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I was looking at the legs on my ap suit and decided that it would probably look better using the butt seam with the strip of abs over top (like in their supplemental directions). I don't think the overlap method will look as good on the legs. I already glued all of the arm pieces using the overlap method. I don't think those are as important because most people will look at you dead on, not from the side. What do you guys think?

I got my AP armor this past week. I checked and my part looks fine, just like Bezerkus's part.

One thing I've noticed in a lot of helmet pics are the bolts ends inside the helmet. I'm refering to the bolts that hold the ear pieces on. So do people cap them with rubber? I have not heard of anyone cutting their head on them when they either put on the helmet or take it off. They look like they could leave a nasty cut on the skull.

here are drawings of what I mean: --------

I'm a bit confused. Are you overlapping the two haves of plastic, glueing them together and then add the plastic seam strip to just give it better definition? Or are you creating a butt joint (no overlap of the two haves) and using the strip to actually hold the two halves together? I know with FX you actually overlap the two halves and glue them. But I think I've read where with AP you actually create the butt joint and use a thin strip which overlaps both pieces and holds them together??? I get my AP armor this week and will be starting to assemble it soon. Perhaps its clearer when you actually have the armor.

Its about time someone documented the mundane aspects of the trooper life, coffee, bathroom breaks, its not all just killing rebels and destroying planets. LOL.

check out this thread its very good. He has the helmet all documented and is still working on posting the armor pics. http://whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1504

Great tutorial. I will be using this next weekend when my armor arrives! I love what you did with the eye pieces.

Is that TM armor? Since you are in the UK i'm guessing its not AP

sorry for asking but what brand is your armor? FX, AP, etc?

I just got notification that my armor shipped yesterday (Monday). I should have it by the end of next week. Just in time for my return from Germany.

your pose in the first pick makes you look like a gangsta trooper, yo yo yo:))

what is "Old Timers" name on here so we know when he replies to these postings?

Can you get "Old Timer" to give a little feedback on his AP and its fit? As well as his actual height? It would be interesting to know if he had to cut down the armor for a better fit and if so which pieces he trimmed.

I just bought the AP suit and once I build it, I will post my thoughts on its fit for us smaller guys.

Well I'm glad I've done my duty buying the AP suit. Alas I'm gonna be going crazy while in Germany for two weeks knowing I have an AP suit at home waiting to be assembled.

Hi All, I bought an AP suit today. I decided that it was better to go with the smaller style suit plus if I'm gonna have to replace the helmet (FX would look really big on me) the extra $$ for a new helmet pushes me up to almost the same price as buying the AP armor up front. Jim

I just bought AP armor today. I'm looking forward to getting started when it arrives. Your posts should help a lot.

when you say trim, glue, and trim again, is the second trimming refering to length of parts? I know you have to trim off the extra plastic from the molding process before you can glue it. Then I guess you may need to trim the length of parts to fit the lenght of your forearms, legs etc. Did you have to trim the chest and back plates to fit you? I'm hoping a coworker of mine who does prototype modeling for my company will help me out some, at least to get started. Jim

Efreng, Was AP the first armor kit you assembled? If so did you do it alone or did you get help from someone with experience assembling armor kits?

Daetrin, you look like you just had a really bad run in with some rebels in your pic. LOL. Though I'm not sure what hit the guy behind you on the bus, kinda looks like....well crap. LOL.

Efreng thaks for the pics, thats great. I'll guess its the AP for me. I figure if I buy the FX and have to replace the helmet right off the bat for a smaller one, then I'm almost up to the price of the AP armor.

Hi Guys, I've already read that link. Unfortunately all the guys in that link are taller than me. As I've found with just regular old clothes, if the sleaves are too long the shirt looks bad on me. My big concern is not padding a suite but having the parts too long and not being able to trim them with out making them look odd. I do work with guys who build plastic models for my company so I do have access to guys who know how to work with plastic models (our models are computer terminals, handheld scanners, etc).

Hi All, I'm only 5'8" and about 160lbs. I'm sure I'm not the only short trooper wanna be out there. Do any of the short guys have suggestions on armor size? I know the FX is recommended for beginners but it might be a bit big for my frame. If you cut it down to fit better would that not affect the look of the suit? Or are the arm and leg pieces not a concern its mainly the chest plats which can be cut shorter on the side that is hidden? AP armor is another choice but its suppose to be much harder to build and also costs a lot more. RT armor is now made bigger for guys over 6' so it will probably be too loose on me. So any short guys out there want to share their armor fitting experieces with me would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Guys, I'm also in the market for armor but I'm only 5'8" tall and about 160lbs. Are there any sets you would steer me away from that would be too tall for me? My big fear is that I would end up looking like I'm wearing my big brothers clothes. I like the price on the FX. I'm more concerned about a good fit vs being perfectly movie accurate. From what I've read, the suits in the movies certainly varied a lot in the small details. I'm also concerned that the helmet might be too big for me, if that's possible? I find a lot of baseball caps too big. I figure if you have to look left or right and the helmet does not pivot with your head that would be a bit of a problem. I'm also not a great crafts man so if the armor is really complicated to put together that would be an issue for me. Thanks for any advice.