Shortstormtrooper Posted January 30, 2013 Report Posted January 30, 2013 HI all, I recently got in touch with Mark from AP armor. And is willing to sell me a set of armor, but not sure if it will be worth it since I am a short guy. I am worried if the armor will look good or not, I am wondering if they are any short stormtroopers out there? or ladies maybe who has this problem of not being a normal stormtrooper lol Quote
Kessel Run[TK] Posted January 30, 2013 Report Posted January 30, 2013 Lots of short ones out there! have a look at this thread. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/21994-tk-for-5-foot-3-inch-male-possible/page__hl__foot#entry274053 Quote
Locitus[Admin] Posted January 30, 2013 Report Posted January 30, 2013 How short are you? To a dwarf you might be really tall! Quote
nai-retep[TK] Posted January 30, 2013 Report Posted January 30, 2013 Hi Desmond, My wife Kathy (Ciderqueen) and myself are both 5ft 4in and wear AP armour which we have built to EIB standard. I have included a link for my EIB build so you can decide for yourself if you think it looks good. http://www.whitearmo...Status[AP][276] Ian Quote
nai-retep[TK] Posted January 30, 2013 Report Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) Kathy was the first female UKG EIB so here is her build thread as well for you to view. TK-6348 Requesting ANH Stunt EIB Status[AP][274] Cheers Edited January 30, 2013 by nai-retep Quote
Shortstormtrooper Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Posted January 30, 2013 Hi Nai-retep you looked great in your stormtrooper outfit, I am a bit smaller then you about 5'2" but but not too much of a difference. I was curious though did you guys have to trim your armor yourself or did u have ot custom made because people dont understand a normal size like 5'10" stormtrooper is no where near the same size in body mass and height compared to you and me. Quote
DizzyStormtrooper[501st] Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 My gf is 4'11" and I think I'll have to make her armor. There's only so much you can trim from a standard size before you look like Luke.. Quote
Shortstormtrooper Posted January 31, 2013 Author Report Posted January 31, 2013 Anything special you going to do to the armor dizzy? Quote
LadyInWhite[TK] Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 AP will work quite well for the shorter trooper. It's also quite good for the slender trooper. Quote
DizzyStormtrooper[501st] Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 Its pretty much scaling the torso and helmet, as to avoid the "bobblehead" effect. My helmet is smaller than most cuz I have AM armor so I had a LOT of material left for cover strips though i'm screen height, so I couldn't use the big helmet, if that makes sense.. Quote
nai-retep[TK] Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Hi Nai-retep you looked great in your stormtrooper outfit, I am a bit smaller then you about 5'2" but but not too much of a difference. I was curious though did you guys have to trim your armor yourself or did u have ot custom made because people dont understand a normal size like 5'10" stormtrooper is no where near the same size in body mass and height compared to you and me. Hi, We did trim our armour ourselves and in my opinion that is the only way for it to fit correctly for a smaller trooper. For example, we are both the same height but different body shapes. AP is a good choice for the shorter trooper. On my armour I only had to to trim the forearms, thighs and shins. Kathy being a girl also had to split the Ab plate and cod piece in order for it fit correctly. Another good thing about AP is the size of the helmet. My previous armour had a huge helmet which did make me look a bit of a bobble head. The AP helmet is much more in proportion and was especially necessary for Kathy who has a much smaller head than me! Edited January 31, 2013 by nai-retep Quote
Shortstormtrooper Posted January 31, 2013 Author Report Posted January 31, 2013 Ya I hear you Nai-retep, Although I hear the AP armor Mark does trimming for it would you not suggest that? Quote
bjsavage7[TK] Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 It's good to see there are other short stormtroopers out there in the galaxy besides me. Quote
CRISTONAMO Posted January 31, 2013 Report Posted January 31, 2013 Have you guys ever thought of wearing shoe lifts in your boots? Slighty off topic but it makes you look taller, I'm 5'6 And I wear 2.5 inch shoe lifts in my boots and it makes me look close to 5'9 in full armor:) Its a big help for us short trooper. Quote
Shortstormtrooper Posted January 31, 2013 Author Report Posted January 31, 2013 Good idea Cristonamo, and bjsavage welcome to the club Quote
nai-retep[TK] Posted February 2, 2013 Report Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) Ya I hear you Nai-retep, Although I hear the AP armor Mark does trimming for it would you not suggest that? Well I would recommend getting a fully trimmed AP kit as that is what we had but personally not a 'ready to wear' kit (he also supplies this). It costs more and takes a lot longer to arrive but more than that you can't beat building it yourself for that personalised look and fit! In my opinion a 'ready to wear' kit can never be as good as one you do yourself (especially if you are shorter than average). I was originally going to go down the 'ready to wear' AP route but was glad I didn't. I think you can't beat being able to use 'trial and error' yourself until you get it just right! Edited February 2, 2013 by nai-retep Quote
Shortstormtrooper Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Posted February 2, 2013 good advice thank you Nai-retep Quote
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