TD-443

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I also added helmet decals, a lense, shave down some of the skull so it wasnt scratching me, drilled out the frown holes, added mesh, removed padding, trimmed bottom of helmet, and added the black neck ring

hahahaha! small world! lmao

I shouldnt have to mod or replace it. Paul and my costume should be considered references. I like your idea with the ground breaker mask. I bought a GG style death troopers helmet from a trooper on here and re-did it to make it look more like GG for display purposes. I am not seeking 501st approval in it because I've already got enough reference with my original one. And thats one of the great things about Paul and my death troopers is you dont have to demolish a full kit to do this. Any trooper can use his old bucket and find a b grade chest piece and have at it. Before: After:

I agree with you all except the bottom left, not all zombie have had time to severely decay. That would take time. My death trooper represents a fresh infected trooper. That was LFL and Del Rey wanted so thats what we made. I do also owna very close GG helmet replica but thats not the helmet Im going for approval with, because I would also have to mod the rest of my armor to look like GG and im not interested in doing that. Im going for approval based on my armor which is published and also resembles published work. Been a career firefighter for a while now and have seen my fair share of rotting corpse and to be honest really none of those look like the sunken, rotting, maggots exiting holes faces that are decaying that Ive seen... minus maybe top right, thats the closest. If we want to get into prostetics, I usually use various premade cuts to the side of my mouth that are pre-made by I belive Hollywood Magic, I also use there adhesive and adhesive remover. My thinking was the mouth is gonna be cut up from objects, people fighting off and my own helmet cutting me as I feed. I'll post close ups of my helmet later so you can see what im talking about. When I also cut into my helmet I used the star wars visual books that shows the interior of trooper helmet to somewhat mimic what it would look like if a trooper really ripped the front of his helmet to shreds.

Good question! Let me ask Joe.

AWESOME AND ENJOYABLE READ!!! Keep in mind as well that the Blackwing Virus (Yes, thats what it really is called) is an airborne virus. You had to be alive and inhale the virus to become a death trooper (I guess trooper helmet dont filter that good lol). If your were killed before the virus was released and just happen to be laying in the infected area your not going to re-animate. Had to be inhaled first. Some human and other species might have been immune (Han Solo... imagine I am legend if you will). The blood I use is made by Ben Nye, its called fresh scab. It dries but still has that wet look. I apply a white powder to my face first as well, its made by Ben Nye as well, it helps to keep my skin from getting sweaty/oily under the blood makeup. In my mouth I squirt Ben Nye mint flavored fake blood every now and then to keep my teeth red.

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Here's a Published Topps Star Wars Galaxy card of a Death Trooper lol

Here's another GG:

More SWG: 192079_206122879405902_100000245737438_792444_174429_o by TD-443 [Death Trooper], on Flickr The actual book cover, of which all the DT crap is based on:

sorry for hi-jacking this thread. Ive brought this over to the main boards: http://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65505&highlight= Brians DT armor looks awesome! And I would love to help with the CRL

need more? Heres my Approved Topps Star Wars Galaxy Card drawn by Joe Corroney, that someone found in a pack in the UK. 164188_184713251546865_100000245737438_634821_8028162_n by TD-443 [Death Trooper], on Flickr heres Jeff Carlisle's artwork he made for starwars.com during Halloween last year. And my leg lol. I see some blood on that trooper... 285484_10150714894970012_787290011_19685947_4412455_n by TD-443 [Death Trooper], on Flickr

If were going by all LFL backed death trooper art now then shouldnt blood be ok since the below images shows plenty....? Or are we going to just pick and choose what we think Death Troopers look like even though Del Rey and SWG have clearly shown what they believe them to be. I was under the impression costumes had to be established through film, game, or comics aka art. And I believe GG statues are art so they should be fine. And if you have blood well I think that should also be fine since the creators of Death Troopers seem to think so. FYI sony had nothing to do with the creation of death troopers... That was all LFL and Del Rey. SWG chose not to use blood I think to keep ratings low. They basically just jumped on the wagon to have some interesting content for once. lol The book is what started it all... and right on the cover is blood! Personally, I would like to see all SWG art and gentle giant art versions approved and with the above image I shouldnt have to do anything to mine, see below. 250393_246057418745781_100000245737438_1008058_3872817_n by TD-443 [Death Trooper], on Flickr I'd also be more then happy to ask Joe (Death troopers author) how he visioned death troopers would look like. Since when Del Rey and LFL asked me to design one for comic con 2009 his input, the SWG art above, and the book cover (which has blood on it) was all I had to go by. And minus my stupid thigh gun holster. lol I think there are a few crappy death troopers rolling around and I have no problem being on a approval committee that approves these. My armor should be ok, as well as yours Brian. Because they both represent death troopers correctly. And just in case anyone needs to see my video of what LFL and Del Rey chose to represent the Death Troopers book, here it is (mmm 139k views lol):

This is the response I received last time I submitted the Death Trooper Application. 126. and 131. Eddie Dennis and Paul Farquhar as Death Troopers When considering an Expanded Universe character for membership, it is important to identify the best reference. For a character whose visual appearance is based on a video game, the high resolution model becomes the source. The Death Trooper is no exception; These images represent the visual source file for the character. Oozing blood might be over top for some. Notice that LFL was careful not to have oozing blood on their base model. Instead the entire suit is distressed and damaged with a gangrenous palour. And once more, there's no blood. The face is contorted and decayed. For 501st consideration, I will be looking for costumes to match the SWG base model (above.) Additionally, any exposed flesh will need to be treated with zombie prosthetic or facial paint. If these standards are met, I will fully support the inclusion of the Death Trooper. The opinion was voiced that there are no 501st events for such characters. Perhaps not at visits to the burn ward of an orphanage. For many other events, such as most any convention that 501st might participate in such a hypothetical costume would be fine. About the concern that approval of such character might grant open license to members to use bad judgement and wear inappropriate costumes to sensitive events. First, events that have selective criteria should be listed as such. Up until this year Disney's prohibited the 501st's EU costumers from participating in Star Wars Weekends. Members who attempted to circumvent the event's policy were turned back by 501st coordinators. Members who intentionally create problems can face suspension and even expulsion under the rules of our charter. It really is no different than some one in a screen accurate and G-canon TK going out to an event and causing an expulsion worthy incident. It is not the costume, but the character of the being inside. They are going by the SWG models, not Gentle Giant... my vote was for the Gentle Giant style FYI but they want swg. And every SWG model has an exposed mouth area. The gentle giant statues dont show up in any game, movie, or anything besides just gentle giants artist interpretation of a death trooper. I even argued that my costume was canon because my death troopers trailer was voted as the winner (george lucas, mary franklin and few other people from del rey had the final descision) to represent the book. Also my costume has been approved by LFL for working events and I've been published in it many times on starwars.com and star wars insider and am always labeled as Death Trooper. But I can see there point with wanting SWG style. So your going to have to cut them helmets a little more and show a little mouth. Here's my helmet and some Reference Pics: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.206122829405907.51666.100000245737438&type=1

Not unless he cuts the helmet up more to show prostetics. It is a VERY nice looking helmet though!

You can also use white vinyl

Mark, canceled my payapl request for my money back. So he's obviously still alive....

At the current moment were not sure really how mark is doing..... hasnt been online here in 2 months

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What insoles do you use in your boots? Im wearing TK Caboots and need to purchase some tonight

anyone heard from mark?

FOUND THIS ONLINE, NO WONDER THEY PRODUCE CA-CA. WHAT DO THEY EXPECT WHEN THEY TREAT THERE EMPLOYEES LIKE IT. Defend Mexican Textile Workers Created Jan 1 2006 - 12:21pm A group of young, mostly female textile workers in Hidalgo, Mexico have been illegally locked out for protesting their working conditions and their employer's refusal to recognize their collective bargaining agreement. The workers produce Halloween costumes with Warner Brothers logos--such as 'Harry Potter,' 'Lord of the Rings,' and 'Star Wars'--for Rubie's Costume Company of New York City, one of the largest costume companies in the world. Rubie's workers and their union, the Federacion de Trabajadores Vanguardia Obrera (FTVO), accuse the company of exposing workers to safety hazards, forcing them to take pregnancy tests, and violating child labor laws. In response, Rubie's locked the workers out and has refused to reinstate them. Workers are demanding that Time Warner suspend business with Rubie's until the company honors the FTVO collective bargaining agreement, creates a support fund to finance under-age workers' education, provides back pay for the time workers were locked out, and commits to following guidelines established by an independent monitoring organization. The locked-out workers are asking supporters to apply public pressure on Time Warner, the world's largest media conglomerate. Send letters to Time Warner CEO and Chairman Richard D. Parsons by going to www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=59 [1]. You can also call Time Warner's corporate headquarters at 212-484-8000. Just another reason why Rubies = Doo-Doo

It makes a better hat then helmet