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like so many of you admit it I've more

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than once burnt the Midnight Oil looking at stormtrooper armor online and

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waffling over the purchase it's either quite expensive or it's a lot of work

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usually both and one of those things where you're unlikely to make the

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decision

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lightly with its Factory tuning and data center DNA an Intel 730 series SSD is an

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amazing choice for Gamers and performance enthusiasts personally I

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couldn't justify it for cosplay since I really just don't get out that much

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which means that the wearability of the armor was less of a concern for me than

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the collectibility of it but I'd also feel stupid for buying a full life-size

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kit of collectible armor that I can't actually wear so in an Ideal World I

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would want both and the place I always ended up at was original Stormtrooper

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tocom which is run by Andrew answorth of shepperton Design Studio

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yes the makers of the stormtrooper costumes among other things from Star

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Wars A New Hope they've got affordable stuff in their battle spec lineup but

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the one that I always really lusted after was the original line the website

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boasts that the original line is made from the highest quality materials and

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is suitable for display or for trooping but most importantly to a collector the

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original line is Handmade by the original prop maker himself Andrew

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answorth wor oh and they're signed too so having spent a fair amount of time on

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their site when those guys reached out to me out of the freaking blue and said

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hey we'll send you a full set of everything armor helmet boots

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Blaster and all you have to do is film a guide on how to put it on I just about

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crapped my pants which is nothing compared to my reaction when it finally

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arrived something we actually had the pleasure of capturing live I can't

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promise that on that occasion no pants crapping occurred so having cleaned

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myself up and calmed down a little bit I've collected everything together and

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it's time to get started now I've

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unboxed a lot of really cool stuff in my day but in spite of the DIY packaging

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this was among my best unboxing experiences ever the meticulous care

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that went into protecting each piece the

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discovery of each signature as I went through the packaging and even the

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manual itself was an experience I mean

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do you guys remember when manuals were one of the most fun things about getting

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a new video game they'd have instructions some great illustrations

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and concept art they'd have some cool lore and maybe a note from the lead game

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designer well this one really took me back I think the inkjet printing and

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handbound construction actually add to the experience of reading about the

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humble origins of the project and help you appreciate the preservation of of

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the original molds that these pieces are made from even more the armor was made

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for a 165 lb 5' 10 in person but the

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website says it can fit anyone from about 56 to 62 I'm at the very bottom of

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that range and I weigh about 145 lbs so we'll see how it goes suiting up can

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sort of be done alone but if you have a friend to help you it's a lot faster and

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easier you start with the black bodysuit

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and at this point I would recommend laying out all of the pieces where you

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can reach them easily without bending over if you're going to gear yourself up

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the abdominal front and back have adjustable straps that go over the

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shoulders and cross over in the front with velcro straps on either side for

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narrowing the gap between them for shoes

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the pimp 50 model from fantasma is

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popular because shepperton Design Studios doesn't actually provide shoes

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um and I'd recommend putting these shoes on now before the Caff and thought armor

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starting with the calves for each piece open the velcro at the back identify

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which side of the body it goes on red dots for the right green dots for the

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left then clamp them onto your legs you should adjust the velcro overlays for

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the tightest possible fit the thighs are

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then attached to the abdominal front with the included snaps that hang down

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the chest and upper back comes assembled in the box so you just slide it over

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your head then fasten it at the sides with the velcro straps the shoulder Bell

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and bicep molding are suspended from the chest piece with two more snap Fasteners

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on each side again you're going to want to make sure that you're watching the

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color coding or it's not going to fit together correctly the forearms clamp on

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like the legs but make sure that you're optimizing the velcro here for comfort

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as well as tightness the kit includes gloves in my case rubber dishwashing

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ones that have hand armor on the back but I think I'll get some leather gloves

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to use for this instead in the long run and the good news is that because

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they're just attached with velcro you can easily swap the armor pieces onto

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something else the shoulder straps can now be adjusted to ensure that they

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overlap the front abdominal section well and now it is time for the finishing

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touches wrap the belt around with the two hanging pieces down then cover the

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overlap at the back by clipping on your thermal detonator canister the finishing

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touches are the Blaster and the helmet the Blaster is an authentic replica made

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in the same way as the Stormtrooper blasters from a new hope it uses

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castings from Sterling submachine gun parts includes a power pack and is

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personalized with a unique serial number it's made from lightweight Composite

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Materials so carrying your E11 around all day is no problem when you're not

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keeping it on the display stand that comes with the collector

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edition the helmet is available in a few Styles I opted for the Hero version worn

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by the leading actors that is handmade and detailed and comes signed by Andrew

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answorth but the other premium option a signature regular trooper helmet that's

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actually cast from the original molds

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and also hand detailed is a fine Choice as well there is a more value oriented

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battle spec one that isn't handmade or sign but is able to be delivered at a

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much lower price while maintaining sheron's quality standards but I I

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wanted the collectibility so I opted for the signed one time to put it on

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if you have a large head you may find it easier to put the helmet on Sideways

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than twist it into the correct position for me I found the helmet very big and I

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had to get a little bit creative with some foam pieces in order to get a more

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snug fit so this is the part where I talk about the overall fit and finish

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out of the box and during the gearing up process I was excited but I had a hard

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time picturing how these pieces of I mean well plastic could really make me

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feel like a stormtrooper once it all comes together though it's hard to

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imagine they were wearing anything else on the set of the movies which you won't

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have to because this is pretty much it I

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had one complaint about my experience with the armor and it was that for the

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first time in my life you know I don't really have any self-image issues or

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anything I wished that I was about 4 Ines taller and that it fit me perfectly

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but if I can't feel more like a stormtrooper at least I can feel like

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Mark Hamill getting burned by Carrie fer or something like that and that's all

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right by me now some of the stuff I'm showing here is extra like the bust The

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holster the neck guard and actually the E11 Blaster but that's the beauty of

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what original Stormtrooper docomo their stuff is all made to go together so your

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battle spec line armor will still color match your more expensive original line

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helmet if you want to mix and match if you do decide to take the plunge guys

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let me know and post a picture on the lineus tech for of you kid it up in your

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armor because at that point you are a certified geek badass you can find full

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pricing and availability for all this stuff on original Stormtrooper tocom and

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I'd like to extend a huge thanks to the folks there for sending me this amazing

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piece of memorabilia I will absolutely treasure it forever and thanks to you

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guys for watching the video like it if you liked it dislike it if you disliked

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it and leave a comment letting us know if you think we should do more stuff

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like this maybe it's I mean it's a little bit less techy but it'sin

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definitely geek stuff oh and we have a new t-shirt design it's uh Holy balls

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