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Brian, you're right on the TD. I constantly check mine. Paranoid it's going to be jacked by some kid looking for a souvenier.

Awesome Tim! Go man go!

YES! Get that armor built! We need you at the Biscuits game and would love for ya to come on to Green-vegas if ya could in August as well! Any Q's, don't hesitate to ask. Also, did Rob's come pre-trimmed? (If so you lucky son-of.......half the fun is posting pics of the armor and asking everyone 'OK, where do I cut?')

AWESOME work Tim! You've already proven to be a valuable member of the Garrison, (unofficially, I know). I know it's hard waiting on armor, but when you get it all put together and go on your first troop, man it's something special.

You want to leave enough of the return edge to give the armor some weight and thickness. Much of the top of the bicep is going to be under the shoulder bell somewhat. The blue line looks right to me. About the same edge that you left on your forearms in the pic above this one. Also, keep in mind, you need it to be comfortable and fit your arm snug, but not vice-grip.

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AWESOME. Glad you could make it, Tim. I was hoping to get down that way, but couldn't.

Yep they were skinny English men!

I here you man - but hang in there it's worth it! I spent three months on my AP kit and made tons of mistakes - even after I being approved I kept going back and redoing things - lots of work but when you're out trooping its definitely worth the long hours

It's not fun going solo but sometimes a TK has to do what a TK has to do! Two troops at Greenville and Luverne Public Libraries this summer - At Greenville, tons of kids, Star Wars Bingo, snacks, prizes and very handsome TK (other than an errant brow trim!).

Had a similar crack on the return edge at the bottom of my chest. I guess it came from lifting my arms and the chest plate getting stuck on top of the ab and popping. I used super glue since you can't really see it.

Rob's a good guy. I was about to get on his list for some armor, but an AP kit came up for sale here and I took it instead. I did get one of his "stunt" lids. It was a beauty (a little too large for me). I ended up selling it on to someone here. Good luck with your suit!

Looking good! AP was a challenge for me to build!

6-1, 188 right now and AP fits me fine although I had to shim the sides. I also shimmed the backs of the thighs... As for your forearm, did you test fit it with your undersuit on? That sometimes makes a difference in regards to having a tight fit - of course you mentioned it was tight on your bare arm, so you made need to recut and size again. Shoulder bell height looks good. Yep, back plate needs to come down some.

Oso - no advice just wanted to say great build!

Now that looked like a ton of fun! Great stuff!

Wow! Thanks for the recognition of the 'Bama Squad Ingrid!

TRUE THIS. The first time I wore my armor for a period longer than a few minutes - say a couple of hours - I woke up the next morning pretty sore. I guess, even though you take the armor to be light, your body, with all of it on and put together, isn't used to being contained in a layer of plastic! Oh, and I still forget and smile with my lid on.

Books-A-Million Star Wars Troop for Make-A-Wish foundation on 3/23 in Birmingham, AL. Fun afternoon at the mall for a good cause with some of 'Bama Garrison mates! All Photos by "Admiral Hotshots" Timothy Carr. A few mates (and one Rebel terrorist with droid ) posing in front of the Star Wars display!

Sorry, don't have one nearby at this moment...I will say this, Mathias is correct in saying at 195 it's probably not going to close around your midsection. Even with the weight I've lost, I still have my shims in place on the sides, which I'm fine with. I also had to shim the backs of my thighs and calves, not much, but a little. Also my cover strips aren't entirely screen accurate - if that matters to you.

I had a full body poster of Samantha Fox on my bedroom door when I was a teen....

Alot of it depends on what size you are. I'm 6-1, 197. I weighed 217 pounds when I first started wearing my armor, which is AP. It's derived from screen armor, so it was built for a guy around 5-7, 150-60ish. I wasn't really happy with the way it fit when I first put it on, but as I've lost weight it's started looking better....NE is for bigger folks. I considered that as well, but ultimately decided to go with AP, mainly because I was impatient and someone had a kit here for sale. It worked out fine for me.

I didn't post when I started my weight loss goal, which was Jan. 2. But so far I'm down from 216 to 197...and counting (trying to get to 190). All I did was just start watching my calorie count. My armor (AP) fits much better now. Everyone stick with your goals! It's worth it!

Great stuff! Love the 501st representation!!!

Great stuff!