gazmosis

The way you have the templates is the way they go on the helmet. Trooperbay prints them out like that to make it easy. I don't know what method you are going to use for paint application (brush, airbrush) m=but make sure all the edges are smoothed out around the strip openings or you will have bleed under them.

That would be in the archives of the archives!!!!

When did armor start coming with instructions????????

Looking great! Um....you need pants. No totally necessary but just a suggestion. The blue on your ab buttons looks dark. Maybe it's just the picture.

Damn, nice fit on that sniper, boss!

Now that you are to the final stages of the ear, I would recommend picking a final resting spot and marking it. This will make sure you are fitting the ear to the same spot on the helmet with each tweak.

D'OH!

That little bit of trimming you did should cure your slight overlap issue. Well not really an issue more of a concern of yours

No issues, Arturo. Finish that up already!!!!!!

I went to their store via Ebay and it didn't shoe full blaster kits available. I guess through their website, they have them!

How do you get one of these kits?? I have not seen one available for more than a month now. Does Doopy's have another outlet besides Ebay?

Did you attach a rivet lower down near the cheek tube? If you did, the brow line shouldn't move at all

That is some marvelous armor!!!! The ONLY thing I can spot that might be questioned is the charging bolt handle on your blaster. It looks like a disk??????

+1 on Mathias's quote. Looks great, though!!!! Nice work

I agree that the eyes need some additional material removed. It looks so sad in that one shot anyway, it seems like you are going to reposition the brow line to fit higher. Just be aware that when you change that position, you probably will need to re adjust the fit of your ears. Take your time and go slow. You can always remove a little more but you can't put it back if you remove too much. a Millimeter at a time can make a huge difference. Your helmet is worth it.

It is more secure. The good majority of costumes nowadays use little to no Velcro at all.

He was still selling as of 4 months ago. He bought and recasted and RS Props suit. He hasn't been seen on ebay in a few months, though.

Your forearms look really big on you. It looks like you could take that cover strip ridge down to the size of the cover strip. It might tighten things up a bit

Well done! You are fine as it is. IF you don't plan on getting any larger in the waist area, you could always trim back a little on the ab, kidney or a little on both,

THAT is the way it should look!!!!!!! Nice work, Sir!!!!

Now you are at the stage where mistakes can happen. Not that any other stage they CAN'T........but anyway. Find a nut and screw that is the same diameter of the rivet you will use to hold the two halves together. Separate the halves and drill your mounting holes IN THE CAP ONLY. Then pick a side to begin. Realign your cap against the face piece but MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE ENTIRE BROW TRIM FITTING TIGHT AGAINST THE FACE FROM EAR TO EAR. This is the mistake that happens a lot. Once you pull it tight AND have that eye corner/trapezoid alignment confirmed on both sides, mark the face through the hole on one side only! Drill that out and insert your screw and nut and tighten it down. Once that screw is in place, you can be free to mark the other side at will without having to worry about anything moving or slipping out of place. Make sure to pull it tight to the face. Once you are happy, mark/drill the other side. With the screws, the two halves will still be allowed to pivot allowing you to further refine the placement of your brow line. It is STRONGLY recommended to place a rivet further down the line toward the bottom on each side.

If you get a good pair of metal shears, you can clip off the ends of those ear screws so they don't bury themselves into your head

I think it looks great!

Nice

That's a good way to approach it