gmrhodes13

Great to see you back, been waiting to see this finished, I have one on my to build list lol

I did my arms 16mm and my legs 22 mm, pretty sure up to 25mm is fine. Depending on how the armor fits you can go bigger

If soapy water doesn't work then try a spray of vinegar, a cheap household remedy for mold. I have tried the inner glove liners and I find them very comfortable. They were available at a local supermarket and quite cheap

Was just like yesterday when I opened my box with glee, then panic set in lol. As said before take your time and before you even cut one peace research and if needed ask questions, that's what we are all here for. Good luck can't wait to see you underway

ATA is a good choice, it was my first armor, found it easy to work with. Downside there is a long wait as it is quite popular but most of the time you can purchase your helmet first as they normally have them in stock.

From what I have read he doesn't post very quickly and is hard to contact

Didn't know that, still on the learning curve

Don't get me wrong ATA is a great armor but now thinking back if I knew what I did back when I started this building journey I think I may have saved a little more, paid the extra postage and gone for something a little more screen accurate and original like TM or TE (derived). Good luck with what ever you decide, you can't go wrong with any of these armors

1. Don't laugh I used some webbing and clips from a dop collar, woof lol. The foam I cut slightly larger than the template and it holds by itself as the ridge and screw seem to hold it. 2. Screws will work fine to hold it together, you can to make sure they don't come loose just put a little drop of superglue on the thread, you can still remove the nuts later. 3. I have a couple of computer fans in my lid connected to 2 9 volt batteries and a switch next to my cheek, I have these mounted to the mic screws Keep up the good work

I think the work you are putting into this armor is outstanding, keep it up

Get your dirty foot of my screen LOL

Nice work, there was a similar fix here http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/9164-tip-boots-poppin-out-of-the-shin-pieces-my-fix/page__hl__%2Bboot+%2Bstrap__fromsearch__1

Sorry when I re-read the post I realised I should have added more info

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And there was much excitement

Understood

There is some auto spray paints used to change the colour of upholstery, may be worth a try. I don't think you would be able to use a dye as such, not unless you scuffed off the top glossy layer of those shoes but that may ruin them. Even a black enamel spray would work but may come off easily around the creases and movement areas

Hopefully we can get a full thread with other sizing, it would be good for future reference

In a word WOW, very nicely done, would love to have non shakey hands again LOL

I first traced the outer sole, then cut 5 mm away, put inside boot and rubbed around to get the inprint of the sides, trimmed again and tried inside, trimmed until I had a perfect fit. When I place my foot onto the template I have 1/2 an inch gap on the toes, as I said they are a little large but I will put in some padding to solve this .

No only one side of the ABS is glued the other is free. The peices are glued on the back kidney, they are free on the ab section.

Photo updated

Much better, just finishes off the look, well done for taking the advice

You are allowed a different amount of stripes on the sides so you should be ok. Depending on which level of trooper you aim for you may have to change the colour later, the TB and French blue are the desired colours. Well done on the paint comparison. BTW the stripes could have come up a bit slightly but should be fine for approval.

Sounds like a good idea, not sure if I can post the full size picture, I think it may be over the maximum posting size and will be reduce will give it a try, I will also post the link to the image here This is for TK Boots size 10. Before I ordered them I did a bit of research and found a conversion table, I take AUS size 9 and the conversion was US size 10, these are a little big but as they do not come in 1/2 sizes I think the US 9 would have been too small.