Star Fortress Productions

I was looking at some clone stuff on ebay and ran across this seller (Star Fortress Productions) can anyone comment on his quality / accuracy / durability / accessibility?

Looks like his feedback is in good shape, so no worries about scams, but I wanna know as much as I can before I plunk down any money on a clone.

Thanks so much!

I have heard bad stuff dude. I wouldn't do it. There are plenty of people who feel the same way.

Buy the Clone6 stuff you sent a PM on in the Cargo Hold. From everything I have heard the Clone6 stuff is top knotch

you honestly havent heard of this guy before?
just do a search here, RPF, most if not all costuming forums - this guy is major bad news. avoid like the plague.
- recaster
- long deliveray
- dodgy quality
- the person himself is of questionable character

have a read - this is allegedly the guy who is running this business


another link on the RPF - http://www.therpf.com/f9/star-fortre...uctions-69223/

Nate

stra fortress is totally sketch. He has a high rating because beginning costumers buy his stuff having no idea of the awfulness they're getting into, and by the time they do figure it out it's too late and retract the positive feedback they've left on ebay.

and as a recaster he's bad at that too, since his prices are higher than buying from the original maker, and they're terrible casts too. Add in the overpriced shipping from whatever pacific island he's hiding oun on due to the lack of extradition laws.

Trash... thats all i have to say.. everyone who has been in the hobby knows he is trash. I just wish there was a way to stop newer people from falling into his trap

El1te

Not even worth commenting on but I did anyway...lmao. Trashy stuff and more important trashy person.

Thanks guys! This is why I love the Dent :]

They really should pay me to deal with people like this.... I would..... gladly. Scumbag.

STAY FAR AWAY FROM STAR FORTRESS!!!!

i dunnoe but i have an EP 2 clone helmet from him. it took lwess than a week to reach and everything was like expected.

I don't care if he sales them cast in gold for $150 and pays Angelina Jolie to hand deliver it naked..... The point is he's a wanted pedophile!!! I mean, seriousely....

i dunnoe but i have an EP 2 clone helmet from him. it took lwess than a week to reach and everything was like expected.

wow really? Of all the reasons I listed not to buy from this guy, that is the one that justifies your purchase?

oh, and yes different people often have different experiences with sellers - congrats on a smooth andd trouble free transaction. I mean - every1 makes mistakes, so if you did buy the helmet w/o prior knowledge (gawd knows many others have fallen into that trap).

if not......hope you enjoyed your recasted helmet that has gone to funding a POS paedoophile's lifestyle
just a few other links with other threads on this piece of work:

http://www.therpf.com/f9/star-fortre...putable-32806/
http://www.therpf.com/f24/star-fortress-39515/
http://www.therpf.com/f9/starfortres...er-armor-8880/
http://forum.clonetroopers.net/index...ss+productions
http://forum.clonetroopers.net/index...ss+productions
http://forum.clonetroopers.net/index.php?showtopic=8024
http://forum.clonetroopers.net/index...ss+productions
http://forum.clonetroopers.net/index...ss+productions
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showt...t=starfortress
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showt...t=starfortress

anyway - this is the last I am posting to bump this thread up. Info as already provided.
every1 has the right to make their own choices! Enjoy.

Nate

Stay away from SF, Trust me...One of my buddies lost out.


$1700 down the drain............All fiberglass junk and not one piece in the pile you can use for anything. :o own:

Why is this thread still active? Lock it down mods. Everyone knows SFP is bad news!!!

Because new people may not know.... and this is the place to share horror stories to help those new people from getting ripped off or giving their money to some sicko.

Oh dang Momo's buddy got hosed! Poor guy, what a horrible costume

Originally Posted by REDBOY3384

Stay away from SF, Trust me...One of my buddies lost out.


$1700 down the drain............All fiberglass junk and not one piece in the pile you can use for anything. :o own:

That's why I call them MOMO's

Why is he smiling? :S

Sometimes when you're so absurdly upset, laughter is the best medicine. :] Maybe a few drinks, too.

Yeah SFP is a heaping pile of dung. Why is this thread still open? Obviously not everyone is aware and I love being able to warn people away form these jerks as I was one of the ones caught unaware and bought my first Boba from them which looked as such...



As you can see it's totally wrong in just about every way. I was able to salvage and repaint alotof it and have it just about totally replaced with quality items, but it still cost me $1800 and a lot of time and aggravation. They claimed that the mispainted helmet was one of many ROTJ schemes used in the movies, claimed they couldn't see how the various parts broke since it was packaged securely, and said I could get them replaced if I paid for the shipping to get it back to them and to me again. The entire thing was fiberglass, not at all formable if you're a bit too small/big for a certain part. It took forever to get hold of them and forget about trying to get them to fix/replace their shoddy product.

If you look off to about a 45 degree angle and squint a little that almost resemble Boba Fett.

Thanks everyone. You all just saved me thousands of dollars. I was just about to purchase something from these retards. Is there anywhere in the web where I can purchase some clone or Stormtrooper armor???? Anywhere that's Legit?
I'm in the military and when we got the digital camo uniforms approved, tons of websites sold digital camo uniforms. I bought some uniforms from one website because it would have been cheaper than the base clothing store. Plus I would have had to wait a year before I got my digital camies issued to me. The website NEVER mailed me my uniforms so I went to the legal office and pressed charges. I got my money back and uncle sam shut the website down.
I think my friend in the Legal office could do the same to Star Fortress. I'll have to check and see.
If anyone has some complaints or stories about Star Fortess, email me at caberot@yahoo.com

Ooooh I want shiney Boba boots too!!! LOL

Fett 4 Real is selling a great set of clone armor in the Cargo Hold... You wont yet be able to post in there, so just click his name and send him a pm. For a full stormie, I would check out AP.

Hi caberot,
you must go to www.clonetroopers.net and www.whitarmor.net. Introduce yourself and read, read and read threads. That's the best way to learn about TK and CT armors

If my experience saves even one person from the same
then maybe the hassle I went through can be useful

overpriced ****, i have seen what they produce, definitly a no no. waste of effing money.

mandosoldier you are a saint my friend. Your sacrifice has saved so many. You saved my @$$ for sure. That boba fett costume doesn't look half bad, but it isn't half good either. I'm sorry you had to go through such pain.

Thank you Ogait-Nas. I did check out those websites and there is so much information, I don't know where to start. I'm so ecstatic. Can't wait to get started.

I got burned by this jackwad a few years ago too. He'd just moved at that point too and I had no idea why or I'd never have contaced him in the first place.
Save yourself the heartache of a craptastic costume and the financial drain that goes with it...because you know you'll have to replace that junk. Wish I'd read this back in 2004.

I've heard alot of bad stuff about StarFortress too. Just personal opinion,I think fiberglass clone armor would be to heavy to troop in.(Thats just me.)

Did you know Star Fortress now has Iron Man and Green Goblin Armor available on their website? Is there no end to this!!!?!?!?!?!?!?

Hi everybody,

I'm not really a costumer I am just some fool who sent Star Fortress Productions about $300 for some Anakin clone wars armor that I thought would be fun to wear for Halloween. I was shocked (since I had no previous knowledge of SPF's reputation) when I received an e-mail from them saying the shipping time for the item was 21 to 28 days. I wrote them back twice to see if I could get expedited shipping and never heard back. After that I got nervous and started googling for info about the company and ended up here.

So my questions are: What are my chances of getting anything from them? The payment was done with PayPal... how long should I wait before opening a dispute?

you have 40 days to file a claim with paypal...i would do it if it has been longer than the 28 days as you were told...on that 29th day, i would file the claim...

OK, I rarely do this, but seriously. . . are people that greedy for product that even after reading all about this piece of human garbage that the only thing they're worried about is "getting their stuff???" SERIOUSLY??!!??
Shame on you all.
Hartman, cancel your order. Do whatever you need to do to get your money back from Paypal. Don't wait, just demand your money back.

i dont think its that simple, brother...if he has no product, and the agreed time frame is not up, he just cant cancel an order with no reason or proof, can he? i totally agree with you, but i dont think you can just file a claim with paypal and demand your money back unless there is something wrong with the order... someone should make a website solely devoted to letting people know about SFP and the like...i would, but have no clue how to...??

I think the problem with SFP is that for beginners when you're first starting out the first thing you do is hit google or ebay and type "star wars costume" or whatever. Thats what I did when I first started out and I quite quickly came accross their site. Now I was lucky enough that I saw their prices and that they dont even show pictures of some of the products on their site and decided to keep looking as something seemed dodgy to me from the start. Thats when I stumbled across TDH, whitearmour, Bikerscout.net and the like and read what a scumbag this guy is and how garbage his products are. Lets not be harsh on somebody who's fallen for his act and is concerned about where their stuff is, not everybody checks that whoever they're buying from is a peadophile or not first and as important as it is to raise awareness of how shady this guys background is, people who've bought from him are obviously going to be more concerned for the time being about if they'll ever see their hard earned cash again, which is obviously understandable . Hopefully if enough word gets round then anybody typing Star Fortress Productions in to a search is as likely to come accross a thread like this as his website. So next time noobs READ UP ON BLOODY FORUMS FIRST BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASE!!!!!! haha

Thanks for the suggestions. Boy do I feel stupid! But as ronnyjodes suspected I am just a noob trying to put together a Halloween costume and stumbled across SFP from a web search. I will wait until the 28 days are up and file a dispute with Paypal. If it is of interest to anyone I'd be happy to post my results. Again thanks for the help! It is an impressive community you all have here.

Originally Posted by Hartman

Thanks for the suggestions. Boy do I feel stupid! But as ronnyjodes suspected I am just a noob trying to put together a Halloween costume and stumbled across SFP from a web search. I will wait until the 28 days are up and file a dispute with Paypal. If it is of interest to anyone I'd be happy to post my results. Again thanks for the help! It is an impressive community you all have here.

Absolutely nothing wrong with being a noob fella, i've been there myself as have everybdoy else on here, and i orginally made the same assumption that everybody does similar products and would be reputable. you find out pretty quickly that its not always the case. at least now you know and you can pass on the information to anybody else who wants to start a build. good look with the payment thing, i for one would like to know how you get on. and dont forget to show us some pictures if you do end up getting your costume sorted, then at least something positive will have come out of this.

Look at my post (#21) that's all SFP straight from the box. Yup I made that mistake as well, BUT it did have some good results. I have learned how to repaint some poop gear and I have met some real quality people and vendors as a result. I now have my fett almost 100% revamped from where it was, and am very happy with the results. I have only like 7 more SFP pieces left and am currently working toward ridding myself of those.

Props to you guys, now I know to stay away from this "maker". Just as well i decided to research it on here. One less ripped off buyer in the world now

I'm not gonna give SFP props but if that armor was cheap it would be worth it. Too bad it is a recast, which is stealing in my opinion because making molds takes time and money. Wish he wasn't such a jerk And I wish his armor was either better or wicked cheap. Just my 2 cents.

I disagree, even if it was $2 for the entire Fett set,it still would not be worth the money. I bought their ROTJ Fett the braids were unusable after a week, the boots were never workable, basically 80% of the gear was either unwearable or I had to put more work into them than I would have had to put into a quality kit to begin with. I spent more since than I spent on the suit initially. The only thing that would qualify SFP to receive props would be if it burned to the ground, creating a massive explosion in the process and killed Osama Bin Laden.

okay glad I stumbled across this thread, i almost bought some of his stuff. so what's some relatively cheap alternatives to this guy??? I mean he offers alot of stuff.

Depends what your looking for...lots of things to find used in the cargo hold here...and theres plenty people selling budget stuff here as well

Good to know thanks, from the pic's he had posted I didnt see alot wrong with the parts but I'd rather air on the side of caution then shell out that kind of money and loose out.

Of course he's not going to post cruddy photos. Believe me, I think I posted my photos of his gear in post #21. That's his Fett gear right from the box, after repairs to make everything fit, and repair what came broken. The cost fo your suit depends on how in depth you wantr to get, also the quality. Just surf the Cargo Hold, and the various topics around and you're sure to find some GREAT gear, all of which will be better quality and most of which will be cheaper than SFP.

yeah true, not alot for clone armor in the cargo hold though.

For clone armor hit up 501st CloneTroopers Detachment (Powered by Invision Power Board) it's the 501st clone forums. They'll be able to set you on the right path. Trust me there are always better options than SFP, btw post #14 is the SFP clone armor to prove my point.

I wish I haknow this 2 years ago when I was looking for new clone boots, I ordered some from him on ebay and it took forever to get them, They looked great and durable in the pictures and once they arrived I was shocked to see that the soles were made from cheap foam that you find on flip flop sandals.

when i saw that boba fett i literally felt my heart turn black then die the fett should never look like that i would buy the rubies supreme before that!

Thank you for threads like this. I am looking at starting with a Fett costume or Republic Commando. I would have bought from him if not for you all. Thanks for the heads up. This site is amazing.

Kord said:I am looking at starting with a Fett costume or Republic Commando...

Hey Kord, why not both of them? here and CTnet are plenty of tutorials and links, good luck vod!!
Giovanni

The clone helmets are really good, good proportions. WARNING, everything else is absolutely horrifying! I am very happy with the Clone helmets. There may be a size problem for those helmets with the neck ring but this can be altered. I have a large head and did manage to squeeze in but know I have longer hair and I will have to alter. If you cut face off and reattach with magnets this is a good solution for neck rings. -----but DO NOT buy any other helmets.------- The god thing about these groups is everything is heavily researched and we have the support of TONS of members! Clone armour should be made from nothing other than HIP plastic.
This is just my experience hope it helps.

I'd suggest not buying from him at ALL, even if everything was perfect quality and got to me a day after ordering, I don't support recasters and pedophiles this guy's apparently both.

Originally Posted by mandosoldier

I'd suggest not buying from him at ALL, even if everything was perfect quality and got to me a day after ordering, I don't support recasters and pedophiles this guy's apparently both.

GOD. I feel really sick. I thought you were just making fun. I've just read the report. I think I'm going to throw up.


Is this scum not in jail?

The archives of both TDH and RPF are replete with accounts of this individual’s reprehensible and absolutely horrendous actions that have marred the history of our community for numerous years. I can’t emphasize enough the relevance to our younger and prospective members of not conducting business with this repulsive excuse for a human being.

Originally Posted by baronsfield

GOD. I feel really sick. I thought you were just making fun. I've just read the report. I think I'm going to throw up.


Is this scum not in jail?

he fled the country to avoid jail if I remember right

And on a purely practical level, there is NOTHING offered by SFP that is better than (or even equal too) the work of more reputable dealers. I've never seen their movie clone up close, but I know their animated clone wars stuff is beyond horrid.

Thankyou for your support. I'm going to crush my helmets with a hammer. Maybe this could be reported to fair trading? Again, thankyou.

Wow, so glad i read this, i almost bought some of the items. Looked to good to be true.

I urge everyone to spread this word, if we can get word around and stop anymore new unaware buyers from buying from him it could only be a good thing. If nothing else tell everyone who even hints at getting armor to research SFP and not buy his ****.

As far as spreading the word goes.... GOOGLE IS OUR FRIEND!!! All it takes is to put Star Fortress Productions into Google. The first hit that isn't them is a huge *** DON'T BUY THIS!!!!!! Post

Why??? It's nothing but a waste of money


Star Fortress is

Star Fortress Productions appears to have changed his eBay user ID to "nexus_enterprising"

eBay My World - nexus_enterprising

Originally Posted by baronsfield

The clone helmets are really good, good proportions. WARNING, everything else is absolutely horrifying! I am very happy with the Clone helmets.

They're probably Re-casts from a respectable prop maker.

except that they properbly use the same strange resin (or is it the fiber?) that smells like a burning Barn full of liquid manure when you wanna drill holes in it or dremel something out.

Thank you for the warning! I was looking at Nexus Enterprising kit - lists him as being in New York if I remember right also has a Nexus Enterprises website

I thought it was ann odd combination sexy lingerie and Star Wars kit!

I guess there is no extradition treaty between the US and the Philippines? I would love to see this guy apprehended - it sickens me to think people unknowingly (and knowingly) pay this guy so he can hole up somewhere.