TurboPunk

I've been working on this armor for the past couple weeks. I've come up with a cool concept for a "fun" costume. Ill be debuting it at RICC. Im hoping its a hit. I've gotten good responses so far. Lots of mold making and casting to do as well as sewing and fabricating. Cant wait until the Con. \m/ \m/

I was able to get another CORRECT set of armor, build it and get approved on my first attempt just days before Boston Comic-Con. I've posted pics in the costuming thread of 501neg.com. I still have the fiberglass armor as I really cant bring myself to pass it off to someone else. I may either make a Shadow Death Trooper out of it or stick it in the basement in hopes the trolls can fix it. Good luck with yours.

Now thats pretty awesome.

I had seen the same auction but wanted to be sure I was getting a Darman holster. After buying a neck seal a couple months ago, I knew the quality would be spot on getting it here.

I love the boots. I think I may buy some for my white ruffled tux.

Took 3 weeks to get my Hasbro Blaster kit and Electrobinocular kit. I consider that pretty fast coming from across the pond. I've had items shipped within the U.S. take longer.

I've been making these for years. I started doing them for the haunted house we used to run to raise money for United Way back in the 90's- early 2000's. My wife and i made one this past weekend with the intention of making a tutorial as well as having a form to use for my armor assembly. Its funny, while i was taped up I was walking around the living room telling my wife we need to find gold duct tapr and make a C3P0 costume.

Wow, this helmet is really bad. I think I'll start saving for another and this will be the base for a Death Trooper. There is just so much wrong with it. At least now I can combine my love of zombies with my live of Star Wars.

Ok, as expected, I've got a lot of work ahead of me. I'm going to replace a few pieces since a few are warped and being fiberglass they don't flex without cracking. The helmet will need some work as well. First I'm going to get rid of the volume control knobs then sculp some ribs for the vocoder. The stripe decals will be removed, the brow trim removed and replaced with something a bit more accurate. I dont think stick-on foam weather stripping is going to cut it. Then I'll start working on the armor. So, this is what I'm working with. Selling it and buying something else is out of the question. The wife just won't go for it. Plus, I wouldn't want to just dump this off on someone else. I'm sure I can make it work. I'll post a few pics later since my computer is freezing up.

Yes, the tube stripes are blue. I'll be repainting them black and definately make sure they are in the correct place and facing the right direction. Once i get it, I'll assess the entire kit and may just sand it down and repaint it. I ordered a black canvass belt from TKettell this morning and he said it should be done and in the mail tomorrow. I'm truely amazed by the quick turn arounds the members here have. Thanks again for all the great advice. I really appreciate it.

SolderMaster, THANK YOU!!!! Thank you for pointing out the link on where to buy again. I'm on my phone so tend to miss some things when I enlarge to be able to read. I was under the impression that those were more "stay away from" sellers. All I can say is thank you all for your advice and help. I'll take some pics when I receive it and we can go from there. Until then, you have my permission to keep chuckling under your breath and doing your facepalms until I get this sorted out. You guys, i've found, are awesome and I really appreciate everything you guys do.

Yes, I read through that thread yesterday. It took me this long to post because I was afraid of the answers I would get. BUT, I'm beyond that and am looking for advice. Even advice I was afraid to hear. I'll keep looking for the correct armor but will work with this until i find it. If it's that bad, I'd really hate to pass it on to someone else but I guess that's the way the game is played. Thanks for the info. Ok, where can I buy the correct kit? Any websites or venders? I know the correct ones to buy now, just not where. I appologize for my ignorance but with no one in my area to learn from, I guess i have to make a few mistakes to get it right.

Ok, I bought this on ebay and it's in transition. If it was someone here that sold it to me, thank you very much, I can't wait to get it. The reason I bought this fiberglass suit is because I have experiance working with fiberglass. Plus, I didn't know anything about stormtrooper suits until after I bought this and joined the site. I know being a fiberglass suit the lines are a bit softer then an original. I won't know how soft until I get it but looking at the pics, can you tell me what I could do to make it 501st / FISD acceptable if it isn't? If it isn't acceptable, it's fine, I plan on enjoying the hell out of it any way but I'd like to get it close. If you want to rag on me, feel free. I can take it.

This is something I'd be interested in. I'll be following this thread.

This is sooo cool! Love it!

Please add me to the list. This is an incredible set-up.