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Be careful and have fun!

The "teeth" and ab buttons need painting, missing TD, need white boots and not tennis shoes.... (just kidding). I remember the first full body test fit I did. What an awesome feeling. Looking good so far!

TM Armor ROCKS!!!!

Happy Easter, Troopers!!! HE IS RISEN!!!

Molds?

Awesome! Great job!

Your reaction with the crowd and comments you make are clearly determined by the reason for/situation of the troop and the people involved. I'm usually pretty "serious" when need be, but around the kids I usually play it by ear. If I need to be goofy to help a kid not be so timid or scared, so be it. At the St. Paddy's Day parade here, a very nice looking (and slightly inebriated lady) wanted her picture taken with me. She leaned in a said, "Wow, you look awesome!" and I said, "So do you!" Along the parade route, we were helping collect money people were handing to us for the Children's Hospital. I reached out for some money and the girl pulled it back and said, "No, you have to dance for it." Of course I obliged by shaking my groove thing. People cheered and got a good laugh. When indoors, I have kids ask if my gun was real and I would say yes. Then they would ask me to shoot it, and I would say No, someone might get hurt, or I don't have the money to replace the ceiling/windows. And of course, if I had a dollar for EVERY TIME someone said "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" I could starting building a few more kits.

I've got mine in the chest plate facing outward as well.

Some of the most common questions I get from the kids are the "Is that a real gun, or can I hold your gun?" I usually answer, yes this is a real Imperial issued blaster, and on the other I say either "It is against Imperial regulations to hand off or allow others to handle my weapon", or "No, children should not play with guns". One of the best lines I have used at least once at every troop is when I'm taking pictures with someone and I say after the photo "Oops (or Wait), I forgot to smile." Always gets a laugh.

I did what Wayne did and used rare earth magnets to hold it together until I got it positioned how I wanted. I think your correction looks very good. Keep it up!

What a great idea, but I wouldn't be able to see the form to fill it out.

Well, I pray he doesn't alter it further.

What kind of liner/padding is that?

It's funny how you can look at all of the parts and think "How in the world will all of this become cool looking Stormtrooper armor?" For me, it became "real" when I finished assembling the helmet and painted it. That's when I had my "Wow!" moment.

Congrats! I love my TM armor. As soon as I get my blaster, I'll apply for my Centurion.

Here's an idea of where Paul put mine on. ----------

Thanks to everybody for your dedication to making this the premier costuming information site in the galaxy!!!

And just in case you are REALLY stubborn and didn't read the past few warnings.....STAY AWAY FROM EBAY! (It rhymes for a reason. ) --------------

Yes...usually can be removed fairly easy with a little "elbow grease".

HA! Nice.

I know I'm late here, but wanted to agree that this may be the most beautiful E-11 on the planet. Great job!!!!

Congrats, Nicole! I have TM armor as well. It is some beautiful armor. You will be VERY happy with it when you're done. My wife sent me a picture of the big brown box when it arrived. I was at work as well and could not get my mind off of it. Get some Lexan scissors! Very helpful tool. The TD is a good start, so you can "get your feet wet". I started by getting a pencil and marking all the return edges and then trimming everything. Good Luck!

Very nice! Did you hand paint or go decals? Hard to tell on my phone. As for ear gaps, welcome to the club.

That it AWESOME!!! Great job! So when you sign an autograph, what do you sign? Your TKID and first name or just ID? As for that first Vader pic, it looks like a Vader Picasso.

That's pretty awesome!