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Hey'ya troopers! So I for some reason never got around to posting in the new approval register when I got approved last April. So I am now reporting for duty....almost a year late. So far I have trooped just about 10 events in my TK over the last year. There was a little gap between event number 1 and the rest because on my first event I got tripped and had to do some repair work. But, in an effort to look on the bright side it did give me a chance to correct some issues from the initial build. Since then everything has been going well and I am very shortly going to embark on updates to bring the kit up to EIB quality. I look forward to continuing to troop with some of my fellow TKs from North Texas and beyond. Stay shiny!

Finally been able to work on this again. Come up with a plan to work bottom up. This builds confidence as I go and introduces things like ABS slurry slowly as I work up. I started on the spats. I have finish sanded the trim lines to 120G now, probably need to do a 2nd pass at 240. I plan to make these as Ardeshir does in his video with the Velcro away from the slip end. To give these maximum flex I've gone pretty tight on the return edge, and have some foam trim coming to lock into the shin grooves. I also went pretty tight on the shin returns. Enough to have a bit of depth but not enough to dig in to anything like on my OT. I think there's about 3/4 mm of thickness, not quite as small as it looks here. Obligatory try on with completely inappropriate trousers This shows the spat return well I also drilled for the Kit Kats, and independently learned the template is rubbish. I carefully measured and marked and aligned the templates before drilling. And found I'd aligned it a bit too far left. The left side is right on the seam line, and should be in a little. To fix this I plan to slightly slot the holes in 2mm and then use a 3D printed reinforcement to fix the final position. I've drawn on some guide lines that will allow me to move them in slowly. I'll probably start at 1mm (marked is 2mm) and see how that looks 1st. Next up will be the thighs. Again I'll trim the return reasonably close and drill for the holster. I've also trimmed and sanded a few other bits bit these will get more attentions I work up the armour.

The Tub Lid Mirror This is probably the most popular idea I've had at troops. So many times, we have to use car reflections or random things to try and see if our costumes look ok during events. There isn't always a mirror. Amazon carries plastic mirrors that I velcroed a couple to the bottom of my tub lid. When you lean your tub lid up against a wall, you can angle it to see how you look! I use this so much. And I'll find many of my fellow trooper's hover over my way to do a review of their kit as well. I also don't have to worry about heavier real mirrors that might crack, shatter, or add weight to your lid. Especially if you use your lid as a shelf like I do too! Amazon.com: JUNEBRUSHS 4 Pack Self Adhesive Acrylic Mirrors, 12x 16 Inch Mirrors Tiles,Flexible Plastic Sheets Wall Stickers,2MM Thick Mirror,Frameless Small Mirror : Home & Kitchen