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Wow. Now that was a great newsletter!<br><br> Many thanks to everyone who contributed and pulled it together.

Glad that my comment was taken in the spirit it was meant. If you intend to release new renderings before going for the full scale 'physical' prototype would it be possible for a 3D render that can be spun around to see it from more angles or even a short animation of it spinning? Hopefully anything 'odd' might become apparent to more eyes. Hopefully this would still allow security against copying. Either way I look forward to seeing the next step Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi Derrek Was very happy to see this thread pop up on Tapatalk today. Looking at the work you and Roy have done on the 3D renders I'll be very interested to see the final results. Will you be producing the kits in Europe when you get going (hope so)? Please don't take this as a criticism (it's not meant that way) but when I was looking at your most recent renders the nose section seems to be missing the rectangular cut outs on the side. Will you be adding these or leaving them off due to the production method? Please keep up the good work and I know I'll be following this thread with more interest now. Cheers Andy

A good read, as always. Thanks to all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's great news Karin. Will you have any samples for sale soon?

I did ask the person at StormtrooperUndersuits about the ribbing. He said that this was added over the undersuit. I've had a quick play with one of the stills from the trailer and it doesn't look like there's any ribbing on the "buttock" area. It might be why the undersuit has a shiny area. ---------------

Hi All To save anyone else buying one (and potentially wasting their money on shipping and import fees) I decided to buy one of the undersuits via the link, but not without emailing the guy(s) at "Stormtrooperundersuit.com" for a bit of background info. He mentioned that it had been commissioned by AVCO for the production (this info has now been added to the listing on their page). I took some photos of the suit that arrived. The shiny section seems to be as stretchy as the rest of the suit (although I can't say how well it fits as I haven't tried it on yet). Hope these pics help. Cheers

I like this as it shoes how the parts should go together.

Do the detail pictures show wardrobe malfunctioning? It looks like the fastening tab is hanging loose and not closing the ankle spat properly. If so this is a fitting tribute to the TKs in the Tantive IV boarding scene where bits were taped up, etc.

Thanks Vern, that made me chuckle. If only I had the same computing power that they had in Bladerunner. I should be able to zoom into the reflections and make out the whole design for armour and helmets!

Last night I tried to find the largest version of "the" helmet pic and after doing this I opened it in iPhoto. I wondered if the photo could possibly have any further secrets to reveal and I was quite surprised to find that it did! ------------ At first I wasn't sure where it had pointed me to but after zooming out I realised that it was Pinewood. The skylights in the roof seem to match the reflections in the helmet as well. The date in May could suggest that whoever took the pic has left the production and now doesn't fear the reprisals quite as much. The reduced size of the file might suggest that the pic was emailed or texted off the phone (an Apple iPhone 5s). If only I could just make out a little more detail in the picture itself....

The UK Garrison were recently asked to bring a little extra Star Wars magic to a small, fund-raising event at the Ritz Cinema (movie theater) in Lincoln, UK. The star of the event was Jeremy Bulloch who, for anybody who doesn't know, portrayed Boba Fett in the original trilogy. He was a true gentleman and a pleasure to troop alongside. He seemed to have a great time with the fans and signed autographs and posed patiently for photos. Our CO, Gary Hailes, and our new XO, Phil Parker, both found themselves unexpectedly thrown into the limelight after the normal host was otherwise occupied. They both did credit to the Garrison, keeping everybody happy and entertained before and during the Q&A session. As an added bonus the venue had also recently taken possession of a familiar doorway and corridor! Before being "donated" to the venue by the London Film Museum this Tantive IV set had been used at the original Celebration Europe back in 2007. It would be fair to say that some of us Troopers were quite excited to be posing in front of such an iconic doorway, as you will see from our huge smiles Anyway, I'd like to thank my fellow troopers and our crew for a great day. Here are a few photos from the event (shared with the kind permission of SIMpixels).

Excellent newsletter. Looking forward to the year ahead!

Thank you to Ingrid and Sam too

Thank you Eric and Aloha!