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Post by The SITH OverLORD on Jan 12, 2007 14:53:57 GMT 8
This is a BEAUTIFUL Set of fan made STAR WARS Episode III CLONETROOPER Armor Kit :
and the BEAUTY of it is - the PRICE is REASONABLE and CAN be brought in WITHOUT the usual "you know what" hassle. 
Was informed by the maker that these hard parts are made of LIGHT WEIGHT resin and fibreglass. All parts are pre-trimmed and can be easily assembled without much problems. Taking orders now and estimated to be available in February / March 2007.
Celebrate the 30th ANNIVERSARY of STAR WARS in Style as a movie accurate KICK-@$$ Episode III Clonetrooper. Can be Painted and Weathered in the desired color scheme to become a 501st Special Operations Clonetrooper, Palpatine's elite Schocktroopers, 421st Clonetrooper, 327th Star Corps Clonetrooper and more from the movie.
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Post by The SITH OverLORD on Jan 12, 2007 15:07:46 GMT 8
Ya hor, you're right this year (I didn't know it was in May) is the 30th Anni 'cos the first movie came out in '77....very true, this year is indeed very apt. ..but can I get everything up and running(or rather trooping, scared I lose all my armour parts like pots and pans during running) in May?? Quite rush wor....(mainly depends on how fast can get the armour...hence my other thread on the customs question...)....but then again 4 months can be quite enough time also...hm....so fickle minded har...maybe I should just get the armour first then see how...Or else worst case I'll just show up as an unarmoured, off-duty Clonetrooper(ie.just the blaster)!haha   Take a GOOD LOOK at the STAR WARS fan made Episode III Clonetrooper Armor Costume Kit. The trimmed parts can be put together in less than a month and be ready for some serious TROOPING with the MySciFiFan STAR WARS Costumed Contingent should you choose to be a SPARKLING CLEAN fresh-off-the-Kamino-Cloning-facilities Clonetrooper. ;D |
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Post by The SITH OverLORD on Jan 15, 2007 14:38:42 GMT 8
Wow....I'm so HONOURED to have my own specially created Topic! 
Now in response to the Made in China clonetrooper hard parts, RELIABLE sources have informed me that apart from being CHEAP, it is US$199 - YES or NO will do! 
There are some Singaporean STAR WARS costumers who brought the Made in CHINA hard parts in. The hard parts are SOFT which means that these will crack easily shortly after a few trooping and the pulls i.e. DETAILS are poorly made. If you wish to contact these Singaporean costumers to find out from them, feel free to PM me.  |
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Post by Clonetrooper on Jan 15, 2007 18:06:54 GMT 8
Wow....I'm so HONOURED to have my own specially created Topic!
Now in response to the Made in China clonetrooper hard parts, RELIABLE sources have informed me that apart from being CHEAP, it is US$199 - YES or NO will do!
There are some Singaporean STAR WARS costumers who brought the Made in CHINA hard parts in. The hard parts are SOFT which means that these will crack easily shortly after a few trooping and the pulls i.e. DETAILS are poorly made. If you wish to contact these Singaporean costumers to find out from them, feel free to PM me.
China: upper and lower chest and upper/lower back are one piece
Singapore: upper and lower chest plate seperate (same for back)
China: Biceps mould/shape not accurate(just round "water pipe" shape);
Singapore: Looks better/more accurate(haven't really confirmed) but at least not a simple round "water pipe" shape as the China one;
China: Not so glossy (from the pix)
Singapore: More glossy surface (from pix)
China: No separate groin plate
Singapore: Separate groin plate
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Post by Plo Strax-Avix on Jan 15, 2007 19:21:10 GMT 8
Sith Overlord,
BTW when you said "all pre-trimmed" I just realised the eye holes of the helmet have not been cut and being this made of tough/durable material I think it's not just a simple matter of cutting them out with scissors at home by ourselves right...?
I have a China-made rotary tool but I only use it to do cutting on curved or narrow areas. Being an old-schhool craftsman, I much prefer to work with hand tools. Most of my prop work is done with nothing more then a hacksaw, files of various sizes, a regular electric drill and some custom tools I made myself.
If you really don't want to invest in a rotary tool, the eye hole can be cut by drilling a continuous line of holes in the centre of the 'T' shape using a regular electric drill. After the holes are drilled, you'll be able to file away the rest of the material with a flat metal file. The bigger the holes you drill, the less filing you'll need to do. But be careful not to damage the side of the eye hole while drilling or filing.
Have a look at how I modified Kal's fibreglass Rubies-recast Vader helmet for some tips:
Fiberglass Rubies Vader Helmet Recast Mod Project |
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Post by The SITH OverLORD on Jan 16, 2007 10:57:48 GMT 8
Sith Overlord, BTW when you said "all pre-trimmed" I just realised the eye holes of the helmet have not been cut and being this made of tough/durable material I think it's not just a simple matter of cutting them out with scissors at home by ourselves right...?
GOOD observation and good question, deserves equally GOOD answers. First and foremost let's start at the basics. I've posted pictures of a pre-trimmed set of Episode III Clonetrooper Armor Kit above. This means that each individual piece of the armor (save the helmet which I will touch on later) has already been CUT OUT and deflashed and ready for assembly. You may need to do some slight trimming so that the hard parts near your body joints do not cut into you when you are trooping. This should be done at assembly stage after you have done the dry-run fitting. Standard Procedure.
Now what I've posted below is a picture of a set of Unassembled Stormtrooper Armor hard parts Kit that certainly NEEDS trimming. (NOT mine btw it belongs to my friend in the 501st Nordic Garrison who has since assembled this set of armor and marched as a Stormtrooper in the recent 2007 Rose Parade)
When you make a visual comparison between the pictures of the SW Episode III clonetrooper armor kit and my friend's Stormtrooper Armor kit, you notice that you do NOT need to do the following :
i. Trim the molding flash on the edge of the armor
ii. Spend time and the risk of overtrimming more than what is supposed to be trimmed
with i and ii eliminated, SAVES you your precious time on doing these essential pre-assembly process :
i. Test and Dry-Run fitting to ensure that each part fits your body properly esp. on the Elbow, Wrist, Knee and Ankle areas as these are areas that you will move a lot when you do trooping
ii. For item i, all you need to do is some masking tape to hold the pieces to your body as you mark out the parts that require additional trimming for the perfect fit later on.
As for the UNCUT area of the Helmet, it is not a big issue. Master Plo has given you some good advise already. Alternatively, you may even request the maker to CUT OUT the vision slots on the Helmet for you. Just be NICE and SINCERE about buying and something could be done for you. |
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Post by Clonetrooper on Jan 16, 2007 11:11:21 GMT 8
Thanks Master Plo and Sith Overlord for your quick reply and valuable advise.
One thing I think is that Clonetrooper armour contains less parts (therefore less time consuming) than the Storm trooper costume which is very high cost and highly time consuming to acquire, assemble/trim and wear. I can imagine what Dplik is going thru and his/her dedication to start-up and continue this trooping is really commendable. Hats off to Dplik! ;D
Yes you are right that the picture shows pre-trimmed Clonetrooper armour parts which would really save me (or whoever the buyer) precious time! (oops, didn't I promise not to post anything Clony costume related until I got my armour? Oh well....rules are meant to be broken....shall try to maintain silence now.....sshhhhhh .....dive dive dive!)
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Post by The SITH OverLORD on Jan 16, 2007 15:36:38 GMT 8
Thanks Master Plo and Sith Overlord for your quick reply and valuable advise. One thing I think is that Clonetrooper armour contains less parts (therefore less time consuming) than the Storm trooper costume which is very high cost and highly time consuming to acquire, assemble/trim and wear. I can imagine what Dplik is going thru and his/her dedication to start-up and continue this trooping is really commendable. Hats off to Dplik! ;D
FYI Dplik is a HE. Perhaps I may not made a mention, apart from Dplik there are 6 other Registered MySciFiFan forum members (NOT from Malaysia) who OWNS a full set of Stormtrooper Armor , assembled them and trooped in them. arek from the 501st MALAYSIA-BRUNEI OUTPOST who marched in the 2007 Rose Parade Event is one of them. 4 of these Stormtrooper Armor owners (incl. of arek "TK 8829") have already been MySciFiFan forum members BEFORE you, Dplik and triplesaber (yes that Stormie wannabe who BACKED OUT the last minute and disappeared from MySciFiFan forums, who you confused with the REAL Stormtrooper, Dpik)clonetrooper, that set of fibreglass resin pre-trimmed Episode III Clonetrooper Armor does SAVE you (or whoever the other buyers may be) precious time, as I sense using the Dark Side of the Force you have NOT attempted something this magnitude in your life.  NOT only it saves you time and helps you to get your Clonetrooper armored costume assembled, painted and READY for TROOPING in a SHORTER TIME, it also saves you the RISK and HEARTACHE of mistakes made during trimming. Yes, esp. overtrimming that could TRIM OFF MORE than what should be....  well you know what I mean! |
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