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SO, you want to go ESB, huh? AWESOME! If you are considering building a 3-D printed E-11 to go with that costume I can help.. I am also in the middle of an ESB build but due to lack of space (going on 10 months now) I was forced to concentrate on the weapon first. I used Bryan's @trooper96 incredibly accurate ANH E-11 kit and (IMHO) it turned out pretty danged nice. I have a complete tutorial on how I did it here, and just hit me up via PM if you need help or any of the greebs I created. Despite the work, it honestly was a really fun build!

Nice work the only downside is you can see the ridges of the elastic which is quite noticeable, I found doubling over the fabric quite a few times helped stiffen it ( from memory I folded 5 times) also using a stiffer fabric can help. I also add a piece of plastic in the section the belt will be hung on, not as important with an ESB as you use the loops but can help any sag when the blaster is holstered. Here is an image from the How To Belt thread, notice how close to the edge the elastic is, also the stiffness of the fabric when compared to yours Holster stiffener He used Heavy duty canvas, I used a similar duck canvas which is a little thinner and cheaper