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Offline SpyderHelix

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Reporting for duty!
« on: May 16, 2015, 09:48:42 PM »
Hey there everyone, just coming by to say Hi and to get to know you folks.
My name is Skip, I met some of the people from the 501st and the Rebel Legion at Iguana comics in Grants Pass today. Talked to Dave and he told me that I should sign up, so here I am :)
I've always been a fan of the standard Stormtroopers, so I think that for a costume that I'd like to get a set of armor made up for one of those. I've looked around at different sites about vacuum forming plastics and stuff..looks pretty intense.
Also for the last month or so I've been toying with the idea of making a custom lightsaber out of aluminum and plastic (I'm a machinist) kind of like the ones they've got on different websites.
Anyway, glad to be here and glad to have met the folks down at Iguana, seeing the Trooper armor up close just makes me want to make a set even more!
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Offline CJ49er

Re: Reporting for duty!
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2015, 10:46:18 PM »
Welcome Skip!

ANOVOS Stormy kit on sale on for 450$ until July 9th. Made of ABS, that is an unbeatable price.  Although making a vac table, molds, and creating your own from scratch is very fun and rewarding, it can take a lot of time (10+ years for me  :roll: and I am not done yet)

http://www.anovos.com/


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Offline Rat

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Re: Reporting for duty!
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2015, 11:30:44 PM »
Welcome Skip!


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Offline carpe mindiem

Re: Reporting for duty!
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2015, 12:10:50 AM »
Welcome! We're always happy to see more troopers in Southern Oregon!
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Offline NavySith

Re: Reporting for duty!
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2015, 07:49:15 AM »
Welcome
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Offline MetalJedi

Re: Reporting for duty!
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2015, 10:15:06 AM »
Welcome to the forums!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
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Offline Blue Leader

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Re: Reporting for duty!
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2015, 12:12:10 PM »
Greetings and welcome to the forum.
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Offline Lidocaine

Re: Reporting for duty!
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2015, 02:37:35 PM »
You've made the right choice going for a TK!  :D

There's plenty of really great options to purchase armor kits out there if you'd rather avoid molding/creating your own. I think most folks purchase kits from reputable vendors and then go from there. CJ mentioned the Anovos crew, who have a really great deal going on now for a full kit and helmet for $450 + shipping. While nobody outside of there has seen the kits yet (due in late this year) a lot of people are hoping that with the right work they're going to be good without too much extra crazy modifications.

Feel free to ask any questions or thoughts you have here, but the First Imperial Stormtrooper detachment at www.whitearmor.net it's a really great place to answer a ton of TK related questions. Tons of people building armor kits there, a great resource for knowledge on how to get your kit built the right way, and genuinely cool people too.

Good luck and welcome!
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Offline Leia8674

Re: Reporting for duty!
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2015, 05:16:56 PM »
Welcome Skip!
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Re: Reporting for duty!
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2015, 04:36:07 AM »
Welcome Skip.
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