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Attack of the Clones Clone Troopers |
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After the dull-fest of The Phantom Menace (from a
helmet perspective!), Lucas returned to the old roots of the Stormtrooper
design in Attack of the Clones, with the Clone Troopers 1940's
retro styling attempting to fill in the gap of what would have existed
previously. As mentioned elsewhere however these fabulous designs only
existed on the hard drive of a computer, since no physical Clone Trooper
helmets or armor were produced - just CG. |
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| So above and below we have some
nice hi-def grabs from the movie to show off this great design. The lack of
actual "Originals" has not stopped some really excellent replicas being
produced - both
licensed companies as well as fan-made. |
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| Taking its influence from the
original Stormtrooper, with a bit of Boba Fett and probably Buck Rogers
thrown in - the Clone Trooper design served its purpose as an evolutionary
precursor to ANH's Stormtrooper. |
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| Above and below, more screen-grabs
- thanks to Roger V in Germany for kindly sending us everything we needed to
do this. Thanks Roger! |
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| Purists would say that they're
probably a little too perfect and symmetrical - suggesting an almost
retrograde step between AotC/RotS and ANH and the original trilogy. Of
course the reality is that the Original Trilogy costumes were made with
people sculpting clay, sucking sheets of plastic over the moulds - whereas
in the new movies all the production work is done within the sterile
confines of a microprocessor. |
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| However it has to be said that they
do look rather good, so its probably just us OT-purists (read old geezers)
who think they're just a little bit too slick! |
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| Below, some older photos from the
pre-Hi-Def age. |
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Above and below
are PR shots of a clone trooper suit (CG). |
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| Below the Clone Trooper Captain,
which was superbly reproduced by E-FX in their licensed replica last year (see
this page). When researching the helmet they found that the standard
white helmets had clack visors, whereas the Captain differed with a shiny
chrome finish. |
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AotC Clone Pilot
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Above a press
photo of the Clone Pilot suit, and below as seen on-screen and in Hi-Def! |
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| And below a CG image of same from
Lucasfilm. |
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