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Looking at the photos I think there are a couple things happening here which makes the thighs look off a bit. 1. Freedom of movement is a great thing when walking and it looks like you can bend your knees quite well. But I think the thighs are sitting up a bit too high. You should drop them down a bit and reduce the gape between the top of the shins and the bottom of the thighs. Looking at reference pics from the movie, there are some troopers that have a large gap but most have a smaller one. This will also bring the top of the thighs down so they aren't up under your cod plate. 2. A right side photo shows a lot of slack in your but piece and it appears to be popping out beyond your kidney. If you shorten the strap that connects it to the cod, you can tighten it up and reduce that gap. You may have to trim the sides of this under piece if it's rubbing against your thighs. I had to. 3. Once the but is in position, take another look or photos. I'd leave at least a 1/2" gap between the top of the thighs and the cod. This will improve the look and reduce any clicking when you walk. Do the same at the back of the thighs. Start trimming the front around the cod, cut the top of the thighs and the inner thighs to make the gap. Remember to leave a bit of material for a new return edge, especially on the front. I would do a return on the inner sides too, don't want that area to be sharp. Also, I think seeing the black gap around and in between the pieces is important to the look of the finished armor, just don't over do it. 4. When you've sorted out the front, put it all on and review again. You'll want to trim the top of the back of the thighs around the but plate. I did this but later realized I also needed to trim some off the but piece too. There was just too much extra material there, especially on the sides where it touched the thighs. Again leave some material for a new return edge. Look on my build on page 5 about 1/4 of the way down. You'll see how I trimmed the back. Here you can see how the thigh is down tighter to the shins. Here you can see the clearance around the butt plate. Keep up the great work. It's these final stages where you spend much of the time finessing the pieces and fit.

Hey Stephen! First, sorry about the bad advice re the cod rivet placement. As for your armor, I feel like the chest and shoulders look a little big all around. See how much the edges of the chest stick out from the ab armor? I'd consider heat bending the chest so it wraps around your torso more tightly. I believe Cricket did it, and I did it as well. What are the measurements of your shoulder bells? Somehow they look very wide as well. I might consider trimming them for width, or maybe wait until you've adjusted the chest to see. But in general your upper body looks bigger than your lower body, and I think it'd look more proportional if you brought your chest and shoulders in. For the legs, there's a decent amount of overlap between your thighs and both the cod and butt plate. In an ideal world I think your kidney could be a bit smaller but with the brackets, redoing the strapping will be a pain. Maybe trim the tops of the thighs? I'm not sure what the best solution there is.

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No Kit is approvable out of the box. But if build correctly, it can be 501st approved. As others mentioned, Anovos is known to have very long delays. You may be waiting over a year for your kit. There are many other armor makers to choose from. I suggest heading over here: Good Luck on your future build!

Nip over and try some on would be my advice . I take a 42 usually, and 43 imperials fit perfectly . the leather is soft , and the smaller sizes have softer soles , after a few hours wearing they look just like the boots in the movies, most modern painted Chelsea boots just look wrong, too stiff and badly shaped .

Paintwork today..feel like Leonardo devinci lol. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk