Geaux Saints

Not sure if this is an old picture that I'm just now seeing, but I thought I would share. Two sides to every story.....now don't you feel bad about the Death Star blowing up?

That's pretty funny!

Pretty cool. Nice job.

How fine of sandpaper should I use (150-180)? I want to be effective but not abusive and scratch things up. I've been researching and trying to get all of my supplies ready for when the BIG BOX DAY arrives.

Paul makes and sells belts. I got my undersuit from Eastbay. It's a two piece and is very comfortable. Their sizing is pretty spot on. ----------

------------ Thanks. I always thought he pulled that from the side of the belt. How fortunate that Luke took the one trooper suit that had a grappling hook. What are the odds? Sorry to treadjack.

What grit did you use for the dremmel AND sandpaper sanding?

-------------- I've wondered....what does Luke have on the back of his belt? Every other TK has a TD, but his had a box.

The mental picture has left me speechless.

A lot of people lean toward the Doopydoo's E-11 resin blaster kit. I'm waiting for mine to come in. Lots of good things said about it and looks really good when finished. You'll find lots of Doopy Doo E-11 build threads on here. http://www.doopydoos...ffer-2685-p.asp http://www.whitearmo...opic=16135&st=0 http://www.whitearmo...showtopic=19872

Great job so far. What strength (pull lbs.) magnets did you get? Is that strength effective enough? How many magnets do you think would be enough to have for your build? Thanks. I have TM armor on the horizon and can't wait to get started.

I appreciate it. It really does look like the box was tampered with. It was beat up with 2 rubber bands around the width of the box. I've been in email communication with them and they said they never put rubber bands around their boxes. I'm afraid someone got into it after it was shipped. What I don't understand is why someone would take 8 pieces instead of the whole thing? Just frustrated because I was looking forward to getting started on it while I was waiting on my armor and shipping to the States takes forever. So you can imagine how I felt when I finally got the box and then noticed half of the kit was missing. etc........

I received my Doopy Doos kit today and was sad to find that it was missing about 8 pieces. I've contacted them and am wanting for a response. Has anyone ever had this happen to them?

i like the fact that it is closer to the originals as well.

I've decided to go with TM's 1.5 mm. Thanks for everyone's input.

How much pull force should the magnets have, minimum?

Just trying to think outside of the box. I've noticed that depending on how many magnets you have, you would be limited to how many pieces you could glue at once. Like I said, just a thought....I'm a noob.

Any good place to buy them? Just a thought....to save on the amount of magnets used on each piece of armor, would it be feasible to put some sort of strip of metal opposite to magnets for them to pull on instead of magnet to magnet?

You're welcome! Whatever you're serving.

Just wanting to get a smile out of you.

http://www.howmagnetswork.com/

Is there a certain rating (strength) that is recommended if these magnets are used?

I thought the 501st assigned TK #'s. I didn't know you selected your own. On a side note, is TK-421 "retired" and unassigned as an honorary #?

Thanks for the clarification. That shows how well of a job you did with it for me to have to ask.

I love the trooper relaxing at home pic! Nice build! I can't wait to get my TM armor. What's wrong with the blaster? (Newb question)