Billhag
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Dave
definitely want 4 of the 'serve and protect'
Also more than a few of the MEPD sheilds when they're ready to go
Thanks matey
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....Meanwhile, in a Galaxy far, far away....
Merry Christmas everybody and hope that you all have a fantastic New Year
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OK, now I know this is 'Off Topic' but I just noticed Rolf's and Braks posts together
and check this out
:o How bloody GOOD do they look?!!!!
Two brilliant troopers and two fantastic guys
Nuff said
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John
Any chance you can squeeze me in to that last spot for a pair of these?.
I keep looking at the pictures of yours,then staring at my Stolla Weins
and I know no matter how much I try to talk myself out of it, I've just
got to have a set.
Fantastic work Sir!,....and I can't wait to see them
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Oh Boy!!, PP sent for these little beauties
Thanks Chuck
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Pappy
Way to go mate
Rock that house and take no prisoners....d'ya hear?!!!
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Thanks guys. All those pics are great. My plan so far: I have 1/2" square tubing. This will fit in the existing recessed area. I got 3/4" round steel tubing for the handle. Once I study the pics and figure out how I'm going to make it, I'll cut it up and get it welded together. My idea, as of now, is to set round rare earth magnets down into the gun inside the channel. The assembly will be metal and will stick to the magnets. This will allow it to be removable for travel. As of this moment it's an idea. I'm going to hit the garage and try to get this done.
Thanks for ter pictures.
Craig
You can make a great looking one out of a cheap cut down socket ratchet
sprayed up black and a light bit of sanding they look pretty darn nice
Hope this helps mate
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Dans helmets look incredible and I can't wait to get my grubby little hands on one
Oh, by the way Paul T M as the tear trap dimple on all his helmets
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Pure classic
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Pappy
Ralph McQuarrie's concept paintings and drawings was the inspiration for most of the
costumes for the original trilogy, including sandtroopers
As I said in my earlier post, Rolf's pictures are of Andrew Ainsworth's cobbled together
helmets that were never part of any of the Star Wars films, and definitely not a
'space trooper' helmet of any kind.
Now is the helmet thats in Rolf's garrison a 'prototype / concept' helmet?,
well all the auction houses that sold them at the time were happy to portray
them as such, because Mr Ainsworth was the person who vac-formed the 56
helmets for the original film.
Was the public aware of all the facts regarding these helmets at the time?,
good question
. I personally think it was a case of 'smoke and mirrors'
They may not have lied about what they were selling but they didn't give the details
of the bigger picture.
As the saying goes Caveat emptor - Let the buyer beware
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Guys
There's a brilliant article by Jason De Bord and Mr Ainsworth's nice little money spinner
'Concept Helmet' over on originalprop.com
Here's the link and its well worth the read
http://www.originalprop.com/blog/?p=3242
Good ol' AA laughed all the way to the bank with those little babies
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Uh....found it already Billy
But here it is for all you other troops,
http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?show...amp;#entry69080
Get 'em while they're hot!!
Dutchy
You know what they say about toooo many wheener nights?
Glad you found it mate, and you are go to love it when you get it
Interesting what Paul said about the dive seal. That makes a lots of sense when you think
about it because they tended to use a lot of existing stuff and adapt it to their needs.
if it looks right, then lets use it philosophy.
This sort of info makes you appreciate what the supporting actors had to go through to give
us the thing we love so much even more.
Imagine it, sweltering hot lights or the Tunisia sun, dressed head to toe in plastic, and possibly
a neoprene or rubber neck seal, and having to run around for hours with old World War 2 guns
that weigh a ton
....and still trying and put in a good performance without conking over on the spot ......GEEESEE!, you've just got to love those guys
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Did the cylider wires go in the front side of the bracket like shown in the pics above and in the movies? Is there a clear pic anywhere of this. On my resin E11 I stuck the wires in the back end direct into the cyliders them selves.
Oh Confusion
Marcel
I don't think there is any 100% clear shots of the wires in location in the film. I think most
people go by the black and white photos on 'Parts Of Star Wars' or just go by what they
think looks right.
Here's some pickies mate
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Pappy
I couldn't find the ones I was thinking about but heres a few more
Its hard to say what the originals were made of but the hero's do look like they could be leather
or vinyl.I don't think they were zipped, it looks more like the back joined together with velcro
I have a couple of Steve's (Riveting-FISD) and they are without doubt the most accurate neck seals
you will ever find.The outer ribs are made of leather and the inside is soft cotten.
I've trooped in mine and never had any problems with it
For anyone who might be interested in one he is doing a third a finale run on these little
beauties over on the FISD. Don't miss this chance they really are that good
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Pappy
I think you'll find they probably used two types, Stunt and Hero
Here's Han in an hero with 9 ribs at the front and 14 at the back
I think I've got some photos of the background guys without their lids somewhere
I'll take a look when I get home and post them up
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Got any pictures sir if i may?
i planned to nail that with my favorite boot maker near me if you may
Pappy
Here you go mate,
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Thx Billhag,
I will do that, I just figured out that I need to use at least 245 £ more before I can join the mepd. cause I bought a complete fx armor and mepd dont alow fx buckets, so I'll go for the sds batle spec. And then maybe later I'll go for their armor to.
But **** 999 £ thats a full month pay.
Nemo
Please do a little bit of researching before you commit to buying an SDS, because there
are alternative and most if not all are considerably cheaper.
MR CE, RT-MOD, AP. TE2, T M which all worth considering and are in a price range to suit
most people.
MEPD and the FISD are a goldmine of information when you are just starting out
soak up the knowledge and then decide whats best for you.
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Nemo
Give John Danter a shout, he's a member of the UK 501st and he may be able to help
Here's a link to his profile
http://www.501stlegion.org/members/display...php?userID=3723
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Phil
I personally think that there's tons of room in a 'movie' sized helmet
(unless you have a humongous noggin that is
)I've fitted 1-2 fans, Rom FX, Mic, battery packs and padding in my GF, TE2, AP,
CRProps and T M helmets.
Here's some shots of my T M TK helmet that I troop in
I've tried different padding (knee pads and so on) and fan placement and types (big,small,
squirrel cage ect) and I just like to use the one fan, and the 'Star / petal' original style foam
padding. And like Dutchy said sometimes I don't even switch the fan on because its cool
enough in there without it. The lens don't fog up 'coz I use 'Rain X' on them and I've never
had a problem with them
I really think its down to personal preference, you need to play around with it until it feels
right and comfortable for you.
The best thing to do is wait until you get your helmet from Paul and then you'll have a better
idea of what your options really are
I hope this as helped mate
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Hi Pappy
Here's a few more for you
And here's a Mk.6 with an extented barrel
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Now that's brilliant
Look at the teeeeeny-tiny back pack, and the teeeeeeeeeeeny-tiny pouches
Fan-bloody-tastic detail there Sir!, excellent work
I'd love one of these, especially if you could replace the SE-14R with a DLT-19
Let us know if you plan on making some more, I think a lot of the guys would love
one of these especially, as Ray said, if you put their TD number on the base.
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Tony
I hope you have a fantastic day mate
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Seems like we cant get that big tool chest in the UK
, ive foind a slighlty smaller one which may do though <_<Marcel
Here ya go mate, not cheap, but you can get them
Here's the link
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Jay
Fantastic work mate.
I think its brilliant that we are seeing talented work like this being made available to
all the troops,Well done Sir!
Boy!,...you've just got to love this one
Kid´s whit cancer troop.
in Tours of Duty
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Pete,
Brilliant mate
Now you've got me thinking of the other creatures that may well be on this ride
Great work mate