njfalconer Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Hey everyone, I am new guy here. I have been a member of this forum for about 2 weeks but only posted just today lol. So I am working on getting all my TD gear together. I bought a pauldron from a guy on ebay. I must say I wasnt really pleased with it. I thought it felt really cheap. My strap was attached by really weak leather. The strap broke when I put it on over my clothes. I was wondering would you guys mind posting some pics of your pauldrons. I would like to compare mine to some of yours. I may send it back. I may fix it Im not sure yet. Thanks, Brian TD - ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD7606 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 welcome trooper! well here is a pic to show you the pauldron, hope is good to you pd. hehe I have now the shoes dirty, and a new helmet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfalconer Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Thank you for the pic. Do you have any close ups of your pauldron? Where did you get yours from. Thank you for the welcome as well Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD7606 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 this is one of my first pics, but i think it can help you tell me what do you like to see and I take the pic for you if you want I got the pauldron from a friend who makes them here in mexico, but you can find an excelent tutorial to make one by yourself thanks to TK4510 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfalconer Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Thats a good pic there. It looks nice. Mine is for sure not as good as yours. In your pic, it fits around your neck nicely. Mine has flat sides that rub on my neck. No good Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD1043 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Here's a whole bunch of pictures of mine... http://www.td1043.com/photos/2005_10_19/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfalconer Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Awesome thanks Chris! Your strap and neck lines look better than this one. What does yours run for? Thank you for reading, Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tk-9010 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 This looks like a good place to drop this with out spamming up the boards I'm currently a TK wanting to go TD .. My garrison been hounding me about my TK armor not being up to code... ((missing a drop box and I don't care)) The armor already well beat up ... with black streaks all over the place My BFG is being made as we speak the back pack looks like a good weekend project. I need a knee plate , AB plate, and pauldron. can anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD1043 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Awesome thanks Chris! Your strap and neck lines look better than this one. What does yours run for? I bought mine off of this guy on eBay. He has a couple auctions that show four different colored pauldrons, but you get to choose which one of the four you want from him. You should ask him if he's willing to sell all four at once, because you might get a better deal that way (only if you want all four, of course). For the four of them I think I spent about $90. They've been perfect and have worked very well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I don't think I'm spilling anything by saying that the two big Ebay sellers are Got*Armor ($35 each) and TK510 ($28 each). Anyone have both that can let us know if there are really any significant diffs between the two? Else they seem pretty comparable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD6325 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Here's mine. Another alternative is to get it from Eric off TrixToys. Hope this helps. Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runJEDIrun Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 you can check out http://www.gotarmor.com as well for individual pauldrons. i think theyre around $30 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 If you want to go top of the line, Ashton makes some great pauldrons on which you can have embossed your TKID + the Imperial emblem. http://www.ashtonomicon.com/gallery/thu ... p?album=35 (he does ammo pouches & holsters too...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortimer52 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Thinking about getting my ammo pouche from him. But im sure its not going to be cheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD4549 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 The Embossing would render them non-canon though correct? You would have to have additional unmarked sets for canon events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daetrin Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 You are correct, sir! However for non-canon events or even a fan film (think Troops) they'd be totally wicked and I'm definately planning on getting on myself. Add an embossed holster...c'mon - you know it be totally fun for non-canon appearances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD4549 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 yep, I may check into em for the non events so thanks for the website. Just wanted to mention that fact(they are non-canon) in case someone dumped a wad of dough and couldn't troop at an event . It would definately be groovy to have though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Andrews Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 TK4510's tutorial is outstanding but I have to respectfully disagree with his assessment that the pauldrons seen on screen were Torsten Hallman GP chest protectors. I don't deny they are chest protectors and I don't deny the TH GP is close, but I do not think that is the actual model used. I have owned a couple of the original Hallman protectors and from what I have seen, they are very thin (not really much protection in my opinion). See the pic below of an original Hallman to see what I mean. The chest protectors seen on screen are exceedingly thick and well padded. Additionally, the way in which the leather parts which go around the neck are attached to the main body of the protector is very different on the screeen used protectors compared to the Hallman protector. Granted, this is something the prop makers may have done to make the chest protectors fit better as pauldrons. I also think the curvature of the black section near a troopers left shoulder is incorrect on the Hallman protector. It is too pointed. Finally, the stitching in the black area does not match that of a Hallman protector as they leave a wide area for the "GP." I have found another protector (has "Suzuki" on it although I doubt it was made by Suzuki) that seems to be MUCH closer in resemblance to the protectors seen on screen although it too is not exact. It is very heavily padded and the vinyl seems to be softer and wrinkles a little like the pauldrons seen on screen. I am currently looking into the feasibility of having these professionally made. We will see. I would love to hear the thoughts of anyone else who has researched this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I don't know that I'd call it research, but I looked around for old chest protectors quite a bit, and agree that the TH is the wrong shape. My personal thoughts on the closure is that it may have been "taken in" to fit tighter around the wearers' neck. I'd be interested in seeing the "suzuki" as I have not seen that one before. I'd love to see someone make them the correct thickness though. I have a black GF and an orange & a white from Gotarmor. The GF is thicker than either of the GA's, but still doesn't seem "puffy" enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Andrews Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I lent the Suzuki pauldron to a friend but should have it back by the end of the week. The interesting thing about it is that the black vinyl on it is perforated adn does not haev the multiple seams. However, the padding and material seem to be a closer match to what is seen on screen than the Hallman. When I get the protector back I will take pics and post them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Also the white pauldron looks like the lines are embossed, as opposed to a stitch line. I'd love an embossed pauldron. (That's what I had been looking for) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Andrews Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Just out of curiosity, what makes you think it is embossed as opposed to being stitched? I ask because I don't know anything about embossing and wouldn't know what tells to look for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Andrews Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Also, if you think the lines in the whtie section are embossed, do you think it is possible that the lines in the black area could be embossed as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I'll admit up front that I could be wrong, but the indentation seems U-shaped, and awfully wide. The stitch lines are more V-shaped, like around the collar. From what I see, the lines on the main body of the pauldron look embossed, and there is a perimeter line that looks like either a more skinny embossing line, or a stitch. Logic would tell me it's a stitch, but I can't tell. Now, as far as why the white one has it and the others don't, I'm lost. Also, on a side note; while I almost always will side with a found item being used as opposed to something being fabricated that looks a lot like a found item, I wonder if maybe the pauldrons used were actually made for the movie. This doesn't make a lot of sense to me, except that the real ones usually have a logo on them. It seems like a long shot, and out of step with most of the ANH props, but maybe the pauldrons were custom made and were based on the real chest protectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 In the docking bay 94 scene the white one looks smooth. It could be lighting, but I thought it was worth mentioning. http://www.sandtrooper.net/gallery/disp ... =26&pos=16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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