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TK 'Fro wrote:It is nice to hear you tackling the fiberglassing. That's a bit of a bummer about your camera though.
sorry, so mad i missed your post. thanks for the kind words. 8)
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the dark knight wrote:well, no vader for make a wish. :evil: im just a little P.O'd right now. so disgusted with vendors promising you things and never delivering!!! ahhhhh! just gotta vent. between the armor issue and now my body suit wont be here for another 2 weeks im just flat fed up. if you promise something on a given time frame and you dont deliver, or cant make said deadline, contact the client!!!! contacted CP (who promissed the suit buy last friday) and he tells me he hasnt started on it because he lost my measurements? an email would have been nice, rather than waiting for me to contact him. i guess there isnt any comon sense out there anymore. thanks for reading and letting me vent. keep tuned kids, looks like ill be a pilot next week. :evil:
Jon,

Im sorry to hear about the shipping issues. That sucks. Here is an option for you:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DARTH-VADER-Body-Su ... 5885fa564e

I purchased one of these suits when I first started working on my Vader. Its entirely synthetic and it will pass 501st standards. I tweeked it a little to improve it, but the maker is pretty reliable for shipping.

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i feel for you man, i am supposedly getting my stuff from fenix this week maybe, he said he shipped it last week. that only makes it 2 &1/2 months past when he was to get it to me.

i do find it amazing how some prop builders can't meet expectations.
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it just blows my mind the way they do this stuff. chris and tim, im giving you guys a call tonight. thanks for listening
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armor arrived today..... and heart break came with it. the box was destroyed..... then i noticed the armor was paper thin, only one layer of fiberglass matt..... then i noticed the chest plate was stunt not hero as fenix claimed. oh, did i mention its broken in half?!!! the only thing holding it together is the matt material. its horribly miss-shapen, sloping away from you in all directions.... air bubbles all over the place on the back side..... im contacting lucas tonight. this is the worst vader armor ive ever seen. so dissapointing.......
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That's not cool man. :(
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Not cool at ALL! :x
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thanks guys. its a good thing my scratch built armor has paint drying on it as we speak, so not all is lost. im contacting SA and a few others to try and get this thing done. :twitch:
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what is going on with some of these prop builders?!?!?!?!!?!
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Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
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dunno...... so sad. oh well, on the positive im starting my experiment tonight. photos soon
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Good news, keep us posted!! ;)
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BODY SUIT IS HERE!!!!! and it fits so well, very comfy, and not to hot with everything on. im so glad its here! so, i emailed SA. hope his armor is readily available. tick-tock!
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glad to see you are finally getting some good news on this. :wavey:
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Through power, I gain victory.
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The Force shall set me free.
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timbremer wrote:glad to see you are finally getting some good news on this. :wavey:
me too! :D
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update!!!

spoke with the guy who does our uphostery at work. after he messed with my body suit yesterday, he determend it was real leather..... hmmmmm. any way, my home made armor is done... it looks ok. fixing my fenix armor.. long story. tonight im headed to TK-4484's for a final assembaly/ shakedown. contacted SA, he says im next on his hero list for armor, we will see how soon it arrives. thanks for hanging with me through the stupidity guys!
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