Aloha from Hawaii
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 6:47 pm
Hi everyone,
My name is Mark and I'm new to this forum but have been a member of the Pacific Outpost since June 2016. I'm not sure that Hawaii has a TS, so I'm hoping to be the first once I've got everything together.
I started out as a black-flightsuited Imperial Crewman, built a "Samurai cheese grater" helmet and got approved for Imperial Navy Trooper. Then to get max use out of the soft goods I put together a Reserve Pilot and then a built a full ANH TIE Pilot costume. I still might do the Gunner someday but I was sidetracked by my Executioner FOTK build.
That came to a screeching halt these past few weeks, as I became highly allergic to the Milliput I was using to give the armor a seamless look. So while I'm sealing all those pieces up and storing them away waiting for my hands to recover, I thought about what my next project would be. I was almost 6 when I saw Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and always loved the look of the Snowtroopers.
So I'm hoping to save up, get the money together for this new effort. I'm starting out smalltime, the bad thing about Hawaii is all the high shipping rates. I managed to find some Dickies painters pants which I got slightly large to give a loose-fit appearance. Walmart also had the off-white Wells Lamont gloves. The white nylon/polypro belt I'll probably order online but I have yet to find a place that makes them 2.25" wide -- really easy to find 2" and since I'm on the shorter side at 5'7" it might look okay (but wanted to hear from some of you on this requirement).
Hard armor, I'm thinking of Walts Trooper Factory since RS Propmasters is 3 years of saving for me. I have Walt's TIE and Navy Trooper, but my build skills aren't the greatest even though both have been approved. So I'm really tempted to hold out and save a while for the DL set.
Anyway, thanks for any feedback - I look forward to hearing from some of you!
-Mark TI81774
Pacific Outpost
Honolulu, Hawaii
My name is Mark and I'm new to this forum but have been a member of the Pacific Outpost since June 2016. I'm not sure that Hawaii has a TS, so I'm hoping to be the first once I've got everything together.
I started out as a black-flightsuited Imperial Crewman, built a "Samurai cheese grater" helmet and got approved for Imperial Navy Trooper. Then to get max use out of the soft goods I put together a Reserve Pilot and then a built a full ANH TIE Pilot costume. I still might do the Gunner someday but I was sidetracked by my Executioner FOTK build.
That came to a screeching halt these past few weeks, as I became highly allergic to the Milliput I was using to give the armor a seamless look. So while I'm sealing all those pieces up and storing them away waiting for my hands to recover, I thought about what my next project would be. I was almost 6 when I saw Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and always loved the look of the Snowtroopers.
So I'm hoping to save up, get the money together for this new effort. I'm starting out smalltime, the bad thing about Hawaii is all the high shipping rates. I managed to find some Dickies painters pants which I got slightly large to give a loose-fit appearance. Walmart also had the off-white Wells Lamont gloves. The white nylon/polypro belt I'll probably order online but I have yet to find a place that makes them 2.25" wide -- really easy to find 2" and since I'm on the shorter side at 5'7" it might look okay (but wanted to hear from some of you on this requirement).
Hard armor, I'm thinking of Walts Trooper Factory since RS Propmasters is 3 years of saving for me. I have Walt's TIE and Navy Trooper, but my build skills aren't the greatest even though both have been approved. So I'm really tempted to hold out and save a while for the DL set.
Anyway, thanks for any feedback - I look forward to hearing from some of you!
-Mark TI81774
Pacific Outpost
Honolulu, Hawaii