RedCommando

It is my extrapolation, based on osmotic knowledge assimilation, that it seems to be understood that Lucas selected 'lil 5''9" fellers to make Vader appear larger. And many of the Tunisian local extras were probably a buck-fitty while wet, for the principal shooting... Move to the late 1990's-early 2000's, when the 501st was starting up and growing, and FX was ramping up output each year, and put a lot of TK suits out to American customers... and then you got a different kind of man in suits. They are 6'0"-to-6'2" 200 (give or take 20-25 pounds) pounders as a median. It seems very logical for a TE, TE2, or whatever would be allowed, to be given a 7% boost in size, to look good on an FX suit. I still think the FX suit would benefit from deeper bucks and a longer chest too, but they did not listen to me. And if you are under 6'0" and do not have $700-$900 for TK armor... use a Dremmel and spruce up an FX. When I hear guys complain about the hassle of re-working FX to look better... (1) they never built a clone suit – to do it right, expect 125 hours of time – and (2) they may be taking the play dress up too seriously... it is not that hard to use a heat gun, a palm sander, and strips of ABS for accurate strip detail to make an FX look better. And the FX-lite is a steal. That said, as we become more accuracy conscience, we may add a pair of this, or replace a torso, or whatever... and have a Franken-TK suit. I have clone armor (OSCS with some JAVA), and the OSCS bucks are made to fit any human. You just trim excess if you are normal-to-small and you do not have to shim if you are bigger. Obviously, my TC is also a Franken-TC as well. Back to Terrell's idea... The biggest remark I hear from normal size dudes – meaning guys who are not 5'8" and 175 – is they have to wear FX armor and lids to look proportionate. No offense to smaller guys, but I think Terrell's idea is fantastic. Personally, I have to wear FX armor. If I wore any other suit, it would look ridiculous. A larger BETTER helmet would be great for the Big Men Club. John

Greetings... I go by WhiteCommando, but same as on MEPD 2 months ago, I could not reset my Password. Paul, if you would like to assist, that would be great. Well, I need to de-weather my armor. I have an FX suit. It is modified to TD. BUT, I think I am done doing the TD scene. I need to remove some TD bits, re-add some bits, and clean up. Luckily, I weathered it Lightly... I believe in Paul's "Less is More" opinion. I have a 90% clean RT-Mod, and a fully weathered TE2 helmet as painted by 1536... if I sand it down, and paint it glossy, is it a usable option? Please review my gallery and give tips on what I need to do... ------------ I know, I need to ditch the knees, and get my drop boxes back. Reviews please... Thanks! John p.s. - Paul, I can't log-in. Help. Send me an e-mail. Thanks!