firebladejedi wrote:
I actually think the rivets on the armour body are jeans rivets as the tops are smooth
I think you are right. I went out and got some jean rivets and added them to my armor. Even if they aren’t the exact things used they look correct with the smooth tops. The small ones that are 3/8” look to be the accurate size. I had to install them the old fashion way with a setter and a mallet.
Now what am really curious about is the “holes” you see in the armor here:
I assume they are somehow connected to how the elastic attached the ab plate and chest plate together. I never noticed them before until someone pointed them out to me and sure enough if you watch ANH you can see them on the various Stormtroopers. I’ve also noticed similar holes in various production photos on the kidney plate and on the butt plate.
I’m just not sure what they actually are. Are they rivets as well but a different kind? The backside of the jean rivet does have a hole in them so maybe they are just put in backwards. However it’s hard to see any outlines and I don’t know if painted white the rivets would blend in that well. Does anybody have any insight on this?