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Right on! Another AM! Good luck bro!

can you post a picture of what you mean. i might have some ideas if i see it.

That was EPIC!

Can you shim and still get Centurion? I see the "ideally there should be no gap". So would it be ok to shim or just leave (in my case) a large gap?

im thinking i might cut the cod and shim it under the belt. this will lift the ab up and eliminate some of the gap. This might ruin any chance at Centurion though so Im torn. the AM chest is about two inches longer and thats about what my gap is now. Ill research it more but if anyone has done this please share any info you have with it.

I'd buy 1 Husband, 2x Son, 2x Dad is a stormtrooper shirts.

Hi FISD, So in an effort to make my suit more accurate I upgraded my AM suit with RT-Mod chest, back, and shoulder straps. The issue I am having is that there is a large gap from the top of the chest when its sitting in the right spot. Anyone have an issue like this and how did you fix it? Or if you have a general idea of what I could try to make this work, I am all ears.

Chicago Screws like the ones that are on the holster already. I have seen some pretty slick setups with snaps on the inside of the belt that let you snap your holster on and take it off for troops where no blasters are allowed. Good luck this weekend buddy! Keep us posted on what ID you get!

*edited question - started new thread for it*

im in for 3 sets of patches. i want to give a set to an EI in my garrison who helped me build mine.

grats buddy!

I used a "for sale" sign I got from home dept. Get a one-sided sign and cut it to fit each side. I held the ab and kidney together. Measured the left over gap. divide by 2 and thats how much gap you will need to cover on each side. Add an inch on each side to give you some overlap and you are good to go. Good luck. Isaac

I remember going to a friends house after I got my armor and he was showing me how it goes together. I walked into his living room and he had his EIB cert framed on the wall. I wanted EIB so bad after that. I can't wait to see the new certificates! The combat photographer did a slick job on my pic, please pass along the thanks for taking their time to do it! Isaac

Does anyone sell the EIB Patches?

Darman's wife made my neckseal with a zipper and its great. You can look him up on here and PM him. Trooperbay has good stuff as well. Mike has the best customer service I have had in the TK world. The belt you can make if you have a sewing machine and 5 bucks worth of fabric from walmart. There are tutorials on here you can find on how to do it.. The undersuit you can get pretty cheap at a local target or sports store. There are tons of links if you research the FISD on where to get really cost effective undersuits. Good luck man Isaac

great kit! enjoy it buddy!

Congrats on the pass!

almost forgot Moose. Do not get the AM helmet. I went with ATA and I love it. RT-Mod makes a larger scale helmet. Can I say "don't get the helmet?". How about, "you will be much happier if you avoid the AM helmet"?.

I have AM and I like it and I enjoyed the build. Im 6 foot and 240 lbs. The AM kit has the reputation of being the "newbie" kit or the "big guy" kit. It is also not as accurate as the others. When I made my choice I just wanted to be a Stormtrooper and had no idea about EIB or Centurion. I ordered my kit because I could afford it and they had fast turn around. It was not an easy build but it was not difficult either. You will find frustration in any kit you build. I built it as accurate as I could and got EIB with it and I'm now bothered by the chest and how it looks. You will probably go from "I want to be a Stormtrooper", to "I want to be an accurate Stormtrooper", if you spend time on here. You just will. The other "big guy" armor is RT-Mod. Rob can take a few days with email so don't worry about that, he is cool and will answer your email if you sent him one. If I could do it all over again, I would have saved up a little more and waited for the RT-Mod suit personally. I have also talked with Troopermaster and found out that his armor could possibly fit someone a little bigger so check him out too. I would send your measurements to the vendors on your short list and ask them what they think. These guys want to make sure you look good in their kits and will be honest with you. Good luck with whatever you decide on and we will be here to help you along the way. Its what we do.

Hey Q, I'd be glad to help you as well. Come out to the armor party in a few weeks and hang out if you're not working. I'll hit ya up on FB too.

Trooperbay is legit. Mike has great customer service and has it all. I know a lot of people use his belts and neckseals so don't hesitate to check them out. I've ordered twice from trooperbay and felt they went above and beyond what I expected. I have Darman's so I can tell you I'm happy with them.

if you have access to Brian then take advantage. He's hands down the master of the AM builds. I would not have finished mine without his keen eye.

Darman's wife makes really good neck seals and he makes holsters too. one shop.. two parts down. Check him out. For the belt, you can make it with a sewing machine. There are a few threads on here of people doing it. I went down to walmart and got some off white canvas for 5 bucks. Then just cut a piece of plastic and slide that inside the belt on the left side to help support the holster and weight of the blaster. You'll see what I mean when you see the belt thread. Almost there buddy!

Almost there! looking forward to the next fitting update.

Looking good sir! I have the same build (am/ata). You'll eventually cut the sides of the chest down so they look less like wrap around wings and the back armor is more square. If you search for some screen captures in regards to this you'll see where you need to trim. For mine It was about 2-3 inches off the sides of the front of the chest. You will also get a better fit if you trim the tops off the chest and back armor (the flaps that go over your shoulders). You will have webbing that connects those together and gets covered by the shoulder straps. Here is a pic where you can see the sides of the back and chest a little better. Sorry about the short little notes but I wanted to get you some feedback while the wife is yelling to come eat dinner. Hope this helps buddy!