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Hi Pierre, welcome to the white zone! You definitely need a different translator, as your post is very hard to understand. I tried to retranslate it into french and think I understood at least half of it. I hope that some of our french or canadian members chime in. You then can ask them via PM. As far as I understand, you are looking for suppliers for a DLT-19, correct? There are different possible sources: Look for "ASH" here on the forum or for "Hyperfirm". "Doopy-Doo" from GB offered them some time ago, too, but they are out of stock for quite some time. There are even some threads here, where some folks build their own out of nothing. Look for "poor mans build" in the title. Last, there also is a french section on FISD. You will find at the bottom of the main page. Good luck!

You are looking for 10-20 sets of first order stormtrooper gear? Wow. So far there are two sources for TFA armor: Anovos (they don't sell to the public, yet) and a member from the Philipines. Both are way beyond the 1000$ mark. The only solution for you would be to get Halloween costumes or to only film talking heads, because the helmets only are cheaper to come by. But please keep us updated. I am very interested in your solution.

1,000,000 Canadian Dollars equals 723,451.51 US- Dollars ... What's the average price of an american house and where would that be? Average house in Florida: 145,000 to 175,000 US$

You really were told you are too fat and too OLD by this ba st ar d? This is not "Trooper helping Troopers". And he is a member of the 501st? Someone should look into this ... By the way, I am the same height and weight, 47 years old and proudly wear my TM for trooping. I think I look splendid in my armor and you will, too! (in your armor, of course, not mine ...)

Nope, nope and ... err ... nope. Let me explain why: The neckseal is simply wrong. Just wrong. It needs to have ribs, the more the better, and they need to be made of a material that looks like rubber or leather. Darman here on FISD makes some very good ones. Take a look at the photo galleries here or the threads for EIB or Centurion approval to see what you should be looking for. The pauldron is for sandtroopers only. That is a different detachment. Look for "mos eisley police department" online. These shoes have seam running from the tip of the shoe up the shaft. Not approvable. You get correct ones for the same price from "imperial boots" By the way: welcome to the white zone! Glad you found us and asked all the right questions! Saves you a lot of money and disappointment.

Bump. No horror stories from other troopers?

What builds are we talking about?

Yes, make them fit snugly. You put the gloves on last, they don't need to go through the forearms.

Although Locitus so very charmingly gave you a list with all the threads concerning this topic, I still like to chime in. As you know I wear a TM with the original strapping (and only that one, so I can't speak on the behalf of the snapplate rigging) and I am 100% satisfied. First of all, for me it was the idea of dong it "correctly", like Troopermaster Paul says so often. Screen accurate. Yes, you will see the screws beneath the breast plate and in the back. But that's the trick and it only shows that you emphasize the "A new Hope"-ness of your costume. No bystander will ever notice them, but you know that they are there and for a reason. (I have read threads where Troopers built their armor with snaps and elastics but still build in the screws, just for the look of it.) Will it move better? Will it be more comfortable? Honestly, I don't know. Is it durable? Yes. (although I have to confess that I lost a screw during a troop and my a ss began to droop.) So far the only hole in my armor that tore off the plastic, was in the back of my shins (I use the bra-clip-method.), but not the screws of the brackets ... I went the easy route and ordered the strapping set from Paul. Everything (!) is included and it makes installing a breeze. It took me an afternoon and my armour was strapped. No plastic cutting, plate drilling, webbing gluing, adjusting and snap installing. The bracket method is more or less fool-proof, too. BUT ... The biggest disadvantage is, that once strapped with the brackets method, you can't take it apart easily for transportation. You are stuck with a complete torso. So now it is up to you ...

I own the 1.5 mm armor with original strapping. Although 1.5 mm sounds pretty thin, actually it isn't. The helmet is so sturdy that you could sit on it and the rest has the right mix of flexibility and durability. Paul always advises his customers to get the 1.5 mm if they want to use the screwed on brackets (aka original strapping), because the return edges will bend while trooping and are not likely to break with 1.5 because it has more flexibility. The shininess is absolutely okay and I personally like the slight (!) ivory color a lot more than the bluish white. While building you can cut the 1.5 mm with ordinary scissors, at least I did. Sanding is easy and you can build it a lot faster. The flexibility of the 1.5mm is the most important with the shins. When putting them on, they are extremely bend outwards to get them around your legs. Yes I have two spots where the armor is cracked (the sniper knee and the upper torso armor) but I have met at least five troopers with the same cracks, with different armors. So this has nothing to do with the material but simply with wearing the armor.

Smelly little critters. Jawas AND dogs ...

Just for the protocol to end this rumor right here and now: "Dark father" would translate to "dunkler Vater" in german and not even remotely to Darth Vader. Dutch would be much more appropriate, as this translates to "dark vader" ... There you go, dutch, not german. Sorry for hijacking ...

Did you already have a look at the building threads of others? Some of them are so detailed, that you can easily start building your armor on your own. Already have the tools and the glue?

Well, this is certainly home made from stuff that was available. Not anything mass produced and certainly only good for the amusement factor. Made for roaming the playground, it only remotely resembles a E-11. With one eye closed. In the dark. Blindfolded. Still, interesting find ...

No harm done, still love you frenchies (going to have two french exchange students next week.)

You might want to look here: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/31522-stairsoft-sterling-l2a1-to-e11-build-thread/

On a troop at a cinema for the premiere I encountered two foreign mothers who were completely overexcited. One asked me to hold her baby for a photo and it took me quite some time to explain to her my view of safety precautions. The other mom pressed her six year old son violently into my crotch area, ripped the blaster from my hands (don't worry, was a Rubie's) and gave it to her son. This happened so fast, that I didn't have a chance to complain. Thankfully the little one was as puzzled as I was and gave me back the blaster without any problems. Another incident on the same troop was a frenchman who wanted to take a photo with me on his right and a TFA on his left. He grabbed us around our shoulders and started pressing. The TFA went nuts, but the guest was just smiling crazily and didn't understand german or english. I just let it happen and prayed for it being over soon.

Because the link in post 2 is broken, i gonna repeat it here: the most commonly used box is a "Stanley's". They come in different sizes and obviously you can get them at Loewes or Home depot in america. And really, make sure it fits your car, they are huge!

Hi Roberto, try posting here: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/58-praesidium-italica/

Paul has a set of longer shins available.

solely relying on info provided by ainsworth. they didn't even try to confirm whose design it was ... Sorry matt, i am confused ... 2001 and star wars are 8 years apart ...

iff you are looking for a UK based vendor try to contact Troopermaster. You'll find him here on the forum uder this nickname.

Hi Jessy, sorry, dass ich Deinen Post erst jetzt sehe. Zur RS kann ich nichts sagen, da ich selber eine TM trage. Da aber beide seeeehr ähnlich sind, hoffe ich einigermassen Deine Frage beantworten zu können. Zur Größe: Gemacht sind die Rüstungen für Männer zwischen 178 und 183 cm Höhe mit athletischer Figur. Trotzdem lässt sich da eine Menge machen. Mark Hamill war eine ganze Ecke kleiner und man hat einfach etwas den Brustpanzer gekürzt. Auch die Oberschenkel und Unterschenkel lassen sich kürzen (Ober- und Unterarme sowieso.) Ist zwar bei den Beinen etwas aufwändiger, aber ohne weiteres machbar. Der aufwändige Teil kommt, wenn Du zierlich gebaut bist. Da wird es dann schwierig die Rüstung auszufüllen. Auch hier kann man was machen, ist dann nur ein bisschen Frickelkram die Proportionen bei zu behalten. "asblondasluke" hier im Forum hat dazu allerdings einen hervorragenden Thread! Zu den Einfuhrkosten: Ich weiß leider nicht wo RS Props sitzen. Ich meine zwar in England, will aber keinen Mist erzählen. Troopermaster kommt auf jeden Fall aus GB, was zusätzliche Kosten bei der Einfuhr ausschliesst. Du zahlst also nur den Preis, den Paul Dir nennt. Solltest Du Dich für Troopermaster entscheiden, bestell auf JEDEN FALL sein "strapping kit" mit. Es ist ALLES enthalten, was Du zum Zusammenbau brauchst (ausser Kleber). Erspart Dir 'ne Menge Kopfschmerzen und Geld.

No, most definitely not. Proportions are wrong, the ears are wrong and more important the helmet itself is made from three pieces instead of two. It's a scam.

There are four differences in the helmet, that distinguish a hero from a stunt helmet. The hero helmet has three holes between the teeth, bubble lenses, three bumps and two screws on the ear Piece. The stunt helmet has four holes, flat lenses, four bumps and three screws. As far as I know (somebody please prove me wrong) ATA supplies only the parts for a stunt helmet (the two pair of ears being identical), so you are already set with you decision ... And, yes, a hero helmet with flat lenses will not be approved.