan sees a trooper in person it should look like a high tech equipment which would be more logical and realistic,  if your a purist and want exactly what was used on set and a exact replica I understand, but to honestly say that you actually like all the lumps and bumps I don't think so, the only reason you accept it its because the original helmets had them,  lets say fro example there was two version of stunt helmets used in the movie which had exact screen time and in exact same scenes the only difference being that some had all the bumps/lumps and some no bumps/lumps all with same assymetries which is not in question here, the only differences being the bump/lumps, I'm quite sure the ones with no bumps/lumps would be preffered, with all that being said I prefer no lumps or bumps :)

     

    Mark (AP)

     

    For me as a prop collector, to have a helmet like the ones that were screen used it the main goal. If there were 2 versions like you said above, I would get both of them. I want my stuff as accurate as possible, within some reasonable limits, of course. I love all the bumps, warps, dings and dents and, the overall wonkiness of the original props, including the TK helmets. Those things, intended or not, helped create the used SW universe we all love so much.

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  11. Rogue One

    in Rogue One

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    The old crappy, wonky, asymmetrical and rough OT Stormtrooper armors are not good for today's standards of film-making. People going into the cinema don't want to see gaffer tape or badly built armor on a hi-def 3D movie. I love the crappy OT Stormie armor, it is the one and only for me, I have no interest in getting an idealized one, but I totally get the idea of new improved stuff for the present cinematic times.

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  12. Rogue One

    in Rogue One

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    I think the original Stormtrooper now will have 2 separate branches: the classic OT Stormtrooper (asymmetrical, wonky, rough - which I love) and the RO Stormtrooper (more idealized, most likely symmetrical, better fitting armor and still resembling the classic Stormie).

     

    And of course the new RO Stormtrooper armors are different from the OT Stormtrooper in overall design (not discussing here the pauldrons or knee plates) and this is because of a few factors like the much larger budget for RO and prop making (just $11 million budget for ANH - the rough equivalent of $40 million today compared for example to TFA - $245 million - even if RO has a smaller budget it won't be just $40 million), also the need to consider the hi-def quality of image today, where you can observe the issues of anything on screen (no way disney would have allowed asymmetrical rough armors and helmets on screen), then you need build of the armor to fit the actors much better (maybe even for their protection), the same with the props etc. It wouldn't be right for present time to re-use the OT sculpt directly without any improvements. I love the OT TK, but it is not fit for this time and age of film-making.

  13. Rogue One

    in Rogue One

    Posted

     

    The TK overall just looks flappy and cheap, not like something they could pass off as a suit wearable in space. That's one thing I really liked about TFA, the suits looked more solid and believable. I guess since this is an in between movie they aren't putting a lot of resources into it, but jeez, I excepted a little more effort. Shadow trooper and tan TK's look nice though, can't wait to see what people make of those, especially since SGB said he'd probably start working on the bucket once more references photos were released


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    Sorry but the fat duck-face TFA Stormies are not comparable to the iconic classic OT Stormtroopers (not even with the RO idealized ones) :)

     

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  14. ROGUE ONE TRAILER - IMPERIAL STORMTROOPERS!

    in Off Topic

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    I think the original Stormtrooper now will have 2 separate branches: the classic OT Stormtrooper (asymmetrical, wonky, rough - which I love) and the RO Stormtrooper (more idealized, most likely symmetrical, better fitting armor and still resembling the classic Stormie).

     

    And of course the new RO Stormtrooper armors are different from the OT Stormtrooper in overall design (not discussing here the pauldrons or knee plates) and this is because of a few factors like the much larger budget for RO and prop making (just $11 million budget for ANH - the rough equivalent of $40 million today compared for example to TFA - $245 million - even if RO has a smaller budget it won't be just $40 million), also the need to consider the hi-def quality of image today, where you can observe the issues of anything on screen (no way disney would have allowed asymmetrical rough armors and helmets on screen), then you need build of the armor to fit the actors much better (maybe even for their protection), the same with the props etc. It wouldn't be right for present time to re-use the OT sculpt directly without any improvements. I love the OT TK, but it is not fit for this time and age of film-making.

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  15. ROGUE ONE TRAILER - IMPERIAL STORMTROOPERS!

    in Off Topic

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    Sorry, I am a bit offended by the regular Stormtroopers in this trailer.  They simply aren't ANH accurate.  The armor itself looks to be newly sculpted or sourced from the Disney Star Tours suits.  Just a half-assed attempt.  Just painted the frowns grey and called it good.

     

    Fan suits are better than these...

     

    Since I have no interest in any other SW Stormtroopers except OT ones, I don't truly care if the RO Stormtroopers look like a drunken Cinderella dressed up as a Trek redshirt LOL .

     

    On a more serious note it would have been cool to see original ANH Stormtroopers in RO, but we all knew that would never happen.

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  21. Best quality commercial e-11 blaster?

    in General Weapons Discussion

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    Hello,<br><br>

    With all of you being the experts... I was wondering which company produces the highest quality e11 blasters? Polymer or even alloy... I don't need the blaster, I'm interested in who the manufacturer is.<br><br>

    Thanks! Ed

     

    If you talk only about a licensed company then I guess you will not get the most accurate blasters out there considering Rubies and Hasbro blasters are more like toys. The airsoft Sterlings so far are very nice, but missing a few things regarding accuracy. Master Replicas E-11 blaster is very cool, but MR is out of business for a long time already. But if you consider fan made too, then a new bigger world opens up.

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