Armor

[Mav]

Where is a good place to buy ready to wear stormtrooper armor? I don't have the time or skills to make my own

[Sly11[Admin]]

The options you have are 

• RS Prop master as they will commission build. You need to supply them a very specific set of measurements.
• Some of the other makers also offer a commission build service, same as above. You will need to reach out to them to see who and when they can.

Go check who to avoid list, and the various armor and where to find, as we have vetted makers in the list, who have proven track records in supply and assembly.

 

 

• A local member of your garrison may also offer assistance or commission build.

All these obviously add cost to your costume and their time frames may vary considerably, so the best expectation to have is a 3-month plus wait, and if it's less, that is a bonus.

 

So you have some research ahead of you to make sure you know what you are up for if working to a budget.

To add, none of us had experience or total knowledge on how to build/assemble armour when we started this journey. 

Actually assembling and learning along the way is a lot of fun, and you will take pride in the accomplishment.

It's never a race when making costumes, it is a time filler, a hobby and a lot of fun.

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

3 hours ago, Mav said:

Where is a good place to buy ready to wear stormtrooper armor? I don't have the time or skills to make my own

Hello and welcome, you've been given some great information and research is the key to this hobby.

AP is another builder that supplies commission builds as does TM (UK based). For the bigger trooper it would be AM also known as DDD Dave's Darkside Depot, definitely for width and height.

 

There are a lot of suppliers on the Web and I would discourage you from purchasing there, many are not accurate or assembled well.

 

Not all suppliers come with everything this thread may also be of use 

Good luck with the researching