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Post by Chakotay on Apr 23, 2007 10:54:07 GMT 8
Hahahaha! This is magnificent! And the reaction of Harry's face later! |
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Post by The SITH OverLORD on Apr 23, 2007 11:39:38 GMT 8
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Post by General Kenobi on Apr 23, 2007 23:49:31 GMT 8
Hey Kuan... thanks for the great pics man... except for the one above.... hahah!! Peter I think ur next costume must be slave girl Leia... so that when u go costuming u can have a slave girl following u around & fixing ur amour when it falls off LOL hahah  Ur right shoulder piece also comes of when u raise ur arm as well as the waist bracket belt... from behind it looks like its below the waist line.... like a hip hop-baggy-jeans style trooper heheh!! Looks like a lot of mods b4 Movie Carnival huh !! eheh Good Luck!! |
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Post by The SITH OverLORD on Apr 24, 2007 10:13:13 GMT 8
Peter I think ur next costume must be slave girl Leia... so that when u go costuming u can have a slave girl following u around & fixing ur amour when it falls off LOL hahah  ONLY please) who FITS the bill please don't hesitate PM me.  HehehUr right shoulder piece also comes of when u raise ur arm as well as the waist bracket belt... from behind it looks like its below the waist line.... like a hip hop-baggy-jeans style trooper heheh!! Looks like a lot of mods b4 Movie Carnival huh !! eheh Good Luck!!
I'll ADD these to my Stormtrooper Armor Maintenance MUST DO CHECKLIST and get it done way BEFORE MOVIE CARNIVAL 2007 since there will be very little/NO interval in between my appearance days to FIX what is not right with my Armor. Furthermore, I anticipate that the Venue will be more congested, with bigger crowd and MORE MOVEMENTS compared to the scarce crowd in the casual stroll that we just had in BSC on 20 April 2007.
Feel FREE to give me your SAME feedbacks again AFTER you have observed my trooping pics taken during the forthcoming MOVIE CARNIVAL 2007. After my corrective adjustments I should be well on my OWN and expect to experience little / none of the "boo-boos" that you've highlighted. ;D |
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Post by kalkamel on Apr 24, 2007 12:28:25 GMT 8
Peter I think ur next costume must be slave girl Leia...  |
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Post by Dplik on Apr 24, 2007 13:39:29 GMT 8
Peter I think ur next costume must be slave girl Leia...  "Disturbing... most disturbing..." |
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Post by Red on Apr 24, 2007 13:49:04 GMT 8
SITH_OverLORD, would u accept some word of advice from a "veteran" armourer? In medieval armour (European as well as Japanese) the pauldron (or shoulder bells as u stormies put it) is always secured by a strap around the upper arm, outside the upper canon of the vambrace (the bicep armour). That'll secure it in place. I have this configuration for all my armoured suits - the 16th century Gothic, the Samurai, even King Maniaka of Anike has it! (come to think of it, all of my previous costumes were armoured! ;D)
U can make the strap from a piece of white elastic with some velcro at the end to attach it to the opposite side of the bell. If you want to go for the "IMPS" look, maybe you can try leather with a nice metal buckle (please refer to impstherelentless.com/tek9.asp?pg=teaser)Another alternative would be to have some sort of elastic attachment where the current velcro is. I think that after a long tour of troopings, the velcro would need replacement.
I seem to notice a piece of black velcro on your lower back. Is that where the belt is supposed to go? It was not attached there on that day... I would suggest replacing all the old, worn velcro fastenings with fresh new ones... And DO get contact lenses, as u have advised my goddaughter Diha! 
Well, I guess that's it for now... I'll chip in later, if I come across anything else... ;D
Oh, and where did u get the portable speaker? I'd sure like to have one...
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Post by The SITH OverLORD on Apr 24, 2007 17:07:38 GMT 8
SITH_OverLORD, would u accept some word of advice from a "veteran" armourer? In medieval armour (European as well as Japanese) the pauldron (or shoulder bells as u stormies put it) is always secured by a strap around the upper arm, outside the upper canon of the vambrace (the bicep armour). That'll secure it in place. I have this configuration for all my armoured suits - the 16th century Gothic, the Samurai, even King Maniaka of Anike has it! (come to think of it, all of my previous costumes were armoured! ;D)
U can make the strap from a piece of white elastic with some velcro at the end to attach it to the opposite side of the bell. If you want to go for the "IMPS" look, maybe you can try leather with a nice metal buckle (please refer to impstherelentless.com/tek9.asp?pg=teaser)Another alternative would be to have some sort of elastic attachment where the current velcro is. I think that after a long tour of troopings, the velcro would need replacement.  Based on your inputs, I'll have to affix a strap - I'm looking at Black elastic, on the middle of the Shoulder Bell so that it will hold in place even with a lot of arm movements. GREAT idea, even BETTER than my original intention to reinforce the industrial velcro contact with the Bicep armor. OK off goes the velcro on my Shoulder Bell & Bicep armor tonight. ;D
FYI my friend, when it comes to armored Stormtrooper costuming, there is an obvious DIFFERENCE between Pauldron and Shoulder Bells that you've mentioned. They are NOT the same and this can be clearly seen in this pic below:
Deployed Sandtrooper TD 5422 is wearing a White Shoulder PAULDRON right on top of his right Shoulder Bell. I seem to notice a piece of black velcro on your lower back. Is that where the belt is supposed to go? It was not attached there on that day... I would suggest replacing all the old, worn velcro fastenings with fresh new ones...  again.And DO get contact lenses, as u have advised my goddaughter Diha!
Well, I guess that's it for now... I'll chip in later, if I come across anything else... ;D
Oh, and where did u get the portable speaker? I'd sure like to have one...  provides me ample room space. However, the same CAN'T be said for the TIGHTER Don Post Royal Guard Helmet where contact lenses is a MUST if Diha is going to be the Royal Guard after you.
In case you might not have been aware, I was wearing contacts from April to November 2005 when I trooped as Emperor Palpatine  and the Royal Guard  with the MySciFiFan STAR WARS Costumed Contingent. Stopped using contacts when I appeared as the Tusken Raider w.e.f. December 2005 
You can get the portable speaker phone from shops that sell Electronic accessorries and gadgets. I bought mine from Megatronics in PJ SS2 and it cost me around RM160 as it is an imported model from Japan. |
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Post by General Kenobi on Apr 27, 2007 1:38:22 GMT 8
Hey man... if u really the Sith Over Lord... means u Da Man!! So u gotta be able to find a chick to fit ur Slave Girl Leia costume... or shud I say slave girl for the Emperor? Hahhah then she can costume & fix ur armour all at one time heheh
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Post by The SITH OverLORD on Apr 28, 2007 23:36:50 GMT 8
Hey man... if u really the Sith Over Lord... means u Da Man!! So u gotta be able to find a chick to fit ur Slave Girl Leia costume... or shud I say slave girl for the Emperor? Hahhah then she can costume & fix ur armour all at one time heheh |
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