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Looks good to me, Chris! If someone put a gun to my head and said "find something wrong" I'd say that your right shoulder bell looks like it is turning out on you, and your fabric in your boots could be a little whiter. But that's it. Unless we're just missing something obvious, this should be pretty painless for EIB!! Good luck!!

Hey there Mark! Great looking build. I also think your strapping looks to be very efficiently engineered. Nice work!! Most of what I saw has been mentioned. Just a few other little things though: Your blue Ab buttons look a little dark. Might just be the lighting for the pictures though. Your belt looks like it is sitting just a little bit low in the pictures. It should be up at the base of the button plate. Your shoulder bridges are clearly not attached to the back armor, but there isn't a photo that I saw that clearly shows your white elastic loops to keep them in place. Keep warm, Trooper!!! Good luck!

They do go in and out of stock very quickly. If you just check the website every few days, you'll find them stocked up again pretty quickly.

Brian, I searched the internet and found a number of sites with Star Wars .wav files. I just picked the cleanest four I found. Even if you find some that are okay, you can replace them very easily. Joseph... Had it been left to me to do on my own, I'd have probably spliced them, taped them, and then shrink tubed them. Seriously. Not the "proper" way. However, my mother in law lives with us, and she retired about two months ago after doing electronics repair for 20+ years, so I had cheat help. LoL. As a result though, my pictures are a bit lacking, but I'll make up for that. I promise. I've still got to bind the wire bundle, and mount everything, but the wires are long enough to reach my bicep armor now.

Of course I will. LoL I'm debating if I want to do it "properly" which will be more difficult for some people to follow along and do themselves, or just "rig it so it works" when it comes to the wiring - which is my true methodology of choice. I've got three troops between Saturday morning, Saturday/Sunday all day, and Monday night, so this may be another week or two before it is actually completed and posted anywhere.

I suspect, since it is January, that he will tell you that the list for 2015 is full and that you are welcome to stay in touch with him to be put on the list for 2016. That is just my speculation. You might wind up with a more exciting and positive response though. The kit is definitely worth the wait. EDIT: I'm lost, clearly, it is February.

Greetings Alex, and welcome to the FISD!!! For starters, the items you've selected are all top notch. I wear TK Boots, and use a RomFX myself. As the others have all mentioned, I'd advise against having your armor built for you. It seems daunting because you're spending a decent amount of money on something that feels like you could destroy it very easily on your own. The truth is that we won't let you fail, and if you are able to get involved with your local Garrison, they won't let you fail. The resources available to you here are so in depth when it comes to knowledge, and examples that a novice can certainly do this. A year ago, I had a pair of TK Boots, a canvas belt, and a Doopydoos E-11 build just started. Now, I'm an EIB TK, who is about to complete the work required to submit my Centurion application. You can do this, but as Steve (Gazmosis) said, either path will get you where you want to be, but building it yourself will empower you in so many ways that will help you and others later on. Good luck, and we are here to help you throughout the process.

My build has webbing used as snap plates, and those are glues directly to my armor. No problems whatsoever. Granted, there aren't many of them, but they've been perfectly fine.

Very interesting project! I never get tired of seeing the creativity that our form members come up with for improving the costumes.

Wow, Eric. Without knowing Frank, I like him. His evolution on this project looks to be about the same as mine, but he took it a step further with the Akers and the Cat V. Very cool indeed. Thanks for sharing it here!

I found it, thankfully. LoL

I use the "original" hook method on mine. The only issue I originally had was getting the bottom of my right shin to stay closed. Ultimately, I bent the hook a little bit so that it holds onto the armor better, and it stays beautifully now. Of course, now it is a pain in the butt to take it off, but it stays closed while I'm trooping!!

They appear to be good to me, outside of that front seam, for basic approval. The loops don't have to be dyed or colored, they're hidden when you're in armor, anyway. You should be able to find some good ones though, if you haven't looked around a whole lot, I'd look a little more. EIB and Centurion are nice additions to your armor, you may wind up finding some that need to be stripped and painted, but they'd be approvable at higher levels. Good luck with the search!!

This is an accurate statement as of late October 2014, the eFX does however, require some modifications. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/29036-mrce-efx-helmet-no-longer-acceptable/?view=findpost&p=369152&hl=%2Befx

For level 1 approval, the Hero may have 3 or 4 ear bars. Keep at it!!

Looks like you're off to a great start, Sean! Keep at it...

Okay... Video taken. Time for the extended review: Basically, this thing is a win. You really should make some minor alterations to it to use it for this purpose though. The guy in my Garrison that used it for a Jawa as I mentioned. They have soft gloves so it is a bit less of an issue for them potentially, but I'd say you definitely need to lengthen the wires to effectively use this as a TK, because you'll want that board out of your hand. You'll see why in a few minutes. Pictures: This kit was shipped very quickly, and arrived in a small USPS shipping box. Very secure. Inside the box, is a small foam-wrap "pillow" for lack of a better term. Inside the pillow is a small sealed plastic bag. Inside that bag, is the USB sound recorder with the four triggers and battery box attached. Here is a shot to show the relative size of the board and the other parts attached. Using the software on a Windows 8+ computer... It works, trust me. I AM IRON STORMTROOPER! No, not at all, but I feel like this should be part of an Iron Man build... Anyway, in order to test it before I do any alterations to it, or attach it to a glove for use, I did a mock-up to see how it fit within the glove, and of course, how it works in the glove. And now, it is in the glove... Let's head outside to test it since the boys are both still asleep, and I've once again been chastised for the volume of the unit. Make sure that your volume is turned up fairly high before you watch the video below, the volume of the video is a bit low. Video test. As I mentioned in the video, I would not recommend using the kit as it arrives. I fully intend to lengthen the wiring and put together an elastic band that will allow me to hold the batteries and the board in my forearm or even my bicep, but not in the glove. It just isn't convenient, because you've got to carry the E-11 in that hand. Otherwise, I'm excited about this addition to my TK toys!!

Greetings Chris, welcome to the FISD!!! As Michael said, have a look at that thread. Have a look at this one, too: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/19329-where-what-and-whom-to-avoid-when-buying/ Remember your E(vil)bay lesson. You'll be alright.

The sound glove apparatus is out for delivery!!! Review will be coming soon!!! EDIT: So, I have it, and for the most part it is very simple to set up. You download a simple program from their website, and the instruction manual for it as well. You install the program (must do so as the administrator, and the website says that the program does not work with Windows 8+, but it does) and when it opens, you plug the USB board into the computer and follow directions. It is the tiniest bit confusing, because the software doesn't give you any "instant feedback" as you go through this process. After I placed the order the other night (and the shipping was really quite quick, in my opinion), I downloaded the two files and did a Bing search for "Stormtrooper Blaster sound wav." I found a few different websites that have them available to download for free, so I did just that. This way, when it arrived, I was ready to go. I have it set to the loudest setting (done via the software) and I have a "quick blaster" sound, a "heavy blaster" sound, a "set for stun blaster" sound, and a 40 second clip of the Imperial March set for the four triggers. My wife spent the better part of the last hour complaining about how loud it is, and then the boys laid down for naps so I begrudgingly stopped playing with it. My only real remaining question will be this, how loud is it when it is inside of a TK rubber glove? That I'll figure out later. In the meantime, I've got to find myself a "pair" of the cotton glove liners. My intent is to "sew" the components to the glove. I'm also going to look for some fabric tape or maybe some shrink tubing for the wiring and make an elastic arm band for the battery box. These components should allow me to secure everything and make it "sweat-proof" as we all know that that could be an issue inside of the glove on a cool spring day. I'll post some pictures (which are already taken) and video (which isn't taken yet) here later on.

Great share!! As one of those career Soldiers, I'll admit that when I found out that the Legion had coins, my heart skipped a beat.

Mine is now showing FISD - approved. Definitely talk to your Garrison Command Staff, Wibowo...

Same here. Thank you. I won't lie, I was about to start panicking like I'd just cut my helmet faceplate in two while trying to shape a tooth. I'm now in the same boat as Ian. Pending.

I remember all too well the shipping to Japan issues. That looks like another very cool option, but you'd have to figure out the battery configuration for installing it I suppose. Great share though! Perhaps others will share options that they've seen here in the thread. That will provide several options for people to consider. I've ordered one, so I'll come back and do a review with a video after I get it up and running.

Okay, this may already be a known commodity, but I don't recall having seen it anywhere before, so I have to share it, because it is very exciting to me, personally. Now, I love my Doopydoos E-11... I did a lot of fun mods to it, and I think it turned out beautifully, but at the end of the day, it is a silent killer... It has no electronics in it, and realistically there just isn't much room to fit electronics into it. If you had a way to put sound "in" your resin E-11 though, would it be worth $16USD to do so? (For me it was less than $25 with priority shipping) Here's what a Jawa here in the Star Garrison area just shared with us: http://www.electronics123.com/kits-and-modules/Audio-Effects-and-Sound-Modules/300-second-USB-recording-module.html Its kind of a "cheat" I suppose, but if you're just dying to have some sound available from your blaster, this will do the trick, as you've got four buttons - one on each fingertip in your glove - and the speaker is in your hand/glove as well. The sound will absolutely appear to come from your blaster as opposed to from your chest or helmet where you happen to have your speaker mounted. EDIT: Now that I've looked further down their page, I see that a member of TAG has indeed used this for their blaster in the past, as they linked to it on the sales page.

Bravo, Steve. As has been mentioned a few times here within the hallowed halls of FISD, at the end of the day we are grown-ups who dress up as plastic spacemen. Why do we do it? To help others. When all is said and done, whether it is in FX Armor, or TM Armor, we go places and we deliver smiles to people. In that, we should embrace all of our fellow members as our brothers and sisters. I fully agree, nobody should ever be made to feel unwelcomed because of what type of armor they happen to be wearing. I don't think anything else needs to be said. If you're ever down in Fort Worth, Texas Patrick, look me up... We'll troop the streets together, brother!!