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  1. Here are two pics of the hovi-tips I installed yesterday. And here's a thing I was wondering about. The hovis can't fit snugg to the inside of the "cavity", they are slightly too wide. Is this expected? See the gap between the back of the hovi and the back wall of the "cavity"?
  2. Did not have much time to work on my pieces today. Did some more trimming during the weekend, fixing some return edges and such. Did however mount my speaker-hovi-tips today. They're the ones from 501st creations which I bought from Boklast, including the microphone and amp, which I'll mount in the helmet later. I'll post a picture tomorrow if I got the time!
  3. Yeah, but I don't think they padded the insides of their armor! I'm a bit like Mark Hamill size-wise.
  4. Good idea on trimming the inside elbow. I'm sure I'll end up padding the insides as well. Too bad I'm super skinny.
  5. I haven't really started trimming the return-edges properly yet. I'll get around to do that soon. What I mean was that they're too big overall. Both width- and length-wise. I'll aim for about 5 mm return edges once i start on that. Thanks for the input!
  6. Now I think I have some parts almost ready for sanding. And these are the tools I've been using so far. Plus an ordinary pencil to mark cutlines. I think I've used the curved scissors about as much as the score-and-snap method. Both seam to have their advantages. Sizing up myself against the untrimmed pieces I think I'll have to do some heavy trimming to get them down in size.
  7. I'm thinking of getting this as it's far easier to find in sweden and cheaper than ebay is with all the shipping fees. I saw it at hobbex last time as was there.
  8. That's gonna take ages! but I guess it's worth it.
  9. Thanks! I've thought of that as well. Need a reminder on what to melt the ABS with into the paste, though. I've got a box of scraps by now. I got pretty far on the rough trimming yesterday.
  10. Hi I just got my big brown box, and you know how it is. So I'm starting with the rough trimming today and see how far I get. Sorry about the poor photos, it's from my mobile phone, and ofc my hands were a bit shaky! Here it is on my bed, straight out of the box. Unfortunately this happened in transit. But I guess some E6000 will fix it! Any tips and tricks are welcome, but I think most things are covered elsewhere Cheers!
  11. If you don't mind the extra work I'd say go for it!
  12. I'm not sure. Never heard of it. I think the AT-AT helmet based on the TIE-fighter helmet (according to SW-helmets), so I think it would be a lot more work to convert a TK-helmet. Cool thought anyways!
  13. I just made the discovery that exactly that part you mentions, the one that holds the hengstler is metal. I've updated the topic on my SDS here. http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=10564&pid=134265&st=0entry134265
  14. Nice weathering, I should do that to my SDS blaster!
  15. This works well in linux with wine too! You just need to install the mono-for-windows library to run .NET code in wine. Just remember to run it in a terminal. Good app!
  16. I don't know why you can't have 5-digit numbers, but I do know that once you get your ID it stays with you the rest of your life. So you can't get the ID of an inactive member. It's theirs forever.
  17. Excellent! A word from the wise ones! Meaning, If you know what you're doing, ABS is great. I personally think it would be the best for trooping. I don't own a armor yet, but I've read A LOT and base my opinions on what the collective here on FISD knows. I've also heard HIPS has the disadvantage to tear in some exposed corners unless proper care is taken. But I've also heard it's a minor issue, but it does seam to occur. I'm happy to be corrected, because every time I do, I learn something new!
  18. ABS has more rubber mixed into it. Which makes it more flexible, but also gives softer pulls (ie softer edges) when molding the armor. But HIPS from what I've heard needs painting to get that gloss look you may want from a stormtrooper. Unless you're aiming at a sandtrooper.
  19. I might add that by the "top" of the tube, I mean near the tip, or cork of the tube. Just to clear things out. I do agree that in real industrial use, bigger tubes are always better. Buy in bulk!
  20. On my three tubes of E6000 it only says "industrial strength" on the top, and nothing on the side of it. And it's 1 oz or 29,7 mL in the tube, if that helps with the size difference.
  21. Locitus

    E 11 Blaster

    Looks great! Too bad I'm just about to receive mine. Otherwise I'd consider one.
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