Super 7 Stormtrooper Super Shogun on G4..!!!!
G4's Epic April Celebrates Star Wars
Tune into G4 next week as its popular Attack of the Show celebrates all things Star Wars with exclusive clips and interviews. Here's a peek at what's coming up:
Monday, April 26th: Jaime King and Daniel Logan are in the studio to discuss The Clone Wars season finale, and they're bringing an exclusive scene with them! As a bonus, G4 will be giving away a Star Wars Stormtrooper Super Shogun Collectible to a lucky viewer.
Frank Supiot of Super 7 gives us the back stage pass at the Stormtrooper Super Shogun factory in Shen Zhen, China about an hour outside Hong Kong.
The Empire grows: the bodies in partial assembly. The polyethylene parts have been created at the blow-molding factory, while the soft vinyl parts (heads & hands) are created at an entirely different facility.
The Blaster is created by injection molding, once again under strict supervision. The pieces on the table are the stock, which folds out from under the barrel.
As part of our QC process, we are checking each blaster individually. And by “we”, I mean ME!
More details of the manufacturing process after the jump
Part of the painting process for rotational molded goods includes “spray masks”, which essentially are stencils molded from bronze. Being Super7, we can never do things simply, and we have created FORTY separate masks to achieve all of the details on the Trooper’s head.
Loading a new mask for the next painting step.
Aside from the head, the HANDS are also roto-cast. Here are shots of the tooling (molds) used for the trigger finger hand.
The money shot
For more info, check out the dedicated website: STARWARS.SUPER7STORE.COM
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