MartinSivertsen

This one? http://forum.whitear...h=1 Never mind, I quickly found a post by Troopermaster detailing the process in another thread: http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=17032&view=findpost&p=205725 Great stuff!

Seems like sound advice. As long as I have your attention, in what order is it best to assemble the belt? Attach male snaps to the abdomen, wrap the canvas belt around to find the correct location and fasten female snaps in the correct places on the canvas( one at a time)? Or rivet the ABS to the canvas first and then install male snaps on the abdomen and female on the canvas afterwards? Guess I could also do an extensive search here as it must have been covered at some earlier time

Will definitely use rivets to fasten the ABS belt to the canvas, and snaps from canvas to the abdomen, but I'm not sure if I should use 'Anorak' snaps there (more screen accurate) or 'Sport & Camping' (more durable). They won't be visible as long as the belt is on, so I guess it really doesn't matter, but I like the fact that it looks the part.

Yeah, that's what I figured. Guess I thought I could pull it off with the thigh ammo strap also.. Heh. You are surely getting quite the collection yourself Stephen, and with the RS Props armor, you're getting the most sought after kit (after TM )

I might be able to live with it as it is, just hopes it doesn't get worse, but I might just as well take you up on that offer if it's not too much of a hassle.. The strap bent just fine to begin with, but I guess it gave in after I spent some time trying to fit it as tight as possible Heatwork is the way to go. Does that mean I should also do that for the main belt? It is a much larger piece of ABS and the circumference is waaay larger and it bends without much force, but maybe just to be sure? On another note, Here is the list of what remains to be done, green means finished and red means I'm waiting on parts: What I'm missing now (from top to bottom) is: - Padding (MICH pads) - Chin strap - Frown mesh - Neckseal (ordered from TK409) - Glueing on the plastic ribbed shoulder straps - Sewing/installing snaps for the shoulderbells on the white elastic - Maybe making some hooks to keep the biceps up by hooking onto the elastic at the bottom of the shoulderbell - Maybe installing some foam padding in the forearms to keep them in place - Thigh garters - Belt: connecting canvas to plastic, and riveting on holster (canvas is inbound from Troopermaster and should be here in a day or two) - Fasten thigh ammo box (for now) - Glue on kneeplate - Glue on rear cover strips on shins (I'll just glue these and add some elastic stirrups if they choose to ride up the boot)

Here are the helmet pads by the way: And now I've tried to fasten the thigh ammo belt, not sure if I'm completely satisfied with that Used Troopermasters personal (now SW1's) 1mm suit as reference on this: And I managed to eventually get some fractures in the thigh ammo belt from forcing it tight around, don't really know if or what I should do about that: It looks really crooked in reference to the cover strip, not really sure if it should look like that or if wonky is the way to go.

Have you checked out this one? http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=10434

Regarding padding I really recommend MICH pads (the kind they use in modern military helmets), you can get packs of them really cheap over on the bay of e. You can fit them as you want for a snug and great fit. They fit great for my use, to keep the helmet in place and not wobble. I also don't use any padding on top, as I have a long neck and extra padding would make the helmet sit unnaturally high and look goofy. So this worked out perfect for me.

This I like.

After some research I mounted mine between the fourth and the fifth rib. Cool to see that it's accurate to go all the way to five. Also looking forward to seeing what becomes of these neckseals. I like the project.

Don't worry, I'll make you proud!

Got some really nice pads that i installed it the helmet, so now it sits snug and nice. Fitted the shoulderbells with snaps and elastics. Glued on ab buttons (finally!). So slowly but surely.

I guess he'd just look like a black man dressed as Han Solo And we'd still be faced with the task of sewing an outfit from scratch. I like the idea though

Haha! I've browsed a bit over at the Rebel Legion forums, but didn't find anything substantial, only people asking for help to source materials or how to sew stuff. Looks like that's the only way to go, so it might be a tedious project for someone who really doesn't know how to sew But definitely do-able.

I'm sorry if this is the wrong forum for this, but I'll just throw it out there anyway. I have an african friend who's a big Star Wars fan, and we joked around that it would be cool if he got a Lando Calrissian outfit (he's already got the hair and the mustache). My question is, where can I find one, or is the only option sourcing materials and sewing it together myself (or get someone else to do it)? Sincerely

Congratulations Alan!

Juan said it. Patience is a great virtue, especially when it comes to building armor. If you sit down and read a little on these forums you'll find everything you need to know. If you plan on getting a suit you can get everything you need from this site, and as a rule of thumb don't buy anything from ebay. It is much better to support the community by buying directly from the great people here on this forum who do a great service to us all by using their spare time to supply us with everything we need in our search for accuracy and greatness.

Holy crap, this is amazing! Can't believe I've missed this. Great skill!

Nah, I opted for the spraypaint alternative, Easier than to struggle getting a bodysuit on and off, plus you can't really tell the difference once the armorpieces are on

Glued on ribbed shoulder straps: Sprayed my mannequin on strategic locations: Forced the armor on him (he has a wee bit shorter legs than me. I think. He is my height, but he is standing on his toes.) The thighs are supposed to sit a tad lower and the calfs a tad higher. The boots aren't on him , as they are impossible to get on. And his calfs are too thick (or they don't have the right swoop on the inside), so the shins won't close fully. Going to have to do something about that. Remove some of the meat on his shins maybe. The pieces fit well on me, and that's what counts. Noticed something I might have to deal with though... I have fixed the chest to the abdomen so that it sits symmetrical along the edges, but the abdomen is crooked, and the codpiece ends up being misaligned. I hate to think it, but i might have to rip out and re-install the snap-plates on the chest and upper back to rotate the midsection slightly and get the codpiece to center. Anyone have any experience with this?

I like the idea! Personally, I feel the forums have been a little slow in traffic recently, but maybe it's just me getting used to the pace here at FISD?

And it might look like your thigh ammo belt is a little bit shorter where the split rivets fasten it? But seriously, you guys look awesome.

It would suck if that actually was a recurring problem and an actual reason to get something else to transport your armor in.