Darth Aloha

I really read this on my phone as "TE2 is really nice looking"

I like the PPT (when the little icomm button works) especially if you're addressing a crowd. I find it easier to not have to ensure that the mic is positioned just right to activate the VOX. Using VOX I end up coating my mic foam with quite a bit of saliva because the aker mic is so directional. Also... if you have a cold... its nice to be able to cough and clear your throat. And... you you need to say something to someone that you don't want broadcast to everyone I like being able to talk through my hemet not the aker. However... I purchased about 40 of those little buttons that Jim puts on there because they fail so often. Pretty soon my cable will be only a few inches from resoldering them on Aloha, -Eric

Hey Mat... My RT kit only came with Velcro (of which is now in a ball somewhere in my closet) I know Rob has been making a ton of improvements to his product so I'm not sure what he includes these days. If you want to use snaps and elastic to assemble your stuffs... If I were you I would head to your local fabric store and buy a big roll of 1" elastic and a ton of snaps. Please post lots of pics so we can see all the new stuff. Don't hesitiate to post questions or PM me if you need help. Aloha, -Eric

Hmmm the URL for one of those links is: http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=7674 That link goes to an old and out of date post. They all do. Lucas? Can you update them to links to the actual CRLs... Maybe even the ones on the wiki?

Don't forget about Jorran's TK Shopping List or Bobojuice's comprehensive list of... well.. everything. Aloha, -Eric

Congrats! A well deserved EIB after some seriously hard work. I triple dog dare you to submit the "walk like an Egyptian" photos for your EIB card action shot Aloha, -Eric

Rock on with your bad RT self! Next stop... The first RT ROTJ EIB (and other acronyms) Aloha and congrats, -Eric

You're trying to link to the picasa image page not the image itself. Right click on the image and you may be able to copy the image URL. You know you have the right one when the link ends in "jpg" Then click on the little icon of the image in the editor and paste the image URL in the box and voila!

Look at you making with the wiki action! I added links to staff FISD profiles and job descriptions to the staff page on the wiki. Aloha, -Eric

Even though I'm not into the whole brevity thing man... What's your waist size and weight? Aloha, -Eric

Ingrid, Do they look like ------ instead? If so... You'll need to replace them for Eee-aye..... Oh. Aloha, -Eric

Also there's IPB app or IPB Buddy for the iphone. Mostly it just formats the board with the mobile skin... I like the fact that it doesn't get disturbed while I over use the browser.

That's a pretty snazzy looking redo -Eric

Jesse... I see your face palm and raise you a.... ----------- I call.

Josh... you seem like you're asking all the right questions. If Mike of Trooperbay says to use E-6000 on his hard guards I wouldn't question him. I think Sonnenschein uses CA with activator but I'm not sure. Best to PM her. For my nomex gloves I used silicone adhesive for my Karin made silicone hard guards. My rubber gloves came to me from Karin with painted hand guards glued to them. Aloha, -Eric

Rob mentioned in an email recently that he is working on sandy specific stuff for his kit (ESB and ROTJ too.) Not sure of the timeframe... but he may be able to provide parts if you ask Aloha, -Eric

I know this is my answer for everything but yes... RT-MOD. I'm 6'5" when I stand up straight and the longer ab and leg parts help me look proportional. I'm more torso than leggy. RT is more accurate than AM which is also built for bigger troopers. If your waist/abdomen is 42" or smaller you won't need to shim the sides of your RT kit. When it comes to the number of hours to build your kit that's a bit person dependent. RT comes pre-trimmed and uses the overlap method of construction. That saves a bunch of time. You can also get a helmet already assembled from RT to speed up your process. Rob of RT-MOD is making all manner of improvements this year to his helmet and armor based on feedback from us FISD troopers. 2012 will be an exciting year for RT-MOD fo sho. Aloha, -Eric

Rubies?! --------- According to the googles: UK£ 600 = 951.72 U.S. dollars If you have patience you may be able to find fan made armor someone is selling used here on FISD that is already built. The crap shoot is that since most folks tailor their amor to fit their body type, you would need to be almost their size. You may find it as much work if not more buying pre-assembled armor to get it to fit you. Or you can dive right in and buy a full set of armor unassembled (maybe with an assembled helmet) for around £600 and have fun assembling it. There are also a million little bits and pieces that go with our costume that are above and beyond just the armor and helmet. That tends to drive the total cost of ownership fairly high. Take a look at the getting started forum and especially-------. Maybe you might change your mind and put together your own kit. The UK Garrison folks may be able to help you. I suggest poking around-------- too. Aloha, -Eric

I find the Rebellion to be more clever than that. Somehow the rebels sneak into my office and leave the cap off my e-6000 causing it to partly dry up. It must be spies because there's no way I'm leaving the cap off. Aloha, -Eric

Congrats Mason! Now get to work Ok? Mahalo nui Daetrin. Enjoy the rest for a while... If you can. Aloha, -Eric

My sci-fire link didn't even get a chuckle? Seriously? It's how we do. Aloha, -Eric

That's the one. However... if it matters to you... you won't be able to go centurion with that blaster. I suggest buying the droopy doos full resin blaster kit. While I enjoyed my hasbro build, I wish I had started out with a better gun. The full resin kit isn't much more money than the conversion kit and you get a much more accurate blaster for way less hassle. Check out Droopy Doo's website. For information about Sci Fire click here. Aloha, -Eric

Sounds like a question for the rebel scum forums. Aloha, -Eric