Recent content by zemzero

Thinking back to my stormtrooper helmet and all the fans, batteries and microphone electronics I needed, I figured I would need an extra inch of space. I cut small rectangles of wood an inch long and used them as spacers between the two halves. I taped them in place and used clamps to make sure...

Here is the journey of this poor helmet.... Started off with eagerness, sanding with larger grits of sandpaper until I got to fine steel wool and a semi polished look, I understand this should have been the last thing I did but the shininess gave me motivation, I'm a simple man . I cut out the...

Imperial Boots aluminum fittings and size 48 boots. They're too small sadly, I need an extra 1/2 inch at least. I can probably manage a couple hours in them but...my toes might curl up like my grandmas. Also opened my Man Of War gauntlet box, lets get the party started. So I have a bunch...

The armor came with three shoulders, I didn't pay attention to which one I threw into the picture. I played around with the chest display that I got from fettronics and noticed how big of a gap there is between the board and the armor. I'll have to look at more references. In an attempt to...

I figured the helmet wouldn't be too popular but I am determined to make it fit my stupid fat head, it's useless if I can't wear it. I can't bring myself to strive for 100% accuracy, I think I would drive myself insane. The armor pieces, I believe, are RS Propmaster. To add the RoTJ specific...

Ovation Centuar 40' mohair belt from amazon. I couldn't find the exact shade of red dye everyone was talking about and finally threw in the towel when I was at Menards back in April, settling for what they call "Tile Red". Looks close enough to me. I wrapped the buckles in masking tape and...

Got this helmet from Asok back in...oh I have no idea. Years ago. 2015 maybe. FP budget cold cast, slush resin. There was no other choice, my stupid big nose just needed an extra 1/4 of an inch...it was a long haul to get to this point. It's funny how I treated this helmet like a baby when I...

looks amazing, put me on the waiting list

Absolutely drill the helmet, it's gotta be far easier to drill resin/fiberglass than to cut a stainless steel rod to the perfect length.

I would buy a TDH shirt

They are really bright and glossy but also really soft. You can tell they are obviously doll hair/synthetic hair just by looking. The wraps around the hair are thick and lacking the colored threads and pineapple knots. They will definitely need some work if you want to blend them into the rest...

It would even be cool to meet up at a con sometime too. I used to go to cons all the time here in Ohio. Colossalcon, Ohayocon and Matsuricon. A lot of anime stuff but the occasional Star Wars costumes are to be seen. I think the 501st had a booth at the last Colossalcon. That sounds dope, I...

And he has to be standing straight out of the window, almost horizontally.

Im in the US and it's the same for me. I will receive packages even though the tracking said it wasn't even shipped yet. It's not reliable.

If you're going a cheap route and not looking for a great deal of authenticity, look for some chelsea boots. You will need to do some extra work on them but it might cost less than $100.