Original 1977 ANH Stormtrooper Armor and Helmet
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ObiHahn
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So how much more durable will PVC be vs. regular ABS? Are we basically talking near indestructible, super-flexible material here?
I never heard of pulling stormtrooper armor in PVC before, so am quite curious there.
And btw, I always flinch when I see your disassembled original helmet sitting in the workshop between all the replica helmet test pulls... you have some cojones , mate!
I never heard of pulling stormtrooper armor in PVC before, so am quite curious there.
And btw, I always flinch when I see your disassembled original helmet sitting in the workshop between all the replica helmet test pulls... you have some cojones , mate!
BlasterManiac
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I still have parts of that PVC TE did for me.
It's for looks only, can't be worn, so brittle it'll break down in pieces.
It's for looks only, can't be worn, so brittle it'll break down in pieces.
bighead5
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Absolutely, and well deserved! :thumbsup
Hey Fil, long time. I have a whole suit TE made for me of PVC, its the most flexible suit I own and the only one I would ever wear because its so flexible.
I had scraps from trimming and I tried to break it by bending it back and forth, it never broke.
Wondering if you had one of his acrylic capped styrene?
bighead5
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I'd be interested to know this as well.
I'm looking to get my first set of Stormtrooper armor and I know little to nothing about the different materials used... what's best for what and why?! Is there a good place to find that information out? I may troop in it and I may not.
For all the answers on armour please come and join www.whitearmor.net
You will get all your information here to decide which material is best for trooping and displays etc.
You will get all your information here to decide which material is best for trooping and displays etc.
bighead5
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Thanks, I appreciate that! :thumbsup
geordietrooper
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until si-mans old photo's of the helmet painted turn up, we can't really id it on screen
bighead5
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Yep. Hopefully once this first run is completed or dies down a bit he can search for it and we can figure it out. It would be cool to know.
sskunky
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I would say that it is pretty hard to tell if it's HDPE or PP or anything else in the same plastic family as they are all pretty much the same to look and feel. Also it is many years old and plastic tends to get a bit more brittle over time and will probably feel slightly different to what it did all thise years ago. Without chemical analysis I doubt we will ever know for sure.
AA says it was HDPE but who knows....... I've only found Polypropylene that colour never HDPE but thats not to say it wasn't made that colour 30 odd years ago....:unsure
AA says it was HDPE but who knows....... I've only found Polypropylene that colour never HDPE but thats not to say it wasn't made that colour 30 odd years ago....:unsure
jkno
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Same here especially since my helmet package is supposed to be sent in 07-20-2011 and no sign of it, and they also didn't provide the tracking number despite my many kind requests. I REALLY hope they didn't sent surface mail...:confused
TK8410
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Oh, ok...my PM's have been from days ago...just trying to finalize some details and send some money...
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