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http://sealsdirect.co.uk/shopping.asp?intDepartmentId=4 ANH TK: Brow US52 Neck SWR149

I know metal pipe is not the easiest material to work with, but this appears to be very close to the correct dimensions: 1.51" [38,35mm] OD 1.38" [35,05mm] ID Has anyone ever tried this? http://www.homedepot.com/p/Allied-Tube-Conduit-1-1-4-in-EMT-Conduit-101576/100400410#specifications Maybe too heavy? 18-1/2" of this would weigh 1.5 pounds before drilling.

Walt, I use photobucket as well, and I can't get the insert image icon in this forum to paste links I to my messages. I have to do it manually. I copy the link from photobucket and paste it into my message with "open bracket"img"close bracket" before and "open bracket"/img"close bracket" after.

Did you tell them the Emperor was displeased with their apparent lack of progress? That should have motivated them to double their efforts!

Here's the kidney plate assembled with the torso armor. Wow, I didn't realize how round my midsection was until I saw this. I should really consider losing weight! As you can see, this was the test piece. There is still some uneven textured places. I will use this for our 4th of July parade and fix it later.

Looks really good!

According to the CRL, the highest level of accuracy in building a suit of armor requires that, ideally, there should be no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor. For me, that would mean shimming the kidney plate. That seemed like a lot of work, especially to make it look seamless. If the kidney plate had just a few more inches of wrap, it would make it easier on people like me, who are not the ideal size to fit the armor. I started a project to make a kidney plate with at least 6" more wrap. That would close up my gap nicely with a little to spare. Here are a couple of pictures of a pull we made this weekend from a rough sculpt. Still some uneven places that need to be smoothed out, as well as some texturing from the mold that will need to be sanded away. I did a trial fit with an ab plate, and it appears to function nicely.

Unfortunately, I am still in the process of working toward approval and do not have a legion ID. Thanks for the suggestion. I will be sure to access it in the near future.

A friend of mine recently acquired a green screen and the accompanying software for editing pictures and videos. I am looking for high resolution Star Wars background pictures that we can edit ourselves into. Any ideas where such a thing might be available online? I thought it might also be cool to have one like this below, maybe without the action figure and the clear plastic part on the card.

Thanks for the advice, everyone!

Which is a good shore hardness to use?

On an impulse (and maybe a fit of bad judgment), I broke apart my beautiful scratch built E-11 blaster (pictured above) with the bright idea that I would make molds from the parts to make resin copies to share with some friends. Here is a picture of the carnage below: The blaster was constructed with plastic sheet, wood, hardware, and whatever else I could find, from templates found on the Blaster Builders Club forum and from this site. It’s not a perfect clone of a screen used blaster like some of the commercially available resin kits, but I tried to pay close attention to all the details, and I am rather proud of the result. Here are a few progress pics of my build: OK, this is where your expertise will really help me: 1. Making the molds... This is what I can get locally http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/high-strength-3-mold-making-rubber-181719/ for about $20 a pound with a coupon. Is there a less expensive option for molding rubber? 2. Prepping the parts... I know I will have some spaces to fill. I don’t want to permanently fill them, as I would like to reassemble the blaster when this project is done. What would you recommend?

Brow trim is Seals Direct US52 1,5mm thick at top 6mm thick at bottom 15mm wide http://www.sealsdirect.co.uk/shopping.asp?intDepartmentId=3

Stormtrooping has actually saved me money by diverting my attention away from model aviation. The buy-in for a beginner plane with radio, batteries, and charger can be pretty steep. Once you have doubled your investment on "crash and repair", you finally know a little bit about the hobby. Unfortunately, what you know is that the "cool" plane you own is not that cool. The electronics in the plane are garbage. The radio is weak and lacks function. The charger is crap. The buy-in for your "next level" plane is even steeper. I need a 4-channel plane instead of a three-channel beginner model. That means I will need at least a five-channel radio with the capability to do channel mixing or reversing. My "next level" plane requires bigger and more expensive batteries. My charger, which can only be used when plugged into my car's 12V outlet, is not up to the task. So, there you have it. Gotta have a new plane. Gotta have a new radio. Gotta have new batteries. Gotta have a new charger, and it must be able to charge batteries of different chemical makeups, balance a battery's internal cells, have a programmable charge and discharge rate, automatic shut-off and heat sensor. Cha-ching! The "next level" plane is bigger, faster and less stable. Which is cool, because now you can finally do all of those insane maneuvers you saw on that WWII dogfighting documentary. You don't crash as much, but when you do, repairs are more extensive (read, expensive). I am truly master of the skies! I can fly anything, which means I must fly everything. I need a slow flyer that self-rights for those lazy days when I just want to relax. I need a warbird for those days when I need an adrenaline fix. I need a sport plane or high-wing with ailerons and flaps for precision pattern flying. I need a thermal duration glider, at least 2 meters wingspan, because there is something unexplainably cool about flying unpowered for over an hour after a 30 second motor burn to 600 feet. I need a large dedicated aerial photography platform. I'll start with a plane, but will eventually require a quadcopter or drone that will carry a 2 pound payload (camera, 3-axis brushless gimbal, GPS, video transmitter for FPV, etc.). Oh, and I need a micro model for those times I can't get to a big field and want to fly in my yard. And a micro copter or multirotor if it's raining outside and I need to fly indoors. Each vehicle will require different batteries. At least three of them, so you can fly for at least half an hour before packing it all up to go recharge. And since I now own 10+ models, I want a single radio that will control all of them. Now, we are talking computer radio, at least nine channels. Model memory and the ability to custom program each model setup. Not cheap. Model aviation is a cruel addiction that can never be satisfied until every imaginable type of plane has been flown, crashed, repaired, and flown again. Just when you think you are there, the new product announcements come out and the must-have cycle starts all over again! So you see, when you think about it, armor building and costuming is relatively inexpensive. And at the same time, infinitely cool!

Trooperbay seems to be a popular place to source the seals, trim, and lenses.

Done.

Walraad, If you are looking for something that works like clay but is superior in adhesion and maintaining shape, try something called Milliput. Works great, but not cheap like air dry clay. http://milliput.com/index.html

There are different kinds of clay. They all look good when you first shape them. Most natural clays will shrink maybe 10% or so and will likely crack some as they dry. Some plasticized clays are advertised not to shrink or crack. I can't speak to how durable clay is. It appears soft to me, but there may be some kind of sealer or glazing compound you could use.

The aluminum tips were hollow all the way down, with a hole drilled in the bottom. What else should I look for as far as accuracy is concerned?

Still working on it. We have an original cap-and-back we're still tweaking. The faceplate still needs a little work, too. Should all be ready for a test pull soon.

Thanks.

Again, I offer my most sincere apologies. I certainly did not mean to offend. If the moderators feel this has no place here, please remove the thread.

My apologies.

Guess we're late to the party. If you search for female stormtrooper armor, this is the kind of thing you find. When the first piece sold so quickly, we thought we might be onto something. What would you change?