The Brotherhood of the Sith-Darth Vader Costume

[Wolverine]

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I'm not sure if I missed it, but any updates on your application to the 501?
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I just talked with the guy, he said he's holding my ap, and will check my progress in my costume upgrading, every 3 months til I let him know I'm done. I have my eye on two FULL reveal masks/Helmets, and they are EXTREMELY expensive, but it is love at first sight! [:(][;)]
If I get a bonus check from my company anytime soon, I will put it aside for it. Then I will go for the ROTJ motif, If I don't I will get the Jaw-piece from JediJeff, and rip apart my spare Rubies mask/helmet and convert it to a full reveal and go for the Movie accurate ROTS motif. The fact that there are so many professional grade Reveal masks out there, is what has been keeping me from doing the work on the Rubies mask. [:D]
The GML said they have 3 major sticking points with the Rubies costume, and they are 1.The Mask & Dome, especially around the eye lenses, (don't we all know that) 2. The chestbox, and 3. The chest & shoulder armour. All stuff I would have to look into anyway, if I did ROTJ Vader, which is my favorite. I'll definately replace the mask/Helmet because the Rubie's dome is just too short in back, period![8D]




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[Do-Clo]

Hey sith brother it sounds like you may have a shot at the 501st yet. Those really aren't major points to fix the helmet we all know sucks but the armor and chest box can be fixed with a new paint job and a coat of clear to make it shine, I would do other things to the chest box such as upgrade the rods to metal rods and rework the lighting but that is just me.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[seth22]

Hey guys, how much you think that armor I found is worth? The guy makes them and said he will sell them for all reasonable offers! Last one sold for $116. The # is 6060298572 if you missed it before.

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[Do-Clo]

Sith brother Seth I am not sure about that one I did some reading on his feedback and noticed a few problems and found a complaint from a guy in Australia that bought something from me and he was very happy and easy to work with dispite the claims of this seller. The armor looks good but then there is some really nice armor listed on ebay right now also, so you will have to go with your gut feeling on this one.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

I myself have been watching that too! [:D] There's more than a few armour sellers, just have to find every conceivable "Starwars" listing, then search for armour! [;)]




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[Wolverine]

Ok, this is it [:D][}:)][8D]
I am looking at two reveal helmets, of which one I more than likely will buy. they are both in the $1200.00 range. [:(] However I overheard my boss talking to her secretary, and we will be getting profit-sharing bonus checks tomorrow [:D][:p] So depending on how much that is -[?]- Depends on whether I get one of the reveals, OR after looking at these pictures - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bingo275/master_replicas.htm
I could go with the NEAR PERFECT master Replias ROTS mask/helmet, but it is <u>VERY</u> near the same price range. [:(][:p]
After looking over the MR Vader, I feel like using the Rubie's for target practice !!! [:D][}:)]
If you check out the pictures in that link, the MR you can easily do a reveal on with minimal BS, and so happens JediJeff has the reveal parts up for auction! [:D] Whoo-Whoo!!! I will probably make a purchase by Tuesday!!![:D][:D][}:)][8D]





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[LAN-ED-TUL]

1200 is alot of money tho to spend and then hack around on. and what if you screrw it up? your out 1200 bucks dude. if your gonna get one, either wait on jeff to get his, or buy one already done. i have seen 2 recently on there that just listed. ones really nice 4 parter. the guy doesnt reccommend wearing, but its padded and all if you chose to. on problem with the interior mouth detailing would be if you could still get a fan in either the top or bottom grill for air flow.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

I wasn't using a fan in my setup, I just get used to the heat, I'm in Illinois, not Texas [:p]
On the subject of hacking...I'm not talking about a 4 peice reveal if I bought the MR helmet.
If you look at the pictures in the link above, I believe it's the 4th picture down, shows the mask without the "dome", you can see in that picture that the square holes for the "vent" peices are already cut out -that's the way this mask comes. [:D]
The rounded "key" part on the top is the only part you have to cut out, and glue the top reveal peice in. [:0]
However, you cut out INSIDE the "key", and doing so, you don't jeapordize it's integrity as to snapping in with the dome. [:D]
Then it's gluing the small peices on, then painting them...add neckbrace...Bam! Instant ROTS reveal except the mask doesn't separate, so what? The 3 peice reveal would still wear better for common use, you get the reveal effect when people see you taking it off, AND the freakin' dome goes to the correct length in back!!! [:D][8D]
I saved a link for this mask somewhere, where it was $600.00 + S&H, wish I could find it now!!!
If I go with the MR, then I just have minor modding to do to the rest of the suit to make it screen accurate, which I would do anyway, <u>NOT</u> just to join up with the 501st, but because that's just the way to do this, it's Vader, do it up right !! [:D]
The Reveals I'm lookin' at, look like they are made from the MR, if you look close, especially at the nose, If I can, I will get one of these, because you don't get a chance to pick one up for not much more then the original price is, and it's fiberglass! AND I could modd the Rubie's to work with that Dome, for common wear, one problem solved [:D][8D]

...I just HATE this damn Rubies mask/helmet [}:)][V]




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[Do-Clo]

I got the lens fitting done on the rubies mask and I have filled a few small places so maybe this weekend it will get another coat of primer 0on it and get it a little closer to being done. I have cut about 1 inch off of the right side to make it line up with the left so the neck brace should be straight. I will beat this rubies helmet yet.[}:)]

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

I can't wait to see your pictures of the painted mask Do-Clo ! http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/images/thumbup.gif

Hey LAN, just out of curiousity, are you wearing yer cooling vest in yer latest pictures? (ie: your sig picture). [?]

If you are, I must say you can't notice at all http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/images/thumbup.gif

Just to note, I was looking at 3 reveals, I think one is only 3 peice like costume junkie's, leaning towards the 4 peice, then using the dome for regular "costuming". [:D] I have FOREVER wanted a 4 peice reveal though!!! [:p]




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[LAN-ED-TUL]

yes wolverine my sith bro. i was wearin the cooling vest in those pics. only drawback to vest, is as the packs change from a waxlike stuff back to a liquid state, i have to adjust up all belts to take up the slack. nothing major, but things start to sag a lil' bit as it melts down. not much, just a 1/2 to 3/4 inch that i noticed from the bowling event i wore it at.

these shots are the first time since the bowling event ive putr the whole suit on, and since the event, as you guys know, i have tweaked things here and there. mainly the new boxes. i did see on ebay a anh and a esb/rotj chest box. and i did find a multiple, whatever style ya wish, kit. it was all resin. and all the parts on front were molded in. not exactly what i would want. the ones from smallblock he has, the anh he just posted, those parts are seperate from the fibnerglass box. 35 bucks, would be worth the fiberglass box alone. and you could use the detail parts, temporarily, till you got billet ones..

im thinking bout gettin the anh one myself, and make a better rots out of it, with do-clo's electric genius, he copuld then whip me up a design to use for making the red rocker light, and it blinks, the coin slot blink, red/green squares lights up. i know do-clo can whip that up with some time to work on it. i just wonder tho, do-clo, can you make it sreen accurate blink, or will we have to use a random blink pattern? if you could, the link above has a screenshot with the pattern the guy tried to get while he took the pics.

theres 7 days left on the anh one, so if noones grabs it out from under me, i will buy it now on wednesday, then i will be able to pay for it on friday next week.

at least that box will be good to start with, then i can find the billet parts one at a time, then maybe do-clo will have figured out a great system for lights on the box.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

You could add that to yer current chestbox, a flashlight bulb, a holder, some wire & solder, a resistor, a battery clip, a 9 volt, and a switch [:D] Under $10.00 [:D][8D]




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[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Wolverine

I wasn't using a fan in my setup, I just get used to the heat, I'm in Illinois, not Texas [:p]
On the subject of hacking...I'm not talking about a 4 peice reveal if I bought the MR helmet.
If you look at the pictures in the link above, I believe it's the 4th picture down, shows the mask without the "dome", you can see in that picture that the square holes for the "vent" peices are already cut out -that's the way this mask comes. [:D]
The rounded "key" part on the top is the only part you have to cut out, and glue the top reveal peice in. [:0]
However, you cut out INSIDE the "key", and doing so, you don't jeapordize it's integrity as to snapping in with the dome. [:D]
Then it's gluing the small peices on, then painting them...add neckbrace...Bam! Instant ROTS reveal except the mask doesn't separate, so what? The 3 peice reveal would still wear better for common use, you get the reveal effect when people see you taking it off, AND the freakin' dome goes to the correct length in back!!! [:D][8D]
I saved a link for this mask somewhere, where it was $600.00 + S&H, wish I could find it now!!!
If I go with the MR, then I just have minor modding to do to the rest of the suit to make it screen accurate, which I would do anyway, <u>NOT</u> just to join up with the 501st, but because that's just the way to do this, it's Vader, do it up right !! [:D]
The Reveals I'm lookin' at, look like they are made from the MR, if you look close, especially at the nose, If I can, I will get one of these, because you don't get a chance to pick one up for not much more then the original price is, and it's fiberglass! AND I could modd the Rubie's to work with that Dome, for common wear, one problem solved [:D][8D]

...I just HATE this damn Rubies mask/helmet [}:)][V]




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im in oklahoma and right now we got a heatw ave goin at around 95 average every day. and summer hasnt even kicked in full steam yet. im expectin some triple digit days this summer.

yeah i suppose i could add the light in there, not a prob, but i would probably go with a led instead, i have enough circutry left from boxes to make one more for a led. and i would have to get the led, and it would run off a 9 volt. a switch not a prob either, i could make a spot for it pretty easy. the problem is the place for the nine volt. i would have to hack open a hole on the back and fab up a compartment of sorts and use some velcro like i dio on all of them to hold it in place.

thats why i was thinkin of the kit one from smallblock. its a fiberglass box, and you could put the billet parts on there and do-clo could figure out the wiring for us, and boom, ya got a spare chest box. and you could always grab the rubies when you think someones gonna bang around on it. it does happen, some jerk will always grab something and go ohh is that, oops, im sorry, ive seen it to many times.

my idea i had above was following off do-clos iodea to replace the lights with better leds and run a 9 volt to power them just like the belt boxes are. then i could do a lil hack of the battery comaprtment that there already to make a nine volt fir in flat, then still be able to use the stock cover and screw to hold it in.

oh and wolverine, which link was that you refered to? i wanna see which helmet pic ya was refering to.


and jeff was telling me on his reveal kit for a mask, you had to glue the top dome part onto the mask, i think he said with epoxy or maybe that pc-7. i dont rememeber right off.


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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Here's the Picture Sith Bro
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http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bingo275/MR_Helmets/vdMRvad02.jpg

You had to Go down till you get to the Vader pix (Lots of Storm/Clone troopers on top of page) It's exactly the sixth picture down from the first Vader They're all the MR Vader! [:D]

Here's the other pictures....I'm in love...Damn beautiful [:X]

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bingo275/MR_Helmets/vdMRvad01.jpg
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bingo275/MR_Helmets/MRbryanvad02.JPG
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bingo275/MR_Helmets/vdMRvad03.jpg
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bingo275/MR_Helmets/JohnCvad%204.JPG
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bingo275/MR_Helmets/vdMRvad04.jpg
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bingo275/septoct05/MRvaderhelm1.jpg

Yes, the top peice gets glued (epoxy is glue<font color="red">*</font id="red">) into the top, but you'd have to cut inside the first tier of the key to insert it, and glue it in. [:D]

(<font color="red">*</font id="red">up here "glued" is a broad term, means <u>ANY</u> type of liquid, or compound that fastens one object to another.)
I realize us Chicagoians can be a little difficult to understand sometimes, even to ourselves! We tend to generalize [:D]

Check that out, These are the masks that ARE made from the Lucasfilm molds... it's sweetly symmetrical ! [8D]




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[LAN-ED-TUL]

yeah i see now, i didnt go down fer enuff to see it. mesa sosa sarwee!

lol couldnt resist.

that is sweet mask tho. most ive seen are indented where the squares go and not cut out entirely like that. ive seen alot of them that way, but not cut out completely. it looks sweet tho. if we had that and jeffs trick kit, it would be super. was that one in the pic for sale? if so, i betcha it was high dollar. i seen a few new listings lately for some fiber helmets. a couple look well, ok i guess, would need lots of work to finish. and bad thing, they want as much for it as a finished helmet on other listings.

most are more than the rubies suit just for a helmet. a couple were reveal sets tho. there was that one i have watched, really sweet, but i dont think it has the back catches to make it a wearable one, without putting somwething on it to do the job.

im still gonna hold out a while to see what jeff comes up with.

hopefully fairly soon. i wonder how the upper sections goin? thats what was giving him fits, something on it.



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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Lan I bought one of those ANH chest box kits and it really is pretty good but I have found a better kit cost more too but I like it!!! If you want a AHN kit let me know because I won't be using this one I have, I was just going to build it up and put it on Ebay, I also have some upgraded lights for it and the circuit shouldn't be a problem as I have the flash pattern that is supposed to be correct.
I think I am going to use magnets to mount the dome on the mask, because I really hate the velcro system that rubies uses, in fact I don't like the mask very much at all[:(!]
I may try and get the dome in primer this weekend also then do final fit with the neck brace and then maybe see about getting some paint on it in the near future. I have got to prime the chest armor also, I picked up the paint so I have the stuff, just need some time to do it. The sound board that I purchased really is great it has some vader phrases and the breathing sound which will run until you stop it. The phases are good but I won't use them because I will use the breathing only with this board and it has a on board volume control so you can set the volume. I am very happy with it and I paid about half of what they normally sell for. I ordered another voice changer kit because there is a guy that claims this one is very good so we shall see it was only $10 so it is not a big loss if it doesn't work and I can always sell it on ebay where the other ones that didn't work as well as expected have gone.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

That sounds Awesome Do-Clo, remember -Pictures please! [:D]

Lan, That is a sweet mask/helmet isn't it? It really shines above ALL the rest for the correct ROTS look. Especially the profile...Badass!!

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bingo275/MR_Helmets/MRbryanvad02.JPG


But here is the total cost dilemma im looking at. [:(]
Master Replica mask/helmet (above)......................$849.00
add JediJeffs reveal parts...............................$76.00
add JediJeffs jaw-piece.................................$150.00
add JediJeffs neckbrace (already purchased).............$150.00
for a grand total of...................................$1225.00


Full Reveal off Ebay (provided no one else bids on it)..$1030.00 includes S&H
Another dealer has 2 piece ROTJ reveal, with chest & shoulder armour $900.00 free S&H

Same dealer has ROTJ mask like above picture (MR ROTS), for $500.00 add $150.00 for JediJeffs Reveal jaw piece and another $150.00 for the neckbrace,and his reveal parts $76.00 = $876.00

With the purchase of the full reveal, Or the MR mask/helmet, I can rhen mod the Rubies mask to use either dome, but I'd still have to do the mods to the Rubies mask, and purchase the lenses, and free time is something that is scarce for me. So, I'm kinda leaning in the direction of the full reveal. [;)] Like I said, that Rubies Costume is a great foundation, with a few upgrades, it can be incredible ![:D]


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[tetmatek]

Greetings Sith Brotherhood!!

Friday I painted my shins and they are OFF THE CHAIN. I Blocked, Primed, repeated; then final sanded with 600 then applied some Black Base coat plus 2 coats of PPG 3000 series clear then baked for 15 minutes at 130degrees Fahrenheit. Once they cooled I snded again with 600 then just sprayed some more clear. Man you could you could shave using them as the mirror.


http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7466/vshin8zl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8414/img04164je.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/1108/vshinliner0jr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


I'm doing another set. I do have straps they just are'nt attached in the pics. I'll probably ebay unless as ith bro is in need


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[Do-Clo]

Well sith brothers I worked on the rubies some today and got another coat of primer on the mask which showed a couple of spots that need attention but it is getting really close. I shot the first coat of primer on the helmet also and it will require some sanding and a couple of more coats of primer. I am using Dupli-Color scratch fill primer then I will spray a coat of primer sealer on before I spray the black to help improve the shine. The neck brace will fit now and it should come together in the near future. I worked on my belt boxes some also but I need a bigger step drill bit which I ordered and it will be here in a few days so maybe I can get those ready soon also. I will still need the leather suit and a cod as the cod piece I had planned will not work for me the scale is too small. So I spent the rest of the day working on my saber, which will be ready soon, I am converting a vintage Heiland flash handle into a Darth vader saber. Tim machined down the mhs holder and sink tube adapter to fit in the Heiland. I installed a 3 watt red luxeon and a sound board and battery pack from a broken MR FX Darth Vader saber.

I understand your temptation Sith brother on the helmet, I have been looking at fiberglass helmets for a while. I did find a fiberglass helemt for a really good deal so I bought it, and it should be here next week. It is unfinished but most of the major cut outs have been done, and I will post some pictures when it gets here and when I have some of my other projects together.

Trik Toys is selling leather vader gloves for $69.00 and I got a pair, received them today and I must say they are really nice they have the correct stitch pattern and the the gloves flair out like the movie costume gloves so they are a winner. The last time I got something from them I wasn't real happy but they have redeemed themselves with these gloves. Check them out I think they still some left, http://cgi.ebay.com/Darth-Vader-Costume-Armor-Suit-LEATHER-GLOVES_W0QQitemZ8782005312QQcategoryZ154QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem
They are nice thick quality leather gloves well made with padding in the back of the glove to get the ribbed look in the stitching.

Tet that is the rubies shin guard right, they sure do look good after being painted.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Looks great Tet, those are some HUGE pictures!!

Do-Clo, sorry to tell you this Sith brother, but costume Junkie had those gloves for $49.00 Here = http://www.costumejunkie.com/ [:(]

http://www.costumejunkie.com/PRODUCTS/vaderglovesPRODUCTS.jpg


Sorry Bud! [;)]



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[Do-Clo]

Oh well, at least they are some really nice gloves, I would really be ticked if they were junk. They are even worth the price I paid for them.

Edit:
I just checked those out and it is 49.99 in the picture but 59.99 in the listing and if you select X-large and put them in the cart try 67.45 no big savings because mine are X-large

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Your a big handed man! [:D]

you'll have to do yer shopping at the Big & Tall Sith Lord shop [:D][8D]


Oh Oh, where's our sigs??? [:0]
Tet's big pictures knocked the thread out of alignment! [:D][:0]

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[Do-Clo]

Sith brother I am big all over, 6' 2" with a 52" chest, and I am short compared to my uncles.
I have one uncle that is 6' 8" and my father was 6' 5" so I am just a runt.[:p]

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

...You are indeed massive as the emperor has foreseen...[8D][:D]

You were made for Vader then my Sith Brother! [:D]
Glad you're on "Our" side! [8D]

I'm only 5'8"...a little large, as Wolverines go. [:D]

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[shiky]

i was curious about your height wolvie... we're the same height then.. always thought you were a lil short for a 7'2" mechanized sith monster... i guess like father like son then.. "arent you a lil short for a stormtrooper?"

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A Jedi feels the Force flowing through him..

[Wolverine]

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i was curious about your height wolvie... we're the same height then.. always thought you were a lil short for a 7'2" mechanized sith monster... i guess like father like son then.. "arent you a lil short for a stormtrooper?"
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=7'2"=

Who's 7'2"????


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[Do-Clo]

Lan is the same size so we have a couple of big vaders[:p]

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

yep, im 6' 2" tall weigh around 240lbs and maybe not 52 inches in the chest, but i got the xl suit because of the planned wearin of the vest underneath. with it on the suit fit perfect through that area as you felloow bros have seen in my pics. i got a few pics of the pirate outfit at the ren faire yesterday here they are:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/P1010289.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/P1010290.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/P1010291.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/P1010292.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/P1010293.jpg


http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/P1010295.jpg
nothing reall spectacular, just a plain pirate outfit. i got a replica flintlock tucked in the belt. a leather ringbelt and a pirates of the carribbean replica sword on a sca approved sword frog hanger. period sca approved shirt and pants. a pair of allcostume pirate boot, and you cant see it from the distant shots, but i have a pirates of the carribbean cursed aztec coin hangin around my neck. and also a full head cover homemade by me, beleive me, it helped to keep my bald head from burning in the sun, lol


on the vader helmets, do-clo, that was a sweet find and buy you got there my sith bro. that will, with some finishing, make a very good vader helmet. makes me wanna get one too, maybe if i do good on sellin off the MR vader converted and my scratch made great saber, at the con, i will get enough to go towards gettin me either the jeffs parts when he gets them done, or a fiberglass helmet. it would be cool to have the 4 piece set, but i would settle for a 3 piece if i had to for the money aspect. i got the brace already, you guys know that, just add it to the new helmet. i wonder how jeffs comin on the upper part?

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Lan the pirate costume looks pretty good, I might branch out after I finsh my sith costume and Vader.[:p]

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

thanks do-clo. its simple, didnt cost a fortune to put together either. and the main thing is, i dont get called master jedi anymore, lol 2 years ago, i used my jedi robe, some sandals and a rope tied aropund me, with a staff to walk around with, and everyone workin there kept callin me that. so i said, i wasnt goin through that anymore, i wanted to fit the period, cuz, apparently the monk style setup didnt work out. no complaints and i even got a few compliments on it. nice feelin to hear that. makes it worth the trouble and efforts.


oh almost forgot, i got last night off ebay, a set of the novus plastic polishes. # 1 and 2 are 8 oz bottles and the #3 a 2 oz bottle. that should make the helmet shoulder and leg armor shine up real well.


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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

The novus is good stuff I would not use the #3 as it is for heavy
scratches and the #2 will help the shine but try the #1 first it
may be all that you need to make it shine.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

thats what i planned on doing. try the #1 first as it was a cleaner/polisher. my helmets in good shape, and im hopin a polishing with it will work better than the armorall ive been using. it works, but the novus should work better.

yeaaa, were back to aspect like we should be. i will get some shots of the stuff after i polishem up with the novus so you guys can see if you think it looks better than before.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Outstanding Pirate LAn, or should I say DARTH SPARROW [:D]

Great Job http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/images/thumbup.gifhttp://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/images/thumbup.gifhttp://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/images/thumbup.gif
Seems like we are all seeing the possibilities with fiberglass parts [8D][:D]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

darth sparrow, i like that. glad ya guys like it. simple costume. did ya notice i pulled my pistol to his head? lol the folks lookin at us, thought i was goin to shoot him, lol i got some strange looks. lol

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

One of the Reveal helmets I was looking at, someone bought with the "Buy it Now" option this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7622142042&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 [:(]
Just too much damn money [:(] This guy actually had a packaging fee of $25.00, as well as the shipping fee, which I imagine if anyone in the states bought it, it would be near $100.00 that puts the final purchase price at about $1500.00 [V][}:)][:(] If the other ones I'm looking at fall through, I'll get the MR ROTS fiberglass...that one is superb! [^][:D][8D]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

well do-clo i found some stuff from portumac. je has a light setup he sells to go in the rots chest box. it would replace the one inside there now, it also has wired into it the light for the red rocker switch and he throws in the red and silver rockers to boot. runs off a 9 volt. so i guess it wouldnt be hard to either reuse the current switch or replace it with one from RS. and the hackin of the battery compartment area to fit the 9 volt would be easy, and still retain the lid with screw. thats exactly what i was after. i put a bid on it as the buy it now was kinda high. but i bid at his starting price. around 40 bucks. i wont have it in time, if i won it for the con, but i could get it in there easily before haloween.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

That is who I bought my chest box kit from, I got the whole thing lights switches metal rods, his stuff is nice you will like it. Now to put the AHN box together and sell it because I won't be using it. Too many projects and not enough time.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

yeah i seen he has a couple complete kits too. a esb/rotj and a rots one. i just read too, on the light board that it said it run off 4 aa's but the pic shows a 9volt running it. it said 9 volt not included and runs off 4 aa's, so i asked him which it run oiff of, i told him i based my bid off the pic showing a 9 volt running it, waitin for reply. probably wont get reply till tuesday.

if it does run off 4 aa's i will have to do more hackin than i wanted to and not be able to use the cover again. i might be better off just gettin the whole kit instead. we'll see what he says.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

It may be setup to run off off anything between 6 and 9 volts like your belt boxes are.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

then that would work. ill just have to wait for the reply and see.


well this is what portumac replied back:

Hi, I have the long RODS version, just like the one you see in the
pictures, the price for the pair of aluminum Rods is $20.00 PLUS $3.95 S&H.

Best regards,

Manuel E. Romero

not bad for billet rods. cheapest i have found them so far. i will buy a set from him friday i think.

now on the lightboard swapout im bidding on from him i asked if the board run off a 9 volt, since the pics showed one. this is what he said:

Hi, the light circuit board works with 6 Volts, and yes, it can work with a
9V battery, but you should use a rechargeable 9V better to extend the life of
the light circuit board. I used a 9V battery just to show the circuit board
lighted, but I stronglt reccomend that if you are goind to use a 9V battery used
a rechargeable one or used a half used 9V alkaline battery.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Best regards,

Manuel E. Romero

now then, i asked do-clo if i couldnt just put a resistor in place to reduce the voltage off a 9 volt down to 6 volts and thus make it safe for the board, and also lend to a lil more battery life.

ya know guys, heres what i discovered awhile ago watchin and frame by frame watchin the ANH vader. i didnt realize he wore the inner robe over the shoulder armor instead of under like the rest of the movies. you see this plainly in the scene when hes walkin down the corridor after telling them to take leia away at the first of the movie. that dude walks up and tells him the plans arent on board. thats when you see it clearly. and the mask also shows the different patchwork paintin job on the cheeks and such too.

now then, i thought of dressing myself in it with the inner robe over the shoulder armor like that. instead of under. the belt i made is designed after ANH and the cod too. so i would be dressed as a mix of episode 3 and 4 combined. if any yahoo hardcore fan said anything, i will tell them im not the ep/ 3 or 4 vader, im the vader inbetween the 2 movies. remember , theres like 20 years taken place between the 2 movies. so with no actual in between pics, whose to say he didnt slowly change parts during that time. see what i mean?

id have the ROTS type helmet and shoulder armor and use the ANH style belt and cod, and ANH he still had the green over red squares, the rockers were different colors tho. and wear the inner robe over the armor like ANH style. what y'all think? a possibility, to go like that, or just keep the inner robe underneath? thoughts? since youve seen my pics the way it is now, not a big deal to put robe over armor, and the way i changed the front straps anyways, it will hide them better and make it easier to hookup too.

so gimme some opinions. on it, i'd like to know what my fellow sith bros have to say.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Lan wait on the chest box rods till my kit comes in. I have done some reading on the 501st and found that most Vaders have a mixture of parts which is ok since most people don't recognize the little differnces between the differnt versions. I am not sure about the cloak over the armor I know that is the way it is done for a ANH but I don't like the way it looks, but that is a personal thing. On your chest box lights what about 4 AAA batteries that would give you more battery life and keep the size small.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Vader's armour was different too in ANH, then in ESB, or ROTJ, look carefully in the center, over the chest. [:(]
As far as the 501st is concerned, you have to be <u>exact</u> in your Episode's Vader. Down to the cape lining, gloves, Chestbox and visual appearence of the mask/helmet altogether. Remember, although their Vader's maybe a hodge-podge, the rules are changing, and they will be forced to comlpy, or leave. [;)][:(][}:)][:D]

They are in the process of compiling a list of requirements for each version of Vader. Here is what they said about Rubies -ROTS.

I agree, there are several aspects of the Rubies that do look good. Then again... there are several that do not.
I believe the main "dissapointing" factors are:
the chest-shoulder armor (personally, I can pick it out 99% of the time) the chest box the helmet face plate (focusing on the eye area)
the thin nature of the undersuit
Currently the "Sith Lord Detachment" of the 501st is compiling a "costume standards" list for Vader.
This should include what is nessasary for altering the Rubies Vader.
The list should be submitted and ready for approval by the legion in the very near future.
As of right now, this is what is being used as the current example of what is required for
a Rubies Supreme Vader to be eligable for membership:

http://mysite.verizon.net/jpdspd21/modifications.html

Just a note:
I have no decision making ability on 501st costume standards.
That is all left up to those who have been elected as acting Legion officers.
The CO, XO, LMO etc.

I just take the existing policy and use that to do my best to make sure Midwest Garrison members are good to go.

Sending new pics....
Absolutly. Please do send me some new shots when you are ready.
I'll be on the lookout for them.
Also (if you have not done so already) feel free to sign up to the Midwest Garrisom message forums.
www.midwestgarrison.com

We're always glad to speak with, meet up and troop with
new and potential members.

Damian

That was an actual email [:0][:D][}:)]

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[Do-Clo]

Ah the old shape up or get out. There will be an major battle when they tell their members they can no longer use their costumes because the don't meet standards. The mixture of parts I mentioned was gleaned from the 501st sith lord website so tha is what I based that on. I personally want mine to be as close as possible within reason. I don't have $5000 to spend on a vader costume and no one should have too unless they really want to. I saw some pictures on the TFN of a guy that thinks he will get into the 501st but I didn't want to tell him he won't make it as he has several problems in his costume. I hope my new helemt arrives soon, I am still working on the rubies I have a few small areas to touch up and them I can paint it.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[seth22]

Hey Do Clo, thanks for the pics of the cod. Let me see what I can to do with my old one first. Hows your helmet coming along? I ordered my lenses, and they were suppose to be shipped a week ago but im still waiting.

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[Do-Clo]

The helmet is in primer and needs a couple of spots touched up but it is getting there. I have the dome in primer also it will need some more work. The cod is just a little too short for me but I think it might work for you.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[tetmatek]

I'm not sure this guys name but i got rods fro 15.00 and a bunch of stuff at a good deal from him

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZsitharmorQQssPageNameZS TRKQ3aMEFSQ3aMESOI

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/713/tetsig5ti.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Do-Clo]

That is where I got my rods from and they are really nice along with some metal coin slots.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Hey does anyone know who has the square looking cape chains? There used to be dozens of vendors selling them on Ebay, now I can't find one [:(]



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[Do-Clo]

The square chain is a furnace chain or there is a square chain that can be found in the garden dept at lowes or home depot

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

i got mine a ways back off ebay, for future use if i do the ANH complete vader style. do-clo, were the rods you spoke of billet aluminum? cuz that what i want to swap out the plastic rubies with. as far as i know i still have the bid for his ROTS lightboard for the chestbox. i seen tematek got a bid in on a helmet, i started to bid, but after seein he was tryin for it, i didnt. i hope he gets it.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

The rods that I have are billet and look really nice.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

are those the ones your using, or selling? and how do they attach? im kinda lookin at the ones that bolt on like ibn the link you gave me on yahoo.

if theyre the billet ones, how much ya want for them do-clo? less than what portumac wants, at 20 bucks + under 4 bucks to ship?



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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Lan you got mail

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

im at work do-clo. wont get it till i get home. only way i can get it here, is via here on the private message or via ebay. i can get them using it. just look up user lan-ed-tul and send a email via ebay. it should show up there, and i can acces it on ebay.


i got it do-clo.. i'll ponder it a bit. do some thinkin bout ways to mount it.


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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Will do buddy, sending it on Ebay

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Ok My Sith Brothers,
I just was on a trip to the 501st's SithLord detachment, where they have outlined, loosely I might add, the requirements for the Rubie's Vaders. [:0]
They basicly say that the problems with the Helmet/dome are too many, and there will be a strict scrutiny over these. [:(]
They do however heavily endorse the Master Replica (Posted on previous pages here) to be <u>THE</u> ROTS mask helmet, so much so, it's pictured as an example in the "Requirements for ROTS Vader" thread [:D]
The Rubies Armour should be painted with correct gun metal, and black coloring, and high gloss finish. [:D]
The chestbox needs to be modified also, here is the picture posted as acceptable =
http://www.mg501.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10106/ROTSChest.jpg
I Just bought the kit from "Portumac" on Ebay, looks just like it, damn sweet, and I'm looking at two helmets (not wanting to spend the $850.00 for the MR). [:0]
So that's the heavy stuff that needs to be done, the rest are light suggestions. Sounds like I got a good shot, once I make up my mind on a Mask/helmet. These are the things the GML talked about [^]
Here's the ROTS Requirement Thread [:0]
http://www.501stsithlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=414

Some advice if any are interested in upgrading to join the 501st is this, [b]The ROTS Vader IS THE EASY ONE [:0]

Other threads of interest are = REQUIREMENTS FOR ESB, OR ROTJ VADER
http://www.501stsithlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=413

Requirements for ANH VADER
http://www.501stsithlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412


Heavy stuff there, and you thought your costumes were hot now, "Wool cape with satin lining" [:p]





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[LAN-ED-TUL]

good info sith brother. from the sounds of it, if we were to go all out on the ROTS version and get a better helmet and mod the chest box, which is what im tryin to do now, by getting some aluminum rods and add the new light board to make the red rocker light up. im not gonna worry bout doin the paint job on the box, unless i was to get portumacs complete rots kit chestbox. i started to, but thought i could mod the rubies cheaper instead. if i can get the lightboard for 40 and either get do-clo's rods from him i wont have too much invested in the chestbox revamp. around 55 to 65 dollars roughly. only real major mod to it will be figuring out how to enlarge the battery compartment to fit a 4 aa pack. that really is the only major hackin on the box to do. the lightboard swap should be easy. as it should go right back in place where the old rubies is.



dang blast it i found a MR helmet for less than 700 and i havent got the money. darn it. its from sams club:

http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=330569&pCatg=978


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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Lan nice find on the helmet.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

yeah, but it dont do me any good if i dont have the money to get it. drats.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Maybe it is time for some sith mind control go to your co workers and say you will give me all yor money. (evil laugh goes here)[}:)]

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

yeah, i keep tellim them dont peeve me off or i'll dark force chokem. lol


i just found a perfect lil thing for use on a graflex. i went to TGS and hes redone the whole site. he now has the redbuttons with a momentary or lacthing switch built into it. perfect for the luxeons. and also some glass eye thumbscrews. which i was lookin for back when i built it and got the red button one from the now defunct other place. i could revamp my graflex with a new switch red button, and tims holder. i still need to swap that out.


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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Corbin offers the red button switch for a graflex also, he just hasn't posted them yet.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Hey LAN, hate to pee on yer parade, but that is a Rubies Fiberglass helmet they're crap too, like the ABS ones -ALL the same problems [:(]

Cheapest I found the Master Replica Helmet =Lately= is $830.00 Free S&H. [8D]

Sorry Sith Brother! [;)][:(]





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[Do-Clo]

Isn't the stand for the MR helemt round instead of square?

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Yes it is,
It Has "StarWars, Revenge of the Sith" in <font color="red"> RED</font id="red"> on the front of a <u>ROUND</u> base/stand [^]
It comes NUMBERED, with a certificate of Authenticity

The MR has the thumbs up from the 501st BECAUSE it is truely Symetrical, has the correct paint scheme, is correct by EVERY means <u>AND</u> It was the <u>ONLY</u> one sanctioned by Lucasfilm to use the actual molds to make their' master from. (information Via StarWars .com) Giving them the big edge in this particular game! [^]

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

it doesnt say it is, ive seen the same pic on ebay and it was for a MR helmet. i didnt have the money anyways, lol guess i'll still wait to see what jeff puts out. i still think it will be good, and the coolness factor of havin the upper section detach from lower, in public, well, its just cool all the way. as we said before, we all just wonder what helmet he is using for the moulds for them.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Someone didn't know what they had then, or were trying to pawn it off as MR. [}:)][V]
Check out this link, it will show you, all the more expensive Rubies stuff has that same kind of name plate.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bingo275/rubie.htm Look down the whole page, these aren't all of the Rubies Line, but you'll see the nametag on all. [V][8D]
Here's an Ebay auction with one =
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rubies-Darth-Vader-Fiberglass-Display-Helmet_W0QQitemZ6039395944QQcategoryZ56306QQcmdZVi ewItem

Here's a cool link with alot of Vader helmets, The Rubies Fiberglass is near the top =
http://www.darthblade.com/helmet.htm [^][:D]



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[Do-Clo]

Good info sith brother, I got a email saying my new helmet shipped today so I am waiting to see if it is as good as it looks in the pictures. While I am waiting the work continues on the cursed rubies helmet.

Check this out:http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Wars-Red-Sox-DARTH-VADER-SUPREME-COSTUME-L_W0QQitemZ6062448339QQcategoryZ101609QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Cool Sith Brother! [^] Hopefully you'll get it for cheap! [8D][:D]

My Search still continues for the Damn furnace chain, as I stopped by Home Depot after work today, and Don't have them!!!!
My quest for a cheaper MR mask/helmet rages on! [}:)][:(!] The cheapest place I found it was $830.00, and it won't be in stock till July [}:)][:(!][}:)]




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[Do-Clo]

I will go by lowes and see if they have anything that we can use if they do I will let you know and I will get some extra chain.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Thank-You Sith Bro! [:D][^]
I greatly appreciate that!! [:D][8D][^]



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Darth Raizzar
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[Wolverine]

Just a little break from Our hard work here my Sith Brothers, here's a little interesting reading on....Vader! [^][}:)][:D]


http://www.folkstory.com/articles/vader.html




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[Do-Clo]

Nice find and interesting reading

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

what about a nice urethane casting for a helmet? there is one on ebay, it looks good, youd have to cut out the eyes and mouth grill slots drill holes for tusks in the ends. make slots for head straps and all. but it has the round dome connection. what about that one guys?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7624389660&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

oh, and do-clo topic renamed appropriately as per your suggestion sith brother.
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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Cool -renaming! [:D]
On the subject of the mask/helmet you posted LAN, If your looking to hook up with the 501st, then look at the Sith Lord Detachments Costume requirements that I posted earlier, that helmet would fall under ANH Vader, because the way it sits over the eyes, and the "Widows peek" the helmet has. [:(]
The mask itself looks more ESB, so it's hodged-podged. [:(] they are cracking down on the hodge-podging of the costumes, so this one wouldn't fly, unless you mod it one way or another, like filing down that peek, make it more ESB, then painting it with the correct paint scheme. [^]

If your not, and just looking to piece together a better looking product, then Yes, it's VERY, VERY COOL! [^]

I'm gonna hook up with them, so I'm spending the money. Just picked up the correct chest box =
http://i16.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/41/72/ff_12.JPG

Then I will have to wait till July maybe for the Master Replica studio Vader ROTS mask [:(] I want it NOW!!! I'm affraid I'll spend the money I have now for it [:(]




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[LAN-ED-TUL]

yeah i wasnt really wantin to get in the 501st just have a nicer lookin helmet. and that anh style would go really good with the anh style belt boxes i made and cod i bought. but as i said, i think i did, im not actually goin for any one movie in paticular. the vader i really want to go for, isnt even really ever seen, that i know of, im goin for the inbetween 3 and 4 movie style. its apparent, theres differences in haydens version and prowses version in 4. so whos to say then, there werent subtle changes made in the 20 years between the 2 movies. you see what i mean? then noone can say, your not accurate to this or that, because noone knows when the changes were made, we know what they were, and all, but not when. so anyone askin me i will simply and straight up say, im the inbetween 3 and 4 movie style vaders. i have the old don post vader mask i got back in 77 or 78 and it has the widows peak helmet. i must say, i agree, that that helmet is probably the most wicked and intimidating lookin of all of them. not the DP but the style itself.

too bad i dont have the cash at hand to bid on it. its has gone through 2 times i know of, and its up to 200 right now. i just dont have the cash for it.

maybe later this summer i will run across a good deal on one and have the cash, but im stuck with my modded rubies for a while at least. i did notice tho the tusks really do need changin out. they dont have the ribbed edge below the knob. theyre flat and round. might see about the 2 listings for tusks on ebay goin right now for a swapout. and maybe if theres time left to do it, swap out the plastic chestbox rods for the billet ones. ive still got the bid for the lightboard goin on ebay. if i get it, he senda along the rockers too. and i can swap it out and when im done mine will look the same as the one you got wolverine, which i was lookin at and was goin to bid but it was gone when i went to do it, and now i know it was you who got it. which is fine, cuz, that way, its stayin in the brotherhood. no matter which of us get it.
on a lighter note, i got my novus polish and went over the helmet with it. it definately helped the appearance of it. its a lil bit more shinier now.

and another piece of info listing from ebay i found from a gut selling off modded rubies supreme parts that he claims, and which fuels the fire about what 501st says about not lettin rubies in,

check it out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7624569911&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
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Lan-Ed-Tul
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You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

VERY Cool,[^]
Buff that BE-OTCH out, and put some pictures up!! [^][:D]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

ill try next weekend when i pull out the rest of the armors and clean them up and polish them with the novus. check out the ebay link i posted on previous page.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Yes, [^]

About that guy's suit...You notice he hid the fact from the 501st that it was a Rubies, due to the fact he converted it to ROTJ. [}:)][:(!][V]



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[james3]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Wolverine

VERY Cool,[^]
Buff that BE-OTCH out,
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Thanks dude I was wondering how to spell that[;)]

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

still, with all the stuff they say bout it, you would think from what they say, its easy to spot a rubies costume. point is, is just more fuel on the fire in the ongoin arguement with 5o1st concerning rubies.

IMO, what the org. does as far as benefits and things of that nature is great. i done the same thing with the bowling event i went to. but alot of people dont have boocoos of money to put together a costume of the likes they accept. so many of us, have to settle for a rubies or scratch made costume. and we shouldnt be looked down upon for wanting to help in the ways they do, just because our costumes arent up to their standards. its nonsense to me. and it makes the people who really want to do these activities feel like crap, cuz its like the blue bloods of england turnin up their noses at us. its just plain not nice, and wrong.

what would be a better way for them to do it would be, have 2 categories. the one they have now, for the more elite costumer who has the money to fork out and the lesser category for those with costumes like rubies, or fan made costumes. then, it would be one big org, that covered all aspects and people would have a good time.

you see what i mean? they just need to open up a 2ndary category of costuming. it wouldnt belittle them in any way. and make it more fun for everyone. just my 2 cents on how i feel about the situation.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
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You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Darth Viralus]

does anyone know what type of wire is needed for a force fx switch?

[Firebird21]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Darth Viralus

does anyone know what type of wire is needed for a force fx switch?
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You asked that Q. in THIS (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=511&whichpage=2) topic, and got an answer!

Have you read your Thread Index (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=577) today?
FAQ (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=552)
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[Wolverine]

The Ever vigilant FireBird! [^][8D]

...No problem Jim! [^][:D][8D]

....I agree LAN, gives you a chance to get in, and upgrade later, at yer own pace. [:D][}:)][^]



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[Do-Clo]

Lan I have looked at the urethane helmet before on ebay the guy has sold a few and the feedback has been good so it may be a good option as for the point on the helmet that could be softened with a sander which was what I had planned to do and it can be lifted above the eyes just by adding something between the dome and the mask. The replacement tusks are smaller where they mount to the helemt but you could use hot glue or fill the holes with epoxy then drill a pilot hole and thread the new tusks in, which is what I did with my rubies. Wolverine did you get you chest box from portumac? I have a kit coming from him and it looks really nice a lot like the one you have pictured. The 501st has two costumes the cannon and non cannon, but to join the them you have to have a cannon costume which is what they refer to as movie accurate and that is the only costume that is allowed for cannon events which are movie events and other offical events. You can wear a non cannon costume to any other event (believe me there aren't many) and the rubies vader would fall into that catagory unless you have modded it to meet the requirements.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[james3]

Lan that it so very well put. I agree that if there was a "Padawan" class or whatever you wanted to call it so that people that have a costume that is more then just a halloween outfit, there would be more folks to do more benifits. I understand that there are the rare occasions that the 501st is called on by Lucasfilm to do big league events and that is what the "Canon" (Which IMHO has been butchered all over the place anyway) Top notch guys and gals do. If Burger King or Toys R Us wants High End it is there if the Childrens hospital wants a few vaders and some troopers to do some visits or something then is it that critical that the eye hole are perfect? Do the little ones really give a crap? I did the b-day party and my youngest brother was Vader with a black cape, a sweat suit, some coby keypads powered by batteries on his levi's belt, a football shoulder pad and the classic Hasbro Vader helmet with voice changer box. THE KIDS LOVED IT! I had one parent who may have been in the 501st for all I know say that although trhe outfit was not perfectly accurate it was well done and cool. Kids see the total deal they do not dwell on minute details like we do and therefore Lan, you have a perfect idea.

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[Do-Clo]

Maybe that should be a goal of the Brotherhood to help those who want to do a costume but need some help and encouragement to make it as good as possible for them so that they can particpate in some local events and parties for kids. Everything does not have to be perfect to a kid as long as they see it and know it is vader that is all they care about, and a kid in a hospital doesn't care if vaders chest box lights blink right they are just excited that vader came to see them.

James we need to get into some armor, I think a tie pilot would be very cool.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

thanks for the kind words james and do-clo. it just the way i feel they are treating us.

and guys, thats the way i see it too. the kids dont give a crap if anything not exact, theyre just jaws on floor that your there in the first place.


hmm. yeah do-clo i wished i had the money now, i would go for that urethane helmet. the tusks would be easy on it since you would have to drill the holes in the first place. your right on the rubies. i found a good 10 dollar set of tusks on ebay, and they screw in. so yeah, i;d have to fill in and redrill and tap a hole for them. i wa thinkin bout the jb weld for that. rough up the inside of tusk hole really good with sandpaper or a needle file. mix up your jb weld. and stuf it in there. then once dry it drills or machines like metal, drill holes and tap them. or maybe, i havent tried it, but a regular soda straw might be the same size as the tusk holes. if it was, use it as a mold for making a filler for it. stuff some insdie a straw let dry, then cut into the right length for the tusk holes. before that is done drill a hole to screw tusks into the filler pieces, then epoxy that in place. theres a few ways to go bout doin it. but, drats, i dont have the cashola to get it.

maybe if im lucky i will sell the MR vader luxeon at the con, and use it to look for a helmet then, maybe the guy will still have a urethane one for sale. dangblast it, the wife needs to win the lottery and problems solved, lol

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Maybe we need to sith choke the person pulling the lotery balls so they pull the right ones[}:)][:p]


Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

i can see it now, lol do-clo sittin there holdin up his fist in a clenching fashion and the galor guy popping up the balls says, 1st number is, eyak, cough hack hack, is eyuaak, cough, 3 and its what do-clo wanted. lol i fell out my chair laughin on that one. mainly, cuz i can picture that in my mind happenin. too darn funny.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Cool Ideas Guys! [^]
We've done a great deal of research between us, I think it's a no-brainer to help out fellow costumers ! [^]

Yes Do-Clo, that is the chestbox from Portumac, I was VERY impressed with his stuff ! [^][:D]

I'm looking at two very close fiberglass helmets...expensive, but I could rap my outfit up by next week, [^][:D] or if I have to wait for Master Replica, July [:(!][}:)].....[:(]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

ya know, i still think i will go over to geocities and see if my old website i started there is still actice. if not, i will redo it again. then we will have a site where we can also post out our pics and info for fellow sith brothers around the planet can see and learn from.

well, daughters got ta use the phone so i gotta get offline. gonna watch some tv for a bit. i'll be back after while .

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Outstanding Idea! Can it be done [?] [^][}:)][:D]



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[Wolverine]

Well My Sith Brothers,

I bid on, and won, one of the fiberglass helmet/masks I was looking at. [^]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7623516640&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Cheaper then the Master Replica, But looks like it came from the same mold though. He claims it to be a reveal, but his pictures say otherwise...no big deal, if not I'll contact our pal JediJeff for the parts ($65.00), and it will be done! [^] His other auctions actually had reveals (both different eras) but those were with the armour, I contacted him and asked him what his reserve price was, and he told me the price for each item. [8D]

Here are some of the many pictures he sent me =

http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VADER/FG_Vader01

http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VADER/FG_VADER02


I realize I am taking a chance with a zero feedback vendor, but you gotta start somewhere. [:0]

I plan on lowering the brow a little when I turn it into a reveal, so it will look cooler. [^]
This, and the chestbox, hello 501st http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/images/wavefinger.gif Hehehe!

I also asked to be put on the waiting list for the Master Replica Mask/Helmet, so when that comes out, I'll sell this for what I paid for it, provided I have anyone interested, and he doesn't screw me. [:(]
There's always resale at Ebay! [:p] My feedback is 103...a little better then his [:D]





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[Do-Clo]

Very nice looking helmet sith brother mine is not that nice but it needs to be finished. Here is a couple of pictures of it:

http://i8.ebayimg.com/05/i/07/3f/fd/ee_1.JPG

http://i15.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/38/eb/5d_1.JPG

It will require some work to finish but I think it will be worth it as it looks to be straight. I can always finish it and send it back to ebay if I need to but the price was right so I just couldn't pass it up. I think it will blow the rubies away even after all the mods.

I have a server that is just sitting rightnow and I am going to see what it will cost extra to get a static IP from verizon and then I can connect the server to the web and create our own website and forum if I can get the software that I need. The domain name: The Brotherhood of The Sith is not claimed at this time so I can register it if I can get the server setup.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[tetmatek]

Sam's has the MR helmet for $690 in stock


http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=330569

I was high biddr on the helmet i was bidding but reserve was not met. I got some great material for working the rubies helmet so that's plan for now. this stuff is great and fast. it is the color of the helmet plastic and powders when sanded. I should have the dome done by next week and hopefully will be along on the Mask.

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/713/tetsig5ti.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[LAN-ED-TUL]

you sith bro's are making me real proud. nice helmet wolverine, and do-clo. and tet, we wanna see pics of your progress on your rubies redo also. looks like im just gonna have to wait a bit on a better helmet. if jeffs turns out as nice as we hope, i can buy a part at a time until i have it all.


i emailed him to ask how it was goin on the upper section. waitin for reply.
i seen the guy had 2 different helmets, wolverine and both looked really nice. that one guy with the helmet that needs finishing is back up for bids. the one you guys thought something was fishy on.


i think the wife wont be so mad at me if i got the parts one at a time like that with jeff. cuz i can spread it out over time gettin the parts together.

wolverine, i think jeffs reveal kit he has on ebay will work nicely with that helmet you got. you shouldnt have to do any major cuttin of anything at all. from your pics and jeffs of that dome section, you should be able to pretty much just glue it on overtop the part on the mask. only thing you might have to fabricate is the domes matching area for jeffs setup to bolt on.

when you guys get those fiber helmets all done, your suits will look so much better, as the helmet is the focal point of vader anyways. then the rest of the suit.

tet, that is the same link i posted earlier and wolverine said its the rubies not the MR helmet.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

It <u>IS </u> a Rubies,
Walmart & Sam's Don't carry Master Replica Helmets [:p]
REMEMBER back a page or two in this thread, I posted the link to the Rubies Line (most, not complete line), they all have that same tag. If you go to Rubie's website, you'll see it there too. [:(!] They even have a Silver edition (completely Silver, even the dome), there too, looks just like the one Tet posted. [:p] Only Silver!

The one that I bought is FAN MADE Judging from the shots he sent me (not pictured here) it was either molded from a Master Replica, or ripped off from MR, or Lucas, because the vent holes are present, and the "key" is identical, without the dome it looks exactly like the MR [^]

LAN, I have been talking to JediJeff about the reveal parts before I bought the helmet/mask......Great minds think alike [:D]
ALSO, If your interested, I will be selling the new helmet/mask, when the new MR goes back in production, they are having QC problems, and have stopped production on all helmets, untill further notice, that's why I just didn't buy one! [8D]

Do-Clo, nice find!! That looks alot better than the store bought Rubies disaster bud! Should be a sinch for you! [8D][^]
The website Idea Rocks man!!! Long live the Brotherhood!![}:)]

Tet, show us some pictures man!!! [8D][:D]



Here is a shot of the mask & dome separated =

http://i13.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/27/62/a4_1.JPG




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Darth Raizzar
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[LAN-ED-TUL]

tell ya what sith brother, if jeff doesnt come up with the parts when im ready to get them, i may take ya up on that offer. but the money is the issue i was concerned about. if jeff starts rollin out the mask sections and a dome for his planned reveal setup, i can gettem a part at a time, and spread that expense out. yeah, i know, i probably will spend bout the same as you did in the long run, just not all at one time. but we'll see what happens. maybe, who knows, i might come across some money again, and be able to get a fiber helmet too. time will tell, i reckon. i was glancing over the 501st again, and ya know, there are no oklahoma vaders at all. all of them are mainly from texas.

i know i wont get accepted, but i applied anyways, just to get the same ole response you got im sure. but i did see the pic of the one guys vader that has a rubies supreme completely un modded at all. his pic is posted. you can see the red over green square lights clearly. he didnt even flip them over. and that link you posted even talks of him too. im really liking the idea of making our own sith org. for ourselves and do-clo's server idea will be great too. registered domain and all. we'll show the 501st the lil guys can do big things too. (wicked evil laugh)

im tryin to get a pair of really nice gloves off sitharmor. but in his listing it says shippin is 7 bucks. but when i hit buy it now and go to pay it shows ups for 12 something for shippin. so i asked him and awaitin reply back to see whats up with the confusion on the shippin.


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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[informalmyx]

i been reading this topic off and on mostly cause its one of the only costuming topics and i have one thing to say you guys. this is wy you have so many posts![}:)] lol nah that isnt it other then your quite good looking vader. do any of you guys have any other costumes

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[Do-Clo]

I am currently working on a custom sith lord costume to use while the vader project continues. I have some stuff in the works for it and I hope to have it finished soon. There are a couple of up coming local cons that I would like to have it ready for. Lan has a some other costumes such as a cool pirate and a jedi costume (but since he has turned to the dark side he won't need that one[}:)]). Costumes are a natural part of saber building, because you can build the greatest saber ever seen but if you go with a poor costume no one will ever notice your saber, but they will remember the costume.[:p]

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Gene Simmons (Love Gun Era), Dr. Who (Tom Baker Era, won look alike contests), Sith Lord (Darth Raizzar, Original). [^][:D][}:)]

Hey does anyone know where to get that strapping the Rubies Chestbox has?
Apparently, the Chestbox kit from portumac, does not have the straps, or a back, the back I'll make out of plexiglass, so that's no biggie! [;)]


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[Do-Clo]

If I remember correctly the straping is supposed to come with the chest boxe kit but I could be wrong. I will know when I get mine hopefully soon. I ordered it before you did sith brother and I am a lot closer on the shipping since it comes out of south FL so I will let you know when mine gets here.


Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

...Any luck on the Furnace Chain [?] I saw something similar, but smaller, during my search, they called it "Plumber's Chain" [:p]




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[Do-Clo]

I will go by lowes this weekend and take a look to see if I can find it. I have a course that I need to take tomorrow and once I am through with that I will stop at lowes and look.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[tetmatek]

Still working on stuff and will have pics soon. I found a source for helmets but not sure what the Quality is like. The price is not too over the top from what i have been looking at on ebay. Let me know what you guys think.


http://www.starfortressproductions.com/swsithlords.html

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/713/tetsig5ti.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[tetmatek]

I am also working on a Boba Fett for my wife to wear. Trying to get her in the 501st as well as myself.

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/713/tetsig5ti.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[LAN-ED-TUL]

well, i stil will use the jedi outfit after the vaders cooling vest wears off, then i will go out and change to jedi. i will have both out in the car when i go to the con this month.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by tetmatek

I am also working on a Boba Fett for my wife to wear. Trying to get her in the 501st as well as myself.

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/713/tetsig5ti.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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anything like the stormtrooper gal on vaderpainter site, she was hoooooottttt!!!!!

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

There's actually a group of girl troopers with those outfits!

[:p][:p][:p][:p][}:)][:D]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Wolverine

Gene Simmons (Love Gun Era), Dr. Who (Tom Baker Era, won look alike contests), Sith Lord (Darth Raizzar, Original). [^][:D][}:)]

Hey does anyone know where to get that strapping the Rubies Chestbox has?
Apparently, the Chestbox kit from portumac, does not have the straps, or a back, the back I'll make out of plexiglass, so that's no biggie! [;)]

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you could use the web strapping from wally world back in craft area. thats what ive been using for added strapping where i needed it. its the same stuff that on the rubies setup to start with.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Excellent Resource Tet!
Especially the Don Post Action Helmet!!! Theses used to be <u>THE</u> preferred Vader costumer's helmet! Superb Job!! [:D][}:)][^]
...You <u>KNOW</u> we all will want to see pictures of you and the wife, as Vader, and BobaFett [8D][:D][}:)][^]


Well, the guy I won the fiberglass mask/helmet sent me an e-mail to verify my address, [^] and I sent JediJeff an email for the reveal parts, [^] Sent out my check for the new ROTS chestbox, [:D] and got an email from Master Replicas Verifying they added me to the wait list for their new ROTS helmet. [:D][^] I've heard sometime in July, for production to restart on those! [:(]...All around, a day of good news! [8D][}:)][:D]

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[Wolverine]

Thanks for that Info LAN,!! [^]

I stopped today at the hardware, and hobby store, and picked up the Gloss black, Gun-metal, and clear coat laquer spray paint to paint the shoulder/chest armour. [:D] So I get to work on that while i'm waiting on the new mask/helmet, and chestbox [^][:D]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

no prob sith brother. my walmart didnt carry it in the packages any more, you might have to ask the desk lady back ther in the fabrica area, to get it, as they might now have it on a long roll like outr wally world now does, but you can get the same type buckles right there too. they work just as good as any of the rubies webstrapping.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
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You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

You ARE a WELL of good information today my Sith Brother Thanks!! [^][:D]



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[tetmatek]

I found a helmet on ebay and would like by brothers opinion before i bid. read his description carefully and pay attention to his payment/shipping methods.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6062793210&fromMakeTrack=true

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/713/tetsig5ti.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Do-Clo]

Brother that helmet is based on a rubies helmet, look close at the bottom of the left side neck, same flair as the rubies. Look at the the two sides of the face the left side cheek is lower. Looking at the nose it might even have four notches instead of three, can't tell for sure. The grille material in the lower mouth vent runs the wrong way like the rubies and the bottom of the upper grill slots look to be round, and it might even have a nose piece insert instead of being one piece. I would pass on this one as it may be fiberglass but it was made in the same crappy mold as the rubies or a mold was made of off the rubies, or it could be a rubies fiberglass helmet.



Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by tetmatek

I found a helmet on ebay and would like by brothers opinion before i bid. read his description carefully and pay attention to his payment/shipping methods.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6062793210&fromMakeTrack=true

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i havethat one in my watch list. only thing that strikes me funny, is it looks like he has a rubber hose split and placed over the bottom of the neck. and in a couple of the shots its loose and hangin down right in the front.

he also doesnt explain it very well either. the line about same flaws as the other helmet. and the neck looks flared a lil too on one side. from the looks, and IMO, i think it a copy off a rubies mask the overhead down shot looks like the end of the nose is crooked just like some of the supreme masks do. i think its s supreme rubies copy in fiberglass.

well i see the notglass or however ya spell it guy has his 2 helmet and armor back up again. i asked him if he would sell just the helmet. waitin for reply. they look nice. but i dont need the armor part right now.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Yep, I believe Do-Clo's right, looks like a Rubies fiberglass [:(] So it has ALL the same hang-ups the regular Rubies has hence....Same molds [:(]

That's North-glass LAN, that's the guy I'm getting my mask/helmet from, his stuff looks like it was molded from a Master Replicas, which is <u>The</u> <u>Best</u>, but both set-ups he has are 3 piece "Reveal", they look awesome!!! [:D][:0]

If not these, the classic DP action helmet from the link TET posted are awesome too! [:D] That is the exact helmet worn by "Vader-Painter" [:D][8D]




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[Do-Clo]

A tip for those who are going to rework their rubies plastic helmets, don't use pc-7 epoxy as it will not bond with the plastic like it should. While I was doing a final sand on my mask today I noticed a crack around the eye sockets and to my surprise the pc-7 apparently never really bonded with the plastic and as I was sanding the mask I must have flexed it some and the epoxy broke lose around the eye sockets and it all fell out in a couple of pieces back to square one.[:(!][xx(][:(]

Update:
Upon close inspection to this helmet that I bought it is a fiberglass helmet. I had to take it into the sun to get a good look then I used the dremel on it to grind a small spot and it is fiberglass. It is the worst fiberglass job I have ever seen and it was molded off of a rubies helmet so I am the not so proud owner of a fiberglass rubies pos with all of the problems. I will have a lot of body work to do to make it useable along with putting another layer of fiberglass mat in side of it to make it thicker as it is to thin in some spots. I will have to cut the neck off and redo it with new fiberglass to make it right and then repair the sagging left cheek and the crooked line around the helmet man it is nothing but another rubies pos just in fiberglass.[xx(]

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Darth_Dadderall]

I would like to join the Brotherhood of the Sith, as an Apprentice Costume Builder. Here are my current working images:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Rogh-sensei/helmetsketch02.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Rogh-sensei/DA-1.jpg

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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Rogh-sensei/saberfull.jpg

What is life but the passage to death?

[tetmatek]

If you are trying to mod the rubies use 3m part number 8511 it sticks,dries in 4- 7 hrs, and powders when sanded. it is great stuff and it is what i am using on mine

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[Wolverine]

Damn sorry to hear that Do-Clo, after all the aggrivation you've already been through with the original mask [}:)][:(!][:(]

Very Cool pictures Darth_Adderall our Apprentice you shall be [:D]

Keep us updated as your costume building progresses, we like to see lots of pictures !!![:D][}:)][8D]





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[Do-Clo]

I went by lowes and struck out on the chain they had nothing at all, but the way today has went it doesn't surprise me. I even got a email from a guy that bought a phone a month ago from me claim I lied to him because the service center lied to him and now he thinks I ripped him off, up to that point he was happy as can be with the phone, go figure. I picked some stuff up that I used before to redo the eye sockets on the rubies mask, devcon plastic weld. I will probably sell the rubies once I finish it to help offset the cost of the pos fiberglass. [:(]

Welcome Darth_Adderall you are now considered our Sith Apprentice Wolverine can you make him a custom sig?

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Yes My Sith Brother [:D]

One Custom Sig, made to order. [:D][}:)][8D]

http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VADER/AdderallSIG



As your costume progresses, and you post pictures, your sig will be updated [:D][}:)][8D]


Today, about all I did was mask off my armour, and put the first coat of black down (Krylon Fussion), I have to wait 24 hours between coats, then it has to cure 7 days before I can paint the silver with some gunmetal paint I picked up yesterday at the hobby store, then that gets buffed out per the instructions, then I have some clear coat laquer. So I will post some pictures in a couple of weeks when the armour is finished, provided it turns out well. [:0] The new helmet/mask should be here next week, [:D][8D][^] I will critique it, and post pictures then. [:D]





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[LAN-ED-TUL]

welcome to the Brotherhood Darth Adderall,

your artistic talents are welcome indeed.

that is a pretty cool costume you got going. cant wait to see the end results. that saber you showed a pic of will go good with that costume.

do-clo, man you just cant win brother, maybe we should force choke the guy for ya. im up for a good choking, as you seen in my pics.

(evil laugh) and bad luck too with a cell phone guy to. dang, you just arent havin a good go of it. i would still go about returning the helmet and get your money back, if it were me. and just look for a better one. i have seen a few, but bro's these suckers are eeexxxpensive. i sure hope jeff gets something figured out on his helmet soon, im still holding out hope that it will be a good one, judging by his work he does now, it should be. ive seen a few folks reselling his chin pieces for mucho more money than he wanted to sellem for. i even hit a guy up about one i seen he wanted 250 bucks for it, and i asked him if it was a jeff chin piece. waitin for reply. but i wouldnt buy it from that guy anyways. why would i, since i know jeff and jeff said we get a discount if we have bought from him before.

i got a reply back from 501st yesterday. it was just the greeting reply with info and such. i emailed him back and explained what was what, and if he still wanted to see the pics or not. i also layed out my suggestion to him as i did here a couple pages back.

i think its a good idea as do you guys too, so guess i'll find out soon. i told him that guys like us, just wanna be a part of what they do and have fun doing it. i told him of my benefit bowling event i done. i told him that in reality, all it does is hurt the rep of the 501st in the long run. by belittling the not so accurate and less expensive but still well done costumes. thats why i feel the need for a 2ndary class admission to the 501st.

i even told him i didnt even expect any consideration for admission even though i had done some modding to the suit, and even some complete scratch built parts(belt-n-boxes), and other improvements.

maybe if enough folks do like me and try for it and reply with this kinda responses, similar anyways, they might just do it, open up a 2ndary admission class. and im not talkin bout the after you get in with a super duper accurate suit you can have a 2nd not so great one. im talkin bout gettin in period to the 501st in the first place. i explained with something like that, then that person has a chance to then improve even more or get better costumes or whatever to jump into the 1st class classification.

as i said, i dont expect anything more than, well we're sorry, letter just like wolverine. i really dont care either. i know what i have done, and you guys have done, to make our vaders, and sith costumes from bought to scratch made vaders.

the guy that emailed me was marc dreslar or something like that.
im at work and cant check the spellin right now.

i also told him i spent the core amount of 600 bucks on the costume, and since then i have spent nearly a grand more in improvements.

speakin of which, i paid for and the ANH vader gloves are on the way. i will be able to wear those instead of the crappy rubies gloves. these have a wider flare and are ribbed and real leather too. and not a motorcycle glove modded either, a scratch built set of gloves. i wil get the link from ebay, be right back:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8819015628&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

and i got out bid for the lightboard. its up to 45 bucks now. im not real sure if i wnt to pay that much. shoot, if i really want to, i can do as do-clo said, and wolverine, and just add another switch and battery and run a seperate led behind the red rocker. only issue with that is where to put the battery?
man, i should of just got the whole setup chestbox. but i didnt have that much money to spend.

oh well, at least the billet rods i got comin will make it look much better and i think i will have time left to install them. shouldnt be hard to do. i can drill and tap a couple spots on the rods and bolt them to the box.


update: i won the board afterall. so now im just waitin for him to set it to pay with paypal. should get here pretty quick since hes in florida. hey do-clo, he is in your neck of the woods pal.
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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

I decided to use automotive paint on my armor and helemt so I have dupli-color scratch filling primer then I have the black and silver paint which I will use on the chest armor and black only on the helemt. I will finish it off with a coat of clear to make it shine.


Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Darth_Dadderall]

Thank you, my Masters. I shall make you all proud. Long live the Brotherhood!

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[Wolverine]

Welome to the Brotherhood, our young apprentice (Evil twisted laugh) [}:)][:D] Our numbers are growing (Evil twisted laugh) [}:)][:D]




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[Do-Clo]

I will keep the pos fiberglass as he will only give me half of the money back, It does however give me a chance to do a total helmet rework to fix all of the problems and make it the way I want. It sure is a good thing that I used to do autobody work. The guy that sold me the pos helmet lives in Tucson AZ, not to far from you Lan maybe you do do a drive by sith beat down. (evil laugh goes here) I can make the helemt nice it will take some work. I do seem to be having a run of problems lately, had to repair the well pump for the house last weekend, then the air conditioner a day later.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Maybe this will be the end of your run of Three [;)]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

the same ac you emailed me about earlier. or another ac problem?

well at least you know what will bond on a fiber helmet nice info on the pc-7 do-clo. apparently it doesnt work like the guys tutorial says. i emailed you do-clo as to the lighting issue on the rubies box on making the red rocker light up. i got outbid, its up to 45 bucks, and i dont think its worth that much just to get a extra light. thats why i asked to see if you knkew the way to make somnething work for me in the rubies. all i need is a extra light for the red rocker. and someone said, if you take out the red rocker and use something on it, like mineral spirits or something, it takes off the paint coatin down to a translucent red. which will show off a light really well.
that gus still alil ways from me do-clo, but maybe a effort to force choke or lightning force attack might reach.( sadistic evil laugh)


hey, whered everyone go?

i went over to starfortress site and looked at the helmets they have. they got a DP classic action repro. that looks pretty good for bout 470 bucks. padded and lined, and painted.

http://www.starfortressproductions.com/swsithlords.html

check it out and give opinions. if i save up the money, do any of you sith brothers think the DP classic is worth it, and looks good to you guys. and a acceptable 501st helmet?


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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

I think I would go for the better one the CA helmet is nice but for not that much more you can get a nicer helmet both should work for the 501st though. Today is starting out better I just found out that the negative feedback on ebay that was left against me has been removed, they finally agreed that it was left by a false user and removed the feedback completely and restored my rating.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

He felt the power of the Brotherhood comin' down on him ! [:D]

That's awesome news Do-Clo [8D][}:)][:D]

Lan, the Don Post "Classic Action" was a very popular helmet for "trooping" in, and so was the Deluxe, "Vader-painter" wears the DPCA, In this case I'd have to agree with Do-Clo go with the Deluxe, this CA helmet looks too short in back, It's a little more but hey, yer worth it! [;)][:D]

They're both very reasonable, great deals. Especially compared to what i'm lookin at. [8D] Going for the ROTJ, or ESB look?


We were all hangin' out in the Chat room yesterday, that's where we all went. Just happened, didn't plan it [^]





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[Do-Clo]

It was ebay that was feeling the heat as I have been emailing then every few days asking for a status, I guess they figured they had better do something, as I had my documentation in order and they couldn't dispute it. The guy used a false name, a false phone number and no email.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[987654321a]

how would i join the 501st?

edit- nvm, i cant join im only 14[V]


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i updated the last post. i ended up gettin the portumac lightboard. and hes in florida too. yur neck-o-da-woods do-clo.

i know the one helmet, the last one on the list with a pic, the reveal one, was way too short on the dome. you guys think the domes too short on the ca too? hmm... i will look at the deluxe one again. bro's, i need a lottery win. lol


ok i see, it does look a lil short in the back. the 495 dlx one looks better.


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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Portumac is in south Florida Xwings home base, I glad you got the light board it will work great and look nice. I did finish my Darth Vader saber this weekend I am very happy with the way it turned out. It is an original Heiland 3 cell flash with the MR switch box and sound board. I have a 40 inch blade with corbins blade film single wrap and a red 3 watt luxeon. At first glance you think MR FX, but it is better, I wanted a real Heiland to hang from my belt. No this one is not for for sale, I am keeping this one.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000275.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000280.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000277.jpg

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http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000279.jpg

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Man Do-Clo. That looks extremely bright! Is that the difference withthe blade film?? [?][:D][^]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

nice indeed do-clo. did you just cut out a circle in the bottom cap to allow the MR sound end to be seen and heard? it looks good. i too have the real heiland with a blast-tech convert on it. i did however replace the shroud that was part of the kit, which is resin, with a metal one. so i hang my saber from the d-ring on the shroud, just like in ANH.


so you used the MR switch setup to fire it up, cool do-clo. very cool indeed.


i still think your idea of just hookin up a red 3.5 led to the current rubies switch will work for now, and it would be a fast setup to do.

one question tho, do-clo, will i just hook both leads to the switch connections, one led wire on each side.? is that right?

i should have time to pull it off along with the rods swapout. i will do a scratch test on the inside lip of the red rocker to see if it is painted over or not. i read that someplace. if it is, then it should be easy enough to strip off the paint off it. and a simple fast piece of plastic with the led mounted on it to hotglue over the red rocker. all pretty fast to do. maybe i can get it done before the con. then later i can install the portumac lightboard.

with it, there will be a modification to the battery area since it runs off 4 aa and the rubies is a 2 aa setup. i will have to dremel off the old battery holder, and hotglue the new one in there, and cut off a section of the backing plate . but i thought i could then epoxy that cut off section to the current cover lid. then still use the old lid and screw to close it.

thats why i would need some time to do it up right and not hurry it. a mistake could be costly. i should of jumped faster on the complete box setup he had. by the time i decided to get it, you guys got it already.

do-clo, so hows the modding goin? rubies and rubies fiber POS'S. lol

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Lan-Ed-Tul
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You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[xwingband]

Portumac... this a person? Where exactly is he? If you want I could scout it out if you want.

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

its a sellers name on ebay. heres his name:

Manuel E. Romero
7920 SW Camino Real
Apt.# M-403
Miami, FL 33143
United States
(305) 412-1657

like i said hes in fla.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

The blade film makes a difference in the way the blade looks The white diffuser that tim sells is good but it washes the color slightly due to the white, the blade film seems to keep the color more true to life. I have used the blade film on other sabers but this is my first luxeon using film. It is bright at the bottom but it doesn't dim at the tip. My Heiland had a insert for a mounting bolt in the screw cap so I drilled it out and it left the little step down that you see and it is the right size for the MR speaker. I decided to use the MR switch because that allowed me to hide the on/off switch. I have some of corbins double wrap film coming which I am going to try on my 5 watt saber so we will see how that works.

Lan I sent you a email with some part numbers for your led at RS since you don't have time to order one. You would connect the negative side of the led to the negative side of the battery pack or splice it into the negative wire. Then connect the led and resister to the on side of the power switch.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[xwingband]

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its a sellers name on ebay. heres his name:

Manuel E. Romero
7920 SW Camino Real
Apt.# M-403
Miami, FL 33143
United States
(305) 412-1657


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That's a decent drives south of where I actually am, but doable. If my friend is doing summer session I might be able to catch a ride as he goes to biscane bay.

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

cool do-clo. that helps, i will check the email when i get home in the morning. i take it the resistor is from RS as well? or will i have to see if i have enough left over from the other circutry i made up? if i can remember where i put them.
doh. i think you done a great job utilizing the MR parts into a heiland. as darth vader would say, Impressive, Most Impressive!!


also i just got back a reply from jeff. he said its been rough goin. he cracked the one he was cuttin on with a jig saw, he said DONT use a jig saw, lol

he said, and this answers alot of our questions, he needed to get another rubies to cut up. so apparently he is usig a rubies, but fixin it as he goes, and makes the parts from it. which is ok i reckon, since he is fixing the mask as he upgrades it. big question now is the dome, hows he gonna do that one. we know the line around back is crooked as heck, and too short in length too. i wonder how hes gonna get round that?

i think for now, i will start saving up, towards a starfortress deluxe helmet, and see what jeff turns out, and also keep an eye out on ebay for a deal as well. eventually i will get a better helmet one way or another. either jeffs, or a nice glass one somewhere else. i can be patient, since i can use the rubies helmet for now, after all, it does look better since the miner mods i done, and a lil shinier helps out as well.
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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

The vader mr is nice but there is nothing like a real heiland. I know that vaders saber was a mpp flash but the difference between the heiland and the mpp is very minor. I found that many of the mr parts would fit such as the plastic wire inserts, I just had to make the mounting pad thiner but they fit fine. The wife asked me how much I was going to sell it for I said I am not selling it, to which she replied right, little does she know this one is isn't going anywhere.
I got some filing done around the rubies eyesockets so I will work on it as time permits this week to get back to where I was before. The rest of the mask is very close to being ready for paint. I have a little touch up on the nose and that is it.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

so what ya usin on it this time? the stuff tet spoke of or what?

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Good Stuff Sith Brothers!! [:D]

I just got an email from our pal JediJeff, he asked when I needed the Jaw-piece, and reveal parts I asked about (Reveal to be used with my fiberglass mask). [^]
I asked him about the rest of <u>HIS</u> reveal project, so I'll let everyone know what he says, when he responds. [;)][^]

Great decision LAN, that mask/Helmet is superior to their CA set! ...it's all in the mold! [^]



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Darth Raizzar
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[LAN-ED-TUL]

yeah, still lots o money, and i will be saving up for some time. but keeping an eye out on jeffs progress and ebay too. you did read what he told me in a email right? hes using rubies but he's fixin the parts as he does them. thats why the chins arent warped from him. hes fixin it. but they are cut up from a rubies helmet. like above, now the 1 million dollare question, is, hows he gonna do up the dome? surely not from a rubies dome. but maybe he has another solution to that. we will have to wait and see.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

I am using devcon plastic weld which bonds to the plastic really well and I have used this stuff before. The 3M stuff probably would be better but I had already bought this stuff. If it wasn't for the imperfections the rubies wouldn't be a bad helemet but they didn't take the time to do it right.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

i hear ya do-clo. hope it works ok this time round. well, i guess im off to RS to check out the led and resistor you said i needed. i made the payment to portumac so i hope it will be in the mail soon. this added led will work for now till after the con, unless it comes in really quickly, i will have several days off before the con. the con is 23-25th and my last day im workin is the 18th. so i have a few days there. maybe the rods and it will be here and i can go ahead with the total refit on it, if not, i am sure the rods will be here, and i can add the led for now. nice thing bout the board, is he is givin me the rockers too. the red and silver ones. well, im off, seeya all later today.


ok do-clo. they were out of the leds you showed but heres what i got:

part number 276-041

5mm 2.6 vdc 28 mah 10mcd red led 3 volt max forward voltage 2.6 and the resistors:
part number 271-1311 100 ohm 1/4 watt 5% tolerance.

will these work ok? if so then which way do i wire the resistors end to end? i cant remember on the other circuts if they had to be wired in a certain way or not.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Lan on the resesitors just lay them side by side and twist the leads together, they need to be in parallel, you are turning two resisiters into one. You need 50 ohms but I figured that they would not have them so when you put two 100 ohm in parallel you end up with 50 ohms.
Portumac is a really good guy to deal with and he has some really nice stuff. I am thinking about maybe buying a belt and box set up from him as his are nice but we will see how mine turn out, I started working on the boxes and the metal is a pain to cut but it should make a nice looking belt box. The drill press I bought is a big help in making the boxes.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8823315764&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8823318819&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

heres something from sitharmor. he just put them up. it looks like the boxes are pretty good, similar to what i got, but mine is a lil longer i think. the middle and end sizes are the same i think.


so i take it then what i got will work ok? and it doesnt matter how i place them as far as which end hooks up to where?

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

The only thing you need to watch is the polarity on the led other than that you are good to go.
That is not a bad deal on those boxes considering that is about what they cost from allied, so he must have gotten a deal on them. I would be tempted to get a set just to save some work.[:D] I still have to finish cutting the notches for the belt on the back and then cut out the opening for the screen, I decided to use screen instead of the hose because it is more accurate for the ROTS vader so I will have some hose that I won't need.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Well, my report thus far on painting the shoulder armour = [:(!]

This is going like everything else goes in modding this costume...[}:)][:(!]...Better off getting a replacement! [}:)][}:)]
Even after sanding, and cleaning this thing, the paint just doesn't want to lay nice on it, twice, I've sanded it, and painted with the recommended "Krylon fussion", and the paint just doesn't want to set right on it [:(!][}:)][:(!] I'm going to let it set 7 days per the instructions, then I'm goin' to sand it all off, and start with the silver Metal Flake paint instead [}:)][:(!][V][}:)]

Some good news though, the guy I bought the fiberglass mask/helmet from emailed me with the tracking number. shows arrival, and departure, [^] ....And as always there has to be something weird [:0] he's NOT in Florida, as his Ebay profile states, he's in Venezuela [:0] So, I've already got my Ebay boxing gloves out, and I'm expecting something...If everything goes fine, then I'll put them away [}:)]
And if all that wasn't enough, Tim emailed me, to let me know he's about to send the "contest Maul Saber(s)" ...now <u>that</u> I have been really looking forward to!! [^][:0][:p]

I see Tet is bidding on the same helmet from the same guy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7626064113&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr3_PcY_BID_IT

His reserve is $500.00, that's what I paid. If it gets here with no problems, then I'll let everyone know what I think, and post pictures too. [;)]




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Darth Raizzar
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[Do-Clo]

Welcome to my world sith brother where things don't go right. The guy you bought your helmet from probably doesn't stock them but instead just has them shipped from the guy who makes them. I saw that he is in Orlando which is about an 1 hour from me so I can always go collect your money from him if needed, I could open up a can of sith on him. I never have been a fan of krylon paint that is why I went with dupli-color from the auto parts store, and I think wally world carries it. I am using the scratch fill primer then when it is the way I want it I will put a coat of primer sealer on it to seal it to help the black paint shine then a final coat of clear to finish it up.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Yeah tell me about it Sith Bro,
I started modding the mask after you and Lan, and finally got so damn Pi**ed off at it, I gave up, and started looking for the replacement, and I actually bought two of the Rubies mask/helmets, they're both screwed up in the same, and different places! [:(!]

I don't care if this guy's just the middle man, and he's having it drop shipped, that's fine. If I GET IT, and everythings ok, Hopefully it can take the Rubies place. If Tet doesn't mind spending the money then if it works out for me, it would work out for him too. [^]
If I REALLY luck out, which I doubt, this will have been molded from a Master Relpica mask/helmet 1st run, and I won't have to sell it, and buy an MR when they are available again, MR tells me "in August". [:D] Which is the setup I want for the ROTS vader. [:D]

If I can't get the armour to work out, then I'm already considering the ROTS armour here
http://www.starfortressproductions.com/swsithlords.html

That is unless JediJeff gets those in too, I see he has the original Trilogy armour up for sale here =

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6635246923&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Pretty sweet, like everything else he has! [^]



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[Do-Clo]

I hear you Sith Bro, I look at the rubies helmet as the curse of rubies, and the bad thing is the fiberglass helemt I bought is not any better it is still a rubies with all of the flaws. I may get a better helmet later on myself, I will decide after work starts on the fiberglass helemt to see if I can fix it to my standards, if it does not turn out the way I want it then it will make a trip to ebay and the search will continue. With the rubies at least I can break out the trusty heat gun amd soften the plastic to form it correctly the fiberglass I will have to cut out and redo it. I still have to prime and paint my rubies armor so we will see how that goes if I am not happy with it then it too will make a return to ebay, I got a really good deal on it so the only thing I will have to do is paint it, it had a thick polyurethane coating on it to make it shine but it looked like crud. The coating just peeled off in large sheets so that was not a problem. I got my black karate gi yesterday for my Darth Technous costume so that puts me a little closer on that one.


Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[seth22]

Hey guys, The armor I was looking at on ebay, I can no longer contact the guy for some reason and he changed his name to. Very interesting!! Im still waiting on my lenses from lenseman. Its been over two weeks!!

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[Do-Clo]

Interesting, most interesting. There seems to be a lot of that going on ebay. It took a few weeks for me to get my lens also, apparently he has a job that takes him out of town and he has to catch up when he gets back in.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Interesting Indeed. [;)]
Well the tracking number he provided says it just left Miami, so who knows how long, maybe a couple of days. I'm holding off getting JediJeff's reveal kit for it, until it comes in, and I get a look at it. [;)]
I think I'm gonna go the Auto-paint route like you did Do-Clo, and pick up some good primer tomorrow. I get fidgety waiting to do something, if that route doesn't work out, as good as I want it, I will take it to a friend's bodyshop, and let him have at it. [:D][}:)][8D] Before I spend more money I don't have. [:(]
With the mask/helmet replaced, and the new chest-box on it's way also, all that's left is the armour, from what I was told by the GML from the 501st. All the other things are minor. [;)]


NOTE: Seth checked in, where's LAN, and TET been =[?]=



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

well brothers, the rods come in and i got them installed on the chest box today. they look great, big diff from the plastic ones. yep, i had to dremel off the tabs on the front that fit into the backs of the rods, but that was easy. i drilled and tapped a 4/40 holes in the rods at the bottom and the knurled part just above the rings. it actually was pretty easy too. on the red rocker lights. i disciverd, the red rocker itself IS painted, so if you chose to you could get the paint off. but one red led wouldnt cut it, as it would only fit one one side, so i whipped up another one with the resistors do-clo told me to use, and temp hooked them up. it worked, but i discovered they have what looks like 2 resistors hooked directly up to the neg side of the batt box. so instead of takin the chance on fryin something with out havin the portumac board here yet, to replace it, i decided to forget it for now. when his board arrives then i will swap it out. cuz i have to hack something up to fit the battery holder. his runs off 4 aa, or i might use 4 aaa instead cuz the holder is a lil smaller.

also, last night half my houses power went off. apparently 5 or 6 breakers went out on me. i found this out, by unhooking the wire off a breaker that was to a light above my desk, and touching it to the other terminals one at a time. found i had sevearl breakers gone.

so im going to take the wife to work tommorrow, tell security to tell boss im not comin in and why, go by and get breakers come home and get them replaced. also another good thing about not goin to work that night, is the court date i have the next morning. as it was, i wont get any sleep, i would be up for over 30 hours with no sleep. this way i can grab some shuteye before goin to court.

in case none already know whats up with the court thing, i have to have my birth cert. for goin to cancun, which you guys know that already, but apparently, some screwball didnt spell my name right. i have to go to court to get a court order to get the nimrods to fix it. so i can get my BC for the trip. stupid isnt it?

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Dang Lan, Your plate is Full! [;)]

Hey the new mask/helmet came in !!!![^][:D][8D][:p] It's INCREDIBLE!! [^]

More on that later, I'm at work, and damn happy too!!! [;)][:D][^]

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Darth Raizzar
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[Do-Clo]

Lan please do me a favor get yourself a volt meter so that we don't end up with a fried Vader on our hands. I have had a few nasty shocks from electrical boxes and trust me it isn't any fun at all, the last one was a shot of 220 volts which left my entire right arm numb for a few hours and the joints all the way up to the shoulder hurt and the arm was cool to the touch so take all precautions when probing in a live electrical box, (saftey lesson is now over).[xx(]

Glad you got the rods in time to do the upgrade, The rubies box can be fixed with a little work like changing the rods and coin slots to metal ones and up grade the electronics, and a new coat of paint and it is as good as any out there.[:D]

I bought another voice changer kit and I am very pleased with the way it works, it was 9.95 and it comes in kit form and has to have the componets soldered in I bought it from here: http://store.qkits.com/moreinfo.cfm/MK171
You have to add a speaker but it works well and it sounds better than everything else I have tried. It has a volume control and a microphone gain control so you can adust how sensitive the microphone is. I added a plug jack where the microphones solders to the board and then pluged a two way radio headset into the microphone jack and adjusted the microphone gain for a good sound. I will say it isn't perfect but over all I am happy with it and the sound works well. This will give me a good solution until Erv get his setup ready.[:D]

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

thats totally awesome do-clo. im really glad to hear you got a great sound kit. too bad i already got the hyper board, or i woulda jumped all over that one as well. i wonder if it will work with those powered mikes i am using for my setup? i have it set up, where i can use either one. ones mounted in the helmet hotglued in place. and the other is that tie clip mike, i made a headband thingy for it. its just a backup since the other is more securely and better setup, but if needbe, i can use the other in a pinch.

i got the breakers on way in to work, i took the wife on in and told security i wasnt workin tonight and why, and ivy could fill in more details to the boss if needbe.

i didnt fry myself, lol i actually had very little problems. only thing i had any problems with was gettin the darn front tabs to hook in the catches, thats it. everything else was smooth goin.

i did however up the breakers on the ones i replaced. what was a 15 is now a 20 and so on.....

all seems ok, and after i discovered that one of the dbl 30 breakers only was workin on one side and not the other, and thats the one that went to the hotwater tank, i might not run out of hot water now. i have always had that happen, and that might of been it. its a 220 and apparently was only running 110 on one heater, the other 110 heater, wasnt working cuz of breaker half that wasnt workin.

anyways, im home, gonna watch some tv, and relax, get online and stuff, get some sleep, before goin in to court in the morn.

i emailed do-clo about the lightboard im getting from portumac. this is wierd,

his paypal is down, so he had me paypal it to a friend of his, then yesterday, he emailed me and asked for my addy, i told him it was in the paypal info, but gave it to him anyways, then today, he emails me back, and asks just what is was i bought from him. man, this guy must be scatterbrained or something. glad im only gettin this one thing from him. next, he'll email me for the item number or something else stupid like that. sheesh. i just hope this lightboard for the chest box is all its cracked up to be, or im gonna go sith on someones arse!

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I see Tet is bidding on the same helmet from the same guy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7626064113&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr3_PcY_BID_IT

His reserve is $500.00, that's what I paid. If it gets here with no problems, then I'll let everyone know what I think, and post pictures too. [;)]




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yeah, if yours looks anything like the one tets biddin on, that is very sweet lookin indeed. i hope jeff gets the upper done before long, or i will just have to save up for a fiberglass helmet. it may take me next year before i get one, but after seeing the northglass helmets, they look very nice, and less expensive too.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Yes,
I must say after close Inspection, these look damn close to the Master Replica helmet/masks! [^] In fact they could have been molded from them! [:D] and I can't even describe to you the glossy shine this has, I can't even describe it!! Except saying it's like a new car's paint, better then Vader in ROTJ...sweet! [:D][8D][^]...and $300.00 or so cheaper than the MR setup [^]

...ALSO, he threw in a neckbrace that I'm sorry to say puts JediJeff's to shame in some ways, the metal studs at each end are actual nuts that are on screws that's how this brace attaches to the mask ![^] I will have to drill the holes for these screws, no problem there. The Mask & helmet attach with a bolt going through the exact center of the Mask's key. And it comes with a cap if I buy JediJeff's Reveal kit, this will cover that part in the center for "show". [^]
Awesome Setup, Awesome deal, can't wait for the chestbox to get here now. I'm feeling like fiberglass armour will complete this outfit perfectly!!! [:D][8D][^]


Pictures to follow!! [^]


CAPE CHAIN AVAILABLE HERE= http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6064286654&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1




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Darth Raizzar
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[Do-Clo]

Sith Brother I am glad you got your helmet and it looks good, now you must post pictures. Nice find on the chain I have been looking every where for that stuff it was plentiful a while back then it seemed to disappear.


Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[james3]

Master Do-Clo and all, I have been watching that Tie Pilot and giving it alot of thought when all of the sudden this was brought to my attention:

http://shop.starwars.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=104966;category_id=;pcid1=; pcid2=

Now that would be quite impressive. I am betting someone has done it already though.

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[Do-Clo]

I have seen the shadow trooper before, and it would be a cool option to do, different then your white storm trooper armor. I doubt you would see very many at all that has done it probably less than the tie fighter pilot.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

well i got a reply back from northglass on the question of how much he wanted for a complete helmet minus the necbrace, and he said 600 bucks.

now then, wolverine you only paid 500 from him, right? and tet is still biddin on one from him. strange he would tell me 600 when theyre sellin for 500.

also, portumac emailed me back and said thanx for the info and my board should go out tommorrow. also the gloves should be here too, ups in the afternoon. so i will have them at least for the con. i dont think i will be that lucky on the board. even if i did get it say, by tuesday next week, i still have to figure out how to get the 4 aa or 4aa 0r whatever size battery pack in there. i know i will have to hack a lil of the back cover open to make it fit. its either that or run a remote wire down to a bag with the pack in it hung from my belt or something like that.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

I Really don't know why LAN, maybe tryin' to up his next sale??? [:0]


Here are some pictures as promised [:D][8D]

New Fiberglass mask/helmet with original Don Post (just for grins, DP looks like Vader JR.) Image untouched New helmet is hard to photograph because it is such a deep black.

http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/FG01


Here's the same one OVER lightened

http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/FG02



Front Shot lightened a bit [:0]

http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/FG03

Shot of the interior, with the cap (included) for a reveal to cover the connection socket

http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/FG04


Shots without the dome

http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/NoDome01


http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/TOP

The Stand


http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/STAND


And the neckbrace


http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/NB01


http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/NB02


Tomorrow I'll take some pictures up against the Rubies! [:D][:p][:0][^]













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[Do-Clo]

That is one sweet helmet Sith Bro, now I am wanting one. I emailed portumac and he said he hadn't received my money order for the chest box so I am a little concerned as it was mailed on the 25th of May, aparently his cousin receives his mail for him. This makes me a little uneasy as I would hate to get messed over, then I would have to take a drive south and open up a can of sith on this guy. I doubt I will deal with him again he is too disorganized for me.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[tazrob]

I skimmed over the pages of this post but did not read all of them, you all started with the rubies, right? then upgraded piece by piece, would it be better to just piece a vader together? After I finish my TK armor I plan on doing a vader and thought that the rubies would be a good starting place but after reading the pages of this post it just seems like so much has to be changed that I may just be better off piecing one together.

[Do-Clo]

The rubies is a good starting point but there are some some things that need to be upgraded, such as the helemt. The big questions are what is your skill level and what version of Vader are you wanting to do. If you want to do any version other than ROTS then the rubies costume may not be the best choice since there are many things that are different for the ESB/ROTJ. I am building my Vader a piece at a time but I will be using some of the rubies stuff in my costume as I am going for a ROTS vader. Much of the costume can be built yourself, so it kinda comes down to what you want and how fast you want your costume finished.

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[tazrob]

Well my TK armor is going to be my main star wars "costume" but I want the Vader as well, I was looking to go for a ESB Vader I might just go with the rubies ROTS as it will just be mainly for display in my entertainment area, does it look nice out of the box? I guess I could buy it then piece the rest as I go, plus my wife also wants me to do a boba and red guard for her, man I think I will have to many "statues" in my entertainment area.

[Do-Clo]

Out of the box the rubies is not bad, you will have to upgrade the chest box for the ESB look but it can be done by adding some parts. Depending on how accurate you want your costume there are little differences that would need to be changed such as adding a leather collar to the cape and the shoulder bells for the armor are different, but it is a good starting point. It sounds like it is time to do an add on to your house for more display room.[:D] As you get into the costume we will be glad to help with ideas and sources for parts.


Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[Wolverine]

Hey LAN,
Did you see this one? =
http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Wars-Darth-Vader-Full-Size-Replica-Helmet-Prop_W0QQitemZ7626930166QQihZ017QQcategoryZ60361QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Also, you may have misunderstood, I didn't Buy my helmet/mask from him outright, I bid on it like everyone else did. I simply asked him his reserve when the auction began, so I knew what the reserve was, and I waited to hit that reserve amount in the last seconds of the auction. [:X]
If I had bid that amount right away, chances are someone would have pushed it up higher [:(] So he said then, what his prices were, now that he has made his first big sale, he maybe feeling overconfident, that his product will sell, especially now that he has a neutral party's opinion in the form of feedback [^] His ROTS Reveal with armour has reached it's reserve price, now that people know he's for real, he will move these things. Just a guess, but I'd say he will try to sell as many as he can get his hands on. [;)]

Here's the auction I won.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7623516640&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1









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[Wolverine]

OK, [:D]
Once again as promised Here it is, the public humiliation of the Rubies Vader by the Fiberglass Vader [:0] This is not for the faint! [:D][^]



Side by side
http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VSRubies/VSRubies01


Left profile
http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VSRubies/VSRubies02


From the Right
http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VSRubies/VSRubies03


High Left
http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VSRubies/VSRubies04


Close Right
http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VSRubies/VSRubies07


High Center
http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VSRubies/VSRubies08


Right Profile
http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VSRubies/VSRubies09



I won't say anything more, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. [:D][}:)][^][}:)][8D]



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[xwingband]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Wolverine
Close Right
http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/VSRubies/VSRubies07
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Besides the Curel... it's Clorox wipes!!![:p]

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[Wolverine]

Nope,
the Curel is on the sink countertop, and the clorox wipes are on top of the toilet, we like our heinies clean here Mister! [:D][:p]



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[Do-Clo]

That really shows just how bad the rubies is, makes you want to take the rubies and bury it in the back yard.[xx(]
Happiness is a clean heinie[:D]


Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Do-Clo

That is one sweet helmet Sith Bro, now I am wanting one. I emailed portumac and he said he hadn't received my money order for the chest box so I am a little concerned as it was mailed on the 25th of May, aparently his cousin receives his mail for him. This makes me a little uneasy as I would hate to get messed over, then I would have to take a drive south and open up a can of sith on this guy. I doubt I will deal with him again he is too disorganized for me.

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thats my impression too. he is very disorganized as you can tell from the emils i got from him i posted above.

and UPS done it to me again. the gloves were supposed to be delivered today and i run the tracking number and this is what i got:

Track by Tracking Number
View Details


Status: Exception

Shipped to: CLAREMORE, OK, US
Shipped or Billed on: 06/04/2006

Tracking Number: 1Z X97 556 03 5523 968 5
Service Type: GROUND
Weight: 2.00 Lbs



Package Progress:


Location Date Local Time Activity
MESQUITE, TX, US 06/07/2006 11:00 P.M. A LATE TRAIN CAUSED THIS DELAY
06/07/2006 11:00 P.M. A LATE TRAIN CAUSED THIS DELAY
06/07/2006 11:00 P.M. ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSED THIS DELAY
LOS ANGELES, CA, US 06/06/2006 3:13 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
LOS ANGELES, CA, US 06/05/2006 11:56 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
ANAHEIM, CA, US 06/05/2006 11:18 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
06/05/2006 10:06 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN
US 06/04/2006 4:12 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED


Tracking results provided by UPS: 06/08/2006 9:26 P.M. Eastern Time (USA)



so they screwed me again. this is why i hate UPS so darn much. they suck swamp water up their heinnies.

wolverine: very nice pics bro. really makes me want one real bad too. and yes, i had seen the link you posted above helmet. after i looked at the pics of it, i dunno, maybe its just the paintjob being so glossy or whatnot, but a few shots looks like its warped in places a bit. not straight where it should be and all. it may just be a optical illusion due the paint job.

on another note: the court thing took me all day. i went in, sat for 2 hopurs, went up and finally talked to judge, and found out i didnt even have the right paper for her to sign. she told me to go back online where i went for the other one, and get a order for change of name. she also said, that really I AM changin my name. and that when i got the paper and filled it out bring it back up for her to sign. i went home google searched for 15 minutres and found US legal forms site. i had to pay 12 bucks to d/ld it. i did. and used the computer to fill it out. took it back in to court house. couldnt get in soi went back home, redone it better, i left a couple things off that needed to be there anyways, went back and waitied for 20 minutes and it was done. i got the paper and was told go down to court clerk, file and get the seal on it.
i did, they made me 3 copies all sealed and signed. so now all i got to do is mail the sucker off tommorrow morning. hopefully i will get the BC in the mail in time for trip.


also the breakers in the house thing, i replaced them, all is working but the dryer's heat coils wont heat up. i took it apart and i cant find whats wrong, either i will have to find a way to take it in, or buy another dryer. if so, then helmet saving will be pushed further forward in time. it figures tho, all this crap hits me when i dont really have any extra money right now.

wolverine, big strikin diffs there between the rubies and fiber helmet. im just gonna have to bide my time and wait around saving up what i can to get one, or jeffs. jeffs will not be fiberglass, but made from a rubies he will make all the needed corrections and fixes as he produces the parts. ya know after i looked really close at the scene where the mask comes down to connect, it wouldnt be real hard to make that cut, and insert pins in the front, the hard thing would be the rear catches to lock it down, but i betcha i could find something if i looked real hard in the hardware stores.

well since the gloves are only in tx right now i dont expect to get them till monday or tuesday now. stil i will ahve them in time, just not when they said at first, like always with them stupid numbnuts.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by tazrob

I skimmed over the pages of this post but did not read all of them, you all started with the rubies, right? then upgraded piece by piece, would it be better to just piece a vader together? After I finish my TK armor I plan on doing a vader and thought that the rubies would be a good starting place but after reading the pages of this post it just seems like so much has to be changed that I may just be better off piecing one together.
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it really depend on what you want. if your just wanting a statue show piece then there is only a couple minor fixes needed to be made, one is if its not already fixed, open up the chest box and swap around the red and green lights. and while your in there, go ahead and put aluminum rods and coin slots on it too. thats really it for a statue piece. now if you want to wear it, then thats different. you will have to rework the helmet some, add the new better lens, which in turn will open up more field of view too. fans and neck flare fixing. and a neckbrace for sure. the domes way too short in back, and your neck shows big time.

the chest box , which you have to fix anyways, a voice and or breathing system of some kind. and i reccommend taking the cod, and the strap that goes between your legs on the bottom of it, i just taped it up to the backside of the cod, its not really needed. unless you just want to cut it off. i didnt cuz ya never know, i might sell it on ebay. reason is i bought another one thats better. as most all know by now too, the rubies belt boxes are not the right size either, so thats a neccesary item to redo, along with a aluminum buckle too. you will also need to find a way, to secure the armor down in front, as not only us, but others that have the suit, have also complained of this fact, it flips up right in your throat. so its a rerquirement to fix that for sure. i added strap epoxied under the front that will run down to loops with the other buckle halfs on the cod belt. it keeps it down really good.

as you see, to wear the suit, is a totally diff animal, you will mod alot of things to get the fit right, and the look also. as far as my belt and boxes i am using, i scratch made mine. a belt from tandy leather, and boxes that me a do-clo were searchin for a long time for, and do-clo's ingenius electrical knowhow, helped me to make a nice circutry system for each box that runs off a 9 volt per box. these boxes build isnt cheap either, if you want accuracy. i went for the ANH style of boxes. so i found the correct red globe light piece and green squares , a used billet knobs and the correct tubing for them.

if you want to build your boxes, theres a guy selling the same boxes on ebay, that i have. and he has the green squares too. another guy is sellin the red globes on ebay. then you just need to get the leds and wire them up.

so really on my suit the only things im not using that come with the suit are: the cod, the belt and boxes, the buckle, and i replaced the chest box rods with billet ones. so really not that much at all has been swapped ot, yet, im still lookin at a better helmet to get. and thats it.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Sorry to hear all of these things LAN, [:(] Hopefully things will work out for the better [8D].
Thanks for all your compliments my Sith Brothers! [;)] We are all on this same path together, making our Vader's the best they can be without going totally broke over it. [:(] LAN down the road, if I can't live without the MR helmet, I will sell you this one, if your interested, for what I paid for it. [:D] The only flaws I see holding this in my hands are the tusks, those will be fixed by redrilling one of the holes, and epoxying the tusk into place. Sometime in the future. [:D][8D]
I tried this on with my armour, and it looks stunning, only thing, it makes the armour look like crap.....hahaha! [:p] Figures don't it!

I too am waiting on the ROTS chestbox from portumac, sent him an email and.....*sound of Crickets chirping*....Nothing yet [:(][}:)][:(!]

Once I get the chestbox, Only the armour replacement remains, and man I've been looking too....Nothing yet. [:(]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

ya know wolverine, i might just take ya up on that offer later. 500 plus the shippin right? i will start saving. if you can hold onto it till next years tax time, i can use my return to get it from you then. cuz that thing looks sweet indeed. if thats ok with you, i will try for that. a tusk swap will be a easy thing to do.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

You got it Bro,
You have first dibs. [:D]



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[Do-Clo]

Here is the response I got from portumac:
Hi Don, I still haven't received your money order, when did you mail it out? I will ask my cousin tomorrow, she is taking care of my mail for me. As soon I confirm I have your payment I will ship your Vader ROTS Chest Box!

Yours truly,

Manuel.

I put the money order in the mail on the 25th of May and It is in south florida about 6 hours from me, I sent a money order because that is what he wanted and with his good feedback I figured it would be ok, but now I am begining to wonder, ARGH

I got my stuff finally for my 5 watt luxeon saber and I am not that impressed with it. It is bright but the extra batteries required and heatsinking are not really worth the extra gain in brightness and with the white you have to use filters and it overpowers most filters so I will have to rethink this one.


Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

thanks wolverine. i appreciate that. well update time:

i sent off the court order for the BC change. hopefully i will get it back in time.

and i also got the glves today. they are nice indeed,. they will really make the whole appearance look better than with the cruddy rubies gloves. and they are a lil onger i think too. have to dig out the rubies and compare.

thats the good news, heres the bad:

still havin electrical probs. all the breakers i replaced are workin just fine, power from all of them, i tested that.

problem is the hot water tanks not heatin up the water, and the dryer heatin coils still not workin and the line running up front that runs in thru living room on one side of the trailer, and into the kitchen, works, but its not lettin the window unit ac kick in its compressor, i hear ir try, but it wont. i run a extension cord from the back and plugged it in, it worked just fine then. so somewhere in that line, theres a problem. maybe the outlets, i plan on replacing them and see if that fixes it. if not, i will just run a new line inside the house up front from the breaker box. ill have to get a new breaker for that line. same thing i doine last year when i run a dedicated line for my computer out tof the box just for that only.

so good news, and bad news. i really hope the tanks not hosed, as that will cost me, to replace it. i done that once already a few years back. i did it myself. most of what is done around here i do myself. simple wiring, and plumbing. its not hard, just time consuming.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Lan sorry to hear the wiring problems are still on going. It seems to be one step forward and two steps back. I got a reply from portumac and he said that he has not received my payment and he wanted to make sure I sent it to the right address which i sent it to the address he provided and it was the same he provided a second time. He thinks it should arrive, but I am really starting to wonder what is going on. Monday I am going to call Amscot and see if the have record of the money order being cashed yet. I have a bad feeling about this.
i shoulod have gotten a postal money order because if he rips me off then if is a federal offense since the postal office would be in the middle. I figured he was a stand up guy but I am beginig to wonder about that now.
I thought of a new one for UPS Usually Postponed Service[:p]

Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[tetmatek]

LAN I have had a freind with that same electrical issue. What happened is one leg of your 220 is down. His issue turned out to be with the power company and not the internal wiring. This will cause breakers to go bad. Hope this helps Brother. Check the power coming in at the source; that should at least give you a starting point. We had a backhoe cause this problem at my shop as well. It's like everything is trying to work but needs a boost.

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/713/tetsig5ti.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Wolverine]

Damn, I hope this isn't a trend amongst us Sith Brothers![:(]

Well I polished up the helmet, and took some pictures with the shoulder armor which is primed, 1st coat (a work in progress =aka: pain in the a**!). [:p]

http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/NEW01


http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/NEW04


The Helmet/mask is setting a little low though, couldn't find anything to prop it up better. [:(]

http://members.aol.com/JEDISITHLORD/FG/NEW02


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Gives an Idea of what it will look like. [^] I drilled the holes for the Neckbrace, and it fits excellent, but I took it off to avoid stressing the mask, the neckbrace is setting curled up, and tied to put a natural curve into it, so it won't stress the mask when left on. [^][:D]







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[seth22]

Looks awesome wolverine!!! So what is the correct filler to use on the eye sockets? Im still waiting on my lense, but when it gets here Im planning on doing mods and I want to have everything before I start.


Sorry to hear about your troubles again Lan, If I lived close I could help, One of my buddies is an electrian, he does all the wiring for the houses we build. I hope It all works out and doesnt cost to much $$$.

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[Wolverine]

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Looks awesome wolverine!!! So what is the correct filler to use on the eye sockets? Im still waiting on my lense, but when it gets here Im planning on doing mods and I want to have everything before I start.
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Hey Seth, This is NOT the Rubies mask, read back a couple of pages, you got some catching up to do! [:D][^]



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[Do-Clo]

Seth back a few pages Tet recommended a 3m produt that seems to work very well, you might want to check out that material


Darth Technous Sith Lord
Give yourself to the Dark Side

[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by tetmatek

LAN I have had a freind with that same electrical issue. What happened is one leg of your 220 is down. His issue turned out to be with the power company and not the internal wiring. This will cause breakers to go bad. Hope this helps Brother. Check the power coming in at the source; that should at least give you a starting point. We had a backhoe cause this problem at my shop as well. It's like everything is trying to work but needs a boost.

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well i had a thought. thinkin bout how it happened. im thinkin it was a power surge. took out a few breakers and possibly the tank, and dryer coils. i have had surges and spikes, and even power blinking here before, quite often. it may have been due to everyones ac's kicking in. that happens durin the day alot.
i did test the 220 lines to dryer and tank. i hooked up a electric coffee grinder and hooked it up on one side at a time. the only thing i found, was, on the tank, one sdie seemed good, and the other seemed a tiny bit lower on power. with the grinder makin a loud noise i couild listen to the differences in its speed and sound as i tested each side. the dryer, seemed fine on both sides.

do-clo told me a trick to try. i already went down to lowes and got some 12/2 gage, romex wire. and i run a seperate on its own 20 amp breaker, up front for the ac that wasnt working on the current circut, but its workin just fine on its own circut now. so maybe i have a bad line on both of those units, due to what i think maybe was a power surge up the lines. i will try this, and let yall know. but i think i may be buyin a new tank and dryer.

the tank, i was lookin into a new deal called tankless water heaters. theyre on flow demand heaters. they only heat up water flowing thru them when water is turned on. they shut off when not used. so they save elctricity not running to heatup a 40 gal tank.

expensive suckers tho. the entire house one i want to try, is 600 bucks. and i dont have the money for it. but it would be a simple hookup. right where the tank is now. after i ripped that sucker out, then put it in its place. its not all that big. a lil bigger than a large suitcase.

http://www.houseneeds.com/shop/HeatingProducts/WaterHeating/powerstar/powerstarindex.htm

hit the price icon, and it tells you what breakers and all. this is just one of a few different ones i was lookin over. and lowes carries them. they have a point of use one, and i wondered, since i only need hot water for the bathtub/shower, and the washing machine. if just a point of use one hooked up in place of water tank would work. of course i would only use shower/tub, or washer, one at a time. i wonder if that would work? they have one right here in town at lowes for 156 bucks, and i could afford one next week.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[tetmatek]

My neighbor has a tankless water heater and loves it. The first month their bill went down by 60%. They have no issues with running out also. I will get one them myself when my hot water heater craps out.

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[seth22]

I know that helmet is not a rubies, I just put two different topics in the same sentence by mistake. I wish I could get a different helmet, but my wife is already upset with the money I spent and plan on spending. Ill make the rubies work for now.

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[Wolverine]

Gotcha Bud [;)] Sorry, My mistake [:D]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

well do-clos trick didnt work. the tank is dead. either the elements are both out and the thermostats too, or just the elements or the thermnostats. lowes has some replacements for both. i may try that, if i can figure out how to get the old ones out.

otherwise it'll be 2 weeks before i have enought to buy a new tank. i did further reading on the tankless systems. they are great, but the only thing concerning me is the current draw. some require 2 breakers some require 3 breakers at 40 amps each. now, they also say you must have a 200 amp inlet. well i have that, but if they draw 220 with 3 breakers, and the troubles ive been havin here, im afraid it will pop the main breaker all the time, when it fires up.

so, i may, and im leaning towards it now, just see if a new tank will work out. i have a 40 gal in there now, and if measurements allow it, im thinkin bout a 50 gal new tank. i will have to get the tape out and take some measurements first. i think its the same around wise, but taller. gotta see if i can get it in there first. if not, another 40 gal then. the 50 gal runs 232 bucks. only 30 bucks more than the 40 gal tank. so its actually cheaper to up 10 gal that way for 30 bucks.

the dryer, well, i can run it on 2 full cycles and the clothes are dry. just no heat. so it will take longer. that will suffice till i can get a new one or figure out whats wrong wioth that one. since i didnt see any broke wires on the coil, im not sure what it is.

well guys, i got 5 days to work, then im off for 2 weeks vacation. mon, tues, and fri sat, and sun. not this weekend but next weekend is the con. im still hyped up to go. if ole portumac's board comes in pretty soon, i might hve time to put it in, but im not chancin it unless i feel it can be done before the con. puttin it in there, will be fast and easy, thats not the issue, the battery holder is. the backing plate has the 2 aa compartment molded on to it. i will have to cut that off and open the opening larger to fit the new pack. which is a 4 aa or 4 aaa pack.

question for ya do-clo, what difference in runtime will i see if i used the 4aaa over the 4aa pack on that setup? if its not much at all, like i need it to run at least for the timne im at the con each day. i planned on changin all batt's out each day regardless of whats left in power in any of them. 9volters and aa's or aaa's.

right now as i have it, i have 2 9 volt batts in the helmet, one for each fan. a 9 volt in each belt box. 2 aa batts in the chestbox. 6 aa batts in the voice sytem. and a watch batt in the powered mike.

so 4, 9 volt and 8 aa and a watch battery.

oh and the sabers. aa's in them too.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
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You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Wolverine

Damn, I hope this isn't a trend amongst us Sith Brothers![:(]

Well I polished up the helmet, and took some pictures with the shoulder armor which is primed, 1st coat (a work in progress =aka: pain in the a**!). [:p]

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The Helmet/mask is setting a little low though, couldn't find anything to prop it up better. [:(]

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Gives an Idea of what it will look like. [^] I drilled the holes for the Neckbrace, and it fits excellent, but I took it off to avoid stressing the mask, the neckbrace is setting curled up, and tied to put a natural curve into it, so it won't stress the mask when left on. [^][:D]







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hey sith bro, you think you could snap off a few side view shots of it. i'd like to see how far down in back the dome goes comapred to the rubies helmet. it looks lower but a side shot would tell more.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
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You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

There will be a difference in run time the aaa will be shorter but if you use a good qaulity battery it souldn't be to bad. I would try it any way because battery holders are cheap and it will save major rework on the chest box. If it doesn't last long enough then you can always do the rework and put a aa pack in. On your hot water heater the elements screw into the tank at least the last ones I changed worked that way. If you take a volt meter you can check to see if you have voltage on the elements and if you do then the termostat is good, if not then you know it is bad. On your dryer the timer may be bad and not turning on the heating coil again with a voltmetter you could tell if you have voltage on the heating coil while runing to tell it the timer is working. It is raining here and It will be for the next few days, ah the joy of florida in huricanne season.



Darth Technous Sith Lord
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[Wolverine]

Well, I got my chestbox from Portumac......[}:)].....[}:)][}:)][}:)]

....And it's the wrong one!!! [}:)] Talk about scatterbrain!!! [}:)][:(!]




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[Do-Clo]

"Well, I got my chestbox from Portumac"

Sith Bro this does not surprise me at all, he hasn't even received my money order so he says which was mailed two over weeks ago, crud I can drive there in about 6 hours.[}:)][}:)][}:)]


Darth Technous Sith Lord
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[Wolverine]

Mailed mine money order out on the 2nd, never answered my email a week later, then sends me the ESB/ROTJ chestbox, when I ordered the ROTS, like doesn't he even know which ones are up for bid??? [:(!][}:)]

Did you get everything OK Do-Clo?



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[Do-Clo]

No I have received nothing from him and he still says he hasn't received my money order. I am going to call and see if it has been cashed yet, and if it has he is in for a serious email. I might even consider filing a fraud complaint with the PD just to get him moving. I won't ever deal with him again, was your kit 120.00 also?


Darth Technous Sith Lord
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[Wolverine]

Yeah, something like $128.50 [:(]

I did check out the one he sent me, and the billet rods dont even fit together well, some light drilling required. [:(] Don't know, but I can guess it will be the same on the ROTS chestbox. [:(]

Went & got some dupli-color paint, and some adhesion promotor from Pep-Boys, gotta sand the old Krylon crap off, then I'll see if I'll have to go fiberglass with the armor too. [:(!][}:)]

Chain should be here soon, I noticed you ordered two [:D]
If the chain is too big, I found "plumber's Chain" at the hardware store, it's in scale for the ROTS Vader, but it's brass, so it'll have to be painted. [;)]

Also Do-Clo, if your still interested in that other Rubies, PM me with yer address, and I'll let you know how much for shipping, OK? [;)]


LAN, as soon as I get a chance Bud! [;)][:D]


I can't wait till this Vader upgrading is over!!! [}:)][:(!][V]



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[Do-Clo]

I just checked on the money order and it was cashed on June 1, so if he still says he don't have it I can do a trace request and confirm who cashed it. But I think now that I have him he will respond. I paid the same amount for my chest box and it is supposed to be ROTS so we will see what I get. I bought two chains because I want to keep one if I get a fiberglass chest armor then I will have the chain.


Darth Technous Sith Lord
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[seth22]

Sounds like everyones having bad luck with email orders! You guys might have seen these gloves already, if not check then out, for the money they look awesome! Just to big for me. the # is 8827180086

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[Wolverine]

Nice Seth, [;)]
Theses are about the same, but cheaper. [;)][:D]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8825423125&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT




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[seth22]

Those are nice! And medium too!!

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[Wolverine]

Here's another Fiberglass Helmet/mask & neckbrace [;)]


http://cgi.ebay.com/STAR-WARS-FIBERGLASS-DARTH-VADER-HELMET-AND-NECK-SEAL_W0QQitemZ8824728863QQihZ005QQcategoryZ154QQrd Z1QQcmdZViewItem




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[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by seth22

Sounds like everyones having bad luck with email orders! You guys might have seen these gloves already, if not check then out, for the money they look awesome! Just to big for me. the # is 8827180086

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seth save a few bucks. get the ones sitharmor has. theyre the exact same thing. and in a lg. and he has a medium on there now too. i got mine the other day,. and theyre really great lookin. and real leather too. where i got mine from, sitharmor, was only 25 bucks plus the shippin.

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

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Here's another Fiberglass Helmet/mask & neckbrace [;)]


http://cgi.ebay.com/STAR-WARS-FIBERGLASS-DARTH-VADER-HELMET-AND-NECK-SEAL_W0QQitemZ8824728863QQihZ005QQcategoryZ154QQrd Z1QQcmdZViewItem




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sorry but its a rubies copy. you can see the neck warp, and the domes too short in back too.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
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You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Do-Clo

I just checked on the money order and it was cashed on June 1, so if he still says he don't have it I can do a trace request and confirm who cashed it. But I think now that I have him he will respond. I paid the same amount for my chest box and it is supposed to be ROTS so we will see what I get. I bought two chains because I want to keep one if I get a fiberglass chest armor then I will have the chain.

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i know what you bro's mean. my ROTS lightboard was supposed to hacve been mailed on tuesday. i havent got it yet. and if you read the emails from him above i posted, i think he's a scatterbrained nincompoop.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
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[Wolverine]

Sorry About the helmet, I didn't look at all the pictures [:(][;)]

I figured out what the screw up was on the chestbox kit I purchased from portumac. He listed it as the ESB/ROTJ chestbox, but had the full description, and pictures for the ROTS chestbox. [}:)][:(!][V]

His scatterbrain mistake costed me $128.50, so I sent him some "angry-grams", and we'll see if he does anything. [:(]
If he doesn't I can always put it together, and sell it. I've been piecing it together already, and it is very simple. It has a big scratch on it, so that would have to be filled, then painted. I may consider swaping some parts out with my Rubies box, I'll have to dig it out, and see. Then sell the painted, & completed ESB/ROTJ box, with the Rubies swap-outs. The billet rods in this kit are damn cheap, 5 pieces each rod, I had to drill a little to make them fit together. [}:)]
I bought a ROTS board from him too, but he offers a paypal option on it so that's the route that I went. [^]
Do-Clo when I have a chance to look up the shipping, I'll send ya the info, so I can get that out to you bud. [^][:D]
LAN, when I get a chance to dig the Rubies helmet out, I'll take some shots for ya Bro, packed the Rubies away after shots with the new one. Lucky thing I didn't do as Do-Clo suggested, and bury it. [:D][8D][:o)][^]


That was mighty long winded [:D][:o)]



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

no wolverine i meant some side view shots of the new helmet. i'd like to see how far down the dome is in back in comparison tot he crap rubies.
5 part rods? daaaaaarrnnn. what the hecks up with that? the ones i got are 1 piece. i drilled 2 holes in each one and tapped them to mount them to the rubies box. they do look sweet on there too. much better than the crap plastic ones.

ya know this portumac guy, supposedly being a real big deal guy makin super high quality stuff, IMO, i think jeffs stuff is just as good. and WE KNOW, we wont have any problems gettin our stuff we buy from Jeff.

i dont care how great portumac is supposed to be, this crap we are dealing with from him aint worth it. ya know, i think the chestbox kits from sitharmor, that he's recently put up on ebay, look better, and have the same stuff. maybe you guys shoulda got your box kit from him instead.

do-clo, i think you might need to make a lil drive by on his freakin house sith bro. drive up there and find out what in the he dbl toothpicks, is wrong with him. slap the crap outta him.

if i was that close i'd done been up there gettin in his face over it.

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Lan-Ed-Tul
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You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Wolverine]

Oh, Look at the pictures I posted, and follow the tusk line. This dome goes exactly where it should. You can't even see the neckbrace unless the wearer puts his head down, and yer right up on their back. [^]

Hey did you get yer billet rods from "Sith Armor"?






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[LAN-ED-TUL]

ok. no i dont know exactly whre thery come from. i gottem from do-clo. he had an extra pair, and i gottem from him for his price he paid. they worked great too. best way to mount them was drill/tap holes in two places. i drilled and tapped holes in the larger bottom section, and the knurled section just above the large rings. takes a steady hand to drill them unless you got a drill press. do-clo does. i need one, but, hey, it wouldnt be hand made then, would it i know sith armor has a pair up for bids, and you can drill and tap them just like i did to mount them.

i will try to get more pics of the box with the new rods in place. the con is nextr weekend. and i will drag out the suit for a finally fit test before then.


remember tho, i have the darn water tank business to deal with too. so i will gettem the pics soon as i can. may have to wait till the con itself, since i planned on taking lots of pics there anyways.
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Lan-Ed-Tul
The Brotherhood Of The Sith

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

I originally purchased the rods from sith armor a while back when they were $15 I see he now has them listed for $20 but they are nice rods and worth the money. The drill press makes life much easier in saber building and it only cost me $60 with shipping, I got it off ebay. It is a small benchtop model that doesn't take up much room and it will do everything I need to do. Portumac had better respond to the email because the next one will not be as nice and I will file a fraud report with the PD and maybe file a claim in small claims court to get my money back, he has messed with the sith and it will be his last mistake.[}:)][}:)][}:)]


Darth Technous Sith Lord
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[LAN-ED-TUL]

i hear ya sith brother. ive been sendin emails to him asking if he sent the board off on tuesday or not. no word yet. i started to, but thought better of it, to lay down some smack on him in the last email over you sith bro's problems with him. but, i tell ya what tho, if i dont get the board by friday, i willlay into him myself. it dont take a week and a half to get something from florida. shoot, do-clo sent the rods off, and i think i got them in 3 to 5 days. not sure, but somewhere in that range. the PD huh? i take that as meaning the police department? might be a good call there do-clo.

so he hasnt replied back to you tellin him the check was cashed then?

well, on a different note: we had some excitement in tulsa last night. ya see a storm come thru early in the morning yesterday. a lightning bolt struck a gasoline storage tank at a facility where they have the great big round storage tanks at Glenpool, just outside tulsa. it blew up and took them 12 hours to put out. they evac'ed the area. fortunately it was around 10 miles from the plant and we didnt have to evac. but it was all over tv all night long.

back to sith business: i wished i was over there in florida right now, we could get together and go lay some sith smackdown on his arse!! yeah, your right do-clo on the sitharmor rods, he's askin 20 for them. but sfter i made them work on mine, its pretty easy to do the drillin/tapping to mount them. it only took me an hour to do the whole thing. i went real careful on the first one, the 2nd was faster, since i knew exactly what to do.

i seen another listing on ebay while ago. 2 things from the same guy. one was a pair of gloves, ANH style. but they weremore expensive, and made from motorcycle gloves. not a good option. the sitharmor ones are handmade from scratch. and nicely done too. im happy with mine. and the other item from that guy was a top leather jacket for a vader suit in ANH. this nut thinks someone will pay 300 bucks as his starting bid for just a jacket. he's retarded if he thinks anyone will bid on it.

sitharmnor has got some decent stuff i have gotten several things off him. the cod, the saber hook, and gloves. and all have been good quality items. and i got a fair price on them. i think he even has a chestbox in rotj/esb and a blank urethane chestbox too for 19. thats not bad a price if you were scratch building a box up. i think his complete kit one was 95, but didnt have the lightboard in it. the parts were billet and coin slots were billet too. if you were gonna just whip up a random blinker for the coins and leds on the squares, you could end up payin bout the same for it as portumacs chestbox kit. and probably have a better setup in the longrun. i know do-clo's was workin at one time on a blinking setup for one, and the other lights would be easy to incorporate into the setup. maybe you guys shoulda went that route. after seeing the hassles this guy has been dishin out. wolverine, i did notice the descreption in the listing and the pics he showed for the one you got, and i called him out on that. this was when i was thinkin of gettin it, and found out you had bought it. he told me basically he was to damn lazy to post the right pics for the descriptions.

im tellin ya guys, this guys a NINCOMPOOP!! he has no head for business at all. he may make good stuff, but if ya keep shaftin the clientel, you wont remain in business for long. thats just a fact of life! i cant wait to see the feedback from you guys on him either. its gonna be good i know it. (sadistic evil laugh)

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Lan-Ed-Tul
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You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[Do-Clo]

Portumac will be in for a surprise because I will take the time to post on every forum about how he has screwed the brotherhood over and it will hurt him in the long run because peiople will not buy from him. I wouldn't be so ticked if he had said I got your money order and I have some problem with shipping or if he had said he didn't have the parts that I would understand but to lie about receiving a money order and cashing it is another matter. The next email will not be so nice. We have more rain today and supposed to start clearing tonight, we have had 4 inches of rain since sunday evening where I am at.


Darth Technous Sith Lord
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[Wolverine]

I didn't show him half the patience that you did Do-Clo, I opened up with A threat to complain to Ebay, then the next email i said "comlaint pending", and he wrote back:

Hi Wolverine, I am very sorry for the mistake, there is no need to take things to e-Bay since I am a honest seller and I have an excellent feedback rating. Please, mail me back the ESB chest box you received to my address in Miami, I already sent you an e-mail. Please mail the ESB Chest Box you received, I will cover the shipping for you. Please mail it back and I will mail you your ROTS Chest Box. Please e-mail me your shipping address again to confirm.

Yours truly,

Manuel E. Romero

The Power of the Sith has spoken my brothers! [:D][}:)][}:)][:D]



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[Do-Clo]

It depends on if he has responded to my email by the time I get home will determine how I proceed from this point. I will point out that either a refund or the chest box will be forth coming or I will trace the money order to get the documentation to prove that he cashed the money order then that will be filed in a complaint to the States Attorney, he does not know I have friends in law enforcement. I could even be so mean as to forward his information to the IRS as I am sure that he does report his ebay income on taxes and since he sells in the state of Florida he must collect sales tax and file it with the FL dept of revenue and believe me they are not nice people, I stay on the good side of those folks and I have a local contact with their office.


Darth Technous Sith Lord
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[Wolverine]

You Go Sith Brother!

Did yer Cape Chain come in? Mine did today! [:D][8D]



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[james3]

Wow guys I hope this all works out.
Do-Clo you talking about this just gives me a flashback of some old dumb teen movie that I saw back in the 80's where this kid was trying to get one by on the driver's test to get his license and when he got busted this lady takes his license and rips it up stating that you musn't F*** with the DMV. I think of that scene anytime the FL dept of revenue is mentioned.

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[Do-Clo]

My chain may be at the house I will check when I get home. James the FL dept of revenue is worse they will send some one in to crawl through your books with a magnafying glass and they will find something.[:p]

Edit: Well it appears that I have ticked off hyperdyne becasue I asked a question and commented that I didn't care for the way his blade looks, he then decided to embarke on an all out attack upon me, he even posted a joking remark I had made here as if it was something I was encouraging to be done, man that guy is a nut case, and hyper since you seem to enjoying watching everyone and what they post you are a jerk.[:p][:p][:p]

[xwingband]

I cerainly avoided the TFN LED Q&A today... he's quite the hypocrite. If Mark (thedistrurbance) continues with his circumventing the banning he got no one will need to have the money to sue him... I can call the FBI and ask to file charges of interstate harassment based on voilating the terms of agreement and contact his ISP.

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[Do-Clo]

Xwing I saw that he thought he could sneek around his banning. Also I have seen several new posters sign up and the first thing they do is start singing hyperdyne's praises. I am getting a little tired of hyperdyne and his bull snitz he needs to back off and let others be. I guess that puts us in the same group Xwing, people that hyperdyne hates.[:p]

[Wolverine]

This weeks been like a twighlightzone episode for the Brotherhood [:(][}:)][:(!]

Portumac emailed me again, and he's out of the ROTS chestbox Kits, he asked if I'd like one of the assembled units he has on hand at no extra charge, so I accepted. I'll have to take it apart to paint the box, so it's always something. [:0][:p]



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[Do-Clo]

I got a reply from portumac and here it is:
hi Don, I don´t know what to say, I apologize for this, it seens that my cousin Martha messed up everything. I am not in Miami right now, I had to travel to Murcia, Spain, but I am going to call her right now so she can mail you your ROTS Chest Box buddy, I apologize for the inconvenience, I told her several times to e-mail me every single payment she had received so I can tell her what to ship out, oviously she did not do this with your payment.

I will e-mail you back later today to confirm that I talked to her, you should receive your order early this week.

Sincerely yours,
Manuel E. Romero

It appears that he feels the sith closing in on him.[}:)] We will see what kind of box I end up with.[:D]
No chain either man what a day.[}:)]

[Wolverine]

The Power of the Brotherhood PREVAILS!!! [}:)][:D] Glad to Hear Bro!!!

I guess I will use the extra electronics I bought from portumac to beef up the Rubies Chestbox, and save it for a backup, The Chestbox kits he has, once painted & assembled are cannon quaility. I almost didn't want to send back this ROTJ kit, it was sweet. [:(] But I don't want to spend another $1000.00 to make my Vader ROTJ [;)]

Sorry to hear yer chain didn't come Sith Bro, yers should be here soon, wasn't that long after me that you ordered. [;)][:D][^]

This chain fits perfectly between the Rubies armor cape "hooks", with a slight lag, so you'll be happy, as I was!!! [^][}:)][:D][8D]




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[seth22]

I ordered my lenses on the 21 of may, Im still waiting on them. Hey Do-clo you still have that cod? I was looking at mine last night, it is pretty big. Would you take out the piece inside that makes the cup in the one you have?

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[Do-Clo]

I would leave the cup in place after all it doesn't show and it gives some extra support for the boys.[:D]

[seth22]

I quess Darth vader need some "protection" to!!

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

dang sith brothers. this portumac crap is gettin heated up. i still havent gotr my lightboard fromhim yet either. if i dont get it by friday, im sending another email, and it wont be pretty.

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

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Xwing I saw that he thought he could sneek around his banning. Also I have seen several new posters sign up and the first thing they do is start singing hyperdyne's praises. I am getting a little tired of hyperdyne and his bull snitz he needs to back off and let others be. I guess that puts us in the same group Xwing, people that hyperdyne hates.[:p]

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im just lucky i guess on my dealing with hyper. of course i got the voice system, not the blade stuff, which is all the hooplah is all about. i will say just one thing, and only one thing, his voice system is extremely good. but i wont buy his blade stuff. i dont need it. not with the stuff i get from tim here. i think tim, ultra and corbin all have the best stuff to do the sabers with.



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Do-Clo

My chain may be at the house I will check when I get home. James the FL dept of revenue is worse they will send some one in to crawl through your books with a magnafying glass and they will find something.[:p]

Edit: Well it appears that I have ticked off hyperdyne becasue I asked a question and commented that I didn't care for the way his blade looks, he then decided to embarke on an all out attack upon me, he even posted a joking remark I had made here as if it was something I was encouraging to be done, man that guy is a nut case, and hyper since you seem to enjoying watching everyone and what they post you are a jerk.[:p][:p][:p]

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next thing ya know, he'll be blastin on JLO, for some copying of his tech blade crap.

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[Wolverine]

Well I See "NorthGlass" is back on Ebay, with the same mask/helmet I bought from him! [;)]

http://cgi.ebay.com/VADER-REVEAL-ROTS-MASK_W0QQitemZ7629377369QQcategoryZ790QQssPageName ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



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[LAN-ED-TUL]

and no darn money to get it either. well i just emailed ole "porty".

i asked him to check and see if it did get mailed off last tuesday. i also mentioned that i knew it doesnt take a week and a half to get here from there. i said, i know, cause a friend, who is havin a problem with you on getting his ROTs chestbox from you and your cousin cashed the money order and he is still waitin for his box, sent me a item and it got here in 3 to 5 days. i told him if it aint here by Friday, i will email him again, and also fiole a complaint on ebay.



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[seth22]

This may be a really ignorant question, but what gloves will work better for ESB vader? I just put the tape in but couldnt get a clear shot of his hands!!

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[Wolverine]

Damn Seth, I just saw a pair yesterday too, On Ebay. Search there! [;)][}:)][:D]



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[Do-Clo]

Seth this should help:

http://paid-to-smile.net/lydia/images/vader58.jpg

[Wolverine]

Suddenly the Rubies gloves don't look so bad. [;)][:D]



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[seth22]

Yeah I have been, but one says A New Hope, the other dont say anything. Some have vertical stripes, some have horizontal stripes with a daig pattern.

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[seth22]

There is a pair of New Hope gloves on there now for 180 buy it now, and the $25 sith armor gloves look so much better. Some people are crazy.

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[Do-Clo]

ANH gloves had the stripes running side to side but the others for ESB and ROTJ had the stripes running long ways. The rubies gloves could work for the ESB, and they can be bought really cheap.

[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by seth22

I ordered my lenses on the 21 of may, Im still waiting on them. Hey Do-clo you still have that cod? I was looking at mine last night, it is pretty big. Would you take out the piece inside that makes the cup in the one you have?

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you got yours from the lensman, right? i would email him and ask about it. when i got mine from him he was really nice to deal with. maybe just a friendly reminder that you havent got it yet seth.

yes, the sitharmor gloves i got are the same as he's sellin right now. and in 2 sizes. a large and a medium on another listing. mine look great. and real leather too. the rubies are vinyl. now as said, the rubies will work for the esb, and maybe the rotj. but i liked the look of the ANH style myself. i think they go better with the bodysuit IMO.

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Seth this should help:

http://paid-to-smile.net/lydia/images/vader58.jpg



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is that a shot when he force pulls hans blaster out of his hand?

dudes i just found the sweetest lookin ANH helmet:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7629576556&fromMakeTrack=true

sucker looks good too. no darn money either, dangblastit!!

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[Wolverine]

Nice lookin' mask/helmet!! [^][:D]
That's a little pricey for the "Era", but maybe because it looks so good, looks damn accurate for ANH, even down to the different colored tusks. [:D] Too bad you couldn't grab that up, that's the second easiest Vader to do, to comply with 501st standards! Nice Find LAN! [^]



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