Femtrooper Julie

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Maybe it is two people? LOL! Sux to be the guy on the bottom! J/k, but that is incredible!

What a great location Panda! I'd love to do a shoot there! Great quality, I am very impressed!

X2! Simply amazing. I need to get one of those! Of course, I am so far off screen authentic, I think my orange tip is OK LOL!

I am no expert, but looks very nice to me!

Gorgeous! I'd love to pose with that!

My prayers and condolences to his friends and family. I work for the US Navy doing morale activites, the bravery and dedication of all soldiers across the world is amazing to me. They do the most difficult job with the smallest financial reward. They are all heroes. Julie

Of course I do! :-)

I was trying not to trim too much off of mine at first, but then I found and could not drink, so it had to go! You can trim back more on the half circle part. Make sure that is lined up with the part of your arm that bends in. Julie

Wish I could wear it to Waikiki every weekend! Now I need to find some events I can wear it to!

I sure did! GREAT night, and LOVE my armor! Here are all the newest pics in one easy to get file! http://www.mediafire.com/?ijmtohzzfzy Julie

I think a real Vader would DIE over here! Going to try TK I think, but slowly, over time. He was really impressed with your outpost guys! I think he is the right size for TK Right now, I want to get mine perfected. I am looking for a heat gun now. You all have created a monster! How was the weekend for you all? Have any cool pics/stories? Thanks for the tips too! I got to Waikiki at 7pm. Any later would have been impossible! Julie

view from the Hotel New Trump Building! Nice pool! Morning after! LOL!

"You picked the wrong hotel Rebel scum!"

First of I want to say thank you so much to all of you for the tips and advice. I NEVER would have made it through the night without your improvements! I had what might have been the best Halloween of my life, and I owe a debt of gratitude to FISD and TAG for getting me there! I went out Friday night, and used the lessons learned to tune the armor some more. I work for Navy Morale and Welfare, basically I manage a recreation center for the sailors. I swapped Friday night for Saturday day so I could go out. So Saturday I got up early, trimmed some more, and put un my armor at 9am. I wore it to work, and the sailors loved it of course! Then I stopped into the little fair on the Air Force base to see some friends. I popped out of it to drive to Waikiki, and checked into my hotel at 7pm. I got ready and at 8:30pm I was armored up and ready to go. I was out until 2:30 am, so it was about 16-17 hours in armor total! I had a minor wardrobe malfunction with the knee plate, and my lower underarmor is showing alot of wear, but that was the only problem. At the end of the night my boots really got me, they were very old and worn. I used them because I did not mind painting them white. I'll get some better ones soon (but may not be 501st legal, I want lift!) My guy went as a basic Darth Vader. He really wants to gear up for the 501st now that he has seen all this stuff. He's going to try and be ready for next year. I don't know if I will go 501st legal, I still say I am too short. If I told you how many times I heard the "aren't you a little short last night..." LOL! We could not get 2-3 steps without people wanting a pic. It was really amazing the attention. The Japanese tourists especially were floored! The Waikiki crowd was AMAZING! I met a Darth Maul who was a 501st guy from the Pacific Outpost. There were alot of 501st tourists in town without their armor, I could tell them because them made comments like "Hey, your Thermal Detonator is not right!" LOL! They liked the look too. I also met up with a non-501st Stormtrooper. He looked good, but the helmet seemed big to me some how? It was still a great shot, and really shows the comparison of my armor to a full sized. We stayed with the stormtrooper along time because people kept wanting photos. I must've had 1000 pics taken last night, seriously! I do plan on working the shoulder bells some, and I want to get a heat gun and try to mold the chest/back/forearms better, but the armor has came SO FAR! Thank you again to all my FISD and TAG friends. You guys and gals are WONDERFUL! So here are my pics from last night! I will get a .zip of them up later today. There are even some "behind the scenes" pics for you all!

Based on my experience last night, I trimmed alot more on the thighs and forearms:) I am MUCH more flexible now. My inner thighs were also banging all night. I lined the outer side of the thighs with foam, and they are snug and fitted outboard now. I have to work today, but I am in armor all day Having fun! At least I have internet at work!

The sparkles are the latest form of midriff armor! Impervious to all blaster shots! The sparkles scatter the energy! Going to do a few tweaks on the kit today, and have more fun tonight! Have a full schedule! There is a fair on the military base, and some friends want me to stop there, then on to Waikiki for the festivities! I need to get a little more sleep though, woke up too early today! I am not good at sleeping in!

Way to represent! I was watching yesterday!!

Here are the car show pics:

I already chopped my shirt No other option at this point but to show the midriff Here are some quick shots from tonight! I ran around, got my hair done, then armored up and went with Darth Vader to a local car/bike cruise. I thought I had a good shot at the costume contest, but the guy in the foam Iron Man jumped on his $20K tricked out custom crotch rocket painted in iron man scheme, and he won I could not compete with that! My armor did OK, I wish I could work it a little more snug. I think I need a heat gun now, or the help of my local outpost guys! I did meet a few tonight, they were treked up! neglected to take any pics of them! The general public LOVED the look. We popped down to Waikiki for a bit, no cover because of my great costume

Zip is the same pics First event is Friday, gettig my hair done and all (something you lucky guys with helmets do not have to worry about!) I'll certainly take some more, and do another studio type shoot too!

Thanks so much grungie!

I just saw my new rank! Chief Femtrooper! Thank you, it is an honor! Is there a signature banner expert here? I made mine quick, but my skills are weak on photo-shop! Julie