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kwdesigns

501st Stormtrooper[TK]
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  1. Wow thank you everyone for your nice comments. That picture in the first post is a picture of me wearing the Short Kit. I am 5'10" 170lbs. The Short Kit will fit someone 5'8" -5'10". I also have a Tall Kit that fit someone 5'11' up to 6'4". There is no way clone armor is a one size fits all. That is why I had to sculpt 2 different size kits to achieve the most screen accurate look for various sized people. Thank you for reading... Oh Ya, I do have some kits available right now. Kevin W.
  2. Thank you Bill. So the white 3/4 inch elastic strap just wraps around the Canvas belt. Right? Or is something used to keep it from sliding side to side? BTW Your armor looks great Bill. Nice detail.
  3. A few Questions... What is on the inside of the drop boxes? Is it a small drop box reversed inside? Or foam? Where does the bottom end of the white strap connect? Does it get glued to the backside or riveted to the drop box? Or does it get sandwiched between the front and back parts of the drop box? Also what should be used for the white strap? Elastic? How wide should the strap be? I found this pic on Mike's website. I hope he doesn't mind me putting the link here. ----------- Thanks Kevin W.
  4. Question about paint choice. Some times when I look at pics from ANH parts of the armor look yellowish and other parts look white all on the same trooper. The helmets look a different color than the armor too. So what is the goal?... to make it look like the armor in the movie with the difference in color?... with paint drips, cracks and scratches? Or should they look brand new?... with matching glossy white paint from head to toe? What dose the CRL want? and what dose the Elite Status want? Thanks for any info on this. Kevin W.
  5. Are you moving to CA? Or were you thinking my house?
  6. Thanks Tony... Your on the list, buddy.
  7. Hey Paul... Can I go too? I'm sure my wife would love to go up to see here family that lives near you. And that would give us the chance to hang out again. Kevin W.
  8. TK-0812= My birthday. 0=Space filler 8= August 12= Day I just got older a few days ago...
  9. Hey there is no reason to turn in any ANH buckets... Just make room on the self to add a different bucket and a place for the armor. LOL Kevin W.
  10. Looks Great Mike! The ESB sticker came out great too. Well done all around. Kevin W.
  11. Thank you for posting the pictures. I have some sandtropper sticker right now. If you want to use those and try to mark in the strips it might work. Let me know. Kevin W.
  12. Thank you. "If" I was to make a Vac Version I would resize the mold and make a few more corrections so it would still be a good size when Vacuumformed. So the Idea would be, not to make it any bigger and not much smaller...Right?
  13. I just wanted to bump this thread back up. I have received a few question about the assembly process... So I thought this could help. Thanks Kevin W.
  14. The ANH2 are not Fiberglass. They are Rigid Urethane. Maybe one day I'll make an ANH3 kits out of Vacuum formed ABS. Would anyone want this? Or do you like the one-piece idea better?
  15. Hey Trip? I?m sorry I did not clarify that if you hand paint the details with a brush that you don?t need to use masking tape. I?m sorry you learned the hard way. All you need is a steady hand, and lots of patience. Your helmet looks REALLY GOOD! Have you tried to polish it yet? I can see that most of it has a good shine. If you plan to paint the small thin black line around the gray ear piece? I recommend using a Fine Point Permanent Marker. I used the ?BIC? brand titled ?Mark it.? I realized it might be too late for you now but when you paint the helmet white and it has too many small bumps known as ?Orange Peel? Let it dry and ?Color Sand it.? Which means to sand off only the small bumps. I use a Contour Sanding Sponge the brand is ?mainstays projects? It is light gray in color, 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in size and it comes 2 to a pack at Walmart in the house paint section. They run about 2 dollars. Make sure all the sanding dust is off before you apply more paint. I use my air compressor rather than water. Trip? you might be able to still use this sponge if you have a lot of orange peel. But most important is to make sure you have enough coats of paint so you don?t sand past the paint and into the helmet it self. Then use Novis polish to bring it back to a better shine. To install the aerators? As you know a made notes on the backside of them to help determine Left and Right and which way is up. Take a towel or a shirt to cradle the helmet on the backside and keep it from rolling over on it?s ears. Place the aerators into position. I used ?Zap a Gap CA glue. Use the long narrow extension and squeeze a few drops around the edge of the aerators. The glue will run behind it. Do NOT use any kicker! Let is just sit there and dry a few hours. If any glue is on the sides of the aerators, don?t worry it will dry clear. I hope this will help!!!! Thank you Kevin W. www.imperialsurplus.com
  16. WOW!!! Thank you Trip for starting this. Jay just infomed me of this thread today when I brought him his new ANHv2 helmet kit. BTW A.N.H. stands for Another Nice Helmet LOL. Just to clear things up thats all. If you would like to see this helmet in action check out my short film I just finished. http://films.thelot.com/films/33267 Thank you everyone! Kevin W.
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