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    Trip to Tatooine

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    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! :)

    TK's being able to wear pauldrons being considered by legion

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    To quote the charter "The only requirements for membership are "ownership" of an accurate, complete, and professional-quality costume celebrating the Imperial (Dark Side) characters from the Star Wars films or its expanded universe sources..."

    CJ

    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

    lucas molds!

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    I'd tend to agree with the Meatsock theory - but have we all forgotten the Jason Joiner suits and helms? May be a possibility that it's a faceplate used to make the suits for the infamous "Blue Peter" show episode.

    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

    Original helmets and suits.. just FYI for you all

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    Hiya Jeremy,great to see you over here at last

    It's nice to see those pics again,I lost the one's you gave me a few years ago.

    It would be cool to find out if Mr.Weird Brow was still here in the UK,I'd love to see him again That is the one I saw at the Sheffield Film Exhibition a fews back.I got lots of photos of the suit,but I didn't have a digicam then and they aren't the best pics.I did film the suit though with my camcorder.I'll have to dig out the tape,I haven't watched it since I moved house a year and half ago.

    -Paul.

    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

    Original helmets and suits.. just FYI for you all

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    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

    Original helmets and suits.. just FYI for you all

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    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:

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    (Fabric shoulder straps, bubble lenses in helmet).

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    (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):

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    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

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