Well, thats alot of things to be having inside your helm, then again, your trooping, so its kinda necessary, and a comodity to have in the heat. For me however, I dont troop for (1) all I have is a helmet (2) no money to make a suit (3) no place ive seen to troop at, and (4) I just really like the helmet morso then having a whole suit. Dont get me wrong, I'd love to have one, but right now for me its not a necessity, nor is the helmet, but I decided since I will most likely never have a suit, that I would just get a helmet, cause its cool and a really nice display item. I really want to install a servo because to me and people who arent really into this, will think for that brief second, "is that thing real?" With certain things Ive seen so far in this hobby, you may think "well, this suit isnt functional, its just a costume." In many ways, thats right, but in others, its wrong. Yes, they arent made for battle, the blasters dont shoot, the flame thrower, well with certain people are real, but with all these upgrades and devices installed make these suits functional. They are user friendly when made to specifications. Like Dha_Syntir said, hes putting in fans, a mic, a camel back hose and may do a servo. The water hose and fans are what make it user friendly, and with the mic and servo, make it a functional suit. My reason for this is becaue it could be just a costume, but with everything like those mentioned above that are installed make it more then just a costume. I like to think of it as a fully functional Fett.
The reason for making my helm with little devices, will to me, make it seem that much more real. Although we are only imitating fictional things, we make them real to the eyes, the imagination and to those who wish to believe things like this, are real. Its exactly like music. We make music to entertain, excite and inspire people. Whats so different from the affects of our art work? Obviously the inspiration for me doing this came from this site. Its exciting seeing our suits in real life, knowing that its not everyday you see exact copies of famous movie characters. And all thie little things that I imagine the trooping does, also entertains, such as the parades and such. As Ive heard on this board awhile ago, when in costume, your are actors, in turn, your also a performers. As a musician, I do exactly the same, just another form of art. In marching band, Im the Tuba player, the stereotypical big guy (6'7 265lbs) playing on a seemingly large instrument. In some ways, that can be similar to this, because your fullfilling a role seldom seen in the world. I can say seldom because half the kids in my school never even heard of a tuba. Just to end my little rant by which I dont even know how it started, I will say that overall, the two thins are indirectly related. For I wouldnt even be a musician, if it werent for the music of Star Wars, and I wouldnt be sitting here writing about it if it werent for you guys, so I thank you for inspiring my current hobby.
-tubachris
(Who's gonna be the bad-a$$ souaphone player tonight in the marching band competition)
