[Anyone got a si-man helmet yet?]

The helmets won't ship for a little while longer, they want to release the first run all at once. Most of the helmets are formed though, the finished lids will keep us waiting

[Incinerator. Do you see any issues?]

Once the SkyTrooper is approved, then actually 1/2 the costumes we cover will be painted.

 

And that's a good thing!?

[Incinerator. Do you see any issues?]

What's with the red stripes and all - TKs are white!

[Legoland Germany 2011 (canon 501st event)]

I see Dennis is keeping the best from you guys...

[The ultimate ANH Helmet is now complete]

Riiiight... I remember. The one with the pattern drawn onto. But they wont be able the cast these latex. at least these will have to be "fan sculpted"

 

And why wouldn't they be able to? Make a plaster mould of the real deal, pull it out, pour in new latex. It's that simple.

[Spilt Rivets - how do you fan them out?]

you need a stronger fan! More power!

[Spilt Rivets - how do you fan them out?]

Here's another idea:

 

Take split rivet in your right hand.

Open window.

Throw the split rivet up in front of you.

Switch on handheld fan in your left hand.

Hold fan so the rivet will be hit by the air flow when it comes back down (timing and coordination is tricky, I know)

Watch how the rivet gets fanned out the window!

 

Here's an illustration:

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Then go get some brads and bend them using your fingers

[Who is VT and who has proof?]

 

News to me that VT should be TK-4510. Always heard he was a Danish chap.

 

You're mixing up PT and VT here. Two different guys

[My room guard]

 

"Uncle Owen, the water tank has leaked again"

"Well Luke, you know what that means... at least another season for you"

[Origins of the Hovi Mix on the helmets]

you might want to give this a read--------

[Purple Masking Fluid?]

it's masking fluid - means you mask the areas you don't want to get painted and paint over the masking fluid once it's dry. When the paint is dry, you can simply pull off the masking fluid, revealing the layer beneath.

 

You can get the same effect with tooth paste or mustard, but the masking fluid will be more precise and you can actually brush it on Oh and it won't affect your lower layer, mustard might stain it.

[Purple Masking Fluid?]

Maskol by Humbrol is purple

[Visible snap?]

I actually used brads on my torso as I couldn't source any split rivets... and I just swapped them out! Oh the irony...

[ATA Biceps -]

err, John... he's having issues getting them to close! Cutting away even more won't help much

[Luke's ANH armour fitting]

You want to go for the Luke look but not cut the chest? Err... so you're not going for the Luke look, right?

[Which Armor for ROTJ]

In my humble opinion, AM is to be avoided for any kind of screen-representation.

It's after all a fan sculpt that is rather loosely based on what we see on screen, so making it either ANH or ROTJ is pretty unrealistic. It's more the generic "looks kinda like a Stormtrooper" costume kit, rather than "the one kit for the accuracy nut".

 

CFO is your best bet, if you REALLY want a ROTJ Trooper. If you just want to put on some trim and overpaint the teeth on an FX bucket, there are other options

[ANH TK suit stunt]

Do a search for Ainsworth or Shepperton here and you will find A LOT to read about him.

 

In a nutshell: His claims are false and you'd get a mediocre and waaaay overpriced umpteenth generation TE recast suit with a distorted helmet.

 

Do some research on here and you'll find way better suits to spend your money on!

[Little TK Boy needs your help :D]

You could have at least chosen a focussed picture mate... I voted for you as you asked nicely. If I had found this site on my own your Boba wouldn't have blown me away though.

[Was genau ist "t-cut"?]

T Cut ist eine Politur, die "schneidende" Poliersteinchen beinhaltet, im Endeffekt trägt die also die oberste Lackschicht im Feinschliff ab. Ähnliche Produkte gibt es auch bei uns

[Blackening of latex handguards]

I just painted my alternative style handguards (yep they arrived today, thanks Karin!) with Plastidip, great stuff

[Oops]

sorry mate, I can't help it. Everytime I click on this thread it's facepalm time.

 

I'm glad you could sort of fix it, but man...

[Anyone had one of these lids]

the ROTJ lid is a CFO as far as I can tell.

[My new baby - all metal E-11 replica]

It is a tad longer, yeah, but I think the hypefirm has the endcap pushed in a little.

I know that the dimensions on the metal blaster come from a real Sterling (saw the real one right next to the replicas), but it might be a few mms off, I don't know.

[Did the Dremel tool exist in 1976?]

I'm not saying they were entirely hollow, just a little thinner on the edges, as in the latex was pooling up at the edge of the mould and then dropping off a little towards the center.

[Did the Dremel tool exist in 1976?]

Okay, just went through all my stuff (production pics, screen grabs) and the only TK with a distinct "knuckle" pattern I could find is the one you showed there lying down (and I can only see it on the one hand really, the other looks pretty much straight). Everyone else seems to have either a straight edge or some sort of wavy, but irregular pattern there, which could be a casting issue rather than an actual feature... or am I totally off here?!

 

Here's my best of "no knuckles":