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I'm game and can probably get some Dune Sea Garrison folks there as well. We did a photo shoot there in 2007...thats where my banner came from. More shots can be seen on my facebook page....just look for Stephen Lentz or chevelle.ss to find me. We even took an R2 unit on the shoot....the sand was murder on the motors. Mesa Steve

And so, once again, we take one step forward and two steps back in our goal to perfect the ultimate, movie -accurate Sandtrooper costume...you got to love human nature. <_< Oh well....it was nice while it lasted. Mesa Steve

Hey Mike, These are awesome! Any chance I can get one down the road in Arubesh text? Thanks, Mesa Steve

Happy Birthday Jay. I don't think you drink, so I'll buy you a Coke and have 2 beers for me. Mesa Steve

E-6000 has been the best for withstanding the desert heat....even better than ABS glue. Mesa Steve

4455, Yes, please do.....if we march again. I haven't heard if this is going to be an annual thing. I hope so. We had a blast and it has been one of my most favorite events thus far. Messing around with the bands while waiting to march was the best......some of the pictures are priceless! Scott, dude...we need to talk about that TS..... Steve

Hey!! Thats me with the DLT-19 strapped across my front and the black pauldron...... I'm a lot less ugly with the helmet on. Oh well. Steve

It is VERY possible the blowing sand essentially sandblasted the weathering off the armor during the shoot and had to be touched-up for other scenes. I was fortunate enough to be in a photoshoot with Braksbuddy (Art) at the Imperial Dunes in California in October 2007 and we learned how harsh the blowing sand can be. My armor/boots had almost no weathering by the end of the day and his camera lense was ruined. My banner is a pic from that shoot....the only Photoshoping was changing the color to greyscale, cropping, and adding the font. Thanks again Art Steve

Can you post a pic of what the run would by styled after? Steve

Very cool! I'm famous! hahahaha Steve

I believe I still need section access as well. Stephen Lentz TD-8918 Dune Sea Garrison Thanks!

I used Brak's tutorial to get the detailed areas (the cracks and corners and such), then I used dust from my back porch and hairspray for the final details. Since I live in the desert, its the real deal. Funny thing though, when some guys from our garrison and Art from TDH went to the Imperial Dunes (Imperial County California) for a photo shoot, the wind created a sand-blasting effect and actually cleaned our armor back to white. My boots were the dirtiest part of my suit and now they are almost back to clean TK status. It kind of makes you think that the "actual" sandtroopers would have been pretty clean too (except for their filthy brownish underarmor) Steve

I guess I'll be putting my two babies back under their blanket for another year. Steve

I used the BraksBuddy tutorial and then used a light covering of dust off my back porch. Since I live in the desert and the **** stuff is everywhere, I figured it could be useful for a change. I applied it with hairspray. I love the look but have to re-apply it about once a year as it does wear off. Ironically, when we were doing a photo shoot at the Imperial Dunes on the California/Arizona border, the wind and blowing sand actually sandblasted most of the weathering off of my suit. I guess in reality, sandies would be almost as white as TK's.....strange. PS My Banner was one of the shots from that shoot. Steve

Yeah, I have over 1000 high res shots from the shoot on a CD. Send me your Email addy and I will try to match up the ones for you. Steve