The5thHorseman

Not much to say here regarding EIB award. Excellent work! There's few details here and there that could be improve, but they're more about Centurion requirements (even above). The belt is where it should be. Nothing to say here.

As you say, quite a piece of history!

The easy way to recreate that pattern would be to carve crossed diagonal lines on a wooden block and then use it as a press on the front sight. This way, it will give those "square indents in a diagonal pattern, rather than diagonal lines indented - if that makes sense". And Derreck, i can't wait to see these new power cylinders! Did you craft them or, did you get an authorization from someone to use his?

You're welcome Diana. Do the scratches on your lenses bother you? I know mine are quite scratched but but once the helmet is on it's not that much bothering. Actually i don't even notice them. And Walter, i'm looking forward to see that Hero helmet completed. Did you get a faceplate with six teeth instead of eight? Or did you iron the last teeth on one of your Stunt faceplate?

"SF" stands for Sci-Fi About the vision, i heard some bubble lenses were distording a lot what you see (like seeing through the bottom of a bottle) and some others not that much. I guess it depends on how bubbled they are and if, once installed in your helmet, your eyes sit in front of a flat or bubbled section of the lenses.

After around 50 helmets and pairs of ears were cast for the Stunts, the molds were quite worn and damaged, so for the Hero casts, which took place after the Stunts, the molds were softer and had lost some details. That explains the missing teeth and ear bump, and the slightly different overall shape. About the lenses, as the Hero helmets were made for close-up shots, i guess they thought the bubble style had a more SF feeling.

Actually that's the accurate way to do it:

This guy ain't doing much to bring some love towards our fellow ROTJ troopers...

Yes sure, here's my crotch . - Outside: https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5595/15158969766_9e9e977b10_b.jpg - Inside, not focused on the crotch area but you can get the idea: https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5581/15181665092_5fa1da78c1_b.jpg

Yes, it will do.

Nice duct tape mannequin! It should be very handy when it comes to strapping. I want to make one for ages now, but always keep pushing it back...

Looks like NE shoulder bells are trying to find their way back into the business to me...

I hope it will help you figuring the crotch details:

Usually, the best way to address that is to use the original strapping way, with brackets. They leave some flexibility to the pieces but not as much as the snap plates, and thus they keep everything ligned up very well. Or you can also be a few centimeters taller .

Interesting. We'd be interested in seeing pictures of them once you will have received them.

Exactly

Oh boy, that... background!! And the armor is nice too . I was pretty much expecting something like that. Superb! There's only that common thing of the butt plate riding over the kidney, which is mostly due to the snap & plate strapping method. Other than that, it's just awesome.

For the shoulder bridges, the straps should be 45mm wide, which makes around 1 inch 3/4. However they should be white elastic and not nylon. For the cod's rivet, it's located here:

For Centurion, you will need them. Dimensions are roughtly 22mm x 22mm (22mm makes slightly less than 7/8 inch).

Good! Everything's on the right spot.

Very nice trim line. Looks like you're going to manage to recreate the accurate inner shape on NE thighs. And that body picture is really beautiful!! A thing you could improve would be to set the belt higher on the abdominal plate, it should be right under or slightly covering the ab button panels. And also you left a lot of return edge around the Sniper Knee Plate, it could use some more trimming.

The widths above are what is commonly used and are very close to what was used on the film.

You can order all the rivets you need and extras here, on the FISD: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/23970-fs-centurion-level-rivet-sets/

That's the truth! Awesome friends you make by joining the 501st. And i love the jacket Diana . As good as the armor.

It makes sense, as ROTJ based kits have these ridges at the back of the limbs. Should have think twice before speaking. Live and learn!