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I guess they called a "fluffer" on set to keep the dewback frosty and ready for the next take

where do you surf in Clovis?

Ah...4999 there is nothing that bothers me more than seeing a TK with a visibal maker's mark on thier back I think it really takes away from the uniform and persona...You might as well have a giant white zipper in the back of your armor

Thats cool!

Yeah, I think the blue kits were sold off long ago, and the new AP stuff has been pulled off of whiter & better plastic

Na, I don't think it was pulled that long ago...He told me he finished pulling his recent kits about 3-4 months ago, and I believe the new plastic does not have the blue hue anymore

and to add to Daetrin's remarks... don't forget that the more screen accurate armor isn't "one size fits all"

thats cool

Yeah It looks more like an Indigo Blue

Yeah, it depends on the run of plastic used during the actual pulling...I unfortunately acquired one of the Blue AP lids and plus the oxidization of my existing armor didn't make for the greatest combo, but it worked...

there you go...

WOW!, its really amazing how a casting of ROTJ Armor can be modded so nicely into an ANH Great Job!

No, no offense at all, Well, in my humble opinion...The color of blue is pretty much left up to your judgment...We have all seen enough screen caps to make an inference on the rite shade...and I'm sure your not going to choose some metallic Neon Blue bordered with Neon Pink Good luck and keep up the good work!

Hmmmm...shocked over what? maybe I misread your quote, but it sounds like you answered your own question Machorascal "I know that the originals where not exactly consistent" just like painting HIPS...what gloss white works for you is what works for you...as far as my wisdom knows, the specific colors used in the films are lost to time, and the original helmets colors are not the same being over 30 years old now after oxidizing...heck we don't have a definite on the right color for the lenses... what kind/make of helmet are you painting these stripes on?

thanks man, that would be great!

that sounds like some pretty good times... i've been kicked out and banned from places before too

so... I take it that your doing an ANH helmet...

lookin good Ed!

cool, I can't wait to see those

Yup!

yeah, there's alot of great people on this forum lookin good TK MD!

yeah, then I use tin snips for the trimming process...I used to use a hack saw blade

If my memory suits me right I believe that the hero helmets had the bubble lenses for the up close shots, and the stunt helmets had flat lenses

I believe it to be a "hero style" bucket because of the brow placement but the number of teeth on the frown is that of a "stunt" but I could be wrong, I'm not a helmet expert like other prop builders on this forum

Thants Awesome Scott! I like your shirt too with the Red Imperial Cog where did you get that shirt?