Rubies Supreme Stormtrooper

[tuskentrooper]

The day we've all been waiting for...or the day we've all feared?

The rumors are true regarding "off the shelf" TK armor as just reported in a small mention on the starwars.com blog:

A few of the items I’m especially excited about are the animated Plo Koon and Asajj, the officially licensed slave Leia “golden bikini” (it’s about time) and, best of all, the supreme edition Stormtrooper armor, which is the closest you’ll get to the real thing without vacu-forming your own plastic.

http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2008/02/19/field-report-from-toy-fair-day-1/#more-639

It will be interesting to see if this helps the 501st Legion grow or if it hurts it with swarms of "impersonators" who will try to charge money for appearances or perform other acts that don't respect the LFL property.

Without further ado...here it is...

Already taking pre-orders through various sites at $849.95 US

http://www.makebelievecostume.com/detail.lasso?Itemid=RB-909866

Discuss...

 

[Obi Sean Kenobi]

Did they have to do ROTJ????:sick

 

[Too Much Garlic]

I kinda like it!

 

[Snake]

Not that impressed with the armor nor the helmet. I could understand if it was much cheaper then 800 USD, it would appeal to the guys that want something to troop in. With a little searching one could buy an excellent suit of armor that looks a thousand times better; TE, AP, TM or one of the many other tallented people on the various forums.

 

[ItsThatGuy]

:confused I hope this is a huge joke...

I've always been alittle un-impressed with the 501st's [low] standards for Stormtroopers, but I really hope they aren't low enough to accept that "thing"... :unsure

 

[RogueSolo]

That helmet looks tiny!

 

[defstartrooper]

Did they have to do ROTJ????:sick

Probably formed off one of the SE suits and why would they do ANH/ESB when theres so many better alternatives for the price

 

[kell]

That would look awesome next to my Rubies Supreme Vader !!!




lol:lol

 

[ItsThatGuy]

Probably formed off one of the SE suits and why would they do ANH/ESB when theres so many better alternatives for the price

I doubt it - the lines are too "crisp". Looks like a new sculpt based on the SE armor.

If only the Rubies Vader looked half as good as the photo for it:

 

[Too Much Garlic]

If only the Rubies Vader looked half as good as the photo for it:

Yeah... that's the original suit and armor, iirc. Same tactics that Don Post used when selling helmets. They showed pictures of the originals.

 

[MalmeyStudios]

Same Crap Company Selling the same crap to the people who buy it.
We all know where to get the good stuff!

 

[voice in the crowd]

The ROTJ armour looks decent but the Rubies helmet is just awful

Cheers Chris

 

[Funky]

The price is too high. Also, as been mentioned before, I'll bet what we see in this pic is NOT what the final product will be. :angry

 

[JoeR]

The price is too high. Also, as been mentioned before, I'll bet what we see in this pic is NOT what the final product will be. :angry

That doesn't look bad at all.

Funny that it doesn't even compare to garage made fan kits though.

Joe

 

[Trooper TK409]

There is NO way will it look that good. I predict it will be warped and squishy vinyl.


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[firebladejedi]

There is NO way will it look that good. I predict it will be warped and squishy vinyl.


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Just like the original rotj troopers, hey :lol

 

[ItsThatGuy]

:lol It will totally be canon then! Maybe it will turn out better than we thought! :lol

 

[Boba Binks]

It will not be accepted into the 501st.
I can say, wow what a piece of junk this is.

Is the image used from the old Star Wars sticker book?

 

[darthgoat]

Can someone cite some reasons why it is bad? Real reasons, not just "OMG it sucks!!!" It looks as good as an FX suit to me.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Can someone cite some reasons why it is bad? Real reasons, not just "OMG it sucks!!!" It looks as good as an FX suit to me.

I think it looks better... and if the 501st can accept the FX... then why not this?