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  1. last post

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    With massive misinformation, AA plugs and further spread of his ever increasingly false statements, no mention of the source of all ANH helmet replicas(TE, if you forgot) and without the pics of the 7 ANH suits. I'm blown away.

    I've also seen these pictures before...it's called Google. Not what I would call exclusive.

    Oh please, can't I pay YOU for such a completely uninformative site?

    l'haim

    JJ

     

    Just a reminder to people that the biggest collection of photos of real helmets and armour will always be available from www.StarWarsHelmets.com. Updated regularly

  3. Armor History Discussion

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    Now please don't take this as doubt or criticism(this thread is all about facts) but are you sure that wasn't the Don Post statue? They sold in Sharper Image and stores like it.

    I vaguely remember walking around in a mall somewhere and seeing full stormtrooper armor on a mannequin in a Sharper Image store, and then found it listed in their online catalog, but I don't remember the year. (Don't ask me how many times I circled back to the store to get a glimpse of that armor!)

  5. Armor History Discussion

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    Anyway...

    Marco armor was the first replica made, I believe coming out in the early 90s. Working from an ad from 1994, they were $1500 and advertised for sale in Toy Shop, where most collectors of the time got anything. There was a fair amount of costume selling in Toy Shop, including horrendous biker scout armor and TIE/AT-AT driver helmets.

    For the origin of the TE molds, I'm going to ask Dan for the story.

    JJ

  8. TE2 vs AP Armor - Any clear winner?

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    I respectfully disagree.

    Daetrin is correct.

    The pedigree is simple, and I thought quite well known.

    TE1-only suit made from molds taken off a real suit; an ROTJ. Still is to this day.

    GF, helmets and parts taken from TE1, but heavily modified, some would say WAY too much.

    TE2-Modified ROTJ using tour suit parts as reference and new parts. I know the sculptor that did all the work and revision, so I'm more than sure on that count.

    I personally don't know much about AP, but it sure as shooting isn't part of the TE2 background.

    JJ

  10. vac-u-suck

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

    Posted

    No need to laugh, we did that enough :P Really impressive work Wyatt, you got done what would take me months to even design. Where does the motivation come from, that's what I need to know B)

    I can hear the lol in that post joey :lol:

     

    Yeah, joey can bear witness to my disaster with plaster moulds. It was an all around cluster in the basement. I found some text books on line and crammed as though it were finals. I knew the basics from being around a plastic shop, but I found a nice trouble shooting guide. OMG I LOVE GOOGLE :0Lighten:

  12. TE2 vs AP Armor - Any clear winner?

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    Who asked about the person providing the armor, jeremy? NO ONE.

    They asked about the armor. Which is better was the ONLY question. Armor, not your personal gripes against people you don't like.

    Do...you...under...stand?

    Skoll

    JJ

    Like I said before, just make sure youre buying your armour from someone who's going to deliver it WHEN you're expecting it and that its going to be up to the rigours of trooping. If you think there's a doubt concerning the vendor you're interested in - dont use him! There are plenty of providers out there - chooose one that will be right for you.

  17. What made you want to do a TK?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    I gave TE some stuff for a home theater, free for me, and he forced a suit on me B)

     

    Edit: I know that's not much of a story, but it's kind of like the action of a dry mop; until it gets a little damp it doesn't work. I hadn't much interest in getting a suit despite having known Matt for a couple of years. If he hadn't offered me one, I probably still wouldn't have one. I thought it was cool as hell that he made armor and helmets, just didn't have an urge to own any. Then a con was coming up in the area back in 2002, and the thought of sporting new armor became intriguing. So I bought strapping and the various stuff, got a blaster, picked the holster off my earlier RG outfit and used it, etc. One night of fitting and beer and BOOM!:

    metrooperjp3.jpg

    Got the gloves the day of the con, met some of the guys there, but learned that hotel security was being a pack of psychos and shut down anyone with guns and most with masks.... :huh:

    Well that didn't work out so well, but trooping the day of the Sci-Fi Museum's opening after the rest of the costumes had left was awesome :D Got my pic taken a dozen times before being told we couldn't do that. B)

    Can't go back now. :lol:

    JJ

  21. Shepperton Armour

    in ANH (Stunt and Hero)

    Posted

    thanks for your reply, i see that the shep is looking good, i could also buy it in parts with them as i cant afford it all in one go.

    i would like to hear from troopermaster first though.

    As the shep is a recast of TE's ROTJ suit, I would also advise another maker.

  22. SDS/AA

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
    link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2021

    Mobus Tryonel said:

    Shepperton Design Studios / Andrew Ainsworth

     

    The maker of the original costumes for ANH

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    Helper on the original costumes. Vaccum forming work, possibly painting. That's it.

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