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Oh! Now I see what you're talking about. I thought you were referring to the Tupperware lid (radar dish) being white since I've seen some white and some left in the natural color. I just decided to do the white dial on the radio because it seems really boring without it. You seriously have to wonder who was in charge of quality control during the filming of ANH.

Freakengine- Both of these troopers have the white dial and a stinger. Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean by the white dial.

I've thought about making the stinger thicker. I definitely want it, even though it may not make it 100% movie accurate. I just like the stinger part. I actually plan to drill out holes on the speaker. Just haven't gotten to that point yet. I'm not big on the desert cups. I feel the size really makes it look odd. More so than the bowls I used. I may replace them at some point, but for not I'm fine with them. Thanks for the comments!

THe upper right box is a Tupperware Stow-N-Go as was used in the movie and the filter can be seen in this link.

The Walmart litter boxes. They're a little deeper than I prefer, but I wasn't finding anything better. The seed trays in my area were so flimsy that there was no way anything could be attached to them. The litter boxes have a rasied edge all the way around the outside of the bottom of the tray and then a big "X" going right through the center of the bottom of the tray. I dremmeled it off, sanded it, patched it, then sanded it some more and then added the raised areas made out of MDF. You can see the raised edge I'm referring to here. I didn't bother to remove it from the backside of the boxes.

I just assembled my first pack and wanted some critique (good or bad. please be honest). The entire thing is made from either household type products or custom built. I did not use any vacformed parts made by someone else. The cystern is completely built from scratch I used parts of a whiffle ball bat, the usual Tupperware stackers, some drip tubing, part of a flashlight, part of a bowl and part of a half-yard beer glass. The radio is also my own creation. The pack is still not finished. It needs straps. I'm hoping to add electronics and it needs more weathering/dirt. Oh and the electrical tape. When I started this I decided to build one for a buddy at the same time. It's just slightly behind this one. I still have to finish adding the five raised strips on the main blue box. I'm hoping to have both finished very soon. Please give me your comments on this.

Treganter- I'd love to see someone do a SE version of the pack. It's not one of my favorites, but it's in the movies, so it should be accepted. But then I'm not part of the MEPD either.

Check your local Walmarts. I found some very similar irrigation hose in the garden area. The only real difference was that instead of being about 1/4" thick, it was about 3/8". Not a huge difference, but a noticeable one. I personally prefer the 1/4" size better, but it may be worth looking into.

Rob- Sorry, but that was the last of that type of drip hose at Lowe's. If I spot it again I'll be sure to post up.

Glad you received it. I'm hoping the others voice up when they get theirs too. Be sure to post up the completed pics.

That's pretty much what I figured. I'm not interested in getting one. I'm making my own and having a lot of fun doing it. In fact I just received the final piece I should need today in the mail.

It's hard to tell from the limited pictures, but it doesn't look to be movie accurate at all. It looks like it may be a hybrid of a regular OT ANH pack and a SE pack, but I can't be sure. It could be completely made up. http://cgi.ebay.com/ULTRA-RARE-STAR-WARS-S...DVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem://http://cgi.ebay.com/ULTRA-RARE-STAR...QQcmdZ ViewItem Anyone ever heard of these? I'd like to see better pictures. Not because I want it, but just because I like seeing what other people have done.

Not at all. You paid more than enough. Thanks! I'm not looking to profit. Just want to help everyone out when I can. This is how we work with a group of local collectors in AZ and it's this attitude that made us the largest forum on RebelScum. We're constantly hooking each other up.

Your packages have been mailed. TK8269 & illinois- You should receive yours in approximately 2-3 days. TK2230- I overestimated the weight of the package prior to buying the hose and yours only came to $2.62 USD. I could reimburse you the difference if you'd like, but there will probably be a fee. Sorry, I hadn't bought the hose yet, so I had no idea how much it actually weighed. Let me know what you want to do. After all the Paypal fees are taken out we're probably only talking about $1. I just don't want you to think I was trying to profit off this.

TK2230, TK8269 & illinois- I was a little freaked out when I arrived at Lowe's yesterday afternoon. I walk back to the sprinkler section and where there was a whole mess of the textured irrigation tube just days before there was now a big empty space. Luckily hidden in the shadows was ONE roll left. Whew! I divided the 50' evenly between the three of you, so you should have more than enough. For some reason I was charged a Paypal fee from TK2230 and Illinois' transactions, but Illinois was kind enough to send a little extra anyway, so it was all covered. Even so I wasn't going to sweat it over 53 cents. The hose is all packaged up and as soon as the post office opens I'm going to run it over there. I hope it works well for all of you. TK8269- I hope I'm not out of line for asking, but from your name I was wondering if you're female. If so, that is way cool!!!