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I was ready. At least I think I was. I was waiting on getting my TK number before submitting. Now, I'm waiting for 501st access, and then I will post my EIB submission.

My fiance's nephew has childhood diabetes. Put me in for $225.

Thanks Danny! I sent an email to the Texas GMLs and that did the trick! Cheers!!

TK-9727 respectfully requesting 501st access. http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=13931

Thanks Mason! I actually usued the overlap method on the back sides of my shins. The molded strip, being on the inside, so they are facing the correct way, but I can easily remove the molded strip and use that as my cover strip. I left that as an open option, and seeing that my velcro was stuck on using E6000, all I need to do is apply a bit of heat and/or pressure to pull the existing velcro off. Easy fix... Good luch Glitch! I'm hopefully right behind you!

Is the AM shins rear cover strip a necessity for EIB and Centurion now? I thought it was just Centurion, but I'm still waiting on getting my digits, so I can't ready any of the member stuff yet.

Here's me today on my Spyder! Happy Christmas! (Couldn't sit down all the way... Amost, but I think I'll stick to proper motorcycle gear for that) ------------

Great kits all around!

Thanks Jim! Can't wait to give it a proper trooping test!

In regards to the 3rd rivet being hidden, and I'm not trying to be picky, as I would like to just be 501st approved when I have all this together (going for EIB or Centurion would rock, but I'll let the powers that be decide that), and I'm not trying to argue a point, BUT... The CRL says this and nothing about the 3rd (bottom) rivet being hidden: (unless I am missing where it specifies it and I just cust and pasted this before reading that bit) Abdomen Plate The ab plate has a button area that matches the color pattern shown (3 blue + 6 gray); buttons are approximately 7/16" in diameter. Any gap between the ab and kidney plate shall be no more than 1/2" wide. Any shims used to achieve this effect should be of a similar material and color as the ab and kidney plate. Shims shall fit flush and seams are allowed . Ideally there should be no gap between the ab and kidney plates, just a single visible seam line. Rivets on the left side of the ab plate: a total of three rivets equally spaced out along the depth of the armor and about 10mm from the edge. They may be painted white, or not. A single male snap on the top right corner of the ab plate shall be present. A single split rivet or brad shall be present on the crotch tab of the ab plate. It does not need to be functional.

That's genius! I'll give it a shot! Thank you very much!!!

Cool... I'll give that a shot!!! Thank you very much!

Would trimming another inch off the top of the left thigh fix the issue? The thighs would be different lengths, but it would provide clearance. Would hate to cut and find out they have to match in length.

It's a brand new MTK! Love it! It looks great with the AM kit I got from Mighty Tank!!!

Thanks guys! Fairly certain shins ate correct. I studied the AM shins tutorial like a flight manual... - or at least I hope so... When I get boots and neck seal, can I go ahead and apply for 501st?

Here's my AM build, minus boots and neckseal. That's all I am waiting for. Would like to know if everything looks good or not... Cheers, Steve ---------

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Thank you very much! Wasn't really getting what I wanted on the searched! I'll study this tonight and give it ago. My Am kit is trimmed and ready to be strapped, so it's the last thing from me being ready!

Cool! I'll have to do the same... Kit is almost finished!

I've done a lot of searching and it seems that any posts that may be helpful, are missing images. Are there tutorials about attaching the belt and where the rivets and snaps should go (measurements, pics, etc?) that include rivet and snap sizes, etc? Do you drill a hole the size of the snap head (for lack of a better term) through the ab piece to allow the snap to connect to the belt? I've not worked at all with snaps or rivets before and while I have the tools now, I'm still failing a bit on my test bits of material to get it right. With the plastic armor, is it always necessary to use a washer on the far side of the rivet for it to grip? if so, do most hardware stores that carry the rivets also sell washers that match the rivet size? 1/8 rivets are to be used on knee plate? What bout for the holster?

Dan, seeing a Trooper on a white Hyabusa would definitely be an attention getter! That would rule!

Well, this would complete the job, but you'd have to rob a bank or win the lottery to be able to afford the whole kit: ---------

That's a crazy looking ride! I have a solid black Can-Am Spyder and was thinking the Stormtrooper leathers would look killer on that. The guy that custom paints my band's guitars could probably do a stellar helmet paint job to match!!!

$1300 for jacket, pants, boots and gloves, I believe. That's what the other kits are pricing at. You're in Dallas too, right?

Woah! Not sure if this has been posted before, but as a motorcycle rider, this looks cool!----------