Darth Aloha

Andy, You can easily embed images one of three ways... you can use the little image icon in the editor and just paste in the URL from photo bucket (blue circle in the image below) Or you can put the bbcode right in the editor but make sure there is an IMG tag before the image URL and a /IMG tag directly after the image URL (don't use the code tag like I did... I only did that to show the unformatted bbcode) Or third.... if you prefer to use all bbcode you can flip the switch in the upper left and rock out with your bbcode out (red circle) Hope this helps. Aloha, -Eric

Here ya go. To fix I flipped the little switch in the upper left of the editor to switch to bbcode mode.... and pasted the following: [/color][img=http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/pghtrooper21/001-6.jpg] [img=http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/pghtrooper21/002-6.jpg] [img=http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/pghtrooper21/003-5.jpg] [img=http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/pghtrooper21/004-4.jpg] [img=http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/pghtrooper21/005-6.jpg] [img=http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/pghtrooper21/005-6.jpg] [img=http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/pghtrooper21/006-6.jpg] [img=http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/pghtrooper21/007-5.jpg] [img=http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/pghtrooper21/009-4.jpg] [img=http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/pghtrooper21/011-4.jpg] Nice sunset Aloha, -Eric

On the subject of holsters.... are these dims accurate? Looks like its from Billhag's photobucket... found on the elitestormtrooper forum link in Patrice's post. ----------

Congrats!

Thanks man. It turned out even better than I thought it would. I know, right?! I've been struggling getting mightytank's garters to work for me. I have some photos with the extra elastic hanging outside of my thigh. I may just hang one single elastic from his belt rather than the V shape. They're so short that the little plastic thingies show no matter what I do. Thanks Paul. That means a ton to me. Here's my punch list: S-trim Green lenses Side rivets 2 lower helmet screws Rank stripes Paint vocoder (remove sticker) Cod rivet Cod snaps Handpainted-esque decals (centurion) Trim belt corners (centurion) Assemble and paint the Jesse TD (only taped up and masked so far) I've been searching around for a good paint locally for the vocoder and rank stripes and I'm coming up empty. Home Depot, Ace and Lowes are really my only options. I'm headed to the bay area this week for work so I'll probably pick up some model paint or something when I'm there. Aloha, -Eric

I think RT would require less trimming than AM for your frame. I'm 6'5" and 240 lb. I think Rob of RT-MOD is about your size. I have a 33-34" inseam and the legs fit me pretty well without too much black showing. Mostly the longer RT ab plate is what I needed having a long torso. I personally think RT looks better than AM but I'm biased of course. Either kit will do you well and they're easy to assemble. Aloha, -Eric

How do you know you spend too much time on FISD? Your iPhone learns how to autocorrect: vocoder Aloha, -Eric

Does this help at all: HOWTO: Make clips for a hardhat liner Or just use the star shaped foam they used on screen. It's pretty comfy. You can buy it pretty cheap from Trooperbay. Aloha, -Eric

Hardly! Keep the updates coming. You're cruising along nicely. Aloha, -Eric

It's so... so... very true. Although the look I got was as bad as a heavy hurled projectile Hooray for more RT-MOD troopers! Aloha, -Eric

Agreed... and if its not a total pain in the rear the standard ipb plot of registrations per month. I bet there's a spike in new users around Halloween.... seeing as I first logged in a year ago around the end of October Aloha, -Eric

Ok be honest... does my armor make my butt look fat?

True. There are tons of folks out there in FX kits having a great time and overall looking good doing it. A little kid's mind will be just as blown when he runs into 6 troopers in FX than if he saw 6 centurions walking down the road. My observation was in no way meant to cast aspersions on non EIB/Centurion troopers. Really what I'm wondering.... in the wake of the recent 3-4 folks who applied for Centurion the same day as EIB... is it possible that EIB could go by the wayside someday? The same day EIB/Centurion phenomenon is a testament to the trooper's (who chose to spend time on FISD and go the extra distance) dedication to the standards FISD maintains. Aloha, -Eric

(I'm waiting for Vern to comment)

When I was building my armor I decided to go right for Centurion from the get go. After I paint my vocoder and apply for EIB.... I'll be a few hand painted bucket decals and a new blaster away from Centurion. With the recent spate of folks applying for Centurion the same day they get their EIB badge.... it makes me wonder if EIB will eventually just fade away. Or does this mean that Centurion is too easily attainable and standards should be shuffled/swapped/upped? I'm not suggesting that EIB should disappear, just an observation from recent approvals. Aloha, -Eric

Looks pretty good to my noob eye. However you may not get an accurate idea of how it all fits since you're wearing jeans. I bet your ab/cod would sit higher if you were wearing an undersuit. Your butt plate may sit (pun intended) better too. Aloha, -Eric

The other day I peeled off the decal to force me to paint it.... And then found another one with the hand painted decals from trooperbay! Painting the vocoder is the right thing to do... The only thing I lack is time The lenses have been replaced already and I have S-trim ready to go on. Aloha and thanks, -Eric

Pics! I had the same problem even with my RT kit... I played with lowering and raising the back many times.. and pulling the butt plate up until my butt cheeks hung out like a wide plastic wedgie (hot!) It also turns out my ab/cod was hanging too low (I'm killing myself here) which raises the whole torso up a bit. Also make sure you're fitting all the pieces while wearing a form fitting undersuit. Aloha, -Eric

I got one last year from DarthCarcinus on the Sith Lord Detatchment forum ( ----------) I'm pretty sure it was actually------------ who made it for me. Maybe send her a PM and ask her if she's making them again this year. Heck... I'd buy a new one for my TK in a heartbeat. Aloha, -Eric

Aloha and congrats Andy!

Did I mention that (besides taking loads of photos of his armor during my build) Kevster skyped with me to show how his sniper knee was glued on his shin? Aloha, -Eric

That seems fair. I've got a can of rustoleum satin black sitting here waiting for me to get off my butt... its the only thing between me and EIB right now Aloha and thanks, -Eric

I think I know the answer.... but I'm assuming that a vocoder decal is not EIB-able? Part of me posting this and outing my helmet is motivation to paint the durn thing Aloha, -Eric

Sweet! Everyone's looking great as always. For a small outpost the pac501 sure is a busy bunch Aloha, -Eric

Nicely done! Look'n good. Congrats. Aloha, -Eric