CoffeyMachine Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) Hi all. Been a long time fan of what you do and interested in getting involved. I'm from Dublin but live in Donegal. I have a degree in modelmaking and special effects and my wife is a Sith Lord on a sewing machine so Im looking forward to getting some costumes going. Naturally I feel I should prioritize getting my stormtrooper armour built as I imagine you need them for numbers, in that respect I'd welcome any advice on getting access to the vac-form pieces. (I've looked through the official 501st costume directories, they said that there are people within the community who can do this, but can't advertise outside of forums or the mouse will get angry). Other projects I'm considering at first are General Veers (at-at commander armour), Boba Fett and an Imperial Inquisitor. Edited April 19, 2023 by Stephen Coffey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipperaryred Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Welcome to the forums Stephen, and we look forward to welcoming you to our ranks! We've plenty of Stormtroopers who can point you in the right direction, although I know most have traditionally used Ross from RWA Creations - you can find his group under that name on Facebook. He's based in the Isle of Wight so reasonably close, albeit with the risk of some extra costs in these post-Brexit days. Your model making skills will certainly be just as welcome as you are, and I can say from experience that there's a lot of fun to be had building your own blaster. You'll find some build threads here on the forums for both costumes and props which you may find useful, and please feel free to start one yourself once you get underway. Personally I'd love to see an Inquistitor in the garrison, so that would be my vote for your second costume Any others questions, ask any time! 1 1 Quote Daniel TX/TI-86327 Tipperary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeyMachine Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 I can't seem to find any Inquisitors in the official 501st costume listings. But I'd like to build a costume based on the second sister's outfit from Fallen Order. Any advice on how to proceed to ensure its clearable? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipperaryred Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Not to worry, the division of costumes in the 501st is a bit arbitrary, and isn't always intuitive! It's the Flagship Eclipse Detachment that you want, they have detailed CRLs for most of the Inquisitors to have appeared so far: https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FlagshipEclipse_CRL Be sure to join their own forum as well to find even more detailed advice on the costume. 1 1 Quote Daniel TX/TI-86327 Tipperary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeyMachine Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 Great found it, I might work on one of these first as I can build them from scratch, while waiting to aquire the funds to buy a full trooper costume kit. Any idea on a ball park figure how much RWA will charge for a raw set? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipperaryred Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 If you join the RWA Creations page and click on the "featured" tab, you'll see his most up to date price lists for all of his work. I'll send you on his current TK list so you can get an idea. 1 Quote Daniel TX/TI-86327 Tipperary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntaxError Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Hello and welcome! My name is Richard and I am one of the Garrison Membership Liaison. Can never have enough TKs! Very iconic and for street troops, or for those who are not avid fans of Star Wars, one of the most recognisable kits from sci-fi in general. Similarly, inquisitors are amazing and would be a great addition. I don’t think we currently have one in the garrison. Some additional information for you: The detachment websites are a great source for additional tips tricks and vendor details as well as the costume reference libraries (CRL) Starship Eclipse: https://www.theflagshipeclipse.com https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FlagshipEclipse_CRL FISD: https://www.whitearmor.net https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FISD_CRL Additionally, the main legion website can be an excellent source as well. while broader in scope, does also offer a significant amount of information: https://www.501st.com/forum/ Please keep us up to date on your journey. I initially started out with the thoughts of a Vader but was swayed to a Stormtrooper, which was quickly followed by a Shadow Scout. 1 1 Quote Everything a price has, however, isn’t always money, the price is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshchris77 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Welcome Stephen, great to have you on board, as the others have already mentioned the Stormtrooper is a great choice and also a classic, I am slightly biased in this regard though, lol. Three vendors for the armour that come to mind would be DA props, RWA creations and RS Prop Masters, Ross from RWA is based in the UK as Daniel has already mentioned, Andy from DA props is now based in France, I have build both kits and they are great. The most screen accurate would be RS Prop Master (UK based), they are all pulled from moulds taken from a screen used set of armour (warts and all). https://www.facebook.com/theshedofglitteringdelights https://www.facebook.com/groups/1865574590327448 https://www.facebook.com/rspropmasters 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeyMachine Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 18 hours ago, SyntaxError said: Hello and welcome! My name is Richard and I am one of the Garrison Membership Liaison. Can never have enough TKs! Very iconic and for street troops, or for those who are not avid fans of Star Wars, one of the most recognisable kits from sci-fi in general. Similarly, inquisitors are amazing and would be a great addition. I don’t think we currently have one in the garrison. Some additional information for you: The detachment websites are a great source for additional tips tricks and vendor details as well as the costume reference libraries (CRL) Starship Eclipse: https://www.theflagshipeclipse.com https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FlagshipEclipse_CRL FISD: https://www.whitearmor.net https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FISD_CRL Additionally, the main legion website can be an excellent source as well. while broader in scope, does also offer a significant amount of information: https://www.501st.com/forum/ Please keep us up to date on your journey. I initially started out with the thoughts of a Vader but was swayed to a Stormtrooper, which was quickly followed by a Shadow Scout. I'm currently building a Vader mask from scratch but a full costume isn't a priority as there all ready seem to be a few. Id rather focus on characters that are needed for now 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeyMachine Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 1 hour ago, welshchris77 said: Welcome Stephen, great to have you on board, as the others have already mentioned the Stormtrooper is a great choice and also a classic, I am slightly biased in this regard though, lol. Three vendors for the armour that come to mind would be DA props, RWA creations and RS Prop Masters, Ross from RWA is based in the UK as Daniel has already mentioned, Andy from DA props is now based in France, I have build both kits and they are great. The most screen accurate would be RS Prop Master (UK based), they are all pulled from moulds taken from a screen used set of armour (warts and all). https://www.facebook.com/theshedofglitteringdelights https://www.facebook.com/groups/1865574590327448 https://www.facebook.com/rspropmasters Brill thanks. I have a stormtrooper kit piggy bank set up so I should have it in a few months. In the meantime, I'll be researching inquistor costumes and a 0-0-0 imperial protocol droid scuttling alongside some troopers might be fun 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipperaryred Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Lovely to see some scratch build work! And if you're considering a Triple 0, it's my turn to be biased - that's a Spec Ops Detachment costume, and I'll always be happy to see more of those https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TX_000 3 Quote Daniel TX/TI-86327 Tipperary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeyMachine Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 28 minutes ago, tipperaryred said: Lovely to see some scratch build work! And if you're considering a Triple 0, it's my turn to be biased - that's a Spec Ops Detachment costume, and I'll always be happy to see more of those https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TX_000 29 minutes ago, tipperaryred said: Lovely to see some scratch build work! And if you're considering a Triple 0, it's my turn to be biased - that's a Spec Ops Detachment costume, and I'll always be happy to see more of those https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TX_000 I may go on this for a first full on scratch build. I was contemplating on making a trooper costume from scratch but it may look a bit off, next to vac-formed troopers. Best to keep them uniform. It shouldn't be too difficult for me to find c3p0 patterns to use as a starting base 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropkick Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 21 hours ago, Stephen Coffey said: Brill thanks. I have a stormtrooper kit piggy bank set up so I should have it in a few months. In the meantime, I'll be researching inquistor costumes and a 0-0-0 imperial protocol droid scuttling alongside some troopers might be fun A 000, wow!!!!! That would be amazing. I'm staff at the Spec Ops detachment along with @tipperaryred & @SyntaxError, so we would love you to take on this build. I only recently saw my 1st 000 in the flesh at Celebration in London & the costume blew me away. The Spec Ops forums will have a section on the 000 droid, so make sure to check that out. http://bit.ly/501specops 3 Quote TK/TX/DZ/SL/DS 18170 - Shane Murphy [Dropkick] 501st profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeyMachine Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 Ok I guess that's settled. I'll begin researching and get in touch when I have something significant to report. Thanks for the welcome and support. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropkick Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Once you've signed up to the Spec Ops forums, you'll be able to look at the 000 section here - https://forum.specops501st.com/forum/106-000/ This is going to be incredible. Quote TK/TX/DZ/SL/DS 18170 - Shane Murphy [Dropkick] 501st profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropkick Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 How epic would this be? 2 Quote TK/TX/DZ/SL/DS 18170 - Shane Murphy [Dropkick] 501st profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeyMachine Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 31 minutes ago, Dropkick said: How epic would this be? I'm in!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeyMachine Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 4/21/2023 at 3:52 PM, Dropkick said: How epic would this be? The only complete and reliable looking pattern for 3pO was a 12 inch pepekura template. So after hours of intense calculatoring, I worked out the scale up and got it printed. So we have a starting point for Trip. I'll post some progress later in the week when he starts to take shape. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropkick Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 I know some have 3d printed the armour for 000. I'm not certain if pepekura would be allowed for this build. 1 Quote TK/TX/DZ/SL/DS 18170 - Shane Murphy [Dropkick] 501st profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeyMachine Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 7 hours ago, Dropkick said: I know some have 3d printed the armour for 000. I'm not certain if pepekura would be allowed for this build. I try to avoid 3Dprinting and keep it old school. The pep file going to give me the initial shape to work the fibreglass over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeyMachine Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 Could an admin DM me about changing my display name please. I was a bit hasty filling my details and I can't undo it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropkick Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Can you let us know what you'd like your name canged to & I'm sure one of the web team will be able to sort it for you. Quote TK/TX/DZ/SL/DS 18170 - Shane Murphy [Dropkick] 501st profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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