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About Griffon King
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Gender
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Location
Amarillo TX, USA
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Name
Jon
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501st ID
56015
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501st Unit
Star Garrison
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Mine was made by Wally Peters in Garrison Carida (TC5800 here on the FISD forums). He does a fantastic job and I couldn't be happier with my purchase.
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Armor: ✅ Boots: ✅ E-11: Uh...help please
Griffon King replied to ELK's topic in Getting Started - Read this First!
The guys at Diamond State Props make E-11s. You might check them out and see if they have any runs coming up. -
Thigh piece a little 'pinchy' on the inner part?
Griffon King replied to maxsteele's topic in Assembly, Mods, and Painting
I have NE armor and that return edge is a killer. I am a tall guy (6'3") and had some concerns with the spacing between my cod and thighs. I had some major bite issues after I got it built and approved and went back and removed the return edge completely from the top of the thighs, and re-did the straps to turn the thighs out a little. Of course, I have a ton of space between my thighs and cod now, but at least I'm comfortable walking around. ------------ -
some expert opinion please
Griffon King replied to bace222's topic in Hard Armor (General Discussion)
I have an NE kit, and I reached out to tupperwaretk to find out about replacement ears and he hooked me up. His email is tupperwaretk@yahoo.com. He might be able to help. -
some expert opinion please
Griffon King replied to bace222's topic in Hard Armor (General Discussion)
Unless I'm mistaken, that is an 3-piece NE bucket. From what I see, your tube stripes are backwards, bend should be toward the back of the helmet. Also, you have your bucket painted like a ROTJ helmet (black frown), but your button plates are in ANH/ESB position. Also, you will certainly need some new boots. Elvis boots aren't allowed for 501st approval. -
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NE helmet build
Griffon King replied to Darth Voorhees's topic in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance
As often as people have posted asking for help with their NE helmet builds, this topic should be pinned for easy access. I love my NE helmet, but it was a brute to build without instruction, and there are lots of folks that will benefit from this tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to show the process for everyone! -
TKBoots back in business
Griffon King replied to Griffon King's topic in Boots, Soft Parts, and other Accessories
I got mine in on Monday and they are great. I went with a size 12 and they are perfect in length, but a little roomy around the foot. I had to put a couple of inserts in to make them comfortable. I hated watching my painted Jodhpurs crack and scuff all the white off. I'll keep them in case I do a sandy in the future. -
In case anyone is looking for boots, I just picked up a pair of size 12s from tkboots. He is back in production now, although he says it will still be a couple of months before he has a steady supply of size 10 and 11 boots. Just thought I'd share!
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how to get your boots from popping out
Griffon King replied to joshsurf's topic in Boots, Soft Parts, and other Accessories
I just took a strip of industrial strength adhesive velcro and stuck a bit of loop to the inside of my boot and shins, then use the hooks to hold everything together. So far, I've had no issues. -
I have a hope of some day casting my own armor (FOR MY OWN USE). I even built a vacuum table, bought a high quality mannequin, 30 lbs of clay, tools, several sheets of plastic, etc. Then I spent about a month trying to create my first mold, starting with a clay forearm piece, then making a plug and eventually running the vacuum table to pull a sheet or two of plastic to see how it looked. The results were.... interesting. After nearly $1,000 I had managed to pull this: Obviously, there are too many problems to mention. The moral of the story? Buy yourself a good kit and get trooping!! I
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Buzzards NE Stunt Build Thread
Griffon King replied to Buzzard's topic in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance
Be aware that the ears are smaller on the NE kit than they should be. For me, this meant a half-inch gap between the top of the ears and the bottom of the dome that I could not find a solution for. Hopefully you will have better luck! -
Armor Master - NE ANH Stunt build
Griffon King replied to evoxpilot's topic in Build Threads Requireing Maintenance
For your helmet, unless you have ears different than mine, you will have roughly a half-inch gap between the top of the ear piece and the bottom of the dome. The way you trimmed the back of the helmet should not cause you any issues, just be aware that no matter how much you fight it you will likely have the same gap I had. Also, the neck tubes and cheek tubes are different diameters, making it difficult to create a good transition from the back of the helmet to the face. I had to put a rivet right at the top of the tube to squeeze the plastic together before mounting the ears. Of course, I didn't take any pictures or I'd happily share.