The_Trooper

TM is the way to go, trust me

Wow! major satisfaction wacthing your awesome ESB build! sure is one fine ESB TK

Can't go wrong with CAP-W.. my 2 cents!

Congrats Daniel! that suit of yours looks very nice!

Nice suit, and the gaffa adds a more realistic touch to it!

Very nice! keep it up!

It happens alot on Megaupload.. though i could download your file with no problems

I did my old FX in about a week.. trooped with it several times.. Now building a SDS suit, iam already building for like 2-3 months, still have some finetuning to do My advice, take your time and get everything right! I'll bet you can do this!

Thanks for sharing these! excellent quality and great reference!

Iam giving my TK also a good "wear and tear", Steve (SW1) told me to use black newspaper and some black pastel. Works great, also added some scuff marks with some black rubber. Dont forget to add the scuffs etc on the inside of some armor parts to get a realistic feel to it

I bought a SDS kit from a friend for cheap.. i would seriously recommend doing your research. like said before there are much superior products out there! Have fun!

Well.. Stephen convinced me to weather my suit.. i just started on the helmet and chestplate, newspaper and pencil crumbels work great so far! Hope it will turn out as great as yours!

Thanks for the heads-up though!

Arm pieces: all connected together

Dan, The shins are correct, the overlapping piece that SDS uses on the shins are correct at the back, maybe its because of the position the shins are in on the picture.

Hello, Iam currently in the middle of building my second Stormtrooper armor. My first suit was a FX armor with a MR CE helmet. Having taken on a Boba Fett ESB version last year (Which still isn't done ) my friend called me to ask if i was interessed in a SDS kit that he had laying around. (yeah SDS.. recast.. blahblah.. etc ) so i bought it off his shoulders an started building around two months ago. Iam aiming for screen-accurate look, trying to modify the suit in a good and proper way. Seeing the TM suit of SW1 i was amazed at how awesome that suit looks! So weathering my suit would be great option to give it that "lived in" look. Below are some pictures of the current status of the suit itself. (pictures take with my phone.. srry) It may not be the best and most accurate build-up, but i hope you appreciate the pictures and please, enjoy them! Helmet: CAP-W "stunt" with chin strap added, still need to get myself some accurate padding Front: Left side: Right side: Armor: SDS kit Left side: Rivest do not match 100%, though it appears some ANH suits have it the same way. Right side: Bottom: Shoulder straps: Belt: Off-white fabric Shin guards: Mounted the knee plate crooked to match the screen suits (Boots were black but are repainted white) Upper legs: Still need some finetuning Any tips or advice is more then welcome! Thanks for looking!

The newspaper weathering that Stephen recommends works like a charm. Just be sure to wear some plastic gloves Iam still in doubt as to weathering my armor, but i just love the authentic "lived in" look. You did it perfectly, i dig it

I got a CAP-W bucket, fine piece of work!

Ditto! iam already amazed by the amount of knowledge people are willing to share on here.

How about a lost (upcoming EIB) Dutch Garrison trooper, would love to hang out with the UKG guys! they know how to make troops goooooooooowwwdd!

Congrats Joseph!

Excellent suit! gotta love those TM suits I really dig the light weathering on your suit, really brings out the feel of the screen look.

Excellent wallpaper and an amazing armor kit! the more i see these "weathered" tk suits, the more i wanna do mine.. Awesome!

Wow!.. simply amazing work here guys! this truly is the most accurate ANH stormtrooper out there.. iam seriously considering weathering mine aswell! Willing to share some of your weathering techniques on this, would love it if Paul would make a sort of tutorial