abaddon_1974

I managed to get to the National Space Centre and bought a few tickets. Don't think I will win but it's for a good cause. The suit looks fantastic in the flesh and if I ever decide to do a TK it will probably be one of these. Craig

See you tomorrow then. Worth entering at £2 Craig

I'm not 501st yet but as my armour is still on order it would be hard to get approved without it. However I have found a wealth of knowledge and help from people like John DANTER who have pointed me in the right direction. I was also invited to meet the 501st guys in Peterborough earlier this year at a small troop. They were a great bunch of guys and gals who were all having fun in their hobby, both myself and my wife were made to feel very welcome and I am looking forward to getting my armour in the post, building it (hopefully with more advice from Mr DANTER) and becoming a fully fledged trooping member of the 501st. All I need to do then is persuade the wife to troop as well. Craig

Am I right in thinking that no armour is 501st approved? I thought that the armour only got approval when it was built and with some one wearing it. But having said that there is a lot of armour on Fleabay that claims to be approved. Craig

I have a suit like that in my living room, made to measure by a professional armourer. I think that my current costs are up to around £4500 and I still have the legs to being made for me at a cost of £1500. Not a cheap hobby to get into at all. Craig