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Terry's helped me out a ton, always available to answer questions and help a brother out with some garters! . . . erm, wait, that sounded wrong, lol, But yeah, Panda all the way

Hey Guys, Got my Doopydoos today. so that too about 12 working days to get from the UK to Canada, which isn't horrible. Quality seems pretty good too.

We're due for our first snowfall of the year in the Toronto, Canada area, glad I picked up that 4x4 last month!

No'l makes an excellent point, gauge is only one part of it. Having just recently went through the tedious exercise of selecting armour myself, you really have to know what your goals and priorities are, because everyone's different and there is no "one" armour that is the be all and all. So many good makers out there and they all have their tiny differences. How important are things like quality, price, durability, screen accuracy? Also, is it readily available? How difficult is it to assemble? What is best for your body type etc. You really can't get too much info on the subject, this forum and the great guys/gals on here are a tremendous help. In the end I decided on AP because of it's reputation, quality, screen accuracy (aiming for EIB) and to boot he's a fellow Canuck, so you can't beat that Hope that helps,

Argh, I just read a thread on all of this and now I can't find it! I'm new too, but when speaking of "80 gauge" it's the imperial measurement of 0.80. Conversion 0.80 = 2mm (approx) 80 gauge is pretty popular (used by AP for one) So the simple answer is the higher the gauge the thicker the armour. Generally you don't want anything too thin unless your collecting or for display cuz it won't be good for trooping. Hope that helps,

Haha, I always use "Shooter" cuz years ago my one buddy insisted I look like Shooter McGavin from Happy Gilmore (I don't see it, lol) Wouldn't ya know it, it stuck. Although when I'm playing soccer and the other team hear's it they assume I have some kind of wicked shot, and double cover me, little do they know . . . . lol.

I'm with IM 0889, I was racking my brains at first what to pick, but then I thought it would be cooler if the 501st just issued you a number (as I imagine the Empire would), that way it has it's own meaning. So, when I apply, I'm gonna leave it to my GML to decide.

Ha, ha, awesome! I'll definitely have to try that with the pooch! Lol.

Hey Guys, Decided to go with TK6294's with the extra wireless headset, it seems like a really good unit for the price and it comes highly recommended by two fellow Canadians, lol. Thanks for all of your help!

Hey Guys, I'm gonna give a go at making my own neck seal and have been debating what material to use. I would like to get it as close to screen accurate as possible and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for material? Thanks!!

Thanks guys, a lot to think about! Are most of these units (Rom FX, Hyperdyne, Voice Core, TK 6294's) ready to go out of the box? Electronics are not my forte, lol.

I'm in the process of doing exactly the same thing, what I've had success with is drilling a small pilot hole, then I use the Dremel cone shaped grinding tool to expand it and make it circular. I go slow and it seems to work okay for me. My biggest challenge is getting the holes to line up, lol. Hope it helps,

Hey guys, Sorry for the new guy question, but is Rom FX the only voice amp that does the automatic static burst? Thanks!

LOL, Finally, a practical use for Twitter!

I just ordered a Doopydoos, I'll keep you guys posted on delivery/quality etc.

Don't worry gents, my AP armour is due in a couple weeks, I'll waste no time with the help of the Guys in the Canadian Garrisson!