Armour + helmet kit

Description

A do-it-yourself kit package comprising the Stormtrooper armour and Stormtrooper Battle spec helmet. The kit offers substantial savings on our ready-to-wear products while still offering the same accurate replica finish.

Both pieces are fabricated in white 2mm Acrylic capped ABS to withstand the wear and tear of costuming events. Full kit assembly instructions and all the parts you need are included. We make sure that your finished product can be as good as the real thing by accurately pre-trimming the parts and supplying all the fixings made by us. Enjoy the experience!

Stormtrooper Armour Kit

• Colour matched to the same colour hues of the original helmets as well as our current range of Stormtrooper helmets
• Professional ‘popper’ integrated strap system
• Black body suit, gloves and hand armour included (white boots not included)
• Accommodates various body dimensions – typically 5’6 to 6’2 (165-185cm) with various builds
• Armour stud connectors are pre-made on ABS washers
• Gluing position for the connectors is marked on the inside of the armour
• Leg jointing strip cut to width and pre-made elastic straps supplied
• White ABS glue and strong adhesive backed Velcro are included
• Full instructions included or download here:
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Stormtrooper Battle Spec Helmet Kit

• Moulded parts accurately replicate details of the originals.
• Voice-coder and ear communication mouldings are supplied pre-painted.
• Kit includes the brow trim, neck trim, all decals and pre-painted white assembly screws.
• Green acetate for the lenses (plus spare) included – the exact hues of the 1976 originals.
• Pre-assembled mic tips as used on our Stunt and Hero helmets included.
• Full instructions included or download here:
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Authentic

In 1976, Andrew Ainsworth sculpted, fabricated and produced the original helmets used in the first Star Wars movie in 1976. Thirty years on, he dusted down his original moulds for the Stormtrooper helmet and resumed production.

The armour is an accurate replica of the armour we produced in 1976 for ANH, only using today’s more advanced production techniques and thermo-plastics. Originating from the same moulds as the Stunt helmet, the Battle spec helmet is made to withstand all the wear and tear of Trooping events - a collector’s item which is also great for the costumer.

How it all started

Watch DVDIn the mid 1970's Andrew Ainsworth, a young Industrial Designer, designed and manufactured his own products using plastic moulding machinery he built. Using knowledge gained from producing plastic kayaks and fish ponds, Andrew tackled the problem of how to make a 3D futuristic Stormtrooper helmet out of plastic - a relatively new material at the time.

Andrew decided to sculpt an initial mould in two parts. He couldn't use Nick's clay mock-up in any way as it had no surface, forehead, eye or face features. However, with Ralph McQuarrie's concept drawings, Andrew had enough info to sculpt a set of moulds, hued from a metal dust filled resin system that he had developed for producing moulds for other products.

Eyes were next...As Andrew recalls "Surely any futuristic, finely tuned, military character would have significantly enhanced vision. It occurred to me that a fly-type of eye with more than just unidirectional vision would suit the bill." And so the iconic menacing 'blister' eyes were created by sucking cast acrylic sheet though a frame the shape of the Stormtrooper's eyes.

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