MisterFubar

I'd buy an exotic pet. Like a Llama or an Emu.

I never even noticed we could change the theme before.

If they were priced better they'd make fun targets. At a couple hundred yards they'd look accurate enough.

Made these fixes. Put a larger radius on the knee belt, I guess I'll need to buy a replacement if I want to make them longer. I've been having problems with the handgaurds staying glued down, even with using insta-set and super glue like the maker recommended. Trying one more time with that before I switch to something else. I'll work on my belt later.

It was great to be home for it this year, but I didn't get to eat even an ounce of Turkey. Ok, can't really complain, we did prime rib instead.

Problem solved. Apparently she was going to surprise me and has already ordered most everything she needs for a Juno Eclipse. She let the secret slip when she asked me if not hearing from a vendor for a few weeks after sending money was normal... Yes, yes it is in this hobby.

Couldn't have done it without your help. Seeing yours was the push I needed to finally finish mine.

By all means, let me have it. I'd love to hear any advice or tips you have for improving the armor and my wear of it. I'm a little over critical of myself and looking at my pictures I see a bunch of little things I'd like to fix. I honestly expected to log on this morning and have a list of items I would need to fix for approval.

I'd appreciate the tips, but I'm still not sure I want to go Centurion. I need to get over not liking the visible rivets in the side before I make that plunge.

Nathan Lesan 64666 EIB Letter

Awesome. Couldn't have done it without all the great build threads and advice. Thanks FISD!

Oops, missed that. I just added it to the first post. Thanks.

Not happy at all with any of the action shots I got. Will have to try to get some better ones.

TK-64666 Requesting EI status Name= Nate Lesan ID= TK-64666 Forum name= MisterFubar Garrison= 70th Explorers Armor=ATA Helmet=ATA Blaster=Doopydoo's E-11 Height= 5'10" Weight= 170lbs Boots= TK Boots Canvas Belt= Tkittell Hand Plates= Sonnenschein Electronics= Aker amp and 2 squirrel fans Neckseal= Ladysewforus Holster= Trooperbay Front Back Left Right Helmet. 3 screws per ear, 4 bumps, Hovi mics, Not an FX Green Lenses Shoulder straps - No rivets Ab/Kidney plate gap Separate Kidney Plate/Separate Butt Plate Canvas belt with 3 square buttons All grey Thermal Detonator attached with 1" clips Holster Worn on left side attached with two snaps. Blaster Doopydoo's Full resin E-11 with all applicable details. Action Shots After seeing this picture I'll be adding some mesh behind the grill and doing a little work on my shoulder straps. Remind me not to do this again. I thought my arm was going to be cut off by my bicep It's a shame this one came out blurry as I don't think I ever want to do that again. Bucket Off Ok... Let me have it.

That's my wife's biggest hangup. She loves the look of Juno Eclipse(though she has no idea who she is) but doesn't want to wear a wig or dye her own hair. She doesn't care for the standard Imperial officers or any of the flight suited characters. She's not a Star Wars fan so she thinks the costume has to be cute. I guess she can always join the Rebel Legion as Juno and we'd still be able to troop together.

I think taxpayer support is probably the USPS's biggest problem... Operationally the USPS nets a profit every year. It's only since 2006 when Congress started requiring the USPS to pay about 5.5 billion a year into a fund for retiree health care that it's been in financial trouble. This article explains it a little... http://www.pbs.org/w...-service/11433/ If the USPS were allowed sever their ties to the Government and the Unions I think they could potentially be a very profitable and successful company. To me the service they provide is invaluable. I can send a few pieces of paper to just about anyone in the world for a few dollars, or anyone in the US or APO system for less than a can of soda. I've had a much better success rate with them than any of the other major carriers, UPS, Fed-EX, DHL, etc... They've currently got some very business smart people at their helm, but with Congress' thumb on them they are limited in what they can do to save the company. anywho... back on topic... Doopydoo's-Great product, horrible costumer service.

The USPS isn't funded by taxes.

My wife seemed really interested in joining up for a short while but the interest faded. I think once I get a troop or two in she might reconsider it, as she thought it would be fun to troop together although I really doubt that is something we'd get a babysitter for.

5'10" and 170 and ATA seemed to fit me very well. No weird trimming or shimming required.

I fall into the Centurion, shemnturion category. I'll go for EIB, because I'm pretty sure mine is built to that standard anyway, but I will likely never go for Centurion. I'm sure I won't have much to fix when I submit for EIB and looking over the CRLs, I think I'm only missing all the visible rivets, the visible crotch snaps, the 1 visible ab snap, and I used pop rivets for my thigh ammo pack, everything else is to Centurion standard... ...but, I know this won't be a popular opinion, but to me the visible rivets detract from the overall look of the suit so I didn't put them on. I know they are screen accurate, I won't ever argue that, but I just don't care for them. They chip away at the suspension of disbelief for me, they don't look like they belong on an advanced set of body armor and they make it look more like a costume hastily thrown together to film a movie that the directors and producers never imagined would be looked at still by still 30 years later in high definition by a rabid fan base who wants to painstakingly duplicate every detail. Of course I'd also like a completely symmetrical helmet without the look of hand painted details so you can just ignore most of what I say and dismiss me as a crazy person. So anyway. I hope the EIB doesn't go away as I think it does produce a better standard suit that should be recognized without going the fully screen accurate route.

Reporting for duty and requesting access. http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=15100

I've had issues with items not staying in my cart in the past. Always tried an hour or two later and it seemed to work. For what it's worth, I just tried and nothing will stay in my cart right now either.

Also not getting any of the emails. No biggie, but the issue for me did start about the same time everyone else's seemed to stop.

I just might have to repurpose some of the PVC scrap laying around in my garage. Thanks for the tip.

I think I'll be good to go straight for EIB as soon as I'm approved by my GML. I'll just need to take some better pictures. Should be any day now I'm hoping.