Hello!

[M6NTL]

Hi All,

I'm Mark from Leicester, England.

I was gifted a Stormtrooper a couple weeks back by a good friend who bought him 9 years ago - he's moving to the Lake District and can't take him along.

His name is Keith.

Sadly Keith spent most of his 9 years on a mannequin in a conservatory being poisoned by UV, and is now very discoloured and VERY brittle.

Still, he puts a massive grin on my face every time I see him stood in my office!!!

[M6NTL]

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

Hello and welcome to the forum, nice score.

 

I've had soe success with UV stained armor with Retr0bright https://www.retr0bright.com/  https://www.retr0bright.com/make.html

[M6NTL]

8 minutes ago, gmrhodes13 said:

Hello and welcome to the forum, nice score.

 

I've had soe success with UV stained armor with Retr0bright https://www.retr0bright.com/  https://www.retr0bright.com/make.html

Thanks for the tips.

But I'm not sure if I want him 'jaded' like this because I'm going to paint him red where correct as a Shock Trooper. I'm going for 'distressed' paint, and it might look better against discoloration rather than pristine white.

It's a dilemma!

[Nairy[Staff]]

Hello Mark, and welcome to the forum!  Thanks for sharing the picture, you're probably very productive in your office now that you have a Stormtrooper making sure that you're working? Must feel awesome!

[M6NTL]

12 hours ago, Nairy said:

Hello Mark, and welcome to the forum!  Thanks for sharing the picture, you're probably very productive in your office now that you have a Stormtrooper making sure that you're working? Must feel awesome!

He sure doesn't let me slack!

[Doggydoc[Staff]]

Welcome Mark. 
 

Are you planning on wearing the costume, or will you just keep it on the mannequin?

[M6NTL]

I intend to wear it just once - it's ALL so very brittle - I intend to ride my motorcycle wearing the armour just once, on private land. But I'm painting him Shock Trooper style, and I've been 400 grit sanding all the places I need to paint...

Edited December 10, 2024 by M6NTL
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[M6NTL]

Hmmmm. I was going to add another photo, but it seems my one photo has used all my attachment quota...

Edited December 10, 2024 by M6NTL

[themaninthesuitcase[Admin]]

After a few years in a conservatory I suspect this suit is probably best left on a mannequin.

 

If you want to whiten Keith back up there's some options for a display item, but that amount of UV damage is a one way trip.

[themaninthesuitcase[Admin]]

2 minutes ago, M6NTL said:

Hmmmm. I was going to add another photo, but it seems my one photo has used all my attachment quota...

We have some pretty strict limits on files as they are quite expensive to host and then serve.

 

Most members use imgur to post images from at the moment.

 

We have a guide here if needed:

 

[M6NTL]

Understood, thanks.

[M6NTL]

[M6NTL]

Great. Imgur App on my Android 'phone - works dead easy. Thanks.

So the picture above is what I'm using to reference the paint scheme I'm doing, but I can't see if there are supposed to be red stripes on the outsides of the thigh armour, like there are on the bicep armour.

Does anyone know please?

Cheers!

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Clarification

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

2 hours ago, M6NTL said:

So the picture above is what I'm using to reference the paint scheme I'm doing, but I can't see if there are supposed to be red stripes on the outsides of the thigh armour, like there are on the bicep armour.

Does anyone know please?

Cheers!

Specs on the costume here: https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TK_shocktrooper

 

Gallery here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/album/101-shocktrooper/

 

Build area here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/184-battlefront-dice-shocktrooper/

 

Hot Toys Shock Trooper images here: https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-shock-trooper-hot-toys-902649

[Hesikaya[TK]]

11 hours ago, M6NTL said:

I intend to wear it just once - it's ALL so very brittle - I intend to ride my motorcycle wearing the armour just once, on private land. But I'm painting him Shock Trooper style, and I've been 400 grit sanding all the places I need to paint...

Your ability to move, see, and certainly sit will be significantly encumbered wearing the armor. I wouldn't recommend wearing it on any conveyance, especially a motorcycle. The armor was never really developed to a level that permitted much freedom of movement unfortunately.

[M6NTL]

10 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said:

Specs on the costume here: https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TK_shocktrooper

 

Gallery here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/album/101-shocktrooper/

 

Build area here: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/184-battlefront-dice-shocktrooper/

 

Hot Toys Shock Trooper images here: https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-shock-trooper-hot-toys-902649

Thank you for these!

[M6NTL]

 

Keith is keeping an eye on me in my office!

[JBar[TK]]

I love the name Keith. That's really cool that you want to refurbish him. I wish I had some tips but all the armor I've worked with is fairly new

[dblcross[TK]]

I'm going to tell you what we all think. Whatever @gmrhodes13 says, do it...

[M6NTL]

Really really pleased with how this is coming out - bit of distressing and I'll be very satisfied indeed!

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[Ripper_L[Admin]]

Looks like Keith also had his shin armor shortened, but that might come in handy if you want to wear him for that motorcycle stunt. Take good care, though!

 

I think Keith has been a FX armor in his past life, if you want to make him approvable for the 501st legion after the stunt, there are some good threads in this forum on how to get a FX armor up to higher standards.

 

However, have fun with your find and enjoy the time with Keith! 

[M6NTL]

Looks like Keith also had his shin armor shortened, but that might come in handy if you want to wear him for that motorcycle stunt. Take good care, though!
 
I think Keith has been a FX armor in his past life, if you want to make him approvable for the 501st legion after the stunt, there are some good threads in this forum on how to get a FX armor up to higher standards.
 
However, have fun with your find and enjoy the time with Keith! 

Thank you. That's a very tall mannequin (over 6' 2") and the former owner was 5' 8" - I do believe he requested shorter armo(u)r!

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[M6NTL]

I'm not sure how to colo(u)r the boots red...

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[Ripper_L[Admin]]

5 hours ago, M6NTL said:

I'm not sure how to colo(u)r the boots red...

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I know there is leather color for motorcycle seats, but I'm not sure if your boots are real leather.

 

Spray paint usually works as well, but will crumble away after being worn a couple of times.