cm325i

cm325i :-P

Thank you sir. I'm pissed my photos disappeared. I also keep telling myself going Centurion isn't that big of a deal... but I think I might go for it.

If you're still shopping for armor and want it for the new movie premiers, I personally wouldn't rely on this offer (as tempting as it may be). I'd go with a vetted maker from FISD and get started building. At this point we don't know what it looks like for sure, if it will be 501st approved, or even if it will ship before the movie. Another option is to make this order but put together another costume for approval and/or ep7 premier events. Officers or Tie Reserve Pilots don't take too much upfront $$ and look great for trooping. Then you can build the new armor when it arrives. Just weighing options.

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I'm ordering one for my GF. If it ends up being 501st accepted, then cool. If not, then I'll paint it pink for her.

yes, you can trim the front neck line if necessary. I'd try to utilize as much of the existing plastic curvature as possible before trying to use heat to reshape anything. Bad things can happen quickly. *you may have brought the back plate up a little too high.

belt should just barely cover the bottom of the center rectangular area (where the buttons go). Kinda like the second image, but remember the plastic part is a little wider than the canvass part.

Just remember to only take off a little at a time. It's easy to go back and take off a little more. It's harder to add it back in.

If the previous owner was 5" taller, you're looking at quite a bit of cutting and resizing. The biceps and shoulders should be fine. Looks like the forearms need to be shorter. I'd take the extra off the wrist end. Might need to also shorten the shins and thighs. I'd take the extra from the ankle side of the shins, but follow the existing curves of the opening. Take the extra from the thighs off the top, again following the curves. How much you take off will be up to you. As for the back, kidney and rear plates... I'd take some off the lower edge of the back, some off the top edge of the rear and possibly off the lower edge of the kidney. Make sure the top of the kidney still aligns w the top of the front ab plate. There is room to trim the back and the chest at the shoulder, but you'll need to possibly relocate the snaps. Have you considered separating the ab and cod, then taking a bit off the top of the cod? You'll need to reattach the cod w snaps and straps. The seam should be hidden by the belt if this route is taken. Here is a build for a smaller framed guy and how he made it fit. Here is a great build from another lady trooper. *these are only suggestions of what I would personally do to make this fit me if I were in your shoes. There is always more than one way to skin a cat.

Why did my pictures all disappear?

No need to change anything or post new pics. The suit looks great. Sent from my ComLink

No problemo! Your kit does look great! Just out of curiosity... If you let the thighs come down just a bit, it would balance out the amount of black showing at the knee, but would it hinder your movement? Good build tho! Should be an easy pass.

You're going to need to go down the EIB check list and post the pics in this thread. *how to just in case

I read the blog posts. Sounds like you're doing some innovative things with the re-use plastic signs and the bicep hook solution. As for the frustration of sizing and photographing your work in progress, maybe see if your hubz will take the pics for you instead of in a mirror? Just a thought. Keep going and keep us updated!

the downside of that is the more knowledgeable troopers that have been around a while might get bombarded w @ question notifications. (just me being glass half empty)

I've never had an issue. I have seen some local GI Joe cosplayers or Halo/ODST groups get their weapons tagged by cops at events.

You're making steady progress bud! It'll be finished in no time!

Maybe a new section for "funding" requests. Trooper A is raising money for a fellow trooper's hospital bills or funeral expenses. Trooper B is raising funds for a local charity by riding a bike for x miles or a walk or something. I believe there is one currently running for Scottt Loxley's new armor. Or for charity patch sales... stuff like that.

AM buckets aren't approvable? Sent from my ComLink

I'm pretty sure this isn't the case.

wow man! great job!

I see a link to your image? put a [ IMG] in front of the "http" and a [ /IMG] after the ".jpg" *remove any spaces from what I've typed

love that show!

great shots!