Well, as of yesterday i can finally declare the stormtrooper project finally finished !

It’s been a long road but i’m finally at the end (i will get a full build page up soon. There is quite a lot of content !).  Getting a costume cleared for trooping and getting it finished are two different things. You have to be happy with each and every part of the armour or it’ll annoy the hell out of you when you have it on for any length of time. That little pinch you feel at the back of the knee every now and again ? That’ll turn into a bloody mess by the end of a day’s troop. So not only must you get your armour suitably sized and screen accurate but you must also make sure it is comfortable.

Since obtaining clearance i’ve :

  • Redone shoulder strapping
  • Added poppers to belt
  • Shortened and filled drop-boxes
  • Restrapped and widened thighs
  • Shimmed greaves
  • Added detail to the lid
  • Resprayed E11
  • Obtained proper TKboots

Now i can actually say that it is the best i can make it. People who have not attempted this kind of build will never know just how much hard work actually goes into it. Not to mention time and money

My first troop in the new armour will be at the start of March for a Dave Prowse book signing in Exeter. Of course he needs a handful of imperials to keep the nerds at bay