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Love the little TD spud...Now all you need is a Mountain Dew-Back for him to ride..... Here, I made one for him.....

That looks sweet man! I just mine get me one too.... BTW, I know it's super lite, like the HF E11s, but how much do you think that bad boy DLT19 weights??

I feel bad now Rick I wasn't trying to rub sand into it... So, I cloned the brow from a pic of Movealong and Photoshop'd it onto your lid in the photo below... Hope you like it Bro The Special Edition of the MEPD group shot.

Happy belated B-Day Rolf! From what I read, is sounds like you had a great one Take care Bro!

Here is a video of the bash that they had at Desney (Orlando FL.) for the Last Tour to Endor.

NO, I have not won the lottery or inherited any money Right now, I am at the office with my nose to the grid stone, work,work,work.... But for a moment I was day dreaming.. What if I became a ZILLIONAIRE, what would I do with the lute OK, ( in my head) I am one of the richest people on the planet... Now, What would be the first things I would do with it First thing that comes to my mind is donate to good causes to help find a cure for diseases such as cancer, aids, junvenile diabetes, autism, birth defects, etc. Als donate to organizationssuch as: Make a Wish Foundation, The Petty Junction Gang, Ronald Mcdonald House,The Shriners, etc, find people that trully need help and help them, etc.... Now, after you have donated to good causes, all the good deeds have been fulfilled... What would you do? You are still EXTREMELY RICH. Your zillions are making you millions of dollars in interest every day. Now, What would you do for yourself? Be a kid, and indulge youself.... Or what inner dream do you have and what would you do to fulfill it if you had an endless amount of money? These are some of my fantasies: Contact George Lucas and buy the total rights to the Star Wars Franchise. Once I have obtained that, I would re-make the prequels, the way I envisioned them and then continue with some sequels 7, 8 and 9 and maybe even past that. If George wouldn't sell the franchise to me then I would spend the money to build a time machine and go back to before he even got pen to paperand start the Star Wars Galaxy myself. We wouldn't have just 6 episodes, but about 20 by now. Can you imagine all the trooping that would need to be done? I would also start my own Star Wars Theme Park entitled Stars Wars Galaxy, where everyday is a galaxy far, far away... (Hey if Mickey can have it why can't Darth?) In the theme park you would have rides like The Millenium Falcon Ride Through Light Speed. This ride is the fastest roller coaster ever made. You would have all of the different terrains like Tatooine, Dagobah,Hoth and Endor where you can walk in and believe that you have been transported there. There would be landspeeder bumper cars,and the Tie Fighter Tilt A Swings. There will 4-D ride with the simulation of going trough the trench run, the asteroid field, etc. There would also be space battle rides where groups would either be in Tie Fighter or X-Wing simulators and they sould be communicating to there squadrons mates like you can in online gaming. Also there would be theme foods like blu Bantha milk,Hoth Ice cones,fried Mynock (it taste just like chicken). There will mock battles throughout the park. There will be an area where fans can dress up as their favorite character and be blue screened (super imposed) into some of the classic scenes from the Star Wars Saga. It will be video taped and made into a disc for you to take home and enjoy. There would be a permanent museum, with all the original props, with videos talking about them for all to see and enjoy. I could keep going on and on, but I am at work and have got to put my nose back to the grind stone. I will say one more thing, I would have free authentic costumes made by the original prop makers, for anyone in the 501st. Hey I gotta quit day dreaming and get back to work, but before I do that, again I ask this question; if you were extremely rich what would be your indulgence?

If I were you, I would go ahead and get a kit from someone like TM, TE2, ATA. Then when Laws gets his out, then look into his.... You can never have too much armor

Congratulations Jay on your new beautiful addition to your family!!! I am happy for you and your wife!

The Shield, The series is over. But you can rent or buy all 7 seasons on DVDs!( do not watch the re-runs, they have been edited) This is one of the best shows of all time.. If you have not seen it, then you need too! It it loosely based on LAPD / Rampart scandal in the late 90s early '00. Rampart_scandal This is a series that you have to watch from season 1 to 7 ( basically one long story) no jumping into the middle, it will ruin it for you. http-~~-//www.theinsider.com/videos/3328446_The_Shield_Season_1 Pawnstars American Chopper Senior vs. Junior Big Brother Top Chef Supernatural, re-runs and when the new seasons starts < Excellent series too!> The Middle, re-runs and when the new seasons starts The Big Bang Theory, re-runs and when the new seasons starts My name is Earl, re-runs Heroes, re-runs Fraiser, re-runs That 70's Show Re-runs Amazing, race when the new seasons starts Survivor, when the new seasons starts Two and half men, re-runs and when the new seasons starts

I am glad to see that the FX is being phased out of the 501st and a higher more accurate standard set. Even though it is a part of the history of the group, it will be nice not to see the "bobblehead" lid...

Sweet! looking Field Backpack! Please sir, may I have some more pix!

Badlands, anything with Jake E Lee, Ozzy, Deep Purple, Shinedown, Sabbath, Nickleback, Korn, Motley Cure, Kenny Rogers, Blackfoot, Whitesnake, Aerosmith, lynyrd Skynyrd, Zeppelin, Hendrix, S.T.P., Cinderella,The Cult, G n'R , Kid Rock,Grand Funk Railroad, Queen, Skid Row, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Kiss, Red Hot Chili Peppers, AC/DC, Alice n Chains, Godsmack, Kansas, Chevelle, Santana, Creedence, Saliva, Humble Pie, Linkin Park, Disturbed, Quiet Riot, Alter Bridge, Elvis, Tesla, George Clinton, Bach, Beethoven,Symphonic music, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and now music. Anything funk, blues, rock, metal. The list going on and on............... OH yeah one more composer, you might know him for this little ditty...

This Fan Doc, looks like "THE FORCE AMONG US" Btw Great vid... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud2FDCBNxbg

Yeah trailer is on YouTube. I can't find it on a dvd or torrent either?

It is correct that Uncle George isn't going to allow any harm to come to what is left in the archives. I don't blame him for that. If you look at the Master Replicas LE TK lid and see the info that Jez put on his SWH site, the helmet was not up to par until they started asking the advice of the true fans that know and love the prop. By the way their prototype ended up being the cheap CE version. They ended up eventually scanning the stunt lid from Joiner/Kurtz collection. You have to also consider that Dan Laws did a 3-D scan of Set for Stun that turned out great. So I don't know where Museum Replicas faltered with theirs, other than they just haven't done their research and realized that they are not going to hit their original target, the 501st. So they are now re-directing their target toward the unsuspecting fan who is not as knowledgeable of the armor.

I think when a company gets the licensing to make a product, they feel they are running under a banner that will help them sell their product. No matter whether the product is inconsistent with what they originally started to do or not. The normal consumer believes because the product has the copyright stamped on it and hears the sales pitch, that they are good to go. I believe the price point also makes you believe you are getting more than you are actually getting. The same thing happened with the Rubies TK costume. Now you can barely give those things away. The unfortunate thing is, how many people have bought those things, wanting to get into trooping, only to find out they are not accepted without a lot of upgrading. Believe me, I talked to 4 or 5 people at C5 that had purchased the Rubies on Ebay and were excited that they might get into the 501st. When they found out what they would have to do to get the suit close to 501st standards, you could have knocked them over with a feather. I am just worried that the same thing is going to happen with the Museum Replicas suits. In this down economy, $2,000 USD is a lot to shell out, only to be told that it is still not up to par.

Yeah, I don't know why they do things like that. I sometimes think that companies out there think because they have the licensing to a product or name, that they can throw something out there and think it is OK. I know it says it's a prototype and subject to change, but you have to think that this is not someone just working in their garage from photos. They have the actual props in hand. If I was the artist I would truly be ashamed to present this as my work, even in a prototype stage and especially at one of the biggest conventions for SW. The other thing that hits me square in the face is that Museum Replicas boast that they make their costumes out of the original material, cloth. etc that was used in the original product or prop.. Instead of using ABS and thermoforming the suits like they were originally done in 1976 they are using a type of polyurethane. The Q & A session back in 2008 stated that Robin was trying to market this for the 501st for trooping. He had even contacted Sansweet to get info about what the 501st was looking for. Yet, I now hear that the suit, in the end, would not meet the expectations of the die hard fans, which I consider the 501st . Basically they are gearing the armor toward someone who can tell it is a little nicer than the Rubies suit. In the Q&A Robin said: CP: Costuming, specifically 'Trooping' with The Fighting 501st, has become a very popular pastime for Star Wars enthusiasts, will people be able to 'Troop' in these costumes, specifically the armor? RC: What’s the use of being a Clone Trooper or any other if you can’t troop, fight, frolic (OK, maybe not frolic). No cheap plastic here. We want to be able to move and enjoy a good blaster fight just like you, so you’ll have that aspect to the armor. We’re paying particular attention to the material and will do our best to come up with a material that looks, feels and plays the part without breaking, denting and have minimal scratching. Of course we realize some of you will do this on your own for a battle damaged look. Steve Sansweet has told us how important these specific aspects are to the fan base and we need to make sure that’s incorporated into the design. Here is the link to the whole Q&A: http://www.windlassstudios.com/t-land-starwars-interview.aspx

SO! do you think that some Tatoonie sand can help cover up all that is wrong with it?

Hi all, I am usually over on the FISD forum but, I thought about coming over today and playing in the sand. I just wanted to give all the TDs here, that might not jump over to the Whitearmor.net that much the same info and some HD pix on the Museum Replicas ANH suit... Here is what I posted earlier over on the FISD..... Here is the link to see what the TKs think about it: http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=12270&st=0 Just got back from C-V and have an update on the Museum Replicas Stormtrooper Armor. I know I started a previous post on here about a Q & A from 2008, about the Museum Replica's TK suit (here is the link to it). There have been a few pics thrown up in addition to this. I actually talked to Robin Chaudhuri, he is the L&D Manager for Museum Replicas. They had the armor displayed at C5 with their other SW costumes. I got some up close, hi-def pics, and found out from him the price point and what the suit will be made from. After talking to Robin and seeing the suit up close.. I FEEL A GREAT DISTURBANCE IN THIS ARMOR...... It will not be what I consider to be authentic or original, as stated in the Q & A that I am going to link you to. http://forum.whitear...topic=8816&st=0 They did not cast off the the suit but they did a 3D laser scan of the parts. It will not be vacuum/thermoformed (as the originals were)from ABS, Styrene or anything remotely close to that. They are going to lay the suit up in a type of rubberized polyurethane. The suit that they have on display now is done in a resin casting. Robin said, "This is so they can clean it up and sharpen the details." I have a booklet that he handed me that states "Stormtrooper, A New Hope" and shows a picture of it. When I first opened the booklet and saw the picture of the Stormtrooper, it was clearly generic pic of ROTJ, not an ANH suit. Robin stated to me that the LucasFilm Archives has one excellent full suit in its possession. Clearly the suit that they are molding off of, as you can see from the pics below, it looks like they are trying to reverse engineer an ROTJ suit into an ANH suit. Also, I had posted this video on the F.I.S.D. last year as well, but the post has disappeared??? so, I am re-linking It here. This is a video of a Lucas employee showing some things from the Lucas Films Archives, showing off one of the ROTJ suits when they were getting ready to shoot the SE add-on scenes for ANH. http://starwars.com/...iew/000325.html I always say "a picture is worth a thousand words". Anyone can say that it is just a prototype/work-in-progress to justify not doing their homework. I know if I was someone that had access to Lucas Archives, there would not be so many variances and things that are not right about the suit before I put it out for display. It doesn't appear they did their reference homework at all. When it comes to this, I feel like someone has handed me a can soda and states it is Classic Coke and when you open and taste it, it's pure lemonade Not even close!! The other things that Robin stated is that suit will be coming out in 2011 and you would get the whole thing, under suit, neck seal and boots and of course the armor and helmet. The boots will be the only thing that will vary in size. Robin said the price point is just under $2,000 plus S&H and any tax. And later to follow the Sandtrooper suits and with many variances.... For me, some of the things that are tell tales are: The belt???? The TOTAL AB plate! The buttons on the AB!! The missing little up side down u shape underneath the four buttoms that should be there if this suit was molded off either ANH or ESB armor?? The folded edges/tumble lines that are around the armor. A more rounded edge at the top of the thighs (More like the ROTJ suits) Their butt plate does not have a folded edge/tumble line at all?? The original ANH and ESB did have a folded edge/tumble line to it but the ROTJ did not and had a flat edge. Then they added a rubber U-shaped trim piece to the ROTJ armor, like you would see on a car door. The seals and brow trim on the helmet is WAAAYYYYYYYYY OFF! The tear drop on the helmet is missing the oval dimple??? The details around the frown/teeth does not look it came off of a screen used helmet. Wrong bolts holding the ears on. They have mocked up their own ANH hand plates. The detail work is not very sharp. I could keep going on about what I see that is not adding up on this suit, but I would need to buy the F.I.S.D. a larger server to house just this one post of mine here All in all it is just one step above the Rubies Deluxe. There are just so many things off about this suit, that I don't believe they know what they are doing. In my opinion for two grand, you could buy any one of the suits from any of these armor makers (TM, TE2 , ATA, AM , AP or RT-Mod) and still be able to buy your add-ons like soft wears and blaster, and still have a chunk of change left. I am really disappointed that it wasn't pulled off of an ANH or ESB suit, but rather retro engineered from a ROTJ suit. It looks like Museum Replicas are several years behind the TE2 and AP armor in doing that... Here is the catalog and pics below. I leave the floor open for discussions: More pix Continued in the next post.......

Terry, you have got some top notch skills! Thanks for sharing them with everyone Good work bro! Tom

Nice pix, thanks for posting them. I enjoyed meeting a lot of you at CV I have to ask, why is this TD missing the brow trim? Or, is it just my eyes playing tricks on me

Yeah, the last Adidas SW collection was short runs and high demands. Hope this is not the case with this.... BTW, to me, the R2 and C3PO shoes looks like some weird '80s bowling shoes

HAPPY EPISODE X MEPD!!!! Is there any cake and blue Bantha milk left?????