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Type mine on a calculator, turn it upside down and you have my last name (lower case letters).
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Thanks guys! I fixed the three things gaz mentioned in the EIB (back/kidney overlap, rear thigh cover strips, and cod rivet paint) so I have my fingers crossed.
Yep, my back/chest are not connected to the ab/kidney. I used suspenders for the latter. For the former I used the usual shoulder webbing and side elastic. Suiting up is pretty easy, so is packing. Plus I can rotate my upper body and bend a little more than if they were attached.
For the arms I ran elastic from the biceps through bridges in the bells. This attaches to an identical clip from the other arm across my chest. This makes the bells free floating yet they always stay in place no matter how I move my arms. They also don't put any weight on the back/chest connection straps.
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eBay is tempting... it is the quick and easy path, more seductive as Yoda would say. But there's a reason the vetted sellers are on this board; they make great armor. Also, the veterans here always warn against eBay armor for a reason; It just isn't worth if your goal is to have real movie-quality stormtrooper armor.
Unwatch the item, the PM one of the sellers. Get on a list and start the countdown for your big brown box!
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Name: Christopher Hills
TK: 51114
Forum Name: Chills
Garrison: Midwest Garrison
Armor Maker: Troopermaster
Helmet Maker: Troopermaster
Blaster Type: Doopydoos with T-Jay upgrade kit
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 180 lb
Boots Maker: TKboots
Canvas Belt: gazmosis
Hand Plates: sonnenschein
Neckseal Type: DarmanElectronics: Aker amp
Holster Maker: gazmosisEIB application thread: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/32089-tk-51114-requesting-anh-stunt-eib-status-tm479/
Obligatory Death Star Room shot
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Hi Mathias
Christopher Hills 51114 EIB Letter
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The cover strip measurements are 15mm for the arms, 20mm for the front of the legs and back of the thighs and 25mm for the rear of the calves.
Though I've never seen reference photos of canon armor measurements to substantiate what I've been told on a few occasions, by those who've been involved in armor accuracy for years. Unless proven otherwise, this is what I go by.
Interesting. I've been told it was 20mm for leg fronts and 25mm for leg rears. I've seen that in a few threads, too. I'll have to look around to find them.
As far as the internal cover strips, I've done only 3 troops in my armor, and on one 5 hour troop one of my external cover strips came loose at the very top. I was glad to have the internal one as a backup. A week and a half ago we did a parade, marched just over 2 miles, and they all held up well.
Is the internal necessary? Maybe not, but I like having redundancy and they sure to help with strength of the armor.
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+1 for internal cover strips. They make the armor look better and give it a lot more strength.
Your armor is looking good so far. Keep up the good work and don't be afraid to glue with e6000. You can pull the pieces off and remove the glue. I used it on all my exterior cover strips and nylon snap plates. I used super glue on the interior strips and ABS snap plates.
Hey Tony, aren't the cover strips for the thigh backs also 25mm?
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Wow, great looking set of armor. Best of luck!
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Nice work, Todd. Good luck!
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Very nice looking set of armor, Kyle. I think you did a great job with the shims on the sides. It's not easy to get that extra plastic to look so smooth.
I only see one thing besides what Jay mentioned: the stripes on your rear traps should be closer to the bottom of the trap. I don't think that will matter for your EIB, though.
Good luck!
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Congratulations Lucho! Welcome to the ranks!!
Great looking set of armor.
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Congrats Chris, welcome to the ranks sir
Great job, congratulations!!
Thanks guys! I'm pretty stoked.
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Woohoo!!! Thanks Steve!!!
Yes, I definitely plan on submitting my Centurion.
Regarding the back armor, no problem, I can adjust that. I think some of the overlap is because of my height, but I can definitely fix it so it meets Centurion requirements.
The white has already been scraped off the split rivet on the cod. I need to take another picture and I'll use that one.
As for the thigh strips, no problem at all. I used E-6000 to glue them on, so I can adjust them. I tried lining them up with the calf strips, and they ended up off-center. I'll get that knocked out.
And thanks for the compliment on the shims and helmet.
The elastic strap on the butt-plate is to help keep it down. In addition to having large legs, I have some junk in the trunk, so the plate sticks out some. During my first troop I noticed that the three top straps and the crotch strap didn't keep the plate in place very well when I walked. So I added the elastic, which come across my front, and holds it down quite well.
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Its more than just cosmetic, it's molded wrong. The front traps don't have the proper size, and they should be indented. The tears are totally the wrong shape, the indentation should follow the painted part. The helmet looks too narrow, too. The area under the eyes is rounded instead of sharp edged. The sharp edge where the tubes meet the front (the line extending down from the frown) is non-existent, also.
Here's a troopermaster helmet. You can see the difference.
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I haven't seen the first one. Wonder if it's on YouTube....
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Looking good! And yes, those gaps between the sniper plate and the shin are right.
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Very cool. Good luck!
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Good looking set of armor. Congratulations on attaining EIB!! Are you going for Centurion next?
Is that the TM 1.5mm or 2.0mm?
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Thanks Tony. LOL@chiney. Nope, no polish at all. That's how troopermaster 2.0mm capped acrylic armor comes right out of the box.
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Thanks everyone. My fingers are crossed....
Good suggestions, Scott. Those are things I thought of, as well, but there's really no room to play with in the thighs or calves. Both are skin-tight. If I tried to get the front bottom thigh back, the top front would rotate out too far, and the top back would dig into my hamstring. Also, to get the plate on the greave to come forward I'd have to add shims to the back... they are tight against my leg, too.
The back overlaps the kidney a very slight amount because I'm short (5'8" on a good day.
). I had to modify the upper shoulder sections of the back armor by heating them and bending them down a lot to get the piece to sit as high as it is. You can see on the side pictures (arms down) that they still float up a bit. -
Thanks for compliment, Joseph; and your input is much appreciated. The thighs are a tough one for me. After years of mountaineering and backpacking my leg muscles are really big. I had to put in 1.5" shims on the backs of the thigh armor, because of how thick they are. Also, my calves are so big I had to use ever millimeter of plastic TM provided for those pieces. So, anatomically, my knee plate will always be behind my thigh; my muscle sticks out that much.
Also, the uneven-ness is a result of that, too. I try to get them to be even, but there's very little space to work with between my legs, LOL, and one always slides. However, I could re-take the pics so they're even.
Thanks for the advice about the paint on the cod piece rivet. For some reason I thought it had to be white. I do plan on going for Centurion.
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Basic Information
Name: Christopher Hills
LegionID: 51114
Forum Name: Chills
Garrison: Midwest Garrison
Mandatory Information
Armor Maker: TM
Helmet Maker: TM
Mic Tips: TM
Blaster Maker: Doopydoos with T-Jay upgrade kit
Optional Information:
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 180 lbs
Boots Maker: TK boots
Canvas Belt: gazmosis
Hand Plates Type: Karin's ANH stunt handguards
Neck seal Type: Darman
Holster Maker: gazmosis
Build Thread: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/31099-chills-build-anh-stunt-tm-armor/
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They have some moves.
I'm jealous of their mobility. There's no way I could dance like that in my armor.
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I love reading these. Thanks for putting it together!
Aker feedback issues
in Electronics for Helmets / Blasters
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Interesting, one of the TKs had that problem at our last troop. And I get feedback if my amp is turned up a bit too high. Turning down the volume always gets rid of it for me. I have a tendency to want to turn up the Aker volume high, because it always sounds soft to me. I end up having it a little lower than I think is ideal, but I've asked other troopers when I'm out, and they say the volume sounds great.
Try the volume and see if that helps.