GalloGeek

Looking good man! I'm anxious to see it Thursday night. It's going to be a fun night of trooping!

TK71073 from The Midsouth Garrison requesting 501st status! http://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=15626 Thanks!

I got on the waiting list back towards the beginning of September and so I'm about 7 weeks into my 18 week wait. I have been working on a Hasbro/Doopy conversion, but I'm still waiting on the DoopyDoo kit to arrive in the mail. I've taken quite a few ideas from builds and such from the boards here and tried putting them towards my blaster build. I have been taking pics, so when I finally get my kit in the mail and finish the build, I will post a build thread. I've been trying to gather some tools and supplies in preperation for my armor build. I still need to order my TK boots, kneck seal, canvas belt, etc. There is a member in my local garrison that makes holsters for blasters so I will be getting that from him soon. I have also already had a few local garrison members offer to help with the assembly of my armor when it finally arrives. I just continue to count down the weeks, read as much as possible on the forums, and envy the pics of other builds.

My wife would be interested in one that says "My husband is a stormtrooper"

Relaxing by the pool...

I'm going to e-mail some of the suppliers that were listed and start to try and get an idea of prices so I can get started on getting some armor together. It will be a slow process for me as I'm on a fairly tight budget right now. My wife, knowing how bad I want to build a suit, got on line and ordered me a helmet already and it should be here sometime this week. She ordered an eFX helmet, and I know from what I've read I will need to do some work and slight modifications to it. I'm completely up for that, I've loved building and working on models since I was a kid. I also know from what I've read that it is not one of the preferred helmets to purchase, but my wife was being sweet and wanted to suprise me with it and I will make it work. I'm 5'9" and 175lbs, so from what I think I'm understanding, AP and ATA would probably be my best bet as far as good fitting armor kit for my body type. Do either one of these or both offer armor without a helmet, or am going to end up just owning two helmets? I wouldn't mind having another helmet, but I figure an armor kit without a helmet is going to be less expensive than a kit including a helmet. Thanks in advance for any input, critisizm, or advice given. All is welcome!