Daetrin

Whoa man - get some sleep! Helmet is a good idea - at long last you can retire that FX ;-)

OK, let's nail this down: 1. ESB style armor - same as ANH except: * Holster worn on the right instead of left * Snowtrooper hand plates (e.g. curved instead of angular) 2. ESB style helmet * Blue tube strips * Slate blue (aka blue grey) traps/tears * No hand painted traps/tears - decals only * Black frown, but paint does not leave teeth area * Flat green lenses 3. EBS style blaster * No ammo counter * Two greeblies on left rear area Anything missing before it can be considered final?

I've taken the feedback and here is the list that I'd like to propose for our detachment: These items seem pretty firm: 1. ANH style armor. This means the following details are observed: * Correctly colored buttons, not black ones, on the ab plate. * Floating kidney and butt plates * Canvas belt * No side gaps between ab/kidney plates 2. ANH style helmet * Grey painted frown * Blue tube stripes * Grey traps / teardrops * Conform to either Hero or Stunt options Hero Option * Bubble smoke lenses * Six cut teeth (3 / side) Stunt Option * Flat green lenses * Eight cut teeth (4 / side) 3. ANH style E-11 (as opposed to ROTJ) The rest seems less firm: 5. ANH sized helmet - no FX 6. Holster must not be looped through belt - will be attached from behind instead. Comments?

Anytime your wife buys you armor, you know it's a gift of love JOIC, what's the gas mileage like for the AT-AT?

What a great find! It's been many a year since organic chem, but I think I get the gist of it. I think the memory properties are pretty intriguing. It would certainly make it easier to sit in your armor without having to cut the cod or worry about cracking the butt plate (ask me how I know). I'm curious especially to see how a chest/back would turn out. My initial thought is that something flexible for an ab plate or shin might not be rigid enough for the chest (of course you could always have to mixtures, one for each type of rigidity needed). Or do you think that under normal circumstances it will maintain enough rigidity for a piece that's not supposed to really flex like the chest? What you're doing is very compelling - the ABS suits are not known for lots of flexibility.

Happy birthday! Hope you had a great celebration.

Personally I like the noise myself as it adds to the intimidation factor. We're all (scouts, sandys, cleans) troopers, but I'd think the purpose of a stormtrooper unit is to overwhelm the target with intimidation and direct application of numbers and firepower. Into the breach, as it were, especially in close quarter combat like space stations and vessels. I think also this is why we don't have pauldrons, kamas, etc. as they're not conducive to close quarter combat - too many things to get caught on debris (and if you've ever worn an pauldron, you know how easy it is to bump stuff with it). That said, it's still a neat mod and worth trying out. Who knows, you may like it better.

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Outstanding job! Always great to see people taking their kit to the next level. I suspect there will be a tutorial out of this? C'mon GZ - share the TM love ;-)

Is that a challenge to add a coolmax (like the Vader's use) to the system? The gauntlet has been thrown!

Pay in push-ups. Five zero men, five zero ;-)

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So you figure an extra 4 inches on the thighs and three on the shins?

That they were made of canvas I believe has now been well established. As long as you're moving the drop boxes, you might want to re-attach your holster so there are no straps showing on the outside of the belt. -------- is the best screen cap I have so far - will try to scrounge more. Another good one of where the drop boxes are attached: ----------

What's it made out of anyway?

Yeah, it's HUGE. Most people would swim in it. Possible to get some better pix of how the existing thighs fit, and how much gap there is in the legs? It's certainly worth converting a set to see how it would work as proof of concept.

Done!

I bought some UA cold gear and trooped in it last weekend. I must say the stuff actually works, and I didn't feel any need to go in or being cold at all.

All set Robert!

Actually we're the newest and perhaps the smallest. Big is nice, but we'd much prefer quality

Actually military weapons don't come "handed" like target rifles do, which is why the graphic does have them reversed. In reality, even left handed shooters have to do all D&C in a right handed manner. Out in the field, it's a different story. Considering how many current & former soldiers & marines are on this board, I'd suggest you supply an explanation of why you feel this way via personal experience. Also, you'll need to ensure you're comparing it against which M-16, as they did evolve.

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Sorry to hear you've stopped taking orders, but pleased to see it's for a good reason. Even more pleased you're not putting yourself in the situation of taking on more work than you can handle - a corner some prop makers and put themselves into.