lostin480

Last year I completed and have a ESB stormtrooper suit. This year I would like to get and work on a biker scout suit. Any suggestions as to where to get the helmet and other pieces?

Armor: AM lite (no helmet) Helmet: RT-MOD Belt: TKittell Neck seal: Darman Shoes: TK shoes Special thanks to - LadyInWhite for answering my mass PMs. Tools used: Glue - CA glue / E6000 Power tools - Drill / Dremel (awesome for sanding and cutting) Sanding bars from Home Depot Snaps Hammer Two sets of 22 bundle clamps Vinyl siding for butt joint backing (bonded really well with ABS and very stiff) Ruler and Tsquare Exacto blade Here is the results - keep in mind that in these pictures was the first fitting - the butt was cut down and trimmed to get rid of dipper but and my shoulders were reversed (wrong sides). I'm also missing the O2 Cannister and holster - both pending. The belt harness didn't work well for me - I am going to switch to hockey suspenders

I know that what the thighs look like - but once you taper the back and take them in and realize where your bet / cod piece is at it will make more sense. I'm 6'2 and did not have to trim at all - even though I thought I would have to take an inch off. Fit it with the cod piece and taper - then decide - how tall are you?

I will put up pictures in the ESB build section

I got the AM and did the overlap on the biceps and forearms - which means that I need to redo them / reorder (or shimmm) since they are already cut... The butt joint vs overlap wasn't really explained to me right away and by the time I did more research my two parts were already cured so we'll see. BTW is the kidney plate supposed to flare up or down ? I would think down

Apparently I am too skinny or not 'large' enough to be a trooper lol - either I take about an inch off the butt plate (on top) or I will have to take an inch off on the bottom of the kidney plate... also I have a question in regards to the kidney - is there an easy way to tell which way is UP? should the side 'flare' point towards the bottom or towards the top?

thanks that actually helps me a lot!!!!

is there supposed to be a gap between the ab plate and the back kidney plate on the sides? also is the kidney plate supposed to be higger than the ab plate? / / ##### ****** ##### ****** ##### ****** \ \ or / / <---- trim this ****** ##### ****** ##### ****** ##### \ \

thanks for the pictures as you are building, I was stuck at few places and now I am able to proceed why did you decide on the loop (brackets) vs snap on the back pieces?

so before I realized you can cut away the 'overlap' i already glued biceps and forearms on each side (leaving one open) what are my options now? do I take it apart cut the overlap or leave the one side on each piece glued and do the butt joint on the open side?

saw that but they had overlap and butt joints so I wanted to figure out which and didn't realize that I could actually cut the "overlap" part completely off.

1. cost of suit + cost of supplies / tools to put it together + misc = roughly ~ 1000 bucks. 2. depends - if you know what you are doing and you use something that sets faster (less forgiving) than E6000 - a day to build / a day to trim / test out the fit - but most builds take a few days because you don't want to rush 3. on a scale of 1-10? I would say 6 or 7 but I am not a crafty person so... if you had fun with model kits as a kid you should be good to go 4. there is a nice list here http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/11760-basic-tools-needed-for-armour-building/ 5. you could, but not really since it has to fit YOUR body - check out your local state / city garrison 6. You can buy one that's really nice for $200-250 from slavefive

so....I got an AM kit and it has the overlap, and from what I am reading it's better if not "more" professional to go ahead and use a butt joint with a cover strip. does that mean I have to trim the overlap completely?

Can someone show me their leg setup on their armor? I need to know how to attach the bottom / top and top / mid section. Thanks!