T-BONE Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Yeah yeah I'm a little shirt for a sandtrooper! Doesn't bug me so much, but I'd like to get a little closer to screen accurate height. Especially when teenage girls come up to take a pic with me and they are taller than me! haha. I'm 5'8 now and found some height increasing insoles which say they will add 2". Was wondering if anyone here has ever tried them? If not, I'll be ordering a pair soon and I'll let you guys know how they work out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOKE Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 My CO has them for his Vader. He said they are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-BONE Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Awesome. I'm hoping they will work well with tkboots too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haloes Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 what is the website? brand name? for gods sake how much?!?.....not that i need them or anything. I'm in the same boat you are. would like to be slightly taller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodyred99 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 You do know Screen sandies were about 5 foot 7 and between 150-175 pounds? But if you want to be taller for cheap, you can buy cheap flip flops and cut them down to raise your heels up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haloes Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 well.....when you put it that way. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodyred99 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Was not trying to say you cant be taller! I am 6 foot 1 and usually have to duck a bit to be shorter than our DV in pics.... Was just saying since the first post said closer to screen accurate height. Fact is as the time goes by, people get taller. in the 1800s someone 5 foor 8 was a giant! I have had people tower over me at troops these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Voorhees Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I have em in all of my suits lol. they work great! BUT..i usually have to get a size larger for most boots. With TKboots, if you dont the top of your foot gets squished in the boot because the boot doesnt give much at all in that area. If you get a size larger boot its more comfortable as your foot can rest further back and relieve the pressure on the top of your foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-BONE Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 I have em in all of my suits lol. they work great! BUT..i usually have to get a size larger for most boots. With TKboots, if you dont the top of your foot gets squished in the boot because the boot doesnt give much at all in that area. If you get a size larger boot its more comfortable as your foot can rest further back and relieve the pressure on the top of your foot. Thanks! I'll be getting a pair soon then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-BONE Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Fact is as the time goes by, people get taller. in the 1800s someone 5 foor 8 was a giant! I have had people tower over me at troops these days. Maybe I'll just wait 200 or so years then and forget the insoles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodyred99 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 heh heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious trooper Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 i always thought they averaged about 5' 10" in the film,so now i feel better only being 5' 8"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodyred99 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Well that was from Brian Muir who sculpted the suit on a cast of an English actor. He had said in the past on the RS webpage that it was for about a 5 foot 7 guy and about 150-175 lbs... ahh here is the blurb... looks like you were right as Denis plenty was 5 foot 10, but according to Brian the various TKs/TDs were from 5 foot 6 to 5 foot 10. Brian tells us he sculpted the armour over a casting of Dennis Plenty who was 5′ 10″ (178cm) inturn we would recommend this for fitting, however there is scope to move outside these tolerances. We have guys looking great in the suit at 5′ 6″ to 6′ 3″ (168cm to 190cm). We also recommend a slim fitting, but it fits upto around a 36″ (91.5cm) waist, please contact us if you have any doubts about the way the armour will fit, we are pleased to advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I used them for my clone. Work great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchStick Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I'm 5 foot 5 inch... cant tell you how many "aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper"'s i get... I normally just reply I was squashed in a landing accident or I'm a sandtrooper... or that I'm actually Luke. D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-BONE Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 Got them. Can't get my foot in my boots at all with them in ill try a larger size and see how it goes if I can find some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inglorious trooper Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 i dont have any,but i do use gel inserts. on my first troop in my chelsea boots my feet ached like **** by the end! but after putting in gel inserts the difference was massive! not quite on topic but thought it might be interesting for anyone suffering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 ya the boots are pretty brutal on the feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John jaeger Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Good idea I'm 5"8 and I could use an inch or two about to go on my first troop as a TD i think going to cut up a pair of flip flops Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacta Baby Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I'm 5'4 135 and I use the gel inserts I get like 2inches of height hehehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Good luck man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpool Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I have taken my summer flip flops and trimmed them down to fit inside my boots. It's cheaper than buying from a website and shipping home. And I can adjust them higher or lower by taking out a level of said flip flop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacta Baby Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I'm going to try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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