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Thanks for the info! j.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if the EFX Collectibles Hero ANH Stormtrooper armor was ever produced? Thanks, j.

Thanks for the info - have you guys ever seen the "ribbed" version on a stormtrooper in ANH? or only on the sandtrooper backpack?

Hello, I was wondering if someone could answer a question about the thermal detonator white plate from ANH. I understand that the armor for the sandtroopers was the "first run" of armor made for ANH and the armor you see in all the other scenes (attack on the Blockade Run and the Death Star) was the "Second Run" of armor made. My question is how come the white plate used on the thermal detonators has ribs on the sides of the "Button" area when it was used on the sandtrooper backpacks but all the other shots (attack on the Blockade Run and the Death Star) it no longer has the large side ribs? Are the type used on the sandtrooper backpacks ever seen on the stormtrooper armor thermal detonators?

Hey Karin, Did you ever finish this latex neck seal project? jack

Any new progress?

Thanks! j

Hey Guys, I purchased this helmet from RS Prop Masters. It's an HDPE helmet that they built up and painted. It is # 35 of 100 that they made. Thanks, j

Can't wait to see. jack

If you wanted to make one from scatch - the main body looks like a modified WWII Beretta 38/44 or 38/49 Receiver with parts added on to it.

Hey Karin, I was wondering how the neckseal was going?? thanks, j

Hey Karin, If you think the ribs are hollow - would that not make sence for them to be hollow rubber tubes joined together? If you stacked the tubes on top of each other - joined the ends of the tubes together (1st sew line) then ran a needle through the tubes opposite the seam line - then you would have hollow rubber tubes that are joined together at 2 points (to keep them in line) and they would still be strechy (elastic) to get them over your head and cover the neck portion of the rubber neck seal. Or you could join them at 4 points (to keep the tubes in line and still be elastic enough to get them over your head and around the neck) - If you picture a wall clock - the 4 joining points would be 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, and 9 o'clock positions. The seam line joining the stacked rubber tubes could be at the 12 o'clock position. Then at the 3, 6, 9 o'clock positions you could run a kneedle and thread down through the tubes from top to bottom - to hold them in position and still have enough elasticity to got over your head and down around your neck covering the dry suit neckseal. The 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions where a kneedle and thread is run down throught the tubes to help keep them in position - would not be seen from a profile view - the only connection that would be visable from the pofile view would be the seam joining the 2 ends of the tube together at the 12 o'clock position. Don't know if that made sence how I expained it - a picture is worth 1000 words! j

Dear Karin, Sorry if I'm not explaining myself well enough. jack

Hey John, You might be right - I don't know much about wet suits - I didn't even know that they have burn/rash stuff that you could wear underneath them. One thing though - what ever is underneath his chin seems to mold up towards his neck like molded latex would - fabric or spandex would start bunching down towards the ribs - I could definately be wrong - but that's what it looks like to me. one other thing about the ribs - if you look at each trooper in the picture - the ribs are not uniform at all - each troopers neck seal ribs look different - making me thing that these were all hand made and not a found part. j

Again - if you have the book - you can see what I'm talking about alot more clearly than these pictures I've posted. j

Karin, About the neckseal comment poking out below the chin - If you look in the book "The Making of Star Wars" the definitive story behind the original film by Rinzler 2007 - on page 215 - the picture is definately better than my scan. If you look at the trooper on the most right side of the photo - look underneath his chin moving towards his left ear. It looks like to me that a flat bit of latex neckseal is sticking out above the "rib" section. It can be seen better if you have the book and not in my scan photo. I took the pic below with my camera - maybe it's a little better for you to see what I'm talking about. Thanks, j

Thanks Paul, j

Maybe TM has some insight on this - he has an excelent eye for detail. j

You know I would almost be willing to say - the ribs might be black rubber tubes that were attached to some neckseal at just one point (obviously the seam where the ends meet). If they were rubber and attached at just one point - they would stretch with the neckseal as the person put it on and it might explain why some of the ribbs are sticking out on some of the neckseals and why the neckseal is poking out under the chin on the trooper on the far right. I also noticed on ebay that neckseals are sold in differnt sizes - so maybe the guys with really large neckseals are wearing an XXL neckseal and the guys with tighter ones are wearing a small or extra small. j

The above picture comes from book "The Making of Star Wars" the definitive story behind the original film by Rinzler 2007 - on page 215. Sorry about the scan - it's not the greatest - is some can get a better scan from the book to show what I'm talking about a little better - I would appriciate it. thanks, j

After looking at some pictures I have a question? Is the original a one piece neckseal from a vintage dry suit or did they add ribbing on to an existing dry suit neckseal? I put some pictures below - the first 2 are just dry suit neckseals I saw in ebay. The 3rd picture is from ANH - (Sorry for the scan quality of this photo) 1) if you look at the strormtrooper on the right - his ribs have a seam line (running along the left side of the neckseal) and the top of the dry suit neck seal seems to be sticking out under his chin. 2) The second trooper in from the right has ribs that are uneven as they go up (some larger and sticking out, and some smaller and inset). 3) Also these neckseals seem to be very differnent in size - the 3rd stormtrooper from the left and the stormtrooper in the center have very large neckseals while the 2 stormtrooper on the right - there neckseals seem smaller and tighter. 4) The center stormtrooper's neckseal seems to be cut several times going up twards his neck - probably for an easier fit (this could be happening on the other troopers but I can't tell from the angle of the photo.

Can't wait to see pics - This sounds awesome! j

I don't understand - when I was reading through the thread on the RPF - I thought they said they were going to make these helmets in HDPE? Also - SiMan showed a picture of a pull done in black HDPE - what happened to that??? jack

Could you take a close up picture of the tear drops - I asked Gino if he was making these kits with them now and he said they are not there. thanks, jack

I can see the tear drop detail as well in the first picture - Did Gino sell you it with the detail? j