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I'll be there on Sunday for sure, Keith!

Thanks!

Couldn't have done it without you all, THANKS FISD! <3

Brand Spankin New TK:6093 requesting 501st status! http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=14663 <3

TK: 6093 reporting for duty!!!!!

Yea, I noticed that it was pretty bad after all the pics were taken =/

MY 501st app is in

Thanks for the reticule, Charles! pew pew!

Got most of it done. I'll take pics later

Looks great!

Love all the pics and tips Charles! Hopefully I'll have my blaster done this weekend

Haha, I'm going to bring it Friday I have all the bits chopped off that need to be and extra holes drilled. The Velcro was coming off the plastic. Just added extra adhesive to it and clamped it over night. that should hopefully do the trick! I may add the hook anyways for the extra added security.

I have a little more work to do but I took my TK out for a 'test run' to see what needs adjusting. I made it 20 feet before shin velcro started coming apart. Still on the waiting list for boots also.

looks awesome Keith!

I'm not sure how to go about fixing the thigh ammo pack... Can I just pry out the rivets? Keith - Yea, I have padding tho I may put more in.

Yea, using e6000, thankfully (thanks to the advice from people on these forums!!) I had help with the riveting. You're saying it needs to be lower? I thought about this but I already have to shim quite a bit at the back and I don't want to end up with a 3" cover strip at the back. =x

'to do' list: - adding hooks to shins to help them stay closed - more thigh fitting =/ - find a better way to secure butt plate to kidney plate - glue buttons to belt. - paint and add ab plate buttons - tackle chest plate - trim bottom, sit it lower, secure it to ab plate. was thinking of heating up the top of the shoulder straps to bend it up a little more. thoughts? - trim back plate more an possibly kidney plate as there is quite a bit of overlap. - bicep work to stop them from rotating. I think that's about it.

Sorry about being such a slacker with the pictures... Got the belt mostly done, just need to glue on the buttons. The thighs are driving me nuts. In my first attempt to make them fit snugly, I over trimmed and now I have to shim them. They still refuse to stay up. I trimmed most of the return edge off the back also. As you can see, the biceps like to twist on me even though they are connected to the shoulder bells. Will probably pad then or shorten the straps. Not much done to the chest and back plate yet. I really don't like how the chest bumps the bucket up off my head. Here's what I have so far.

5'7" Womens large fits perfect. Only issue is the top likes to creep up when you move around too much.

I am going to be knocking on your door when it's time for me to make my blaster

Thanks Arnie! I just want to throw in that I slapped on the knee plate last minute with some tape as a good-natured jab to a buddy of mine who's trying to get me to go sandy!

Got to fix those biceps. the are too loose still. Bue tape on the bottom of the chest and back are where I am thinking of trimming. Tried heating the butt plate and making it "hug" more but I don't know how well it went. =/ Cod too high? SHins correct? I hope so, I went over the thread a bunch of times to make sure I got it right. Thighs won't stay up alone, but they do go up pretty high.

Thanks so much guys for the very helpful tips! I haven't even purchased any glue yet for fear of the temptation of gluing it before it fits perfectly, heh. But I will most definitely get E6000 as opposed to cement. I will trim the top thigh return edges because those suckers wont go up any further than shown in the pic at the moment. I will probably need a strong snap/belt/velcro system to keep them up I think. Do the bottoms of the thighs look like they are tight enough? As for the kidney plate, one end seems to 'flare out' slightly more than another. Is that the top or bottom? Thanks again guys, your help is very much appreciated.

Bear with me as this will most likely be a slower build thread as I don't have a ton of time to work on my kit. Just little bits here and there as I can. I got the AM lite kit (AP bucket to follow). So far I've trimmed and fit: forearms, biceps and thighs. I'd love the input from the people here as I make the armor. Obligatory unboxing shot So shiny! After working on the thighs. They feel comfortable but I am wondering if I should taper them in a bit more at the knees. Side View. (I've done nothing to the ab/kidney/butt plates. I just put them on to get and idea of how it would look. Back View I'll put up more pics soon

As far as I know, no one from our group of newbies was calling anyone out or putting people down or calling for a new leader and I hope our voicing our concerns was not perceived in that way. Speaking only for myself, I was a little disheartened by the fact that the CG is seemingly so unavailable to new people. I completely understand that people have lives and that 501st is 100% volunteer. It was an overall lack of interaction that gave me the unwelcome feeling. And as far as signing up on the forums before emailing Roy or other GC members directly; it is said many times over here at FISD to “sign up with your local garrison to meet people in your areaâ€. How were we to know that CG was an exception? It’s an honest misunderstanding from both ends. A concern that I did have, and emailed back to Roy about, was that he mentioned armor parties. How are we to find out about these armor parties if not from the CG forums? A ‘guest’ or ‘newbie’ level of forum access would greatly benefit the CG when it comes to that kind of communication. Or, heck, even a Facebook group or some such, hehe. Either way, I am glad that these things were brought to light in a *mostly* positive way so that we can work together to solve the issues! I am a proud Canadian and look forward to being a proud member of 501st and the CG!