Femtrooper Julie

Excellent pics! Looks like you had a wonderful time! Can't blame the girls for wanting to pinch ya, I know I can not resist a man in uniform!

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

Looking forward to pics! Good job!

I only just noticed that you were asking for no more donations, but I sent Platinum I believe a few days ago as a way of saying thanks for all the advice and tips. Excellent resource, and a wonderful group of people!

To make it easier for all, here is a .zip file of all those pics. I give all troopers permission to post these pics any where you see fit as long as it is not for profit http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ky5mztwn2zy

I do have a ABD and back plate, but def need a new butt. boots, and a helmet too. I am about maxed out on spending right now, but hopefully later! What should I do for a better look on the TD?

Thanks guys! I put some major surgery into the forearms tonight. I really like one, the other not so much! I took about one more inch of all the joints. The plast is so stiff, it did not want to flex. so the first one I glued and riveted one side (I know you guys hate them, but it is strong, and I am not going for authentic!) then I wrapped it with tape andheated in the oven. It worked OK, but warped a bit inbetween the rivets. The other I glued and riveted one edge straight, then heated that and wrapped it while it was hot. Much smoother bends. Still, both will work OK for now. MUCH tighter on my arms, and a better look. I also shortened them one inch, and V cut the elbow bend. I went back and painted all my rivets white too Getting there!

I'd love to have a custom set like either of those renderings! I am going to rework the forearms tonight. I am going to cut them down the join seam and tighten them up. Will also shorten them some. I realized last night they are so awkward I will have a hard time drinking or anything. Will post my results! I also need to fab a holster for the blaster. Nothing fancy, just a loop off the belt will work for now! On my TD, I saw how people had the vertical stripe of piping exposed on the sides, I purposely made mine more narrow since my waist is small. The ABS molded pieces are fairly well glued on, the only way to really make a stripe would be paint now. I did plan on painting the rivets, will do that tonight as well.

Thanks Nathan! I am honored you said you think I could pull off that look! She almost looks corseted, which I have dabbled with. A black satin corset under the femtrooper armor might be pretty hot too! I LOVE her heels! I can trim more easily, I was trying to be careful and do as little trimming as I could to keep the proportions. I agree the forearms 'bell' a lot, it would be easy to take an inch out of each seam and re-glue. Do you think I should 'V' cut the tops of the things like the rendering? I really like that look too!

The whole TD is flat grey? or just stripes?

As a way to say thanks for the warm welcome, I did a quick shoot tonight for all my 1st ISD friends! The intro pics I took were quick snapshots to see how it looked. I put a bit of work into my butt plate, but did not get many pics before since I felt self-concious with no detonator! Now that is done too! I could not find a single pic of sithvixen's butt. Some pics looked like no cod-piece or butt plate at all, just maybe a white bikini bottom. Others have a cod plate. I like how mine turned out! All 25+ pics are on webshots: I'll post a few highlights! Thank you again to all for being so nice and welcoming! Julie

Looks very good to me!

I specifically built my fem-trooper armor for Halloween this year. I can not wait! I got Saturday night off, but they scheduled me for Friday. There are some other activities I wanted to make Friday, I think I feel a cold! Cough-Cough!

You guys are amazing!