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    Interest List For An Idea...

    in For Sale - Archive

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    Yeah, that sounds like a good idea, I'll see about getting 5-6 pairs of the "under-gloves"... I'll need to make a casting of my hands in alginate plaster, then fill those with silicon to get "stick-free" rubber hand models to fill the gloves while they are dipped and being cured. As for the price, I NEVER price-gouge the troopers and try to get rich of each order... I'm thinking a price point of $20-$30 (including PP and WW shipping)... it would depend on how big of a PITB it is to make them.

     

    This project wouldn't launch until I can get through the hovi run I have, then the rubber E-11 project that I'm in the early stages of developing for ANH, ESB, and ROTJ versions. I STILL haven't decided on the "name" for the rubber stuff I'm using... sheesh.

    Interest List For An Idea...

    in For Sale - Archive

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    Hey Troops,

     

    While driving home from work the other night an idea occurred to me on a possible design/method for a TK/TD/TX glove. While Nomex gloves are the most comfortable they can be a pain when trying to grip small items and can also "gather" outside at the end of your forearm armor... and the "screen accurate" rubber chemical gloves suck sphincter if you wear them for more than 20 minutes, plus they can be torn on sharp edges a LOT easier.

     

    What gave me the idea was the type of glove we use at work... latex/rubber coated palm & finger, knit stretch-fit gloves. The only thing is we would need them completely coated up to the wrist instead of just the palms and fingers. Imagine... the look of "screen accurate" stretch-fit rubber gloves with little to no excess bunching, and lined on the inside with a comfortable integral knit material that wouldn't slip around, and still let you have tactile functions like the latex/rubber coated ones in the photos below...

     

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    I could buy a HUGE batch-lot of something like this...

     

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    ... and using a casting of my hands to put the gloves over to maintain the shape, dip them in a black latex/rubber compound... possibly making some excellent looking and comfortable gloves for our armor kits for a very reasonable price.... Before I spend the time and money prototyping this, I need to know what would be the interest in this (if any)?

     

     

    Sound off... whether yea or nae!!

  8. Priority check...

    in Off Topic

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    The dude building a custom computer case out of a Gonk Droid is callin' me out on my nerd-dom?

     

    "Hello, Mr. Pot? We have Mr. Kettle on line 3. Should I place him on hold?" :D

     

    I keed. I keed.

     

     

     

    ROTF :lol: Hey, um... we are ALL geeks/nerds around here, can you say "wearing white bits of plastic over spandex"? :P

     

     

     

    Anywho.... say hello to "Meester Nerd" on the right (yes, that's mine... and its NOT A TUMOR!!! :lol:)...

     

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    now... do I REALLY have to bring out his friend, "lefty" just to prove my point? :lol:

     

     

     

     

    My desktop is nothign special, two moniters and a 1TB external are all i can really brag about.... though to many here i bet thats hardly bragging! So i told my parents my decision and they're a little concerned that since i have never been to a trooping event before i might build the TK and then have it laying around in my room. Not that they really have much say in the matter, but it kinda sucks they really don't know me enough to know this is one thing i REALLY want to do, no matter what the cost or time it takes me to get there.

     

     

    It's like the Fresh Prince said in the 90's.... "Parents just don't understand!" ;)

  9. Priority check...

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    Between my wife and I there are four laptops in the house (3 from work, 1 we own) and no desktops. I can't ever see having a huge hunk of metal in my life again.

     

     

    LOL... in our house we have a total of no less than 6 computers here, a wired LAN, and 3 wireless networks (don't ask... LOL) I'm sitting next to a mid tower with almost 3TB worth of hard drives in it... I have almost 4,000 MP3's, LOADS of images of props, costumes, progress photos, and DVD movies GALORE stored on this thing... even though I hardly EVER watch TV anymore! :lol: I'm wanting a Gonk-Droid, so I'm going to (eventually) build one and make a cool computer case out of it to justify the floor space it'll take up... it'll even have a 12" LCD (secondary) monitor in the upper front to display a sine wave to the beat of music that I'll be pumping through it.. but I agree, lappy's are the WAY TO GO!! :duim:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    At home, I have the Dell 690 desktop workstation with dual Xeons. It's as big as an air conditioner, but it's a monster for audio and video.

    So much fun!

     

    -- Good lord, I'm a geek. :P

     

     

    :blink: Ummm.... yes... you are!! ;)

  10. Priority check...

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    Sounds like you have it worked out then, good! :duim:

     

     

     

    BTW-

    I have been getting email offers from Dell for their new "Studio" models... it seems to be a cross between an XPS (looks wise) and Inspiron (components wise)... those can STILL run well over $2,000USD for a decked out one... I like at least a 17" screen (Inspirons apparently only go up to 15" screens now)... and it really hacks me off that the Studio model only comes with "glossy" screens... I prefer a "matte/non-glare" finish on my screens as I hate reflections in my monitor!

     

    Anyway... I have some SERIOUS PC components waiting to go into a "Gonk Droid" computer case... when I get around to building it that is! :P

  11. Priority check...

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    I agree with what was said by Chris in the UK, strike a balance between the two and do BOTH... ask yourself, "do you REALLY need a high-pro lappy for what you "need" it for at this time?" Can a mid-range (& cost) lappy do the job for your computer course? ... tech is almost obsolete by the time it hits the consumer shelves believe it or not... I used to be on the "bleeding edge" of technology... as soon as I bought that next $400-$500 video card, or $200 sound card, or $300-$400 processor... no more than 2 months later there was something bigger and better kicking dirt in my "new" component's face!! I jumped out of that squirel-cage AGES ago and am content to scoop up last year's tech for next to nothing compared to waht it was a few months earlier!

     

    I was just perusing eBay today looking at Dell (the only brand I'll buy) lappy's... you can get a decent business class model for $300-$500 (shipped)! ;)

     

     

    I bought my wife a Dell Inspiron 1721... 320GB hard drive, dual core processor, 17" wide-screen, wireless networking, many, many bells & whistles... etc, etc. She uses it for her Facebook projects... :lol:

    Aerator speakers run 7

    in For Sale - Archive

    Posted

    i dunno what size they are, but i have a 2nd set of aerators i got from triktoys for the 2nd bucket i have. will these fit in the trik toys tips?

     

    if so im down for 1 set.

     

     

    Hey Edwin, I believe they should fit in the TT aerators with room to spare... but don't hold me to that. ;)

    Aerator speakers run 7

    in For Sale - Archive

    Posted

    Hey Terrell,

     

    Would you mind cutting my order back to 1 set?

     

    I had to pay a $4500 tarriff on my car, so I ended up cancelling the second helmet I was gonna put these bad boys into. =(

     

    Sorry!

     

    Jeremy

     

     

     

     

    Bummer deal, Jeremy!!

     

     

    Terrell, I'll take whatever scraps are left if you have any further cancellations. ;)

  14. death in the family

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    Hey Darrel,

     

    There's absolutely nothing wrong with what you are mentally going through... its called the grieving process. The human mind/brain is the most complex piece of machinery ever created (biologically OR mechanically), then you add a person's personality and emotions to the mix and its unfathomable. Everyone associates something to EVERYTHING in their memory, there is no set synaptic pathway for any two individuals to associate and react to any one given thing.

     

    The two most traumatic things a human being can endure in life (according to the psychologists) is the death of a loved one, and the other is divorce. They say both are equally as traumatic as the other in terms of emotional devastation and stress. When you are around "strangers", you are more easily able to "compartmentalize" your pain and "swallow it", this is more prevalent in males. Remember the old adage, "you always hurt the ones you love"... anyone in their right mind wouldn't do that intentionally, but its because of the familiarity you have in your relationships with those you are close to that you react in a "negative" way like you described.

     

    Your tendency to shy away from the "good times", and dwell on the "rough patches" you both went through is an instinctual self-preservation-survival reaction your mind is going through because of the pain you are in. The mind & body reacts to emotional pain much in the same way it does to physical pain, you have a very real physiological reaction to strong emotional impacts in your life. We are hard-wired to react in a "fight or flight" response for survival when we are faced with extreme situations that physically or emotionally threaten our survival. Your mind is just sorting things out, and its a very "normal" part of the beginning of the healing process.

     

    I know all too well the emothional trauma you are going through. I have lost 3 childhood friends to motorcycle accidents, I have lost family members to accidents , old age and disease, Army buddies in the field, and (worst of all) having had to take the very young lives of other mother's sons during my tour in the Army... and I have been through TWO divorces to top it all off. Everyone of those incidents practically "killed" me, and they still do when in the few times I allow myself to reminisce, but I have to live in the "here & now", and over the course of my life from the age of 17 (when I was out on my own, I'm 41 now) I carry PLENTY of scare tissue (emotionally and physically) from those experiences, but time is a salve that eventually does heal the wounds to the point that you can carry on with life. I'm alive, I have 6 kids and a God-given wonderful wife (finally) that love and depend on me to be there for them, so I have my "medicine". When you break a bone, it takes "X amount" of time to heal... some folks heal faster, some slower... but in time you WILL have your "medicine" and you will look forward to another day.

     

     

    I'm DEFINATLEY no Shrink, but I hope something in all that I have said helps you sort through the issues you have mentioned.

     

     

     

    Peace & Respect unto you, Darrel!

  15. death in the family

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    AWWwww..... Darrel, dam... I'm sorry to hear of a tragedy like this happening to good people!! :(

     

    Many condolences and may you find comfort in your family, friends and God through these times. I would only say, be strong and see it through and live your life to the fullest... when you are able too, because like any woman who loves her man, I'm sure (even though I never knew her) that is what Melanie would want for you.

     

     

    Peace unto you, Darrel.

    hovi-mix

    in For Sale - Archive

    Posted

    Hey Stomper

     

    if there is a next run after this one can i be on the list for the Hovi-Mix

    set that costs $20 U.S please :D

     

     

    Hey Matt,

     

    The non-speaker versions can be made anytime, its the speaker-versions that are done in limited runs due to availability of the speakers and funding the up front costs of the speakers and other materials that go into them.

     

    If you want a set of non-speaker hovis, just post your request on my thread... just be sure to specify if you want ALL BLACK, or the 2-Tone BLAVK & WHITE version(s)

     

    http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?show...t=0&start=0

     

     

    I've been terribly busy with real life these last few weeks, plus I have a bum left thumb joint which has put me behind on getting some of my production runs done, but I'll get to them eventually... I promise!

  23. AWWWW COME ON! SERIOUSLY?!?!

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    I was rereading the requirements for entry into the 501st and I must have overlooked one of the first rules:

     

    Are you over 18?

     

     

    Drat! No I'm not!

    I'm so let down right now, even though I've only got about a month to go before I'm 18, I'm too excited to wait that long!

     

     

    Alex,

     

    The 18 years old policy is for legal/liability reasons... plus we hate anyone not old enough to vote in the political elections!! :P (just kidding) ;)

     

     

    A month goes by pretty fast, and time goes by faster when you're in your 40's... like me! :blink:

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