Starwars
On this page you will find out informaton on the TieFighter pilot and where to fine the Helmet, armor and complete costume.
About The Imperial Tie Fighter Pilot
Tie Fighter Pilots are an elite group within the Imperial Naval Forces. Only ten percent of those accepted into training graduate with commisions.
TIE pilots were equipped with black uniforms, a black helmet, and a life support chest piece with breather tubes to provide necessary gases.
The helmet design was reminiscent of stormtrooper armor, with a few notable distinctions. The shell was bulkier, possibly due to reinforced padding or internal pilot-to-ship communications equipment. Additional modifications enabled the pilot to survive in the cockpit's vacuum. Breather tubes extended from the helmet to the front of the chest plate, where controls for the suit's portable life support system were located. The actual supply of oxygen was built into the rectangular back plate of the armor.
Because the odds of surviving a crash were slim, TIE pilots were rarely equipped with emergency rations or supplies. Some carried a personal sidearm for reasons which may have been ceremonial. These did show some use however, when opposing forces would attack TIE pilots before they could take off.
They represented the elite of the Imperial Navy, having undergone grueling physical and psychological conditioning to achieve their ranks. An elite corps, only 10 percent of TIE pilots successfully navigated the intense training and testing of the Imperial Navy. The rest were reassigned throughout the Navy as combat Imperial gunner|gunners, crewmen, and other personnel.
Drawing from the graduates of Imperial academies, the fleet conditioned their best prospects to be fanatically loyal to the Emperor and willing to sacrifice their lives to complete their assigned missions. To ingrain the concept of placing mission and Empire above self, TIE pilots' names were replaced with identification numbers such as "Mauler" Mithel DS-61-2 and were subjected to continual reminders of their craft's lack of integrated life-support system and combat deflector shields.
TIE pilots on duty were deliberately kept emotionally unstable, in a constant state of insecurity and hunter's anxiety. This was believed to let them fight more efficiently, although it frequently caused trouble in their interpersonal relationships.
Imperial Tie Fighter Pilot Costume
This section you can fine a Tie Fighter Helmet
ChestPack with Armor
Jumpsuit with Belt
Gloves and boots.
To make you a complete costume
The Tie Fighter Pilot Helmet
Made of Fiberglass Resin and Fully Painted and ready to wear.
You get Helmet only.
This picture Above shows helmet, chestbox and hoses together.
Yes can buy it all together. Or Just helmet Only.
If you are looing for the Tie Fighter Helmet Just contact Randy at: triomirett@gmail.com
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Tie Fighter Pilot Chestbox , Hoses and Armor
This picture Below shows the Chestbox, hoses and back Armor.
The ChestBox made of Fiberglass Resin the Chest and Back Armor made of Black Glossy ABS Plastic
If you are Looking for Just the Chestbox, hoses and the Armor just contact Randy at : triomirett@gmail.com
Tie Fighter Jumpsuit with Patches & Belt
Most troopers use a flight suit. You may still need to add pockets. There are plenty of online sources for these but they will require some minor modification for accuracy (like adding pocket flaps)
One Place to get The Flight suit is:
http://www.tedsmilitarysurplus.com/clothacc/fsafblack.html
Also another site to get one is: http://www.rangerjoes.com/flight-suit-air-force-style-p-1048.html
Tie Fighter Boots
The general consensus on the boots is that they're WWII German Jackboots, with a straight cut across the top and a rounded toe.
You Can Find them Here:
http://www.hessenantique.com/NVA_German_Jack_Boots_p/hagp005.htm
Tie Fighter Gloves
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TIE Pilots can be seen wearing black leather gauntlet gloves. The gloves have a smooth finish on the gauntlet, with vertical finger stitching, and no buckles.
The best match I've found are the gloves from here:
http://www.excaliburleather.com/catalog/gloves.html
Tie Fighter Belt
The belt is a 2 inch wide leather belt with a rectangular belt buckle.
Nina & David Walker has everything you need to make this yourself, including a 2 inch belt blank, a square buckle blank, and one bottle of black dye. To make the belt, you'll need a punch for the buckle holes. Also, if you buy the belt blank without the snaps, you'll need snaps and a snap setter.
Based on the pictures in the Visual Dictionary, the buckle was slightly curved (along the shape of the stomach), and looks to have been made of stainless steel or nickel.
Just contact Nina & David Walker at: RowensBones@aim.com
