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  2. Stormtrooper Lenses

    in Getting Started - Read this First!

    Posted

    So, does anyone have any tips to remove hot glue residue off the edge of the outside of the lens?

     

    It's not bad enough to care if I can't get it... but it's one of those little things that bugs me. :)

    I don't want to use an exacto, because I'm afraid I will scratch them.

     

    There has to be a "trick" out there... anyone know it?

  9. Hero or Stunt

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    So I'm about to start putting together my first set of armor (thank you) and the biggest dilemma I'm facing is whether to do my helmet as "Hero" or "Stunt".

     

    Getting my TK ID is primary right now, but I know at some point (soon) I'm going to go for my elite status, so I'm doing all I can right up front towards that, and making my helmet specific is one of those things. I read one post on here at one time that people would rather wear stunt buckets than hero... and I know people, like Ketariniii, who don't like the bubble gray lenses because they make you "feel drunk"... but I still can't decide for sure (and stay with my decision for more than 24 hours).

     

    So... what do you all think?

    Which is "better" and why?

     

    Here's my list of pros and cons...

     

    HERO PROS

    1) Since they were the "close up" buckets, they are the helmets people "think of" when they think of Stormtroopers.

     

    2) You don't have to cut the 4th hole on the frown.

     

    3) You can always, and more easily, convert from a Hero to a Stunt later on.

     

    4) The lenses don't change the color of anything... you're not living in Oz...

     

    HERO CONS

    1) The bubble lenses give you a warped view.

     

    2) To be accurate you need to make 3 bumps, instead of the default 4, on the ear pieces.

     

     

    STUNT PROS

    1) The lenses don't give you a warped view.

     

    2) They look cool.

     

     

    STUNT CONS

    1) The lenses make everything green tinted.

    (admittedly I've not worn one with the stunt lenses... so if this isn't so please let me know)

     

    2) They aren't the helmets people "think of".

     

    3) You have to cut that tiny 4th hole on the frown.

     

     

    Based on this, I'd do a Hero... but this is why I'm asking. Even though I have these lists in my head, and add to and take away from them everyday, I still can't stick to a decision. So why not bring a lot of other opinions into the mix to make things a bit clearer? :D

     

    So... what do you think?

    Hero... or Stunt?

  10. Tk-4261's visit to Wizard World 2008

    in Field Training Exercises

    Posted

    I love Lou Ferrigno... I got to have dinner with him about 8 years ago in fact. He had been in my hometown (Springfield, MO) at the time promoting a friend's Haunted House. I went to "Ziggies" (a 24 hour breakfast place) with him at 2:00 a.m... me in Vampire make-up. It was very surreal as my younger brother, 25 at the time, had just had open heart surgery (correction of a birth defect) and so had Arnold Schwarzenegger had just had HIS open heart surgery. So there I was, talking to Lou about the people we knew who'd just had open heart surgery, except for one of us that "person" was Arnold Schwarzenegger! :)

     

    Great pics too btw!

    And yes... that Vader looks excellent, as does your TK!

  11. Possible LFL licensed TK armor

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    Oh... this is horrid... it REALLY is a VERY NICE "Halloween costume"... but that's it.

     

    It looks like it's made from thin flimsy plastic.

    And the seams and edges are just outrageous!

     

    I really trust it won't be allowed into the 501st... not without some MAJOR mods... like, step 1) throw away, buy real armor.

     

    I'm anxious to see it in person sometime... I'm sure it will be like a very, very obvious difference between "real" ones and... umm.... this...

    Hello from St Louis

    in New Member Introductions Archive

    Posted

    Hey Rick, welcome!

     

    I just moved from Missouri (Springfield) in November... but will be back this coming October for our annual Halloween bash. We do a theme every year, last year was "Hogwarts" and you had to come as someone magical or that "KNEW" of magic. (Pictures from last year's are here.) This year is going to be a "villains convention"... you just have to come as a "bad guy" from literature, movies, TV, whatever... so I'm planning on simply wearing my TK armor, and am hoping to get a lot of the other "local" TKs to attend as well.

     

    Anyway... more on all that later... but for now, welcome to FISD!

  16. Funny question for you married guys!

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Yes, ever since I've known her she's known I'm into costuming... that's for sure. In fact, before we moved to Albuquerque she wrote an article for the magazine in Springfield, MO (417 Magazine... that's the area code there...) called, "I married a weenie..." (As in Halloween-ie). It started out, "My name is Celeste Green and I married a Ferengi." It went on to tell about me dressing up as a kid and all the costumes I've done... I think it even included Stormtroopers from my childhood... I can't remember right now.

     

    If anyone wants to read the article PM me... it was fun! (if I do say so myself) :)

  19. Where's Lucas getting his troops?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    By the time the show airs "screen accurate" may become something completely different.

    I mean, they may "upgrade" the Stormtroopers look for the show or something.

     

    I wouldn't be surprised if he let 501st members in as extras and PROVIDED armor for them to wear during filming.

    I mean who better to get to be extras than people who know what it's like to BE a Stormtrooper?

    And what better way to insure continuity (on the show) than to simply have the armor be provided?

    He can afford it... that's for sure... I think...

     

    Who here has "screen accurate" armor?

    I'm still too much of a noob to tell much of a difference in the little profile pics. :)

  20. Traveling in March

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    We're going to the UAE next week... will be there through most of March.

    I have a friend who lives there now that we will see who lived in Asia / China for the last 3 years.

    I will message her and ask for ideas... then post them here for ya.

     

    Have fun!

  21. Which Episode is your Fav?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    I still think my favorite is Episode V... I like it for so many reasons, including it was the first one I saw in the theater.

     

    However, I really, really like Episode III.

    I will surely get some flack from that... but I just love seeing Anakin turn to Vader.

    It all made sense to me... and I thought HC did a great job. That scene where Obi-Wan is yelling at him is so powerful.

    And Sidious does such an amazing job of "wooing" him over.

     

    But, the first ones are always going to be the best in my mind... they're just the "real" ones or something.

    Hello!

    in New Member Introductions Archive

    Posted

    You're gonna win... or you're gonna take until after the end of March... which I can't imagine... or should I? :)

     

    Thanks for the great welcome everyone!

    I'm on my local Garrison board, as I said, but these boards have been really really great!

    Lots of good info on here!

    Hello!

    in New Member Introductions Archive

    Posted

    Haha... I had to google "Slade," but you are right! I DID look like that. :)

     

    I will try and post some old pictures on my site sooner or later... like my first Stormtrooper costume which I made out of long underwear and black electrical tape when I was 6... or my Jawa and Bespin Luke costumes.

    Hello!

    in New Member Introductions Archive

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
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    Hey all...

    Yay!! I'm finally on the whitearmor.net boards!

     

    My name is Noel Green.

    I live in Albuquerque, NM... just moved here from Springfield, MO, and am hoping to join the 501st in the next few months as a TK.

     

    My wife, Celeste, and I are going overseas in a couple of weeks to visit friends, but once I'm back I'm ordering / buying all my TK stuff and will (hopefully... and with the help of the great guys & gals in the Garrison here...) be finished with it, submitted, and have a TK # in time for Denver's Starfest in April.

     

    For those of you who are interested, you can see some of the--------------

    (Please forgive the Darth Vader... it was done a long time ago in a state far far away...)

     

    All you in the Mountain Garrison probably already recognize me... but "hello" for those that don't.

    Good to be here... and I CAN - NOT - WAIT to start trooping!

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