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  7. helmet question

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

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    Paper clips are great for keeping the helmet together 'temporarily' but not not permanently :rolleyes: Notice how just AA's proto has the clips and 'none' of the found helmets have any paper clips, they all have rivets.

     

    Don't take everything as gospel. There is more than just sunshine that comes out of AA's @$$ :P

  9. Ear antenna

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

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    If there is a quick for this then I want to know about it :P

     

    Each helmet is assembled differently so the trimming of the ear caps will be different each time. What I do is rough trim them so far and offer them up and see where more plastic needs to come off. It takes time and a lot of patience but it can be done. Another good thing is that if it is close enough, the screws will pull it in somewhat to close the gap.

  12. Off Topic Armor Trivia Discussions

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

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    Well AA is right about the HDPE at least. I've used it, as well as LDPE and PP which are virtually the same stuff but none have left these bumps like on the helmets. Granted, they did leave bigger bumps which can be seen on some helmets but I would say that they were definately on the moulds....no doubt.

     

    Now wether the sculpt was cast in plaster which had pitted causing the actual positive mould to have the bumps I don't know. Or maybe the bumps are there intentionally for airflow aiding the material to pull down enough is another guess but whatever you think it is Gino......I'm all ears :D

     

    Here's a pic of the beige HDPE I can get. What do you guys think...is it close to the originals?

    test.jpg

  14. abs plastic

    in Assembly, Mods, and Painting

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    You might be better off just buying your ABS locally. Plastic will vary from each supplier and even vary from batch to batch from the same supplier. US ABS is different to UK ABS (I believe) due to chemical tolerences in the EU which is much more strict in the US so chances are you will never get an exact match. Try some local ABS and see how you go, it might look better than you think :)

  15. Armor Trivia

    in ANH (Stunt and Hero)

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    The bumps are there to help stop the PE from deforming when cooling and keep it's shape once formed. PE takes longer to cool than most plastics and and moves when it cools so I reckon the bumps were put there purposely to help the PE grip the mould.

     

    The face plate is a much more complex shape and the plastic locks down naturally and didn't need any crap on it like the smooth shape of the dome.

     

    That's my theory anyway :D

  18. Canvas trooper belt

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

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    Howay man, it's a bit too thin if you ask me like :lol:

     

    Seriously, you can use the canvas for painting on which is similar to the blinds. I've used it and folded it up to four thickness and was pretty good actually. I have yet to find a decent thick canvas which will work on it's own and so far just use sheet cotton canvas wrapped around 3" elastic which looks quite good really.

     

    -Paul.

  20. Canvas trooper belt

    in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance

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    The canvas does have velcro at the back, about 6 inches. I've seen a belt somewhere where it fastened at the side using a snap at one end of the plastic front and then snapped to the canvas so there was no velcro at the back, just one full belt with no overlap.

     

    To stop your belt from slipping, just add a couple of snaps to the inside of your belt and then a couple to your ab plate and your in business. The snaps are hidden by your belt and stops it from slipping.

     

    -Paul.

  25. NEW Stormtrooper Armor Origins... REVEALED!

    in Off Topic

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    OK I met with Brian Muir and his wife today and we had a great chat and a laugh. Brian confirmed to me that HE scultped everything of the stormtrooper armour from the neck down and AA did nothing but the forming and maybe the assembling but did NO sculpting. Up until recently Brian though Andrew 'may' have sculpted the helmet but new pics have been uncovered revealing the original sculptor. I tried and tried to get the info but he said he couldn't say but he could say AA will lose his case.

     

    Brian was a very nice and helpful chap and answered all my questions in great detail. The only problem was I thought of a load more questions I didn't ask him on the way home :rolleyes:

     

    I also met up with Salo Gardner who played an original stormtrooper and actually was one who stormed Tantive IV in the opening scenes. He didn't really tell me much about trooper armour and was more interested in showing me pics of other films he was in <_<

     

    -Paul.

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