DroidHunter

Fair enough. I'll let it ride for a few days to see what happens before sending another email. There is a Garrison sponsored event in my neck of the woods in March and I want to inquire if I can assist with anything.

I understand. I was simply looking to get involved at this point with 'cadet' status and join the group. I followed procedures but was just curious if it is usually a process that takes time, or if my blasted email is still on the fritz (from my phone anyway).

Now that I'm settling in here and waiting for my TK suit, I decided to put in my application with my local garrison -- Garrison Carida. I believe I submitted my application mid week this past week. About how long does the application process generally take? Just want to make certain my email went through ok as that has been an issue from my phone lately. However, I don't want to email again if the wait is SOP. Thanks for the help.

You should go to the introduction thread and introduce yourself. Let us know what you are looking to accomplish here. As for the armor question.... http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/11538-the-various-types-of-armor-and-where-to-find-them/

Has anybody used the generic snap pliers that Michael's carries? Just wondering if they work alright or if I should keep scouting for the name brand.

Found the clear stuff at Michael's last night. Good to go!

I must echo the same sentiment. The level of committment for helping out the unexperienced that can be found here is fantastic, especially when you take the time to research before asking.

I just jumped in on the waiting list as well. Should be a lot of ATA builds in a few months!

Please forgive my untrained eye, but I'm trying to understand you on this and the point is going right over my head. Can you give any more clarification on what you mean here? I'm sure it will make sense to me when I have more experience, but I can't see the difference right now in the tube stripes on these.

Sounds to me like I'm in the perfect group here. Age would not have stopped me, but its great to see so many people in the same age range sharing the same interest. My wife is going to kill me when she finds out I put myself on a waiting list for armor, but I'll turn her around. If I got her to dress up a Batgirl 2 years ago, I can find a way to get her into this. Now I have to come up with something for my son.....

Wow! This is all music to my ears. Like I said, going on 44, father of 2 and still very young at heart. The best part is beginning to share the enthusiasm with my son who is approaching the age I was when ANH came out.

This may sound like a completely ridiculous question, and I do mean it in more as a curiosity factor than anything else, but do you guys get any sense amongst yourselves that at some point you are thought of as being too old for this according to others? Not that it should matter. I was 8 when ANH hit the theaters and will be 44 in the Spring. I'm wondering if that puts me well outside of the average age range, or if there are a lot of us out trooping in our 40's and beyond. Not that its going to stop me, but I am curious.

I have a Hobby Lobby and Walmart right down the street so I'll give those a try first. Otherwise, Trooper Bay it is. Thanks Troops.

Where do you guys pick up the E6000? I've read a ton about it but never saw it at the hardware store.

Sage words of advice from everyone, and something I will continue to think about for days to come. Never really gave any thought to going with black armor, but then again, I do tend to like to do something a little different, so I may look into that as well.

My only reservation is the anticipated costs of shipping from the UK to the US. Beyond that, I have no worries.

I get the impression that ATA is so popular due to quality for affordability. Like I said, I need to wait a bit on purchase anyway until funds are freed up so that wait is not a negative. But I will still contact the other guys and chat with them. I did run out to Lowe's last night for something and picked up a pack of 14 clamps for future use! Baby steps, right. I have the Dremel, drill, and other tools already. Actually, on further review, since neither TE2 nor AM are presently taking orders, it looks like the option for US purchase boils down to ATA (or ordering from Canada -- AP or RT mod). Boy the info you guys have put together here is really amazing.

Glad to see these are acceptable for Trooping. Over on the Brotherhood of the Bat, we Batmen buy from Eastbay all of the time -- just charcoal heather gray instead of black. They probably make more money from costumers than athletes!

I aapreciate all of the input. I reached out to ATA and they (he) already go back to me. There is about a 6 month wait on armor although he does have buckets available now. I have a lot of prep work (selling stuff to raise the money ) so that's not a problem for me. But I'm still going to check out the other makers too just to be sure.

Good advice, for which I thank you. I know (or believe anyway) AM is simply the 'new FX' or at least from the same makers. I'm intrigued by the ATA and shot an email over to him. As for the waistline, I hear you. Not a lot of girth on my end (thankfully! ) but neither am I as thin as they actors were in ANH. We shall see, but I'll expect a little work in that area just in case.

Forgive if this question is in the wrong location. I'm still trying to navigate my way around this place. I have begun the long and exhauting (in a good way) search for the right armor for me. While I have seen plenty of posts on selecting armor for larger individuals, I have not seen any on what I will call Stormtrooper average. I'm 5'10" and about 170 lbs, putting me only a few holiday treats above the average built of a trooper in ANH. Money aside, are there any armors that are better suited to this average build, or are most of them made for average size (putting aside say RT-Mod which seems to be for larger troopers). Looking at the ATA Armor kit or the AM armor with the ATA helmet as of now, but open to other suggestions. Thanks for looking.