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  2. My ANH AP armor

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    Tonight I submitted the pictures for my approval into the 501st (and just got approved :D ) and I figured I'd share them here as well.. perhaps you guys see some things we have missed somehow that needs some improvement or anything.

     

    The armor is build to go for centurion but I'm not quite there yet (so far I know I have the wrong mic tips and wrong neck trim, thankfully that's easy to fix. The drop boxes also need to be moved a little bit).

     

    It is AP armor, the blaster is a Hyperfirm E-11. I'm between 6' and 6'1" tall, so that kind of explains the black since AP isn't the biggest armor around. The armor is build with the original bracket system (the ones they used in the movie).

     

     

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  5. D-ring onto Hyperfirm?

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    lol I was actually asking some of the troopers here in Hawaii about this. They confirmed it should indeed be possible to add the D-Ring, seeing the pictures in this thread makes me even more convinced it is possible, awesome!

     

     

     

    Your picture brings up another question of mine....what did you do for the numbers on the counter?

    +1 on the numbers, that looks pretty neat!

  6. Pacific Outpost Gangnam Style

    in Field Training Exercises

    Posted · Edited by gmrhodes13
    photo updated

    The Pacific Outpost attended at several events in Honolulu last weekend and did a surprise act on two occasions.

     

    The first was on Friday October 19 during "Crazy, Sexy, Ghoul" a Halloween fundraising event for make-a-wish and the second a day later during "HEX".

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    My apologies for the bad sound on the second video, the music was a bit loud and I guess I was standing a bit too close to the speakers when I recorded that vid ;)

  7. cost

    in Getting Started - Read this First!

    Posted · Edited by svache

    I haven't build my armor yet (the armor is scheduled to arrive today by mail) but everything together including shipping (but not including the building materials such as snaps, velcro, glue, tools etc etc needed) costs me a little over $1800 USD so far. It probably could've been done a bit cheaper but oh well :)

  8. Hawaii sightseeing question for Pacific Outpost members...

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    Looking good with the cog there :)

     

    And yeah, I hear what you're saying about not having enough time. I have had my family over for three weeks last year and four weeks earlier this year and there was still not enough time for them to do everything they wanted to do haha.

     

    I agree about the kids, that makes things a lot more expensive. Since we have a little girl, it is a bit harder for me to visit my family in Europe, before I could just pack my stuff and go but now I can't go without her (seeing how we don't have a baby sitter and my wife is a night nurse).

     

    Glad to see you had some fun on the island here, hope the vog (volcanic haze) wasn't too bad the first few days you guys were here :)

  12. Hawaii sightseeing question for Pacific Outpost members...

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    I don't know how Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona memorial slipped my mind! Definitely going to both places. Thanks for the link and recommendation of the Cultural Center.

     

    As for the tattoos, I think someone in the North Texas Squad was responsible for those...we're flattered she is representing for us :)

    You're welcome! And yeah, she's representing all right, she's so proud of her temporary tattoos (she has Vader on the other arm lol). I just took a picture, it's amazing how it's still in good shape: http://imageshack.us/a/img145/3186/20121005102136.jpg

     

    Of course you have to do a Luau, I prefer Paradise Cove over the Polynesian Cultural Center. The Cultural Center is ran by mormons and does not have alcohol ;)

    Hmm I never realized that alcohol bit.. Guess you got a valid point there, Julie haha! But, at the other hand, I do think the show at the end of the evening at PCC (Ha, Breathe of Life) is pretty cool.

  13. Hawaii sightseeing question for Pacific Outpost members...

    in Off Topic

    Posted · Edited by svache

    Hi Jason!

     

    You should stay a week longer on Hawaii for when the Halloween fun starts, plus there's a small convention going on the 19th-21st :)

     

    Anyways, if you haven't already added it, I'd say a visit to Pearl Harbor should be in the to-do/to-see list if you're into that kind of thing. If you like shrimp, go visit the North Shore, they have some very good garlic shrimp there (and if you don't like it, you should still visit it, it's such a big contrast with Waikiki). Something else you might like is the Polynesian Cultural Center, it's quite touristy but everyone I took there with me, always liked it. There's actually pretty much to do and to see here.. when I have family over for 3-4 weeks, they still don't have enough time to do it all lol. http://www.gohawaii.com/ might be an idea to take a look, there's quite a few of activities listed there, based on what your interest could be.

     

    From what I understand, the outpost usually takes visitors out for a drink. If so, chances are I'll come down too :)

     

     

    Btw, kind of unrelated question but since you mentioned the Star Garrison patches, I was wondering.. what did you guys made the Star Garrison temporary tattoos with? I received one with my aker/icomm and gave it to my daughter 2 weeks ago.. now, 2 weeks and many showers later, it's still on there haha. It's awesome quality :D

  14. Please consider those around us... a flu/pertussis thread

    in Off Topic

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    I moved to the US a little over 4 years ago and never had the flu shot in my life. Back in the Netherlands, where I'm originally from, they simply don't administer them to people who are not at risk (only those in specific medical situations, and those over 60 get it there). I am, however, considering to get a flu shot for a few weeks now but am a bit reluctant because of all the negative stories I've heard so far.

     

    One thing that makes me kind of wonder, though, is that you say something about possibly exposing others when not getting the shot but, isn't it so that someone with the shot can still carry the disease and spread it to others? Isn't it so that those at risk can only be protected if they themselves have had the flu shot? This is at least what I always have been told by various people in the medical field.

    Aloha from a Dutchie in the middle of the Pacific..

    in New Member Introductions Archive

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    Aloha! I've been reading quite a few threads on these forums now and figured I might as well say hello ;)

     

    I'm Jeroen, moved from the Netherlands to Oahu in 2008 and since quite some time, and for several reasons, I wanted to be a trooper. However, time after time I hit that big roadblock about actually building a suit.. scared I would mess it up, and of course the budget that is needed when building the armor. Anyways, it annoyed me for quite some time that I never actually took the first step so I am definitely looking in getting some work done.

     

    Still scared but after reading so many posts here, and also on the local outpost's forum, I think I should be able to do it. After all, these forums are really resourceful! For now, I requested a few quotes at some dealers listed on these forums for the costume and hopefully, not too long after this post, I can actually make my order, built that armor and go out trooping :D

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