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  2. Star Wars Celebration VI

    in Field Training Exercises

    Posted · Edited by Nicky

    It's funny that you wrote "TK at his post" because it wasn't my post per se, I was just hanging out on my favorite spot of the convention :P

     

    Update:

     

    I found a photostream with white armor panel photos and shoot-a-trooper:

     

    http://www.flickr.co...hoto_7877310996

     

    Here's a cool one:

     

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    Now this one gives me goosebumps, because of the cold AC settings, Florida style:

     

    http://www.flickr.co...gic/7861237902/

     

    EDIT:

    Must be off on here but this is an amazing view from what the R2 builders built during CVI, R2 units :)

     

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    Official Star Wars photostream

    http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

     

     

    (Left to right) Diana TK5027, me (indie legion), tiny rebel, Craig TK4408 aka "Hyper", hanging out!

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  13. Nicky's ANH build [*T/MC]

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by Nicky.the.hutt

    Happy update! Diana (TK5027, FG) and I started testing our costumes in North America, in downtown Montreal just walking around unannounced taken in photo by friends and people walking by. One of our friends tried to imitate a certain rebel princess looks despite a lack of black danish raisin bun hair ^^.

     

    People and kids in the streets were very open and cheerful when seeing our costumes and wanted to pose with us, take pics, joke around. Very nice attitude here! Except one guy who knocked on my sister's helmet and ran away, I hear this is common. But overall a very cool experience with crowds, a rare occasion to have pics of both me and sis as troopers (we live in separate countries) and it was free :) And last but not least: there was a cool breeze.

     

     

    Later we went to the Star Wars Identities exhibit, visitors may not have helmets within the center so it couldn't work for us. But during this unofficial trooping we did some shots with our swedish friends living in Montreal. So the next step will be CVI Florida where I hope to meet lots of the people who helped and inspired me!

     

    Cool shot of my sister (left), our prisoner rebel friend Cecilia (middle) and me (right):

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    http://postimage.org/image/lqcnj1t2n/

     

    We are guided down the stairs because we have special needs xD

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    http://postimage.org/image/o2tu84kfj/

     

    Me (left), Diana (right) who got my back as she doesn't trust my stairs survival skills.

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    http://postimage.org/image/gviykrur3/

     

    Same place, me (left), sis (right)

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    http://postimage.org/image/ymukz8a5r/

     

    Nicky (left), Diana (right)

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    http://postimage.org/image/jv3nd48dr/

     

     

    Avenue Maisonneuve I think, me(left), Diana (right)

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    http://postimage.org/image/x92y3xawf/

     

    Cecilia, me, Diana (left to right)

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    http://postimage.org/image/ut14q2str/

     

    Updates and fixes with the costume: glued the shoulder bridges (they are awesome now, thanks for the advice!), added the white Aker amp to the right side of the belt, and tested the fan. I haven't figured how to quickly hide the mike cable yet, I have to pull on it at a certain point after which I can't see with the helmet on if it's properly stuffed behind an armor piece.

     

    I hope you enjoy the pics and update!

  14. Opinions Of This Armour

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by Nicky.the.hutt

    I'd trust anyone who's got a better eye for low res photos of builds. You may be looking at the 3 best photos of something that'd look terrible in real life or in the hundreds other angle/detail shots.

     

    I recommend holding CTRL and using the mouse-wheel because from far it looks like a stormtrooper, zoom into details it looks like the outer casing of something else.

     

    Here are things I don't understand how you can fix or improve, nor why you would fix for a £450 asking price:

    -brow

    -eyes

    -detonator?

    -faceplate

    -paint job

    -chest plate

    -shoulder bridges

    -all the joints

    -boots, leather look and size?

     

    I have no say about how right/wrong the armor is, just how odd it appears on the picture.

     

    £450 for that is too much. I assume you want to save time/money trimming/glueing/fitting, so here's my POV: myself I contacted a recommended supplier for my armor at a time when I was economically unfit, and spent probably £400 in tools and accessories alone. I think that you might end up needing the same tools and accessories and spend more than I did. From a proper use of zooming I can tell you I would waste a lot more money starting from that ebay recast thing if the plan is to look good from more than one angle and within 10 meters distance.

  17. Nicky's ANH build [*T/MC]

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by Nicky.the.hutt

    Alright, I'll think about it :) But now I'm in France with limited hardware and off to North America tomorrow so I won't have the tools to make big fixes and have photos done until after the CVI in Florida. We'll look at it in 4 weeks when I'm back home!

  18. Nicky's ANH build [*T/MC]

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by Nicky.the.hutt

    Yeah haha I understand but I was merely kidding. And my sweat does smell like pee! :P

     

    I think the mold itself is sized so that this cod mod isn't leaving much margin. I see too much of the cod with the belt slightly higher, and too little when it's lower. Many times I felt like this armor was made just for my size but not for anyone shorter or taller than me.

     

    Split cod is not the holy grail to me either, it just feels better than without, and right now I've got it. I tested just by taping the ab piece around my body tight before cutting the cod piece, I could walk but you know. A bunch of things happen. But this isn't a debate to me, I know what I'm asked, and I'm considerng my options.

     

    One of them is buying another ab plate of the same ABS, that would fix at least three issues and add a money issue. I could have the belt right on top of the buttons if anyone asked and not do anything to the cod piece, and be able to swap for when I feel like sitting down or dancing a lot :)

  19. Nicky's ANH build [*T/MC]

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by Nicky.the.hutt

    Why hold the cod piece and ab with elastic? Have you tried plain webbing that gives you no elasticity? This is how I hold my kidney to butt plate, and for my harness. There is no elasticity so it gives you a rigid hold but also flexibility.

     

    Ultimately the best thing is to reconnect.

     

    I don't know, for peeing breaks? :) I know elastic seems dodgy to the ear but the way i put it the elastic is constantly pulling the piece back so it snaps into place either way, I didn't think webbing straps would give me the same flexibility but when I think about it I realize I don't need elastic so I might as well try webbing today!

     

    So I was reading some kind of trooping-only build threads and not tier 1,2,3 approval builds...oh.. well I was very confused then. I thought saving and bookmarking all the guides and tutorial that looked legit would save me trouble.

  20. Nicky's ANH build [*T/MC]

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by Nicky.the.hutt

    Yeah I could, but if I understood your advices correctly, for approval I need to glue the cod piece shut and the split is recommended to hide and seal with some home appliance, but to hide/seal isn't mandatory? Seems like an easy fix to glue but I haven't seen many threads about it, so it seems like a risky downgrade to me. Just wait for a stormtrooper dancing contest and I'll show you :rolleyes:

     

    If I read between the lines I understand this is a hard rule in NG to not cut the cod piece on an ANH Stunt build, and but a recommendation by several troopers on this forum who want this extra flexibility. I did ask around before cutting and the answer was "I've only met one guy who didn't cut his piece". But I didn't ask on the NG forum though. The NG had a link to my build in detail for 2 weeks where you can see everything I modded inside out and it's a bit of a surprise that I am informed of this huge detail only today, so when I rely so heavily on FISD forums and only have one person from NG to advise, I wonder if uniformity is worth going alone in tampering of my only ab/cod piece.

  21. Nicky's ANH build [*T/MC]

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by Nicky.the.hutt

    Thanks Stuart :)

     

    So an update: I have a problem with my approval to Nordic Garrison, my belt is too low and there are concerns my cod piece mod would show if I raise it a few cm higher. Honestly I want to keep the belt where it is because I like it there, it keeps my buttplate disciplined with only minor overlap. Here's the link to my newest application pics: http://postimage.org...lery/8hv1tpxs/

     

    By neglect my cod piece shows on its lower right edge, I was messing around with my armor during the photoshoot and forgot to strap the cod piece tight. The canvas belt is snapped on pre-marked spots on the ab plate so I thought it was high enough but it isn't.

     

    Relayed by my sister who's already TK in FG and could write directly with the NG, I am asked to revert the cod mod: glue the cod piece to the ab plate and not have it separate so I can have the belt as high as the CRL photo of TK-8377 on 501st website. I did some tests and obviously my armor is not conform and cannot be saved unless I clean cut 2-3 cm off the piece and glue it shut. The cod piece mod is stable with help of two elastic straps and a magnet but since it's not accepted I'm in a bit of a pickle:

     

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    If I do it as planned from the start the mod is visible looking from underneath, as two splits / \

     

    If I by neglect forget to tighten the strap or intentionally pull on it really hard, it does this:

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    If I raise the belt above the blue button, that's how much my cod piece mod shows:

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    Any advice how to get this fixed for approval? otherwise I suspect the best move to go along with NG's uniformity is to get a new ab plate and not cut the cod.

  24. Nicky's ANH build [*T/MC]

    in ANH Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by Nicky.the.hutt

    Here are things I recently fixed:

     

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    Shortened detonator, to have the clips right next to the edge caps. Before I had 2cm of grey visible distance between the edge caps and the clips.

     

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    Painted helmet screws white to remain uniform. It looked better before ;)

     

    One thing I need to fix but need advice about:

    The knee trim for the back of the thighs. I'm not sure how to do it without trimming too much and risk becoming an outcast. I still want to be able to climb stairs without someone else holding me so I'm going to trim. The question is how much is allowed, this is what it looks like now:

     

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    (the suspenders are mistakenly centered, but should not be visible otherwise)

     

    That's how far I can bend my legs without bleeding hazard:

     

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    From the sides it looks "ok" I think:

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    Here's a trim idea I had in mind (please click to zoom for details):

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    Oh no, now I've got tears in my eyes! haha,,

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