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Purchasing armor off eBay is always questionable, with a feedback of only 26 I would be concerned, but that's just my personal opinion.

Sounds like a certain Stormtrooper with a grappling hook, written in for a reason I must admit I did look for more details as I was going to add the carry strap but to date I haven't found anything

Congrats and well done to everyone, it's not easy making a decisions when there are so many excellent submissions.

Good luck with the build, remember measure twice and cut once

Be great to see some build threads with the armor, get a better look of the pieces and it's construction.

Another great read, thanks you all

I have two sets of bubble lenses, both about the same, I can only really see through the corners but I got used to it pretty quickly.

For those few changes I don't think I'll be upgrading

Lots of really helpful builds here on Fisd, wouldn't hurt to have a look through some of them

looking good, a few adjustments and you should be ready

How about posting your build here on FISD, many of us don't use FB and it would help others looking at purchasing the kit.

Welcome aboard troops

Sorry to hear the news, hope things improve for you. It's hard finding old armor/helmets as many use them for death troopers or other builds but good luck

Hello and welcome aboard, good luck with your EIB and Centurion applications

Rivets http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/34902-centurion-level-rivet-sets-for-sale/ Clips http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/32554-fs-ukswraths-screen-accurate-td-belt-clips-with-pan-head-screws/

You could try Trooperbay https://trooperbay.com/trooper-helmet-brow-trim

Well good question, I do have both, good and bad points with either or them but it depends on what event I am going to as to which set I wear. I find the fabric gaskets are a lot cooler and easier to move but they really don't fill the armor gaps as the rubber ones do. Rubber does fill the armor gaps well but cuts down on your movement and makes you sweat more, they do look so much better though. The public doesn't notice the difference but I do, so for a cannon or high profile troop I will wear rubber and then the fabric for most other troops. If you can afford it, I'd suggest both.

So sorry to hear the news, man that sucks

Try posting here: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/40367-legion-elections-membership-db-issue/page-3? OR pm TIM (Dark CMF) or Paul (Daetrin)

Really you would want to sand the whole area with some wet and dry sandpaper, I would do it with water and use a 400 grit paper, or you could start with a little rougher paper around a 240 grit then go over again with 400 grit. You may find that it just keeps peeling and you may have to sand off all of the paint, it's seems rustoleum is quite soft. I do find you need to prep the plastic really well before applying paint, make sure you scuff it all with sandpaper before applying paint. I used an automotive acrylic paint and then cleared which I have found to be a lot stronger than rustoleum.

Hello and welcome, not a lot of guys make armor from scratch it's a lot of work, most purchase ABS plastic kits, lots of info in the Getting Started Section. Those that do make their own in various ways, one is from pepakura files, then you have to coat in resin and bondo, lots can be found on the RPF, here's a helmet build http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=122443 Some even sculpt their own plugs and vacform themselves, it's also a very time consuming process and can be costly

AM is definitely for the bigger trooper, I know of some troopers slightly taller than you who struggle with armor from makers of smaller armor.

Hello and welcome aboard, perhaps post a few photos that would help. You can use slightly larger cover plates but not excessive. You may find overall the armor is too small for your frame, there are makers out there that specifically make armor for particular sizes.

Happy Valentines Day, especially those of us alone

Looking forward to the year ahead, good luck all