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Yep! That will work. I tried to PM you but you don’t get PM’s. You can email me at e.richardson@mac.com and we’ll arrange a location.
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Tim -- thought I would check in to see if your friend was still interested -- let me know.
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Hey Tim --
Sounds great! I work a 9-5 M-F, but I can knock off a couple of hours early maybe Thursday or Friday if that will work with you and Gil's schedule. I'm in Edmond, OK (about 30 min. north of OKC) and I can meet you guys at a halfway point. Where will you guys be coming from? The last armor that I sold was to a guy in Dallas and we met at that casino just north of the Red River border.
Let me know what works and we'll get it arranged. Thanks again for talking to him -- I KNOW he's going to LOVE this armor and everything that comes with it. It's literally turnkey for him.
PS -- let him know that I am including 2 sets of hand guards. One is the ABS version and the second is the rubberized version, like in the movie.
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Hey Tim --
Sure, I'd be willing to do a meet up with you -- just let me know when you're thinking and if there are any questions that I can answer.
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Thank you to Tim (aka: Dark CMF) -- it was great meeting you guys!
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On 10/20/2017 at 10:03 PM, ljmorrow92 said:
Hey guys, thank you all for the replies and suggestions. I tried using Novus, all 3 of them... I also tried using the Magic Eraser but that didn't do anything, Goo Gone was useless too.
I stored the armor in a rolling duffel that had a black mesh liner on the top. I'm thinking the Oklahoma heat baked the dye deep into the plastic. If worse, comes to worse (which I think it has) and I can't get a chest piece, I'll make a few alterations to the armor and go for a basic TD. That might be an easier route than getting an armor piece or trying to match an ATA piece. It's not a huge loss because I have another Anovos TK on the way. I just wanted to be able to do TLJ as a TK (silly, I know...).
Oklahoma Member here! I have built 3 TK armor sets (one of them Anovos) I'm in Edmond, if you'd like to get together, I can help you. I had a similar situation, but I think I can help. Just let me know if you'd like to give it a shot.
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Hey @jimmiroquai, I tried to message you but I don't know if it went through since it threw me an error message. I wanted to find out how to get added to the list and what deposit I need to make to you today.
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The fist picture is not accurate to the armor sold, BUT, this armor could be a GF.
History lesson, FX armor is a recast of the first version of GF. Follano is the guy that sculpted this armor. Wookie Cantina sent an armor in Mexico, got it recasted and mass produced their.
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Right. I know that -- hence, the 'technicality' that they can sell it as a GF, but that's not what they're doing.
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Luckily, eBay makes it so difficult to report an item like this that he can pretty much do this stuff with impunity.
Exactly! Such a pain in the ______
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This is a PRIME EXAMPLE of why buying armor on eBay is a horrible idea.
Star Wars Stormtrooper Armor Gerardo Follano GF Helmet, Armor Package
In the opening sentence the seller says that he's a 501st member. Now, whether they really are remains to be seen, but (in my opinion) it's a pretty big A-hole move to post a version 2 GF helmet and armor in the first photo (lifted right from the "Star Wars Helmets" website) then posts pics of the REAL helmet that you'd get if you bought the armor, which is actually an FX helmet and armor. (essentially getting by on a 'technicality')
This move infuriates me when I see people do it because they KNOW they're bait and switching an inexperienced person which instantly would put a bad taste in my mouth wondering if all 501st members are this shady.
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I just sent you a message to get on the waiting list if you have any extras after Celebration. Fingers crossed -- I really like the poster!
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Truthfully? I hope no one is working on a Stromtrooper R1 armor and that no one will ever be, considering how awful it is. About the helmet, someone started an interest thread over the RPF but interest was kinda low. I think the member was Reelprops in collab with TheRocketeer.
Personally, I really like the new armor and I was one of the people that did sign up for that interest thread. Given two options, I'll take (what looks like) comfortable armor that 99.999% of the planet wouldn't be able to tell the difference over the restricted movement, don't even think of trying to sit down, armor. But that's just me.
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Once again, it's not the point. All those details are... details! I don't care about all that. What I'm (and think most of the guys who dislike this new armor) don't like is the armor in is whole. The awful chestplate, the Master Replica looking helmet, the ugly thighs, and else. When you look at this Rogue armor it has nothing to do in term of look with the originals from ANH that were talently handsculted by real artists.
Actually, it's exactly the point. DETAILS MAKE THE DESIGN! You can't say, 'it's not the point. All those are ...details!" then turn right around and point out... DETAILS of what you don't like! And I'm sorry, but I think you're way over romanticizing the OT armor based on nostalgia, not 'artistic design'. If the R1 armor was the FIRST armor we would have seen waaaaaaay back in 1977, and the OT armor would have been what the costume department put up for R1, EVERYBODY would be throwing a fit about how horrible it looks. I can see it already, "This armor SUCKS! Looks like it was designed by a bunch of amateurs! The helmet isn't even symmetrical!"
And let's be real... Star Wars movies are made for ALL fans -- the large majority of whom are not rabid, foaming at the mouth crazies who dress up in ridiculously uncomfortable white plastic, pour over every single tiny minute detail and host discussions on forum groups about the aesthetic appeal of plastic costumes. I'd bet that 80% of SW fans will have zero clue that they even did anything to the Stormtrooper costume.
Like the new armor. Hate the new armor. Love the new armor. There will be someone for every camp -- it doesn't mean that any one OPINION is better than the rest. But I can tell you this -- I look forward to attending events in my R1 armor with fellow 501st members wearing OT armor, TFA armor, ATOC armor and ROTS armor.
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I have to be honest, I think 80% of the Legion sports better looking armor than what the stills are showing. They could have easily taken 30 random FISD members and gotten better results. I'm not sure why they didn't - we have 400 EI and 100 Centurions. Just take their pick. Sadly, this is the first SW film I'm really not looking forward to seeing, or armor that I think is worse than what we have today.
Sorry, but I totally disagree. Members usually fall into two categories: "Screen Accurate" and "Imagined". I myself fall into the "Imagined" category. If the Empire were real, Stormtroopers would look much more like the Rogue One troops that we're pouring over in this string. I think the vents in the jawline, teardrops, and back of helmet are AWESOME. The actual tubes in the vocoder - INCREDIBLE! The recessed ab buttons and the moulded ammo belt SWEET!
Personally I cannot WAIT for the first post offering the new TK armor (and I pray, PRAY it won't be ANOVOS that does it). When that day comes, my MTK will be for sale within minutes.
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Nice build! I got my MTK on Thursday and I've been hard at work as well! On the shoulder bell, you might try injecting a sliver of superglue and clamping tightly. One question I have -- what's the size of the tube for your TD? I'm going to Home Depot today and need to pick one up.
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No, the box hasn't arrived yet, but he has already paid. We haven't seen it in person yet. I wasn't aware he was looking at it before he made the purchase, or I would have warned him.
Being the GRL, I've got like 34 recruits I'm talking to and helping along with different costumes at various stages of the process. There's lots of Anovos plastic dust flying these days in garages across our city.
But this is a new kit I've never heard of, just trying to find out whats up with it, and put a warning out there if its a known recaster or something.
Ah makes sense. Like I said I saw their site awhile back but wasn't paying too close of attention to them since I noticed that they were using pics that I KNEW wasn't their armor.
I wound up selling my ANOVOS and going back and buying another MTK because I wasn't a fan of the final product.
Good luck and I hope it works out for your recruit!
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"I don't want to tell him he wasted his money..."
Are you asking because the armor is so bad that he can't get approved or he can't get approved because he bought a recast?
I've seen their website once (can't remember how I got there) but I guess I didn't pay that much attention to it.
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This.
Brandon is exactly right. I had a financial issue about 4 months after buying and building my original armor. I figured it would be at least a year before I would be able to afford another set of armor. About 30 days after selling my armor, I was walking into my bedroom to change clothes -- as usual, I took all of the spare change I always had at the bottom of my pants pocket every day. After I thought about it, I counted up what I had in my change bowl and realized that in about 60 days I had almost $150! Fast forward 4 months and I had my second armor, bought, built and DONE!
To this day I still get called 'Captain Couch Cushion' by the guys that know me in my Squad.
You have your priorities right - 'Fiscal Responsibility over Fantasy Fun' - you'll have it before you know it. Good luck and don't be a stranger!
...Put a coffee can, empty 2 litre, etc. Near the board and drop your spare change in it.
Every 4-6 weeks, count up the savings and try to make that first small purchase. Rinse and repeat until you have the whole dream list completed.
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The problem with TK boots is that they NEVER (EVER) have any common sizes in stock. I've been contacting them for over a year and every, single time it's the same answer -- "Sorry, we don't have them in stock and we're looking into another provider..."
I finally gave up. I've ordered from Francois on here, but I'm waiting to hear back.
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As one that has had to sell my original armor while under a brief financial hardship, I can assure you of two things:
- There will be an armor there when you're ready
- It will be SO worth the wait
Enjoy your wedding and congrats on your pending graduation! My son is finishing his Freshman year at Oklahoma University so I know costs are a killer!
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That is freaking AMAZING! Man, I am great at sketching, drawing, painting, but I'd give my left arm to be able to sculpt!
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Hey! Congrats and my compliments on the bucket build -- extremely well done! I'm with Star Garrison - Oklahoma Squad, but I grew up in Marin County (Novato) and always like meeting new incoming recruit members. Don't know how effective I would ever be, but if you have questions, feel free to PM me! Congrats and welcome!!
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I think you could get $50-75 for this as it is. The paint is really rough being why you couldn't get $125 in my opinion...
Thanks for all the replies! DDay, I think you're right and actually it confirms my thought about making it more of a prop display by adding the zombie mannequin head inside. The $50-$75 range was what I figured I would get if I posted it to the FISD board - but I've had really good luck with posting my SW stuff on eBay (typically 30-45% higher sales point) because, in most cases -- selling customized created items on FISD is like a hot rod mechanic buying a completely restored classic hot rod from another hot rod mechanic instead of finding that same model and customizing themselves.
But people that aren't hot rod mechanics will buy a fully restored classic car because they don't know how to build and customize classic cars. Make sense?
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SOLD: MTK Full Armor - TK Boots - Helmet with Fans - Blaster
in For Sale - Archive
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Hey Tim -- I just sent you a PM