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there is some wiggle room; but if you want it to be perfect then the longer the better for E6000. I found that about 12 hours does suffice, but again the longer the better. it does say 24 is ideal.

looking good...nice job with the update on the bucket

good luck with your build... i'll keep an eye out for questions...

Looks perfect. Nice job and great recovery. see told you it was still a good ear lol...

Pictures! pictures! Pictures!!! lol...

its getting there. good recovery. Make them a little thinner and i think you got it!

yes. if it is thinner, it will decrease the gap.

Its coming along nicely. As far as self suiting up, as a TK once you have "mastered it" you will be able to get completely dressed except your arms. You will need help to attach your shoulder straps; other than that you should be fairly self reliant. Just takes some time. Now get to working on that bottom half. Unless your going for a surfer TK.

you can probably salvage that. Sand down just the ear portion to make it thinner. This will bring it in a lot better. Plus, it is currently too fat anyway. Don't touch the curvature portion, just the flat ear part.

Looks about right... The ears are always the most difficult part of the bucket build. Coming along though. Im glad you fixed the teeth lol. As far as the ear go, they all pretty much have some gaps, just do the best you can. Look at some on-screen used ones and you will feel much better.

Looking good trooper. I see you have your updated task list ready lol...

Congrats Jamie! Welcome to the ranks

he said kneel as a TK

Nice Job Jamie. Good Luck...should be an easy approval.

it is normal for ATA armor... snugger fit on the left arm.

love it! nice job so far

None are perfectly round (In fact almost none of them are), you may want to do a hot water bath if you really want to round them out for comfort. Personally i left my armor shapes as they came.

BTW, love the "COD-fish" cutting video clip lmao

Masterful Job Christine! You are doing an amazing job fitting that armor. Can't wait to see it completed.

Looking Good!

todd, you are definitely going to have to add to shims on the sides to close those gaps. I'm sure the approval team will let you know, but you should already start working on that. It looks like your height may be a bit of a hindrance, but your back should be touching your kidney plate as well. You may need to make your shoulder straps longer so that the back can touch the kidney plate.

Very nice job! Looks like a great experience. Sometime the longest troops are the most rewarding. Great Glamour Shots there lol

Mike, for patches you have to keep an eye out for different sales going on. Keep looking at the sales thread/ detachment merch here on whitearmor. Also there are sometimes some available on the 501st legion forum and your local garrison forums as well. Its just a matter of find when the runs are going on. as far as compression gear. Just look through different websites. Underarmor makes some good ones that you can find. Also finding basic compression tops/bottoms on walmart, target, dicks, etc... just look around. there are also some that are sold within the forums as well.

That is exactly what i was going to suggest. You will be able to remove excess, without changing proportions too much. Also, that area is all behind the belt, so will be well hidden. Personally for you, it looks like it would be the best option.

I agree. It looks that you can still remove some out of there. Yes, the buckets need a bit of an edge, but you can see the bumpy parts are not part of that edge. Good Luck trooper, you are on the right track.