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Magnets got super delayed so I trimmed the forearms out in the meantime and will try to size them today as well. I trimmed pretty much all the return edges out of the wrist part, left a little on the upper part of the forearm just in case. Hopefully the magnets will come in soon and I can start glueing everything!

Hello and Welcome to FISD

I had almost all nylon webbing when I originally built my costume and have switched almost everything to eleastic. The webbing tends to pop off the snaps when you move around since it does not stretch currently I have elastic on all connections of my torso except the side closures on the ab pieces. My shoulders are nylon strapping but will soon be elastic when I get a chance as they constantly pop off when moving around.

Looks good to me, nice work

Trimmed just a little more on the bicep and it seems good to go now! Everything seems like it’s of good proportion and there’s a bit less of a gap now.

If you're standing naturally, there shouldn't be white showing above the black underarm connector. If you're moving around, it's whatever, but your barrel should be cut accordingly, though 850s super long chest piece might make it challenging. As to the posterior - it's a pretty flat, angled cut on the little tab at the bottom that's pretty distinctive from OTTKs. Hopefully no one else is inspecting this area this closely hahaha

Hello Marcel, welcome to the FISD! Good Luck with your approval, and if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask!

I find using elastic gives you more movement than using just nylon, it can be restrictive

Hi there, trooper. I would try reaching out to the German Garrison. I know lots of members have RS and would have ordered from the UK. They might have some advice for you on taxes etc. I’m not an expert with Tie Pilot costumes so wouldn’t be able to give much advice there, I’m afraid. Best of luck with your journey into costuming. :-) Best wishes Dan - CableGuy

I hope everyone is able to find time and a way to celebrate today, Star Wars day, May the 4th. I'm a big fan of David Petersen's Mouse Guard series, and today he posted on Twitter some really cool artwork that is SW related, using mice of course! If you haven't read his books, I highly encourage you to check them out. If you have read his books, these are a joyful way to enjoy two fandoms together. Cheers, Paul

We just got back from watching ROTJ in the theater tonight. It was so fun to see it on the big screen again. My parents took me when it first came out, but I was 4 and don’t really remember. I saw it again in 1997 when I was high school. Tonight, I took my 12 year old daughter. While she’s seen it at home many times, this was the first time on the big screen. The grin on her face as we walked out was awesome. It is so much fun to pass this joy on to another generation.

I feel like I can share some of these here now:

Thank you, James!