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Great films!

One of my favourites - because they were soooo bad - were a double feature I saw at midnight in an old flea-pit theatre in the early 70's - "Jesse James versus Frankenstein" and "Billy ...

Thanks very much indeed, Paul.

There's no hurry - I've got to spend a few days planning next terms lessons, so will have plenty to keep me busy.

Cheers, Phil

Phil,

My missus is visiting re ...

Thanks so much, Paul. I took 160 screen caps from A New Hope last night and I'm studying them at the moment. It seems as if the back plate is a comparatively 'flat' item compared to the chest plate - ...

Hi guys, I'm after some help with the trooper backplate I've got under construction.

I've used the templates from this site (Thanks!) but I'm having difficulty visualising the 'swoop' from the rim ...

Another great product I found is PermaPoxy. It’s a 5 minute epoxy which comes in a 2 oz container.
It’s like a 1” x 3” roll of plasticine with the hardener in the centre.
You just cut off the amou ...

Hmm, you've just made me have a massive rethink about the over/under machine I've been planning! Very Happy

Might just make a change of plans and try the flip-flop type first. It was the bit about the heat lo ...

Here’s a tip that might help with making moulds. I’ve been struggling with this trooper chest plate for ages and couldn’t get the upper edge of the pecs sharp enough. So I eventually hit on the idea o ...

Not sure about you guys in the States, but here in New Zealand there are scrap yards full of old, condemned LPG and CNG (compressed natural gas) cylinders that were used during the 80's and 90's as al ...

That's just so beautiful! Love the contour lines on all the pieces. What thickness of MDF do you use, BTW - 3/4 inch?

Hi all, just a progress post to make sure I don’t get wiped out in the big server purge! Very Happy

Here is my new vactable, still in progress, with the table and pipes to be added.

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I'd be interested in learning about the water and hose method of measuring vacuum. Sounds intriguing.

I used a rough and ready method - got a vacuum guage (car dashboard type), pushed the tube thro ...

That looks great, Jimbo! Nothing 'quick and dirty' looking about that at all, makes me real keen to see what's to come. Wish I didn't live so far away - it'd be awesome to see this first hand! Keep up ...

Jimbo - thanks for making this magnificent site available. I've just downloaded these templates and am thrilled - measurements at last! Very Happy

I've got no access to a 'real' suit, so these plans are like ...