Recent loft find ANH armour discussion

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well I assume that it was touched up during filming that would account for the rivet heads being white as for the shoulder bells, arms thighs, lower leg, torso had some spraying done when i painted the black bits.

maybe after the rigors of filming in tunisia, the first couple of suits needed refreshing and were painted to match the helmets ???

The list of reasons is endless…

gh05ty wrote:

maybe after the rigors of filming in tunisia, the first couple of suits needed refreshing and were painted to match the helmets ???

These are my thoughts on the paint v no paint. I am sure on the tantive 5 shoot out that suits have paint but in Death star sceens ,no paint.The Tantive were some of the last shots when making the film so beat up suits had a quick revamp.Just speculation but makes for a good story.(Hold the press)

firebladejedi wrote:

The list of reasons is endless…

This is very true... it could be as simple as they couldnt be bothered to clean the sandies weathering off completely so painted over it, we may never know i guess.

gh05ty wrote:

firebladejedi wrote:

The list of reasons is endless…

This is very true... it could be as simple as they couldnt be bothered to clean the sandies weathering off completely so painted over it, we may never know i guess.

Rob
That's whats so bloody frustrating about it mate, most of the other costumes are fairly well documented
but what their is on the stormtrooper is so bloody vague .
As rich said, when you look at the film some look as though they could have been painted and some
don't. Same with the stills, sceen grabs, archive photos, you name it, there's no definite answer there
to say that they were painted for use during the filming of ANH. After, yerrh that goes without saying
but there is no 100% reliable source that can tell without doubt that they were.
Drives you 'round the frigging bend thinking about it

Did your uncle get this suit prior to Empire Strikes back or after?

stukatrooper wrote:

These are my thoughts on the paint v no paint. I am sure on the tantive 5 shoot out that suits have paint but in Death star sceens ,no paint.)

I like it, Pete. That's definitely consistent with what I see on screen ...

Tantive (ooh shiny!)
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Death Star (dull, off-white)
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Anyway, back to the suit in hand. The story of when and why it got a lick of white paint is probably less relevant to my question about the original TK suits, thinking about it. But still very interesting ....
The suit is a sandy isn't it? Painting a sandy white at first only to add all that weathering would be a bit mental. Seeing as it qas quite probably one of the suits dragged out for promo shots (as identified by Paul), I'd bet it was painted over for those specific photos.

I think a lot has to do with the lighting in those sceens aswell Rich , i to like Petes theory and imho i to think that they were defently painted but not all of them oh dont you just luv it , ok back on topic please Simon need more photos mate of you in this suit as a boy as you said and any more you can find just loving this topic

Never noticed before that both of the troopers in the D.S pic above (shooting under the door at luke & leia) have only 3 teeth cut out - hero stlye with flat lnses and they look like painted helmets to me, the one on the right looks like he might only have 3 ear bumps too but it is hard to tell there (can see the raised setion of the ear and i can only make out 3 bumps - stunt - hero hybrid ?).

stukatrooper wrote:

These are my thoughts on the paint v no paint. I am sure on the tantive 5 shoot out that suits have paint but in Death star sceens ,no paint.)

Wasn't the Tantive IV shootout, one of the last things filmed? It would make sense if they were trying to cover damage from shooting the other scenes.

gh05ty wrote:

Never noticed before that both of the troopers in the D.S pic above (shooting under the door at luke & leia) have only 3 teeth cut out - hero stlye with flat lnses and they look like painted helmets to me, the one on the right looks like he might only have 3 ear bumps too but it is hard to tell there (can see the raised setion of the ear and i can only make out 3 bumps - stunt - hero hybrid ?).

I'm a bit (quite a lot) drunk right now, and don't have my lenses on, but I'd say the right side trooper in that pic still has four bumps on his ear. Interesting topic none the less!

locitus wrote:

I'm a bit (quite a lot) drunk right now,and don't have my lenses on, but I'd say the right side trooper in that pic still has four bumps on his ear. Interesting topic none the less!

You and me both!

But I agree on the ear bump. hic.

Wow I`ve just joined here and knew about this suit from the RPF and Prop Den but didn`t expect to see whats in these pages.

This is no doubt THE single most exciting thing since the Brian R helmet
was cast and the fact that it`s a full suit and not just a helmet makes it surpass that.
Simon and Rob thank you for sharing these pics and considering offering replicas.You guys will make history no doubt.

Oh and Simon I cant wait to see your pics of the helmet before it was stripped and I hope it`s an easy ID on screen.

Am I also reading correctly that you only painted a small portion of the suit and that it was already painted when you got it.?Could it possibly be from the fact that the squibs(sp) on set put burn marks on the suit so they painted over them to clean it up.just a thought.

So people keep telling me Lucas is sueing someone in the uk Again but i can't find any articles on it can anyone shed any light on this for me???

TKuk wrote:

So people keep telling me Lucas is sueing someone in the uk Again but i can't find any articles on it can anyone shed any light on this for me???

Yes, he's suing Andrew Ainsworth for copyright infringement as Andrew claims to have sculpted the stormtrooper helmet (and armour) himself and is selling copies of these in his store, "originalstormtrooper.com" (if you haven't seen that one before).

All in all, it's a matter of who owns the copyright, LFL or AA.

Not though that this doesn't really apply for 501st and it's use of SW copyrights, as we have a kind of "gentleman's agreement". AA:s business however is not the same thing.

Dail Mail yesterday......

BRITAIN’S most senior judges yesterday considered a question which has perhaps only ever troubled die-hard Star Wars fans.

Namely, whether or not the Imperial stormtrooper helmet is a work of art.
Darth Vader’s foot soldiers – from the 1977 film – are instantly recognisable thanks to their white plastic armour and faceless helmets.

And yesterday the legal dispute over the right of British designer Andrew Ainsworth – who made the original props – to sell replicas from his shop in West London reached the Supreme Court.



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Well, I cried when I read this on your link :

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British prop designer Andrew Ainsworth designed the original Stormtrooper helmet for Star Wars

Oh my god, i registered today, this is my first post and all i can say is... WOW!
I´ve read several threads about this "newly found ANH suit and helmet" but this is still... WOW!

Thanks for sharing all these with us, like all others i REALLY appreciate all your information!

Thanks for that guys!

Absolutely brilliant news Simon!

Yes LFL is going back after Andrew, I think its more of a grudge thing now as he left their last case high and dry.. claiming complete craftsman ship behind the iconic character. Which we know not to be true.

Please don't let this scare you off. Its his "holier than thou" attitude that has offended LFL, and the fact he like throwing it in their face. Smaller "costuming/prop collecting" communities now are shown a blind eye due to the benifits lucasfilm receives in return from the 501st.

I for one am immensly excited to see (hopefully first hand) the items you guys will deliver. Like most here.. if not every one.. this is something we've all been waiting for for a long time a true replica, with warts and all left intact. And it's something I'd pay good money for too.

Unlike whats available now, or should I say "with held now".. each new version of the same cast having an accurate bump, or marking left out "to (heavens forbid) prevent indistinguishable replicas from originals". Which more to the point, comes down to the "I have something you don't have" attitude.

Anyway mate, sorry to rant a bit I wish you guys the best, and will be awaiting eagerly inline for any more news on this project.

THANK YOU!

Thanks Chris
We intend this to be a warts and all helmet, our first prototype pulls had details which i didn't expect, like the original you could see marks from the original clay and like the originals each one will have its own little imperfections making them as individual as the original were. for example i've noticed on mine a slight vein under left ear which none of the others have as far as i'm told
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This vein also appears to a lesser extent in the prototype but this vein is individual to this helmet!

I can't believe I'm posting about vein's in my helmet, I didn't realize it was that sort of website!!!

That's exactly the details are members are after!!

That's so cool!