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I am trying to buy helmet padding, but would like to know, from personal experiences, what is the best type of padding for hot weather? Down here in Houston it gets HOT, so I don't want to be scorching(although I plan on installing a fan system) in my bucket. Im torn between the foam sticky back pads, trooperbays accurate helmet padding, baseball helmet padding, and MICH tactical helmet padding Help please!

Wheres John Williams when ya need him

Darn! Wish i had one to send ya :/

Beautiful speech Tim..sniff sniff...bravo Hoping time allows me to share my build as thoroughly as you have! You are the advocate of Troopers Helping Troopers! Glad to potentially troop with you when ya move!

A job WELL done sir! Your making me want my armor even more lol. Hopefully this week it will be shipped!

Plenty of step by step instructions via both our threads . I have to give Kyle the biggest credit towards my build! I was lost replacing my LED for sure!

It is compatible with the hasbro, although you will need to cut a little bit out of the conversion kits magazine slot. But its an easy mod

Its a bummer when the builds been done for a week lol. I want to build another one! Its an addiction!

Great build! Congrats!!

Btw, if anyone needs to know... Academys BCG compression tights are a perfect color match with the under armor tops! For some reason or another, my old bcg top was somehow darker than my new bcg tights. May just be a color variant that wouldnt be as noticeable, but it bugged me, so i went under armor for the top....the under armor also breathes a lot better Just thought id pass down some friendly info for someone who needs it

I just used some scotch brite, and some 400 grit sandpaper. Mainly used sandpaper, and used the scotchbrite to kinda help clean up a bit

Thank YOU for yours as well! I must say we aren't half bad at these hasbro conversions lol

I used gold to emulate a bronze undercoat as seen in some of the screen accurate blasters, that way when i weathered it it would look more accurate. If your looking to weather at all, a couple of coats of silver before black will help the blaster look more authentic, metal looking once its weathered. Its not a necessity, but if ya want the blaster to look better when its weathered, do silver first, then black. I went with a paint/primer combo of silver before spraying a flat black on my blaster. But that was just my choice. I would highly recommend doing a silver undercoat before painting it black if you plan on doing any weathering at all. The gold is really up to you, but if ya look at screen accurate weathered blasters they do show bronze. Hope this helps!

Awesome sir!

Exactly why I asked. Should be receiving my kit within the next week or so and am thinking of starting with the helmet first. PMed ya Mike

Awesome sir! And thanks for everyones input!

It will, but will they be ok for EIB/centurion approval? I know they have to be hand painted or at least have the hand painted look, thats why I ask

Or is that the LED in the front?

Looks awesome! Great choice with the Jar Jar as well it was fun building these e11s with ya Kyle! What did ya put in the front of the blaster btw? And do ya plan on fitting a scope lens to the front of the scope?

Wondering if anyone with a NE helmet knows if the Dave M hand painted looking decals from trooperbay will fit appropriately. I emailed them, and they said they dont think so, but I really want a bonifide yes or no. If not, anyone had luck with the masking templates? I am no artist when it comes to painting, and am looking for other alternatives. My armor will hopefully ship next week so I am scrambling for the last minute accessories needed(which is basically only paint/decals).

Perhaps after my TK is completed i will give it a whirl! Until then, ill have to research the heck outta the Ironman armor! Or even a mini TK for my son!

So basically, just slap on the DD kit to the hasbro? If ya read my build, and Zarlon's build, its not much more than a basic hasbro build, but I did include many pictures of the little mods I did decide to go with. Its a lot easier than you may think sir! I was a tad intimidated at first, but once I got going It just all came together

Yup sure did! I went with the Hasbro mainly because I wanted something the kids can enjoy while i am trooping. I will be in the market for a pipe build kit at some point for accuracy though. The process of building my hasbro conversion gave me full confidence in a future build, and it was a blast to make it! On top of that, whenever I do decide to go along with the pipe build, I already have the needed materials/tools to do so. Whatever you decide, I highly recommend building one. There are so many threads available that will guide you, it is really easier than you may think it would be.

What kind of mods are ya looking to do to the hasbro? That may be important in fully answering your question. All the above posts are a great starting point though! There are great recent hasbro builds to choose from as well. And DEFINITELY get a dremel if you don't own one already. Get one with adjustable speeds as you will need it on different parts of the hasbro. Also, sandpaper is a must! I used 400 grit and 220(i think).

Mask it off with painters tape before ya put the blaster back together..make sure you are able to access the tape(leave a decent sized lift of tape on top of the mask)...i used long tweezers to get mine off... As for the front of the muzzle led, ive seen many use a straw to cover it up