troopermaster

Pics of all my boots.

What do you mean by double and sinlge stitched...which areas? I know these 10's are made later than 1976 as the marking inside are slightly different which suggest a later manufacture, but still the same model. My 13's look to be exactly like the old style, just far too big for me unfortunately.

A quick comparison the the real deal....

Thanks! These have been a long time coming. It has taken a few years searching for these boots and finally I have what I want. This is the fourth pair of real boots now. I have sizes 8, 9, 10 and 13. All have been found on ebay so if you want a pair, I suggest you keep looking as they turn up occasionally, you just have to look constantly. Here are a few pics from the auction. Painting will begin soon

The search is OVER! I finally got myself a pair of size 10's Pics up soon.

They look okay but too big and not the same flower design. The search continues....

Also known as "bifurcated rivets"

You have got to be kidding me Bloody hell Pete, simply incredible

Fantastic job Mark I really like the damage/repair to the chest lip, top notch work!

That looks better For uber accuracy, the real hand plates had knuckles indented on the underside

Vern, Can you be bothered to look for yourself or do you want everything handed to you on a plate? Just do what I did and search on ebay for them

Ebay

I checked my rivet heads and they measure 5/16" across and I'm pretty sure they are the same size as the ones used on the screen suits. The flower head rivets look to be about 3/8" IMO. Nice find though Jack

Happy Birthday Pete

Absolutely. They are just regular fasteners. Any good hardware store should have them.

Say if you are using three layers of ABS to make your hand plates, make one the base and have two layers for the main hand back. Then for the sloping secion, use one piece and maybe put some clay or a very thin strip of ABS against the main section to make the next piece slope. If I had photoshop I could do a diagram to explain better.

I wondered how long it would be before this got out. Too bad The Prop Store got there before me Not to worry, there are more of these out there hiding. I just have to find one before anyone else does

Great job on the assembly Chris! The whole thing looks amazing

Glad you like it Steve. Took some doing mate, I can tell you. You don't realise just how much paint is actually chipped off the SFS helmet until you start doing the masking Overall I think it came out very nicely. I don't fancy doing another for a while though

Yes Karin, that's the part I mean. If it sloped down toward the thumb intead of stepping down, it would look better IMO. It's a bit hard to explain but if you ran your finger across the hand plate from the section you highlighted in red, there should be an apex where the section slopes rather than a step where the two sections meet. Other than that, great job

Check out the SFS helmet half way down this page: STARWARSHELMETS

My only comment on improving your old hand plates is to make the section pointing towards your thumb slope on an angle rather than stepping down. It's only a minor flaw in your current set which can easily be rectified

Your welcome Pete! I'm just glad more people are starting to think like me and want to have armour exactly how it was made back in the day. I hope we see many more truly screen accurate armours in the future.

Absolutely phenomenal! This has got to be the best display I have ever seen Steve

Dennis, Who is that to your right in the TM ESB?