Rolf Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Thanks for your pictures Gino. Love em. When do you think you will be abel to sell a full anh kit to us. And in what plastic and thickness. Good for display only, or also good for trooping. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fon Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Ummm wow! I want! I want!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Thats some nice armour Gino, fanastic detail as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-4510 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 From what I understand, Gino's armor is more for display and not really wearable. I have heard its really thin and that is why it looks awesome. The screen used stuff was like 0.020 thickness, which would last like 30 minutes trooping these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 There is no way the screen used was .020, that would be like the plastic trays that cookies come in. I had thought it to be .060 (excellent detail), I have formed with that and even .040; which is too thin for anything as big as a chestplate or helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCKo Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 **** gino, what the... awesome work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearden6521 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Maybe that's why the leg armor looks rubbery on those pics! Maybe they used the thin stuff for the majority of the troopers and the thicker stuff for the close ups to save $. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 I think HDPE stormy has one of Ginos' suit's. Maybe he can show us some pics? Your wish is my command, lol, well not really as I only have a couple of OLD Progress pics;when I was working on my ESB trooper display, trimming, assembling and modifying. I can take more pics this week if anybody is interested. (Helmet and handguards are not Gino's.) I also have a Hero V2 helmet and from my collector point of view there is really an evolution in Gino's stuff , the stunt V1 that I received (like two or three years ago) was already super sharp and extremely well put together but the neck trim was wrong, it had no straps nor star shapped foam, bumps had been removed etc etc... For those saying that there is no difference between a Gino' V1 suit and GF or AP then I must say that I couldn't disagree more, I'm not Gino's spokes person but it's like comparing an Aston Martin and a Porsche IMHO, I'll let you guess which one I like the most. You have a **** of a lot of trooper stuff HDPE I also have one of those new Gino hero helmets. Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDPE STORMY Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Hiya Keith, So when are you going to show us your low brow ESB??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Soon i hope, but i will probably finish my two bumpy cap ANH helmets first. All three helmets are built, but they need painting. Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 show us your low brow ESB??? Is it made of paper mache? Get it; "low brow" ugh, I'm dying up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Andrews Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 From what I understand, Gino's armor is more for display and not really wearable. I have heard its really thin and that is why it looks awesome. Not true. The armor I had was fine for trooping. I know the v2 armor is going to be made of thinner material and will surely not be as sturdy as some of the super thick stuff that is out there, but even that should be fine for trooping as long as you are somewhat careful. I have had a chance to preview a few of the V2 pieces and while I wouldn't try the "Stop that Ship" Trooper's head dive in it, I again think it will be fine for the occasional trooping event or con. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I guess it depends on how often/hard you troop. If you do a four or five events a year when you stand around or mill about a con I don't think you need super thick ABS. If you want to do stuntwork you probably don't want .060 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weiBes trooper Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I think 0.080 is perfect for flexability and lightness to wear and holds up great, plus catches all the detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I got 80 thick abs AP here, good for trooping and nice/sharp vacum job. E.g TM is 100 thick glossy white hips, also good for troopering. Hips should be better to vacum form, and give a better sharpness then abs. I once i own a GF, i think i was in 60 thick abs. It was ok to troop whit too. But i dont think it will hold if its gets eny thinner then that. All this plastic thickness dosent matter if people only want it for display, but for us who love to troop its also have to be a strong armor. Klik klik... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherbird Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 I've got a set of Gino's sandy armor (with the V1 helmet). Most of it still needs finishing up but I'll try to get some photos when it's all together. Don't hold your breath, though, because I'm as lazy as I am stupid. It's killing me to think I have to willfully defile and dirty up this helmet, too! -Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eifion Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 The sharpness of the detail is incredible on the Gino helmet . . . beautiful. My SDS looks very soft in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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