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Come on guys.......

Tony Sorry mate Here ya go...... -------- ...mmmmmmmm, hubba hubba

I love looking at High Definition screen grabs, the more you look the more you find ...arrr, the mysterious Number '8'......

Justin Your profile as now been updated, you're all good to go now

Dag Nabbit!!....the secret is out about these little beauties I've got one of these fantastic pieces and they truly are a thing of beauty. They've been cast from a real MG-34 and the detail is brilliant. They strip down into 3 pieces (bipod and two part twist fit on the barrel) for ease of transport. Really quick and easy to strip down and put back together and the 'pool cue' style connector on the barrel is fantastic. I was lucky enough to be able to compare this bad boy up against a HyperFirm recently and was really surprised by how they matched up. Weight;- BIG, BIG surprise, in fact I was shocked that there wasn't a lot in it. I really thought the HF would be much lighter. Detail;- The old 'Droopy Draws' wins just by a whisker. All the barrel vent holes have been drilled and comes with T-Track fitted not 100% accurate but still pretty darn good, and the conical disc side greeblie, so you only have to add is the fixing wires and the feed tray cover and the DLT-19 conversion is complete. Durability;- This is where the HyperFirm will win every time. The resin cast is quite robust but if you did the old "lets drop it from a great height on to a slab of concrete" test, then the HF will come out untouched but I would say you would definitely be sticking a good few pieces back together on the poor old injured DD. Unfortunately I didn't have time to get any pictures of the big face off between these two beautiful beasts as I had to get the HF in the post to make sure that it reached a friends home for his birthday. Here's a couple of the oh so beautiful DoopyDoo's DLT-19 I Love this blaster and I've got to say that's worth every penny of the asking price Hope this as helped

Richard The MG-15 was given a SW designate last year,its the RT-97C but no one uses it though <a href="http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/RT-97C" target="_blank">http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/RT-97C Shiv No mate, just the DLT-19 / MG-34 for the shiny whites I'm afraid. You have to make your self nice and dirty or go HWT to be able to be 100% cannon with all those other sweet BFG's

Michael As Damian said all the dimentions are as follows Hope this helps mate

Guys Take a look at what Rolf as done here and bow your head in the presence of a true master Rolf Stunning mate, simply stunning

This is one of my biggest reasons........ Nuff said

Steve Congratulations on your clearance mate, Welcome to the Fighting 501st I've updated your profile to '501st Member' as your TK costume hasn't been listed yet on the main 501st site. It takes a little while before they process the information from garrison GML's so keep your eye on it and let us know and I'll amend your profile to full 'Stormtrooper' status.

Mark Sorry for all the fannying about, as you know this was passed on to Greg but nothing seems to be moving forward on it So what I've done is update your new account and status and I've changed the old one to 'Member' and put a post restriction on it so for all means and purposes its inactive. Sorry for the mucking about mate, hopefully you should be all OK now...just don't change your email address

Shiv Looking mighty darn fine there mate, As Terrell said, need a picture showing the lens color, so stick your lid over a lamp & take a shot so that you can show that the colour is green because it doesn't come out too well in the photos. Other then that I think you are good to go as soon as you get your TK number and costume listed up on the main 501st

Eric Looking sweet mate, brilliant job, well done The only little thing that I'd would change are the ends of the frown, they seem to end a bit too square.Perhaps follow it through past the un cut last teeth on each side Maybe a bit more like this Great work mate

Lai, Chris Profiles and 501st status all updated guys, some great looking costumes you have there Sirs

Rolf, My God!, how did I miss this thred Sir, my apologies for not commenting earlier on your fantastic new armour. It's beautiful mate, just beautiful

Karin I can't find my old bitmap file that I had, but here's one that TB7290 put togther which is virtually the same, give or take Hope this helps

Paul Topic title edited for you mate

Vincent Most HIPS helmets are usually pulled in a lower gauge thickness than the accompanying armour to retain more detail from the molds. You will always have weak spots on helmets even with ABS some are just weaker than others. I have an ABS Gino V1 and one of the wells where the Hovi's sit is as thin as tissue paper, one strong gust of wind and you could take a shave through that sucker. As Derek said, most of these areas can be reinforced from the inside using some thin cotton / old T-Shirt and some CA glue. You would only really need to do this in certain areas as the rest of the helmet is normally pretty sturdy. For the armour I would definitely fix finishing strips to the inside as well as the outside for added strength. You can also reinforce the edges where you will get a lot of wear in the same way as the helmet or you can use a thin bead of epoxy 2 pack which does the job just as well. This is not restricted to just HIPS suits as ABS can go in the same spots with excessive use. A friend of mine in the UKG as a T M and trooped 78 times last year and is already up to 44 so far this year and he's reinforced most of the prominent edges and he's had no problems with it (touch wood) as a result.

Ron Looks pretty darn fine to me As Paul said just needs a strap from the cod to the but* Nice work Sir!

Go with Mikes, Them's are deee BEST!!.... Just order them for the TE / TE2 and they'll fit like a dream.

David Love the Bat Trooper Profile and 501st status all updated mate, welcome to the FISD. As you may have noticed, we try to encourage all new comers to pop over to New Member Introductions section and jot down a few lines about them selfs so if you get chance drop in and let know the story of the man behind the Bat........ http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showforum=5

Robert and Bob Both your profiles have now been updated and 501st access as been granted. I noticed that you are both fairly new to the FISD, so may I extend a warm welcome to you both. Also, we try to encourage all new members to pop over to New Member Introductions section and post up a wee bit about them selfs so that all the folks can get to know yous a little bit more Here's the link;- http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showforum=5

<_< oooooow, I don't know if we want any guitar playing, 911 driving, good loking teachers around these here parts,....what will the neighbors say? Darren Great to see you over here fella, Profile as now been updated and 501st access granted. Welcome to the FISD matey

Ashley I've updated your profile to '501st Member' as you have no costume listed on the main 501st site. Have a little word with your GML to gee him or her along and let us know when your TK is listed and I'll amend your profile to full 'Stormtrooper' status.

Paul Steve - riveting did a great tutorial for bubbles last year sometime, I don't know if this was the one you was thinking about but here's the link -----------