I would love to get EIB and also Centurion Paul but with my current armor i cant but i'm loosing weight and sometime in the future ill be getting a new TK kit.
I can tell you what i did, First i tried 1 inch 1/2 thick pad velcro in but it kept coming off the velcro so i just went with a thicker pad about the length of my forearm and havn't had a problem since.
be careful on trimming that since you've glued the top and back together. I had a little tough time with the one i'm working on wish i had just taped it instead would have been easier. just take your time and go slow trim little at a time to be safe.
hey steve i was running into the same problem with building a fellow garrison members helmet and this what i found.
http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/23893-samurais-ne-armor-build/page-2
I had a paint mess up on my helmet as well and used a cotton ball with a little finger nail polish remover. I had very lightly dabbed some on at a time and gently rubbed it off. If its shinny abs the clear will come off but i have put wax on my helmet to give it a shine.
If I dont tell people that happened they dont even notice.