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RoCKo

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  1. Slightly better picture...
  2. PM me if you need more information, we shouldn’t derails Thomas show off thread any longer.
  3. Yes, me too! But since this has become so hard to get by, I will only part with it for some Sci-Fire MP40 pouches which were done in a very limited run years and years ago... so probably never! But keep your eyes open on eBay or buy a replica instead, which is also approvable when looking like the originals.
  4. Since I personally assume that most armors/characters interchanged armor parts, helmets and backpacks we can’t say 100% positively which configuration this specific troopers wears in that scene. BUT comparing this specific trooper with various other scenes, I’m confident to say he wears definitely this backpack... Simply because it is missing the upper white top of the mortar tube and comparing other backpack parts. He also wears this shoulder pauldron... Judging by the weathering shown on the available pictures. Just go through all available reference pictures and take a very close look at the details and you might find out even more. That is just what I was able to see on a first look...
  5. Like Thomas I bought my medium spanish pouch off eBay a few years ago. They pop up from time to time but are harder to find the last years. And this is my small pouch on my current TD setting...
  6. Nice! Should be SWAT approvable also, right? Btw. If you do the spacer idea, don’t overdo it! In my case you need to take a closer look at this specific detail or have a perfect angle to see it!
  7. While definitely not screen accurate, this is what I did on my old armor...
  8. Well done, Dan! Looks great! I especially like that you painted over the original trapezoid and rear stripes as this was done on the original helmets too. Adds even more screen accuracy! (Picture courtesy of GINO, please also visit his personal FACEBOOK PAGE to read more about this discovery!)
  9. I wouldn’t take this pauldron rank thing too serious as I really don’t believe the prop department guys had this in mind while filming. My guess is that when the actors dressed up for a upcoming scene they just grabbed what was available or advices by the prop department staff. At least that is what I assume...
  10. There were various mixed up armors, helmets, pauldrons and backpacks from scene to scene.
  11. Sorry, I don’t know anything about these federal standard number but maybe this can be of any help...
  12. I also always liked the idea of having a armor locker like display. There was a RPF thread years ago with a amazing Batman Begins costume closet build from scratch. BATMAN BEGINS CLOSET
  13. For those interested in nice poseable/bendable display mannequins (Europe) and willing to spend some more money. These are some links I considered for the life size Gino TD... Best Mannequins - Belgium Gruppocorso - Netherlands Larosaitaly - Italian and a child sized mannequin in correct height for a Jawa Tradelines - UK where I bought my mannequin (thanks to Alison & Jude from Clothears) for the upcoming new life size Jawa. Very nice support team at Tradelines having the mannequin shipped for a affordable price. I spend less than 100€ including s/h.
  14. Thanks guys, I really appreciate it! I’m not really happy with the shoulder bells which are significant smaller than the screenused. The TE2 as well as the Gino bells, which came from the same source. That makes it almost impossible to Have the gap between shoulder bell and chest armor as small as seen on screen! That’s why I changed my mind about the Gino armor being my last suit to build. There will be a RS suit whenever I have some spare money! (which might take some years when I take my waiting time for current projects as a reference...) (Thats unless EFX will have their armor available made with the correct plastics in kit form, which isn’t ever going to happen imho) Both bust were a lucky evilbay buy. One has arms that can be rotated in elbow and shoulder, which was completely uncommon for me, The other came with static arms but I since changed those with fully poseable arms from another mannequin I had in storage for a life size Tusken. It has always been intention to have displays in lifelike poses instead of the mostly kinda feminine looking poses most male mannequins have. We spend so much money to get a movie accurate costume and ruin the overall look when displayed with a cheap mannequin! But that is just me....it might be due to the fact that I don’t troop but only display my stuff!
  15. Ok, it should be time for some updates actually but I have been a little sidetracked (actually still to worried handpainting the details) with other projects... But I have finished the screenaccurate strapping for my Gino armor since. I was soooo tempted to build this armor 100% correct with all Neweys but I decided to keep this uberaccurate kit for my future planed RS build, so I stored it again! Anyway, I will start another thread when finished but wanted to show the current state of the armor on a mannequin bust. Except for the shin strapping the legs are also finished but I don’t have a free full-size mannequin.
  16. I can only echo on practicing before weathering. I use the fullers method and did some test weathering before hitting my armor. There are at least a couple of things I would recommend practicing, like how much will bring what result, how to do recesses and prominent sections like on the belly or helmet and so on... Of course you can always wash most colors off when your not happy but unfortunately I had to learn the hard way that scratches on your armor won’t let weathering come off that easy sometimes....
  17. Is it just me or is there a run coming..... Maybe we should open a new thread discussing the known details to make this neck seal as accurate as possible?!? Most available seals till today had the wrong design. Mostly only focussed on the ribbed section but ignoring the torso part. It should have a long bib, reaching down to the belly as shown by EFX.
  18. I’d be if for one or two neck seals when done accurate as well! Please keep me in mind when you start making these!
  19. The correct Shires Siphon Version for this specific backpack is imho the one with “Made in England” on top of the round section. It also features a smaller diameter “nipple” on top so the screenused looks different to what most of us have, even though we have original Shires siphons. I tried to get my hands on one of these for month, even years now...uberrare it seems! Here is a picture showing this specific siphon... Note: This is a UP100, so also not completely screenaccurate!
  20. It’s another variation of the Shires Siphon on the screenused backpack (the variation with “Made in England” on top of the round section instead of the more common version with just these raised tabs) so there might be no other solution though
  21. Excellent work, mate! I LOVE your attention to details! That said I have one thing you might want to redo is the siphon attachment point for the bottle. On the screenused pack it’s almost flat and doesn’t have the raised base if you know what I mean... Here are some reference pictures... I hope these pictures help...
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