the dark knight

Thanks! I am still working that out. I stand 6' 2" barefoot. The in game trooper is around 9-10 ft tall. I might add another foot to keep me towering above fellow troopers and jedi. The inside has been fiberglassed, but the pictures really do not show much. I will fiberglass the outside this week, since the temps here are falling I need to glass quickly.

Thanks guys! I finally got around to starting the fiberglass work to the helmet. First coat of resin is on the outside. I will coat the inside, then start with the fiberglass cloth. There are some asymetries near the back at the neck ring once it dried. Not too bad, and easily fixable.

I had an ATA kit. Top notch kit, you will love it. When my mother decided to join the legion, I refit the suit to fit her. She is 5'10 and it fits well on her.

I am posting this here since it is considered a part of the Dark Trooper project, but feel free Mods, to put it where it would be better suited. Hello! I have decided to start a new project, the Imperial Purge Trooper from The Force Unleashed. For those of you that have played the game, you remember the nightmare these guys gave you. First a little background on the character Standing at almost 9 ft tall, the Purge Trooper was designed to hunt and kill force users. They utilize an energy blade on their left arm, and also has a personal shield to block attacks. Their armor is made from Duranium armor enhanced with refined cortosis which reduced the damage dealt by lightsaber attacks. The Purge Trooper also has magnetic boots to prevent being force gripped or force pushed. There is also a medium range rocket launcher on the right shoulder to give the Purge Trooper ranged attacks. Now to the project, I started off trying to sculpt the helmet by hand. Well, needless to say, that failed miserably. I had managed to get my hands on the original game files for the Purge Trooper, and isolated the helmet from the rest of the model. From there I uploaded the helmet into Pepakura Designer and unfolded the helmet, printed, glued, ect. Here is where the project currently stands- Next step is to fiberglass the helmet and start the bondo work. I will sculpt the details like the vocoder separate and add them later.

ive been slammed this week! it sucks.... i havent done much to the kit. i did trim some out of the thighs and shin armor. ive been converting a hasbro lid to AOTC for a friend, re-building a TK that some guy bought that is recast garbage. i need to get back to re-building my vader helmet(my primary costume)(oh, and it has a nasty crack in it) and work on the TX in the down time.

my lazy butt didnt take any today. i will get them for you guys tomarrow. i got the legs fused in the front today, and trimmed most everything else. its soooo much faster than the ATA suit. i dont have to paint it!

armor is here and pretty! a friend and i will start construction this afternoon. straps are on the way, Kai mailed them friday. cant wait to see them! pics soon!

thats where i got my pair, and mom's as well. not a bad price and they polish up nicely!

yep, i sent him the payment for 2 sets of black (mom and myself) and i ordered a set of white for my buddies tk. i cant wait to see them. if they work out, they will make these suits more forgiving!

just got an email! my armor ships first thing in the morning! i cant wait!

good choice! besides, youll have more respect for the suit if you build it yourself!

rubber straps that is the thread about the rubber straps. they are really affordable (trust me, they are dirt cheep) and look good. i think with some polish, they will work out great for the TX. im getting a set for mom, and 2 for me. one for the pilot, and one for my new armor.

thanks guys! im going to re-do the shoulder bells once the hyperfirm rubber straps come in. btw, if you need the hyperfirm rubber shoulder straps, a guy on the tie pilot detachment is doing them in black for the TIEs, and for the TX troopers. pm me for further info on that.

ok, some of you may recall that nice ATA suit of TX armor i built and painted oh, 7-8 months ago? here it is! my mom actualy decided she wanted to be a TX! so i re-fitted the suit to her, and ordered me a nice AM shadow kit. any way, here she is! TX-9844! i will post up photos of my AM build here as well. cheers guys!!! and yes, that is my vader standing next to her!