bluehickey Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Got my FX kit and it comes with the mylar, reflective tape that you put on the edges of the O2 cannister when you are building it. I've noticed that other makes of armor don't come with the reflective tape. I just looked in the gallery at the reference photos, and I don't see anything reflective about the cannisters, just the white/grey combo. So what's up with the reflective tape? Is is particular to a specific episode in Star Wars? I'm tempted to take mine off, since I'm still in the building phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmian Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 (edited) I don't know where it comes from. Maybe it's made to resemble the metal clips used to hold the detonator: ----- I'm not sure really. But you can do without it, if you want to be screen accurate. Edited December 8, 2021 by gmrhodes13 link not working removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTrooper Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 It's an unnecessary FX accessory. Throw it in the scraps and parts bin and you may need them someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehickey Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Good to know. While we are on the subject: is it an 02 canister, or a thermal detonator? I've heard it referred to by both names, is there one name that is more accurate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 My vote is O2 canister and is was called that long before thermal detonator. If you think about it, it makes sense. The only thermal detonator we see is what Leia/Boush has and it not only looks the same, but is so powerful to put fear in the hearts of everyone in Jabba's palace. I can see no reason why troopers in the Death Star carry these around everywhere, and in an easy to grab by someone who is not themselves location, if it where a TD. An O2 canister makes much more sense. Actually my guess would be something even more mundane as a water bottle. Those uniforms get hot - you have to store liquid somewhere. In the end they're just there to look cool by the art department, nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehickey Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 My vote is O2 canister and is was called that long before thermal detonator. If you think about it, it makes sense. The only thermal detonator we see is what Leia/Boush has and it not only looks the same, but is so powerful to put fear in the hearts of everyone in Jabba's palace. I can see no reason why troopers in the Death Star carry these around everywhere, and in an easy to grab by someone who is not themselves location, if it where a TD. An O2 canister makes much more sense. Actually my guess would be something even more mundane as a water bottle. Those uniforms get hot - you have to store liquid somewhere. In the end they're just there to look cool by the art department, nothing more. I like that explanation. I'll continue to call it an 02 canister (unless someone else has a more convincing argument ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE[501st] Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 I've always called it a "TD", partly because I think that's what Jawas were saying... "TEEEE DEEE!" But maybe they were just screaming that a sandtrooper was heading their way. I like Paul's explanation though. The O2 canister fits that sandtroopers don't have them too... they were on a planet, didn't need the O2 like the troopers on the DS might have (even though they weren't "space troopers"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Batman[TK] Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Paul if you look In the Star Wars Visual dictionary on the Stormtrooper page there is a picture of it and it is called a Thermal Detonator. I think this is why people started calling it a TD as prior to that it was thought to be an O2 canister I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1970[501st] Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 I did away with the mylar strips on my FX TD Ryan. I made two galvanised steel brackets ( to be more accurate ) and attached the TD to the belt with these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Paul if you look In the Star Wars Visual dictionary on the Stormtrooper page there is a picture of it and it is called a Thermal Detonator. I think this is why people started calling it a TD as prior to that it was thought to be an O2 canister I believe. That could be why - but alas the VisDic is full of poodoo in terms of explanations that make no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE[501st] Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 That could be why - but alas the VisDic is full of poodoo in terms of explanations that make no sense. As are the comics... though I love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehickey Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 That could be why - but alas the VisDic is full of poodoo in terms of explanations that make no sense. I agree, those dictionaries make stuff up, left and right just for effect. Think about it: if you were a stormtrooper and you always walked around with a thermal detonator clipped on behind you, you'd get a little freaked out every time you bumped into a wall or something. If they really were bombs, it would have been interesting to see in the movies, a trooper get hit by an Ewok, fall backwards onto the ground and then explode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merugear Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 That would make 'em space ninja's!!! I recall playing some game where every enemy exploded like mad when shot. The manual said it was because they all carried a bomb inside their body or whatever to prevent tech from falling in the wrong hands... I always found it a cheap excuses to add more explosions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermatthew[501st] Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 I think the strips are there to cover the join line caused by the FX TD being two seperate parts. BTW i think that it is a thermal detonator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merugear Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Stormtrooper armor was fitted with air filters and fully sealed against chemical and biological attack; the armor could even protect the wearer against vacuum for a limited time. A back-mounted tank contained 20 minutes of emergency oxygen. The aforementioned body glove also provided limited thermal protection. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Stormtrooper_armor Supposedly taken from The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin[Admin] Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Stormtrooper armor was fitted with air filters and fully sealed against chemical and biological attack; the armor could even protect the wearer against vacuum for a limited time. A back-mounted tank contained 20 minutes of emergency oxygen. The aforementioned body glove also provided limited thermal protection. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Stormtrooper_armor Supposedly taken from The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology Yeah, which is why in the movies we see everyone's chin from under the helmets. A pox on those books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merugear Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 They're battledroids I tell ye! *runs off in a panic* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIVE[501st] Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Yeah, which is why in the movies we see everyone's chin from under the helmets. A pox on those books. Well, the hanger bays were also "sealed" and you can see right out that big gaping whole in the wall. Just sayin'... maybe what we consider "sealed" would look different in a galaxy where forcefields and such exist. (TRYING to give them the benefit of the doubt! hahaha... make it work man...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK8114[TK] Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Well, the hanger bays were also "sealed" and you can see right out that big gaping whole in the wall. Just sayin'... maybe what we consider "sealed" would look different in a galaxy where forcefields and such exist. (TRYING to give them the benefit of the doubt! hahaha... make it work man...) considering, emergency force shields is how they explain away x-wing pilot helmets having no faceplate, and the pilots not dying instantly if they go EV, that's pretty much what I've always chalked it up to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargas[501st] Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 as I understood it after reading something about boba fett´s armor if the armor detects a radical change in atmosphere the armor seals up immediately. perhaps the ribbed neckseal swollens to seal the helmet at the rubber liner?? or the helmet rubber liner is actually expandable to completely seal the helmet at the neckseal. if that is the case and the canister is indeed an oxygen tank then the oxygen is administered through the bodysuit, not the armor and the 2 hour extra oxygen would run through unseen ducts and come out the neckseal filling the helmet with fresh air for the helmet filters to run and keep the soldier alive breathing and not choking to death with poisoned air. damn... i should write those damned books again! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merugear Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Well, checking up on the EVO trooper, he has to wear several canisters on his armor instead of just one. I wouldn't want to walk around a highly acidic planet with a lot of bombs strapped to my limbs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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