Darth Voorhees

PERFECT! i was hoping you would answer, i was pretty sure you had done that. Looks good to me.. that will be my new plan..thanks Mike!

I Love my new TE2 Sandy helmet so much, ive been thinking of getting a second one for my TK. Has anyone painted a TE2 helmet and used it with AP armor? How off is the color? If anyone has pics, that would be great! i know its not going to match but if its not too bad, id consider it. I realize this is similar to a question i asked recently about a TM helmet and AP armor...i ended up not being able to grab a TM due to $$..oh well. Thanks Troopers!

thanks guys

Here it is complete, less the sling for the T-21...dont mind the hanging crotch strap showing in the "back" picture....forgot to secure that sucker! lol

BIG GUNS!!! LOL Ok, So here's my Cushman T-21. It is vac formed HIPS with a thin walled 3" PVC pipe barrel. I roto'ed some Rotocast resin on the inside for a bit more sturdiness. The cooling coil is plastic irrigation pipe. I have ALOT left,if anyone wants some feel free to PM me. its pretty sturdy and still maintains a light weight, even with the resin coating in it. I was going to originally remove the detail pieces that were vac formed into it and add them as seperate resin pieces, but thats a bunch of work that isnt really necessary. Anyway, here are the pics.. Doesnt look like ill be suiting up today to take pics, but soon!

In the films all of the TK's boots were not shiny! So the duller finish is actully more screen accurate.However if you wanted them shiny, you could probably polish them up,they are leather so i cant see why that wouldnt work I have had theCAboots and now have the TKboots...2pairs actually, one for my TK and one for my TD. I like the TKboots better than the CAboots.

thanks! i plan to suit up for approval pics this weekend!

Yup...its HIPS. As for major differences...well for one, the TE2 has left and right arm/calf pieces. The AP has mirrored pieces meaning the left and right are the same. The AP is also ABS, not HIPS. I also noticed the TE2 has a bit more length on the kidney plate, so my side gap is smaller. only about an inch and a half on each side, where my AP has about 3" on each side. The only thing that would make TE2 any better is it being ABS for durabilty sake. But honestly i already like the TE2 better than the AP.

Thanks Guys! ...and i cant thank TE2 enough!This armor is fantastic!

Thanks Thayne! Ok Armor is just about done...just need to make a few adjustments , add the lenses to the helmet, ..waiting for the tube stripes from tk-4510....and it should be good to go. Field pack is also done, just need to add the straps. here's a couple of teaser pics... So i just need to finish up the T-21 and i can submit my TD! woot!

Your a good man Coop.... search your feelings, you know it to be true..

Coop, your my bud, but im gonna have to agree with everyone else on this particular point. I understand where your coming from, but like everyone else mentioned, His tutorials are still up, for free. Plus, i dont see him making money off of this, just recouping the cost of putting it together. I'll admit, if i didnt already know how to build a helmet, id like to have something like this right at my work table rather then running back and fourth to my computer. 4510 offers alot to this community in his online tutorials and the stuff he sells on his site at fair prices, and in this case, i dont see any gouging.

I also have them glued in the front and floating in the back, as per the movie suits. I used CA glue to glue them. Ive never had an issue with them coming off during transport, if you pack your tote right, they will not be an issue.

So ive been working on the pack for the last few weeks on and off, and am getting close to finishing it. It is built on a pvc pipe frame (from Scooch's tutorial on the MEPD)and with the park seed trays painted flat black and rustoleum Lake Blue. Its sporting MEPD's Gordonator's cistern modded with added tupperware hamburger stackers. The tool box is a tupperware stow-n-go. The faucet cover, exhaust port box, and mushroom caps are from Crashmann over on the MEPD. The top bottle is a tapered wet ones bottle and the bottom one is an untapered staples computer monitor wipes bottle, both painted with the Rustoleum Lake blue. The radio is a box i made from sheet plastic with a resin faceplate i was working on. the small knobs are water bottle caps and the large one is a vitamin water cap with a make-up jar cap on top of it. Just needs the "shells" on the top right the electrical tape on the bottom trays and the mortar tube. what ya think?

Happy birthday bro!

This is the post over on the MEPD if your not a member there and cant read it. i only posted 2 of the pics and edited the rest out for space. My personal opinion, i think it would be great for these to become available. Sometimes we just need to put the past behind us and move forward. Is this a genuine offer from Gino, i dont know, id like to hope so, reguardless of his reasons. im a forgive and forget type of guy.I personally never had any issues with him, and im sure if anyone does have issues, they will avoid this like the plague, but that being said, maybe he IS trying to make a mends. i guess we shall see.

thats pretty much what i did!

i glued a horizontal strip of 1.5" elastic into my chestplate and i use the clip on the AKER and just slide it on. So its basically just strapped on. i can get a pic if you'd like.

*TD high 5 back * haha Thanks Rolf,your builds are always awesome! Im hoping mine will look as good as yours do! I just noticed in the last pic,i twisted the strap under the arm,so you can see the bottom of the snap..if it was the right way, the snap top is black and way less noticeable. lol whoops!

heres some pics of where im at: Here is part of my strapping system. My system consists of mostly snaps and plastic clips, with very little industrial strength Velcro. Basically what ive done, is i placed the plastic side of industrial strength velcro where i wanted snaps. I then attached the snaps to a piece of nylon webbing, (basically like when you use a strip of ABS to attach the snap, to make a "snapstrip")and glued that to the previously applied plastic side of the velcro. This does 2 things. 1- It allows the snap to conform to the curve of the armor, unlike a strip of ABS would. 2- Although its difficult, the strip CAN be removed if need be. I also attached the plastic clips by looping the elstic or webbing through and adding a snap. This way the clip can be replaced if it breaks. The strips on the chest armor are nylon webbing glued directly to the industrial velcro as ive learned if i use snaps they sometimes pop off. Ive used this system on my TK for 2 years and havent had a problem with clips breaking or anything coming undone. So i stick by this method religiously Here is how i did my "suspenders". the snap attachments are done the same as before. The "Suspenders" are 1.5" wide elastic that criss cross in the front. Why the front? Well, this prevents any of the "suspenders" showing in the "neckcut" of the back armor. You tend to see this when wearing them crossed in the back. Although its hard to see,heres a shot of me from the front without the chest armor. You can see the "ab-to-chest" straps hanging forward for easy attaching when the chest is on. Right now the clips are held on with safety pins. I will sew them into place, but i first need to adjust the length of them till its perfect, then i can sew them in place. You can also see the "suspenders" crossing in the front. I also have them snap together in the front to keep them lined up. Here you can see the shoulder attachment with white elastic and snaps. My TK has the shoulder bells with a loop of webbing with snaps on them that the shoulder elastic would slip through and then snap on. I cant use this method here as the webbing wouldhave to be white, so im going to try attaching the shoulder bells vis the bottom of the elastic shoulder straps with snaps. Here you can see how i extended the tops of the chest and back armor to lessen the gap between them. I have 42" chest so theres a little bit of a gap. I attach the kidney to the ab plate via a side plate glued to the kidney plate, and velcro on the ab plate and front of that side plate. and together.. I put it on a bit crooked, but you get the idea..the ab plate should be straight up and down lined up with the seam of the kidney plate/side plate. This also makes it adjustable by a few inches incase i lose or gain weight. So i have this so far...

...or balsa wood block. that is freakin awesome dude! if i didnt have mine for my sandy already, id be going that route for sure. Excellent job!

i know your pain brother. Some people just think you sit home ready to make and ship whatever it is you make. They dont think we all have real jobs and lives. I make Vader helmets and tell people 6-7months, yet after 2 months i get e-mails from some people every other day. They dont have a clue how much work goes into making them. Can be frustrating at times. You are one of the best out there for decals...in fact im going to be ordering a set of tubestripe decals from you soon for my TE2 sandy bucket =)

I think im gonna have to jump on this as well...im 38 yrs old, 5'8" at 210..id like to get down to 160-170. Or at the least lose the belly, man boobs and maybe a couple inches off the waist. Although i think i look pretty good in my TK armor...i think im at the very limit i can be without looking "fat". It bothers me the most when i troop as boba. i carry my weight kinda all over, although more in the abs and chest. Ive been cutting down portion size cuz like Mike, i LOVE food WAY too much. So im trying to eat smaller sized meals more frequently. Im also eating less junk and more grains and veggies. My lunch has gone from 2 slices of pizza and a jamcian beef patty with cheese, to a loaded up salad made with only spinach, and with beans, and veggies. And a bottle of water. Ive pretty much replaced all soda with water, and only drink a diet drink or soda on occasion, cuz sometimes i need to taste..something lol. There is also an organic brand called "honest tea"..that makes a limeade which has very very low sugar and is all organic which is good and does the job to replace sugary drinks with something thats not "diet" filled with chemicals. Ive lost about 5 pounds in just a few weeks and i think once i get back on my bike, and if i continue this, i should get to my goal weight.

Yea ya gotta love that one! i need to build one of those one day! hey Pablo..why so modest? lol