firebladejedi

Heres a nice picture of the SE suits

I would say the bells are really pinched and the only way is to cut out the ab plate as i see it.

I have jest taken a few screen shots from the ot version, not the clearest but hey..

Only seen in the hands of Dr Evizan, Dr Ezivan or was it Dr Ester Ranson, or Ibinez or something...

Just a couple of pics of a comlink to show the hoxi mics , hope this is not too off topic

The binders in rotj are grey and thick plastic looking with the blocks added this may be why people make binders as the tutorials.. Not a great pic but -----------

I got my mic tips from Keith here in the uk and they are very nice clean casts, very happy with them

I have cut off my cod on my fx kit along the same line as the bottom of the belt but you cannot see the join when wearing the armour. I also changed the angle of the bottom horizontal part so its more like the other kits, going up at angle. May have to post a pic to show you what i mean.

I have to sign in quite frequently, i can never remember my password either...

I never realised the esb trooper buckets had a big StarWars logo on the back, guess i should watch the dvd again to check

This is my first set of armour ( FX ) so im happy with it so far, i want to replace the lid with something else before i have even essembled it, and if i had the spare cash i think i would get some AP armour, it looks really nice. But with other expensive costumes on the go ( Vader ) i think i will stick with what i have, after all it looks like a trooper

I could only find 2 inch wide Velcro at my local haberdashery and I bought the self adhesive kind, although I did sew around the edges so it was more secure. I put the soft part of the Velcro on the right side and the ruff part on the left side (as you wear the belt) which goes on top so that if any of the Velcro shows nothing gets stuck to it. As I had to use 2 inch Velcro when I stuck the thin and thick parts on the belt I offset them against the opposite hook and loop so that the velcro wont be pulled off when I undo the belt. Sew around the edges and there you are, all done. I used poppers to attach everything to the belt including the armour belt, holster and drop boxes to make storage easier and the thermal detonator will be held on using money clips. Finshed and ready for duty.......... end of transmission

Hi i posted this on the UKG over the weekend and thought i would share with everyone here too. Here?s a quick guide to making a canvas belt for your storm trooper armour as an upgrade to something more movie accurate. This took me about two hours this morning to make this including stopping to take pictures, so it is not a long job. Ingredients; Tee Kay armour belt Heavy duty canvas 60 inch wide is best for this 3 meters of 3 inch wide elastic 2 inch wide velcro Camping snaps or rivets A piece of plastic 2/12 x 8 inch Scissors and a sewing machine and white cotton Method; Ok first thing to do is measure around your waist to see how long the belt is going to be. I made mine 1 ? meters in length and cut off the extra at the ends when I was finishing the belt. This gave me an overlap of about 12 inches which is plenty. Cut 2 strips of the 3 inch wide elastic to the required length and sew the two pieces together down the sides using the big zig-zag stitch leaving the ends open for now. I only sewed the sides once as you will go over these edges several times by the time you sew the rest of the belt together. Then put the armour belt in the middle of the elastic belt and measure and mark the outside with a pencil. Sew down the belt along these lines using a straight stich, this is for the plastic insert added later on to support the holster. On mine this was about 20 inches in from the end of the elastic. Then cut two strips of the canvas the same length but slightly wider than the elastic, you will cut this extra off after stitching the two parts together. Using the zig-zag stitch again sew the canvas to the elastic down the sides, I?ve sewn each side twice to give it extra support. Then cut off the excess canvas nice and close to the elastic and sew this side as well. Remember to leave the ends open as you sew the canvas to the elastic. Repeat this again on the other side of the belt. You should now have something that looks like this. Next using the piece of plastic were going to make an insert to support the weight of the holster to stop the canvas being pulled down or collapsing. Measure the distance between the two loops that usually go over the belt, im guessing all holsters will be different in size. My piece is 8 inches long and to fit inside the elastic 2 ? inch wide. Round off the edges so it doesn?t snag the belt and simply slide inside the middle of the two elastic pieces and push all the way in until it stops. Remember you sewed the straight lines in earlier to keep it in place. Now its time to trim the belt to size. I cut just a couple of inches off each side so that there is about eight inches of overlap that will secure the belt at the back. Sew up the ends and now its time to ad the Velcro.

If you can buy normal canvas i would be inclined to use that, unless you really need a water and fire proof belt? Mind you those trash compactors in the death star dont look too inviting I made my belt using two layers of elastic covering both sides with heavy duty canvas and it weights in alone at 300 grams or 10.5 oz. Although its light weight it is still fairly strong and durable, perfect for trooping

Hi i have not heard of tarp canvas, i used a natural thick canvas for mine, the store i bought it had two choice's... thick or thin. Heres what it looks like.

I am going to attatch the holster with snaps, thats what is on the belt instead of rivets. Turning my holster inside out is next on the list of things to do

Hi all this is the first part of my costume that i have finished following inspiration from some tallented people i decided to have a go at making a canvas belt for my tk for that authentic look of ANH. I started it yesturday afternoon and finished lunch time today. I wanted to make a belt that was wearable aswell like Luke and Han for a bit of added coolness, you never know maybe i will make one of their costumes in the future. I just need to take my holster apart and reverse it and put my thermal detonator together and its all done. Heres a few pics...

Check out the screen cap of luke putting on the trooper belt after getting out of the trash compactor, good shot of the rivets in the belt holding on the holster.

The hyperdyne seems to be $145 usd (?75 quid or so) the ROM F/X about ?105 quid ( $205 usd) according to their respective websites.

I have the ROM/FX and it has various settings to alter the distortion in your voice, the static bursts can be turned on/off and you can adjust the time delay and so on but it doesnt lower the tone of your voice. I think it could do with being a little louder in a busy environment so i may get an amp to beef up the volume, hope this helps you somewhat.