ATA Stormtrooper helmet, ESB

[GINO]

But very very well made

I think the S*** Vader helmets are very well made, but that doesn't mean they should be welcomed.
If one accepts these trooper helmet recasts with open arms, but then shame people like S***, then that makes that person a hypocrite.
They are both equally recasters.

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[cayman shen]

May I ask what your evidence is for them being recast? I'm not trying to justify myself; the evidence I've read and not seen refuted seems to be that the supplier has legitimate right to the original makers' molds.

 

[GINO]

May I ask what your evidence is for them being recast? I'm not trying to justify myself; the evidence I've read and not seen refuted seems to be that the supplier has legitimate right to the original makers' molds.

"Donny, you're out of your element!" :lol


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[cayman shen]

I admit, I'm no expert. I'll respectfully bow out of the conversation so as not to derail the thread!

 

[NAZGÛL]

I admit, I'm no expert. I'll respectfully bow out of the conversation so as not to derail the thread!

Oh no problem. Check out the FISD for answers. Theres tons of info on the ATA, and its history there.:thumbsup

Right, back to my helmet. I put on 2 coats of a lighter color, and yeah, this was the white I wanted. Slightly milky but still stormtrooper. Next is detail painting and weathering.

 

[CureMode]

Cant wait to see that, are you painting the traps and tears or using Decals?

 

[cayman shen]

Wow, that's nice! I love the weathered, real-life paint and chips look. Can you get a drippy chipped suit 501st approved, or do you need to be happy shiny?

 

[NAZGÛL]

Cant wait to see that, are you painting the traps and tears or using Decals?

Thanks! Im gonna use ESB decals.

 

[NAZGÛL]

Wow, that's nice! I love the weathered, real-life paint and chips look. Can you get a drippy chipped suit 501st approved, or do you need to be happy shiny?

Im not a trooper, so before doing anything you must check the rules. However this guy has chipping:
http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=4066

 

[defstartrooper]

May I ask what your evidence is for them being recast? I'm not trying to justify myself; the evidence I've read and not seen refuted seems to be that the supplier has legitimate right to the original makers' molds.

The ATA armor is primarily from CAP molds, CAP recast a TE suit and openly admitted it in public himself, fact.
Some small details are recasts of TE2 parts with permission from TE2.
No supposition here these are words from ATA himself.
So i guess what you have to ask yourself is does getting permission from CAP to recast his armor which is recast itself make ATA armor not recast ?

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[GINO]

Honestly, TE2 is in no position to grant 'hobby rights' either because his items are from illegitimate recast lineage.

See this thread post #26 for a more in depth explanation.


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[NAZGÛL]

I painted the frown and vocorder, added trim and did some light weathering.

Thanks

 

[cayman shen]

Love the high brow!

 

[NAZGÛL]

Thanks!

 

[Darth_Finger]

Looking good, love the high brow too. I have 2 of these to build. Going to make them the high brow too.

 

[MsngPcs]

Looking good Nazgul.

 

[UKscout]

NAZGÛL, helmet is coming along very nice:thumbsup, I do enjoy the stages
when you build the helmet together and apply the paint finishes

if you want a more yellow'ish look, you could always paint the helmet
with DIY gloss paint and wait for the gloss to fade over a long time :confused

 

[Jumpin Jax]

Nice! I always love to see the "surprised" trooper

 

[NAZGÛL]

Thanks for the positive comments guys!

UKscout: Im not sure what paint you mean?

 

[NAZGÛL]

Looking good, love the high brow too. I have 2 of these to build. Going to make them the high brow too.

I just saw your hero version and man it looks fantastic!:love