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  1. *** I am still alive***

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted

    Yup, I won a second set on Ebay for my second lid

    Buyer id is Zell4u

    sent you the auction number and info in em

    thnx

    Don

     

    Hey Don,

     

    I still cant drive and since I've been out of work for so long

    I cant afford a taxi cab or the prints. I will try hard to get a

    ride to the printers when my disability check finally arrives.

    Shouldn't be much longer.

     

    My sincere apologies...

     

    -Mark

  2. *** I am still alive***

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted

    Mark

    Are you 'toonman' on eBAY? Im asking because I won a set of decals in eBay and paid but havent heard anything or received them. If thats you PLMK and Ill be patient. Now hurry up and get well....

     

    Hi Onigiri,

     

    I shipped the helmet decals a week before my drama...are you talking about the CE Stunt decal kit?

    You purchased those from me through this site, not ebay...unless you had an additional order on ebay...?

     

    Please let me know...my email address is toonman@msn.com. I'd like to complete the order.

     

    Thanks!

    Mark

  4. *** I am still alive***

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted

    Thanks again fellas.

     

    I won't be doing any troopin' for a while.

     

    I still have alot of pain from the surgery, and even though I am enjoying

    the pain medication, it doesn't provide 100% relief.

     

    Today I walked out to my car and to the mailbox....and made it back

    inside without much pain, but I am doing the "old-man shuffle", which

    looks ridiculous....lol.

     

    Thanks again guys.

     

    :)

  7. *** I am still alive***

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted

    Hello.

     

    This is a message to all of those who wondered what happened to me.

    There are several people who ordered the coolers from me, and it's been

    several weeks since I responded to anyone's PM.

     

    I am home now, but this is what happened to me:

     

    I was walking my dog along our street and I felt dizzy and faint, and

    it felt like somebody filled my heart with air. It literally felt like somebody

    was pumping air into my chest. I sat down on the curb and the next thing

    I remember was the paramedics talking to me with hundreds of people

    looking at me. I had a heart attack.

     

    They took me to the hospital and I had a quadruple bypass

    at the age of 42.

     

    As most of you know, I've been working on losing weight, and I had been

    exercising and walking daily, so I could fit into my FX armor.

     

    I lost alot of weight in the hospital, and now at the slim size of 200lbs,

    I'm almost there. I have to take it easy for a while, but it looks like the

    surgeon that worked on me did a fine job.

     

    I just wanted to let everyone know...I am so sorry to all of those who were

    waiting for their items too.

     

    Please accept my sincere apologies, I will take care of them as soon as I am

    able to do so.

     

    Thanks, and talk to you guys and gals soon.

    Mark

  11. MR CE Hero Style

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    FX Bubble lenses fit but you have to cut down the posts

     

    I don't think the FX bubble lenses are "bubbled" enough...I've never thought they looked accurate.

     

    If anyone knows where to get some nice bubble lenses, please let us know! (thanks!)

     

    I am turning my MRCE into a Hero as well.

  14. what paint to use

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted

    Any luck with getting the Rustoleum Pro-Enamel in the UK? I've tried and come up totally dry :(

     

    To be honest though, I'd prefer Krylon H2O since it's way glossier. But I can't get that either :angry: Really looking for it in super-glossy Black for a Stealth Trooper helmet. All I can get over here is Krylon Fusion, but that's nowhere near as shiny. Any ideas anyone?

     

    Fusion: Spray 1 coat and wait for 7 days. Then, wipe clean and spray another coat.

     

    Let it sit for at least 20-30 days, then wet sand with 1500 grit sandpaper. When dry,

    use a polishing compound and it will be glossy.

  15. Paint comparison

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted

    SuperTrooper said:

    There has been alot of talk about paint recently. So I shot some paint today and thought I'd post up the results. Not to worry I'll get to Krylon Fusion when I get some.

     

    I shot the paint on straight ABS, so no sanding or primer. The Rustoleum pro enamel is the closest match to the ABS like we all know. I tried some Krylon H20 since many of the Vaders are using it because of the insane gloss. Well I can say it is much much glossier than the pro enamel, but it is also a very bright white. If you painted a suit of armor with this It may match the MRCE well as bright as it is.

     

     

     

    That white space next to the color samples is the color of the MR CE Stunt helmet...

     

    Lol.

     

    :D

  16. New Helmet

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    Please pardon all the inconsistencies in my soon to be TD armor and the prior noted work noted to be done to this helmet mold but here it is in action at the Walk for Autism, Mount Laurel, NJ on June 14, 2008.

     

    Nice work!

     

    I noticed a few things...the ears need to be fixed, the brow is really high (not sure if that's intended) and the eyes

    are not trimmed neatly.

     

    Otherwise, it's nice! (Are you going for a ROTJ look?)

  18. TK-COOLER Concept Idea

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted

    dang! I just bought 2 60mm fans! any chance for a 60mm fan kit? :rolleyes:

     

    Oddly enough, YES!

     

    I bought some 60mm fans by accident, so I have one here for the forming.

     

    Let me know if you'd like me to make some for you. (I'd just send you the

    ABS mounting unit, and you can add your fans? They would include all

    needed mounting parts)

     

    Let me know! Talk to you soon.

    M

  19. eFX helmet update

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
    link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2021

    Ghost said:
    It appears play.com have their hands on a few:

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    I hate how everyone uses some stock image...Play.com is using an image of the MR LE lid!

     

    How hard is it to take a photo of a helmet? Even Redford Films used stock images of

    the CE Stunt lid!

     

    The eFX lid looks nice...I hope it's affordable when it launches.

     

    Also, I REALLY like the bubble lenses...I wish somebody would make some for the CE buckets....

  20. MR CE helmet overhaul

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    I wanted to use the same color for the tube stripes that Mike used when he painted his helmet, but I could not find it at my local hobby shops, so I ordered some from a website today. I went ahead and made the pencil lines on the helmet so that when the paint arrives I'll be ready

     

    It'd have been much easier to use my tube stripe decals...I sell them on Ebay really really really cheap...I think $2.00.

     

    They're the absolute correct color too.

     

    I'm impressed though at your perfect stripe-lines! Nice work!

  21. TK-COOLER Concept Idea

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
    link not working removed

    PandaMan said:
    Sounds cool. Looking forward to seeing those pics.

    On another note, Mark, keep up the the losing of the weight.

     

    Thanks Panda! It's difficult to shed pounds at my age, but I'm getting there. I actually

    am losing weight at a much slower rate than earlier in my dieting, but that was to be

    expected.

     

    I'm actually down to 247lbs right now, and I hope to squeeze into my armor at

    200lbs. (I'm only 5' 10", so my ideal weight is 180)

     

    Here's a photo of the unit in a customer's helmet! It's been hard to keep up with

    the orders, so I've stopped listing them on Ebay until next week at the earliest.

     

    Thanks for the encouragement, and I'll talk to you again soon! :D

     

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  25. MR CE helmet overhaul

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

    Posted

    Got my HERO ears and they are fantastic...the screw hole happens to line up perfectly with the upper screw I used to bring teh back of teh helmet tight to the front so I will simply remove that screw and go though the ear and then the helmet.

    The only thing I dont have now is

    Brow trim

    my bubble lenses

    Trap and Tear decals

     

     

    Hey Onigirl,

     

    I have one more complete set of CE Stunt decals...let me know if you want them!

     

    -M

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