Darth Aloha

I loves me some build threads and this one has been the most enjoyable I've followed in a long time. Fast and furious too. Looking good braddah. Aloha, -Eric

Thanks man. That's exactly what I needed to know. Aloha nui, -Eric

Agreed. Especially seeing how far away most stores are for us and how few store choices we have. I was wondering roughly how many feet of 1" black elastic I might need to strap my armor together using snaps. The FISD search form is giving me a little bit of heartburn Thanks and Aloha, -Eric

I drove all the way to Kona today to find that the fabric store is closed on Sunday. Looks like I'm headed online for all my elastic needs. Aloha and thanks, -Eric

It happening in some of the tutorials Aloha and thanks! -Eric

Thanks TM

The plastic shoulder straps need to be held down in the back via a white elastic band to the white fabric that connects/bridges the chest and back piece. Tomorrow I'm headed an hour south to Kona to the only fabric store that doesn't require a boat or a plan to get to. I'm wondering about the elastic holding down ANH shoulder straps to the back plate. In a typically obsessive move I read about 20 of the 40 pages of all occurrences of the word "elastic" on the FISD forums and found one reference to 1/4" white elastic. How wide do you think it should it be? Aloha and thanks, -Eric

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I'm sure Jorran will have a more coherent answer... because I wish I could remember how I knew where to drill those holes... I think I might have download the PVC pipe template from here, printed and measured. Aloha, -Eric

Awesome. Thanks! This photoset is one of my favorite build references... now all I need is for my armor get here Aloha, -Eric

Apropos of this news... a friend of mine just reminded me of Vader Coaster. Aloha, -Eric

Facepalm!

I know, RIGHT?! Aloha, -Eric

Pointless but cool? I think cool is exactly the point. That's bada$$! Aloha, -Eric

Bubba Fett's BBQ Darth Grill will lure you to the dark side of the ribs I keep trying to come up with something having to do with Dark Lord of the Sauce... rather than Sith.. but I just can't put it together. Witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle grill! Too bad someone already took "Grillenium Falcon": Ok now I'm just bored... R2 smoker (This is uber-texan Philip Wise from Rebel Scum's R2 unit): Grill apron anyone? Ok I'm going back to work now... Aloha nui, -Eric

Also I found Jorran's TK Shopping List helpful. Aloha, -Eric

While I'm sorry that Jorran has to redo all of his naps... cause that sucks considering that he's in the home stretch... I'm really glad I read this before my armor arrives. What's funny is that all the threads I've read (and I spend a ton of time reading build threads) have gone on and on about vario pliers. This is the first thing I've read that say they suck. I hope I can find the little anvil thing on island rather than paying even more outrageous shipping fees. Aloha and thank you, -Eric

Looking great botherman. How's it feel to finally be all suited up? Aloha, -Eric

That's the one. Often found at target and wallyworld too. Aloha, -Eric

This theme is so bright... I dig it the most. Thanks man. Aloha, -Eric

Ok... I just noticed the coolest of all cool features (unless there was there before and I never noticed) when viewing new content. "Preview this topic" It is suddenly super easy to cruise through and read new posts or just keeping hitting "mark as read" Win! Aloha, -Eric

Congrats black frownster! Look'n good. Aloha, -Eric

Whoa! It doesn't even look like the same object from the first post. Great looking blaster... can't wait to see it all black and mean looking. Aloha, -Eric

Darnit! If I only had 14 silver dollars I could get me one of these Han Solo blasters (or maybe a leopard print cane with a horse's head.) Aloha, -Eric

There's always the IPB iPhone app that provides a spiffy interface to the improved mobile theme: http://www.invisionpower.com/suite/iphone/index.php Aloha, -Eric