Rezablad3[TK] Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) So I have began the exciting journey to replicate Luke's armor from A New Hope. I have recently acquired a 1.5mm TM armor from a great chap here on the boards (thanks DarthChandler). I am very excited to begin this build which has been a dream for quite sometime... Other than the uniqueness in details of Luke's armor, my posture would fit perfectly into this armor as I'm always getting comments, aren't you short for a stormtrooper? I want t take this moment to thank Paul for creating such great set of armor, every single detail on it is mind blowing. So hats off to the Troopermaster himself. Thank you Paul.... I also want to thank Stephen (SW1) of the UKG for sharing his thread on his awesome, hella accurate Luke suit. It has been an inspiration, and i still cry myself to sleep looking at that thread. I will try to replicate Luke's armor down to the last detail, although there are still a few things that i question, hoping that you more experienced folks could help me through the process. I've gotten all the accurate strapping for the suit as well, just need to find a comlink and grappling hook for the belt. Original boots as you may you are very hard to find, so that might take some time. I want to talk a little bit about the uniqueness of Luke's armor and differences from other suits, in hoping that if i have missed something, you guys would let me know. I've been stuffing myself with reference photos, screen caps and watching A New Hope frame by frame. Helmet: Of course Luke has the most unique lid of all, starting with the lowbrow, which happens to be my favorite part of the suit. The helmet also has equal number of stripes on each side of the helmet. 13 tube stripes on each side, 8 stripes on the tears, and left rear trap has 11 stripes and right rear traps has 13 stripes. ( please correct me if I'm wrong on this) Torso: Thanks to the blue ray bonus material, we were able to see how Luke's upper part of the armor was assembled, unlike other armors, Luke's just had elastics holding the chest and back to the abs and kidney, while the kidney still uses the bracket strapping to the butt plate. One thing I've also noticed is that Luke's armor had very minimal return edge on most of his armor, his chest had no return edge whatsoever. One thing I've been wondering is if the bottom of his back plate still has the return edge, because from what I'm seeing, it seem to be cut off as well. Belt : Aside from having the comlink, grappling hook replacing the detonator, one other thing i see is that luke only has 2 belt squares instead of 3. He seems to be missing the middle one, i thought that might of it fallen off after the trash compactor scene, but during the detention block scenes, it was missing the square from then. I would think that if it did fall off, you would be able to see the cap rivet that holds the ammo belt to the belt itself, but it seems very clean. Luke also had thicker drop boxes than usual. (No middle belt squares, and thick drop boxes) Arms: I have not seen hooks on the biceps like Han has on his, so i probably wont add that. it was also mentioned to me that Luke had doubled forearms. as for the hand guards, i just got Karin's authentic line ANH hand guards which will go perfect with this build. Thighs: Luke also has his upper left thigh over trimmed that is also detail which makes his armor very unique. I will also try my best to replicate this feature into the replica. This is just a few things that I've found researching on the forums, other peoples builds, reference photos and watching the movie frame by frame. I am sure there are other unique things yet to be discovered. I will try my best to document each and every process along the way.... and hopefully you guys can help me get this replica to 100% screen accuracy. On to the armor itself, here is a few pics after unboxing the wonderful 1.5mm TM armor.... So that all i have for now, should be an exciting couple of weeks ahead of me, and I'm hoping that you would join me in this journey to make one awesome looking replica.. Thanks again FISD.... Cheers.... Reza Edited March 16, 2014 by Rezablad3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannick Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Dedication! Will look forward to the finished results.Hadn't noticed the missing return edges on the chestplate. Guess you learn something everyday, in this hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Looking forward to the progress, good luck with the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantina Security[501st] Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Nice kit, fun project. Good luck and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Cool project, Reza! Good luck, we'll be watching!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I hope you didn't get the "Hero" handguards.........................Luke didn't wear those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Master Builder Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 So Can't wait for this man! Got a Great Deal for the kit! I will be Looking at your Progress! Goodluck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezablad3[TK] Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Thanks guys, i appreciate the encouraging words... I hope you didn't get the "Hero" handguards.........................Luke didn't wear those. Dont worry Steve, i got the regular hand guards, not the alternative ones.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vecspeed12 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Excited to see how this armor in person! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Happy to be of some inspiration but I can't take all the credit on my Luke suit that goes to Paul TM , really enjoyed working along side Paul on this project spotting fine details and finally seeing how Lukes upper torso was strapped thank the maker for Blue ray <br /><br />For me my fav bit of detail is the main abb button box Paul has it spot in to Lukes in every way <br /><br />Just give us a shout if you need any other help mate <br /><br />Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2<br /><br /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I hope you didn't get the "Hero" handguards... I wouldn't have let him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezablad3[TK] Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Happy to be of some inspiration but I can't take all the credit on my Luke suit that goes to Paul TM , really enjoyed working along side Paul on this project spotting fine details and finally seeing how Lukes upper torso was strapped thank the maker for Blue ray <br /><br />For me my fav bit of detail is the main abb button box Paul has it spot in to Lukes in every way <br /><br />Just give us a shout if you need any other help mate <br /><br />Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2<br /><br /> Credit goes to the both of you... Paul has some exceptional skills into making that replica, but when you wore it, it took it to another level. I just hope that i can come close to what you and Paul had built. I may PM you about somethings if thats alright with you Stephen.. I wouldn't have let him Thanks Karin, I cant wait to see them awesome hand guards Edited March 17, 2014 by Rezablad3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Alright by me mate only to happy to help <br /><br />Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2<br /><br /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezablad3[TK] Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Alright by me mate only to happy to help <br /><br />Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2<br /><br /> Thanks mate...greatly appreciated.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveskie Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) If you need a grappling hook give Evo3 a shout. He did a run for me and I know he has some left. He is on Facebook. Here is mine. thanks to TM and Evo3. https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=383697868357829 Edited March 28, 2014 by Daveskie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swibowoj[TK] Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Wah baca proses dan detail info nya semakin menarik. Keren Mas Reza. Great works ðŸ‘👠Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezablad3[TK] Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) Thanks guys, appreciate the advice and kind words... And as it turns out, as usual, I am very bad at taking detailed progress pics and posting them. I've worked on the armor to the point where is about 90% finished. Here are a few snaps.... detailed parts: trimmed about 1" off the chest and back plate overtrimmed the top left thigh like Luke's Edited April 9, 2014 by Rezablad3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezablad3[TK] Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 TM's awesome hero helmet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezablad3[TK] Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Here's a few snapshots of my first test fitting I may need to start practicing my head tilt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezablad3[TK] Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 And a few other extra parts came in over the week to complete this build... Karin's awesome authentic handguards, Evo3's Grappling hook and comlink, also bought individual parts to make another comlink, which is from the Veron Hawkeye model plane cylinder part to go with Marks hovi. But the problem with this is that the hovi seems a bit too small for the cylinder.. all that is still needed is a grappling hook box from Paul, and should be good to go... ( No rush Paul Sir, hope you get well soon). Well that's pretty much what i have up to this point, will update with pics as progresses.... Thanks again folks.. Cheers.. Reza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLight[TK] Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 That is awesome! Are you going to do the grappling hook and comlink to complete it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLight[TK] Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 That is awesome! Are you going to do the grappling hook and comlink to complete it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezablad3[TK] Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 That is awesome! Are you going to do the grappling hook and comlink to complete it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes Sir, just need the box, switch, and terry clip to complete it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehcaveman Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Do you have Evo contact info ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezablad3[TK] Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Do you have Evo contact info ? you can contact him on ctn, he's more active over there.. but ill pm you some details.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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