TKittell

That's me! I sell them at imperialissue.com

UPDATE: I took the necessary steps to secure my website by creating and activating an SSL Certificate provided by my host server company. From now on, when you log into www.imperialissue.com you'll now see it's preceded with "https://" not "http://" Your browser will also indicate the site is secure. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! Rob "TKittell" Kittell

Hi guys. Let me interject here. I can assure you my site is legitimate and not a clone site. Payments are processed securly through PayPal and everything is password protected on my site with my admin privileges. I haven’t been made aware of other hacking coincidences from other customers following their orders. Sorry to hear about your hacking, but I doubt it was related to me or my website. PS, your belt did go out in the mail today. Rob

I second that. In the end, it will probably cost you more time and money than it's worth.

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'Tis the cold season to grab a pair of spandex/lycra underwear from Target. That's what I use. They carry the Champion brand. Also, my 2 cents... don't go with a one piece. Totally unnecessary.

Here's another tip I found... Use a Copper Pipe Deburring tool on your rough ABS edges after you Dremel. The Dremel likes to leave rough edges, just hit it with the deburring tool! Works like a champ! Especially in the tight spaces like the eyes and teeth of the TK helmets. You really can't go wrong with using it.

I'm in the process of making my 4th and 5th TK Hero helmets and I'm using my true and trusted technique for forming the metal mesh to be inserted into the tips of the mics. The lid of the Chapstick works perfectly when it comes to finding the perfect circumference. Not the rounded "top" side of the cap, but use the bottom of the cap. Then I use a dab of E-6000 on the inside of the mic, and insert the mesh. Works every time! So I thought I'd help some of you out when it comes time to insert the mesh into the mic opening. Who would of thought... Chapstick!

No they don't.

Nice painting job on the helmet and buttons! That's a sweet belt! Although I might be biased. Should be an easy pass!

Thanks. My planetoid head fits just fine in my current helmet. I just want one more proportional to the rest of my body in armor. Sounds like RT-Mod is what I'm looking for.

I've got a movie-accurate sized bucket, but I'm 6'2" and it looks a tad on the small side when I'm wearing it with my armor. I'm thinking of getting one that's bigger, like FX sized, but without the flaws of FX. Anyone know of an accurate, but larger, bucket maker?

I don't have a pad for the crown area. That would have made it hard for me to see out the lenses as well. But I did use Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) pads around the circumference to keep it secure. I'd go with that.

I can make her belt. Just PM me her waist circumference (with armor on), an address, and I'll get it out the next day. I assume she'll need the width shortened as well to match up with her smaller armor. Just let me know.

Thanks for addressing that small side gaps are okay for EI (myth #5). I clamshell-hinged a friend's kit (small gap), and a fellow garrison member said it needed a shim to be EI. I knew a small gap was okay, but now I can cut and paste it and forward it to my ignorant friend to prove to him I was right! Just kidding. Keep up the good work! We're soaking it up!

Hmm, nope. I just checked my PM settings. Email notification box was checked. Can you PM me for a test run?

I'm not getting email notifications when people PM me. I've noticed this problem in the last week or so. Thanks. Keep up the great work on the site! Looks great!

Thanks for the help guys. I'm definitely on the Jo Ann's mailing list. I buy the duck cloth, for my TK belts I sell, in bolts. It's always fun to walk up to the cutting counter and say, "All of it" when they ask, "how much?" I think Rochford was the supply source I was looking for. But I agree, Dritz at Jo Anns work great. I'll keep an eye out for sales. This quest was for a friend of mine, who came across the snaps on sale at Jo Anns in the end!

Dritz are too expensive. I'm looking for an online supplier with better prices. Tandys are too long for attaching to elastic straps. Don't give up on me guys!

Hey guys. A while back when I first started my build, I bought a bulk bag of heavy duty nickel plated snaps from Tandy Leather. For those of you who did the same thing, you know the "posts" are too long to use with our abs plastic tabs. JoAnns carries Dritz heavy duty snaps with the shorter posts, but they're really expensive. Close to $1 a snap! After helping out a fellow trooper this weekend who needed more snaps, I wanted to ask you all if you knew of a cheaper supplier with the short post snaps. Can anyone help this Stormtrooper brother out? Thanks.

I'm sending another one out to Ian Ward in Ireland tomorrow. He picked up a Shadow Trooper and wanted a belt that wouldn't crack. The black belts are rare, but sweet!

I ended up just using nylon straps with snaps on both ends. No elastic.

At first glance, it looks like the armor is too tight for your legs. I'm sure that's what you probably don't want to hear, but if there is no air between your armor and skin, the edges will continue to rub and heat build up is inevitable. It looks almost like heat rash marks on your skin. I hope I'm wrong, but that might be the problem.

My Tupperware AM Build Thread Here's my tutorial. Should help out with the strapping system I used.