[Reference websites]

Just a 'heads up' about the SWR150. It's not the same stuff that they used to sell a year ago which I found out recently when I bought some and had to send it back. It is much thicker and rounder than before so just letting you know

[Holster pattern]

Well, thats always good... here is "troopmaster's" Kick Butt ANH pattern... enjoy

 

lol you beat me to it

[ANH Deployment Standards ready for comment]

I think they are pretty spot on if you ask me, though a Hengstler should be optional as not all stormtrooper's had them.

[Canvas trooper belt]

I use metal clips and just slip the thermal detonator onto my belt.

[ROTJ bucket from LFL molds]

That's a lovely helmet JM.Send it to me and it will have babies

[Non-Canon Stormtrooper]

I've been following this project from the start and would love one of these helmet's.It's a shame Alan couldn't finish this himself but at least things are moving on.I hope to see this sculpt turn into hard plastic very soon

 

-Paul.

[ESB trooper bucket]

If anyone would like a walk threw on how to do this i say ask TM he's the man i bug the hell out of when ever i have a trooper question he's lucky i dont have his phone number

 

Yeah your a real pain in the butt plate sometimes (j/k)

 

Chazz your helmet looks great and will look even better with the eyes trimmed back.Mine is weathered exactly the same as the original and has since lost more paint here and there as it is peeling off.I just touch up the areas with more beige and make it look more weathered.Get some more pics up mate,I for one would love to see them and I'm sure others would too

[What makes an ROTJ stormtrooper]

The belts are made from poly webbing and about 2" wide.I have lots of photos that I took of the tour suit in London at the Barbican center in '99 (I think ).It was a bit battered but so was the other one I saw in Sheffield which was the one that was sold at Christies in '97.The tour suit's were made from same moulds as the original ROTJ moulds,though some are definately bad recast's especially the one on show at Disney.

 

The butt plates are the same as ANH really,just formed as one piece with the kidney plate.The corners of the kidney are rounded off and the butt only looks rounded off due to the vinyl edging.

 

Also,notice how the armour is squashing where Han is grabbing it in the screen shots...very soft and flexible if you ask me.

[ESB trooper bucket]

Looks great Chazz...really nice

 

I would still trim the eyes right back with almost no 'flash' showing in the sockets but other than that it's spot on!Here's a pic of my ESB replica of the same helmet that I said I'd show you

[Hook instead of thermal detonator]

I don't know about anyone else,but a full plastic hook would do for me.It is only for show and could be spray painted to look metal.As long as it looks good on the belt,I'd be a happy trooper

[Hook instead of thermal detonator]

Hey Nathan,

 

Any updates on the grappling hook mate?

 

I'm almost ready to form my mould for the belt box and would like a nice hook when it's ready I'll take some pics as soon as my box is formed and mounted on my belt.I also think that the box could be made to hold the RomFX or other kind of voice changer.

 

-Paul.

[Armour is done! I think...]

Hi,

 

The shoulder straps on the original ANH armour are just for decoration as the real straps are under the armour.The plastic straps are just glued to the chest plate and are only held in place with a rubber/elastic band on the back plate.Check out my armour below and also see the rivets,there were lots used on the real movie suit's

 

-Paul.

[Canvas trooper belt]

Good idea Simon

 

I've tried riveting the snaps to the belt but it always fouls when I try and snap the other half.I think the problem is that I'm using small snaps like the one's that were used on the original '77 armour,I'm sure the bigger 'camping' style snaps would do the job.I think I'm gonna make a new belt now and add the snaps to a single layer like you suggest,before I sew them together.I'll just have to make sure I get the placement right to fit the snaps on my ab plate

 

Oh yeah,welcome over here Si!

[E-11 into right handed holster?]

Hey the holster's are only really for show so it doesn't matter that much I've only seen Han and Luke with their blaster's holstered in ANH as all the trooper's are carrying their blaster's.Wear it on whatever side you like,just remember the mag will catch your thigh if you don't turn it the opposite way around.

[E-11 into right handed holster?]

All the blaster's are made from the same base gun so it doesn't matter which film your going for,they will all holster the same.I suppose you'd have to point your blaster backwards if your wearing your holster on the right hip.

[Hey buds]

I've yet to meet anyone who knows *everything*

 

Ever heard of Gino

[Anyone build an SE-14R?]

Hey I have one of these that I think is from Shawn.I bought it well over a year ago and have yet to paint it and stick on the greeblies.It is still a cream colour resin blaster that I really need to get put together.

[Hey buds]

Hi Paul,

 

I would say wanting to be a stormtrooper is enough to join this forum,or any other for that matter.You can gather all the information you need before you get a set of armour and we will all help you out as much as possible

 

Welcome aboard trooper!

 

-Paul.

[First-time builder - Advice?]

You could try different glues on scrap ABS and test their adhesion that way.In my experience E6000 is awesome.As long as you sand the plastic first and apply the E6000 to BOTH parts and leave until touch dry (5 mins) and then bond both parts together you should have no problems.It's flexible too so takes a beating

 

I've used CA/superglue and it's useless for armour IMO.It dries like glass and doesn't allow any flexing and pops apart with any stress on the joins.

 

I use E6000 for glueing elastic straps to my armour and it's held up fine.When I made a mistake once with a strap and needed to take it off,it took some doing I can tell you

 

-Paul.

[Whats a good price for armour?]

I think you can only buy SDS products in the UK,though someone in the UK might be able to ship them out to you if you were to buy one.That's what I've gathered sifting through all the SDS/AA threads on the RPF

[permission to come aboard]

Welcome aboard Simon

[Deployment Standards - ESB - Beta 2]

For a start that's an MGC sterling and not an L2A3 which is what the ANH and ESB's are.The ROTJ blaster in the pic above,has a totally different scope rail,different scope,barrel fins and greeblies are all different to an ESB.I'll try and find some good pics and make a comparison.

[Deployment Standards - ESB - Beta 2]

I think it should be optional for either a canvas or leather belt at this point as it has not been confirmed 100% as yet.

 

DaBar....your blaster is an ROTJ model and not ESB,just FYI

[Canvas trooper belt]

Here's a pic of my current canvas belt.What I did was use thin canvas and wrap it around 3" wide elastic to give it some girth.The ends have velcro the same width as the belt and the same length as the strip on the kidney plate which is what the overlap should be (or there about).The plastic front panel is riveted in place and plastic caps cover the heads.The holster is also riveted to the belt in the same way as the movie suit's.I still have yet to add the snaps on the inside to fix the belt to my ab plate but I need to find some way of fixing them on as they are not long enough to fix through the thick belt.Anyhow,you should be able to make an accurate canvas belt looking at this pic but you might want to just use a few layers of canvas and sew them together to make it thicker.

[Canvas trooper belt]

I'll have a go at making a tutorial for the canvas belt as I will be making one very soon