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Here's a new link: https://www.joann.com/dritz-heavy-duty-silver-snap-kit-size-24-7-pkg/2614576.html They've also got them in other colors including 'gunmetal'. 40% off online right now too, though shipping would probably eat that back up. They do have a pick up in store option, but I don't know if you'd still get the online discount. Still only a couple bucks difference in any event.

I'm not painting the dark grey tube from my NE kit at all, though this may be a mistake; gluing the plate onto the cylinder was the very first thing I did to the kit. But it looks enough like the pictures I've checked that I've moved on to much bigger and better worries

I have these prescription lens inserts bookmarked to check out but haven't looked closely yet: http://www.gogglesnmore.com/universal-glasses-insert-for-ski-goggles/ You can also get press-on lenses in some prescriptions - here's one place I've found. They're made for dive masks but may fit in TK lenses. ------------- Can't guarantee anything but may be worth a look.

I'll probably just use them as general guides for which straps I need and the approximate size then. I'm definitely not going to use the velcro- I've already made a few dozen snap "plates" with webbing and male snaps to glue inside the armor, so I'm committed to snaps.

Oh, that's a good point. Anyway, the NE kit I have came with an assortment of elastic straps so I might as well use those. They have velcro ends, but I'll probably just drive snaps through them.

This is also what was recommended to me by someone from NEG. I haven't decided which way I'm going to go yet- elastic is a little more forgiving of getting it slightly wrong, but I think strapping is best once you get the right lengths. Probably what I'll do is start with elastic and replace piecewise with webbing as I get a better idea how it wears.

I saw it too. It's probably just spam to raise some crap site's google rankings by producing lots of incoming links, which is a component in Google's ranking algorithm.

Eastbay EVAPOR tights are what was recommended before, but they changed the style so now it has white seams in front and down the legs. I imagine they can be dyed, but still annoying. The crew-neck compression shirt is still all black. Some people have reported success with Champion gear from Target, but I don't know how much of a help that is in Belgium.

OK thanks, I'll just pick whatever pops out of the scrap pile and fits. Somehow I don't see that part encountering a whole lot of scrutiny

What's your inner barrel? Just 3/4" PVC? I'm getting back to working on mine and I don't have a part for that yet.

Trello (trello.com) is a project management tool. Using it for one project with one person working is kind of overkill, but I wanted to experiment with something like that anyway It's easier to see it on their site (it's free), but the idea is that you can break down your project into "cards" that live in "lists". Each list might be some step in a process, but you can do whatever you like. The cards represent individual items of work (in a software engineering context, which this was designed for, a card would be a bugfix or a new feature, and a list might be 'unassigned', 'in progress', 'in QA', 'released', etc.). For me the lists are 'research', 'purchase', 'construct', 'trim', 'glue', 'strap', and 'complete'. Most of the cards are individual armor components like 'forearms', but I also have cards for other components like 'undersuit', 'gloves', etc. Part of the goal for me was to have a place to organize, say, everything I know about forearms. So if I see someone post "trim the NE forearm cover strip to 15mm" in a build thread. I can put it on that card where I'm sure to look when I work on forearms. I might be able to make the board public but it's got dollar costs & addresses & such that the FISD board rules like to keep sub-rosa so I haven't done it yet. I bought a small work table and as soon as it's nice again I'll be outside sanding away. There's an awesome local place that offers build space & tools for hobby projects (Artisan's Asylum, http://artisansasylum.com/) but it's costly enough that I'm not going to sign up until I can guarantee more work time than I've had lately.

I'm using a spreadsheet as well- it's tracking what I have spent and what I need to buy that I haven't yet. I also have a column for optional stuff (like an iComm) For tracking the actual build I use a 'Trello' board. Each piece of armor or step in the process has a "card" on which I add notes like the CRL description, pictures from build threads, etc. Then I can move it through the process- trim, glue, strap, etc. It works pretty well. Here's hoping I can actually get back to the silly thing; I don't have a good indoor workspace, so I've been kind of stuck during the winter without being able to do the necessary sanding/gluing.

The Death Star was small and rotating quickly. It was the Coriolis Effect, clearly. Everywhere else, TKs shot just fine.

Here are a couple of US source for lenses like that- they don't list prices though since they seem to sell only to eyecare professionals. http://www.fresnel-prism.com/products/-3m-press-on-optics/ http://www.signetarmorlite.com/lab-tech-pro/3m-products/

I'm getting back into working on my NE kit, and your pictures are a big help to me. I've had the same problems sorting out right and left in the arms, but I hope I've got it mostly settled- you can see my pics here: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/24103-scotts-ne-anh-stunt-build-thread/ . It occurs to me that if I can't tell the difference looking squarely at the parts, how much difference can there really be? You asked about snaps & belt- I've got a mix of 5/8" heavy duty snaps from Michaels and Joanns, and they seem to be compatible. Following the UKG/TK-1650 plan, it looks like ~42 are necessary. My belt is from TKittell on these forums- it's 3" which is Centurion compatible.