Clamps

I am building one of Walt's 80 TK kids for my kids and I will eventually need to get a decent boot for them to wear. Currently they are about a size 4 or 5 (8 and 10 years old). I have no issues dying the boots if needed, I am just not having much luck seeing anything in the stores that would be acceptable looking and by acceptable, these are just kids kits, so I don;t need Centurion level perfect thx

Find a local RC hobby shop and get a pair of Lexan curved scissors. It will speed up your rough trim significantly.

Great start. Sorry I missed the Armour party. We have some great local help to assist you if you get stuck this summer. I am sure we will cross paths soon.

I just acquired a new set of plastic, a Walt 80 (80% scale) TK. The ideal height for this armour is ~4'6". It can be trimmed down to 4' and work with a height up to 4'11" (as per maker of the kit). My daughter is 4'6" and my son is 4'4" (currently). I plan to build this kit based on the mold lines in order to maximize the life of the kit. I will build with the appropriate return edges initially. If the kids have issues with mobility, that will be a likely area I will trim down. After my kids outgrow, I will offer it to my garrison mates to use with their kids as needed. I am not sure how detailed I intend to be, but I will try to post progress as often as I can. Here is the requisite armour laid out - untrimmed. Here is the plastic pile after the first evening of rough trimming (aka removing 90% of the excess plastic and flashing. end of update.

congrats trooper!

I have a kit that Skyminer build, he is part of my garrison. I started using it back in November, and I would call it game-changing. Being able to hear the sounds around you clearly in stereo from up to 25 ft away, I love it. The mics are small and occupy the smallest open teeth area on the frown. invisible to anyone not looking for them. There will be some troops where you just don;t want it (say during a symphony performance) but for most events, cons and the like, not having to say HUH? all the time is great. I loved it so much I put a 2nd kit in my Tusken.

Bobby. This is a good looking build overall. Couple of comments I would have would be that The forearms and biceps do appear to be a little oversized/roomy compared to your arms. Also the tube stripes seem to be a tad low on the bucket. Could just be me on the phone here though. Good luck with your application.

Congrats on your EIB certification.

I have a zippered version - > no issues whatsoever putting it on.

TrooperTim is the Star Garrison Attaché, he hails from just outside of Dallas. Drop him a PM and I am sure he can direct you to some local-ish assistance!

CONGRATS STEVE!! #3 in the Canadian Garrison. Toss that blue patch aside, I have a Burgundy one for you with a Centurion Rocker the next time we meet! Way to go! you are the new Garrison Standard!

Congrats on your Centurion appointment Trooper!

Be sure you're undersuit is fairly snug to your body. You don't want it loose and bunching up at your elbow or other areas else it could become a pain point and look sloppy. Keep up the good work and hopefully you can get a crew to come down to Fan Expo this year. It's gonna be another great one!

Good start trooper. I do recommend that during any test fitting you wear undersuit just to be sure. I found a slight fit difference (tighter) with bare skin vs undershirt. Your mileage may vary of course.

My man STEVE!! Congrats !!! Soon to be Another Centurion in town!!!

That is a Fine collection of troopers, trooper!!!

Let's see the gaps in pics. But as was mentioned. Gaps are screen accurate to ANH. I have gaps on mine that I have embraced in their wonky-ness. I actually am not a fan of the perfect flush ear.

Here is my icomm and aker I'm chest piece. The magnets are gone after the glue dried on the elastic strap. The aker clips to that. Icomm is Velcro'd on as seen in my hand. I also have an old iPod shuffle(not shown) that velcro'd right next to icomm -------------

Good for me now. Thx!

Eric, I am seeing this issue as well. When I browse forums, I am not seeing the topics. was just to lazy to complain about it yesterday.

Ok so that is pretty cool!

Next thing you know you'll be blaming Saturday night partying for slowing you down. Ps. Kidnap Keith and make him show up later .

Great job team!