Your Thoughts on Trooper Armor

kidryno

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I know this subject has been around a few thousand times before, but I'm looking for some answers from those who own armor and can shed a little light on this for me. I previously owned an FX set but have since sold it and I am looking for a very "accurate" set of armor for display only. I'm looking for a nice glossy set, not one that I have to paint a gloss white.

I've looked at AP and TE armor and would appreciate any comments or photos from those who own a set and can attest to the quality.

Thanks!
 
While there are many armor makers out there there is really only one set of "acurate" stormtrooper armor. The rest is recasts, resculps, or crap. Here is how the legend goes:

A Long time ago in a galaxy far far away:

Somebody working on a movie lot came upon a trashcan that had props just thrown into it. On the top of that can was a Screen used ROTJ armor. The person who came upon it, fearing for his job, grabed what was on top and ran like a MOFO! Since it was a quick snatch and grab the armor wasn't complete. It had the chest/back, lower torso, one complete arm, and both legs. Somehow (I don't know this part of the story) the armor ended up in T*E's hands. He had the stuff, that was in the lot, recasted and then he had a master sculpter finish the rest. Now T*E eventually purchased, off of EBAY no less, two seperate screen used Stormtrooper helmets. One was from Jedi and the other from ANH. Now both of these helmets were casted and then later sold. Most of the molds were later sold to TE2. Now these molds, the armor, and helmet, aren't 100% acurate (again its a Jedi Trooper) but they are about as close as you are currently going to get. Now the same Master sculpter, mentioned earlier, has about a 1000 archive photos of various sets of ANH stormtrooper armor. He is currently working on molds to make the most acurate armor out there. NOBODY's comes close. Let me tell you this, every single Sandy out there is incorrect as far as screen acuracy goes. (Sorry guys but its true.) If you want the closest thing available wait for about six months and you'll see it on the white armor website or pm me and I'll give you his email..........
 
Definitely a touchy subject. I hear Laws is working on another set for Matt. I dont know why though. Demand and price are not what they used to be.

Troopermaster is currently working on making his stuff in ABS. May be a while though.

Rubies will introduce their armor at Comic-Con in July. I am hoping we will see lots of pics posted on this stuff, however ugly it may be.
 
Definitely a touchy subject. I hear Laws is working on another set for Matt. I dont know why though. Demand and price are not what they used to be.
Dan is making a set for himself, not for anyone else. I helped what little I could on the project:lol He wants to make the definitive suit, it's just an artist thing. Working with those pictures he has already created the sharpest looking forearms I've seen; MILES from what is out there including what he has done in the past. This is Dan's project, and it's going to be spectacular. It would be great if people remembered that and reacted accordingly when it's complete. Power to troopermaster, his stuff is SWEET.
 
If I had trooper suit for everytime I've heard that, I could fill the Death Star with Stormtroopers. :lol:lol

Thanks for throwing the first stone.
Mic, you're out of the loop completely on this one. I'd ask a few questions before you start stating anything.
 
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DOH!!

Does Dan have any progress pics? I see a trooper pic on his website (I think its his...). I wonder if thats it?:love
 
DOH!!

Does Dan have any progress pics? I see a trooper pic on his website (I think its his...). I wonder if thats it?:love


The trooper on his website is NOT of the armor kit he is building. Those are there to let the public know he will eventually finish a set, and to generate interest emails. As for progress pics, I just talked to him, and no he doesn't have any currently.
 
While there are many armor makers out there there is really only one set of "acurate" stormtrooper armor. The rest is recasts, resculps, or crap.


That is correct. Except it is I who have those said molds.


Most of the molds were later sold to TE2.

Again, that is incorrect info. It is impossible because they are here with me. Anything else anyone has are duplicates made from vac form pieces and NOT the original forming bucks that touched the insides of the screen used parts.

I can easily prove this if ever it came down to it.

Any other story is just a means for some other person to build up what they have to increase sales and muddy the waters of history as to what really went down regarding the original molds.
 
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The TE2 molds are revised ROTJ castings the Laws reworked, the TE rotjs were trashed.
Gino if you are going to start trolling every reference to Laws I am going to be calling for mod intervention daily. You got a copy of the molds that were like Matt's, and his are gone now.
Get over it.
Following Laws and his work around is trolling and flame bait, and it still is not allowed here.
"Any other story is just a means for some other person to build up what they have to increase sales"
Exposing sellers is not allowed here.
 
While there are many armor makers out there there is really only one set of "acurate" stormtrooper armor. The rest is recasts, resculps, or crap.

Based on your own recounting of the "legend" (and I really like that you used that word because it is very appropriate) it would seem that EVERY set of armor that originated with the RotJ suit has been a resculpt and/or recast... I fail to see how this one, or any other could be considered any different. The fact that Matt's ill-gained photos are being used to accurize this soon coming set is great and all, but no matter what, this will be just another artist's resculpt and recast of the same RotJ suit... with better reference to reimagine it as ANH. I look forward to seeing it, but more or less hailing it as the second coming while crapping on all the others is a bit funny.
 
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The TE2 molds are revised ROTJ castings the Laws reworked, the TE rotjs were trashed.
Gino if you are going to start trolling every reference to Laws I am going to be calling for mod intervention daily. You got a copy of the molds that were like Matt's, and his are gone now.
Get over it.
Following Laws and his work around is trolling and flame bait, and it still is not allowed here.
"Any other story is just a means for some other person to build up what they have to increase sales"
Exposing sellers is not allowed here.

What are you talking about. This has nothing to do with Laws.
I saw some inaccurate information that has directly to do with me, so I posted to clarify the subject.

If anyone wants to dispute the issue of who has the original ROTJ molds, as long as they are willing to post photos of theirs as well, I can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that their molds are not, and mine indisputably are.

Someone has been dabbling in revisionist history, and others have been swallowing it hook line and sinker.
 
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