Murray1134

If you've got another month or so before you can get the armor, then I would spend that time researching so you have a better idea of what has come before and you can learn from the mistakes we've all made before. I was pretty much clueless when I started this whole thing earlier this year. Take it slow, take your time, and don't forget the most important parts... Have fun! and take lots of pictures! We always want more pictures.

I know I'm a helmet and a blaster short of Elite. I could probably use some better shaping and trimming on my thighs, and some new ab buttons.

Great video. I could only barely hear the voice distortion from the fans. Not sure how it sounds in person, but in the video it actually gave it kind of a cool SW-Sci/Fi sound to it.

You can get elite status with any of the kits. The only thing that you can not get elite with is the FX bucket. The elite really comes in the construction. I'm far from an expert on what works on what body type best. At 5'-8" I would say you would not want FX.

I was playing the game last night and tried to pay special attention to the commanders paint scheme. For once, I must say it looks like Hasbro nailed it exactly. It really does look like standard ANH/ESB construction but with the "skittlized" paint scheme. Probably, a good thing that I can't afford another kit, because I would probably be working on one of these.

Looks good. Should this one be shiny or should he be weathered up a bit? This paint job is really growing on me. It would be nice to give us more options for armor.

I take it you are not using the speaker in the unit, instead you have spliced in a connection to another speaker? If so, I would first try to undo that connection and use the speaker that came with it. The device is pretty easy to disassemble, just be careful of pulling to hard and popping the soldered connections on the board.

Sandpaper of various abrasiveness, blue painters tape, and lots of SW DVDs

I had my first real event earlier this week, had no feedback or sound problems running my Wal-Mart voice changer thru a set of Stompers. My only problem is that I mumble and had to speak up a bit for people to properly hear me, but I think that's more me than the setup.

Great news guys! Congratulations!

Found a few random product codes and such, but the one that really caught my eye is H.R. 5990. A bill before congress about video game ratings. Me being a fairly avid gamer and heavily against these regulations, I thought it was interesting.

Don't let a shortsighted guy like the principal get you down. What you should do is next time you troop a charity event, especially if there is press coverage, just send him a little note with how much money was raised for charity and pictures of all the smiling faces and happy people.

Raiders did rejuvenate Spielberg's career. He had several missteps after Jaws and Close Encounters. 1941 anyone? Yeah, some of the connections are a little sketchy, but it's a fun picture anyways.

Have you put out the call to the Rebel Legion forums as well?

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Ugh, work work work work. Don't these people know I have a helmet I need to work on?! With some help from a friend we've sanded down the 3 main pieces. I think it looks pretty good. Little to no gloss is visible. I still have to fill that frakin' mold line and the putty is not being my friend. But, enough whining on my part, we all came for pictures!! After pulling the tape off, no black overspray! First sand on the main pieces with 400 grit sandpaper, a mixture of wet and dry.

Between the price of the Rubies set and the amount of mods that are going to be needed, it almost seems to be a moot point to bother with looking into Legion acceptance. I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens when someone actually gets a suit and we all see the true level of horribleness.

I'm very interested in all this. I'm waiting to see exactly what it looks like before final judgment is passed. I hope that they do a good job and are not just putting out more Rubies garbage.

I have that book, mine looks like it was from '05, and no article

The latest 501st Cast has gone up and it contains an interview with one of the main people from Museum Replicas who are going to be producing licensed SW costumes and even hard armor pieces. Well worth checking out and some very interesting information revealed. www.501st.com/podcast

It's worth it to pick up a heat gun, a hairdryer simply doesn't get hot enough.

So I finally got the nerve to start on my MRCE. I got it apart, thanks to everyone here and No'l's tutorial. One thing I noticed is that the face seemed a bit thin, it was a little too easy to see through when held up to the light. So this is how far I've gotten in about a day and a half. I'm letting the black sit for at least 24 hours before peeling off the paper and tape. Next up is the frown mold lines. A few newbish questions about sanding and painting the exterior. Does wet sanding give you better results? With Krylon, is a primer required or will it bond to the plastic without one?

I did a setup similar to Pauls. Works pretty good. He is the trooper master after all.

ESB!

I miss In & Out Burger. Worst thing about moving out of CA.