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Bodysuit. |
Bodysuit With Belt and Body 'Armor'. |
Collector's Edition Helmet. |
Bodysuit with Body, Arm, Leg, and Shoulder 'Armor', Gloves, Helmet. |
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A pleasant surprise
This review is based on an actual purchase, modification and wearing of the Rubies costume armor.I needed to pull together stormtrooper armor in less than a week, so I knew that doing it the proper way (assembling from a kit) would not be an option for me. After doing a bit of research I ordered the Rubies Supreme Edition Stormtrooper for just under $530 from Amazon (7th Avenue Store). The 22lb box arrived by FedEx Home Delivery 5 days later (CA to CT) just in time for my event.Based on the Amazon reviews and from a little Google searching, I was fully prepared to work on modifying of the costume when it arrived so I picked up some heavy duty velcro & elastic in advance, and had sand-paper and my dremel ready to go. Fortunately the armor was in much better condition than I expected and I only needed to make a few minor modifications in order to make it fit my 5'11" 200lb frame.Overall I would recommend this armor/helmet combo for anyone who doesn't want to assemble their own but is not afraid of making some slight modifications. I think that $530 is a fair price, but wish that it came with a better helmet. I can see why anyone who paid over $800 for this when it first came out would be very disappointed. But with a little bit of work (about an hour total for me) this will get you an extremely "realistic" looking stormtrooper. Please note that it doesn't come with boots, neck seal or blaster. More details below if you are curious.ARMOR:Build quality is great for the most part. All of the armor parts are rugged and polished. The velcro and elastic used to attach armor parts together doesn't inspire much confidence though. There are very general directions included on how to put the armor on, but I found a few YouTube videos of armor assembly to be far more informative. The trim quality was not as bad as others have mentioned, and I didn't see the need for grinding/sanding any edges for cosmetic reasons. But more on this further below.Contrary to some reviews, my armor included the "thermal detonator" or oxygen tank as some call it, that clips onto the back of the waist belt. Perhaps Rubies decided to include this after getting some negative customer feedback?HELMET:The helmet (as many have mentioned) is the "weak link" in the Rubies armor. It looks good and is relatively accurate to the movie, except to perhaps the more discerning costumers out there. However, the build quality is not great and it has a slightly flimsy feel to it. I felt that I needed to be careful with the helmet and avoided taking it off/on with just one hand. The lenses are a dark amber color and the rounded shape will distort your vision a bit. I plan to replace the lenses with the more screen accurate green lenses that are flat and provide for better vision.FIT:I was a little worried about buying the standard version instead of the XL. Happily though the standard fit me quite well. For reference, I am 5'11" have a long torso and broad shoulders. When buying pants I usually get size 35 or 36 waist and my jacket size is 48. If you are close to me in size, I believe the standard size will work for you.The included "body suit" is more like a jump suit and is not skin tight. It barely fit in the torso, but was comfortable and oddly enough seemed to fit better when I put it on "backwards" with the zipper in front instead of back. This also made putting the whole thing on by myself possible!I have a fairly large head - most hats fit tightly on me. The good news is that this helmet was more than big enough. The bad news is that it was wobbly and difficult to keep in the same position. I constantly had to adjust it with my hands, which had to look pretty silly. I think anyone with a smaller head will need to add more padding or a harness to keep the helmet in placeMODIFICATIONS/SUGGESTIONS:Before you do anything I suggest a little research by watching any of episode IV, V or VI to see how the armor is intended to fit - so that you can make informed decisions about modifications you may need.As for me, the first thing I did was replace the Rubies velcro in the shoulder clips with industrial strength velcro for stronger holding power.Rubies uses very stretchy elastic to attach the font chest and abdominal plates together. Same for the upper-back and lower-back (kidney/butt) plates. This didn't make a whole lot of sense to me, so I cut the elastic and used black suspenders with metal clamps to harness the abdomen/butt plates (I left some of the elastic in place to clamp the suspenders to). This makes assembling and fitting the armor SO MUCH EASIER! It frees up the chest/upper back plates so that you can assemble them before putting it on. In this manner you really can put your armor on without help from another person!After wearing the armor, I see the need to re-shape some of the arm & leg edges so that they are more comfortable and don't dig into my skin. Also, I'll wear a more skin-tight body suit next time so that I don't have to deal with the extra fabric that spills out a bit around the armor.As mentioned with respect to the helmet, I'll be replacing the helmet lenses. Also I'll most likely add a fan and voice amplifier; I may even wind up buying a better helmet. Also, if you have a long neck you may want to buy a neck seal from ebay.I have to imagine that any man or woman less than 5'9" (especially if also thin) will have to do some major trimming of the armor and will need to get a different body suit altogether. Women may find the leg/arm amor a bit bulky and the body suit useless, unless of Amazonian proportions.Hope this helps!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2016
I purchased this armor when it was first released online directly from the Star Wars store. I wore it that first Halloween and then got stored away for about 10 years. Finally took it back out this past Halloween and had a great time with it along with my 4 year old boy. I have done absolutely no modifications to the armor and fits great. I am 5'11" and 200lbs. I do plan to rework the lower leg pieces. I think the diameter is a bit too big so I plan to close them a bit. The armor does not come with boots so I ended up buying a pair from eBay and Amazon has them as well. My set did not include the detonator so I used the detonator I have from my FX armor. There are online tutorials that will show you how to build one from PVC. Not too big of a deal. Not 501st approved? Who cares. Funny how a fully licensed Star Wars product is not endorsed by an organization that exists because of it. Interesting! Anyway, had an awesome time with it over a three day period of city events as well as at my son's school this past Halloween and not once did anyone come up to me and ask if the armor was 501st approved. Just a bunch of kids wanting to take pictures with the Stormtrooper. My son and I actually won 3rd place for best look alike at a costume contest. The helmet does look a bit odd with the bubble lenses. I've removed those and am in the process of replacing them with flat, dark green lenses. As you can see by the pictures, that is still a work in progress so I ended up wearing the armor with the newly released Black Series Stormtrooper helmet (another fully licensed Star Wars item not endorsed by the 501st). I think this helmet looks a lot better than the one it came with. The armor is a bit off white while the helmet is more pure but not too bad of a difference. I also plan to ditch the jumpsuit it came with and transfer the Velcro pieces off and onto a full compression body suit to get a tighter fit. The jumpsuit it comes with is a bit big and as you can see in one of the pictures, tends to crumple up right around the shoulder area. Fun times!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2015
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2016
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2015
Faked out again, it's just the old one, Looking for the new one?
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2015
But if you were looking for the new TFA armor, this is not the one, check on Amazon here for it http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015OBG40O
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2015
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Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2011
This review is based on an actual purchase, modification and wearing of the Rubies costume armor.
I needed to pull together stormtrooper armor in less than a week, so I knew that doing it the proper way (assembling from a kit) would not be an option for me. After doing a bit of research I ordered the Rubies Supreme Edition Stormtrooper for just under $530 from Amazon (7th Avenue Store). The 22lb box arrived by FedEx Home Delivery 5 days later (CA to CT) just in time for my event.
Based on the Amazon reviews and from a little Google searching, I was fully prepared to work on modifying of the costume when it arrived so I picked up some heavy duty velcro & elastic in advance, and had sand-paper and my dremel ready to go. Fortunately the armor was in much better condition than I expected and I only needed to make a few minor modifications in order to make it fit my 5'11" 200lb frame.
Overall I would recommend this armor/helmet combo for anyone who doesn't want to assemble their own but is not afraid of making some slight modifications. I think that $530 is a fair price, but wish that it came with a better helmet. I can see why anyone who paid over $800 for this when it first came out would be very disappointed. But with a little bit of work (about an hour total for me) this will get you an extremely "realistic" looking stormtrooper. Please note that it doesn't come with boots, neck seal or blaster. More details below if you are curious.
ARMOR:
Build quality is great for the most part. All of the armor parts are rugged and polished. The velcro and elastic used to attach armor parts together doesn't inspire much confidence though. There are very general directions included on how to put the armor on, but I found a few YouTube videos of armor assembly to be far more informative. The trim quality was not as bad as others have mentioned, and I didn't see the need for grinding/sanding any edges for cosmetic reasons. But more on this further below.
Contrary to some reviews, my armor included the "thermal detonator" or oxygen tank as some call it, that clips onto the back of the waist belt. Perhaps Rubies decided to include this after getting some negative customer feedback?
HELMET:
The helmet (as many have mentioned) is the "weak link" in the Rubies armor. It looks good and is relatively accurate to the movie, except to perhaps the more discerning costumers out there. However, the build quality is not great and it has a slightly flimsy feel to it. I felt that I needed to be careful with the helmet and avoided taking it off/on with just one hand. The lenses are a dark amber color and the rounded shape will distort your vision a bit. I plan to replace the lenses with the more screen accurate green lenses that are flat and provide for better vision.
FIT:
I was a little worried about buying the standard version instead of the XL. Happily though the standard fit me quite well. For reference, I am 5'11" have a long torso and broad shoulders. When buying pants I usually get size 35 or 36 waist and my jacket size is 48. If you are close to me in size, I believe the standard size will work for you.
The included "body suit" is more like a jump suit and is not skin tight. It barely fit in the torso, but was comfortable and oddly enough seemed to fit better when I put it on "backwards" with the zipper in front instead of back. This also made putting the whole thing on by myself possible!
I have a fairly large head - most hats fit tightly on me. The good news is that this helmet was more than big enough. The bad news is that it was wobbly and difficult to keep in the same position. I constantly had to adjust it with my hands, which had to look pretty silly. I think anyone with a smaller head will need to add more padding or a harness to keep the helmet in place
MODIFICATIONS/SUGGESTIONS:
Before you do anything I suggest a little research by watching any of episode IV, V or VI to see how the armor is intended to fit - so that you can make informed decisions about modifications you may need.
As for me, the first thing I did was replace the Rubies velcro in the shoulder clips with industrial strength velcro for stronger holding power.
Rubies uses very stretchy elastic to attach the font chest and abdominal plates together. Same for the upper-back and lower-back (kidney/butt) plates. This didn't make a whole lot of sense to me, so I cut the elastic and used black suspenders with metal clamps to harness the abdomen/butt plates (I left some of the elastic in place to clamp the suspenders to). This makes assembling and fitting the armor SO MUCH EASIER! It frees up the chest/upper back plates so that you can assemble them before putting it on. In this manner you really can put your armor on without help from another person!
After wearing the armor, I see the need to re-shape some of the arm & leg edges so that they are more comfortable and don't dig into my skin. Also, I'll wear a more skin-tight body suit next time so that I don't have to deal with the extra fabric that spills out a bit around the armor.
As mentioned with respect to the helmet, I'll be replacing the helmet lenses. Also I'll most likely add a fan and voice amplifier; I may even wind up buying a better helmet. Also, if you have a long neck you may want to buy a neck seal from ebay.
I have to imagine that any man or woman less than 5'9" (especially if also thin) will have to do some major trimming of the armor and will need to get a different body suit altogether. Women may find the leg/arm amor a bit bulky and the body suit useless, unless of Amazonian proportions.
Hope this helps!
I needed to pull together stormtrooper armor in less than a week, so I knew that doing it the proper way (assembling from a kit) would not be an option for me. After doing a bit of research I ordered the Rubies Supreme Edition Stormtrooper for just under $530 from Amazon (7th Avenue Store). The 22lb box arrived by FedEx Home Delivery 5 days later (CA to CT) just in time for my event.
Based on the Amazon reviews and from a little Google searching, I was fully prepared to work on modifying of the costume when it arrived so I picked up some heavy duty velcro & elastic in advance, and had sand-paper and my dremel ready to go. Fortunately the armor was in much better condition than I expected and I only needed to make a few minor modifications in order to make it fit my 5'11" 200lb frame.
Overall I would recommend this armor/helmet combo for anyone who doesn't want to assemble their own but is not afraid of making some slight modifications. I think that $530 is a fair price, but wish that it came with a better helmet. I can see why anyone who paid over $800 for this when it first came out would be very disappointed. But with a little bit of work (about an hour total for me) this will get you an extremely "realistic" looking stormtrooper. Please note that it doesn't come with boots, neck seal or blaster. More details below if you are curious.
ARMOR:
Build quality is great for the most part. All of the armor parts are rugged and polished. The velcro and elastic used to attach armor parts together doesn't inspire much confidence though. There are very general directions included on how to put the armor on, but I found a few YouTube videos of armor assembly to be far more informative. The trim quality was not as bad as others have mentioned, and I didn't see the need for grinding/sanding any edges for cosmetic reasons. But more on this further below.
Contrary to some reviews, my armor included the "thermal detonator" or oxygen tank as some call it, that clips onto the back of the waist belt. Perhaps Rubies decided to include this after getting some negative customer feedback?
HELMET:
The helmet (as many have mentioned) is the "weak link" in the Rubies armor. It looks good and is relatively accurate to the movie, except to perhaps the more discerning costumers out there. However, the build quality is not great and it has a slightly flimsy feel to it. I felt that I needed to be careful with the helmet and avoided taking it off/on with just one hand. The lenses are a dark amber color and the rounded shape will distort your vision a bit. I plan to replace the lenses with the more screen accurate green lenses that are flat and provide for better vision.
FIT:
I was a little worried about buying the standard version instead of the XL. Happily though the standard fit me quite well. For reference, I am 5'11" have a long torso and broad shoulders. When buying pants I usually get size 35 or 36 waist and my jacket size is 48. If you are close to me in size, I believe the standard size will work for you.
The included "body suit" is more like a jump suit and is not skin tight. It barely fit in the torso, but was comfortable and oddly enough seemed to fit better when I put it on "backwards" with the zipper in front instead of back. This also made putting the whole thing on by myself possible!
I have a fairly large head - most hats fit tightly on me. The good news is that this helmet was more than big enough. The bad news is that it was wobbly and difficult to keep in the same position. I constantly had to adjust it with my hands, which had to look pretty silly. I think anyone with a smaller head will need to add more padding or a harness to keep the helmet in place
MODIFICATIONS/SUGGESTIONS:
Before you do anything I suggest a little research by watching any of episode IV, V or VI to see how the armor is intended to fit - so that you can make informed decisions about modifications you may need.
As for me, the first thing I did was replace the Rubies velcro in the shoulder clips with industrial strength velcro for stronger holding power.
Rubies uses very stretchy elastic to attach the font chest and abdominal plates together. Same for the upper-back and lower-back (kidney/butt) plates. This didn't make a whole lot of sense to me, so I cut the elastic and used black suspenders with metal clamps to harness the abdomen/butt plates (I left some of the elastic in place to clamp the suspenders to). This makes assembling and fitting the armor SO MUCH EASIER! It frees up the chest/upper back plates so that you can assemble them before putting it on. In this manner you really can put your armor on without help from another person!
After wearing the armor, I see the need to re-shape some of the arm & leg edges so that they are more comfortable and don't dig into my skin. Also, I'll wear a more skin-tight body suit next time so that I don't have to deal with the extra fabric that spills out a bit around the armor.
As mentioned with respect to the helmet, I'll be replacing the helmet lenses. Also I'll most likely add a fan and voice amplifier; I may even wind up buying a better helmet. Also, if you have a long neck you may want to buy a neck seal from ebay.
I have to imagine that any man or woman less than 5'9" (especially if also thin) will have to do some major trimming of the armor and will need to get a different body suit altogether. Women may find the leg/arm amor a bit bulky and the body suit useless, unless of Amazonian proportions.
Hope this helps!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2015
I don't understand why so many negative feed backs. This costume is AWESOME. Obviously I have to make a few modifications but that's the fun part about it. I will get it to fit me comfortably so I can dance in it...lol but I truly love it. I placed a few photos that has no modifications just yet.
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