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I have my tubes empty for fan and battery, MICH helmet pads on the sides/ears. If you provided project boxes for the amp and speakers as is, I think I could easily trim the boxes to fit the tubes nicely insulated, and slip the speakers inside the side pads.

That would be great and I think we should help each other. If you get your project going its first stages and figured out a price tag I am ready to pay you way in advance and think others should consider investing too so your production can start rolling without a huge personal expense.

I cut my cod and I agree that it is quite unnecessary. Sitting is unnecessary, acrobatic mobility is unnecessary, kneeling etc... There are tons of things that are unnecessary that we do anyway out of boredom and we should be happy with the way the armor was designed!

Yep, drunk is the look we are after. Not weird.

Hm I'd look for button plates with shape of buttons molded together in the plate.

So 6V and two fans via that 4AA series configuration lasts longer, and that makes sense...are these the "imperial fans", squirrel fans?

I don't like creating new threads. So I have a question, I use lots of 9V batteries, they last hours but one event tops, and sometimes I turn the fan off when people don't talk loud enough to me for example to gain some silence. So I thought I could lower the voltage to 5V or so and I forgot my electronics class and want to know if that will help increase battery drain time THIS. ------------ A Zalman fanmate 5-11V. I ditch the tachometer wire and just put the 9V battery one end and the fan on the other end. The lack of parts stores in my lazy neighborhood prevents me from DIY-ing.

Same for me, they didn't know what was going on and wrote a date of dispatch which can come out of any donkey's butt. It's impossible that an UK overseas airmail shipment takes 2-6 weeks and sometimes "disappears" for more than a couple of people buying from Doopy, specifically. Unless they're just another ebay seller content with poor feedback. Again, I don't like being lied to.

49 days waiting and still counting, that full resin kit is traveling on top of a amphibious frozen armadillo or something... I sent them an e-mail now asking full disclosure. I don't care if they are lazy or slow, I don't like being lied to.

Don't panic. Pictures first.

Thanks! I'll look into it. I don't expect my underarmors to last a year, and I think it's worth having many spares. Ah sorry, it seems obvious to me since I've seen the real thing Your attachment is forearm strapped to bicep, if I'm correct. If it's tight in the forearm then it is stable that way. My photo shows right before I attach my forearm pieces. I snap mine to an elastic strap looped around the base of my forearm near the elbow. So no matter where my bicep pieces are or how I bend my arms, it stays up high. So one snap on the inside of the forearm piece, one snap on a looped elastic strap with velcro. I do that because otherwise the just slip down to my wrists after awhile. I don't know how high you can lift your forerarms but the only thing I see is the larger gap around the elbow. It doesn't really bother but if you can raise your handguards and forearms only 1 cm it may do the trick.

Very nice fit! I don't see the arms as being a problem and 6'6 goes well for the rest of the kit. Have you tried a different forearm attachment method to keep it higher? Personally I hate moving parts so I did this. Nice trim too, the edges and return edges are all there, looks very neat and with preserved depth in the look. That's freakin' nice close ups, for example pic 6813. What's your top undersuit called? You're from germany so maybe I could get something similar. I need to try many I always saw how the Hero helmets teeth-gray line ends shorter than the Stunt, so it doesn't bother me to see it that way. Had it been a Stunt I would expect to count more teeth and 2 extra holes. Great job. Don't shrink ^^

Yeah they're legit. And I love my TK boots.

Rotating: Yes! I didn't successfully rotate them outwards because the way my legs fit them it just resets back into forward position as soon as I move. Your garter system will help you keep it in slight outwards position. It's the preferred method. Trimming: I took off 2 centimeters off the top of my thighs, I am 5 feet 9 11/16 and I can sit down, kneel. The reason I did this is because it's an allowed modification and a small reduction goes a long way. With the right tools you can respect the original shape while trimming. If you have a hot sealing iron or hobby iron to return the edge, then you trim less to take in account that return edge. I don't have that very tool. You end up with a shorter thigh piece as if nothing happened, if that's what fits your limb size than together with the rotating method, it's a very accepted mod. Kneeling: It's ironic yes, you sacrifice your knee to protect your sniper plate instead of the other way around because your knee totally regenerates over time unlike your sniper plate

Aha! Assembly diagrams Well we spend more time building and taking pics than drawing diagrams, most of the assemblies are either common sense improvised assemblies or imitation of the very sensible movie prop. Pics are pretty much spread everywhere, I started with the tutorial section: -------------- And ended up doing something similar and documented it with pics: http://s19.postimage.org/sgrza3fu7/2012_07_29_11_28_46.jpg Some people use ABS squares, some people use rubber bands, some use webbing bands, there isn't one universal technique there's some freedom to it. Do check out many of the build threads in this forum. Talent will show itself during the action Some things that are visible on the outside will end up in the CRL for the costume, as it is object for certification. Pics and descriptions are visible there. Our admins made a great Reference Gallery too: http://www.whitearmo.../forum/gallery/ Use the search engine for discussions and photos about the specifics, or google it using the search term site:whitearmor.net for more relevant results without hassle with the advanced search form in this site which can be a bummer.

About the search engine, sometimes I google instead with the following at the end of my search terms: site:whitearmor.net

You should take away something that she loves. What does she love?

Various TK's: I chose ANH Stunt because I wanted gray teeth, flat square-ish handguards, flat black-green lenses, a thermal detonator on the back, and nice butt joint everywhere but rear calves. ANH has blaster holster on the left side. Those details differ in the other movies and I personally think they are the most obvious details. ANH Hero has bubble lenses, shorter teeth line, comlink piece if you're into it... that's was the only thing that strikes me. If you focus your choice on the helmet you can scroll down on this and pick the prettiest one http://www.starwarsh...sub-submenu.htm Then you make the whole costume fit the single TK you chose according to CRL and blu-ray reference pics which is basically tons of details no one who is normal pays attention to. Don't hybrid. EDIT: that link is much better: ------------ Note that most kits are more appropriate to either ANH, ESB or ROTJ, for example the kidney and butt-plate are fused in ROTJ and many kits come with split butt/kidney. I think AP kit comes with one piece butt/kidney so that would be the way to go for ROTJ at EIB level or higher. Shimming the ab and kidney gab: Shimming is only needed for EIB/Centurion. I have a T/MC kit, my body is 5 feet 911/16, 180 lbs and I'd have to shim but I didn't go around doing it yet. I don't think leaving extra plastic when trimming kidney plate and ab plate will do the trick as it isn't "quality plastic" past the marked line. So you can use finishing strips matching the same kit you order, there's usually enough for shimming (since you only have to do it on one side). Then you can work the seam lines with silicone caulk if you really want a single clean thin gap. EDIT: I don't think it's about fat bellies but your bone structure and the plate scale. When you fit the ab/kidney you heat the parts and increase the curve so it "wraps around you", the more you bend the closer both ends get to eachother. You can suck in your belly if that's where your lbs ended, but your ribcage or pelvis will not squeeze itself. Han Solo: We're all part of the Han Solo Anonymous support group.

You mean I would become a lousy marksman? Awesome

I wider FOV would be nice indeed. Then it would be really cool if we could get rid of the green lenses and have that on the inside once the glasses do all the work

Don't forget to clear browser history Great gift! Better than a freakin' car!

EIB and Centurion are not really for pre-built but a prestige program for those who went the extra mile. Their CRL are a good checklist for making an accurate TK all the way down to basic requirement level. We all tried to keep EIB/Centurion in mind when doing the basic trim/assembly, in case we apply for EIB/Centurion then we will be asked to do only smaller modifications and not have to replace a sniper plate for example. But the EIB/Centurion application often turns into a list of modifications to do, according to the extra mile principle, sometimes things that aren't stated in the CRL like fitting, that's why you should make it yourself from the start, 10 months is way enough for that That are tons of stuff we can tell you: -The best looking and most technically advanced TK's have essentially nothing to do with EIB / Centurion. Some advanced mods may prevent you from getting EIB / Centurion certification. Some EIB/Centurionable details will make your kit look less "idealized" depending on movie/TK. -Your son won't care if you paid 15k or 25k or have an EIB badge or not on this forum. -The experienced builders will apply fitting and assembly that worked for their body and only experimented pre-building for others who ended up ripping parts out and modding anyway. -The best looking kit is untrimmed so the attention to details is on you and not on how much the pre-builder gets paid or tortured And if the reference chosen is one of the least worked on TK in the movie then this is how good looking it will get. -We won't stop you from becoming a screen accurate stormtrooper with a 501st legion ID for whichever reason or means you come to it. -Not all of us build their own costumes. Some get help, like, way too much help, and keep all the credit because we assume everyone built their own costume. I don't understand them but it's not really my business. Building makes me happy. And lastly, I will get stoned for this: -Football player or not, your width/height ratio isn't "screen accurate", inside the armor it doesn't make much difference where you put those lbs. The stormtrooper costume will make an athlete look fat unless you're much taller and lucky in your modding and fitting. Stormtroopers in the movies are all tall and slim. That's why most of us use shims on the sides, for our extra pancakes. It is not really a problem but you did say "most everything" and that's something to base your decision on: use your 10 months and DIY. PS: Some people are scared to DIY because the search engine on this forum is not so good and don't find the information easily and quickly enough..

Only a matter of time Let's say 2 years left but it will cost at least as much as your entire armor.

In every civilized country in the world you need an ID, and unless there's a locker fastened to the building and a padlock on it, I'm not separating myself from my only means to identify myself or catch a trip home. The odds of incidents happening aren't defined by one person's vision applied on others in hostile tones. For biobreaks you can partially de-kit. If you grab your neck wallet by pulling on the string you can take some money out in 15 seconds. You need to check if your kids at home are fine, go hide behind curtains for 1 minute. If you can eat/drink cleanly in your suit to save 30 minutes then why not. Mobility, strange objects sticking out? Please. It's a full body armor. Every hour can make a huge difference for charity. Many troopers think about trooping as a 3 hours straight job tops. Well 3 hours is when I have to scratch my nose for the first time.That's why nobody gets to tell one trooper how to run his gig beyond the obvious. But if the agenda here is making the det look bad then it doesn't matter what we say. Let's have an awkward CEII, mates!

About the unnecessary "non-UK way of trooping" comment. It is NOT about carrying it to be a less focused trooper. It's about common sense. Sure nothing happens in the locker rooms in the thousands of venues we troop around the world. In any bad scenario, trooping or not, I feel I must have my passport/ID securely on me, and the means of communication in case of theft, emergency, kid injured/lost, terror attack, crime, etc. I leave the assumption that everything is dandy to the people who will depend on others when sh** happens. I removed my helmet whenever I saw kids at CVI who have been clearly lost for hours and helped them find their parents, I don't care what people think about "in character" because this is real life.