ANH Help

[sippinondew]

so. i've decided to jump in the lake and do this thing. haha.

 

but, i want ANH armor, and while there is a lot of info and comparison charts and graphs and powerpoints, etc., i still have trouble spotting ANH armor vs ESB/ROTJ/andonandon.

 

what are the obvious features that make armor jump out as ANH or any, really.

 

also, stunt vs hero.

 

any help guys??

[dougefresh]

Hey, Robert.

 

The Elite Requirements are listed on their own page on the board and list quite a few (if not all) of the differences between the three versions.

 

I'm certainly not as knowledgeable as some of the guys on the board, but here are some of the things I pick out:

 

ANH--

Holster on the left, attached behind the belt. Troopers are all left handed.

Gray frown or teeth, with the gray paint not coming in contact with the "lips".

"Swoops" in the shoulder bells. (mirrored on both arms)

Hengstler counter attached to the blaster. (the little funky box on the side, by the magazine)

"T" handplates -- usually.

 

ANH Hero--

Lower brow trim on the helmet.

Gray bubble lenses.

Three teeth on each side of the frown, with narrower gray paint.

Luke -- has a grappling hook instead of a TD/O2 cannister. (the little St. Bernard barrel thing on the back of the belt. )

Helmet made from ABS in the films.

 

ANH Stunt--

Higher brow trim (typically)

Green, flat lenses

Helmet made from khaki HDPE, painted white, in the films.

Four teeth on either side of the frown -- on most helmets. Mike will beat me up if I don't mention the ultra cool "funky" tooth on some of them.

Paint on the frown extends a little wider.

Typically, there's more "flash" around the eyes.

 

ESB-

Frown is painted black,

Eyes trimmed out more than ANH helmets.

Troopers mysteriously become right-handed.

Holster on right side of belt, attached by visible loops.

Some blasters lack the Hengstler counter.

Different "clamshell" handplates.

Slightly different decals on helmet.

 

ROTJ-

Helmet is much thinner... looks "squished" compared to ANH/ESB helmets. (they recast an old helmet, and I think it partially collapsed.)

Thinner "ears".

Black frown, covers entire "mouth" area.

Green bubble lenses.

Troopers switch back to being left-handed, but holster is hung from loops off the belt.

Shoulder bells look much more pinched.

Extruded "trim" has been added to most of the edges of the armor.

Abdomen buttons are flipped vertically, and have a different paint scheme. Smaller ab buttons aren't painted at all.

Clamshell handplates.

The blaster has a different scope, I think, as well as "greeblies" glues on the side-- hammers from other guns... right?

Blasters also have a different sight on the front, and another D-Ring, at the front of the barrel.

 

I'm sure I missed a TON of the more nuanced stuff, but that's what I've learned from the other troopers here.

 

The really hard-core guys will add a bunch, I'm sure.

 

There's an awesome comparison section on StarWarsHelmets.com that does a great job of illustrating the subtleties.

I highly recommend it.