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Hello, I'm sure this is a dumb question, but where do I buy the long black rubber gloves seen in all the screencaps etc? Maybe I'm not looking in the right areas at Menards, Wal-Mart and Home Depot. I'm stumped. If anyone has seen them, let me know where to look for them and which store/stores. I have seen yellow, pink, red, etc. etc. but I can't find black. Thanks.

If you have Wal-Mart in Canada you should be able to get E-6000 there in the craft section in the glues. It's almost $2 cheaper per tube than Michaels. (US dollars)

I used E6000, white 1" ribbon from Wal-Mart (drop boxes), and Tandy Snaps to put a bunch of snaps on my suit last weekend. Use a lot of E6000 to "soak" the ribbon and let it dry for about 8 hours or so. Works great. Especially on odd surfaces like the underside of the shoulder straps.

I hate to say this, but I just went frame-by-frame through ROTJ and I can't find a single frame with anything that definitively looks like a Jodhpur boot. Granted, it is still DVD quality on the computer, but nothing I've seen says, "That's definitely a Jod!" I've ordered my Caboots, and I'll probably call it good, but I am starting to believe the "Elvis Style" long boot with a zipper is actually the boot they used, mostly, and not just on a tour suit. Now, not all the boots are the long, zippered, elvis style with the tan bottoms. Lots of them are for sure. But some of the TK's sides of their soles were painted white, while some were black. I have a screen cap of the bottom of a TK foot that looks like an actual BOOT bottom. I imagine what the Doc's will look like on the bottom. Only in yellow, not white. That screen cap was definitely not the tan Elvis Boot bottom which is pretty smooth with a heel. Someday we'll figure this all out.

I bet a respirator amp would fit in there just lovely. ----------- And it has a pot to turn it on/off and adjust volume. How one would actually solder it to make it work, I haven't much of an idea. Spkr-out from the Hasbro board to the mic-in on the amp? Maybe not solder at all. It sounds like a cool, worthwhile mod. Take some pics if you do it!

I am going to snaps and elastic instead of velcro in the next few days. I have to get it fitting and sweet for Halloween. The Tandy snaps and tool. Is that available as a kit or something at Jo-Ann? I have tried Michaels with no luck. Wal-mart has some sort of snap tool and snaps, but not as a kit. At least not in heavy-duty snap-kit form. Is Jo-Ann's the place to get that? ABS squares. Where do I buy a sheet of ABS for this or is there a better way? I had thought putting the snaps through some thick elastic then E-6000-ing the elastic to the suit would be a way to go. Is a "For Sale" plastic sign at Wal-mart good enough to just cut out squares? Any help is greatly appreciated. I picked up a tube of E-6000 at Wal-Mart today. It has a nice tip on it it looks like. My tube from Michaels has a big hole on the end and is a pain to work with. I hope the smaller tip is better. If anyone needs E-6000, it is in the craft section at Wal-Mart, over a couple aisles from the fabrics. There is a small "Glue" section and the E-6000 is hanging on one of the high bars if anyone is interested. I will have to take a look at some tutorials, but since CBP just got done doing this, a fresh insight is quite helpful. Thanks.

I had VaderDave paint the 3 buttons blue for me. Just worked it out with him through email. They couldn't be easier to put on the ab plate. Those photos were the main photos I was looking at. The shadowing makes it seem different than it actually is. The outdoor photo is a bit easier to see the colors. Better, I got verification from Bernard who was corresponding with John who actually has the suit to find out what the colors are and where. You almost need to see an actual ROTJ suit as I haven't found a single frame in the entire DVD that I could definitively see the color of the bottom buttons.

No problem. I have pics of my VaderDave buttons on my Rubies Mod post lower down the forum. The next thing for me to tackle is a solid snap system to keep everything tight. Work, work, work.

From all my research when I was putting my ab plate together it goes, from the bottom up: Blue, Blue, Black, Black, Black. Then on the side with only 4 of them, bottom to top it goes: Blue, Black, Black, Black. This I finally figured on from PM's with Bernard (the only EIB ROTJ I believe) who was in email contact with John who owns and ROTJ suit. From all my frame-by-framing ROTJ, I could never come up with anything definitive that you could actually "see" in the movie. Most ROTJ TK's wear their belt so high it covers the bottom 2 buttons on the Ab middle and the bottom button on the "4" buttons. So all you see in the movie is the black buttons. I hope that helps a bit.

Zappos had my size (13US) as of my writing above. When I went to buy them today, gonzo. So, yes, these Doc's did come in big foot sizes too. I'm sure they've been discontinued, thus the closeout prices at Zappos etc. Saddened by this, someone is reselling what look to be Caboots on Ebay for $60 + $8 shipping. Being it's a buy-it-now, I hopped on my Live/Bing.com cashback account, searched Stormtrooper boots, then hit the auction on Ebay getting 8% cashback ($4.80) and $1.20 in ebay bucks. Caboots delivered for about $62 all told? Sweet. Now I'll just have to wait for them to arrive and figure out a GOOD way to whiten the black side sole. I'm sure spray-painting will be the most screen-accurate way to do it. Anyone have an idea what paint would stick well to the side of a Caboot sole? Thanks.

I am still interested in this and Zappos has my size for $85 delivered. You know Doc boots are going to last. I will have to post some ROTJ screen caps when I get home.

The ROTJ holster is on the right side. The E-11 has to go in backwards so that the cartrage sticks out away from your leg. I have gone over ROTJ frame by frame countless times and I have yet to see a TK with a holstered E-11.

I'm in, let me know when/where/who to paypal. Will these fit MRCE pretty easily? Just asking as the MRCE is a pretty common "decent" starter helmet. Is ATA going to become the goto entry-level helmet now? Anyway, count me in.

Those boots I've never seen in any of my screen caps. Is that a tour suit? I have seen the boots that look like the standard "stormtrooper boots". i.e. Jodphur etc. Just like the above Docs. In the Endor scene when they are dragging Solo out of the bunker, the TK's on the left are definitely wearing the Jods with white soles. At least on the side. Not black sole-sides like those ANH TK's.

Would this be EIB acceptable, as is, for an ROTJ TK? The extra cut of leather down the sides is a bit off, maybe, but I love the white soles for ROTJ. No need to paint!

Hello, What silver should I use for the chamber? Some Testors or mask it off and use some sort of spray? Which spray? Thanks for any help. This E-11 needs some color.

Great job thus far! What paint are you using to paint the ab plate, armor and such? If you need any ROTJ reference pics, I can email you a ton of screen grabs if need be.

Awesome, just awesome! If they don't let you take photos, the photos Bill posted are the best I've ever seen. Remember to bring your color book! Just match the swatches with the color you are looking at. I know we'll all trust your eyes as you are looking at an original and know what to look for. As said above, if you could check the frown and chin for glossy or matte, that'd be just excellent. Finally, are you going to bring these decals out with an MRCE cut? I'd surely appreciate that. Now I am officially excited.

I didn't know I was on the MEPD. Isn't this a TK board? I think the lines TK's should be worried about are on the Tantive raid. "There's one, set for stun" etc. I'll have to re-listen to the TK lines in ANH. I know ROTJ TK's don't have static burst or clicks.

That is exactly it. The undersuit, as in your post in the other section, should be 3XL for someone 6'5" like myself. In actual trooping, I'm just going to try not to raise my arms like that. It also wouldn't do that if I didn't have the stirrups secured under my heels. It is really stretched to cover my body.

BUMP for updated pics in first post. Thanks for the continued help gents!

Bill, How wide is that TD? I love the pic with the tape showing 7.5". How about a pic of the width? TIA!

Those were the ones. Thanks for fixing the link. The ones that you link are the boots I was going to buy for $45 delivered I believe. The item you linked doesn't have my size. (13) I'll keep looking. Off on a tangent..... Does anyone know where to get leather dye to dye the boots? I was stunned when Michael's said they don't have any.

Well, the Equestrianconnection emailed me today to say that they are out of stock in my size and discontinued. Grrrrrr. How about these. CHEAP! ------- I know they have that weird toe. But would it be enough to keep you from Elite? No zippers, and correct elastic, but just a weird cut to set off the toe. I'd like to know before I buy. I'll keep looking. I would buy the Barnstormers for $52 delivered, but they only go up to a 46. My size 13 Nike says 47.5 on the tongue, so I don't think a 46 would work. EDIT: I found Tuffa boots in the UK. Which of their styles is most correct? --------- Lots of different styles of Jodhpurs there. I just don't know which is the "correct one" to get from someplace. They seem to have my size though. Where oh where did those hi-res boot pictures go?

I just ordered these in a size 13: --------- I think they are the same as TK-1287's. They are based in the US so you don't get killed on shipping. These will be $46 delivered after using the coupon code "NEW" for $5 off. Andy, let us see what/how you turn those white. I will be doing the same thing it looks like.