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Excellent work Jon!!! looking forward to seeing more of your build!! BTW, I love this pic, it looks like the ghost of a half bodied Stormtrooper floating in the air...

You might also look into RT-MOD. Some of the armor pieces have a little height added to them for taller people.

Hey Alex, like Noel siad the debate about HIPS vs. ABS is like Coke vs. Pepsi, some people one, and some people like the other. It is up to your preferince. ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) ABS is very durable, solid color through, with a gloss finish that needs no sanding or painting. Minor abrasions or scratches (when trooping this will occur) can be easily buffed out with a rubbing compound, back to a gloss finish. The con to ABS is that it has more of a rubber content in the makeup of the material. ABS usually loses some of the sharpness/detail when casting. HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene) also know just as Styrene. HIPS (Styrene) has less rubber content than the ABS. When casting, the HIPS makes for a sharper pull of the armor, giving more detail to edges. Styrene armor will need sanding and painting, etc to make it accurate to the screen used armor. The con to HIPS, is after several troops, you will possibly have chips in the paint that will have to be touched up and little stress cracks/tears around certain edges of the armor that will require repairs.

AM armor is a good kit at a good price. Have fun with your build!! GWG!!

If it was my kit, I would fold the edge over .

"cheese grater" hand plates are all over Tatooine in ANH, here is some pix:

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Congratulations on finishing your armor Steven! Wishing you the best on you getting approved Thanks for posting the video too!!

Glad to see ya finally got your Hyperfirm E11 Daniel, but that T-21 was deadly looking

That's cool about your mom now going to have her own TX armor. Looking forward to seeing your pix!

Pretty cool! Thanks for posting Michael.

Congrats Billy and Brian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all that you do mates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will raise a glass to ya

Thanks for posting update on your Droideka. I can tell you have put a Lot of work into it, and it show!! Great Work Launchpad !!

One cool way to play the Cantina Band Song :headphone: One not so cool way to play the Cantina Band Song https://youtu.be/pBiLAy7mDbw

yeah.... you have to say the samething about Gino's too "caveat emptor"

Hey Braxton, Armor kits are kind of like airplane and model kits, there are different levels and you first need to determine what level you feel comfortable with. First of all there is nothing wrong with getting armor that has already been put together by someone else. But, the one drawback is that they probably built it to their standards and not exactly to fit you. That is why most people get the kits and tailor them to their body style. Since you do not have an area that you can really do painting in, you would probably be better off to get a kit that is made out of ABS. AP armor (Authenticprops),TM (Troopmaster) are some of the best made ABS armor in the range that will fit your body style. There is a new armor out there called AM (Armor Master) that is the next generation of FX armor and is getting to be quite popular. Price range on good armor starts around $500 and goes on up. Here is a suggestion that I think is a "happy medium", since you are not confident in your abilities to put together a kit. Since your are in Cookeville, Tn., Your local Garrison is Midsouth Garrison.http://www.midsouthgarrison.com/ My suggestion would be to contact them, sign up, tell them a little bit about yourself and ask them if there is anybody that could help you with your build along the way. I would look at it this way, half the fun is putting the armor together and the other half is wearing it. Not only do you have the people in the Midsouth Garrison helping, but you have the vast knowledge of the people in the FISD available to answer any questions and assist you through you build. Each one of the armor makers that I mentioned are on the FISD.

First tape the inner thigh and outer thigh pieces together in the front and slip it on and see how well it fits to your leg before doing any cutting. If you have your black under armor put it on, if you don't have them yet, then put on some type of thin material style of pants. This is to help you to know how well your armor fits before you do any cutting and mod work.. Now you can see how much you need to cut or mod. the normal amount to leave is approximately 24mm on each side.

Man!! and I thought Gino's lid was pricey......

Best of British to you Brian, Sounds like it would be the Dog's bollocks, unfortunately it's too far, far away for me Cheers!! Tom

Hey Keith, Congrats on AM armor. What version are you doing? ANH, ESB or ROTJ?? Have fun with your build, post lots of pix!!!!

JT, I am digging your paint booth keep posting pix we love them

Good job Jonny What version are you doing, ANH Stunt or Hero, ESB, or ROTJ

That's Great Shawn!! Do post some pix went you get back to Australia....Have a safe trip home mate!!!

Hey jon do have any pix from your troop in your TX? If so post them please!