TrooperVenger

Rubies = POS. You might as well throw £600 in the bin. My set of armour cost me £500 and I think it looks pretty nice but you can get even nicer looking ones for less than what I paid. Also remember that NO suit will fit you out of the box. Even if you bought one 2nd hand from someone. Unless they were the exact same size, weight and - well basicaly everything, it'd not fit you and you'd need to trim it. Oh and if you do look for a set of armour 2nd hand, make sure that you don't buy it from someone who's way smaller than you. No good buying armour from a fella who's 5'7" and 10 stone if you're 6 foot tall and 13. Take a look at the 'getting started' thread. I'm sure you'll find other makers for less than £600. Andrew ainsworth does make a nice set of armour and his helmets are great, but for a grand you can get so much better for far less.

Really nice pic. I've trooped twice and both times had different issues with my armour. I'm sure they arn't really complex fixes. At least you know what the issues are and how to fix them.

Did a promo troop for the release of episode 1. Most of the day involved posing for many, many pictures. We also called in on Radio Cardiff. Here is a short video of us when we called in on media wales where they produce 2 newspapers. I'm the one with the shoulder bell that decided at that time to fall out of position http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/need-to-read/2012/02/10/star-wars-darth-maul-and-two-stormtroopers-drop-in-to-media-wales-91466-30306827/

Can you post a picture? There might be a way to take it off the ABS belt and then attach it to a canvas one.

RomF/X. That's what I use.

Yup Biceps first. Snaps are better to use than velco - except where you HAVE to use velcro of course. Good luck with your armour build.

That thing is amazing.

If your mate wanted to wear a mask, you could get him to dress as a skiff guard from Return of the Jedi.

Looks like ROTJ armour. Probably derived from the tour suits. I'm not a fan of the armour or the slightly odd looking lid.

Why is there no 'like' button! Looks awesome. It's such a great looking set of armour.

I'll have to look through my armour pics and see what needs doing to get to EIB level. I don't think there's much that needs doing. Maybe some blaster mods and the cod snaps. I have rivets on my side closure so I think that would need to be changed, but they hold my snaps on. Hmm. I'l have to go over the CLR list and see.

Nope. Those arn't clearable.

Be advised that some (most?) stormtroopers can't sit down. So going to the cinema might be a problem, unless you want to stand for 2+ hours. Also, as it's in 3D. You'd not be able to see the screen unless you take off your lid. Personaly, I'd rather stand outside in the rain than sit down and watch the phantom menace.

I was gonna ask this question a while back. I've only done 1 troop so far and I didn't get to hand out any. I've got 2500 minus what I've traded here and given to friends and family. I think the smaller troops might be harder to hand them out, but the big ones would be great.

I agree with what Travis said. Loks like you haven't taken quite enough of the back. You'll see it curves out after the 'pipe' goes in. Post a bigger pic and maybe we can put some visual aid to help you.

I'm sure some people used magnets. Not for the ones containing your bank cards as it'll wipe them. I think some people also put a hinge on the bottom and a catch at the top. Personaly I keep my keys, cards etc in a neck wallet.

TM armour is super sexy - even more sexy than Jessica Alba in some lingerie carrying a bacon sandwich. My armour is a mystery, but if I was ever to upgrade and had the cash, I'd go for a TM. But that's not to say that other armour makers don't make great sets of armour, because they do.

I wouldn't trust magnets to hold armour to my belt.

Looks better than sme suits of armour I've seen on e-bay. Looks ice (sic) Wonder what sort of filling it is?

How thin are your forearms? Try them for size first before you cut. I had to cut a fair bit off my forearm armour, but I cut the majority of it off the other side so I kept the detail.

One build is much like another. Pandatrooper has an awesome build thread, I don't have a link, sorry. Just do a search and you'll find it. If you need any more advice then post about it and I'm sure someone will help you out.

Yeah scroll to the bottom of the web-page and on the bottom left it'll say 'change theme'.

If you mean you don't want to trim anything at all, then you're gonna be out of luck as you'll have to cut it to fit you properly. No matter which maker you go with. Honestly, it's not as hard as you think. Use the tips and build threads all over the forums, you'll achieve your goal.

Mind = blown.

Just use a grey PVC pipe. Or am I missing something?