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Same address as what Jez....the armour? I am not sure what you meant by that comment

Thanks Doug I just checked mine against those numbers but didn't bother with the crest measurements as I would be guessing where to start measuring TM: Base: 29.5" (measured just above brow trim) Ear to ear: 14 1/4"

That's what I was thinking too. I'd still like to know the helmet dimensions, just so I can at least compare them to mine.

So did AP get two sets of helmet moulds from GF?

Do you think you could take some measurements of the domes on your helmets Paul? The circumference of the dome and over the top, ear cap to ear cap should help and can be matched against the GF.

I agree Smitty. I would say that the AP is a totally new mould. GF originally said that his moulds were untouched, then later confessed to 'fettling' them. I guess he messed up the back and cap

I don't know what the story behind the AP helmet is, but it is definately not the same as the GF.

WOW! I have never seen that picture in such a high resolution. I have most of the promo shoot in hi-res but nowhere near as clear as this. Thanks for sharing Tony If you look at the holster, I think you will find it is a rebel troopers holster and not a regular stormtrooper issue. A few stormtroopers have them in ANH Merry Christmas!

Thanks for the comparison pic G Look like you were getting giddy with the trimming of your AP You should really leave a nice border around the box panel with squared corners, at least that is what I do and gives you somewhere to stick your glue

Maybe G4tyrant could post a pic of his AP and TM ab plate buttons for comparisons to the originals? Just for fun

Nice find John! I have a couple of pairs of rubber washing up gloves from B&Q. They have the finger nail chequering too, not sure if they have it on the palm or of the real deal did either. I made some hand plates from white silicone a while back, but they were a slave Leia to stick to the gloves. You would think rubber would stick to rubber easily...not so The only problem I found was having to put the long gloves on 'after' the forearm armour was on, which is a bit of a pain but that is what is shown in the 'making of StarWars' too

None of those Only a couple of UKG members have TM armour and there are not many of my suits out there.

We went to the Memorabilia show in Birmingham the other week and my son wore his suit. What can I say, EVERYONE loved it Luke had his photo taken with all the UKGarrison, plus members of the public was stopping us to have a picture taken with my son. It was a fantastic day and we all enjoyed ourselves. Unfortuantely due to my crappy photography skills, the best pics came out blurry as i had the camera on the wrong setting, but I have a couple of nice ones and I'm waiting for some to be sent to me and will post them ASAP. Here's a couple for now.

Check out the thread MINI SUIT

I haven't seen the bottom pic before either. I have seen others though from the same shoot. It's a tour suit and looks exactly the same as the one's I saw in 1999 here in the UK (Wembley MOM) Got to say they looked very rubbery, almost vinyl. I was only beginning my trooper project at the time and was not very savvy in different plastics then to identify the material correctly.

Stunning helmets Gino should have no problems selling those beauties, even at those prices.

Cheers Mark Another thing to note is that the holsters are held on the belt with one rivet on each strap, while Han and Luke had two on each.

Yep, one long strap. You can tell because of the middle rivet cover, wouldn't need it if it was in two short parts The corners are cut at 45' angles too and use white 3/4" elastic for the drop boxes. The velcro at the back looks to be roughly 6" long from what I can tell.

Awesome tutorial and your helmet looks absolutely fabulous Extremely well done mate. Gotta be the best helmet tutorial I have ever seen

I only ever got around to drawing the plans and dimensions, which I still have BTW. I was thinking about this recently and will use this box to house my speaker from my RomFX. I will get around to making some one day

Thanks for the offer Doug, you got mail

All the standee's I have ever seen are all folded in the middle and have tabs at the back that fold out so it stands on it's own. The fold really isn't that bad if ask me

I'm going

I've had one since I started my project 9 years ago now as well as the Han Solo version in ROTJ armour. You will notice many differences between the real suits and replicas if you look closely enough.

You can see one here- http://www.looksirdroids.com/davin_replica2.html