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TK409 Protocol Project
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Parts run closed. Your existing orders are happily being completed!
It's been a wonderful project beginning in 2004. Eight years! I hope you've had fun. It was a labor of love and a very personal project. This is a forum of builders and other parts makers will appear. The forum will continue. I'll still be here, just not producing parts anymore. If you need to reach me, please don't hesitate. As always, I'm at chris@tk409.com
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Moncal's shorts are trimmed and ready to be worn. These are thick ABS like Stormtrooper armor. and they fit great into the legs. They only get thin at crotch, which is the least visible parts of the shorts. I trimmed that part away and they work great. I highly recommend these. Contact Cal at chance_cal@hotmail.com
 
 
Smaller Arms:
I don't offer a chroming service, however I recommend contacting Chuck or Kevin at VMI Inc., the very same shop that chromed the original C-3PO suits for Lucasfilm. They metalized my suit and it turned out great. Their price is around $1250. You can also try http://www.vacuummetallizing.ca I believe their prices are lower.
WEARABLE FIBERGLASS C-3PO PROJECT
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For years I had been searching for a good suit, but none had the detail, accuracy or wearability I wanted. I found a private collector who had a Disney suit in storage and didn't know what to do with it. It had been made several years ago by a studio who fabricated it specifically for him from an old Disney park suit. This was NOT based on a GA suit nor any other suit that is currently being made available. We have modified the suit to be wearable and to fit and function just like the movie costume. We are offering parts at very close to our cost so they can be as affordable as possible.
TORSO/SHOULDERS
Some details on the torso were left off or needed reconstruction, so we've added those. The arms extended out straight to the shoulders, with no ribbed ring in between. That has been modified and the ring built. The shoulders have been reinforced to fit more flush with the ring.
BICEPS & FOREARMS
The ridge details on both the bicep and forearm were too far apart as compared to the AD suit and the ridges were missing from the bicep rear slot so those have been added and modified. The piston mounting disc on the bicep has been raised to a more accurately prominent height. The piston connectors have been added as well to both the forearm elbows and biceps. The biceps also did not fit flush within the forearms, but that has been fixed as well.
HANDS
Each finger tip and finger armor piece has been seperately sculpted and the handplates have been sculpted to the ESB/ROTJ appearance with the wrap-around palm plates. Buyers will need to add the small palm squares and wires (squares can be cut from styrene and glued to glove along with wires)
THIGHS
Ours have the "teeth" that extend down to meet the shins and have been resculpted from scratch. The large top thigh screws have been added and the "v" seams at the back redone. An interior fin has also been added to the thigh that will hang down and keep the thigh & shin rotating in sync while fitting together with machined-like precision.
SHINS
The knee area and discs have been completely redone for sharpness and have the accurate low-profile appearance, flush with the thighs. They also have the proper zig-zag cut up the sides at the wedge splitting the front and back halves.
HEAD
For wearable heads, Check with MonCal for a very nice vacuformed vacuformed head.
James Sleeth also offers excellent fiberglass or vacuformed heads. starbuck@gate.net
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PHOTO GALLERIES
http://www.tk409.com/c3po.html
SHIPPED
Shipped 1/19/12
Gordon Tarpley - small arms and wearable hands, legs and large torso.
FULFILLING ORDER
Moody: lg torso, legs, small arms
Milbourne: lg arms, legs
Picard: sm torso, small arms
Tanuvasa: small arms, small torso, legs
Brunner: Large torso
Birch: small torso, small arms, legs, feet
Gladden: small torso, small arms, Legs
Sintay: small arms
Wadley: large torso
As of March 15, 2012 I will not be accepting any more orders at this time. Thank you!
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Re: TK409 Protocol Project *Updated 6/13
How do these new arms look in comparison to the larger torso?
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6/13/2007, 1:34 pm
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Re: TK409 Protocol Project *Updated 6/13
Photo coming soon!
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Re: TK409 Protocol Project *Updated 6/13
What is the circumference of the bicep/forearm outside and in.
That maybe helpful. 
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Re: TK409 Protocol Project *Updated 6/13
how much are the new arms going to be?
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Re: TK409 Protocol Project *Updated 6/13
Chris have you had a chance to take a pic of yourself with the new arms on with the rest of your suit?
-michael
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6/20/2007, 9:04 am
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Re: TK409 Protocol Project *Updated 6/13
Ack, not yet. I've been working till midnight almost every night. I'm trying to get those details up asap.
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Re: TK409 Protocol Project *Updated 6/13
Can we get an updated list on where are products are? When will we get them?
I Still dont have a torso.
Your list says you are fulfilling my foot order but I already have them...etc, etc
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Re: TK409 Protocol Project *Updated 7/2
Shipped
Feet: J Chevalier
Torso: Arthur V -
Feet: W Kendzierski
Legs: W Kendzierski
Legs: D Heisey
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