Wednesday 8-May-2013, 11:22 AM
Hi Paul,
As you can see we're all very glad you are doing your research & asked before buying that suit. It's already been said, but again I'd 2nd heading over to the FIDS and signing up as it's a forum dedicated to storm troopers.
Here are a couple of links you might find useful :-
* Main 501st Forum CRL (costume reference library), this will show you the differences between the ANH, ESB & ROTJ suits as well as the requirements for each of the costumes :- http://www.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FISD_CRL
* FISD (First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment), this thread shows the various vetted armor manufacturers (you'll need to sign up before you can read it). As you will see from the information on here there is no "right" armor, but rather "right for you", meaning that you need to select your armor based on your preferred movie, accuracy level & body size & shape.
My advice would be to choose a costume that you're passionate about (i.e. if you love the ANH scene where the stormtrooper board the Tantive IV, go with the ANH Stunt or Hero ect.) as sometimes these builds can drag on and being passionate about the costume can be the thing that keeps you focused and driven.
Good luck with your research.
Cheers
Craig
As you can see we're all very glad you are doing your research & asked before buying that suit. It's already been said, but again I'd 2nd heading over to the FIDS and signing up as it's a forum dedicated to storm troopers.
Here are a couple of links you might find useful :-
* Main 501st Forum CRL (costume reference library), this will show you the differences between the ANH, ESB & ROTJ suits as well as the requirements for each of the costumes :- http://www.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FISD_CRL
* FISD (First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment), this thread shows the various vetted armor manufacturers (you'll need to sign up before you can read it). As you will see from the information on here there is no "right" armor, but rather "right for you", meaning that you need to select your armor based on your preferred movie, accuracy level & body size & shape.
My advice would be to choose a costume that you're passionate about (i.e. if you love the ANH scene where the stormtrooper board the Tantive IV, go with the ANH Stunt or Hero ect.) as sometimes these builds can drag on and being passionate about the costume can be the thing that keeps you focused and driven.
Good luck with your research.
Cheers
Craig
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