My True Love. ESB Stormtrooper WIP

So it begins...

So far:

AP Stormtrooper Armour: Arrived
JD Stormtrooper Shoulders: TBA
TM Snowtrooper Handplates: Arrived
Helmet Decals: Arrived
Helmet Brow Trim: Arrived
Helmet Neck Trim: Arrived
Helmet Frown Mesh: Arrived
Two-Tone Hovi Mics: Arrived
Flat Green Helmet Lenses: Arrived
Neck Seal with Bib: Arrived
Undersuit: TBA
Silk Gloves: Arrived
Jodhpur Boots: Ordered
Off-White Canvas Belt: Arrived
Looped Leather Holster: On List
MakerOfThings Blaster: Arrived


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All done trimming the handplates :) I shall drill the holes for sewing when the gloves arrive.
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Silk Gloves just came in :)
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My leather neckseal with bib came in today.
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Right on Andy! Diggin' the leather neckseal!

Right now I'm waiting for my armour to show up, I marked it as Arrived, but FedEx is on its way, haha. I stayed home from school :)

Pretty cool Andy!!!! Whats the make on the armour????

Alright Andy! Does this mean I can have your beautiful ESB Fett? :D

G-Fett

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Originally Posted by Jango's kid

Pretty cool Andy!!!! Whats the make on the armour????

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The make is Authentic Props :) I just got it today, minus the upper back, haha. I sent AP an e-mail asking him to give me the missing piece.

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Originally Posted by Studio Fett

Alright Andy! Does this mean I can have your beautiful ESB Fett?

G-Fett

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What's your address? haha


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Gotta love those AP helmets/armor, puts FX to shame.

Who made your Leather neckseal? I want one.

Riveting, however unfortunately, he will no longer make them.

*drool* That is some snazzy armor. Can't wait to see the progress in this thread. :D

nice! i love the ESB suit. i had started to go that route with my first TK, but ended up selling it. the 2nd was going to be ESB, but i decided sort of spur of the moment to make it a sandtrooper instead.

Incidentally, if the TK is your "true love", I"d be more than happy to take your false love ESB Fett off your hands. ;)

YES MAN! I can't wait to see it assembled!

:skull El1te

Nice Andy! My first set of armor was AP. It's in TD form now. Post those progress pics.:thumbsup

dude i'm so fricken jealous it's not even funny

Looking forward to seeing the finish product!

Also, don't forget a orange lamp!!!!

Darren:fettesb

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Originally Posted by DW Design Studios

Looking forward to seeing the finish product!

Also, don't forget a orange lamp!!!!

Darren:fettesb

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Look at his left (our right) eye. Is it just me, or does he look kinda like a pirate?:rolleyes

Nothing like freshy armor!

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Looking forward to seeing the finish product!

Also, don't forget a orange lamp!!!!

Darren:fettesb

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man that guy got tossed! you don't want to be him :lol

I decided to start on my helmet today. I trimmed the thighs last night but pics will come later.

For the inside of the helmet, I coated it with Plasti-Dip, what you coat tools with, it gave the inside a fantastic rubbery finish. After I let that dry overnight, I started trimming out the eyes, I made sure to use a brand new razor blade trimming them out, I believe I captured the ESB look pretty well.

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I really need to do one of those some day...If I could ever decide that I'm satisfied with my Fett :lol !!!!!

You won't believe how hard it was to get this suit done, especially when FettPride is taunting us with gauntlets, helmets, and armour, haha.

I'm pumped Andy!!! I cant wait to see it finished :) I know I keep saying it, but it is gonna rock!

:skull El1te

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Originally Posted by GCNgamer128

For the inside of the helmet, I coated it with Plasti-Dip *snip*

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Exactly what I am thinking of doing with both the TE2 I just bought and with my TM when I get it. :D

Great start, Andy! Are you going to use a welder shield or acetate for the lenses? I'm torn between accuracy (acetate) and more practical and durable (shield)...

I bought what ever Smitty sells, haha. I bought Shade 3 and Shade 5, that way I can have them velcroed in, and switch them out depending on whether the event is inside or outside.

All done trimming the teeth and ears. The ears lay perfectly flush, I will paint the frown, vocoder, and ears when I get home :) Plus I need to lay the decals!

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so what you doing with that FX suit Andy..?

It will either be given to my friend Jen, or it will become the garrison's community suit.

looking good man cant wait to see the final product!!!

Hey Andy i look forward to seeing this all ready for duty, i love the black inside the lid.

Who is the maker of the leather neck seal, that thing is kick ***

Helmet is just about done! I just need to paint the frown, vocoder, ears, add pinstriping around the ears, install the lenses, and install the frown mesh. Then I'm all done with this majour piece of the puzzle which is the ESB Stormtrooper!!

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Originally Posted by whistle8mp

Who is the maker of the leather neck seal, that thing is kick ***

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Riveting on whitearmor.net. However, he will no longer be making them because they are too time consuming.

Nice ESB lid you have there Andy...
Thats what I'll be painting mine, is that Plasti-Dip an American product? I really like the effect it has. :thumbsup

Plasti-dip, I'm not sure if it's a strictly American product. Head over to your equivalent of Home Depot or Lowes, and check in their spraypaint aisle. There should be some spray product used to give a rubber coating to tools.

Nice lid mate.

Ahhhh yeah, once again, who is the maker of the leather neckseal.....!!!! Thank You

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Ahhhh yeah, once again, who is the maker of the leather neckseal.....!!!! Thank You

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Posts #8 and #31 ;)

The frown, ears, and vocoder have been painted. All that I need to do to the helmet now are to paint the stripes on the ears, install the lenses, and install the frown mesh. After this comes pics of the armour :) The armour is about 90% trimmed, I just need to first start learning to work with this modeling iron!!

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Can someone direct me to the AP website. I cannot seem to find the correct site.

Thanks!

PM sent..

Wow, looking great Andy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My canvas belt has arrived. Only problem is that it is white, not the off-white which I requested. No problem though, I can fix this through weathering :)
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Here is my armour at the moment, everything is trimmed except for the upper back (in the mail), the drop boxes, and the side caps to the bomb. I have begun assembling the arms too.
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Looking good...
cant wait to try this one too....

Lookin awesome. drooling very much. can you send me the AP website as well?

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Lookin awesome. drooling very much. can you send me the AP website as well?

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AP doesn't have a website, you can contact him through e-mail.




On an off note, my boots finally came in :)

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Arms and legs are all assembled!! They've been like this for about 2 weeks, I've just haven't taken pictures yet, haha.
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Go Andy go!

Great AP Kit, looks killer! I like that you're going for the ESB style:)

I am green with envy! I really love the AP TK armor! Great job on the helmet and armor Andy! :thumbsup:D :cheers

Haven't posted in a while but here we go, haha. Need to get this thing done for next weekend at LegoLand in Carlsbad, CA.


Abdomen buttons cut out.
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E-6000'd on.
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Painted.
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Strips cut and E-6000'd on.
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Belt Assembled.
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Elastic double sided to connect drop boxes.
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Me being cool.
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Black & White boots
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Black Elastic
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Elastic coloured with Leather Paint (can be removed with acetone if needed)
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Boot with Leg armour
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It's perfect bud, ESB trooper is also my favourite. RotJ is 2nd.

I can't wait to see more progress pics! :cheering

Lookin good andy! Finish it up! And I agree, ESB trooper is my fav. :D

:skull El1te

I never tire of the Stormtrooper amour and a good build thread just solidifies my appreciation further.

After your post, my appreciation density is on the same order as the diamond.

Great work, EXCELLENT COVERAGE.

¡Thank you!

Looks like poop Andy, If I ever see this armor in person I will break it into a million little pieces!


Your Friend,
Devon

Looking great bro, reminds me when I put together my first set of armor 10 years ago. Dam I am getting old!!!! Keep up the good work.

Looking good one step at a time

1 step at a time means I'm horrible with my own update threads, here's the final product :)

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Wow, your suit is amazing bro, job well done I would say. Good job. :)

*is speechless* your suit looks great!!! definately motivating!!! :)

Andy, you clearly are the worst TK I have ever seen... not to mention the ESB stormy is the lamest of them all... You should reconsider your hobbies, maybe stick to checkers... or coloring books or something... no room for this weak stuff.

Amazing suit bro, seriously... I think you could be one of the top TKs out there bro! oh, and ESB Stormtrooper is my fav hahaha ;)

:skull El1te

always wanted to do a ESB TK. Looks great Andy!

Thanks everybody :D

great job! looks killer!

wow, so bloody cool, awesome job!

Hey Andy.... I stole your handbacks after that event was over...

Wow Andy, that suit turned out great! :thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

Nice work Andy...
Hope my ESB looks half as good!

wow Andy, with your hair you look just like one of the original actors.

Andy, haven't seen this til now.... suit came out amazing. You did a fantastic job putting it together...and it's insane how perfectly sized it is for you. The detail on those pulls is so crisp, this is what a stormtrooper should look like.

Very nice job. Once I finish my Fett I really want to upgrade my TK to AP also. That is really nice armor and it is ABS not Styrene so it will last.:thumbsup

Now upgrade your blaster too!

Great looking suit.

Hi, I am new to this forum and am also a SW stormtrooper fan.. that is a sweet costume there! Did you mention where you ordered it from?:)

Wow, I just found this when I was researching TK costumes. I am definitely going with the AP instead of FX kit. Looks amazing! I think once my Fett is done I will be doing an ESB TK.
Cheers!

Looks great, man!! An awesome kit build:cheering!

I do think the blaster could use alittle weathering, but other than that it looks amazing:thumbsup.

Your suit looks great but I have to ask you, why does it have kind of a dull, satin look?
I have and AP that is finished ESB as well but it is shiny ABS. I wonder if he changed materials?

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ESB TK's rock!