johnnymac

Sorry, one more question about paint. If one needs to give another coat of the white after 24 hours has passed, can this be done? Possibly after one week. (Completely cured). You mentioned that you tried 48 hours later and it went all crinkly. I'm just curious in case I want to touch it up later on down the road. Thanks!

I wish I knew how to find that documentary. It was showing at the St. Louis Science Center in the 90's. A girl that I was dating had their X-mas party there and this was the movie playing at the OmniMax. Those helmets on posted above look very different from ANH.

How long should I wait after spraying my helmet to hand paint the frown and ears. Do I need to wait the entire week for it to cure?

In the 1990's, when Lucas decided to remaster and digitalize a bunch of scenes in the Star Wars Trilogy for cinema release, he completely reshot the desert scene with the famous line "Look sir, droids." Does anyone know what kind of armor he used for the shots? I saw a documentary on the remake at the OmniMax over fifteen years ago. (long before my obsession took over. :-) )I remember them talking about how they had a hard time finding people to wear the TK costume because of the intense heat of the desert. Lucas ended up using US Marines in the updated/remastered version.

Has anyone tried this with Stomper's Hovis? I have been very happy with my WalMart Voice Changer, but I would love to have volume control and the 9v size would be great.

Do you have any additional information about this event? It's getting closer to the date and if it is going to happen, please let me know. Thanks!

I'm always willing to help out. I'm in St. Louis, MO.

Just a quick tip.... I got the BONDO at Wal-Mart Professional White Gloss Enamel at Lowes or Home Depot Painters Touch Sandable Primer at Home Depot (Not sold at my Lowes)

Guys, do any of you ever put some material in between the face plate and the top? (under the brow). There is a little space there on mine. Thanks!

Well, I am sitting in an Airport bar in Maryland and I was just informed that I have a rather large box waiting for me at home from Hawaii!!!!!! Guess what that could be?? :-)

Here is a very good inclusive list that I used for my FX kit-------------

Thank you. I am very scared that it is going to get caught in customs because its a metal replica....

Can someone translate this for me? I'm waiting on an E-11 that I bought from a Norwegian, but I can't translate the tracking details: 24.01.09 06.37 TIL TOLLVURDERING 9999 INGEN NY POSTADRESSE 24.01.09 06.37 FORTOLLET 9999 INGEN NY POSTADRESSE 24.01.09 06.36 ANKOMMET MOTTAKERLANDET 9999 INGEN NY POSTADRESSE Thank you!!!! ____________________________ Nevermind. I found a way to translate the page to english... 24.01.09 06.37 RETAINED FOR IMPORT CUSTOMS CLEARANCE 9999 INGEN NY POSTADRESSE 24.01.09 06.37 CUSTOMS CLEARED 9999 INGEN NY POSTADRESSE 24.01.09 06.36 ARRIVED DESTINATION COUNTRY 9999 INGEN NY POSTADRESSE

I'm so confused....

What is everyone's PS3 ID? Mine is johnnymac.... surprise, surprise.

I wear a 10 and I found that CABoots 10's were a bit big. I decided to keep them because with thick socks, they are fine, -but if I wear thin black socks I feel like I'm wearing clown shoes. Also, they are such a pain in the a$$ to put on when they are slightly bigger that I wouldn't want to get them much smaller. I guess I need a giant 4 foot long shoe horn. :-)

What ever happened to T*E? I was going through a bunch of old threads in the ForSale section and he had a bunch of really nice looking helmets for reasonable prices? I have looked around and saw that he was having a hard time with getting orders out in a timely manner. Does anyone know if he's making helmets anymore?

Thank you. That is good advice to try other trooper's buckets. So far I have only ever met one trooper 2 years ago when I was Boba Fett on Halloween and he had an FX bucket. Lol. Hopefully my local garrison will do something in the near future so that I can try on different lids. It doesn't look like any TE2's are going to be made until late spring/early summer so I have a lot of time if I got that route. It would be nice if someone with several TE2's would simply sell one!!! Quit hording them all. Nudge nudge. -You know who you are!

That sounds great!

I'm glad I examined my Hengstler before cutting. I slid off the bottom plastic cover to have a look, and there was more black plastic underneath. It looked like you could almost barely see through it so I held a flashlight (or torch for you people on the other side of the pond) and there was nothing behind the plastic. So I'm just going to leave it the way that it is. So make sure that there is something there before you cut through it!!!! Here's a pic of mine.:

Thanks for the advice guys. I've contacted a few people about pricing and availability on TE2 and haven't been able to find out much. Seems that they are not going to make any more until summer? -Or am I just not contacting the right person.

Those helmets are beautiful! i wish we could put my fx next to them for a comparison. I have seen Starwarshelmets.com's comparisons, but not with these 3 together... For the money, the MR CE looks great, is an affordable option (and readily available). You are making my decision harder!

I can't put my FX on without turning it to the side a little first. I hope my head isn't too big! I'm going to go measure it.... I hope no one sees me. HaHa. OK, I'm a 59.5cm or 23.25inch. I'm guessing that a TE2 might be a better option. (I am assuming that a MRCE is smaller than an AP and TE2????

Help needed. A few months ago when I started looking around for armor, I decided that with my size, almost 6'2" that FX was going to be the best option. I'm very happy with my choice; however, I should have followed everyone’s advice and gone with the FX "lite" version without the helmet, strapping, etc. In the end, I didn't use anything that came with the kit. I used plastic welder, industrial Velcro, suspenders, etc. Now that I've got it all built. I'm very happy with it except for one thing. To quote Mike Myers in "So I Married an Axe Murderer" my head ..."looks like an orange on a toothpick". Don't get me wrong. It's not that bad. It actually looks pretty good. (I know that my back plate is slding down my a$$.... I've fixed that and lowered the Cod piece) But I want to improve on the look and make the helmet look a bit more accurate. I don't have a giant head, but it's not tiny either. A friend recommended RT-Mod helmet. I want to be able to have at least one fan and my WalMart Voice Changer/Aerator Speaker system in it too. (Sounds system takes up hardly any room.) I would also like to have at least a little room to breathe. I don't want to have my face pushed up against the front of the helmet. What would you guys recommend? I have spent a fortune on this hobby so far and my fiancée is probably going to kill me if a buy another item for this obsession. Lol. But I'm going for elite eventually and want it to look better.