Murray1134

Looks great, and it's signed too. You've got quite the bucket now.

Thanks. I think I'm afraid of screwing up the easiest part of the whole suit

I feel a little silly asking, but if anyone has any really good pics of the TD Canister (O2 Canister) either reference from the films or any good fan made ones. Thanks

Gloves!! I know it goes without saying, but still, it's important. Go slow, test the gun on a spare strip of plastic first, so you can get the feel of it and how much heat it takes. If possible, look for a heat gun that has a "Cool" setting, or have some kind of cool air or water source to help the plastic stay in the position you mold it to. You don't need to crank the heat gun all the way up to high. Read the instructions and see what the temperatures your gun is capable of. Start low and work your way up.

Post Office, Wet Socks and People who talk on the cell while driving.

Looks great. It's very cool to see something different. It seems the really original costumes are the ones that stand out.

I'm building my suit right now. It's my first and it's an FX so I doubt that this will be up to Elite Standards, but I'm building in Elite in as many places as I can. I definitely will need to get a new bucket (my wife is already giving me the look when I mentioned the MR Bucket). I'm using the AB Buttons that came with the kit, but they have been sanded and painted to the correct colors. Canvas belt needs to be made. I've got to get something to close the side gaps.

I'm pretty pleased with myself. I've got a nearly complete bucket, albeit it's an FX with no liner or mesh, but I no longer have to use my imagination. Just posting to get some feedback. I do have plans to replace the brow trim, this is just a filler until I can get a better one, and I do still need to drill out the 4th hole in the frown.

While being far from the authority on much of anything, I would say that you shouldn't be so concerned about the number of ribs. Instead, I would say that you should go for a better look. My wife, who is the seamstress of the house, is making mine to get a better fit. We got some cording to make the "ribs" and it's approx. 3/16" of an inch wide and we're just going from the base of my neck to above the adam's apple.

Looks good to me.

I noticed quite a few FX oversized thighs. The show looked cool, but I had no idea of the rules so it was really hard to follow.

Looks good. I might have to steal your idea about the video.

Over on clonetroopers.net there is a warning about buying clonetrooper armor off ebay. It seems like that there really is no decent seller of clone armor using ebay, from what I read over there.

She's a keeper

Looks good, hope mine looks as good when it's complete

Turns out I had an extra piece of ABS that was bent and curved from me testing the heat gun on, so I'm testing the sanding-priming-painting on that before I get to my helmet.

It's been mentioned before, but it's still makes me laugh. "Where did I get the crutch?" So, not only is there the attack on the "jedi" but there is also a disabled englishman hopping home because some drunk guy stole his crutch!

The Original Versions are available on DVD, if you can find the single movie DVDs of the OT, NOT the box set. They are 2 disc versions, and the 2nd disc is the Theatrical version.

Looking good

Pretty funny. I didn't know Woolworths was still in existence.

I've thought about this too. An interesting way to do it is start with ANH, it just explains everything so well and is a good introduction. If you wanted to keep as many surprises as possible, you could then jump to TPM, explaining that we are going to find out about young Obi-wan and Luke's father "Anakin". Then going AOTC, ROTS, ANH (if they want) ESB and ROTJ. That is the best way I can think of to keep as many surprises as possible.

Looking through the Elite Standards I noticed that they have been updated to say that the FX helmet is no longer acceptable. I agree with this, the FX helmet just has too many things that not accurate enough. However is the FX suit still acceptable? I'm new to this and I bought an FX suit really before I knew any better. I do have plans to replace the helmet, but that could be a while. I'm trying for Elite Standards for everything from the neck down now and I just want to know where the rest of the suit sits for Elite Standards

It's a great day when that box arrives.

Update. I asked around and a friend recommended magnets. We picked up some small button-sized magnets in the craft section of Wal-Mart. I've done the left thigh, and I think that the longer front seam came out really good.

I'm building an FX suit right now, and here are some pics of my bicep pieces. Hope this helps.