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God Speed. God Bless our troops. Every single day. MR2 (SW) USN/USNR

You have a cloth belt? Velcro tight in the gut area and away you go. If it slides around, then just add in a few little velcro tabs to keep it centered.

Now.. I see where you are coming from. However look at it another way. Market being what it is... Said manuals may never sell. I think I have an idea what this is about, 4510's new one. Its 15.00. 4510 is one of the best builders out there. He also did a thread here on how to. I have seen far worse for far more offered up. 4510's manual is his biz, and I think if anything its a good effort. It may never sell, but that is his adventure. He did put his time into it and it is probably the best manual made. He has a reputation for perfection on his stuff. The economy being what it is, many are looking to make a few bucks. I know I am as well. I dont see a gimmick. I just see the standard thing about buyer beware. If you dont want it.. dont buy it. The forum is chuck full of build threads. Build from that ya know?

So was the pugman blaster the reference point for these new greeblies?

The price Gino is asking for his helmet is nuts. Nutty great! Not to long ago... An FX kit cost 1100 bucks. A good Helmet.. 500 minimum. A TE... 750. A Gino? Cough up a kidney. Maybe add a liver. Then you have to be the right donor. Now you can own an ATA for a tenth of what many helmets went for not to long ago. An AP is even obtainable at a low price. Quality is in the collectors eyes. Nice shinny plastic is great, but the warts and the bumps make my day and float my boat. I am sure that you all think I am flat out nuts for the money I have in my Vader. But I strive for the best and highest end parts, accuracy and to me it all boils to the fact I want the public to see the Vader onscreen, not a good Vader costume. My point is, its not about price. The economy will support what it supports. Here is an offering that is on par.. trumps most really with the most accurate helmets ever made from any source. Debated? Sure! But this helmet is among the top 4 helmets ever offered... I love my ATA lids but they are not as good as a Gino. I have owned them all really, an AP, TE, TE2,TM, ANHV2, CAP, MRCE, FX, ATA, and soon a Gino. Cant wait. Sure it looks like a TK. All of them do. But its the details I am excited to see. Really, if Gino wants to offer and is able to meet demand... More power to him. I think its cool. Gino has rubbed a lot of people wrong with his comments on the hobby, not the vending end of it ( aside from the endless banter on recasting for a while) but the details and his ethics side of the hobby. He is looking to sell helmets, and helmets on the top of the food chain.

I am so trying to follow your thoughts on that post.... Huh? But hey Boss.. I am in the fight with ya. Lets get em up to par and submitted! Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead!

Not to be a wet blanket... But wow. 126 out of 460? That is like 35 percent! That is really tough to beat! WOW! We are at 4%. To get to MEPD level... we need like 800 members to reach EIB... Yeesh... I guess Paul we can just shoot for 126. That seems more realistic.

Like that is new....

For a buck none the less! Man I love second hand stores!

I hate E6000. It works, but man it is messy. Upside is its flexible and if you goof.. you can get it apart with out messing up your armor. I like ABS cement. Drawbacks being that it does get brittle over time AND that it will in large quantities MELT your armor. Holds like nothing else however.

15 page derail of a thread calling TM a recaster on the RPF. Really, its not worth rehashing. TM is not a recaster.

Having a conversation with Gino the last few days... I think three things are happing. 1. He is having a serious rethink on things. That is good. 2. He has made something available that has not been available at any real time. Not just one year ago, these were 1000.00. I have seen a Vac machine he built, (online) so he is looking to supply. This is good as well. 3. He (in his own way) is trying to apologize to the community. Now, not everyone will get that and leopards dont change spots easy. However... I think its fair to support as we really dont know anything on Gino the Vendor, just Gino the collector and prop guy. I would also venture to say that his offering will be a tad warmed over.. not his full on prop. I dont blame him. Really, many complain about bumpy caps as they dont know that its accurate. That said... He has made many a mistake in this community as had a few other vendors. Some of his accusations I even went Toe to toe with him on. Your view on Gino be what it may just remember that people can change. Only time will tell his intent. We as a community are a giving and forgiving bunch. There are still people willing to give TE money, and he has a very long history of not delivering. This game is a game of trust, and it only takes a few bad sales to mess up a guys rep. I hope that his helmets find a market... but as times are tightening and his name may hinder some sales. Ginos helmets are close to the top of the food chain and I plan on getting one. I want to see how big they are. They are from the time frame of the TE and TE2. Should be a nice helmet. His ways, I hope at least, are changed. Many a bridge burnt, but maybe... just maybe... he can build some back. Time will tell.

This is (I hope) to be done by July. I have a Wedding to do and this may make the trip. I guess I should get an account on Spec Ops huh!

Wow... the new AM chest is huge. How tall are you?

In all seriousness... Styrene, Hips, ABS... All can be just a durable as anything else. Hell, fiberglass, but not recommended. Heavy. Like anything else in life its how you take care of it. The TM set I have is ABS, harder to trim but looks the biz. The FX was like a snap tight set, super easy to build and heavy ABS. Love that too. The TE2, easy to trim, wear and looks the biz. The ATA, easier to trim, looks the biz and easy to wear. Each set gets packed up the same way, carefully, and is toted to each event in its own chest. Over the weekend I got to see a set of VT. Again, ABS but thinner than the ATA and the TE2. At least this set was. The material is not the issue, its the builder, the wear and the storage. A set of styrene armor can out last ABS if and I do say IF... its taken care of.

What kind? White Plastic Accurate. Sprinkled with build glue, passion and kindness for kids. Worn Heavily.

Yes. Out of the box thinking. Love it. So doing this for the TD. Great job.

Ahh... Kanji. 10 years and still cant read a lick of it. However Japanese and Chinese are vastly different. Cool thread boss!

Where is the "I like it" option?

I started! From what I understand of BMI or body mass index... The current version was created in the 1800's by a European mathematician studying the average human. He had no basis outside of numbers for his scale. However, the sad thing is the US Government, the Military as well as other officials still use the index and it is flawed. many a career is lost every year in the military due to BMI.

Ill head on over fully to the TFC Thread, but here is my start! Some creative undies got me pretty good reviews... Yesterday.. Hiroshima.

(in Vader) My goal weight is 200 Lbs. I am currently 242. I plan on exercise, biking and aerobics mainly as well as diet and life style tweeks. Love this! Lets so get this rolling!

I had the same thing happen. My ship times suck however. I get the flux... some times 7 days, some times 4 weeks or more. The UK? Forgetaboutit! Those guys have their system to deal with as well as ours. Yeesh. In a way, I understand kind of. I do as well file paypal disputes at day 44. However.. That is a far cry from 12. Mike, keep on keeping on! You the man bro!

Guys.. Your support means tons to me. Maybe I can loose enough to not need shims for the ab to kidney! I agree Mike, lets work this as a group. Who ever wants to jump on lets go! What I plan on doing is suiting up, taking a now shot as well as a screen shot on my Wii Fit. Then as it goes, post my progress. Ill try every week or ten days. This will be an online diary of sorts with my buds. A build thread of a different type. I gave up soda today. I have a weakness for Milk tea and Starbucks.. that has to go. At least in the volume I eat em! Wife tossed a shoe in my butt today as well. She told me every 10 pounds renders a weekend excursion... So Paul, its working already! And that is cooler than any Star Wars anything... Ya know!

For the first time in my 501st days I have been denied an official gig for I am too fat. That will wake you up a tad huh? This was a TV Spot, so they can do that kinda thing. Normal trooping? No.. but official LFL stuff... yep. I wanted to be mad... Then I wanted to be sad... Then I wanted to be angry... But you know what? Screw it loose the weight. Currently I am 240 pounds. I need to loose at least 30. So I am starting the diet and work out stuff. I guess I am posting this to motivate myself publicly. Peer pressure is a wonderful thing! I hate lifting weights... There so heavy! But oh well. No pain no gain right?