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Merusk

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  1. The "why" of the two changes you mentioned seem obvious to me. Ease of suiting-up. The Kidney/ Ab plate are now joined and are free from the back and chest plate. Much more freedom to twist about. The diagonal line to the join is a mystery to me vs. a vertical, but there may be some attachment\ mobility gains happening there as well. The black band between the chest and back turn that top piece into a shirt. You can see the shoulder straps are molded into each from the close-ups meaning it's supported from the shoulders now as a unit rather than from strapping. It makes it easier to toss on and off quickly and, I suspect, more of a one-size-fits-all application. Most of the other changes will be due to the high-res nature of modern filming. The OT was in really crappy resolution, even on the big screen. 35mm film when projected to that size was better than the old 480p some of us grew-up with on Tube TVs but was, typically, worse than even 720p HD TVs. (yes, there would be outliers but this is typical.) http://www.motionfx.gr/files/35mm_resolution_english.pdf When you look at Blu-Ray stills it's obvious how cheap the TK armor was. It looks bad even for the 70's but it's what they had because of the budget Lucas had to work with. There's no way it'd fly today with modern audiences on 2-story IMAX DLP screens in 3d. That's just the way of the world. The helmet shape and armor profile looks close enough for anyone but people who've built one to say, "That's a Stormtrooper." Good enough for me.
  2. Ahhh, gotcha. Trying to anti-hype the, "OMG new scene" vibe. It's all about the armor for me.
  3. I'm not clear on your argument, Trooper. Yes they're promo shots. Are you implying that none of the R1 armor will look like this? That the mass-produced pieces (if these are) will be completely different from the screen-used armor? I'm doubtful there as many of these larger details can be seen in the teaser trailer shots right now. With the higher-res pictures you can compare and see what is there in the actual movie shots. * The black underarm strap * The slash on the kidney/ ab * The longer, codpiece * The difference in the thighs * The trim on the base. * The sniper plate * The grey paint on the TD cap * The forearm differences * The cover strips being thicker. * The bells being less-rounded (showing more at the chest) Even the even nature of the tube stripes become apparent at 1:14 of the trailer when you have the higher-res still photo to look at. Given the obvious wear on some of those kits, I'd assume they were screen-used then put up for promo shots. Just like Carrie at the beach in '83 and lots of stills from TFA. Promo doesn't mean, "Not movie accurate and a good resource."
  4. Ok all I've compiled what I've seen and the changes mentioned here and on Facebook. I used the huge image so I won't link it in-line. You can find it here for your viewing pleasure and commentary. This should help anyone trying to dev. a new CRL and help find any other questions we've got about this new variant. -------------
  5. Yep, I thought I saw that posted earlier but it might have just been on Facebook's Anovos build group. Opinion there seems to be leaning towards injection molded for the parts as well. Additionally, the gloves are of the same type as the FO gloves where they are cloth with leather rather than rubber. The high-res pic I used for the above makes this very clear. Since I didn't see it linked earlier in the thread here it is for everyone's consumption. The gloves are most-obvious on the Trooper to the far-right of the shot. Looks like the same leather pattern to the finger. --------------- It's raining so if I get bored enough tonight I'll pick things apart and compile the list here and from Facebook and add some additional details I observed to the high-res photo.
  6. Looks like some of the elastic I've seen people attach, but hard plastic instead. Meant to keep the chest and the back together without strapping it to the kidney. Turns the chest into something you pull on over your head instead of clamshelling into. The helmets are incredibly different. Here's what I noticed and just posted elsewhere. -----------
  7. Please enable me for 501st status, thanks! http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=21238
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