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  1. Aww... I think you hurried way too much with the sculpt. You should have hundreds of photos of originals, or at least good replicas (AP, TE, TE2) printed out for constant reference. All possible angles. Then you should cast plaster over the clay model, remove the clay, spray some paint into the inside of the negative mould so that resin wouldn't stick, then brush resin in there, lay fiberglass, brush more resin, lay more fiberglass, brush even more resin... That way you'll get an excellent positive mold made of rock-solid fiberglass. You'll be able to sand it, use putty on it, sand it more... And make it real smooth and nice. Here's how I did my original sculpt: http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5474/dsc41yh1.jpg http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9421/dsc0002lp5.jpg http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5263/dsc0209vz4.jpg http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2844/dsc0008ei0.jpg http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/3928/dsc0001xv7.jpg And final result: http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3572/dsc2788.jpg http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4082/dsc2916.jpg note however that I simply assembled a helmet out of the fiberglass parts, just for the heck of it. Ideally, these should be used for vacuforming over them - the resulting helmet wouldn't be so rough. Well, it was a different technology, though... Anyway, I'm most interested in your progress - I'm dying to see how the next stage of the sculpting goes. I'm sure you gen carve the right shape out of the plaster - good luck!
  2. Uh... Jester, the faceplate should go UNDER, not OVER the forehead. At least that's how it is in ANH helmets derived from the originals. If you install the faceplate properly, the gap should be close to nonexistent.
  3. Yeah... It's been proven several times over that it doesn't match the armors we see on screen in a number of areas. We were supposed to pay Ainsworth for original moulds, for accuracy. He gave us a DIFFERENT story of the armor moulds in each revision of the SDS booklet, and now we know we get neither original moulds or accuracy. OF COURSE it's a beautiful armor that CLOSELY RESEMBLES what we see on screen, and comparing it to FX would be blasphemous, but it's not the original and paying such insane amounts of money for something that offers you essentially the same thing as a TE suit (most excellent, by the way) for the price of several of them just doesn't compute, now does it?
  4. Superb quality, comes fully assembled and ready to wear, together with an undersuit. But.... it's not really encouraged. Lucasfilm is pursuing them in court, and, IMHO, the manufacturer told us too many lies to tolerate, regardless how good his product is. Regardless what mr. Ainsworth says, it's a recast. the choice is up to you, but I'd suggest TM armor from Paul ("Troopermaster"). I haven't seen it in person but it's definitely the most screen-accurate kit money can buy. I don't own a Shepperton, but I had one over for reference in making my own armor. you can see me wearing a Shepperton on my avatar (except for the helmet)
  5. It was way over 24 hours. Wrong glue, that's all... No more two ingridient mixtures, I've found a dedicated glue for hard plastics such as ABS or Styrene - it melts and fuses them together much like superglue does soft plastics, for example those on plastic model kits. It should arrive tomorrow or the day after, and I'll have the packet from CABoots in about a week or two... then my trooper will be more or less complete
  6. Here's a little update - new legs and other misc. parts from TK-560 (IMHO, they're excellent!). Thanks a lot, Jim! Even though they're a close fit with almost no gaps, I can move more freely than with my previous fiberglass attempt. I'm most happy with the new legs. The only problem I have is glueing. The velcros on the left shin, the shim on the left thigh, and the velcro on the right thigh all came off near the end of today's trooping session. I need a better glue
  7. LOL! No no, we just happened to visit spontaneously while trooping casually... it's the "City Days" week here in Bialystok City, the city just... you know... celebrates - all sorts of fairs, happenings, art displays, sports and entertainment events. Meaning it's THE week for us to come out of hiding. And of course with all the stuff going on, we're bound to accidentally walk into the middle of some event
  8. It says "Imperial stormtroopers from Star Wars provided security for the event" - actually we just dropped in to oogle cars at a motorshow for a moment
  9. I've been wondering... is it a chemical smell, or something 'footy'? Or chemical at first, and then a blend of the two?
  10. Ah, great to hear that. My wife is generally afraid of using the card online and was getting pretty worried Anyway, the order is placed now, and all that's left to do is to get a good supply of air refreshener
  11. It seems like everyone's buying from them so I guess they're okay, but one thing really, really bothers me. Why the hell would they need to know the card's security number? It's not needed for any purchase... I'm worried. Is CABoots safe to deal with?
  12. Actually the 'ammo belt' and the drop boxes are about to arrive bundled with my new legs and belt. Why am I getting new legs? I think fiberglass just doesn't realy work for legs... to be strong enough, it has to be thick, when its thick, it's highly uncomfortable, heavy, stiff, and it bites... I have 'armor bite' marks on the front of both my legs, and on the back of both my legs... 4 places in total, not counting those on the inner side of my elbows... That's after some 3 hours of trooping today ;( When I get those parts, I'd say the armor will be pretty much complete. I won't get or build my backack yet, though - my wife and I are moving to Canada in about half a year, it would be rather silly to invest in one if we wouldn't really be able to take it with us. Once there - sure
  13. ooookay... I figured my "custom helmet sculpt" topic no longer reflects the content, as the project evolved into a full, themed armor project. As my bucket seems to have a ROTJ feel to it, and as my home-made fiberglass armor needed weathering to hide its less-than-perfect finish, I went for the Special Edition sandtrooper look... Here's how it looks like so far: Comments, anyone? I'm pondering turning the control panel on the abdomen upside down, but would there be anything else I should do? I'm definitely replacing the legs, the belt and even the forearms. And ordering proper boots
  14. Ooookay... I think this is the right thread to ask my question. Are the little PC fans (the kind found on removable harddrive drawers) safe for one's hair? My helmet is very tight. I wanted to put fans on the vents in the back of the dome, but I'm afraid of them winding my hair in... is that safe?
  15. I can definitely confirm that extra vents really do work. I made my custom sculpted helmet with real vents from the start - and they work just fine. I only did the back of the dome, not the cheeks, though. Hot air always goes up, and that means there's always air circulation inside my bucket. I think the pics in my 'custom sculpt' thread should still be up...
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