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Ya just had a dinged up one laying around so I figured why not? lol It is handy for the light thats for sure. But Its nice to keep fumes pulled out as well. Its winter time here so I cant have the doors open.

Thanks Tom. I actually have some JB weld around here somewhere. Ill get on that!

Ok so Ive attacked the trimming full force! Heres the set laid out pre trimmage: Heres the pile of plastic I buried my feet in!! I didnt stop for anything and finished all the trimming last night. Ive got a couple blisters to show for it from using my snips non stop lol One thing I will say is that I started out by doing the score and bend method and quickly gave up. It would have taken me a week to do it that way and probably several pints of blood and armor gouges as well. So I went with my aviation snips (Reds and greens) Which is how I trimmed my Animated Series Clone and it worked great. When I cut I leave the pencil line. Just to allow some room for sanding. I also cut up from the outside to the line every inch or so on the radius cuts. This makes it easier for the snips to carry on. Today I tackled the Helmet. Its almost done and Ill post some pics tommorow on that. I do have a couple questions though. 1. Im planning on butt joining all the pieces and using cover strips. Butting both halves of any piece together makes the flat about 2 inches! Im assuming the armor was designed to be lap fitted. So do I have to cut half the lap from both sides of each piece in order to get down to a cover strip of about 1 inch? 2. my Hovi mic tip aerators came with a couple screws and nuts. But they are not affixed to the Hovis. How do you attach the screws to the hovis? Im gonna guess that I have to drill a hole inside the hovi and then paint or cover the head after on the inside under the mesh?

I will keep that in mind Terry. Im going EIB ANH with this. Stunt.

Well my T/MC kit arrived today! (Thank you Tray) So far Ive started sorting through the box of goodies and everything looks great! I was especially pleased to see it very well protected and packaged. Another great thing I see is that the maker or Tray has written on various pieces some really helpfull hints on trimming and assembly. That is a great surprise and much appreciated. I will keep a running thread here for the archives and for help and feedback. Cant wait to get started. Hopefully will find some time this weekend to dive in. Forgot to mention this originally but the kit also contained a dvd with pictures on assembly tips as well as a complete list of misc parts and tools you would need that are not in the kit. elastic, snaps,paint.rivets,sandpaper, glue, clamps etc etc etc etc etc etc. Which is a really really great resource especially if this is your first build.

Mos tif not all of us have experienced the anxiety of waiting for something you already payed for in this hobby. But Ive always gotten the product eventually. Its the nature of the beast. Im sure AP will deliver. Hes got more than just 1 order riding on his reputation. But I might suggest that the list of armor makers and their availability times gets updated in the "Where to buy armor" thread. Hang in there bud.

one of the best Newsletters yet! Great work team. Thank you

looking good!

knowing the back story to this I gotta say those are some pretty awesome ladies. Some of the stuff they said had me laughing my butt off lol

We shall double our efforts! :deathstar2: Expecting delivery within the next couple weeks.

Hey Brian cant wait to see you in action here!

Thanks Paul

Krylon was a great choice. Looking good!

ya you need to upload to a site like photobucket or imageshack etc. Once you do that linking the pics to here is easy.

Just ordered a kit from T/MC. Will be setting my blaster sights on EIB with it. Hopefully by Christmas.

I couldnt find the pliers locally either. But I was able to get a set from Ebay. Just search "Prym Vario Pliers" And youll see em. After that I also discovered a link in a tutorial here that lead me to an even better deal. Check this out!------------- Snaps and all in one place.

this is great! I wish I had something to offer. Cant wait to see some progress pics

Yep the wilhelm scream is in about every movie youve ever seen where someone gets killed since 1951, often more than once in a film too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream you will never be the same!!

Great Build Sean! Hope to see it up close one day. Im just north of you!

Thank you Kevin and Daniel. I think ive made up my mind Ill contact Tray asap

Thanks for the tip Sean. After much searching I found the perfect round object to use! Thought you might get a laugh out of this: I just happened to have an ostrich egg laying around. It worked great, I was nervous to hold the heat on too long this time and Its not perfect yet. But its much better and only noticable from certain angles. This angle you cant see it at all: But this angle it shows up. Not too bad. I might give it another blast if I feel brave. But the stunt lenses are in now. <_<

Lando "This always works" "This isnt going to work" Han "I thought you said this always works" lol And Love the wilhelm scream when the TK gets blasted! Man that was awesome. GREAT STUFF GUYS!

Well I slipped up a bit and now Ive got about a 2 inch diameter cave in on the cap of my helmet. Its not deep and only noticeable if you are really looking. But it is right on the forehead and Its really upsetting for me. Is there any tricks you guys might have that I could try to reverse the damage?

Great opening post with all the links Steve, thats a great gesture and will certainly help other troopers down the road. Best of luck with your build. Im looking forward to following it.

lol! Left handed I could fake... Swearing off bacon and steak, thats just not going to happen