troopermaster Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Can someone please post a good pic/pics of the sandtrooper 'dimpled' handguards? I need some reference shots as I'm going to make some. Cheers, Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_imperial Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I have wanted a pair of those for a while! Please let us know how they turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/davin/da ... licity.htm scroll down to "garindan meeting" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbasso Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Blurry picture of both types Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Of course, there is the chance the "dimpled" hand back is nothing more than gaffer's tape. The stuff is all over the place in ANH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted April 30, 2005 Author Share Posted April 30, 2005 The pic with the garindan is the only one I have found so far.I think the blurry pic is nothing like what the real guard looks like.I'll just have to go by that one pic. Do you think it is the same guard on each hand,or a left and right version? I made some nice sandy forearms recently too,with the 12 'indents' and 11 on the other side if I'm not mistaken.I'll try and put a pic up. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 I think it just looks like a rectangle. I'm still not sold on the "dimpling" it could just as easily be dirt. It's almost impossible to tell, as I think that is the only "clear' picture of the handback. My guess is this was an on-the-fly fix, since all the others have the "T" backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted May 1, 2005 Author Share Posted May 1, 2005 I agree TD6025,that is probably was a quick fix part they just stuck on.There is definately a pattern to it,with long slots and short ones.I'll give it a go anyways,will be a nice addition for many troopers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD3269 Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 that picture is the only place that I have seen that hand back. It looks rectangular to me also. Of all the pictures and all the things made resembling a sandtrooper I have never seen this anywhere else. I don't know who went off on a tangent but I believe this was just a quick fix for some guy who probaly lost one of his hand plates and they figured no one would ever notice this and went with it. Just my 2 cents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Trooper Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Where can I get a pair of these? PM me if you know. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 I think everyone agrees it was a quick fix. Either gaffers tape, or someone BS'd something in between takes. It's still a cool idea to make them. Who went on a tangent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD3269 Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 good question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 Hey,it's been a while but I finally got around to making a mould for these hand plates today.I'm going to try and get some plastic tomorrow and form these. I also finished the forearm too,you know,the real sandtrooper right forearm with 12 indents I'll form that too while I'm at it.I still have to finish the left arm mould and I have some nice ANH hand plates as well. Oh,and just wait 'till I show you guys my ab plate,NOTHING will come close to this for movie accuracy....NOTHING! Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I can't wait to see it! If it's on par with the rest of your work, I'm sure it will be fantastic! Did you go with left/right for the hand guards? I started moulding one, but am going to have to try again, I'm not happy with the dimensions. I am going the same for both route (mostly for simplicity, I know in the end I'll stick with the T-backs, I just like them better). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-1536 Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Hey,it's been a while but I finally got around to making a mould for these hand plates today.I'm going to try and get some plastic tomorrow and form these. I also finished the forearm too,you know,the real sandtrooper right forearm with 12 indents I'll form that too while I'm at it.I still have to finish the left arm mould and I have some nice ANH hand plates as well. Oh,and just wait 'till I show you guys my ab plate,NOTHING will come close to this for movie accuracy....NOTHING! Paul. Hey Paul, Long time no hear... look forward to your results. As for the hand guards, I think it's just gaffers tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuskentrooper Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 For those of you who are curious: There is a definite non-random pattern of slots (short/long, long/short, short/long, long/short, short/long). You can also see this handback on the EpIV DVD at the checkpoint scene. Sorry I don't have a screencap. The photo above is the best reference so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted October 24, 2005 Author Share Posted October 24, 2005 OK,I got it formed today and just taped the forearm together and put it on my mannequin.I'll try and get the full arms formed this week or next.What do you think of the hand plate? What do you reckon to the forearm too....nice eh? More pics here http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/the_prop_...aster/my_photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpdblues Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 You guys are too AWESOME! It makes me teary-eyed to see what y'all can create! Artists all! Guns ePS: Hmmm, I may want a couple of those bad-boys for myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Very nice! That has got to be the best interpretation of the TD handback I've ever seen. Nice forearm too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 Here's the plate with a bit more trimmed off,and I heated it with a hair dryer and bent it give it a bit more of a curve.I added a bit of weathering to it as well(nothing fancy!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Nice touch, that makes a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-1536 Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Paul's stuff is amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Much Garlic Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Though I like the_prop_master's take on it, I still can't see it as anything but wrinkled gaffer tape or double sided tabe to hold the original hand guard on, but of course, not knowing how these were originally held on to the gloves I cannot of course be certain. It just doesn't appear to have any depth to it, it appears completely flat - in those pictures you can see a white edge around the hand guards on the other troopers, indicating that they have mass and are not merely flat, that single different looking hand guard does not. Maybe I'm just seeing things... but I am not convinced that it is anything other than wrinkled tape of some sort with light and shadow making it look like it has markings on it. Just my 42 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCKo Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 second that totally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
td2878 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 thats looks pretty awesome to me!!! Im also a u.k boy but now living in canada good to see a fellow brit on the boards!! are you going t o be making these at all as ill surely buy one of you!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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