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Yeah, a well-intentioned endeavour all the same. It can't have been easy to do.

Yeah I saw this, but have to say I'm kind of in two minds about it.. It must have been very cool to be part of that experience, but I would have preferred to see a more sympathetic restoration rather than a virtually total re-build, which is what seems to have happened. (or at least a total re-surfacing). Ideal scenario would be to patch up the areas of missing plaster with new plaster, then paint and distress it to match the existing surface. It might have been possible to 'glue' back loose plaster with new plaster underneath, even if sections didn't go back exactly where they came off. At least they should have weathered the set-piece as the art department did! The harsh elements will eventally crack and break up the plaster again, but I don't think they'll add the original colouring, so I wish they hadn't left it white-washed like that. ... oh well perhaps they can go back sometime and finish the job!

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Thanks for the update anyway Joe, hopefully you'll find a former at some point in the future maybe.. Jeremy

I liked that a lot! You've hit just the right tone with your story so far, feels very much like the offical radio drama, top job! Jeremy

"Sandyboy, why aren't you at your post? .. Sandyboy do you copy?"

Hi Drew, I'm still here (just PMed you). I've been away on holiday and have hardly seen a computer for a couple of weeks - nice in a way, but now I've got a lot of catching up to do! Jeremy

Agreed, that's frantastic. Good one Joe I'm away in holiday for the next two weeks, maybe there'll be something exciting to look at when I get back! Jeremy

.. Just a little bump! Any news??

**** I've got to visit here more often! Please please count me as interested for an ABS helmet, if I'm not too late! Thanks Jeremy

"Please don't deactivate me I'm too young to die!"

CJ, You correct in that all you require for membership in the 501st IS a accurate, complete and professional-quality costume... To obtain your TD designation you must meet the Legion's established criteria. Hi guys First, let me start by saying, I got no Bantha in this fight, I don't have a sandy yet, I'm not a 501st member, I'm here because I'm a fan of troopers in all their incarnations so basically the issue of pauldron or no pauldron doesn't affect me. However, it seems to me that by the letter of the (501st) law as it stands, if the quote above is correct then pauldrons on a TK are perfectly acceptable because it doesn't specify that costumes have to be exclusively SCREEN accurate. As it doesn't exclude published books/comics etc they would seem to be a fair source of reference. Perhaps the Legion needs to re-phrase their charter to be more specific? (from the title of this thread it looks like they might be) the difficulty is if they alter their wording to base their membership requirements exclusively on 'screen' accuracy only, then things like visible Imperial cogs and Aubresh text on armour is out.. etc etc.. I'm sure this point has been made endlessly elsewhere, I just didn't see it pointed out here that's all! It's not a life or death issue though is it? *ducks quickly!* Jeremy

That's an interesting theory TK1422, there are similarities with the Joiner face, but while his suits were plastic, the helmets he made were fibreglass not vac-formed. I wore one of those suits once. Jeremy

It's beautiful Keith! Jeremy

Rocko and Paul, you have PMs. Jeremy

Hi Paul Hey I'd fogotten I'd sent you those shots! - if you'd like them again I'd be happy to email them to ya? cheers for the welcome mate! .. and NICE shots TD1009, those really brought back memories. That's exactly how I remember seeing them, underlit in the dark like that! I'd forgotten, being so used to looking at the photos I took at the time with the flash on my camera. Seeing how they were presented again really took me back in time - thanks for the nostalgia trip Jeremy

No problemo guys, and thanks. Yeah those mannequins don't wear the suits particularly well do they? They didn't seem to have proper human proportions, all spindly limbs - probably designed for weird catwalk stuff... I can't tell you how much I envy you getting to wear that helmet TD1009! They were both behind the railings when I first saw them, on either side of the giant circular screen that old sci-fi clips were being projected on to. I leant out and tapped on on the chest once but that was all I had the nerve to do..... (I had visions of it clattering to the floor in pieces and setting off alarms everywhere if I'd tried anything else!) By the way I'd love to see any photos you have of these suits TD1009 if poss? Jeremy

Hello, another newbie joins the pack! Always been a trooper nut, but don't have a sandy yet... (yet). Hopefully I'll fix that before too long though. Well lots of reading here to catch up on so see ya later! Jeremy

Greetings all - recognise a lot of names here. I'm Jeremy, a Brit from London and all-round Stormtrooper nut, like many here I guess! Great place here, it certainly seems like I've a lot of reading to do! great thread as well. Well post Numero Uno from me, just chiming in on the subject of the Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI). That was a cool place and a regular haunt for me while I lived here during my student days, sadly as has been mentioned it closed around 1999/2000-ish. (Hadn't heard of it touring in 02 though, that would've been cool to see). Here are some quick snaps of the two suits they had on display: (Fabric shoulder straps, bubble lenses in helmet). (moulded plastic shoulder straps, flat and *I think* blueish eye lens in it's left eye, right side eye lens missing). On one of my last visits to the museum I noticed that bubble-lens trooper was still there but the flat lens trooper had been replaced with what I believe was the auction suit with the strange brow, here he is (both had been put into glass cases by this time): The brow is very crudely cut black vinyl tape and I'm pretty sure it was this suit that later went on display at Bradford or Sheffield? Christies listed it as a replica in the catalogue! I have the cat' somewhere and will post a photo of the suit if I can find it. There's something else I may be able to add to the info mix, I heard that MOMI bought this suit from Christies after J. Joiner who was also going to be bidding for it stepped down. MOMI were very keen to get the suit as they quite liked having two on display and Mr Flat Lens had been shipped back to the States for some reason.. .. That *may* have had something to do with LFL forgetting that they'd actually loaned out two suits! I got that from Don Bies, he'd sent them out originally when working as LFL's Archivist I believe. I guess Uncle George had started to wonder why the insurance premium was so high for a single costume! .. Upshot is that Mr Weird Brow might still be at large somewhere, I don't know of him being on display anywhere, or whether MOMI sold it when they closed, but with a bit of luck all their display stock is still in storage somewhere waiting for a re-opening?? I for one would love to see it back. Jeremy