Show Us Your Troops (Sideshow/Marmit/Medicom/etc.)!

[pm07]

Wow, I never thought I would feel so inadequate. LOL I just ordered a Shock Trooper to match my Endor trooper. Im gonna have to work a bunch of overtime to catch up. Great collections and incredible photography.

 

[the dude person]

Wow, I never thought I would feel so inadequate. LOL I just ordered a Shock Trooper to match my Endor trooper. Im gonna have to work a bunch of overtime to catch up. Great collections and incredible photography.

Yeah I know right? Darthgothikus's army makes everyone jealous I think...

And by the way, welcome to SSF!

 

[Dorgmal Snow]

Begun the Clone Wars have...

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Bit of work to do painting heads/helmets etc. and the "Generals" are a bit of a work in progress, see what's in my bits 'n' bobs draw... anyone want to donate some old Hasbro clone/stormtrooper armour, feel free!

I chuffin love em!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[the dude person]

I love the clones, but decided that 3 is enough for me for now... at least until I have begun building my imperial army!

I will soon be the somewhat proud, somewhat dissapointed-because-it's-not-sideshow owner of a Hasbro imperial officer, which I plan to swap over to a different body.

I am wondering what the best route of getting stormies would be... should I pay around $100 + shipping for a SS stormie, or should I modify a Hasbro stormie I could get for around $30? I know SS stormies are much better quality-wise than modded Hasbro's could be, but I do have other projects that require funding, and they wouldn't get any if I spent $120 on a single stormtrooper...

As for modding the Hasbro, I'm thinking body swap, some armor-tightening, and a recast of stormtrooper lolly-pop helmet for the head (similar to the clone trooper lolly-pop helmet, it is fairly accurate and does not resemble a lolly-pop, but rather is a bust in which a lolly-pop can be stored)... of course I could pick up a few SS armor pieces to replace some of the Hasbro ones...

anyway, would modifying a Hasbro be worth it? If so, what's the best Hasbro stormtrooper to start with? If I modified a Hasbro stormtrooper, what armor pieces would be most important to replace with sideshow parts?

Please help me.

 

[Darthgothikus]

Hi Dude

I did a Sandtrooper kitbash using a Hasbro base awhile back, which I was pretty happy with. Wether it's cost effective or not is another matter.

Bits I would replace:

Helmet (Sideshow/Marmit)
Shoulder Bells (Sideshow)
Abdomine/Groin Armour (Sideshow)
Hands
Feet

But for cost...

If your looking at $30 for the Hasbro
Then $30 for a True Type
All the other bits (Can't remember the cost but got all from Toy Anxiety must have been about $30/40)

So in the end cost about as much as buying a SS Trooper!

Now, you could pick up a cheaper body for $10 maybe but then you get issues with attaching hands/feet.

Ultimately you could save a bit, but I don't think you'll make a $30/40 trooper to army build with, also you've the time factor involved in the build.

Of course that is outweighed by the fun and satisfaction of making your own troopers!

 

[the dude person]

Hi Dude

I did a Sandtrooper kitbash using a Hasbro base awhile back, which I was pretty happy with. Wether it's cost effective or not is another matter.

Bits I would replace:

Helmet (Sideshow/Marmit)
Shoulder Bells (Sideshow)
Abdomine/Groin Armour (Sideshow)
Hands
Feet

But for cost...

If your looking at $30 for the Hasbro
Then $30 for a True Type
All the other bits (Can't remember the cost but got all from Toy Anxiety must have been about $30/40)

So in the end cost about as much as buying a SS Trooper!

Now, you could pick up a cheaper body for $10 maybe but then you get issues with attaching hands/feet.

Ultimately you could save a bit, but I don't think you'll make a $30/40 trooper to army build with, also you've the time factor involved in the build.

Of course that is outweighed by the fun and satisfaction of making your own troopers!

hmmm.. thanks for the advice.

If I got a Prometheus body from ToyAnxiety (they seem to have a lot of those left for some reason... ), that's $13, then SS hands/feet would fit perfectly... I've seen bits of armor on eBay for $3-$5, so shoulders, abdomine, hands, and feet may end up costing around $12-$20.... so all in all, that's about $55 - $67 (if I can get a Hasbro for cheap)... if I end up getting a SS helmet, that would be about $20 or so I think.... so the total is somewhere around $87.... however, the SS stormies are going for $100+ these days on eBay, can't find em anywhere else...

I did manage to find a de-sanded sandtrooper (no pauldron or backpack that is) from china that's at about $51 right now with about 2 days left to go... I may go for that one and repaint the armor so it's nice and shiny white...


of course, I could just spend $20 on a SS stormie helmet and stick it on one of my clones...

might look like this

 

[hurricane]

just finished this,all sideshow armor,plus mix of sideshow/GG helmet.

 

[Mancolo]

Job well done on Commander Cody mate

 

[thundergod]

I love the clones, but decided that 3 is enough for me for now... at least until I have begun building my imperial army!

I will soon be the somewhat proud, somewhat dissapointed-because-it's-not-sideshow owner of a Hasbro imperial officer, which I plan to swap over to a different body.

I am wondering what the best route of getting stormies would be... should I pay around $100 + shipping for a SS stormie, or should I modify a Hasbro stormie I could get for around $30? I know SS stormies are much better quality-wise than modded Hasbro's could be, but I do have other projects that require funding, and they wouldn't get any if I spent $120 on a single stormtrooper...

As for modding the Hasbro, I'm thinking body swap, some armor-tightening, and a recast of stormtrooper lolly-pop helmet for the head (similar to the clone trooper lolly-pop helmet, it is fairly accurate and does not resemble a lolly-pop, but rather is a bust in which a lolly-pop can be stored)... of course I could pick up a few SS armor pieces to replace some of the Hasbro ones...

anyway, would modifying a Hasbro be worth it? If so, what's the best Hasbro stormtrooper to start with? If I modified a Hasbro stormtrooper, what armor pieces would be most important to replace with sideshow parts?

Please help me.

I made a pretty decent Sandtrooper using the armour from the O.T.C Stormtrooper . The only part I replaced was the helmet , for this I used a helmet from an old vinyl kit . ( The feet were just for the purpose of the picture as I'd mis-placed the hasbro ones ).

( This is an old w.i.p picture , but you get the idea .)

 

[Darthgothikus]

just finished this,all sideshow armor,plus mix of sideshow/GG helmet.

Bloody good job mate!

 

[Crimsonbob]

Aye ti's a wonderous sight, whole worthy of a good

 

[Darthgothikus]

LOL, makes my poor Sandy look like the poor relation!

Never did get round to weathering his helmet, one day...

 

[Chakaman]

Clone commander Thire and his men...

 

[Jaycepticon]

That Commander Thire's as awesome as I dreamed it would be

 

[spidey]

Hi guys

Just want to introduce the new fella...liking him the best so far, wonder why i didn't get him earlier. Cant wait for the rest of the sandies to join him...

Here, he's chastising me for placing him so close to the edge

Showing his best profile

With the rest...

 

[joda76]

Nice trooper shots. Good to see them without stands.

 

[Jaycepticon]

Nice trooper shots. Good to see them without stands.

I never knew why I always used stands for my SW figs and not other ones I owned. They definitely look better without them

 

[feroze13]

Crimsonbob created Koto custom( thankyou bob!), SS and Medicoms and some dodgy back drops.

 

[Crimsonbob]

Hi ya glad you like it and that you joined the forum and i like your backdrops.

 

[feroze13]

Cheers bob, that Koto started me off, now I'm hooked. Loving this thread!