troopermaster

That's not entirely true. A mould taken from any helmet is never going to produce a helmet the same size because plastic shrinks as it cools and casting materials usually do too. A mould taken from an original helmet is going to be smaller than the original mould is was formed over because it was taken from the shrunken plastic. Each casting thereafter is going to produce smaller moulds.

The problem with the AM moulds is that they have been made wider and not necessarily bigger. When the moulds were sculpted, they should have made bigger and wider. Instead, they just added material under the moulds making them wider which doesn't work out, so I can see why you are having problems.

The correct way is to have them lined up with the very edge of the plastic ammo belt. Leave a very small gap between the top of the box and the ammo belt and use 1" white elastic looped over your canvas belt and held to the back of your box with a single cap rivet. That's how they are are on screen anyway.

I've built a full suit and helmet from start to finish in five days I wouldn't want to do it again in a hurry though. It was stressful and a lot of work, but I was helping a friend out and he needed it like yesterday.

Can't beat a nice bit of weathering to bring your armour to life

That's probably the wide elastic straps for the thighs you are looking at. This is a great photo and one everyone should take a good long look at to see what real trooper armour looks like.

Real forearms and biceps are shaped () and not O. They are supposed to be a kind of lemon shape and not rounded like tubes.

Just take your time Rolf and don't rush it mate. Everything is there to make an accurate ANH trooper, so take your time and do it right first time. It looks great all laid out on the floor and it will look ever better once it's assembled and on you

I use Humbrol #85 Satin Black for the frown and vocoder on the ESB helmets.

Nah, too tall to be them too

That will be you two then right at the bottom

If the end cap has been formed over a thin wall pipe section then you will really struggle to get it on a thick walled section. I always heat my end caps up before fitting them to the canister tube. The plastic shrinks slightly as it cools once formed so heating it up gently until you hear it 'crack' that's the time to slip it on your 02 tube. When you hear the noise you know it's expended and the cap goes on relatively easy. Just be careful when heating them and keep turning them continuosly so you don't melt the plastic.

Looking good Mike I think to avoid the paint running under your masking templates you might consider brushing from the outside inwards. Brushing the paint in one direction is forcing it under the template. If you start from the edges and into the middle then you have less chance of runs IMO.

...and now your walking around in her white nighty

Playing Leia, wearing heels...I see a pattern forming here Something you want to tell us Steve

Your right, they are not easy to track down. It was only after continually searching ebay that I finally came across them. There was only about a dozen or so snaps in the bag as well, just enough for a kit fortunately. I am not sure if they even make these snaps anymore?

The parts we can see in this photo measure 14mm for the socket and 12mm for the post. The cap measures 16mm and the stud is 10mm. The parts look EXACTLY the same as in this photo and I will take a photo of mine shortly. I must say it took a lot of searching on ebay to find these, they are not common.

Excellent job Terry! Those tube stripes are amazing. I love how you did them and even got the overrun on the 3rd stripe...fantastic

I have some vintage Newey snaps that I will measure for you tomorrow.

The shin problem could be down to the ankles being too tight or the boots too wide. Are the CAboots tighter than your Loakes Chris? Maybe try leaving a lower shin strap undone and see how they feel?

My mini kits would not fit someone 5 feet tall. My son is just over 4 foot and the moulds grow with him. I think your best bet would be one of the FX kids kits or a cheap set of armour you might find and chop it up so it fits your daughter.

Nice work Pete! Your getting quite good at this lark

If they are bots you are buying from ebay then just ask the seller for the text inside the boots before you buy.

Cool! See, you can find out things if you try. Well done. Just in case you are unsure about the brand (as most boots don't have the name inside) the model number you are looking for is 1095. If your boots don't have that then they probably aren't the boots your looking for.

Don't worry Dennis, I'll put them back up later mate. I just got wound up with all the crap going on and took them down. I don't see why others who want to find the boots for themselves should suffer because of a few narrow minded people, so I will get them back up.